These are a pair of binoculars, I bought second hand for £40. Through which, I have seen Jupiter's moons, the Orion nebula, globular clusters, binary star systems and the Andromeda galaxy.

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This has been on the wall of my cubicle and office since 2021. That year my son was diagnosed with a disorder, went through 2 brain surgeries, and spent 10 days in PICU recovering. It reminds me that I can and must find joy in any circumstance, even if for a moment.

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After a lifetime of trying to have the last word, I beyond honored to have the last word in @joemenn.bsky.social’s new revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.

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Modern microcontroller based text adventure games (a niche space for sure) have an advantage from those back in the day of ZORK - namely, custom code. Each year I write a new game and each year it needs a few custom behaviors ... like pressing 2 elevator buttons at the same time 😉

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The graphic here left out some of the common arrangements I've seen (in the finance world): the upside-down Tetris T, the 3x2, and the 3x3. Maybe those were more common 10 years ago and less so now.

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