Explosives
@IrisKalmia I used to until someone used something I built to murder dozens. :(
Politics
I don't even know how to respond to this. Going to flip my shit if he goes for this. We're going to have to fucking *swarm* Washington if needed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-lawyers-seek-to-undercut-muellers-russia-investigation/2017/07/20/232ebf2c-6d71-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html
I can't get over how awesome these shots are. This guy is really, really good. (And also brave.) http://opacity.us/site82_coal_brook_breaker_power_station.htm
Just in case anyone here likes exploring, this site is fantastic. :) http://opacity.us/gallery218_cathedrals_of_steel.htm
@mawr *reads the documentation for a Markov chain library and cackles wildly* :D
This is so beautiful. >.< Serious and beautiful discussion of trauma in a video game, where the game (and the discussion) actually gets it right.
Injustice 2: Trauma Survival - Harley Quinn's Greatest Fear - Extra Credits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Js7ZeFLt8
The world got a little bit brighter today. <3 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/chicago-bail-reform.html?sm
@indi EFF? They fight those things pretty hard, from what I recall.
@mawr Now I want to make a special Python logger that has a database of stuff like that and randomly inserts it. XD Maybe base it on a twitter/mastodon bot algorithm to grab random pieces from existing strings in the code. XD
@mawr Oh my gosh, that's great. XD
Obviously, properly licensed open-source code is different, but holy fucking shit was that not the case here.
(My office-mate was at the lunch interview, hence me hearing the story. He came back looking like he'd seen into the abyss. XD I only saw the candidate walking sadly to his rental car through the window.)
My goal as a writer: To wound you so deeply that you start to heal things you didn't even know were broken.
http://zetasyanthis.dreamwidth.org/