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mighty_orbot

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The mightiest orbot of them all. #Transformers, #DogsOfMastodon and assorted geekery.

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rick, to random
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Random thought of the morning:

Remember VRML? Remember what a wild ride that was? For a while it felt like every site on the Web had a 3D interface. You can see it materialized in films of the time, like "The Net", "Lawnmower Man", and "Disclosure".

Just as quickly, it vanished for 20 years. And then came back as the walled garden of the Metaverse.

Which makes me wonder: even if we burn down spicy autocomplete today, what even worse version will rise again in 20 years?

mighty_orbot,
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@rick “For a while it felt like every site on the Web had a 3D interface.”

I don’t know what web sites you were visiting, but I was a paid web developer back then and I remember VRML as one great big non-event.

mighty_orbot, to random
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What do you do when you reach the point when you realize that your very nice, very friendly coworker is just not very good at doing the job they were hired for?

And now you have to help them fix something that, it turns out, is broken in so many places you honestly don’t know where to start?

#JoinIn

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Is it COVID?

reads the article

Yep, it’s COVID.

From: @ScienceAlert
https://flipboard.com/

mighty_orbot, to Transformers
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Whole lotta #Transformers stuff I’ll be buying here, starting with Widow Maker and ending with Devastator. I do love me some combiners.

From: @TFW2005
https://mastodon.social/@TFW2005/111967000122327861

mighty_orbot,
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In case you were wondering who Widow Maker was as much as I was: https://michaelbaystransformers.fandom.com/wiki/Widow_Maker

mighty_orbot, to Transformers
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Yesssss, more Insecticons incoming!

From: @TFW2005
https://mastodon.social/@TFW2005/111961329768626156

#transformers

cstross, to random
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Good morning!
Look in my mentions today and what do I see?
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM
SPAM SPAM ...
I swear it's like 1992 on usenet all over again.

mighty_orbot,
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@cstross You can block notifications from strangers at https://wandering.shop/settings/preferences/notifications , at least until the spam wave has been dealt with.

mighty_orbot, to Marvel
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KATANA! And another katana!

https://hasbropulse.com/products/marvel-80th-anniversary-legends-series-deadpool-action-figure

mighty_orbot, to superbowl
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At what point did #SuperBowl ads stop being about beer and start breaking the fourth wall, anyway? I’m thinking it was around the 90s dotcom ad spree.

mighty_orbot, to baseball
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Woo, it’s officially #baseball season now!

sarah, to php
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Recently I posted an ad to hire for a #php developer. I was able to fill that role, but I have dozens of well-qualified developers who DIDN'T get the gig who are still looking.

I'd like to pass them onto you for your shop.

If you're hiring for a PHP role, please reach out to me at me@sarah-savage.com with your job descriptions and whether you're hiring in the US or Europe (or both!) I'd love to connect you.

Please boost for reach/visibility.

mighty_orbot,
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@sarah Um, that’s some seriously personal contact info. You already ASKED all those applicants if they’re okay with you forwarding their résumés to randos on the internet, right?

thomasfuchs, to random
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Remember when Tesla showed that "our cars are now fully self-driving!" video... 8 years ago? (It's still nowhere near there.)

But please believe the tech industry when they promise fully human-replacing AI is "just around the corner" or even "here already".

mighty_orbot,
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@thomasfuchs Who’s claiming that fully human-replacing AI is "just around the corner" or even "here already"?

mighty_orbot, to Transformers
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Most of my #Transformers shelves are pretty static and boring. But Bruticus was one of my favorite toys as a kid, so his Combiner Wars incarnation is always displayed (in keeping with his G1 debut episodes) with RTS Megatron in his grip, RTS Starscream on his shoulder cheering, and CW Shockwave in his other hand in gun mode.

What are your favorite toys to display? @transformers

snarkysteff, to random
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“How large is it?”

“Well, sir, I’ll put it to you in relatable terms — it has the girth of 64 Canadian geese.”

“THAT BIG?”

“Indeed. Perhaps — I say this cautiously — as many as 68.”

“Alert the media.”

mighty_orbot,
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@snarkysteff https://infosec.exchange/@jerry/110092756469759180

mighty_orbot, to random
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A lot of speculation that the next Haslab is either Energon Omega Supreme or RiD Omega Prime.

There’s a lot of hope for Cybertron Primus, too, but I don’t see them making a colossus like that again since he’d run at least $800 these days.

From: @TFW2005
https://mastodon.social/@TFW2005/111812897340986378

mighty_orbot, to random
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I’m joining Ponder Stibbons in the Department of Inadvisably Applied Magic. The High Energy Magic building is where all the best stuff gets built.

From: @guyjantic
https://c.im/@guyjantic@c.im/111811155061397767

mighty_orbot, to random
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I’m watching some of on Netflix and I’ve never been so annoyed that a TV adaptation of a novel didn’t just follow the novel exactly.

My best guess is that the second book, “Broken Angels,” would have been too expensive to film with its focus on ancient Martian battleships and gateways. Which is too bad, because in some ways (exploring the philosophy of military, mostly) I enjoy it better than the first book.

mighty_orbot,
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It’s not often enough that a science fiction author takes a single idea (“What if everyone had a digital backup of their mind?”) and builds a solid story exploring every single consequence of that idea.

Plus the action in the novels is just ridiculously fun to read. Maybe I’ll read them again instead of finishing the show.

mighty_orbot, to Transformers
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Today’s #deskbot is yet another Dinobot, #Transformers Studio Series Slug!

The triceratops formerly known as Slag was the second Leader Class Dinobot and does an admirable job of improving the original transformation for additional cartoon accuracy. While I can’t quite get used to the red face (the black-headed toy was a favorite in my youth), I love how they managed to store away the dino legs and tail in robot mode and integrate his gun into the dino tail.

Transformers Studio Series Leader Class Slug in triceratops mode

luckytran, to random
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We are in the middle of the second-largest COVID surge of the pandemic. This decision is not based on science, it’s based on worker exploitation.

https://ktla.com/news/california/california-health-officials-announce-shorter-covid-isolation-guidelines/amp/

mighty_orbot,
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@CStamp As always, it’s better to read the document than the headline.

“Stay home if you have COVID-19 symptoms, until you have not had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving.

“Mask when you are around other people indoors for the 10 days after you become sick or test positive (if no symptoms).”

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/COVID-19-Isolation-Guidance.aspx

georgetakei, to random

Live the dream doesn’t always mean work the dream.

mighty_orbot,
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@georgetakei Here’s mine: Every job, including your dream job, is going to feel like work part of the time. I love writing code, but eventually I have to debug something I hate because, well, it needs to be done.

Don’t quit doing something you enjoy just because it’s not 100% engaging for 100% of the time.

scalzi, to random
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One, the judges in the case very clearly were not buying it, and it doesn't seem likely that the US Supreme Court would either.

Two, let's be clear that if this argument did pass judicial review and Trump did become president, he would absolutely 100% start murdering people. He wouldn't even blink.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4398223-trump-team-argues-assassination-of-rivals-is-covered-by-presidential-immunity/

mighty_orbot,
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@scalzi “Sauer later argued the threat of prosecution could have a chilling effect on future presidents’ decisions, saying they would need to look over their shoulder and ask, “Am I going to jail for this?” when making controversial decisions.”

HOW IS THIS A BAD THING. HOW COULD THIS EVER BE CONSIDERED A BAD THING.

mighty_orbot, to fanfiction
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Idea: I want to see of at conventions. Not fans in Transformers costumes. I mean I want to see full-size giant robot Autobots and Decepticons squatting behind tables, speaking on panels, signing autographs, and posing for pictures.

mighty_orbot, to random
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Today’s QC comic is worth sharing. http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=5214

mighty_orbot,
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In unrelated news, I’m re-reading the QC archives instead of working and now I want this t-shirt.

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