Hobofarmer's recent activity
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on What’s your preferred work monitor setup? in ~comp
Hobofarmer LinkI scan my classroom. I forgot to clean my lenses this morning, so it's a bit smudgy. Someone is acting out - it's the kid who's still missing their own glasses after several months. I call out to...I scan my classroom. I forgot to clean my lenses this morning, so it's a bit smudgy. Someone is acting out - it's the kid who's still missing their own glasses after several months. I call out to them. They squint at me. I squint back. We lock eyes, not sure if we're really registering one another.
Another day in the classroom. I wish I had more eyes.
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Comment on GameDate: An anonymous LFG forum for 'dead' games in ~games
Hobofarmer Link ParentOh you just reminded me of it. I almost forgot.Oh you just reminded me of it. I almost forgot.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
Hobofarmer LinkStar Wars. Yeah I get it, it's popular to hate on now, but it had formed such a core part of my identity for a long time. As a youngster in the late 90s/early 00s, I devoured every book in the...Star Wars. Yeah I get it, it's popular to hate on now, but it had formed such a core part of my identity for a long time. As a youngster in the late 90s/early 00s, I devoured every book in the expanded universe I could get my hands on. I aspired to be like the characters I saw and read about - people who were larger than life, heroes to me. I loved the idea of a world which was larger than I could ever imagine, the escapism from my reality, the retro futurism, the idea that though things might be grimy, there was always hope for a better tomorrow.
I get that I see the past through rose colored lenses, but even I picked up on the fact that the prequels weren't what I wanted from the series. I eventually came to love them, in a way. The same love that you have for someone you never were close with yet still have a shared history with. My heart has and always will be with the period after the fall of the republic and the victory of the rebellion.
I think that's really what it was for me - a beacon that we can effect change against what seems like a monolithic institution. Something which seems unending, unyielding, unbreaking. I want to believe in the ideals Star Wars - the original series - espoused to me. Triumph, loss, redemption. The trilogy.
I eventually came to love the prequels in a "this is campy and silly but it still feels like star wars" way. I cannot feel the same about the new trilogy. Don't even get me started on the expanded universe.
Andor, rogue one, and to a lesser extent the first season of Mando felt like star wars - wonder, whimsy, and grit. It's still not star wars, though. I think the biggest problem for me is that I feel like the universe I grew up with was so casually discarded like trash for corporate interests.
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Comment on LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy in ~tech
Hobofarmer LinkI've long given up on anonymity.I've long given up on anonymity.
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Comment on How far back in time can you understand English? in ~humanities.languages
Hobofarmer LinkI speak English and Flemish. Interestingly, I found it was easier to read if I attacked the text with a strong west flemish accent once 1300 hit and that served me well until 1100. I could work my...I speak English and Flemish. Interestingly, I found it was easier to read if I attacked the text with a strong west flemish accent once 1300 hit and that served me well until 1100. I could work my way through that year, but it was difficult. I'm still trying to get past 1000 but it's a significant jump.
I love language stuff like this!
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Comment on What are your architectural hot takes? in ~design
Hobofarmer Link ParentI am the exact opposite. It is my favorite style.I am the exact opposite. It is my favorite style.
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Comment on Lindsay Ellis - Is there still a very special place in hell for Matt Stone and Trey Parker? in ~tv
Hobofarmer LinkI don't have access. What's this about?I don't have access. What's this about?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 16 in ~society
Hobofarmer Link ParentI initially misread this as "cows" and now I'm a little disappointed but still awed.I initially misread this as "cows" and now I'm a little disappointed but still awed.
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Comment on In the resistance, we drive minivans (gifted link) in ~society
Hobofarmer LinkI work as a teacher in a very Hispanic area. When ICE was surging here last September/October, we saw a significant dip in attendance. Parents were afraid to call their students in for fear of...I work as a teacher in a very Hispanic area. When ICE was surging here last September/October, we saw a significant dip in attendance. Parents were afraid to call their students in for fear of being outed.
At least in my district, we cannot give out that kind of info, nor do we even record the documented (or not) status of families. We're solely focused on providing an education for everyone.
It truly breaks my heart to see this happening in America. My grandparents and great grandparents suffered under nazi occupation of my homeland. They were deported to work camps and nearly died. That history was passed on to me, and it is appalling to see it playing out in my adopted country.
Disgusting.
I'm eternally grateful for the kind souls fighting back even at the ultimate cost. I wish it needn't be so.
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Comment on What are you working through? in ~life
Hobofarmer Link ParentYou're right, of course. A new framing is necessary. We both have families now, we both have moved on from the frivolous pursuits of our youth and have more complex goals we're working to achieve....You're right, of course. A new framing is necessary. We both have families now, we both have moved on from the frivolous pursuits of our youth and have more complex goals we're working to achieve. Yet still, it was wild to me how similar we still are to who we were. Grown, changed, but deep down still true to ourselves.
I'm glad to have them in my life. They're some of my oldest friends and we've gone through a lot together.
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Comment on What are you working through? in ~life
Hobofarmer Link ParentIn my case it was a falling out over something that we would eventually be able to work through. It just needed time. I'm happy to have these people back in my life. We have shared values and...In my case it was a falling out over something that we would eventually be able to work through. It just needed time.
I'm happy to have these people back in my life. We have shared values and aligned goals. Even separated, we've grown in similar directions. Meeting them again, it was like we were able to just pick up and carry on from where we left off.
I'm grateful to have them back in my life.
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Comment on What are you working through? in ~life
Hobofarmer LinkQuite a bit. A lot that I don't feel like exploring here, right now, but suffice to say it's profoundly changing my life. Long term good, but short term intense pain and stress. More immediately,...Quite a bit. A lot that I don't feel like exploring here, right now, but suffice to say it's profoundly changing my life. Long term good, but short term intense pain and stress.
More immediately, two things. I have my last formal observation coming up soon - this decides if the school wants to keep me or let me go after this contract period. My odds look good, but I'm terrified if I do poorly. Everyone says I'll be fine. I'm stressed out.
I also have been working up to reconnecting with two friends (a couple) I've known a long time. We spent our twenties living together, and had a falling out 8 years ago because of decisions I made. One of them kept in tenuous contact over the years, and I hate burning bridges. We've slowly been working to meet again, and today it happened. I got to see my best friend again for the first time in nearly a decade, and met his amazing kids.
I hope to make things right.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot in ~health
Hobofarmer Link ParentTo be fair my adhd ass just doesn't think about it. My prior employer would have a pharmacist come and administer it on site. For free. While I'm there. Fuck yeah I'll do that it's crazy easy....To be fair my adhd ass just doesn't think about it.
My prior employer would have a pharmacist come and administer it on site. For free. While I'm there. Fuck yeah I'll do that it's crazy easy.
Having to set an appointment is already causing friction that between everything else in my life means I'm unlikely to do it.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 9 in ~society
Hobofarmer Link ParentI can't read the article, however I feel it's a short term look at the problem. There's innumerable other factors which will impact future trade deals, and the belligerent actions of the...I can't read the article, however I feel it's a short term look at the problem. There's innumerable other factors which will impact future trade deals, and the belligerent actions of the administration have pushed many to begin looking for alternatives.
Trump is winning right now because he took advantage of the existing system, which he broke.
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Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentYes, America's Test Kitchen method!Yes, America's Test Kitchen method!
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Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentOne day I decided to try some bacon bits in a soup I was making and was instantly hooked. Not sure what changed, but suddenly I loved the flavor where before I hated it!One day I decided to try some bacon bits in a soup I was making and was instantly hooked. Not sure what changed, but suddenly I loved the flavor where before I hated it!
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Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food
Hobofarmer LinkI used to be much pickier in my youth, but I've grown to enjoy a wide palate as I get older. That said, the foods I dislike that surprise people are: peanut butter (but not peanuts or other peanut...I used to be much pickier in my youth, but I've grown to enjoy a wide palate as I get older.
That said, the foods I dislike that surprise people are:
- peanut butter (but not peanuts or other peanut flavored items)
- shrimp
- bacon, until I came around to it a couple years ago
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Comment on What are your food aversions? in ~food
Hobofarmer Link ParentSame. I'm not in the tropics, but I basically never eat fruit.Same. I'm not in the tropics, but I basically never eat fruit.
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Comment on The right in the US is coming for same-sex marriage with an insidious new campaign in ~society
Hobofarmer Link ParentHa, one thing I love to throw out is that I'm the most patriotic mfr out there. You were born here? Bitch I came here, was molded and shaped by a love of American ideals. You may have been born...but what I’m suggesting is instead a full-bore patriotic display. Stars and stripes. Country music. Quotes from the founding fathers. Soldiers and crying eagles. Nothing’s off the table.
Ha, one thing I love to throw out is that I'm the most patriotic mfr out there. You were born here? Bitch I came here, was molded and shaped by a love of American ideals. You may have been born into it, but I chose it.
Audiobook user here. No remorse - it just makes sense for my life.
I recently finished The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson and quite liked it. The twist ending was spoiled for me, but I'd already had a bunch anyways. I enjoyed the way magic is used and explained in the book - I found it clever. The characters were likeable and well put together, overall, though occasionally things felt a bit flat.
I picked up The Well of Ascension now, and a few chapters in I'm not enjoying it nearly so much. Those same characters now suddenly feel less dimensional, and I'm increasingly struggling to get over the ick factor of Elend and Vins relationship - she's a teenager, he's in his twenties, why? Why set that up? Every romantic or touching scene between, that fact comes to mind and it's just weird to me.
I'm going to keep giving the book a chance for now, but unless something changes I'm going to put it down.