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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

She's definitely Dorian-Gray-ing somebody.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

MINDY!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

This is definitely a possible outcome.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Seems like it was, based on the link.

I always like the old joke that for every single New Yorker cartoon ever published, you can replace the caption with

”Christ, what an asshole.”

and it will still work at least as well as the original.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Yup, lots of stuff like that. I think McDonald’s Monopoly might be last-man-standing in that space. Most likely “ME” and one of either “GA” or “BOY” were super common and 2 of the 3 lived in people’s junk drawers for a decade.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you you think he stands a chance against that much smugness?

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

The esoteric mysteries of the Church of Weekend-P-R shall remain elusive to the uninitiated.

Be sure to send in your pledges though.

 

Alternatively, does the universe collapse in on itself because they’re actually the tripartite sonic manifestations of a single three faced god?

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Many years ago, I was on a road trip and sent my wife a postcard from Cooter, Missouri. I was absolutely crestfallen when it arrived postmarked "Steele" or some boring shit from the next town over. I don't remember if I adjusted my route to pass through Weiner, Arkansas, and therefore I probably didn't, but I should have.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I haven't seen it yet. I assume it's at least "quite good if a bit overt with the tugging on heartstrings" and plan to catch it on streaming. I am pleased that Pixar seems to have shrugged off the "Streaming first" stigma they took on during Covid and will get back into a groove of solid originals. Elio for next year looks like a promising premise.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I have mostly disengaged from participating on Reddit, but I still pop in for hobby and special-interest subs, which have been slow to really build traction on Lemmy.

I only have one comment like that, but in checking the poster's history, it just looks like they dived head-first into the fountain pen rabbit hole last year. I think in my case it might be a product of the Google deal and their promoting reddit in search queries by default. Pretty easy for a regular user to search "what fountain pen did the dr. cox actor have in Office space?" and forget to check the date before throwing a (likely correct) answer in there.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I have a Leap v1 from a surplus store, and a Mirra from when our company let the lease go on the building nobody went to anymore. Very much worth it on both fronts. A huge thing with "nicer" chairs is that they allow you to shift as you move throughout the day. A lot of people fixate on the "S" part of RSI and try to make sure everything is situated just so, but it's also important to work on the "R" and to move around, standing of course, but even just being able to move around and have multiple comfortable seating positions can be helpful.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Shit can get out of hand quickly

Sometimes literally.

 

It doesn't overcome all of the limitations of TinkerCAD (points to anybody who can come up with a block that semi-automates chamfers and fillets), and block code is inherently limited itself of course, but they are certainly a good match.

I worried during the intro that I wouldn't be able to handle the Youtuber, but he settles down after a minute or so and does a kid-friendly but calm and useful tutorial.

 

I figure it will be a good thing to throw onto a wish list for whatever holiday is coming next. In a perfect world, it would run a Linux-based OS, be moddable, have decent ergonomics for an adult, and kinda just generally not suck. Is a hundred bucks a reasonable price point? One hundred fifty? I grew up in the 8-bit and 16-bit eras but never completely stopped gaming, so I'd be interested in emulating somewhat newer stuff too. I normally just plug in a controller and find a desktop emulator, but portable could be fun, especially if it had potential for general SBC computing.

Edit: I think I have a better idea what I'm looking for now. The Anbernic devices seem to more or less match up with what I am looking for, so I'll start there with a more informed search. Thanks! Happy to get more suggestions and tips, though.

 

Not my best work today.

Jumblie #266
🟠🟢🔵🔴
5 guesses in 2m 49s
https://jumblie.com
 

I imagine they're targeting their meetup in August to announce version 1.0.

Weekly Builds Download

 

Sometimes if I type “LOL”, but I didn’t laugh out loud, I’ll do a quiet little chuckle so I’m not technically a liar.

I can’t blow bubbles in bubblegum beyond a sad little pea sized thing.

I can’t snap my fingers either.

I think The Last Jedi is the fourth best Star Wars film, behind only the original trilogy.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by wjrii@lemmy.world to c/cad@lemmy.world
 

I think they picked one of the better ones, though now I regret not screenshotting the poll to remind myself of which ones I voted for.

 
 

...maybe a little too on the nose with channeling Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey, there's some truly problematic stuff with the native Medusans that goes all but uncommented upon, there's some reactionary politics that may just be de rigeur for 20th century military sci-fi (I don't know... would be happy to be educated), and the characterizations are almost beside the point, I guess.

On the plus side, the world-building is starting out pretty meticulous in a satisfying way (except for Manticoran dates, which is there for good in-universe reasons, but Weber seems to be using it to be the one ongoing reminder that this the distant future and not exactly England in Space), there's a nice hyper-competence problem-solving ship's crew vibe that will feel familiar to Star Trek fans, and the descriptions of actual shipboard action are very engrossing. Stylistically, there's nothing to write home about, but it's clear prose and allowing for the aforementioned weak characterizations, there's nothing egregious either.

I am cautiously optimistic going forward, and if you had the budget (or could get an animated series greenlit), it seems to me that the universe and Honor herself could be spruced up and modernized into a really compelling space opera franchise that would be well-paced for TV.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15779428

If you use the right ink, the right plastic keycaps made for mechanical keyboards, and the right settings on your laser, you can effectively dye-sublimate any design you want.

https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/699804325565108276

 

If you use the right ink, the right plastic keycaps made for mechanical keyboards, and the right settings on your laser, you can effectively dye-sublimate any design you want.

https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/699804325565108276

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