Jack M

sending my LLM on a phishing awareness course

This is actually such a relief! :)

Thank you!!! <3

i do love this plugin but i found that if i let it just go and do its thing the map data ended up larger than the world file itself 💀

not to mention the lack of a decent mobile experience that is similar!! i want so so hard to love matrix and i’m impressed with what they’re doing, but it’s just not ready for the discord-replacement use case yet. it’s so frustratingly close!

Cinny A Matrix client where you can enjoy the conversation using simple, elegant and secure interface protected by e2ee with the power of open source.

cinny.in is getting close, but calls are still stuck in a pull request at the moment which is a dealbreaker for me

you look adorable norma please don’t beat yourself up about it so hard 🫂

Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it

i’ve never really got on with react and got my toes wet on modern frameworks with Vue, but svelte(/kit) really stole my heart for a good while.. perhaps it’s time to revisit vue!

since all of the others have been asked, what’s the web framework and how are you finding it? 😂

this is timely! i was just investigating this for myself!

apparently i am a strong norma enjoyer @ntauthority.me

@yoshi-bot.l7y.media my favs

i’d guess it’s “the clock is ticking” - ergo something time-sensitive is happening

if you’re already into the smart home side of things and have a zigbee bridge, ikea’s range is pretty fantastic - they do also sell their own bridge box but no clue if it’s good

if you want something really budget friendly, TPlink’s Tapo range are shockingly good for the money & work over wifi

Hey Jane Austen novel Pride and prejudice and knuckles

Guy who went to mime school: that’s a video. That’s a picture. That’s an octet stream.

really not looking forward to setting up my life again on a discord replacement when this inevitably kills the app

tweet screenshot: a popular myth is that people who are Very Computer have computers that work. nothing could be further from the truth. the Very Computer are capable of generating much more novel and fascinating ways to make computers not fucking work and exercise this capability wantonly

I think a big chunk of the "linux is hard" sentiment stems from the fact that most linux users do weird things with their computers. basically this:

If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...

a screenshot of a reddit post saying that (quoting an article from extremetech dot com)

nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.

that’s so pretty!!

an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ... ALT: an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

i’m certain you’re not mad!
either that or i am too…

'Few games capture the spirit of indie game development quite like VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. What initially started out as a short game for a Cyberpunk Game Jam back in 2014, soon became a standout indie hit. VA-11 Hall-A delivers a heartfelt story of happiness in the depths of disaster, draped in a unique cyberpunk aesthetic and set to a distinctive synthwave soundtrack to match. It’s a truly remarkable visual novel, and the perfect choice for our Design Works range. Produced in collaboration with Sukeban Games and Ysbryd, VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works explores the corrupt metropolis of Glitch City, its culture, and the people who frequent the game’s beloved hole in the wall, VA-11 Hall-A. Written by talented journalist and author Ashley Schofield (Polygon, EDGE, Unwinnable and VGC), you’ll hear how this world came to be and the cyberpunk touchstones that inspired it — all the while lending insight into the history of Venezuela, where the team is located, and the unique challenges of developing a game there. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works will be a celebration of this beautiful indie masterpiece, and the people that made it all possible. Alongside contemporary interviews with writer/programmer Fernando Damas and artist/designer Christopher Ortiz conducted exclusively for VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works, the book also features a collection of highlights from the ‘Daily VA-11 Hall-A’ blog posts directly from Sukeban.moe. You can also expect deep dives into the development of the game’s prototype and prologue; the bartending mechanics that put you in the shoes of disaster bisexual bartender Jill Stingray, and interviews exploring its iconic synthwave soundtrack/jukebox with composer Michael Kelly. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works features detailed insight into the game’s early concepts and development, an exploration of Glitch City itself, and a deep dive into the programming, art and soundtrack — an unmissable read for any fan.'

A magazine cover of Unwinnable Monthly #191, with the feature being my essay 'I Don't Want To Be This Kind of Animal Anymore' and art by Shafer Brown. An excerpt reads: In the dark times, should the stars also go out? 'Revachol is still. Silent. Decades of unrest, corruption and capital gain have reduced it to a shell of a city. And yet, under these sullen skies, a miracle is happening. The limbed and headed machine of pain and undignified suffering is firing up again.'

My review of Hollow Knight: Silksong for Video Games Chronicle. 'Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment. Team Cherry’s sequel has a clear mission statement, but doesn’t seem to consider the consequences. 3/5 stars.'

My review of Demonschool for Rock Paper Shotgun, included in RPS' Bestest Bests category. 'Demonschool review Saturday morning carcasses.'

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One of the huge perks of working at a software company is, when there's something about the product that bothers you personally, you can get your hands dirty and find out why it's basically impossible to get fixed

A boy standing in front of a house dressed like Hornet from Silksong

My son was basically a celebrity trick or treating tonight. He was on cloud 9 from all the attention. Worth the effort!

repost!! done last year 🐕✨

doghouse

This game makes me feel so seen

oh you're not going anywhere...