John “Fred” Connors

More and more, it seems to me that being a C++ programmer is a surefire way to completely lose your mind!

My base is on a hot planet with firestorms, sentinel attacks and poisonous water. Yet somehow the population is growing..

I have spend the last few weeks oddly gripped by No Mans Sky; a recent update added settlement building to the game and it’s low-key fun. All the settlers run around doing things and don’t hesitate to let you know that what they are thinking!

PSA to British artists, it's the time of year where Asda reduces it's POSCA by like 25% go get some markers

They also have Sharpie acrylic markers for half price, I didn't know Sharpie even had that option 🤔

I mean I type this as if I ever use the markers I buy but a deals a deal 🥲

The slow but real progression into fascism as charted by the évolution of the lego police officier Lego police officier looking meaner and meaner.

Good morning Bluesky !

Its 32 degrees today. Not a sentence I ever thought I’d write in the North East of England

New Evidence Points to a Compact Object at the Sun’s Core - The International Space Federation (ISF) In our 2024 article, we explored the intriguing idea: "Is the Sun a Black Hole?" Now, a recent study published by astronomers Earl Bellinger and Matt Caplan

✨CHRIS CORNELL WAS RIGHT THIS ENTIRE TIME✨
spacefed.com/astronomy/ne...

This is not a joke. Consider this.

Its 150 gigs for images and all.

That's literally less than one AAA game.

Ive survived a close encounter of the dental kind, and it looks like I am going to keep the tooth!

I miss the less than 0.5C global average temperature increase. (We’re at 1.5C now.)

It's insane how good FOUNDATION is. Totally bananas. Every single episode is a high-wire juggling act, and it's virtually all flawless.

This weeks Foundation cliffhanger is brutal. Gaal Dornick does look pretty well for a 300 year old, though!

Furniture lives to attack toes, the way washing machines live to eat socks..

tech companies want you to, in effect, become a machine that runs external programs they’ve created. irrespective of the general question of doing so, they’ve done nothing to earn the trust necessary to make that request

Hope the toe is ok, sounds painful!

Enjoy Wales!

"The Chinese finally gained full planning permission for their embassy when they complied with the requirements eventually uncovered in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory, with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard'."

Hmm, seems I have some pruning to do…

Some interior magazine art for Cordwainer Smith stories 1964-1966 (Artist: George Schelling, Gray Morrow, Virgil Finlay and Virgil Finlay). 2nd for "Three to a Given Star".

Game Accessibility

ELIZA effect - Wikipedia

I've started quizzing everyone I know who works in technology about this particular historical episode, and for the most part they've never even heard of it, let alone put any kind of thought into it.

Seems problematic!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA_e...

I feel this. I miss playing Unreal Engine!

As I've been saying, and the report agrees, it’s about education, democratic capacity, and public resilience. Media literacy can’t be an optional add-on, it has to be core infrastructure.

The United Kingdom's only purpose these days seems to be to implement the most ridiculous, fail-heavy policies possible so as to be the global billboard for exactly what not to do about any particular topic or any particular issue.

If you're a Canadian dev directly affected by these changes on Itch or Steam, I want to talk to you.

I wonder if yahoo counts also..

Subway-style map of the itinerary in The Hobbit. The main journey is show in three different lines: red (Hobbiton to Goblin Town); green (Goblin Town to the Elvenking's Halls); and blue (Elvenking's Halls to Erebor). There are multiple stops on these lines. There is a yellow line going back from Erebor to Hobbiton, making stops at Beorn's Hall, Rivendell, and the Troll's Lair. There is an orange line directly from the Iron Hills on the map's right side to Erebor, and a purple line from Gundabad directly to Erebor. The map's title reads: "Hobbit Transit Map" and there are directions for both There and Back Again listing the lines and transfer points. A key shows the names of each colored line: Red: Western Lands Line Green: Mountains and Forests Line Blue: Barrel Line Yellow: Gandalf Express Orange: Iron Hills Business Line Purple: Orc and Goblin Reserve Line Text at the bottom right reads Surprised Eel Maps, 2025

I woke up this morning with a map thought in my head, and here it is:

Arrgh? Travelling first thing Sunday morning. Always a scenario I tried to avoid. Good luck! 🤞

I added a power washer that shoots water projectiles. #screenshotsaturday #squeakyclean

Familiar problem…