Mike
@mstefan.bsky.social
Grumpy old man who writes code. Believer in science, objective reality and human rights. The Earth is an oblate spheroid. Emojis in Unicode are a blight.
Break the rules, be ungovernable! Eat the sandwich you want, when you want.
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Break the rules, be ungovernable! Eat the sandwich you want, when you want.
Need a moment. I'm in my feelings right now, as the kids say.
August 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Need a moment. I'm in my feelings right now, as the kids say.
Wild I can read this with virtually zero context and still know what it refers to and who "he" is. I need a vacation from ... life. Or something.
August 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Wild I can read this with virtually zero context and still know what it refers to and who "he" is. I need a vacation from ... life. Or something.
Autumn is the best season. There is no debate.
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Autumn is the best season. There is no debate.
They heard about what happened to RFK's worm, dying alone and afraid while starving to death, and decided the juice just ain't worth the squeeze.
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
They heard about what happened to RFK's worm, dying alone and afraid while starving to death, and decided the juice just ain't worth the squeeze.
"Instead, we should celebrate our race to the bottom. Consume and obey. Don't worry, be happy!"
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Instead, we should celebrate our race to the bottom. Consume and obey. Don't worry, be happy!"
I strongly endorse vibe coding. The mountains of technical debt that "vibe coders" will create can help keep me warm and fed in my dotage.
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I strongly endorse vibe coding. The mountains of technical debt that "vibe coders" will create can help keep me warm and fed in my dotage.
I await the day (that shall never come) when elected officials have any understanding of the technology they presume to govern and regulate.
August 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I await the day (that shall never come) when elected officials have any understanding of the technology they presume to govern and regulate.
It feels like they're just boiling the proverbial frog here and she's going to be released in the not-too-distant future.
August 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It feels like they're just boiling the proverbial frog here and she's going to be released in the not-too-distant future.
WebMD was always like "it could be an ingrown toenail, or ... it could be cancer, you should see a doctor immediately!"
August 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
WebMD was always like "it could be an ingrown toenail, or ... it could be cancer, you should see a doctor immediately!"
I wish so many people didn't make it their mission in life to suck the joy out of everything around them.
August 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wish so many people didn't make it their mission in life to suck the joy out of everything around them.
The women around him seem to be okay with his behavior, so all of these reactions from other dudes just looks like some kind of weird parasocial insecurity.
July 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The women around him seem to be okay with his behavior, so all of these reactions from other dudes just looks like some kind of weird parasocial insecurity.
Heck. I still want to know why my GPU lights up. Do people just sit and look inside their case all day instead of, you know, actually using the PC to do something useful?
July 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Heck. I still want to know why my GPU lights up. Do people just sit and look inside their case all day instead of, you know, actually using the PC to do something useful?
The adventure begins! Be strong, mom ;)
July 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The adventure begins! Be strong, mom ;)
I feel you. When I was a little kid, had some crab cakes that gave me food poisioning and I was puking for days. The smell of them still brings on memories, decades later.
July 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I feel you. When I was a little kid, had some crab cakes that gave me food poisioning and I was puking for days. The smell of them still brings on memories, decades later.
Sidenote: Deep Purple's "Machine Head" is the first album I ever had as a kid. One of my mom's cool girlfriends gave it to me as a birthday gift.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sidenote: Deep Purple's "Machine Head" is the first album I ever had as a kid. One of my mom's cool girlfriends gave it to me as a birthday gift.
"pedestrian dadrock tastes"
Oh dear, the knives have come out.
Oh dear, the knives have come out.
July 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"pedestrian dadrock tastes"
Oh dear, the knives have come out.
Oh dear, the knives have come out.
But, but ... you don't understand. He *needs* the scissors. Very important, mom!
July 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
But, but ... you don't understand. He *needs* the scissors. Very important, mom!