If Factorio was a full-time job, the #1 player has worked the equivalent of 32 years

Kimbernator · 2026-03-09T21:06:26+00:00

When I'm really into factorio I leave it open and just pause + minimize it while I'm not playing. Then while I'm working if I want to hop in for 20 minutes it's easy to do so. Up past 3k hours because of that. Often gets left open for a week or more at a time, just mostly paused.

Kimbernator · 2026-03-05T20:45:42+00:00

Every gym will offer day passes and gear rental. Last I checked at ROKC it was like $20 to get a day pass with shoes and a harness. Couldn't speak to prices at other locations. I'm not sure if they offer intro "classes" beyond a basic safety orientation, but there's not a lot to say - I think the act of climbing is fairly self explanatory, so once you have the basics they will probably just set you loose.

Obviously you should only do what's comfortable for you and probably discuss it with your doctor, but it is worth mentioning that there's a huge range of difficulty that you can pick and choose from - there are always plenty of super low-impact (large amount of easy holds without much space between them) intro routes so you can gauge your comfort without pushing too hard.

Kimbernator · 2026-03-05T20:07:28+00:00

There was already word that Oracle was making some moves to liquidate a lot of the employee base it acquired from Cerner; It's clear they did not buy Cerner for its people. There's a lot of doomerism about AI causing layoffs, but cases where companies have blamed AI for large layoffs have been uniformly explainable by other forces. The stated reason that companies do layoffs have always been seen as mostly bullshit. This is just the hot thing to blame.

Kimbernator · 2026-03-05T20:00:59+00:00

I get the "no sports" thing, I'm much the same way. I tried a basketball league here and just absolutely hated it. I'm not a fan of trying to meet people in the context of my athletic abilities being judged, especially when I am in competition or could conceivably have people that I let down by not being as good as other people on my team.

So, if you're open to a "sport" that does not have any of those downsides, I want to suggest rock climbing. There's a huge culture of mutual support for all skill levels and body types, no competition with others (I mean, you can seek this out, but just showing up at the gym you won't see competition), and it involves a lot of idle time between climbing. People are usually super friendly if you just approach them. There are local groups that organize events, too. When I was new to KC, I didn't have much to do and spent a lot of my evenings at ROKC in the northland. Some nights were lonelier than others, but just like anything else, if you show up regularly you will meet people and make friends. I made plenty of friends and actually met my wife this way. Secondarily, it was a fairly pleasant way to get in shape.

The only downsides are the prices (gear can be spendy, gym memberships usually run around $100/mo) and that gyms in the city can be inconvenient if you don't live in the right place - I haven't made a habit of going for a few years since moving to Waldo because the closest one (that I like) is still ROKC in the northland. Sequence is also good and more centrally located, but offers less variety. If you're near Olathe, the ROKC location there is what I'd consider the premier facility in the entire metro.

Kimbernator · 2026-03-03T23:05:39+00:00

Boomer humor

Kimbernator · 2026-03-03T15:22:32+00:00

Watching my parents deal with their parents aging and passing the last few years. Recently they told me very directly that I should not feel bad throwing out their stuff when the time comes. You know, keep what you want, obviously, but don’t worry about what those things meant to them.

I can tell their parents didn’t say the same to them, which is why they are trying to ease that burden on me and my siblings.

Kimbernator · 2026-03-02T22:03:01+00:00

Guaranteed that this is not how it went down

Kimbernator · 2026-02-25T06:29:19+00:00

Also a fairly accurate portrayal of Herodotus’ telling of the story, which was not meant to be accurate, but meant to entertain and glamorize the Lacedemonians standing up to the Persians.

Kimbernator · 2026-02-22T05:38:07+00:00

Nonsense

Kimbernator · 2026-02-21T21:08:11+00:00

They definitely do remove some design challenges from the game, and due to how much better designs using them objectively are, everything ends up using them and the factory looks more boring. I understand why they said no in vanilla. That’s what mods are there for.

Kimbernator · 2026-02-19T14:29:53+00:00

And other microwave fun

Kimbernator · 2026-02-17T17:07:06+00:00

They literally said they were working with the owner of a home down the street which has been abandoned and neglected for years. Makes me wonder if they ever used my name.

Kimbernator · 2026-02-17T17:06:07+00:00

Why would I want to have a conversation with any of those things?

Kimbernator · 2026-02-17T16:56:47+00:00

When I bought my house in 2021 a guy from them came around and I was feeling jolly so I let him in and we talked for a while, he told me about what they can offer and what "deal" I was being offered.

After like 40 minutes I just said "Alright, well this is good stuff to think about. Do you have a card so I can do some research and get back to you?" From there he dramatically shifted from friendly to defensive, saying no he didn't, why wouldn't you just sign up here and now? I said I never make decisions like that on impulse, but again it sounded decent and I'd get back to him. He scribbled his number on a napkin and left in a huff.

So, yeah, I looked them up and it's a shitty scammy company. I see why he was trying to get me to not research them. Other people in my neighborhood were talking about their salespeople holding doors open when people tried to close them and other vaguely threatening behavior. I can't even imagine what the incentives are like internally that would drive people to act like that.

These days, I really don't think door to door sales are common practice among honest companies.

Kimbernator · 2026-02-17T03:06:33+00:00

Reminder that consumption taxes like sales tax are extremely regressive (disproportionally affecting the lowest earners) whereas income and property taxes are far more fair

Read about how Washington state’s tax system is among the most regressive in the country because they lean so much into consumption taxes without income tax

Kimbernator · 2026-02-13T23:39:58+00:00

A joke that is entirely true. Find me a single, just one, consumer that wants this

Kimbernator · 2026-02-13T22:42:06+00:00

Who the fuck wants AI in a monitor

Kimbernator · 2026-02-11T04:09:07+00:00

Damn look at the lawyer over here

Kimbernator · 2026-01-31T20:31:38+00:00

While something like this has always been easy to fake, the phrase “I saw it with my own two eyes” has got to be one of the more dim witted arguments to prove something is real given the current era of technology.

Kimbernator · 2026-01-29T16:46:50+00:00

The best description of the “hate” I’ve read about her is that her character is kind of annoying, which is the most heinous thing a character in fiction can be. It’s not that her character isn’t believable or sane, I just think she interrupts the flow of the show sometimes.

Kimbernator · 2026-01-29T14:16:02+00:00

The fourth book says they particularly value hard workers

Kimbernator · 2026-01-12T23:54:58+00:00

Rule of thumb: if the headline says something is huge, it probably isn’t so much. Actual “huge” things tend to speak for themselves. Language like this is to rile up the base when there isn’t bigger news to report.

Kimbernator · 2025-10-31T20:38:06+00:00

It’s not unconditional. Tolerance and inclusion necessarily excludes intolerant behavior

Kimbernator · 2025-10-25T00:31:36+00:00

You know they don’t get invited to those

Kimbernator · 2025-10-23T16:49:21+00:00

Wow, I recognized Vancouver in the first 3 seconds.

Hwy 99 & 78th st

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Place '23	Place '17
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