mattpolicastro.bsky.social
Distinguished fellow of Some Such Nonsense Studies. Data science and experimentation. Keep it wavy. @mattpolicastro on most sites worth using
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Breaks my heart to think it might lay its clutch of throw pillows before it’s warm enough for them to stay healthy.
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If this is David Hayter or something I’ll yell
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Brb, recording “Hand Covers Bruise” with one of these bad boys youtu.be/YEo2eizsZPk?...
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As somebody in optimization: it’s rarely that nakedly evil. It’s more that by making it more difficult to get help/answer questions, fewer people try the chatbot—which then results in there being less evidence of a problem in the first place. And nobody’s boss gets mad about bad numbers going down.
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Built a road case for my modular synth kit, I’ve never been more satisfied with a decision
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Just clicked that they really nailed the Shivering Truth vibe with this bad boy
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Very few people realize this, but in a few short months everyday Americans could be smelting their very own chicken ingots in their own backyards
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Poor thing. I really hope he’s not ingesting massive amounts of something that might amplify paranoia
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Reductive, unproductive, etc but: wondering more and more if the last century or two was an aberration and if this is some kind of regression to a mean
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It feels like utter crankery but yeah, how else do you explain this thinking? Like the dream they’re pursuing is to be in a compound with cheap help while a stochastic version of the purge happens outside the walls.
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I refuse to pay for the Sun-Times paywall but a developer? Seriously?
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The posters need a head-in-the-microwave moment
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Schumacher already did the nips
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I’m in Chicagoland and I think the weather’s definitely a thing. I think I saw golikehellmachine predicting IRL action would ramp up with warmer weather?
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Absolutely! Lots of vectors here but clearly saying “I beefed it, thank you for holding me accountable” feels like some kind of change I’m proud of
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Totally! Don’t disagree at all. Idk if it’s going to make the difference but I’m becoming very aware of how much DIY political signage is popping up and I think folks are starting to feel emboldened by it
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Making a big deal out of Trying Really Hard To Yell A Guy and not being able to tends to draw attention, but the context makes all the difference
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Destigmatizing failure is a helluva thing. Watching folks realize they can actually be intentional with their work and subsequently take big swings rules (as far as watching the evolution of organizational politics goes)
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Never meet your heroes, I guess
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Impulsively buying a new mobo combo out of tariff anxiety then finding out it couldn’t comfortably hold my 3070 sure was a thing that happened to me
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What’s your general thought process for designing a ship and crew? (And, what tool do you use for your drawings and specs which are aces)