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stark @seastark.com · 12h

Every time I see a IG or tiktok vid w/ the GRWM hashtag I'm constantly wondering when and how George R. R. Martin is going to factor into this girl's makeup routine.

stark @seastark.com · 19h

Ah yes, just normalize the raycast result and then bounce it. I definitely understand vector math and knew how this worked before I fixed my code tonight. I didn't just go "Wait... is it that stupid?" and then slapped together a single line solution.

Ah, untrained hobby coding... Daily surprises.

stark @seastark.com · 1d

The workable solution is just to nap and try to reset the system. But a very rational part of my brain wants me to investigate and understand. So I'm sitting in bed trying to ~ignore a break in the very fundamental fabric of nature. It's about as easy as it sounds.

stark @seastark.com · 1d

One of the common issues present in Schizotypal is having problems with reality distortions.

Besides the obvious discomfort, you can also get lost trying to figure where the error is located. Like, what exactly is 'wrong' with this reality versus the expected/personal version?

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stark @seastark.com · 1d

The Outcast Space Elf Pirates might be gay in a new book?

*throwing up, crying, screaming, adding to backlog*

CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like the outrage tourists realised Eldar Corsairs aren't the heterosexual white Christian monogamous type, and that make them very upsetti spaghetti.

Also i suppose the new time limit for mid rolls is 8mn on youtube hey ?

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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stark @seastark.com · 4d

I caught the trailer for Starfleet College and it's all dark with children screaming.

It is wild that nowadays I go to grimdark 40k for my 'the situation is bad, but people are still generally good' fix.

stark @seastark.com · 4d

But [game] works! Yeah it works with positive reviews like ~"occasional chugging/lagging and certain things don't load". Also some stuff just doesn't, so I'd have to swap over. I'm sure I'll eventually break, but it'll be switching to a bad product from a broken product and that's not a good thing.

stark @seastark.com · 4d

With every new MS thing I think about installing Linux. But what's the point of an everyday OS if I need to swap back half the time when I want to play games? I would still have to deal w/ AI cruft but would have extra homework.

Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 4d

Boss, we’ve got a problem. Users don’t want this stuff! They keep wanting to turn it off, even when we keep turning it back on!

Boss: I have an idea

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 4d

bitch what

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stark @seastark.com · 5d

If you're seeing this, be vigilant. The Generational Clouding spell is weakening.

There are fools amongst us that keep reminding others that Gen X exists whenever it's properly forgotten in lists. Work to silence them and let all others scrying pass over you. It will hold and we will be forgotten.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 8d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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stark @seastark.com · 8d

"I am glad you have accepted the truth of gods light into your heart"
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You chose the right brand of chips at the store.

The fact that I think that way says a lot about me. But the fact that @shadowsinger.bsky.social understood says a lot about her. (Not really, but it's funny)

stark @seastark.com · 8d

My mind and body are slow and I am dealing with large streams of errors. My speech is slurred and my walking is unbalanced.

I'm not able to translate, so J is just getting the raw output of my mind. I'm saying terms and using language that is odd and hard to follow. Luckily she's used to it.

stark @seastark.com · 8d

My mind and body are slow and I am dealing with large streams of errors. My speech is slurred and my walking is unbalanced.

I'm not able to translate, so J is just getting the raw output of my mind. I'm saying terms and using language that is odd and hard to follow. Luckily she's used to it.

stark @seastark.com · 8d

I woke up to this, half in dream and half in action. Clutching a spear in my chest as I opened my eyes to see it's not there. I am not well. I am recovering.

It's odd when metaphors go in the direction of the dream to functionality instead of functionality being translated into a dream.

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stark @seastark.com · 8d

A spear of ember slammed into a station on the command deck. The ember shattered on impact and spread into other parts. I removed the spear and it broke into pieces on the floor. The pieces seem to still be causing issues and are hard to remove.

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stark @seastark.com · 8d

Also I get that the image says that Balatro did an update and colab, but it didn't really change much and the colab was just cardbacks. I think Balatro just breaks metrics due to some spacetime anomaly.

stark @seastark.com · 8d

I fear that all biz owners will take from this is the same thing they've taken from all recent sales stats:

Just do a Balatro.

No one quite knows what this means exactly, as Balatro has already been made. But you know someone is slapping this into the slack channel and just berating their team.

Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 9d

saw an article scroll by to the effect of "is blue prince in trouble since it won't win a game award due to not having non-english locs" and decided it would be interesting to see if winning a TGA last year affected anyone's sales at all

summary:
* Senua's saga saw a microscopic bump
* Black Myth Wukong had no noticable effect compared to a content patch the next week
* Frostpunk 2 no noticeable effect
* Baldur's Gate 3 no noticeable effect
* Balatro had a huge jump but also had a giant same-day content patch
* Neva had a noticable if small bump comparable with an accessibility patch bump the next week

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stark @seastark.com · 10d

The websites asking you to turn off your adblocker sound like forest spirits asking you to break the salt circle around your cabin.
You can trust these spirits, they're not going to steal your body! Come on!

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 10d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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stark @seastark.com · 11d

"I'm sure people will understand you[r writing]."

This is one of those phrases that can be a compliment, insult, or pitying. Based on word emphasis or surrounding language this can be reassuring that your ideas are beneficial or reminding you that everyone else is flawed too.

stark @seastark.com · 12d

Thousands of years later, the technoarcheologists would argue about the exact start and cause of The Great Change. But the general population would reference the following inscription when asked...

Foone @foone.bsky.social · 12d

ooh, that gives me an idea

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stark @seastark.com · 16d

Over the past few week, my mind has been unwieldy, in pain, disconnected, slow in movement and perception, and just filled with unordered chaos like lumps of clay.

But now I feel fine. Skittish because I'm worried what will happen next. But currently operational. I'm just left asking why?

stark @seastark.com · 16d

I've wondered if it's the detachment/lack of humans, or the physical darkness, or the time of the day, or the lack of expectations. But there's something that changes nearly instantly. Unsure how to test for sure. Not sure if I have the wherewithal to really go through the steps.

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stark @seastark.com · 16d

I've said it before, but I hate how good I feel when I'm alone in the darkness at night. I don't want to be some goth cliche and I don't want to fall into the stereotypes of schizo folks. But I feel free and alive and unburdened. Like a change of atmosphere to my body and crispness to my mind.

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stark @seastark.com · 17d

My mind is not doing well. Both in structural stability and in vibes. I have bubbles where I'm able to work, but its fleeting. I'm worried about how long it has taken and will take to return to functionality.