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Happy A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to those who observe!

@funcrunch Ha, I’m getting the impression the common consensus is ‘Nah’

@Taweret @apLundell @kshernandez

When you need spotters for your bipedal robot's walking demo....it's not ready for a demo.

I know a lot of folks have been going on about it, but Steam's latest hardware announcement has been utterly insane for the day and age in which we live.

Consider that they didn't hype it up with a launch event. They didn't sell a bunch of hype and buzzwords. All they did was release a ~6 minute video that effectively described the hardware and what it would provide, and had a webpage with *actual specs on it*.

They invited a bunch of tech reporters/YouTubers to their HQ, but they let them talk to *engineers*, not marketing people. The discussions focused on real capabilities of the hardware, and actual demonstrations. No vapor and promises. Not glitz and glam.

They made it clear this is all SteamOS driven, and that they have a focus of getting *existing x86 Windows software* running not only on Linux, but on ARM and in VR!!

They aren't pitching a closed ecosystem. They said, outright, "This is your hardware, you can do whatever you want with it".

THEY DIDN'T MENTION AI ONCE.

And they're _already_ making a bigger splash than any competitor ever did, even though those competitors have gobs more money they've thrown at this stuff, and tremendously more staff.

It's flabbergasting. I hope they make enough of an impact with all this that people sit up and take notice.

This reusable grocery list is from the 1950s or earlier. This is what they took away from us.

This is my new favorite #design #fail.

@Shrigglepuss From what I understand, they’ve been purging the people that would have told them it was a bad idea.

A refreshable Braille display is a device that takes a computer screen's text and generates it in Braille by raising and lowering pins through holes on a flat surface. The display refreshes as the user moves through the screen's content.

https://www.afb.org/node/16207/refreshable-braille-displays

Mozilla getting flamed after asking for feedback about the inclusion of “AI” features in its browser no one asked for is pretty funny.

Planting Life in a Dying City, my queernormative exploration of family, society, and recovering after trauma, officially goes live on Saturday. But if you don't want to wait, you can get it today on Smashwords!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1846933

#Queer #Books #SFF #NewRelease #PlantingLife

Trade offer!

> You donate $5+ to a Coloradan who needs help replacing SNAP benefits for November and cannot access foodbanks (disabled, high risk, etc.)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-kYx62sPoUSGjrRAMugZICONwrfDCwXoTysZeCUJGUM/edit?usp=drivesdk

> I write you a word or phrase (of your choosing!) and send you the photo (can potentially negotiate sending it physically in the mail for higher donations)

#Colorado #MutualAid #DisabledAid #Art #handlettering #HeaderImages

Handwriting samples:

Socks again.

This was a really quick project, just a bit more than a 3-day-weekend. But they are a bit smaller than usual as my daughter's feet are about 2 sizes smaller than mine.

I bought the yarn on a whim and because I know the dyer, go to knit nights at her shop occasionally. And because I (and my daughter) love rainbows.

My standard sock template with faux cables along the sides. I think they came out great.

#knitting #sockknitting #fiberarts @knitting @fiberarts

Born too late to be a peasant serving the feudal lords...

Born too early to be a peasant serving the feudal lords...

Born just in time to be a peasant serving the feudal lords.

@Taweret @kshernandez Poor robot is going to have trust issues from now on.

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