Chebucto Regional Softball Club

@jerry

Well I'm "end to end encrypted" and that's all we will say about THAT.

@PizzaDemon

IPO this friday. Unless we get bought by Meta. *fingers crossed*

@apophis @swope

I mean the fact that there is so little of it is why I insist we have a robotics club.

Just things like getting a stripped out screw out are... quality education moments as far as I'm concerned.

@apophis

The robot needs a medical intervention. But we have a long work session tomorrow. I think they will puzzle it out.

It's always darkest before the dawn.

@alienghic

This is a good photo. Maybe some strategic decorations could help.

@munificent

NO. I'm saying that's what it's NOT doing. LMAO.

They were very upset about the "on/off" switch for some reason, but it's a safety thing.

I need to find some photos so they can understand what I'm talking about...

"Wow these cables are kind of a big tangle."
"yeah we had to hook up so many things, they make you give it an ON/OFF switch!"
"Well maybe you should bundle some of them together so it's less likely to tangle."
"OK"

*makes one big yarn ball of cables*

"Cable management. We need Cable Management. This is like when the cables are a lovely diagram for your eyes that shows how everything is connected with all the extra bits folded away. This... yarn ball, is, one idea. We need a new idea."

@hipsterelectron

"I just want it to turn why do I need a gear if it's already turning the right way?"

@swope We are FTC so, just mastering not always driving everything directly with the motor is the challenge.

They do get better at trouble shooting ... but sometimes...

To be fair to them, the robot *can* do the task... maybe half of the time.

The robot is HIGHLY unstable and it makes horrible grinding noises.

The cable management is abysmal. It's like a bowl of spaghetti.

I'm am trying my best to be a supportive and not overly interventionist, annoying, advisor to the robotics club, but if these kids don't stop overloading those motors and learn to use some gears I AM GOING TO CRY.

Right now "no YouTube" would mean just not seeing a lot of videos that I want to see.

But, not as many as I think.

The next big one I want gone from my life is YouTube. This one is hard, though. I think the first step would be to at least use the alternatives for those creators I like who bother to offer one.

I don't know how I'll wriggle free from YouTube just yet, but I'm not giving up on it because it's "hard" --

Maybe you think "I can't cut out X just yet" and there are practical reasons that make it hard. That's fine, but keep thinking about it.

You can find a way to wiggle free. It's OK if it takes some time and planning.

Amazon might not notice that you stopped shopping with them* but if you take that same modest bit of disposable income and spend it on art bought directly from artists, the small electronics projects of your friends, helping people in dire financial situations and the the local theater all of those people WILL notice. It will have a massive impact.

*But, also Amazon does notice. Especially as more and more people do this.

@scribblanitea

There is a video and music artist who hits the sweet spot for me when it comes to this holiday and others. If you've followed me you have heard me mention #GAKHED before.

I suspect that their short videos may work best for those of us who grew up in suburbs. Nothing is universal. To be American (USAian?) is to accept that some part of your heritage is blended with the commodified world. But, that won't keep me from joy.

@tantramar

How do they look both incredibly innocent and yet also so guilty?

@murderbotbot

"can I ask you a question?"

"clearly you can."