Mike Singleton@msingleton@mastodon.socialmastodon.social

big middle finger to the universe, but especially to the colleague who made my bones hurt by pointing out that the `z` in `tar -xvzf` hasn’t been needed since version tar 1.15, released in 2004.

Well I guess that’s that

Is anyone having a better year than @caseynewton? I can’t swing a dead podcast without hitting this guy

Ikea's modular sofa designer is Game of the Year

So I asked Bard to tell me some Henny Youngman jokes. He said, 'Sure, what kind of jokes do you want?' I said, 'I don't know, surprise me.' He said, 'Okay, here's one: What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh!' I said, 'That's terrible!' He said, 'I know, it's a Henny Youngman joke.'

(it wrote that one too)

We need more humility like this.

Is there any word more stressful to use than malapropism?

In a world full of Steve Jobs wannabes, be a Steve Wozniak wannabe instead.

Gotta respect ‘tacos’ as the opening word on a flight to Austin. He nearly had it with ‘wedgy’ there at the end

crying laughing at this chess game, which also perfectly illustrates chatgpt’s stance toward the world

https://mastodon.social/@danluu/109840551792836212

Cable Management Workout

@cloudflare has released #Wildebeast, a way to run your own #fediverse instance, using #cloudflare 's servers.

A basic version to host your own private instance will set you back $5/month.

Wildebeast has no user registration, instead using other identity providers to sign in.

This is the first big commercial company on the fediverse, and I'm watching the cultural impact closely. Regardless, its an impressive piece of engineering.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/welcome-to-wildebeest-the-fediverse-on-cloudflare/

Hi sharks, I’m here with the world’s first *branded* (winks at Mark) flat-earth globe

@caseynewton loved the latest pod and your begrudging acceptance of the sound board, you wouldn’t happen to have any Artifact invite codes hiding in the couch cushions?

In store: oh these smiley face slotted spoons will be so cute

At home:

Gotta love that NYU Langone iOS app domain

Who Dey!

this was the best thing I ever tweeted