Definitely different! In software development, locking multiple resources can cause a program to stall if not done in a consistent order.
16.02.2026 15:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@philkmills.bsky.social
Retired software developer. Time over-occupied with music, cats, computers, and gardening.
Definitely different! In software development, locking multiple resources can cause a program to stall if not done in a consistent order.
16.02.2026 15:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Before I retired, I heard people at my job say that fairly frequently. My usual response was, "Did you get them in the correct order?"
16.02.2026 03:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yes
Jethro Tull
Santana
Donovan
The Paupers
Condolences to Merlin's surviving family and friends.
18.01.2026 21:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Rash
16.01.2026 13:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Image of a donut on a plate and a cup of coffee on a saucer beside it.
Still working at learning Blender via online tutorials.
15.01.2026 01:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I like apples very much and dislike the trend toward ones where the main flavour is sweetness (Gala, Fuji). I think I could live on Northern Spy alone. π
13.01.2026 13:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0"Fare-thee-well now
Let your life proceed by its own design
Nothing to tell now
Let the words be yours, I'm done with mine"
- Weir/Barlow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZOi...
Nice! When I did 3D art in the past, I used something called POV-Ray. It built up scenes from text descriptions of objects, materials, and transformations, so I have a decent grasp of the concepts. The Blender UI and its implementation of the concepts, on the other hand, is a new world.
09.01.2026 16:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have a long-time interest in computer graphics, especially 3D, but haven't done much with it in a couple of decades. Now, I'm working my way through some tutorial material on a modelling/rendering/animation/... program called Blender and trying not to be overwhelmed.
09.01.2026 15:20 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I've given away a lot of the RPG stuff I used to own, but there's still a shelf of material here. The anonymous binders in the picture are Judges Guild and Thieves Guild rules and modules.
07.01.2026 17:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When it doesn't snow, the universe is telling you the same thing, but speaking more quietly.
06.01.2026 15:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back to music-related posts.... I recently discovered that Joe Bonamassa covered the song that originally made me a Jethro Tull fan. (I find cover versions of songs a fascinating subject for analysis.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0NQ...
Thanks. I guess he did know it; he wanted to be combed and brushed more than any other cat I've known.
05.01.2026 14:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks. "Void" is correct. I have many pictures of him where it just looks like someone has removed a vaguely cat-shaped section of the photo.
05.01.2026 14:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A black cat faces forward, image taken showing only gold/green eyes against black texture.
Sebastian
February 1, 2011 -- January 4, 2026
Explorer, companion, laundry helper, alarm clock, sunshine absorber, snore machine...and so much more.
I'm still working my way past: there was perfectly-crafted code pre-AI?
26.12.2025 15:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I guess some young people know exactly what they'll be doing for the rest of their lives, but my expectations while in college had little connection to how the reality developed.
10.12.2025 01:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A large box of walnuts labeled "Wonderful Pistachios".
05.12.2025 22:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I'm surprised that you have checkout stations with workers at them. The trend I see is to turn customers into the store's unpaid labour.
18.11.2025 22:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Though, if Slow Horses had a theme song, you'd think that might be of interest. π
15.11.2025 17:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My first reading tried to make FACT into a verb. As in, "Many countries seem to have political parties that don't fact very well."
15.11.2025 12:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It was either that or paint it orange and put a giant MAGA hat on top.
22.10.2025 17:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I didn't know that Reba was a Siberian. I have nothing to say about that except that you're making me wonder about our of-unknown-breeding girl. π
16.09.2025 18:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Liked this a lot, but it was gone so fast that I'm not sure I saw all the episodes that do exist. www.imdb.com/title/tt0115...
12.09.2025 21:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My brain keeps wanting to riff on, "And here's to you, Tyler Robinson." Bad brain. Evil brain.
12.09.2025 17:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I assume "sot" stands for "some odious troll"; the "bs" is obvious.
12.09.2025 14:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It depends...maybe the shooter was aiming for an ear.
12.09.2025 13:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Nobody warned him to avoid playing in Traffic. π
23.08.2025 00:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A black house cat looking directly at the camera, against a white background.
Black cat appreciation day...as if it didn't happen every day.
17.08.2025 20:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0