the strip is from The Creeps by Jean Floch, a now defunct webcomic

The OG X-Com is probably up there as a game that I keep coming back to. Especially after I learned about some of the total conversion mods for it.

That’s certainly one theory, but as we are largely out of training data there’s not much new material to feed in for refinement. Using AI output to train future AI is just going to amplify the existing problems.

I remember when I worked in a data center and there was a custom server order that needed something like 64 sticks per server, and procurement didn’t bother to make sure that we had sets that were the same speed, timing, or brand. Thankfully I caught it before we wasted a ton of time troubleshooting.

Perforce Helix, here I come!

HDMI ARC is technically better now

Some of these should be considered fundamental basics or rights, and not “luxuries”.

It works on my kids’ Fisher Price controller, game boy, and switch

I don’t begrudge professional athletes their income, as it’s proportional to the amount of revenue their sport brings in. I do take issue with how much money the big three sports make, and how much less athletes who work just as hard or harder get paid.

The particular knife in the picture is used for opening a wheel of parm, and not for serving.

My first job was at a gym, and it was absolutely horrid for all of January, and then again in March/April when people tried to cancel and their contract said they would get charged one more time after putting in the cancellation request.

I still remember putting in vacation at my first job, three months in advance and they still said “well it’s your job to make sure your shifts are covered”. Fuck you, Karen, you make the damn schedule one month at a time, just don’t put me on it that week.

What do you use the second peen for?

Yeah, this is how shields and armor were made, as planishing doesn’t thin out the metal so much.

One could argue they still haven’t

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It definitely takes some getting used to, but it’s 110% worth the improvement to quality of sleep. If your apnea is mild you may be able to get an oral appliance instead, and I hear those are more comfortable.

Let’s see:

✅ Pajamas

✅ Eye mask

✅ Sleeping pills

✅ Sleep headphones

✅ CPAP

✅ Water-cooled mattress pad

❌ Going to bed at a reasonable time

Eh, 86% is good enough, right?

Turn based is my jams, though I have been known to enjoy some Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander in my time.

These actions will affect every level of the company, including most of our executive and senior leader roles.

Sounds like at least some management will get hit.