#ComputerScience instructor at Wellesley College who researches #games & #AI (he/him; cis). Current #research is on exploration in #Metroidvania games. I […]
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Tiota Sram
Just finished "Oksi" by Mari Ahokoivu. A wonderful example of a contemporary myth, and very beautifully drawn. Ahokoivu's ability to evoke feelings with abstract forms and mist-like flowing "panels" make this wonderfully unique, and her story captures all the whimsy and contradictions of an […]
Just finished "Hammajang Luck" by Makana Yamamoto. It's lovely in a lot of ways and was quite fun to read, even if there were some aspects I disliked. It's an #OwnVoices queer romance + heist set in a dystopian future space station with megacorporations and brain implants and all that jazz. I […]
[rant with lots of swears]
Even MORE absurdly vague statement about how they will totally not crash into any debris, ever. Someone want to tell them there are MILLIONS of pieces of untracked, lethal debris? And they want sending up tens of thousands of satellites with a huge cross section?
WHY […]
[rant with lots of swears]
20,000 satellites in terminator sun-synchronous orbits between 700-1000km altitude. Exactly the same orbits as the other 3 companies that already filed for tens-hundreds of thousands of satellites! Kessler Syndrome, here we come
They're also trying the trick where […]
In the next day or so I need to force myself to read Yet Another Stupid Fucking Orbital Data Center filing, because I have to write a comment to the FCC so that it's on file that astronomers hate it.
This one called "Stampede" from a company named Cowboy Space. I hate *everything* about this […]
Tiota Sram
Tiota Sram
Has anyone had any luck getting their account removed from an instance defed list?
[rant with lots of swears]
Nice, they specifically cite going to space as a way to bypass permits. The ultimate in greenwashing! We are outside the environment, so this is environmentally friendly! (As long as you ignore the mining, building, atmospheric pollution from launching, and burning […]
Anubis has a pretty solid business strategy:
1) Release open source software for free
2) Add catgirl branding
3) Charge companies to remove catgirl branding
https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/botstopper
@aram replacing roku with google tv is like asking to be mugged with a gun instead of a knife.
And never forget this. These imbeciles earn their money with stupid takes like this. That's their job. No, no, you're laughing, but it really is their job.
