Bob Nystrom

@munificent
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Dad, husband, brother, son. Programming language developer at Google working on Dart, ex-game developer at EA, UI nerd, author of "Game Programming Patterns" and "Crafting Interpreters". Into electronic music, hardware synthesizers, cooking, procedural generation, fishing, knitting, and too many other things.
Bloghttp://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/
Musichttp://tinywir.es
Bob Nystrom19h ago

New plan: Be a completely selfish sociopath and when people call me out, respond like an LLM.

"You're absolutely right, I did slap your baby and steal groceries out of your cart. I should not have done that. I have apologized to the baby and put the items back." (I keep the groceries and slap the baby again.)

Bob NystromApr 7
Who decided to call them "boba" and not "teasticles"?
Show threadBob NystromMar 6
MORE SHRIMPS.
Bob NystromMar 4

When recovering from surgery, here are some ideas for how to take care of yourself:

1. Get lots of rest. Your body is rebuilding!

2. Now is the perfect time to catch up on that book series you've been meaning to read.

3. Hydrate well and eat easy to digest food. Eat smaller meals more often. Maybe keep a snack bag by the couch/bed.

4. KNIT SHRIMP.

Bob NystromMar 4
If you should ever find yourself with a lower leg injury that requires you to be non-weightbearing, try to get your hands on an iWALK knee crutch. It's an amazing piece of technology. Being able to walk around while still having the use of both hands (unlike when using crutches or a knee scooter) is so helpful. I can make a cup of coffee and carry it to the couch.
Bob NystromMar 1
Yesterday I received a total ankle arthroplasty, so now I am officially a cyborg. Hoping this means our AI overlords will let me live a little longer than the rest of you 100% organic meatbags.
Bob NystromFeb 24
Little known fact, but when John Chowning first discovered/invented FM synthesis, it stood for "fuckin' mental synthesis". Yamaha made him come up with some mathematical "frequency modulation" nonsense instead in order to sell DX7s in regions with profanity laws.
Bob NystromFeb 20

I've never really been an audio quality snob. I figure almost all audio I listen regardless of source is high enough quality to not be able to tell a difference.

But I just switched from Spotify to Tidal, migrated all my playlists over and, well, I was wrong. It literally sounds like I bought a new better pair of headphones.

Bob NystromFeb 15
Why did it take me >40 years to think to put Cheez-Its in tomato soup?!
Bob NystromFeb 15
Current status: Reading the entire manual for my new (to me) vehicle. Because I guess I am that kind of nerd. But at least now I finally know what "ECT PWR" does.