La Joopa ☑️
@jaloopa.bsky.social
I do programming and gaming and parenting. No views are my own, they are all in the public domain. He/him
We normally put it on a coffee table. Couldn't remember if we get 4 or 5 foot so went for 5. It's scraping the ceiling
December 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We normally put it on a coffee table. Couldn't remember if we get 4 or 5 foot so went for 5. It's scraping the ceiling
Close to two week's worth of 40 hour work weeks
December 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Close to two week's worth of 40 hour work weeks
Why not? Assuming 5 days a week WFH, with 6 weeks off, that's just under 20 minutes a day
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Why not? Assuming 5 days a week WFH, with 6 weeks off, that's just under 20 minutes a day
Discworld, dammit. Why do you always spot the typo right as you tap send?
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Discworld, dammit. Why do you always spot the typo right as you tap send?
I unashamedly took nearly as much gas and air as my wife early in her first labour. The other hospital births were caesareans so no opportunity and with the home birth I didn't want to be the reason she ran out so didn't partake. Plus the midwives were always hanging around
December 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I unashamedly took nearly as much gas and air as my wife early in her first labour. The other hospital births were caesareans so no opportunity and with the home birth I didn't want to be the reason she ran out so didn't partake. Plus the midwives were always hanging around
That's what I was thinking too. The night's dawn trilogy is mostly pretty upbeat despite the high stakes
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
That's what I was thinking too. The night's dawn trilogy is mostly pretty upbeat despite the high stakes
Baileys with an eggy tang?
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Baileys with an eggy tang?
Retired to your shed? Do your bosses know the scale of your workplace theft?
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Retired to your shed? Do your bosses know the scale of your workplace theft?
Either that or someone's doing copyright squatting on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Either that or someone's doing copyright squatting on YouTube
Reminds me of an argument against cannabis decriminalisation which was basically "what if my doctor or nurse is stoned while caring for me?". Um, same as if they're drunk?
December 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Reminds me of an argument against cannabis decriminalisation which was basically "what if my doctor or nurse is stoned while caring for me?". Um, same as if they're drunk?
I do remember that corner logo now. Ahh, memories
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I do remember that corner logo now. Ahh, memories
I'm fairly sure it didn't, if only because the original GBA didn't and that would have been a weird regression
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm fairly sure it didn't, if only because the original GBA didn't and that would have been a weird regression
Were there any that were GBC exclusive? I know some older games got rereleased with colour support
December 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Were there any that were GBC exclusive? I know some older games got rereleased with colour support
As a high earner I'm fine with the idea that at least some of that money would come from higher taxes on people like me. Not just because of helping others out but because it means if I get unlucky there will be a robust safety net for me
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
As a high earner I'm fine with the idea that at least some of that money would come from higher taxes on people like me. Not just because of helping others out but because it means if I get unlucky there will be a robust safety net for me
For me, it's
"So you're using the product we're paying loads of money for, right?"
"You know how much I'm using it because you track it. It's not making me any more productive at all but I am spending a lot more time pointing out obvious issues in code reviews"
"So you're using the product we're paying loads of money for, right?"
"You know how much I'm using it because you track it. It's not making me any more productive at all but I am spending a lot more time pointing out obvious issues in code reviews"
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For me, it's
"So you're using the product we're paying loads of money for, right?"
"You know how much I'm using it because you track it. It's not making me any more productive at all but I am spending a lot more time pointing out obvious issues in code reviews"
"So you're using the product we're paying loads of money for, right?"
"You know how much I'm using it because you track it. It's not making me any more productive at all but I am spending a lot more time pointing out obvious issues in code reviews"
To be fair, the same company also regularly says AI is really scary. Because it's so powerful, not because of the number of bugs it pushes to production
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
To be fair, the same company also regularly says AI is really scary. Because it's so powerful, not because of the number of bugs it pushes to production
NO. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY *BECOME*?
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NO. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY *BECOME*?
Another example is "X (formerly Twitter)
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Another example is "X (formerly Twitter)
But the money still needs to come from somewhere
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
But the money still needs to come from somewhere
What other mechanisms are there? Apart from Alaska type systems where the state owns something highly profitable?
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What other mechanisms are there? Apart from Alaska type systems where the state owns something highly profitable?