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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh, hi there. I've been working on weekly Destiny 2 ghost armor mod stat summaries for Xur and Zavala, so that you can *quickly* find what you're looking for: www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/c... -- #Destiny #XUR #Zavala #GhostMod

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's awesome. And being able to equip perks from your Winnower... awesome ** 2. Wow. You're really cooking. Thank you. Now I feel it has more power than I know what to do with.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

...anyway, thanks for all the work! I just got a load from Neomuna I need to scrub through.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just fwiw: my scenario is that I have so many PVP godrolls and I'm trying to now do a next filter regarding what's successful & useful in PVP. Like "Godroll" vs. "Proven Godroll" if that makes sense. I guess popularity exists for PVE, too. I'm not sure beyond light.gg if the role stats are tracked.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You've done such a great job keeping the UI sooooo clean. Maybe the search well is the key... with maybe some canned useful searches that can be optionally dropped down? If it makes sense for your search syntax. I mean, if you had a DIM-like powerful search well that'd be awesome. But hard to find.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

...or, the flip side of the coin, "unpopular" in case I want insights into the lower 1%. Also: it was another delight to see Ergo Sum show up! That's a big help. Cheers. Thanks for putting in the time & effort & talent to create this tool.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

...when I look at PVP, I go to sites to see what the most current popular weapons are. I know this is a moving window. It would be interesting to have access to such data in Winnower. Maybe a medal next to a weapon or I can do a search like "popular pvp" or "popular pve"...

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm really digging the latest Winnower. The UX has always been excellent. The Aegis Overlay integration was a big delightful surprise! It really helps (though the DOM tree updates confuses it, but collapse & re-expand brings back its rating). With Iron Banner back, I have one idea...

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(5) It’s interesting how different Winnower and Aegis Overlay for DIM are. That’s okay. The “ground truth” of the overlay is known, but I’m not sure Winnower’s scoring is shared. That visibility might help, because I see “folks on Reddit” poo-poo’ing it being AI based. Okay, that's it for now! 👍💥💀

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(4) I don’t mind having some absolute bangers for PVP, but PVE is my priority. It’d be great if PVP scoring is always called out and PVE scoring is always called out. It’d be awesome to have an option to set the bar really high to keep banger PVPs but ignore the rest.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(3) I’m having a hard time with redundant items. Sometimes, this only shows up if an item is untagged. It’s there and I tag it and it’s gone. Or I tag a sibling item and the redundant text goes away. If redundant it would be great to see an indicator always (esp. if a new thing disrupts my tags).

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(2) I’d love a subtle hint that the opinion is noted as sync’d to DIM already. I can click on the item’s tag and see if “Clear Opinion” is enabled. But it would be groovy if a real subtle check appeared next to the opinion to let me know it’s sync’d. ✔️

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(1) For my flow I’d love a “Next Untagged” kind of feature. Right now, I keep scrolling until I see an untagged weapon. If there was a way to advance to the next untagged or filter down to just groups containing an untagged item: awesome!

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(0) Let me first admit that I’m a DIM tagger. I tag everything. And add comments so that I remember why I’m keeping something. I’ve been using Winnower almost daily for the past weeks, and this is what I see for how I specifically use it…

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

(-1) Okay! I’m a big Winnower user and I love seeing people recommend it on Reddit! Here we go!

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Anytime I see an Amazon package get redirected to Everett (WA) I know I'll never see it. Packages go in, but they don't go out. Once a package managed to escape Everett. I wish I had asked it to tell me its story, because it had to be epic. #Amazon #HotelCalifornia #AsphodelFields

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Do you remember seeing UL on electronic products to assure you it was tested and safe? I was thinking... shouldn't there be a UL-kind of assurance for AI or AI products? UL: "Way ahead of you." #AI #AISafety #AITesting

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UL 3115 AI Safety Certification Services for AI-Enabled Products

UL Solutions can evaluate the safety of AI-based products, helping organizations mitigate risk, build trust and support responsible AI deployment.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I continue to use #Winnower for #destiny2 everyday! It's been super helpful. And I've been syncing those opinions l like a madman. Let me know if you want anymore feedback / ideas - I don't want to inundate you ;-)

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Much better for me! After a long Iron Banner spree I tagged everything & cleaned up. The auto-collapse not re-collapsing mostly works. Sometimes it does re-collapse, and once it did an odd scroll (but didn't re-collapse). Thank you! I think maybe it's a timing thing. I couldn't get a solid repro. 🙏

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

(2) For DIM notes: I like notes especially when a weapon has PVP and PVE traits. The notes you provide are excellent. I'd love to go and have those notes just shoved into the DIM notes for the given weapon... one at a time. I'm not looking for bulk assignment. If that's possible.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

(1) My scenario: I like to tag any weapons that are keepers. Some of the categories are "All keepers!" and they get auto-collapsed. I expand, tag an untagged weapon, and then it auto-collapses again. And I re-expand it to continue tagging. 🤷‍♂️

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I just used this for the first time and I LOVE IT! So wonderful and useful (vault woes and, Oy, all the new armor sets). I love the DIM integration. Nice. Clean. Get it done. My top two wish list items: (1) no collapsing of keepers. (2) can recommendations be added as a note to the item? 🙏💥👍

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Boooo. @amazonprime.bsky.social video is getting as bad as @netflix.com when it comes to giving up on glorious, epic shows. I still mourn @greatdismal.bsky.social 's "The Peripheral" cancelation, in addition to "The Expanse." Well, I guess I'm putting all my eggs & hopes into Apple TV+.

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‘The Wheel Of Time’ Canceled By Prime Video After 3 Seasons

Prime Video will not be renewing The Wheel of Time for a fourth season.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

AI newspaper content that's hallucinogenicly bogus = different kind of lazy fueled by generator hubris and publisher greed. #AI is not akin to the calculator because calculators don't occasionally tell you the wrong thing. Authentic, high-quality, organic content is going to need a label. #Organic?

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Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist

"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This is... not good. So my 2017 car has front facing cameras for safety, it has a backup camera, and maybe one day a dash camera. Tesla cars are all about the camera, no lidar. So this #Volvo is going to go driving around, blasting away everyone's camera? Let alone the stray urban selfie drive-by...

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Volvo EX90's Lidar Sensor Will Fry Your Phone's Camera

Laser beams don't play nice with camera image sensors, and Volvo recommends avoiding close-up photography or using a protective filter if you must snap a pic.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Washington State has a page reflecting significant #layoffs. #Microsoft popped up today, the first since 2023. 2023 looks like a year of suck if you search for Microsoft. I think there's been more cutbacks since 2023 but not enough to register. Best wishes to those affected. #techlife #MSFT #jobs

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Worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) layoff and closure database | Employment Security Department

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

As a dev lead, I triaged all incoming bugs, like crashes. I'd load up WinDBG and figure out what the crash was so that I could factually justify why I was assigning the bug to a person or group. THIS... this looks like heaven. Esp. if it can debug crashes w/ the PPL C++ thread library (🤮). #MCP FTW

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The Future of Crash Analysis: AI Meets WinDBG

Because manually squinting at hex dumps is so last century. Let me show you how AI-assisted debugging is leaving WinDBG's command line in the dust.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A nice data-based discussion of how shipping is looking with tariffs. It talks about the tariff pre-surge and looks at data, especially with the port of LA, of what's down so far. TL;DW - chaos in the logistics system now, June+ empty shelves. #tariffs #economy #shortages

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Are US Ports Empty and What Impact Does the Tariff Have on Global Shipping?

YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping?

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Today's cover song discovery: Joey by The Dead South, one of my most favorite songs by Concrete Blonde. It's a nice country twang re-interpretation. #CoverSong #ConcreteBlonde

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Album - Joey

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Alright, my new winner for best @stephenking.bsky.social adaptation is "The Outsider" on @hbomax.bsky.social . Totally fantastic with great acting - esp. Ben Mendelsohn - and surprise, Cynthia Erivo is playing Holly Gibney. Sorrowful and super well done. #TheOutsider #HollyGibney #TV

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

May 16th can't come soon enough. Apple TV+ continues to be on fire for science fiction. #Murderbot #AppleTV+ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEio...

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Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

...and now I can pay my taxes! Oh, wait... booooooo!

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

2024 #TurboTax is buggy for me -"continue" buttons don't continue. I ran into error 25300. I tried some online searching and then asked #Claude.ai for recommendations. The error is fixed! From your %temp% directory, delete Intuit.Spc.Map.Features.WindowsFirewallLog. Go @claudeai.bsky.social .

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I love Cliff Mass. I was ready to be without power due to severe weather, plus I parked my car under the trees to avoid damaging hail. The event was a nothing burger. And I wasn't surprised because Dr. Mass put out a post saying why he thought conditions weren't right for bad #pnw #weather.

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The Predicted Severe Storms Never Occurred. Why?

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

...this Prey is what I started playing yesterday on the Xbox Cloud Streaming service. It is not a remake. It starts totally differently with no jukebox. I played for about an hour before I finally hit the WTF wall, did I have the wrong game in mind?

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Prey (2017 video game) - Wikipedia

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

One of the best video game beginnings I experienced was from Prey. My character is in a bar, I choose to play "Don't Fear the Reaper" from the jukebox, then everything goes to hell as aliens pull us & the bar upwards to their ship, the song still playing. But there are two Prey video games...

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Prey (2006 video game) - Wikipedia

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

It's good to keep in mind the *Multiplier Effect*. Given the number of job reductions in progress right now, I remind myself it's not just those jobs lost. The jobs help support other jobs, and those support jobs are at gone, too. Microsoft job supports 4-5 additional jobs. Brutal ripple effect. 🦋😖

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Updated employment multipliers for the U.S. economy

When it comes to the ripple effects that spread to the rest of the labor market, one lost dollar of economic output or one lost job is not the same as another.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I've been reading @wired.com since issue #1. It has had its ups and has had its downs (the dot com years being the worst - phonebook sized issues with wordy articles to sell more ads). Anyway, right now WiReD is on fire and this is a great boss move.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

"Hello, this is the Streisand Effect calling. You ordered a jumbo-max effect, is that correct?" -- so I'm totally reading this book now... I just have to figure where I can buy the #ebook from that's not a place as bad as #Meta. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t...

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Meta Tries to Stop Sarah Wynn-Williams From Further Selling Scathing Memoir

An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

May all car makers be permitted to follow #VW. I have a 2017 #Subaru. I got a 2024 loaner and it had no real buttons for climate etc anymore, all screen that you're fat fingering and glancing at real quick to ensure you're pressing the right control, vs. dials and real buttons. I'm not buying that.

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Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions | Autocar

Brand's design chief commits to "never" repeating the "mistake" of relegating essential controls to touchscreens

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🤣Who's got ten thum,bs and a new mechanical. keyuboard? This guyQ!!!🤣 I bought an Alice layout keyboard from Keychron. It's heavy enough to be a weapon! But different from my poor last Microsoft ergo ekyboard, which was slowly peeling apart. Anyway, I obviously have to get used to a new layout!

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

502 Kindle books in the queue, 502 Kindle books, click to download the next, see it's a success, 501 Kindle Books in the queue... #Amazon #Kindle #ThisSucks #BuyMyEbooksAnywhereElse

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I cannot wait! 🖤 I recently finished the last (so far!) Murderbot book🖤 - I plowed through the series. I was having Murderbot dreams… with ART being a real obstructive butt to me. Hmm. 🤔 Who should do ART’s voice in Season Two? I want a golden voice that can easily slip into malice.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

(5) Oh, and during the very last bit of The Corrupted alt-strike, I did stand on top of the rock out of the way of the repulsor shield and just kept hammering away on that boss... #RepulsorOrRepulser -- wikidiff.com/repulsor/rep...

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Repulser vs Repulsor - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between repulser and repulsor is that repulser is one who repulses or drives back while repulsor is...

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

(4) Also for the final stage, just keep playing Gambit if you think you can't wipe out four guardians as an invader. I played enough that it happened w/in one day.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

(3) For the final stage, taking out an invading guardian counted for me, so I didn't have to do a lot of invasions. Xenophage, baby.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

(2) You're going to be doing a LOT of Gambit. Align this with Xur exotic cypher quests and the Gambit Pathfinder. Keep an eye on the Vanguard Pathfinder and drop in there to finish that, too.

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

(1) Do the quest to get Xenophage, if you haven't already. Xenophage can rule Gambit. You can two shot invading guardians (or invade and take out). Though... I did something different at the lighting of ritual chalices... www.youtube.com/watch?v=flyC...

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Destiny 2 - How To Get Xenophage In 2023 SOLO - The Journey Quest Complete Guide!

YouTube video by Time Sausages Gaming Channel

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thanks to @timesausages.bsky.social video, I finally pursued Malfeasance in @destinythegame.bungie.net . I saw it was a special version of "The Corrupted" strike (my least favorite) so I bore down and got it done. And I just got the catalyst! Advice (cont): #Destiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioV...

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Destiny 2 How To Get The Malfeasance In 2023 SOLO! Darkness In The Light Complete Guide!

YouTube video by Time Sausages Gaming Channel

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Eric Richards @rufustheruse.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Well, my match-mates have been given the 'bird' twice while in Excision, so I'm going to give that a rest (I mean, right when "Call to Ghost" gets activated, boom).

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