jackdaw Φ

Smelled a candle marketed as "Capricorn" and thought "who would pay for this?" So... good job.

Pseudoscience drops falsifiability entirely just to mumble "hrrm, energy, hrrm, vibrations." Why not go wild? If physicists were allowed to just make something up, they'd come up with amazing self-consistent nonsense that would at least be interesting. I know this is true because many do it anyway.

(X) show best time and fruit

It does give me a special appreciation for technical one-offs when I experience them.

Leaving space for the American reboot of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

they/them means Navier and Stokes

While you're waiting, please accept this passing compliment that I really enjoyed and treasure these books in a personal capacity

mine were always lime Courier on a black background to show people I'd seen The Matrix

"Knowledge undermines horror" I say as I watch the sea recede to the horizon

Happy International Asexuality Day to everyone celebrating by organizing notes for your worldbuilding project

put the crinkle ball on the string toy and got the catboys going x-games

Most of his videos are at Scott Base, which is just down the road from McMurdo. Not intending to nitpick, just mentioning so others interested in smaller stations can read up on it

Can't believe these people had the nerve to bring a baby on the flight WITHOUT preparing 200 bags of snacks and earplugs for everyone.

YouTube forgive me, for I have clicked on one short of bill burr on conan

Water fountains are such a devil's bargain for #POTS. "You want water, but are you willing to pay the terrible price of bending over to get it?"

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so cute

aw cute

My creative process:
1. Think "this song kinda reminds me of my idea"
2. Imagine a fan-made music video with hypothetical clips from my project
3. Convert clips to requirements

I respect your opinion and thank you for the power. Soon, I shall become unstoppable.

Isn’t it enough to see that the cosmos is terrifying without having to believe that there are eldritch horrors at the bottom of it too?

I've found it helpful to poke through the Cogito project. Connecting switches to doors/lights is something I've referenced it for.

*opens a door* "You've made it! Come with me and we can--"
*already backtracking* "Yeah hold that thought"

Thankful no word processor relabels "yes, exit" as "I'm a dumb quitter who doesn't want to get anything done"

wondering how I can recapture that feeling of early 2000s internet communities, where the barrier to entry was being tech-savvy enough to even use them. and facing the horrifying awareness that they're still there, I just can't clear that barrier anymore.

Author: The message is that some things simply can't be explained.
Me: Which things?
Author: The fictional things I made up and refused to explain, mostly.

museum of surgical science had a dozen plaques on Semmelweis but no hot water tap in the bathroom

I'm not gonna call it my dream. But if my death can't be in a cave clutching a map, second-best would be one immortalized in a USCSB industrial safety video

My earliest memory of IRC was trying to find people by /joining words that seemed like plausible channel names. When I finally found one, I got kicked because someone saw my trail and "only &@$%s make channels just to idle in." The experience of "yay, my people! Oh, nvm" definitely carries over

"Why? Why have you warmed my heart with joy?" asked the Frog. "I couldn't help myself. It is my nature," replied the Beetle.