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@melissasage Is it possible to run a Pokemon game using base-890 pokemon digits instead of binary?

Ivysaur (pokedex number 2) + Ivysaur (pokedex number 2) equals Charmander (pokedex number 4)

Math, but with Pokemon instead of numerals

@melissasage Ok, off the top of your head: Is Ditto a prime number? What about Sableye?

When I was, like, 12, I thought Sonic 3 & Knuckles was the greatest game ever. When I was 18, I actively enjoyed Weezer, particularly the first album. Tastes change. People change. I don't like Sonic or Weezer anymore but I do own a blue penis. Every little thing influences you in a certain way.

Shorter than real Elijah Wood? Check
Furry? Check
Chubby? Check
Thick glasses with keyhole bridge? Check
Buttondown shirt layered under maroon sweater? Check

Going for that "everyday 2019 Elijah Wood but as a hobbit" look

@melissasage God was slacking off in making me fatter, but then Melissa intervened

I really don't understand this aspect of tech culture. That it's commonplace for people to push back on documenting their work for others to use, or to act like testing and code reviews are a big burden. There is so much money involved and you want to be fast and sloppy. Wtf.

I mean, if I were to so much as design a flyer for a company, I'd expect there to be at least 3 emails of back and forth before we had a final version, and probably a lot, lot more.

When I write, I expect to get feedback and iterate on it until it is polished.

When I code, I deal with people who think they can just type out any slop, and that planning, testing, and reviews are a distraction.

It's bizarre.

I came to tech from writing and design work, where you are expected to save your work, share it, and get it reviewed, but all of these things seem to get treated as alien when you ask programmers to do them.

@dankwraith Reasons why I turned it down when work offered me a Git admin role: 1. Dealing with senior programmers who think learning Git is harder than any of the wizardry they code in their daily lives

@trickster@mastodon.technology Tetanus

I think being a fan of things ruins you. You get really defensive about trivial bullshit and start buying garbage. I'm not going to be a fan of anything ever.