Luke Smith

@giberti Between MV, MV2, Forgotten shores (extension to MV), and Ida’s Dream (likewise), my favorite is Forgotten Shores. But they’re all lovely.

Finally got around to playing Monument Valley today, just a few years after everyone else 😂 Such a beautiful game.

@jshirley Yeah, it can be kinda restorative if you have projects to keep you busy and distracted from the fact that the world is lava. Outside projects help. But definitely doesn’t compare to proper vacation.

@BadAstronomer Don’t tempt 2020 with a “hold my beer”!

@yaypie I had nearly the same experience, but with the passive swipe of a long stick. 😞

When I was a kid I liked to throw rocks at dragonflies. They always darted out of the way, but it was fun to try to hit them. Then one day I finally hit one. It fell to the ground and I felt terrible. It had never occurred to me I might actually succeed.

@foxxtrot @jshirley I love our stereoscopic microscope, and wouldn’t trust myself not to damage it while soldering

@ls_n @jshirley I've recently started borrowing my wife's stereoscopic microscope for examining PCBs. Haven't tried to solder through it yet, though.

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I firmly believe @BenKrasnow is a wizard. Also, his YouTube channel Applied Science is the most underrated channel on YouTube. How to make Holograms on Chocolate youtube.com/watch?v=UsDnkr…

@snookca Chose, choose, chooose?

Just realized a week after submitting quarterly expenses that I visited HQ in Feb (beginning of quarter). Having trouble squaring “a few months ago” with the covid-translated value of “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”.

A: I need a rough swag on project Y by EOD Friday B: The team’s still working on project X A: rough is fine B (magic) C: Y shouldn’t take this long

it’s, a contraction

@Beryllium9 @ysaw We’ve accumulated a variety of fabric over the years, and my wife bought a bunch of quilters cotton from JoAnn fabrics last month specifically for masks.

@ysaw For sure. I’m going to make my own, trying a few patterns to see which style fits best and is easiest to put on and use and such. I’m agonizing over the amount of time the experiments and iterations will take.

@rauschma Agreed. The Great White Savior, the protagonist that must confront the big boss alone, and the helpless damsel. And more eye-roller than irritating: perfect knife throwing ability.

TV/movie tropes I don’t like anymore: – Any kind of ritualistic combat (trial by combat, etc.). – The antagonist killing subordinates they are disappointed with. How about a (partially) evil person who is actually nice to their people and forgiving of “failure”?

I drove my car today. So, that was novel.

Heads up for folks in the USA; If you're not having a food emergency, please don't go to the grocery store on April 1st and 2nd. Wait until the 3rd. People who are on food stamps get their accounts recharged on the first of the month, and have likely been running on fumes.

Ms 7 wanted to join a meeting and the meeting owner said sure, if she brought an agenda. So she came back with this. It's fairly universal. Feel free to use it for your own meetings.