asciimov

7 ms·

1.
by asciimov 6d ago
I used to think this way, but now I know better. My dad passed a few years back, this past year I spent a considerable amount of time helping my mom and sister tame all his junk. So much junk was tossed or donated, very little was kept and
2.
by asciimov 10d ago
In the AI era the internet is not for human consumption.
3.
by asciimov 14d ago
For me it’s about human connection. I want to know the thoughts of others somewhere else to learn or share in their experiences.
4.
by asciimov 20d ago
Star Wars went dormant in the late 80s through the mid-late 90s where there was no merch or toys in stores, no cartoons or shows on tv, and no comic books. Cable and home video wasn’t yet ubiquitous, for a cohort of kids born in the 80s and
5.
by asciimov 29d ago
Pen(cil) and Paper. I keep a stock of mini memo pads in various colors for record keeping. This lets you track what you need when you need it. If you find yourself needing more room get an thin a5 notebook.
6.
by asciimov 2mo ago
Nearly a decade ago I digitized my families cds and dvds. The stamped discs had about a 10% failure rate, which was higher than I expected. Fortunately the vast majority of discs people own aren’t particularly rare, so if they loose a disc
7.
by asciimov 2mo ago
Factory stamps are still not immune to bit rot, even when stored in ideal conditions.
8.
by asciimov 2mo ago
Hearing the vroomvroom isn’t the same as feeling the vroomvroom.
9.
by asciimov 3mo ago
My dad worked for HEB for 35 years. He never planned to stay there when he started in the late eighties, but they had better hours than his prior work as a photojournalist and treated him a whole lot better. HEB believes that if you treat y
10.
by asciimov 4mo ago
This is your reminder to stop touching the bell when playing third position.
11.
by asciimov 4mo ago
My partner and I got a 1 year old rescue schnauzer a few weeks back, so we are learning to dog while trying to teach her to sit, stay, and come. Tech thoughts: this week I decided to move to a new to me NameBrand™ Arch distro. Even though I
12.
by asciimov 4mo ago
Those colorized movies were awful, AI would have just made them awful in their own way. Outside of film restoration, old movies should be enjoyed the way they were made.
13.
by asciimov 5mo ago
I haven’t thought about Ask Jeeves in a good long while. For a brief time in the late 90s they were my go to search engine and my recommendation for those new to the net.
14.
by asciimov 5mo ago
Citizen has an Atomic Timekeeping Eco-Drive series of watches that have a 200 meter water resistance. If you like complications see the Promaster Skyhawk A-T.
15.
by asciimov 5mo ago
Apple Series 3 owner for about 9 years. 1. Notifications. Most useful in noisy environments such as grocery stores, airports, shop floors, or any place you may be wearing hearing protection. Also great while working with your hands, like ca
16.
by asciimov 5mo ago
Would be cool if somebody would make a round over or chamfer plane that would allow you to remove the corner with a higher finished look.
17.
by asciimov 6mo ago
This takes all the satisfaction out of spending a few well thought out weekends to build your own language. So many fun options: compiled or interpreted; virtual machine, or not; single pass, double pass, or (Leeloo Dallas) Multipass? No co
18.
by asciimov 7mo ago
My solution was to half the requested liquid for a thick oatmeal. Ok, thick is underselling it, it’ll be quite dense. Add cinnamon and chopped dates.
19.
by asciimov 7mo ago
I just don't think to proof my texts. Usually it's type, send, and realize autocorrect makes me sound like a ~balloon~ buffoon.
20.
by asciimov 7mo ago
"in" to "inn" is just one of the numerous words it LOVES to replace for me. (But it is one of the most common) Just this afternoon it also replaced "for" with "fire", and it loves censoring me with &q
21.
by asciimov 7mo ago
That could is doing a lot of heavy lifting. If they can't get my keyboard to stop replacing in with inn I don't think they are going to magically fix the battery life hit that comes with every ios update.
22.
by asciimov 7mo ago
This month is dropping network cable to the home offices and then adding recessed lighting in the living room, pantry, and coat closet. Next month prep starts for finding dev work after an extended hiatus.
23.
by asciimov 8mo ago
I’ll switch to Wayland as soon as I can use xscreensaver with it, preferably as the screen locker.
24.
by asciimov 9mo ago
> "The environment that people live in needs to be one that promotes health, not weight gain. […] Obesity is not a GLP-1 deficiency," he says. This is my biggest issue with weight healthcare, the idea that if only the patient w
25.
by asciimov 9mo ago
Maybe for city truck drivers. For those that don't drive in town, noting beats gas or diesel. Companies need to build a stepping stone truck. Dino-powered generator on an electric platform. Get most of the upside to electric performanc
26.
by asciimov 9mo ago
The secret is to only move up and down when trying to dock.
27.
by asciimov 9mo ago
I rented the vast majority of NES games I played back in the day, getting a manual was uncommon, sometimes they came with a xeroxed copy. For me, half the fun was trying to figure out how to play the game.
28.
by asciimov 9mo ago
Ellison wants WBD for the TV networks, including CNN. I don’t think they want the film division but the vast number of cable channels that Discovery owns. Giving them a rather large control of the American mind share.
29.
by asciimov 10mo ago
If you think the stories in 90's movies are good, you need spend some time with classic era movies (pre-1970). When you have to let the writing carry the story, the movie works much better.
30.
by asciimov 10mo ago
Get your magnesium level checked. Those that suffer from chronic migraines often are deficient in magnesium and will see a significant reduction in events after 4-6 weeks on a daily Magnesium supplement.

More ›