Joseph Catrambone
@josephcat.bsky.social
Former Machine Learning Researcher, Software Developer, Aspiring GameDev, Far-Left Political Activist
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I once made a game with a swingable crowbar as a weapon. The damage was a function of the velocity.
Prev position was initialized to origin, so if the player was standing a few hundred meters away the crowbar would spawn into their hand, calculate its velocity as mach 700, and liquefy the player.
Prev position was initialized to origin, so if the player was standing a few hundred meters away the crowbar would spawn into their hand, calculate its velocity as mach 700, and liquefy the player.
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I once made a game with a swingable crowbar as a weapon. The damage was a function of the velocity.
Prev position was initialized to origin, so if the player was standing a few hundred meters away the crowbar would spawn into their hand, calculate its velocity as mach 700, and liquefy the player.
Prev position was initialized to origin, so if the player was standing a few hundred meters away the crowbar would spawn into their hand, calculate its velocity as mach 700, and liquefy the player.
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I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
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meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Hey folks. It's just shy of New Year's Day. The world is a hurricane of broken glass, but we can still exert control in ways that are meaningful.
Little changes to ourselves and small changes to our local environment add up.
What are your New Year's Resolutions?
Little changes to ourselves and small changes to our local environment add up.
What are your New Year's Resolutions?
December 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hey folks. It's just shy of New Year's Day. The world is a hurricane of broken glass, but we can still exert control in ways that are meaningful.
Little changes to ourselves and small changes to our local environment add up.
What are your New Year's Resolutions?
Little changes to ourselves and small changes to our local environment add up.
What are your New Year's Resolutions?
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
#rant Doctor prescribed medication. Pharmacy prepped medication. Insurance said, "hold up, your doctor needs to approve that with us." Doctor provided prior auth (again). Pharmacy preps meds. Insurance says, "Hold up, your doctor approved the meds at normal dose, not loading dose." #UShealthcare
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#rant Doctor prescribed medication. Pharmacy prepped medication. Insurance said, "hold up, your doctor needs to approve that with us." Doctor provided prior auth (again). Pharmacy preps meds. Insurance says, "Hold up, your doctor approved the meds at normal dose, not loading dose." #UShealthcare
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New from @noamscheiber.bsky.social, featuring @emilymazo.bsky.social @js-tan.bsky.social @techworkerscoalition.org @alphabetworkersunion.org & many more: “tech worker activism has continued amid the crackdown, albeit more cautiously”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New from @noamscheiber.bsky.social, featuring @emilymazo.bsky.social @js-tan.bsky.social @techworkerscoalition.org @alphabetworkersunion.org & many more: “tech worker activism has continued amid the crackdown, albeit more cautiously”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
For Americans: A lot of workplaces aren't giving medical providers any extra time to handle messages coming in from their online portals. These messages can take a huge amount of uncompensated(!) time to handle. Ask your provider if they'd prefer you schedule a video visit if you can. #healthcare
December 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
For Americans: A lot of workplaces aren't giving medical providers any extra time to handle messages coming in from their online portals. These messages can take a huge amount of uncompensated(!) time to handle. Ask your provider if they'd prefer you schedule a video visit if you can. #healthcare
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The "value of art" has been on my mind recently, so I just want to say: if you are creating something that is attempting to convey some aspect of the human experience (no matter how small, or silly, or if it's a tiny part in a larger collaborative work), that is art.
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The "value of art" has been on my mind recently, so I just want to say: if you are creating something that is attempting to convey some aspect of the human experience (no matter how small, or silly, or if it's a tiny part in a larger collaborative work), that is art.
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Sorry, let me be more constructive, here's a comprehensive guide on why age verification not only _does not_ work, but cannot work — and harms everyone, of all ages, on the internet: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. That's...
www.eff.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Sorry, let me be more constructive, here's a comprehensive guide on why age verification not only _does not_ work, but cannot work — and harms everyone, of all ages, on the internet: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Adding on, even if your work contains no depictions of anything that can be construed as sexual, people acting in bad faith can report your game as lewd for having homoromantic content or for having non-cishet characters. Bad actors will bank on vagaries of law and the indifference of companies.
A lot of creators essentially saying "My work might contain nudity and sexual situations, but it's NOT porn. My work is important and artistic, while their work is dirty, which is still okay to hate and censor." But guess what! The purity squad makes no such distinction.
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Adding on, even if your work contains no depictions of anything that can be construed as sexual, people acting in bad faith can report your game as lewd for having homoromantic content or for having non-cishet characters. Bad actors will bank on vagaries of law and the indifference of companies.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
Pedantry: putting the nuance into nuisance.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Pedantry: putting the nuance into nuisance.
It's Friday, which means it's time to carefully author a backup script before your bulk update and then accidentally run your bulk update when trying to back things up. 🥳
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It's Friday, which means it's time to carefully author a backup script before your bulk update and then accidentally run your bulk update when trying to back things up. 🥳
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I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
I know you're very busy, but can we have a "Don't Eat the Tide Pods," but for ChatGPT and medical advice? @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Asking for a partner in medicine and for that one guy who decided to eat sodium bromide to "cut down on salt."
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I know you're very busy, but can we have a "Don't Eat the Tide Pods," but for ChatGPT and medical advice? @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Asking for a partner in medicine and for that one guy who decided to eat sodium bromide to "cut down on salt."
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Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Doctor says, 'Dont worry, parser design is simple. Great programmer Kate Compton has written the parser you seek’
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Picard civics tip: When a foreign power has wormed its way into your institution's highest office, it is every officer's duty to resist.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Picard civics tip: When a foreign power has wormed its way into your institution's highest office, it is every officer's duty to resist.
Hey @support.bsky.team, it looks like my ISP MonkryBrains San Francisco is getting blocked. I can still see my feed via VPN and such. What's the best way to get this resolved? Any info I can provide from this side?
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hey @support.bsky.team, it looks like my ISP MonkryBrains San Francisco is getting blocked. I can still see my feed via VPN and such. What's the best way to get this resolved? Any info I can provide from this side?
It's blurry, but I'd like everyone to see this photo of Laika: Space Dog enjoying her new kidney health food. She loves it.
October 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It's blurry, but I'd like everyone to see this photo of Laika: Space Dog enjoying her new kidney health food. She loves it.
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It doesn't matter how despicable a person is, mocking their innate physical appearance is always wrong.
Not because it's cruel to them, but because it perpetuates the harmful idea that innate physical appearance has anything to do with one's character / beliefs / actions.
Not because it's cruel to them, but because it perpetuates the harmful idea that innate physical appearance has anything to do with one's character / beliefs / actions.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It doesn't matter how despicable a person is, mocking their innate physical appearance is always wrong.
Not because it's cruel to them, but because it perpetuates the harmful idea that innate physical appearance has anything to do with one's character / beliefs / actions.
Not because it's cruel to them, but because it perpetuates the harmful idea that innate physical appearance has anything to do with one's character / beliefs / actions.
