Alexei

Software feller. Not posting here anymore, find me on

[Alexei @archagon]

Now that Mastodon links appear to be uncensored again, please find me on https://t.co/pqMR512J2O.

[New Animation Pictures @NapMovies]

Classics

[Kenze Wee @Seppuku_Doge]

Cyberpunk vending machines, 2018-2021, #pixelart by me. #ドット絵

[Alexei @archagon]

@Nifflas Have you seen Edge of Tomorrow? Alternatively, the most recent Mission Impossibles are good fun.

[Alexei @archagon]

@barrelshifter A boring answer, perhaps, but “Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution.” (Followed by a trip to the Computer History Museum.) The culture of those times was in many ways problematic, but the hacker ethic is inspiring and at risk of being forgotten.

[Alexei @archagon]

@Tantacrul Ableton? I’ve been meaning to read this forever: https://t.co/qhbrV6rwh4

[Alexei @archagon]

And as an aside, I really enjoyed this video of a contemporaneous visit that someone posted as a contrast to the article, because it shows how similar experiences can be perceived so differently: https://t.co/O5F96Pq58M

(Not meant to invalidate the original account in any way.)

[Alexei @archagon]

This discussion of @everywhereist's visit to Bros' restaurant in Italy is a tense, hilarious, and fascinating mess, and reminds me of the kind of thoughtful community debate we've mostly lost with the advent of social media and threaded conversations. https://t.co/TKFQU3b23G

[Alexei @archagon]

@ktosopl I used to run a horrible PSU-hot-wired Bootcamp/eGPU monstrosity, but I eventually got tired of messing with it and just built a gaming PC. 😅

[Alexei @archagon]

@SimonOstrovsky What does “a bigger steamroller” mean in practice?

[Alexei @archagon]

Here's the thread where you can find some of these defenders of corporate authoritarianism: https://t.co/WKF5jLwNyv

[Alexei @archagon]

Sad how some defend this by saying that work is not a democracy. Most of our lives are spent at work, and it grants us access to food, shelter, and healthcare. Shouldn't we want something with such an outsized impact on our lives to be more democratic?

https://t.co/h4sKm6XnhK

[Alexei @archagon]

A common retort is to "vote with your feet." Well, imagine you could always switch nations if you didn't like yours. Would these same folks be OK with most nations being dictatorships? Democracy gives us control over our lives and should be cultivated in every societal structure.

[PC Game Pass @XBOXGamePassPC]

1) Hunt
2) Survive
3) Vanquish! ⚔️

Hollow Knight: Silksong is launching day one with @XboxGamePass: https://t.co/sez2gpbHpd | #XboxBethesda

[Alexei @archagon]

Just 100% Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. A masterpiece! Delightful to the core, and every single level offers something unique. Quite challenging at times, too: boss fights are fantastic and bonus levels rival Celeste. One of the best platformers of all time in my book.

[Gus Kondo @gustavokondo]

@steeleating @phantasmarina @Jackapedia_ EVEN HARDER WITH THE PARENTAL ADVISORY LABEL

[Alexei @archagon]

Only mixing stuff into the egg mixture that's cooled off a bit prevents scrambling and lets you adjust more easily. Guanciale and cheeses add some salt, but pasta water should still be well salted. Cheese: 1:1 mix of pecorino and parmesan. Pepper: freshly cracked & don't skimp.

[Alexei @archagon]

Finally got carbonara with the perfect consistency today! 300g pasta, 100g guanciale, 4 egg yolks, 50g cheese. Trick: mix egg/cheese/pepper in steel bowl; add some warm pasta water to thin it out; mix in combined pasta/guanciale when ready; heat bowl with pot steam 1m to thicken.

[Alexei @archagon]

And despite this being 23 hours long, the original version contained over 800,000 Chinese characters across two volumes, then was abridged by the author to 500,000 characters for a better chance at translated publication, then was abridged even further after feedback.

[Alexei @archagon]

"Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine" by Yang Jisheng has been on my to-read list for a decade, and it's only last year that a translated version became available on Audible. Fascinating and sad: reads like a Chinese Solzhenitsyn. https://t.co/7Kj1ufRyJE