Bart Stewart
@flatfingers0
Happy geek, interested in understanding the world as it actually is.
Happy to announce that my audiobook narration of the ripping yarn _Full Moon Island_ by Terry Yates @TerryYates1 is now available on Audible and Amazon! audible.com/pd/Full-Moon-I…
One of the first lessons I learned about being online -- and this was before the Internet existed -- is that no matter the subject, there is _always_ someone who knows more about it than you do... and that person will appear the moment you express an opinion on that subject.
The last time I saw recursive beauty and a kind of practical utility so perfectly combined in a single elegant package was Douglas Hofstadter's _Gödel, Escher, Bach_. This is somewhat more concise.
Number of judicial opinions that cite "A Theory of Law": 9
@XEng could get rid of these reply-and-block bots. I wish they would. I hope not to find myself some day having to assume they did not because of "reasons".
Die Fahrbahn ist ein graues Band Weisse Streifen, grüner Rand
Fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn!!! Distance from Munich to Bad Ragaz, Switzerland - 256 km. With detours for Castles and very old Churches, 399 km. Average Speed on the Autobahn - 200 kph. (That's 125 mph. In the rain...) Soundtrack: youtube.com/watch?v=iukUMR… PS. The lyrics do not…
I’ve been taking creatine 3 times a day and I’ve seen tremendous benefits: - I’ve lost 20 lbs - Bench 225 for reps - Hair is thicker - IQ up 23 points - 15k raise at work - My cars check engine light is off - Gained 5” in height and other areas - No longer circumcised
select * from posts order by created_date desc; done boss!
I feel like there's a huge opportunity for a "no algorithm" social media platform
This is what Larry Niven had his _Ringworld_ character Louis Wu do (with teleportation) to extend his birthday. Just one problem: in the first paperback edition, Louis traveled west to east -- the wrong direction. 😄 (This was corrected in later editions.)
At Mach 1.7, Overture outflies Earth’s rotation. So you can have breakfast in London… and fly to New York… for breakfast. And then to San Francisco just in time for breakfast. In fact if you just keep flying west you can keep having breakfast indefinitely.
Even more content for an already amazing game? Outstanding!
To mark the 3 year launch anniversary of Ctrl Alt Ego (today!), I've undeleted a deleted chapter, now available in the latest patch on Steam. The Good: • Huge • Wild • Some interesting set-pieces The Bad: • Huge • Wild • Some frustrating set-pieces The Ugly: • Yes
Ozzy Osborne has died. Normally, he being an Englishman and all, I wouldn't mention it here, but this is a Texas history page and there is, well, you know ... THAT. For those totally unfamiliar with the story, on February 19, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne found himself in San Antonio,…
The setting of the winter sun 117 years ago - a rare colour view through the amber haze of sunset on Friday 18th December 1908. I have cleaned-up this beautiful, almost melancholic, autochrome plate, taken by Julian Gérardin in Tomblaine, NE France. It is original colour (not…
If you missed last year’s sleeper smash hit HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, you’re in luck! The unforgettable comedy masterpiece screens tonight and tomorrow on 35mm for a special encore presentation. Tickets on sale now! @beaversfilm ifccenter.com/films/hundreds…
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Wordle is without question the most "go with your first gut reaction" game I've ever played. Wordle 1,492 2/6* ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩