tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Thinking about ordering GTA VI, but need to wait until the crucial reviews are in - is the airport realistic? Where do all the rivers and power lines go? 000
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Looks like I guessed the aspect ratio, but was off on the size 001
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026With this kind of signage, the information content is very low. There is only a very small correlation between the picture and what you’ll actually get if you order it. I’d much rather see bad photos of the real food. 030
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The thing that really gets me is when I’m given a PR to review or document to read, where it’s obvious that I’m the first human to ever fully read and understand it. Just full on workslop. 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I like to classify birds on two axes: how much they are physically like dinosaurs, and how much they instinctually remember being dinosaurs. Geese are at an extreme - physically very un-dinosaur, but they remember, and they’re very pissed about it. 110
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This is a small tweak, but I’m also a fan of preselection highlighting in the viewport / showing information of the preselection in a bottom bar / side panel 100
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is a “dessert sandwich”, but you combine Nutella and Quaker oatmeal cookie mix in a ratio where the combination holds its shape. Put on bread. Slightly healthier than just Nutella, although that’s a low bar. 000
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I have a 2560x2880 monitor, it’s very nice for coding. I guess 8:9 ratio? 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I bought it off of poshmark a couple of years ago, I don’t think it’s currently being produced 000
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Yeah, when I was living in the UK I ended up rigging up a window with a big sheet of cardboard and painters tape, so we could use a portable AC unit in the bedroom. Didn’t look great, but it was such a relief to have one room in the house that was livable. 110
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This is why vert is superior to vertex. Matches face and edge, same pluralization 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026This seems like a combination licensing nightmare and moderation nightmare 020
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I thought it was people doing gig work? Like www.uber.com/ch/en/blog/l...uber.comNavigating the LLC Transition: Your Comprehensive GuideAre you ready to embark on the journey of creating your own LLC? We understand that this significant change may come with questions and uncertainties. That's why we've prepared this comprehensive FAQ ... 020
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Anyone else experiencing texture load issues? 1232
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I think whitening occurs because we clamp in an RGB representation. If we clamped in HSV or something and then converted, we wouldn’t see the hue shift. Tone mapping makes the clamping smoother, but doesn’t remove the hue shift artifact. 100
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This is a bit tangential to your point, but I do think it’s an unusual artifact of computers / digital cameras that we think a very bright red will eventually turn white, instead of staying the same hue. 120
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026My favorite technique is to start with a version that is only subtly wrong, and then get further and further wrong. 6-7 is nice in that it’s so versatile. Sure, you start with those two numbers. Soon you’re causing psychic damage by saying “cats and dogs” while lifting one elbow 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026One of life’s great pleasures is performing malformed youth memes to the youths. For fellow practitioners I bring great news: 6-7 is the best meme to do badly since dabbing. Try saying “sixty-seven”, “6 or 7”, or just wrong numbers “4-5”. Move your hands sideways. Have fun with it! 100
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I think it's mostly because it came out around the same time as NeRFs and GenAI, and people got it mixed up 000
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Unsurprisingly, meta is behind the lobbying that the OS should be responsible to keep kids off of social media 083
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I remember the fights between the wasd and esdf camps. 020
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Having to think critically about everything it outputs would completely ruin the point for a lot of people. I also wonder how much the recurring / lasting brain fog from covid helps fuel its growth. With brain fog, a magic box that tells you anything you want you hear would seem like a godsend. 030
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I guess for astronomically-defined units of time, there is a real-world representation: youtube.com/shorts/Ba3cC...youtube.comWhat does the Solar System REALLY look like? 🪐 🤩 #shortsYouTube video by Star Walk 2100
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026I guess the most useful automatic customization I’ve seen is in coding autocomplete, where symbols you’ve used recently come up higher on the autocomplete list 030
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026I remember that ms office used to try to hide menu bar items that you didn’t commonly use, until they did UX studies and figured out that it was better to keep things in the same place so you always know where they are. The most effective / efficient UIs I’ve ever seen require manual customization 130
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Imperial units are good if you don’t have to do any math on them. As soon as you’re looking to add 5/8” + 3/16”, you start asking if what you really need in your life is more fractions. Although as someone who has lived in countries with both systems, I definitely prefer Fahrenheit 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026They really should have gone with the 222nm 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026A great data source for this would be those interfaces where you can pick your own mobile number. The absolute dregs on there 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 14/02/2026You should do one with your usual characters, but instead of regular dialog it should just be placeholders like “<witty response>” as a meta commentary about comedic formulas. 000
Reposted by @tomfinnigan.bsky.socialRyan Schmidt @rms80.bsky.social · 12/02/2026roblox is hiring an entry-level geometry engineer in Vancouver, if that sounds like your kinda thing: careers.roblox.com/jobs/7558821...careers.roblox.com[2026 Canada] Software Engineer, Geometry - Early Career | Roblox[2026 Canada] Software Engineer, Geometry - Early Career 031
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 11/02/2026They fed every possible scrap of humanity's output into a word processing algorithm, and then are shocked to see humanity reflected in the output. Failing the mirror test. 051
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Those GLP-1 results and the adenovirus 36 correlation with obesity raises some questions about how much obesity is the cause of problems, vs. whether obesity is primarily a symptom of viral infections, which cause inflammation and other issues. 070
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026A short post on how to find physical versions of some famous graphics test models. tfinniga.blogspot.com/2026/02/coll... Thanks again, @en.akamig.org! 021
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026One time when creating a new surface type implementation, the mesher would only run when the file was first opened. Somehow the staff artist was still making art, by saving and reloading after each topology change or moving verts. Incredible that they didn’t just ragequit the job. 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The great thing about the scarcity of crypto coins is that you can keep creating new coins and have as much artificial scarcity as you want. Unlimited scarcity! 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026It’s a complicated book, especially when given as a gift. Usually the act of gifting it to someone else is not “check out this art”, it’s an acknowledgment of how the tree’s relationship is similar to the people’s relationship. Endorsement? Apology? Gratitude? Demand for gratitude? Very complicated 050
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Folding phones should take a cue from paper sizes - an A6 phone that unfolds to A5 would be amazing. And the aspect ratio would remain the same when unfolded 020
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Saw recently someone 3D printed their own toe shoes, in case you want to kick it up a couple of notches 030
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I want to live in times where all the big movies deal with the big problem - ennui at working a stable office job 171
Reposted by @tomfinnigan.bsky.socialAndy Baio @andy.baio.net · 02/12/2025"Another volumetric display! This one does away with the wildly spinning arrays of LEDs, instead using projection mapping onto a point cloud etched inside a block of glass." And yes, you can play DOOM on it. youtu.be/wrfBjRp61iYyoutu.beSolid State Volumetric DisplayYouTube video by Ancient 0121
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026We are currently in the 2025-6 academic year. School teachers are not ready for what will happen in September, at the start of the 2026-7 academic year. 020
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026I predict the next magic ingredient will be.. fiber 120
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Little known LED trivia: because red LEDs were developed first, all robots from the 60s had to be created evil 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 26/12/2025The world needs more pandan - pandan ice cream would be amazing 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Art history is hard because how many different ways can you say “New Art”? We already have modernism, and contemporary, and art nouveau, etc. I run into this when naming my files. Have they tried just numbering the arts? “Ah yes, they were an influential artist in art 7.” 010
tomfinnigan.bsky.social @tomfinnigan.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Also, no exponential exists in reality. Even things that start as an exponential will taper off until they hit carrying capacity / bump up against physical limits. It’s all sigmoidal functions. 040
