I stopped watching the news after Donald's election because we live in a world where reporters will tell you that #ICE is taking firefighters and then go right into a story about vacation hotspots.

When people arrive from X: "I had twenty thousand followers." After a couple of weeks: "I made a hedgehog sweater out of moss." #Mastodon

I'm good at art but bad at coding. Everyone says Vibe Code it. That makes me want to barf. So, seriously. How much for: - 3D racing engine in #Godot, #Unity, #UE5, etc. - Model and texture import capabilities - "Track Editor" for level generation - Physics for "Traxor" technology (we'll talk) - Tools for importing 2D graphics, UI, loading, etc. - Additional controllers, keyboards, etc. - Networking? Jesus Christ. It's a lot, but I'm genuinely curious. #GameDev #IndieGame

Since we're allowed to just cosplay law enforcement now I'm going to start a group called Not ICE, which I'll abbreviate to NICE. We'll hang around Home Depot parking lots and give people sandwiches.

Here's how my life works now. I don't trust the Washington Post but I trust @npub1z6ya...qah3. I don't trust the New York Times but I trust @Laffy. I think about my recent experiences with #Debian and #Inkscape and #LibreOffice and I realize that it's all connected to one overwhelming personal truth: I trust the #Fediverse.

It's interesting to me that the term "left behind" is used identically by people who believe in #AI and people who believe in the Rapture.

I'm not trying to be mean but the idea of a human referring to another species as invasive is laughable.

People who want to use #AI should have to generate the electricity required using a stationary bicycle, not unlike the one seen on Gilligan's Island.

To those of you worried about the perils of cloud computing I remind you that they have external hard drives now.

I hope that everyone who uses the #AllStarTrek hashtag is happy, safe, and sufficiently warm for continued survival in your current environment. I'm missing a lot of episodes these days but continue to hope that each one of you is inspired by the thoughtful future these programs represent. 🖖 #DS9 #Enterprise #StarTrek #TNG #TOS #Voyager