GreyDuck
@greyduck.bsky.social
Just a little grey duck in a big grey world. He/him. (Not to be mistaken for ho/hum.) If I have a "main topic" it's the game #Satisfactory. My main textual output is (or should be, if I'm behaving myself) over at my not-a-blog: https://greyduck.net
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Not that anyone's going swimming in the Willamette in December, but don't, ok.
This is the first overflow all year, so three cheers for the Big Pipe!
This is the first overflow all year, so three cheers for the Big Pipe!
December 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not that anyone's going swimming in the Willamette in December, but don't, ok.
This is the first overflow all year, so three cheers for the Big Pipe!
This is the first overflow all year, so three cheers for the Big Pipe!
Honestly I'm looking forward to a #Satisfactory session where someone *else* mostly deals with the holiday event stuff...
In case you forgot, we moved our co-op game night to Mondays. Back to Satisfactory! twitch.tv/newbiespud
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Honestly I'm looking forward to a #Satisfactory session where someone *else* mostly deals with the holiday event stuff...
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Cueing up the upcoming public-affairs program on the reel-to-reel deck at 6am on a Sunday while running a spot break during the affiliate-network entertainment program which was playing on the turntable. (OK, later it was on CD.)
Cueing up the upcoming public-affairs program on the reel-to-reel deck at 6am on a Sunday while running a spot break during the affiliate-network entertainment program which was playing on the turntable. (OK, later it was on CD.)
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Creating masters for both mimeograph and Ditto machines and running clean copies.
Creating masters for both mimeograph and Ditto machines and running clean copies.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Doing a gymnastic walkover.
Doing a gymnastic walkover.
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Cueing up the upcoming public-affairs program on the reel-to-reel deck at 6am on a Sunday while running a spot break during the affiliate-network entertainment program which was playing on the turntable. (OK, later it was on CD.)
Cueing up the upcoming public-affairs program on the reel-to-reel deck at 6am on a Sunday while running a spot break during the affiliate-network entertainment program which was playing on the turntable. (OK, later it was on CD.)
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I am not the originator of this insight, but: we do not actually know what is ADHD and what is post-traumatic stress, because our society does not produce untraumatized people with ADHD.
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I am not the originator of this insight, but: we do not actually know what is ADHD and what is post-traumatic stress, because our society does not produce untraumatized people with ADHD.
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People say this a lot and it's a fundamental misunderstanding of the "GPUs" in question.
Server GPUs are not graphics cards as you know them. They won't work in your PC. They have a few other uses but their main strength is computation, number crunching.
When the bubble pops most will end up junk.
Server GPUs are not graphics cards as you know them. They won't work in your PC. They have a few other uses but their main strength is computation, number crunching.
When the bubble pops most will end up junk.
On the plus side it’ll be a lot easier to get a GPU once the bubble bursts and those things are liquidated for pennies on the dollar
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
People say this a lot and it's a fundamental misunderstanding of the "GPUs" in question.
Server GPUs are not graphics cards as you know them. They won't work in your PC. They have a few other uses but their main strength is computation, number crunching.
When the bubble pops most will end up junk.
Server GPUs are not graphics cards as you know them. They won't work in your PC. They have a few other uses but their main strength is computation, number crunching.
When the bubble pops most will end up junk.
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Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Stop saying "during Covid" or "post-pandemic!"
Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
December 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Stop saying "during Covid" or "post-pandemic!"
Threw together a quickie #Satisfactory weekly catch-up. This week was more about the seasonal event and side-projects while waiting for the Phase 3 shipment to be ready to send up to orbit, so you mostly get screenshots this time. Enjoy!
Satisfactory: FICSMAS Redux
One of these years I'll be playing the same save over two successive winters. This... is not that year. Yes, I'm making the "heart" gesture at this gift box. It's the last one I'll see this year! I'll...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Threw together a quickie #Satisfactory weekly catch-up. This week was more about the seasonal event and side-projects while waiting for the Phase 3 shipment to be ready to send up to orbit, so you mostly get screenshots this time. Enjoy!
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Though I really only leave the house for groceries, meds, or medical appointments, I always wear a mask. My respirator has kept me from catching Covid, flu, etc. 😷
Almost everyone I know is sick right now.
They’ve got a “bad flu” or a “nasty stomach bug”.
Almost no one will utter the word Covid.
It’s not too late to start wearing a mask.
It’s a great way to practice community care while keeping yourself healthy.
Ideally an N95 or better!
They’ve got a “bad flu” or a “nasty stomach bug”.
Almost no one will utter the word Covid.
It’s not too late to start wearing a mask.
It’s a great way to practice community care while keeping yourself healthy.
Ideally an N95 or better!
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Though I really only leave the house for groceries, meds, or medical appointments, I always wear a mask. My respirator has kept me from catching Covid, flu, etc. 😷
Well. Huh.
It's even a proper old-school isekai: The displaced protagonist wants to go the hell home, not be involved with whatever-the-frell is going on in this new hostile environment. It is *not* a power-fantasy dreamscape.
You win this round, K.
It's even a proper old-school isekai: The displaced protagonist wants to go the hell home, not be involved with whatever-the-frell is going on in this new hostile environment. It is *not* a power-fantasy dreamscape.
You win this round, K.
Farscape is an isekai
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Well. Huh.
It's even a proper old-school isekai: The displaced protagonist wants to go the hell home, not be involved with whatever-the-frell is going on in this new hostile environment. It is *not* a power-fantasy dreamscape.
You win this round, K.
It's even a proper old-school isekai: The displaced protagonist wants to go the hell home, not be involved with whatever-the-frell is going on in this new hostile environment. It is *not* a power-fantasy dreamscape.
You win this round, K.
OK but what if we were able to filter pictures of certain people. Perhaps through alt tagging for words/names that could be added to mute lists.
Just spitballing here.
Just spitballing here.
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
OK but what if we were able to filter pictures of certain people. Perhaps through alt tagging for words/names that could be added to mute lists.
Just spitballing here.
Just spitballing here.
I can hardly wait for Steam to remind me that I really only played three games this year via their service. (Satisfactory and Warframe and occasionally Gems of War. Last Epoch doesn't really count.)
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I can hardly wait for Steam to remind me that I really only played three games this year via their service. (Satisfactory and Warframe and occasionally Gems of War. Last Epoch doesn't really count.)
I know why the #Satisfactory devs set the sky-presents to cease past a certain progress threshold in FICSMAS, but I'm gonna miss them anyway. So festive and sparkly!
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I know why the #Satisfactory devs set the sky-presents to cease past a certain progress threshold in FICSMAS, but I'm gonna miss them anyway. So festive and sparkly!
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
Nothing quite like getting a Phase products factory fully operational so you know that soon(-ish) you'll be able to unlock a whole new set of fun toys in #Satisfactory.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Nothing quite like getting a Phase products factory fully operational so you know that soon(-ish) you'll be able to unlock a whole new set of fun toys in #Satisfactory.
Please allow me to be the 386th-or-so person to note the "Someone is WRONG on the Internet" callback in this video.
Can you power your computer by typing?
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
Can you power your computer by typing?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Please allow me to be the 386th-or-so person to note the "Someone is WRONG on the Internet" callback in this video.
... okay, my expectations were kinda low but the "Hero Without A Class" anime is managing to limbo-dance below the bar anyway. I'm three episodes in and may be done. Potato-kun has the superpower of... learning stuff really fast that should be impossible to learn, through The Power of Hard Work.
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
... okay, my expectations were kinda low but the "Hero Without A Class" anime is managing to limbo-dance below the bar anyway. I'm three episodes in and may be done. Potato-kun has the superpower of... learning stuff really fast that should be impossible to learn, through The Power of Hard Work.
It's #Satisfactory Tues... er, Monday! Come watch us if you wanna, as Ficsmas kicks off!
Due to scheduling conflicts, our family co-op night is moving to Mondays, so let's jump back into Satisfactory! twitch.tv/newbiespud
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's #Satisfactory Tues... er, Monday! Come watch us if you wanna, as Ficsmas kicks off!
It's the most wonderful time of the Pioneer's year on MASSAGE-2(A-B)b. #Satisfactory
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the Pioneer's year on MASSAGE-2(A-B)b. #Satisfactory
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COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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This is me politely asking you all to review this skeet and, as a result, think twice before engaging in "smell-this 'activism.'"
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is me politely asking you all to review this skeet and, as a result, think twice before engaging in "smell-this 'activism.'"
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
DID YOU SEE THIS AWFUL THING THIS AWFUL MAN SAID
HOW ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE GUY, ISN'T IT HE TERRIBLE
OK, so... why are you his street team? Why are you signal-boosting?
This week's #Satisfactory write-up revisits a topic from several weeks ago, and details the latest changes made to my first "real" blueprinted machinery rig.
Satisfactory: Design Iteration
A few posts back I wrote about my adaptation of TotalXclipse's diluted packaged fuel power plant, including the blueprinted apparatus I came up with based (somewhat) on his design. In the co-op game w...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This week's #Satisfactory write-up revisits a topic from several weeks ago, and details the latest changes made to my first "real" blueprinted machinery rig.