Eric Schweitz

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I build compilers for quantum computing by day and do hiking, woodworking, writing, and more for fun.
Eric SchweitzDec 23, 2022
Kim ScheinbergDec 23, 2022

The holidays can be a really tough time. The advice I often heard was, "Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Help others. Get out of your head." It's perfectly fine advice, but unhelpful if the mere thought of interacting with people is overwhelming. Anyway, here's a thing I did one year that did help:

I bought a Cookie Monster costume, went to the airport, and waited at arrivals with a sign that said "COOKIE"

Didn't have to talk to anyone and boy did I get to watch people's faces light up.

Eric SchweitzDec 22, 2022
From 28 to -42 in 18 hours. #BombCyclone
Eric SchweitzDec 22, 2022
@LowlyAdjunct @chestas Yep. Simplifies grocery store trips and reduces impulse purchases. You can mix up the schedule a bit and throw in a random "mystery restaurant/take out" night. Waste a lot less food and money.
Show threadEric SchweitzDec 20, 2022
@emptywheel Mulvaney was platformed by CNN to say that the testimony of obstruction was compelling but that testimony of everything else was questionable. Distracting from the insurrection by pushing the cover-up?
Eric SchweitzDec 20, 2022
In der Zwischenzeit ist das DOJ fast bereit, seinen Rechtsstreit gegen Benedict Arnold einzureichen.
Show threadEric SchweitzDec 19, 2022
@georgetakei Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einer Puppe und einem Puppenspieler?
Eric SchweitzDec 19, 2022
Popkorn ist fertig.
Show threadEric SchweitzDec 18, 2022
@msignorile Reads like an advertisement: we're busy hemorrhaging our user base.
Show threadEric SchweitzDec 17, 2022
@dangillmor With mastodon's decentralized design, news organizations could take control of their own microblogging. Why wouldn't they jump at the opportunity?
Eric SchweitzDec 16, 2022
@GregCirillo @GottaLaff The political bothsiderism is understandable. But his comment doesn't really hold any water. If the R voters actually wanted moderate representatives they've have voted for them. Instead they went for the extremists in most primaries. Kinzinger is guilty of wishful thinking here; he knows full well that the base wants extremists.