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SPACEX - ISS Docking Simulator
SpaceX released a free simulator game of the ISS docking procedure. It's pretty challenging.
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Stethoscope
My partner @scatmandan just completed his Masters degree. His sister @bornvulcan sent him a stethoscope as a congratulations gift which is one of the funniest things to happen in these parts for a while.
Ruth Trevor-Allen (@fleeblewidget)
I'm not sure my sister understands that a masters degree is not a doctorate. I don't … -
With #lockdown guidance as it stands, only six of the seven dwarfs can meet together in the park?
The seventh dwarf won't be Happy.
In fact, he'll be Grumpy.
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Sour Grapes... a Murder Mystery in Lockdown
Dan doesn't let lockdown get in the way of hosting a murder mystery party, with thanks to the power of video conferencing and a prefabricated script.
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Temporarily disabled GC827X6 2019-01-08 51 -1, 09:19
This checkin to GC827X6 2019-01-08 51 -1, 09:19 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Thanks for the report, Team Hippo. Given the lack of activity and the usual thoroughness of the previous cacher, I'm going to choose to assume that this cache is inaccessible until I can get out there …
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Unreal Engine 5 is meant to ridicule web developers
The Olognion article showing off Unreal Engine 5's blazing fast multi-polygon rendering that makes your average Web page look like shit. It's satire, but there's a real point here.
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Celebrate Seventeen
Happy birthday, WordPress!
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Pyjama Party Water Fight
There comes a point where you've run out of new lockdown activity ideas, and you just start combining random pairs of activities you've already done.
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Future Challenges for Remote Working
As more and more companies (especially tech companies) talk about retaining a remote-work culture after the coronavirus crisis, Dan considers some of the future challenges they might face.
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A new Automattician who started this week looked me up to thank me for the first in my series of blog posts about starting with @automattic. I feel useful! 😍
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Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app
Dan comments on and summarises a news story that's got it all: screen scraping, pizza, venture capital, loophole exploitation, pizza, tech startups, and pizza.
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Scunthorpe Sans
The vole.wtf folks have made a font which uses ligatures to self-censor any naughty words you type.
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Why $FAMOUS_COMPANY switched to $HYPED_TECHNOLOGY
Saagar Jha tells the now-familiar story of how a bunch of techbros solved their scaling problems by reinventing the wheel.
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Lucky Devil Eats
Strip clubs in the US can't run during the lockdown, and aren't eligible for financial support. But one strip club found a clever workaround.
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Found GC4PV71 BFG #05 – Slow-worm
This checkin to GC4PV71 BFG #05 – Slow-worm reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Another quick find with the kids on an otherwise random meander around the woods. Love that you've used proper-sized containers for the area. TFTC!