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Comment on Erling Haaland's second-half double helped Norway stun five-time winners Brazil and book their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup in ~sports.football
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Comment on AI job grief in ~tech
Zorind Link ParentHaven’t finished reading it, but I like that you posted it. I think we’re possibly in a similar boat. I got into programming because I liked solving problems and seeing the tangible effects of...Haven’t finished reading it, but I like that you posted it. I think we’re possibly in a similar boat.
I got into programming because I liked solving problems and seeing the tangible effects of code I wrote doing things. Using LLMs for this completely changes how the job feels, in a way where I’m no longer doing what I enjoy, and I’m not even using LLMs all that much.
I certainly don’t think I’ve tied my identity to “Software Engineering” more than a carpenter may have tied their identity to Carpentry (some people I follow like referring to “Software Craftsmanship”, and I think anything you’d refer to as craftsmanship implies a level of care and identity), but I think the article still holds water if you ignore the bit where it claims to only apply to “knowledge work”.
I think grief can come in any job where you’ve tied your identity or pride to the work you do, and then the way that work is done fundamentally shifts out from under you.
Though, there may be some difference in that I doubt there will end up being a market for “handcrafted code” (if the LLM proposition holds and they truly become as widespread as their proponents hold they will) in the way there is a market still for good, handcrafted furniture.
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Comment on Mullvad CEO gives ≈€452,000 to the Örebro Party in ~society
Zorind Link ParentI think it sounds like maybe what you’re trying to get as is the varying levels of “guilty by association”? Like, you don’t agree with the Örebro Party’s views, but you do want to still have a...I think it sounds like maybe what you’re trying to get as is the varying levels of “guilty by association”?
Like, you don’t agree with the Örebro Party’s views, but you do want to still have a decent VPN.
And Mullvad’s VPN is good, aside from the fact that its founder donated to the Örebro Party, and you’re not sure if that is a line too far for you to drop it?
I think we all struggle with this in our own way, it’s very frustrating when the “good” products in a space are supporting things and are one of a few that are as good at their product as they are.
E.g., if my local coffee shop donated to Nazis, I would go to the other coffee shop instead. A little harder when there is less choice.
I struggle with this too, because I work for a company that does a lot of work with customers that I don’t always agree with, but I got hired when the job market was bad and it hasn’t really improved, and my wife is currently still looking for work. So I still work there, and I enjoy what I work on, and I’m not directly supporting the worst aspects and that’s what I have to live with.
So I sit here and make excuses and the college student me who studied ethics and got a minor in Philosophy and really liked the concept of “Virtue Ethics” dies a little bit every day and wishes the world was a less horrible place, and wonders how much I’m contributing to the current state of things, and what I could be doing differently. But I also haven’t shopped at Target in 3+ years (after their anti-pride debacles) and I used to shop there weekly.
Ethics is hard and we can all only do what we can, and it’s all squishy and horrible and would be so much easier if there weren’t Fascists and Nazis and bigots.
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Comment on Normal Golf Game | Trailer in ~games
Zorind LinkI’ve been following some of his dev logs for it, I really should play the demo. Thanks for the reminder! I highly recommend the videos on his channel, he talks about his time working on Jetpack...I’ve been following some of his dev logs for it, I really should play the demo. Thanks for the reminder!
I highly recommend the videos on his channel, he talks about his time working on Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja, if you ever played those early smartphone games!
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
Zorind Link ParentOk I love this, thanks. Please ping me in the update too.Ok I love this, thanks. Please ping me in the update too.
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
Zorind Link ParentFun ~15 minute video comparing different pan materials: https://youtu.be/LdORIBH3R88. By Chris Young, he does advertise his thermometer in all his videos but the actual info about the pans is...Fun ~15 minute video comparing different pan materials: https://youtu.be/LdORIBH3R88.
By Chris Young, he does advertise his thermometer in all his videos but the actual info about the pans is pretty neat. Though I don’t fully recall it all that well, I think it does line up mostly with what you’re saying here.
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Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food
Zorind LinkI have a Lodge cast iron I’ve been using for ~5 years now, and 3 more I’ve acquired since then. The first time I used it, I put a bit of canola oil in it on medium high heat, made sure it spread...I have a Lodge cast iron I’ve been using for ~5 years now, and 3 more I’ve acquired since then.
The first time I used it, I put a bit of canola oil in it on medium high heat, made sure it spread out over the whole inside, and then right when I saw the first wisp of smoke I took it off the heat & wiped out the excess oil.
Since then, I don’t do anything special. Cook in it with oil, use metal spatulas/flippers.
After use, once it cools most of the way, I wipe it out with hot water, dish soap (Palmolive from Costco), and a scotch blue scrubby (so not the super harsh one).
Then I dry it with a towel, and put it away.
The only things to really worry about is not letting it soak, not leaving it wet (or it will rust), and not putting it in the dishwasher.
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Comment on 4 × 3 in ~games
Zorind LinkAh, like NYTs “Connections” but with a twist, and free. Also, a fair bit easier because once you get two you know the shared word.Ah, like NYTs “Connections” but with a twist, and free.
Also, a fair bit easier because once you get two you know the shared word.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
Zorind Link ParentYeah, the power supplies for (at least some of) the Velka/Jonsbo cases are $150+, because they don’t even use the “standard” SFF power supply, there’s a custom one for them.Yeah, the power supplies for (at least some of) the Velka/Jonsbo cases are $150+, because they don’t even use the “standard” SFF power supply, there’s a custom one for them.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
Zorind LinkI’m really on the fence about signing up… I have a perfectly functional SFF computer that I use for gaming, it’s just…not in my living room, so I don’t use it for couch gaming. We bought a Switch...I’m really on the fence about signing up…
I have a perfectly functional SFF computer that I use for gaming, it’s just…not in my living room, so I don’t use it for couch gaming.
We bought a Switch 2 last year and use that periodically for games, but I miss out on games that are not out on the switch (and on most sales for games that are on both the switch and PC).
I would move my PC and use it as a gaming hub, except I still play some games (mainly just Hell Let Loose) that I wouldn’t want to play on a controller, and prefer to play at my desk.
But I don’t think it’s worth $1000 to me for that functionality.
I wish I could like, KVM my computer through the office to the TV so I could get the best of both worlds lol, leaving my computer in the office but able to use it for couch gaming every once in a while without having to unplug everything and plug it back in.
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Comment on Steam Machine prices revealed, starting at US$1049.00 in ~games
Zorind Link ParentAccording to a cursory and not-researched google search, $600 in 2010 with inflation is around $900 today. And the PS5 Pro price is that now too, so unfortunately I don’t think it’s that...According to a cursory and not-researched google search, $600 in 2010 with inflation is around $900 today. And the PS5 Pro price is that now too, so unfortunately I don’t think it’s that unexpected that this is $1000+.
I also hate that it’s $1000+. The fact that the SSD is self-upgradable is nice though.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #10: How often do you visit/read Tildes? (Results) in ~talk
Zorind LinkOpen roughly every few hours, but only read maybe 3-5 posts/links a day. And comment on one topic every few days. But I read and vote on comments much more than I comment.Open roughly every few hours, but only read maybe 3-5 posts/links a day.
And comment on one topic every few days. But I read and vote on comments much more than I comment.
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Comment on Graduated again, not sitting in a field this time, AMA in ~talk
Zorind LinkCongrats! Good luck with whatever your next steps/plans are! Edit: Forgot to ask a question…what’s your favorite summertime meal or beverage?Congrats! Good luck with whatever your next steps/plans are!
Edit: Forgot to ask a question…what’s your favorite summertime meal or beverage?
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Comment on Queer joy - Share what makes you happy, proud or loved in ~lgbt
Zorind LinkNot exactly “my” win, but my sibling got gender-affirming surgery this week and I’m so happy for them, and proud of them. I know it’s been something they’d been considering for a long time and I’m...Not exactly “my” win, but my sibling got gender-affirming surgery this week and I’m so happy for them, and proud of them. I know it’s been something they’d been considering for a long time and I’m sure it’s been a struggle.
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Comment on Are there any games that had their development abandoned that you followed where you wish that continued/completed development? in ~games
Zorind LinkThis is maybe only tangentially related to your question, but it is the first that popped into my head: Cube World. (There was an eventual release, but lots of radio-silence during development /...This is maybe only tangentially related to your question, but it is the first that popped into my head: Cube World. (There was an eventual release, but lots of radio-silence during development / after the alpha release).
There was an alpha released in 2013, and then had sparse updates from the dev until an actual release in 2019, but there was a lot of radio silence during that time.
I think I did have an alpha key and enjoyed it then, I don’t know that I ever played the fully “released” version. It was definitely a victim of its own hype-train, in that it had more hype than the sole developer (at the start, I think his Wife did officially join as a dev at some point) could possibly deliver on.
Almost like an early version of Silksong hype, but with even less (if that’s possible) communication from the developer. (Also, much less of a following, but an equally rabid fanbase from the few fans there were).
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - April 2026 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See in ~books
Zorind Link ParentI was shocked at how recent the setting and events of the book were. Growing up in the United States of America, I wasn't exposed to a lot of Chinese history other than very broad strokes, even...I was shocked at how recent the setting and events of the book were. Growing up in the United States of America, I wasn't exposed to a lot of Chinese history other than very broad strokes, even taking AP World History. There's such a focus on Roman/Greek/"Western" history in the USA, or ancient Mesopotamian history, even in "World" history classes...there's a big lack of history covering more "modern" history of Eastern countries, so I found the story very compelling in that way.
Like I know the broad strokes of "The Great Leap Forward" and the Cultural Revolution, but only that they happened at their broad impacts...but not much more than that.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club discussion - April 2026 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See in ~books
Zorind Link ParentI almost bounced off of it a few times, it isn't the typical kind of book I've been reading (I'm much more into fantasy or sci fi stories), but I did enjoy it overall now that I've finished it....I almost bounced off of it a few times, it isn't the typical kind of book I've been reading (I'm much more into fantasy or sci fi stories), but I did enjoy it overall now that I've finished it.
There were certainly some parts that I had to set it down and just do something else for a bit (specifically after some of the more tragic elements), but overall I am glad I did finish reading it, and will likely recommend it to some friends.
I was a little worried throughout about the level of fiction it was maybe putting onto the Akha culture, but it does seem like the author did good research (at least, according to the author notes that were at the end of my ebook copy). As I read it, I often found myself hoping that it was fiction, and not based on a true story...but I think many of the events clearly happened to some people, just maybe not all to the same person.
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Comment on Guild Wars 3 officially revealed in ~games
Zorind LinkI played a ton of Guild Wars 2 back in high school. I ultimately moved on, but I still have many fond memories of the game, so I'm definitely interested in seeing how GW3 looks. I never got...I played a ton of Guild Wars 2 back in high school. I ultimately moved on, but I still have many fond memories of the game, so I'm definitely interested in seeing how GW3 looks.
I never got "super" into GW2, I think I played at most 1 or 2 of the expansions / Living World stories, but I did like the overall story. And I loved the holiday events and jumping puzzles and such (while frustrating with the controls sometimes, being able to use movement abilities in them was always fun).
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Have you started How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying? in ~books
Zorind LinkI am so far behind…I just finished The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane yesterday. Gotta collect my thoughts and then necropost on that discussion thread. I am hoping to read this one too, it sounds...I am so far behind…I just finished The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane yesterday. Gotta collect my thoughts and then necropost on that discussion thread.
I am hoping to read this one too, it sounds like a fun one.
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Comment on Searching for neighbours on the indie web in ~tech
Zorind Linktagging your own post as “cringe” :( Will have to check out your site later once I’m at my computer, but I am a big indie web fan so happy to see it shared here. I do not have a blog or site yet,...tagging your own post as “cringe” :(
Will have to check out your site later once I’m at my computer, but I am a big indie web fan so happy to see it shared here.
I do not have a blog or site yet, though I have been thinking about it for the past 2 years or so…I have some scattered eleventy templates on my computer somewhere.
I’ve been following the World Cup more this year than in the past, surprised there haven’t been more posts about it on here.
I saw some chatter in a Discord server I’m in about this game (when the first goal was scored) and managed to turn it on just in time to catch the second goal.