captain lobster
@cptlobster.dev
Scala/Rust software dev, photographer, radio DJ/tech, hard rock and metal enjoyer, mech/splatoon fanatic
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Mediocre software dev relieved by the proliferation of Claude code because now everyone blames bugs and downtime on "vibecoding" instead of him
September 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Mediocre software dev relieved by the proliferation of Claude code because now everyone blames bugs and downtime on "vibecoding" instead of him
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there is no such thing as "age verification."
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
August 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
there is no such thing as "age verification."
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
All "age verification" is actually "identity verification."
You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper.
But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware.
Period.
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN HIS PLANE INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH A LIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
July 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN HIS PLANE INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH A LIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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July 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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White Sox Fans Asked To Remove Polish Sausage From Mouths During National Anthem https://theonion.com/white-sox-fans-asked-to-remove-polish-sausage-from-mouths-during-national-anthem/
June 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
White Sox Fans Asked To Remove Polish Sausage From Mouths During National Anthem https://theonion.com/white-sox-fans-asked-to-remove-polish-sausage-from-mouths-during-national-anthem/
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Reached the point of wanting to just leave programming and do something else given the current state of that field and how AI is being forced everywhere
This is genuinely sickening
But the worst is that I dont really have other skills to do a complete career change
Fuck that and everything
This is genuinely sickening
But the worst is that I dont really have other skills to do a complete career change
Fuck that and everything
June 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Reached the point of wanting to just leave programming and do something else given the current state of that field and how AI is being forced everywhere
This is genuinely sickening
But the worst is that I dont really have other skills to do a complete career change
Fuck that and everything
This is genuinely sickening
But the worst is that I dont really have other skills to do a complete career change
Fuck that and everything
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Nearly half of the data centers intended for 2026 have already been delayed or canceled. Keep the pressure on. It's making a difference!
June 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Nearly half of the data centers intended for 2026 have already been delayed or canceled. Keep the pressure on. It's making a difference!
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On his birthday, we remember René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and directed 8 episodes, guest starred on Enterprise, and played Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.
June 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
On his birthday, we remember René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and directed 8 episodes, guest starred on Enterprise, and played Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.
it's *technically* not the 2nd movie overall but it is the 2nd movie for TNG, but Star Trek: First Contact is the absolute best of the TNG era movies, and I would say of all the Trek movies.
Details in thread, will try to avoid spoilers.
Details in thread, will try to avoid spoilers.
What is the greatest-ever Second Movie in a Scifi Franchise?
I believe it must be on of these:
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Aliens
I believe it must be on of these:
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Aliens
May 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
it's *technically* not the 2nd movie overall but it is the 2nd movie for TNG, but Star Trek: First Contact is the absolute best of the TNG era movies, and I would say of all the Trek movies.
Details in thread, will try to avoid spoilers.
Details in thread, will try to avoid spoilers.
if only i could do this between northern virginia and chicago
one of my favorite moments of low key sci-fi world building in Star Trek is in DS9 when Sisko is called to work at Starfleet HQ in SF, but then transports home every night to his dad in New Orleans. Its the kind of quiet "duh, of course that's how it'd work" logic that's so fun to see.
May 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
if only i could do this between northern virginia and chicago
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"everyone has a plan until they have to interact with a large unfamiliar c++ codebase"
May 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"everyone has a plan until they have to interact with a large unfamiliar c++ codebase"
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They keep trying to build Data Centers, but where are all the Lore Centers? 🤔
May 28, 2026 at 10:46 PM
They keep trying to build Data Centers, but where are all the Lore Centers? 🤔
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Flyers Fans Not Sure Whether Gritty Supposed To Be Eating Live Bird https://theonion.com/flyers-fans-not-sure-whether-gritty-supposed-to-be-eating-live-bird/
April 29, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Flyers Fans Not Sure Whether Gritty Supposed To Be Eating Live Bird https://theonion.com/flyers-fans-not-sure-whether-gritty-supposed-to-be-eating-live-bird/
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microdosing hell by scrolling the discover tab
April 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM
microdosing hell by scrolling the discover tab
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i need splatoon raiders
April 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
i need splatoon raiders
Oh boy I wonder how Google is going to start selling more of my data. time to turn off every single setting on this dashboard
April 24, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Oh boy I wonder how Google is going to start selling more of my data. time to turn off every single setting on this dashboard
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Star Trek TMP gets a lot of flack for being slow and leisurely but I love the gee-whiz attitude it takes toward the Enterprise and space exploration. First time seeing the Enterprise on the big screen, so sit back because we're going to make this absolutely pornographic
April 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Star Trek TMP gets a lot of flack for being slow and leisurely but I love the gee-whiz attitude it takes toward the Enterprise and space exploration. First time seeing the Enterprise on the big screen, so sit back because we're going to make this absolutely pornographic
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Windows 7 was crashing me out of my scripting program and Google Drive, so Linux Mint is now installed on my scripting laptop.
That makes two Linux machines in the house, now.
Slooowly extricating ourselves from the overmind.
That makes two Linux machines in the house, now.
Slooowly extricating ourselves from the overmind.
April 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Windows 7 was crashing me out of my scripting program and Google Drive, so Linux Mint is now installed on my scripting laptop.
That makes two Linux machines in the house, now.
Slooowly extricating ourselves from the overmind.
That makes two Linux machines in the house, now.
Slooowly extricating ourselves from the overmind.
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My daughter has introduced her three year old to Star Trek- starting with The Trouble With Tribbles. She has chosen wisely.
April 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
My daughter has introduced her three year old to Star Trek- starting with The Trouble With Tribbles. She has chosen wisely.
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It’s absolutely incredible that one of the largest Japanese-run Go servers, which has been running since 1992, is still accessed entirely via Telnet. And while most players use GUI clients that use Telnet under the hood, you can still connect manually and get ASCII graphics streamed to you
April 19, 2026 at 2:34 AM
It’s absolutely incredible that one of the largest Japanese-run Go servers, which has been running since 1992, is still accessed entirely via Telnet. And while most players use GUI clients that use Telnet under the hood, you can still connect manually and get ASCII graphics streamed to you
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Pope Leo XIV https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-pope-leo-xiv/
April 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Pope Leo XIV https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-pope-leo-xiv/
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I would really like to see a "declouding" movement where consumers demand any software that doesn't strictly need to be in the cloud, be downloadable to run locally on their own hardware.
The way that things used to be.
The way that things used to be.
April 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I would really like to see a "declouding" movement where consumers demand any software that doesn't strictly need to be in the cloud, be downloadable to run locally on their own hardware.
The way that things used to be.
The way that things used to be.