you *must* read the Battle of the Dildo at the Minneapolis Graduate Hotel (where ICE is lodging):

"The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics. It arrived in a cardboard box full of clearance-bin dildos, under purple neon light." 🤣

one of the most beautiful things I've ever read

https://www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-distribution-delegation

The best software engineers solve problems, not just write code.

They ask:
- What problem are we actually trying to solve?
- Is this the right problem to solve?
- What's the simplest solution that could work?
- What are the trade-offs?
- How will we know if it's working?

Writing code is the implementation detail. Understanding the problem space, considering alternatives, and thinking through implications—that's where the real value lies.

Code is just the tool. Problem-solving is the skill.

My son informed me of a phenomenon that's well known among D&D players: a D12 (dodecahedron) rolls much farther than a D20 (icosahedron). Is there an obvious reason why this should be? I can imagine a couple of possibilities, but I wouldn't know how to verify them.

(I suppose I should tag @keenancrane, given his recent work on the physics of rolling dice.)