Opinions, regrettably, mine. @aalear@hachyderm.io

New York, NY
Joined April 2008
Fixed deadline, negotiable scope.
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unbothered. wet. happy. in my goop. slopped up. squelching.
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Not wild about posting on this here platform again, but I'm trying to reach @nomadiccatyurts for Reasons™️. Good reasons, just trying to share some joy! Y'all's support email bounced with a "server is misconfigured" message, Instagram was a bust, and DMs here appear disabled
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Google Meet holds you hostage until you complete the goal of the meeting
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I feel like you’re truly a senior engineer when a new react feature comes out and you’re like ugh great now I have to learn this bullshit
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Adam Lear retweeted
me at 16: i am going to be so successful when i grow up me now: maybe someday i will have enough energy to start a hobby
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Man, saying goodbye to a pet really sucks. Gonna miss you, Jasper. You were the best little buddy anyone could ask for.
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retiring
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Americans: I use miles and pounds Europeans: I use kilometres and kilograms Canadians: [snorting a line of assorted measuring systems] I'm 5'3, I weigh 150lbs, horses weigh 1000kgs, my house is an hour away and I drive 80 km/h to get there, I need a cup of flour and 1L of milk
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"We haven't even shipped your order yet, so why not buy more stuff" sure is a bold marketing strategy
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Adam Lear retweeted
i’ve been struggling to put this into words for a while but i think a lot of this AI art craze comes down to these guys feeling the joy of being creative for the first time and mistaking it for something much deeper.
AI is revolutionizing graphics and photography. It's now possible to generate the entire rest of a photo in seconds. Here's how to edit a photo using AI for free (without Photoshop):
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Adam Lear retweeted
you can charge your apple pencil with vision pro
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Is my code pretty? No. But does it work? Also no. But is it well documented? Absolutely not.
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Fidelity projected retirement age
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I did it - a #LudumDare53 game published literally from the side of a highway in Colorado. Written across 4 states, mostly from the passenger seat of our van. The game is Okay™ so give it a go! Kristinamay.itch.io/speedy-P…
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I teach college music theory, but I'm also a new dad. I decided to combine my professional and personal identities and make a thread of music for babies where the adult musicians went way, way harder than they had to. (1/12)
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[Dentist waiting room] Me: [chanting] teeth, teeth- Other patients: teeth, TEETH Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
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This is my favorite kind of @Nick_Craver comment to find when I'm knee-deep in debugging
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Replying to @williamlegate
For a guy who has racked up so many recent Ls, it is crazy that he is just getting rid of the only W he had
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