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@dysfun read somewhere that less people are learning the basics (HTML, CSS, vanilla JS) and just go straight to a library, sometimes to do things you can do now without JS

Different surface patterns on the tower. On each level, the tower will have a different pattern.

I wonder how I can eliminate the visual banding in the texture mapping.

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β€œWhen people want to listen to music they go to Spotify. When people want to study sound recordings as they were originally created, they go to libraries like the Internet Archive. Both are needed. There shouldn’t be conflict here.” - @brewsterkahle

Read our full statement about the recording industry lawsuit against our library: blog.archive.org/2023/08/14/in

Writing prompt: Gay twink goes to heaven, notices that all the angels are really boring and wants to break out and go to hell to all the hot demons

People posting their BlueSky links and I'm just like

I'm on my 10th consecutive day of work and I'm sure this is unhealthy but I have a ticking time bomb called "cost of living" and if Kitsune Tails isn't out by approximately one year from now (give or take a few months, probably take) I'm going to be completely fucked so it's not like I can afford to take a break or anything πŸ™ƒ

Anyhow have you considered buying my games on itch.io? They're not discounted or anything it's just that buying them at full price would help a lot. Maybe even throw in a tip? eniko.itch.io/

They're good games brent

stop making the conversation about work-at-home about productivity

eliminating non-essential worker commutes means less fossil fuels wasted

remote policies increase access for disabled people, especially with chronic illness that flares

LGBT folks and PoC experience less bigotry and it's easier to report bigotry when they do

do some people want hybrid? do some people want on-site? sure

but stop pretending the discussion was about productivity or what employees want

it's about real estate portfolios

You are not responsible for other people’s failing business models.

Adblockers are a safety measure on the modern internet. Do your part: help everyone get more adblocking.

Wow, this is a decision that couple *cripple* Google if applied globally: Brand extortion is one of Google's most valuable tools. techcrunch.com/2023/08/14/indi

if you're not gay on the internet then alan turing died for nothing

TIL about an OS named Inferno, by Bell Labs back in 1995. Much of its software is named after references to Dante Alighieri's Inferno.

It has: a communication protocol named Styx, a type-safe programming language named Limbo that runs on the virtual machine Dis, Charon is a web browser and Bolgia is a picture viewer.

It's so nerdy, I love it

Regular reminder: if your site or app doesn’t work in Firefox, it’s broken.

I lived through the β€œthis site requires and/or is best in IE” era, and I’d rather burn it all down than return to that.

Pro-tip: Firefox does most things better anyway. Give it a spin and enjoy a less-tracked web.

The defense attorney fell asleep during proceedings. The prosecution attempted to raise an objection, but the defense rests.

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