Oiva Eskola

@oivaeskola@toot.community
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Hello, I’m a Finnish programmer working in insurance. 
I’m interested in usability, home automation, games, trains, planes, OpenStreetMap, and other stuff too. I’m also trying to find ways to do better work while keeping work relatively stress free.
Websitehttps://oivaeskola.fi
GitHubhttps://github.com/oiva
Oiva Eskola4d ago
Todd Vaziri5d ago

It's just wild that there's a logical fallacy that absolutely explains the "I can always spot CGI!” crowd: The Toupée Fallacy.

(related: audiences have no idea how many wigs they're seeing on their favorite movies and TV shows)

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Toupee_fallacy

Toupee fallacy

The toupée fallacy is an informal logical fallacy regarding silent evidence and the problem of induction. It is a type of selection bias (and of survivorship bias) that is most readily summed up by the following phrase:

RationalWiki
Oiva Eskola6d ago

Wishing to buy a second WiFI AP for my in-laws, I set up a search alert for "EX-600" in Tori.fi marketplace.

This has produced wonderfully diverse results: Pokémon cards, old VHS tapes, vinyls, a knife, a washing machine pump, break pads, and a wireless microphone. Not a single WiFi AP though.

Oiva EskolaSep 15

Try to teach kids what Drum 'n' Bass is, as you do. Find a playlist on Apple Music called ‘Drum 'n' Bass’.

Every song on it has a minute and a half long intro with absolutely no drums or bass

Show threadOiva EskolaSep 14
I don’t disagree with the conclusion
Oiva EskolaSep 14
I feel like humanity has concluded that sriracha mayonnaise is the ultimate condiment, and now it’s just only a matter of incorporating it into every food possible
Oiva EskolaSep 8
kottke.orgSep 8
Yesterday, Jackson Goldstone won the 2025 Downhill Mountain ike World Championship. Here’s the POV of his winning run down the *very* steep course in Champéry, Switzerland. (This is *bananas*!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEcypH7tM28
GoPro: New World Champs Winning Run! - Jackson Goldstone - 2025 DH MTB World Championships

YouTube
Oiva EskolaSep 7
Usko ihmiskuntaan palautettu: näin ensimmäisen nopean ruokapyörälähetin, ja tietenkin fixillä!
Oiva EskolaAug 27
Käsittele jokaista Raketti Spagetti -pussia niin kuin se olisi avattu
Oiva EskolaAug 15
I format my Terraform configs by hand so that the automatic code formatter can tell me I'm a good boy and nothing needs to be reformatted
Oiva EskolaAug 13
PepijnAug 13

I'm on the server floor of a "highly secure data center with 24/7/365 surveillance, direct access control and robust perimeter security".

An actual duck just walked by. 🦆

The panic is absolutely glorious. I think this just became one of the highlights of my life.