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New comment by normie3000 in "Apt Encounters of the Third Kind (2021)"

normie3000 — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:26:56 +0000

APT

New comment by normie3000 in "Apt Encounters of the Third Kind (2021)"

normie3000 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:11:18 +0000

Cue spooky music.

New comment by normie3000 in "How we made hit video game Prince of Persia"

normie3000 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:40:15 +0000

I read this and Masters of Doom back-to-back. Both very enjoyable, and great contrast between the two.

New comment by normie3000 in "It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12"

normie3000 — Sat, 30 May 2026 19:54:53 +0000

Building web stuff doesn't require crazy hardware. Working on React and Vue apps, 16GB on a 6th gen Intel processor is fine today. Google Docs or Meet are more likely to cause issues.

New comment by normie3000 in "My two-part desk setup"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:37:10 +0000

You just need a home cubicle.

New comment by normie3000 in "My two-part desk setup (2025)"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:32:45 +0000

> I would love a table that has uneven solid wood surface, with cracks and scratchers, burn marks, broken corners, worn-out edges, ink-marks everywhere, shaped out by the usage, not by design.

So buy a table and start using it.

New comment by normie3000 in "My two-part desk setup (2025)"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:30:52 +0000

The product website says it's more expensive second hand.

New comment by normie3000 in "Time to talk about my writerdeck"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:29:52 +0000

> I'm trying to be more intentional with my tech choices. I want devices that do one thing really well, and that when I'm done with that one thing, I can put them away, and do something else. I don't want everything to follow me around everywhere.

Sign me up.

I would like an audio device which can play mp3, podcasts, internet radio. Bonus points if it supports some kind of cartridge system, size between credit card and audio cassette. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

New comment by normie3000 in "My two-part desk setup (2025)"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:21:37 +0000

Are there compatible alternatives to this shelving without the price tag?

New comment by normie3000 in "Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:15:08 +0000

Additionally I have visited Stonehenge and it's sterilised and disappointing being unable to walk amongst the stones. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

New comment by normie3000 in "Hengefinder: Finding when the sun aligns with your street"

normie3000 — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:13:46 +0000

I lived a long time in a city near the equator with a prominent east-west street. Commuting west to east in the morning and east to west in the evening meant frequent hengings. The roads don't feel particularly safe when you can't see anything. The town planners might have considered this.

New comment by normie3000 in "Flipper One – we need your help"

normie3000 — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:05:19 +0000

How often do they get stones out of horses' hooves?

New comment by normie3000 in "Crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test"

normie3000 — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:08:57 +0000

Apologies - Ancient Greek!

New comment by normie3000 in "Crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test"

normie3000 — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:26:55 +0000

kai means "and"

I guess like asking why 120 is said "one hundred and twenty" in some dialects.

Maybe that's how 14 and 12 are written in Greek.

New comment by normie3000 in "Zerostack – A Unix-inspired coding agent written in pure Rust"

normie3000 — Sun, 17 May 2026 07:02:59 +0000

Yes.

New comment by normie3000 in "SQL patterns I use to catch transaction fraud"

normie3000 — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:14:03 +0000

I don't need to account for it - I'm just stating that this doesn't match my experience:

> Real cardholders almost never buy something for exactly $1.00. Coffee is $4.73, gas is $52.81. The roundness is the signal.

New comment by normie3000 in "U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app"

normie3000 — Sat, 16 May 2026 05:04:42 +0000

I was sold incorrect tyres once, picked up in the inspection. Why wouldn't I want to know?

New comment by normie3000 in "U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100k users of car-tinkering app"

normie3000 — Sat, 16 May 2026 05:02:27 +0000

How old was the car? Was the old one faulty? Thinking of getting an FJ but not sure the thought is coming from a sensible place.

New comment by normie3000 in "SQL patterns I use to catch transaction fraud"

normie3000 — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:52:34 +0000

Worse than that.

Coffee usually _is_ a round number in my experience, and I know of people who aim for round numbers when filling their car, and of fuel stations which require a pre-set value, often 10, 20, 50€ etc

New comment by normie3000 in "Nginx.org/En/Changes"

normie3000 — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:07:56 +0000

I'm intrigued to know what's interesting here.

But while we're on the subject... Nginx is the most old-fashioned-feeling software I have the displeasure to use. For me the official documentation is almost useless, there seem to be many hidden surprises, and after years of working with it I am still never confident of any configuration change I make.

Add that many useful extensions seems to require recompilation.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.