Syka Bee
@rwrbrd.bsky.social
Quantum effects on a birdular level.
she/her, antipodean, trans, nsfw. writer, sometimes.
she/her, antipodean, trans, nsfw. writer, sometimes.
Having zero logitech, steelseries, or razer software on my computer is one of the best things about being a linux user tbh
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Having zero logitech, steelseries, or razer software on my computer is one of the best things about being a linux user tbh
as an Australian, a "full service gas station" sounds like it offers both 95 octane *and* glory holes
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
as an Australian, a "full service gas station" sounds like it offers both 95 octane *and* glory holes
Extended universe where everything is canon but "canon" can mean "this is a story that's told in-universe" is my favourite tbh
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Extended universe where everything is canon but "canon" can mean "this is a story that's told in-universe" is my favourite tbh
this vape can exfiltrate your C:\ drive at before unimagined speeds
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
this vape can exfiltrate your C:\ drive at before unimagined speeds
How will I view this post on my Microsoft® Zune™ then????
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How will I view this post on my Microsoft® Zune™ then????
As the average hardware performance goes up (which happens independently of software, generally), software developers are less constrained, and that leads to either more features, or... As one myself, I don't want to say "laziness" but maybe it's true :)
Necessity is the mother of invention, etc.
Necessity is the mother of invention, etc.
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As the average hardware performance goes up (which happens independently of software, generally), software developers are less constrained, and that leads to either more features, or... As one myself, I don't want to say "laziness" but maybe it's true :)
Necessity is the mother of invention, etc.
Necessity is the mother of invention, etc.
Yeah, it's a bit of a battle to "debloat" Windows to claw that back, and the average user isn't going to know how to do that (and nor should they have to).
But IMO all of that stuff is a bit of a trailing indicator of better hardware performance.
But IMO all of that stuff is a bit of a trailing indicator of better hardware performance.
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Yeah, it's a bit of a battle to "debloat" Windows to claw that back, and the average user isn't going to know how to do that (and nor should they have to).
But IMO all of that stuff is a bit of a trailing indicator of better hardware performance.
But IMO all of that stuff is a bit of a trailing indicator of better hardware performance.
Although I too pine for the simpler days, that era of computing was atrocious for user safety.
It's too bad that 11 takes all of the underlying important improvements and slathers it in slop. I'm able to switch the last of my computers to Linux, I'm sad for those that can't.
It's too bad that 11 takes all of the underlying important improvements and slathers it in slop. I'm able to switch the last of my computers to Linux, I'm sad for those that can't.
October 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Although I too pine for the simpler days, that era of computing was atrocious for user safety.
It's too bad that 11 takes all of the underlying important improvements and slathers it in slop. I'm able to switch the last of my computers to Linux, I'm sad for those that can't.
It's too bad that 11 takes all of the underlying important improvements and slathers it in slop. I'm able to switch the last of my computers to Linux, I'm sad for those that can't.
There's some under the hood stuff that's genuinely been improved on -- virtualisation of drivers starting in 10 (iirc) is a very important security and stability feature, same with the WDDM stuff that caused pain in Vista to begin with being very important for stability.
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
There's some under the hood stuff that's genuinely been improved on -- virtualisation of drivers starting in 10 (iirc) is a very important security and stability feature, same with the WDDM stuff that caused pain in Vista to begin with being very important for stability.
I guess you don't really "talk" to me as such, more barking noises 🤔
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I guess you don't really "talk" to me as such, more barking noises 🤔
So then it's just CNC
October 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So then it's just CNC
I just say "IT" nowadays
yeah I bonk the computer, haha windows so silly, i don't like printers
yeah I bonk the computer, haha windows so silly, i don't like printers
October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I just say "IT" nowadays
yeah I bonk the computer, haha windows so silly, i don't like printers
yeah I bonk the computer, haha windows so silly, i don't like printers
The human cost of pushing the envelope is important to take into account, but old Skunk Works shows that you can both push the envelope and do the work to get it right, which IMO is important to recognise when today's tech development treats various human costs as inevitable for progress.
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The human cost of pushing the envelope is important to take into account, but old Skunk Works shows that you can both push the envelope and do the work to get it right, which IMO is important to recognise when today's tech development treats various human costs as inevitable for progress.
I'm actually wrong, the A-12 and SR-71 had zero test fatalities. The drone carrier derivative of the A-12, the M-21, had one (the drowning) after both the A-12 and SR-71 were in service. The A-12 had two in-service fatalities and SR-71 one.
October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm actually wrong, the A-12 and SR-71 had zero test fatalities. The drone carrier derivative of the A-12, the M-21, had one (the drowning) after both the A-12 and SR-71 were in service. The A-12 had two in-service fatalities and SR-71 one.