When You're Debugging Code, There Are A Number Of Possible Scenarios, In Order Of Increasing Scariness:

When you're debugging code, there are a number of possible scenarios, in order of increasing scariness:

The code works, but with some known issues.

The code doesn't work, but I know why.

The code doesn't work, and I don't know why.

The code used to work, but I know what changed.

The code used to work, and I don't know what changed.

The code used to work, failed, and I fixed it so it works again, but now that I fixed it I'm not sure how it EVER worked before.

The code works, even though it clearly shouldn't, and I don't know why.

Just fixed a #6 issue at work so I'm a little shook.

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I want you to remember:

The fascists hate you too and they just will pretend otherwise until after they've killed the rest of us, before they turn on you.

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escaygee

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*turns off the light*

my cat, who can still see perfectly, watching as I bump into a table: Ah, she has toggled the switch that controls whether she is stupid.

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The text "Shen Comix: Untitled Wolf / Sheep Comic (The Whole Thing)". The word "wolf" is stylized with wolf grey, light grey, and brown, with the "W" having a wolf tail and the "F" being a wolf claw. The word "sheep" look like it's made of wool, with a sheep ear on the "S" and the "P" and two ribbons on the two "E"s (blue, then reddish pink) making them look like small sheep. Also, there is the head of a wolf in a sheep costume in the top left, and the head of a sheep in the top right.

The full thing for anyone who wants it!

Panel 1: A wolf is in a sheep costume with a yellow ribbon on the neck. He's in a flock of sheep. He's thinking "Hehehe... They don't know I'm really a wolf."

Panel 2: A few of the sheep have approached the wolf. One is touching his 'wool', saying "oh my gosh, your wool is so soft!" Another is touching his ribbon, saying "and your ribbon is so pretty!"

Panel 3: The sheep are pulling him along with them somewhere, saying "c'mon, let's go dance in the meadow!" and "let's dance and graze!" He is smiling and beginning to blush.

Panel 4: Two wolves are sitting at a campfire. One has his head in his hands. The other is saying "It's been 4 days, where the hell is he."

Panel 1: A wolf dressed as a sheep with a yellow ribbon around his neck is dancing in a circle with a bunch of actual sheep, hands joined. They are all laughing merrily.

Panel 2: Closeup of the wolf laughing, having a good time just dancing together.

Panel 3: Still that closeup but he he now tied up in the dark somewhere.

Panel 4: We zoom out to see that he's tied up sitting on a rock in the forest, with two other wolves from his pack standing to either side of him. One is saying "we're definitely gonna have to do some 'de-programming' here."

Panel 5: The other wolf puts his head on the sheep-wolf's head and says "don't worry, buddy! We'll get you back to your regular wolf self in no time."

Panel 6: All three of them are now dressed as sheep and dancing in the circle.

Panel 1: A sheep is standing with a blank expression holding a hoof-glove in one of his hooves.

Panel 2: It's revealed that he took it off of a wolf in a sheep costume with a yellow ribbon. Maybe he tried to take the wolf by the hand and the glove game off, revealing his wolf claw, which is now outstretched towards him.

Panel 3: The sheep has an expression of absolute horror looking at the wolf. He says "you ... y-your ..."

Panel 4: The sheep, still with a horrified expression, looks down at the hoof and yells "YOUR HOOF FELL OFF!!!!"

Panel 5: Two sheep are carrying the wolf on a stretcher and one is running alongside with the hoof glove. The wolf is holding his claw up vertically like it's a broken hand.

Panel 1: Sheep's POV. A wolf is holding out his paw, and the sheep is inspecting it with their hooves. The wolf, otherwise dressed in a sheep costume with a yellow ribbon, also has the hood of the costume off, revealing his ears. Wolf is saying "See? I'm not like you."

Panel 2: Side view of the sheep and the wolf in a forest clearing as the sheep continues to inspect the paw. The wolf is sitting on a mossy rock, and the gloves that had disguised his paws as hooves are laying on the ground nearby.

Panel 3: Wolf's POV. The sheep begins looking at their own hoof. The wolf says "No."

Panel 4: The sheep begins tugging at the hoof, perhaps hoping to also find a cool paw like that under it. The wolf more sternly says "NO."

Panel 1: A wolf disguised as a sheep with a yellow ribbon is standing before a few other sheep. He has the hood of the costume off, revealing that he's a wolf. He's asking, "Now that you see that I'm different from you all ... can we still be friends?"

Panel 2: The sheep are mumbling among themselves, trying to decide what to do.

Panel 3: One of the sheep has a wide-eyed revelation and says "THE ELDER!"

Panel 4: The sheep talk off-panel, saying "That's right, we should as The Elder!" and "The Elder!" and "Let's ask The Elder!" The wolf has an air of innocent confusion, asking "who's the elder?"

Panel 5: One of the sheep is leading the wolf by the shoulders through the woods and into a clearing.

Panel 6: In the clearing is The Elder, who is an elephant and has maybe the worst sheep disguise yet. It's literally 3 pieces of wool strapped around him, one on his back, one on his belly, and one on his head. The one on the head also has fake sheep ears, despite his actual ears being massive because he's an elephant.

Panel 1: A full moon in the sky, with a couple of small clouds flanking it but not obscuring it.

Panel 2: A wolf in a sheep costume with a blue ribbon howls at it, going "AAOOOOoo".

Panel 3: He is joined by another wolf in a sheep costume (with a red ribbon), as well as a few sheep.

Panel 4: All of them (both the wolves and the sheep) are now howling at the moon together while a wolf in a yellow ribbon sheep costume observes from a distance. The yellow ribbon wolf has a blank expression -- not happy or sad, but maybe just sort of 'along for the ride' at this point.

Panel 5: It is revealed that an elephant, also in a sheep costume, is sitting next to the yellow ribbon sheep costume wolf. He is looking over at the wolf, while the wolf looks forward.

Panel 6: The elephant gives the yellow ribbon sheep costume wolf a reassuring pat on the head with his trunk, and also shifts his gaze forward. There is small text at the bottom reading 'thank you for reading!' and a smiley face.

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escaygee

1 week ago

Finding a colorblind friendly redesign of the rainbow flag has me happy to see a pride flag for once

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escaygee

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“As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music. And, as you read and re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you, your thoughts and feelings, the size and temper of your soul.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

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escaygee

2 months ago

it'd be really cool if everyone put their money where their mouths are and went and saw the new fully 2d animated looney tunes movie that's in theaters RIGHT NOW instead of continuing to scream about the snow white and lilo and stitch remakes

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escaygee

3 months ago

In a fantasy setting, my job would be exactly the same

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Apparently 2025 is going to be the year of Vic Michaelis stealing all of their coworkers' wives. Just picking them off one by one.

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escaygee

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Clark Kent looks at his phone, where it shows that he's tried to call Lana Lang but his call was declined by her. Clark narrates "There's always tomorrow, right?". We pull out to see Clark is at his work desk at the Daily Planet, nervously clicking away at his pen, waiting for Lana to respond. Clark looks at his phone hopelessly. "Who am I kidding?" he asks. "Looking out of it, Smallville" says a voice. Turns out, it's Lois Lane! Lois is depicted as a Chinese Indonesian woman with brown skin. She opens the door to the office, with her purse. She's ready to clock out of work "I wouldn't waste a Friday like this on an all-nighter. And that's saying something coming from me."

Clark and Lois are in the office elevators together now. Lois taps at the elevator button while Clark still nervously looks at his phone. Lois says "word of advice; if you're stumped on something, try walking it out. Get some fresh air." Clark replies "ah well, it's not entirely work related, Ms. Lane." Lois looks away with a distant expression "I wasn't talking about work either." The elevator doors open with a DING! Sound effect. "I know I've got some extra walking to do if I'm going to catch the last bus home." says Lois. Clark is surprised "BUS? What happened to your motorbike?" Lois walks out of the elevator doors, hand waving behind her "It got totaled in that Parasite fight with Superman, remember." Clark stumbles behind her "Oh. Right." Clark looks at Lois walking away, regretful. Lois looks back as Clark replies "Wait. Let me walk you home, Lois."

We see blurry city lights as Clark and Lois talk. Lois says "I can take care of myself fine, Clark." Clark replies "I know, I just want to make up for- um. It's safer this way." Clark and Lois stand at a bus stop together. Lois looks suspiciously at a nervous-but-trying-to-hide-it-with-a-smile Clark. "And you're right, I could use some air." Clark assures her. Lois asks "If you weren't holed up in the office for work, then what was keeping you there?" Clark narrates to himself "Should've just said it was work." Clark coughs loudly "Just some personal stuff." Lois and Clark enter a bus together. Clark walks in as Lois pays her fare "ah. Trouble in paradise, is it? You and Lang." "Nothing gets past you." Clark replies. They're both seated. Lois playfully teases Clark "hey, bumps on the road are normal. Healthy even. As much as I'd like to cherish your current productivity slump, it's making our rivalry dull." Clark looks worryingly at his phone, which shows his phone wallpaper is of him and Lana holding hands as Clark kisses her on the cheek and she laughs. Lois continues "So if you need to get something off your chest...you can tell me, I won't judge."

Clark pauses before explaining his situation to Lois, who listens intently. "Lana and I, we used to date back in high school. I loved her so much, but..."We see a flashback of young Clark and Lana sitting in a field of grass to an open blue sky. "...we weren't ready for each other back then. Things were changing. We barely had any idea of who we were and what we wanted from each other." Another flashback of older Clark and Lana in the rain together. Lana holds an umbrella to protect Clark from the rain. "When we found each other again, I thought- 'this is it! We got another chance!'" Back to the present where Clark leans against the bus window, looking at his reflection which is of Superman, not Clark Kent. "Lana knows every part of me, even the parts I'm not proud of. She felt the same about us getting back together. And for the first time in a while, I was excited about tomorrow."

Clark and Lois enter the subway station from the street "I bet you didn't plan on spending the night talking about my problems." Clark says. "You're not the only one with a troubled love life right now." Lois replies. They're both in the underground station now, going through the turn stile gate. Lois continues to playfully tease Clark "I know it's hard to tell with all the work I get done." Clark eyerolls, smiling "very funny. You can talk about it too if you'd like." Clark notices Lois looks a little more somber "it's not something I need help with. I've come to terms with it. Still..." Lois explains. We see a subway sign for "Fleischer" station as the announcer says "doors will open on the left. Please mind the gap." Lois continues "...I don't mind airing it out." Clark and Lois are now sitting in the train amongst a crowd of people. Lois says "How do I start this? There's this guy. This guy I really liked for some time."

Clark listens as Lois looks to the side and explains "Being around him felt like I found someone who really understood what it means...to do good in spite of everything this country throws at people like us." We see a flashback of Lois among a crowd of blurred people, looking up to a bright sky- Lois' narration continues "I'm inspired to be better whenever I see how much he gives to others. And I think he felt the same about me. For a while." We see Superman levitating in the sky against the sun- his back is turned away so we don't see his face. "Until one day, there's this distance between us. And I'm left here wondering what happened." Lois narrates. Back to present day in the subway, Clark adjusts his glasses nervously as Lois looks ahead with a dreamy expression. "Have you asked him?" Clark asks. "That's it, isn't it?" Lois replies. "I never really knew him, did I?"

The subway train travels past a billboard of Superman. The billboard depicts Superman flying into the sky towards a sun, with the words "Man of Tomorrow" next to him. Lois continues "I mean, we talked. Sometimes he'd share something personal. But I barely know what he's like outside of this face he puts on for people." From the outside of the train window, we see Lois looking at the billboard, while Clark faces away- with the billboard reflection projected on him. Lois explains "Maybe he could feel that I've been projecting this idea of a person onto him." Lois looks dreamily at the billboard "falling in love with the idea of a guy. It's embarrassing." Lois looks away from the window, lightly chuckling at herself "Like I'm some pre-teen with a crush on a rock star." Clark looks at her reassuringly "you're too hard on yourself." Lois looks to Clark "It's all right, Clark. Besides, I can tell he's found someone else." Clark is surprised! "Really?"

We flashback to Superman in the day time. He's facing away from us, but looks over his shoulder, smiling happily with his eyes closed. Lois narrates "He's got this absent-minded look some guys have y'know? The kind where they're excited to go home and share tomorrow with someone." Back to present day, Clark looks somberly as Lois talks off panel. "I just hope whoever he's with...I hope they're treating him well." Lois says. Clark then looks surprised as Lois shows a phone in front of his face. "Welp! No point getting hung up on a guy who's moved on!" Lois exclaims. "Huh?" Clark says. "How does 'Asian woman seeks to be dominated' sound?" Lois calmly says as she types into her phone. Clark is stressed "WHAT". Lois continues "No, you're right. I'm changing it to 'Asian woman seeks to dominate.' I don't want to be misleading here." We pull out to see the train is empty now, only Clark and Lois are here. "But do you have to word it like that-" Clark says, wincing. Lois is un-phased "Listen Kent, the second you win your first Pulitzer as a career woman, your dating pool dries up. It's slim pickings."

We look to a monitor projecting the weather forecast in the train as Clark and Lois talk. "Only the best for you, Ms. Lane." "In spite of the odds, we persist." Lois replies. The announcer says "Next stop. Shuster station. Interchange station to the Siegel line. The two leave the station and continue walking through the city together. "You're really committing to walking me all the way home?" Lois asks. "Yep" Clark happily replies. As they walk, Clark narrates to himself: "I never know what to say to Lois. I'm always treading between what Superman knows about her and what Clark Kent can say." The two laugh, clearly comfortable together. "But at some point, Lois gets through all that. And somehow, I'm just myself around her." We see a tall art deco apartment building. "Well, this is me." Lois says. "Takes a while without the motorbike, huh?" Clark asks. Lois looks to the side "Yeah, but I don't mind. It's..." "Scenic?" Clark interjects. "Right." Lois says.

Lois and Clark look at each other, smiling. Then they quickly part from each other, blushing and looking away. "So thanks. Thanks for walking me home, Clark." "Of course. Anytime, Ms. Lane." Lois walks over to her apartment building and looks back at Clark. "Oh and kampung boy? No matter how things turn out with Lana, I know the two of you are going to come out the better for it." Clark then asks "How do you know?" Clark smiles as Lois answers him "I have hope. That's what these things are all about." Lois enters the apartment as Clark watches. "I'll see you tomorrow, maybe?" Lois asks. "You'll see me, Lois." Clark replies. As she shuts the door, Clark flies upwards to the sky "Good night, Ms. Liando."

Clark flies higher and higher into the sky. We see city lights below him. His eyes closed as he takes in the air. Clark takes his glasses off as he flies. He narrates "Tonight, I'm getting some air. Turns out, when you're constantly saving people and cities, you're not always giving space for your own problems to breathe. Being known. Being understood. Being myself. I still don't know what that looks like for someone like me."

Clark passes the clouds, making it to a night sky full of stars on the other side. He narrates: "But right now, as I hear this city fall asleep, I'm looking out to the horizon." Clark looks behind him, as light touches his shoulders. He turns around to see the sun rising in the distance. He smiles. "And I'm hopeful about giving tomorrow a try."

"Today. Tomorrow." a Superman fan comic about Clark Kent, Lois Lane and relationships.

We wanted to tackle one of the trickiest parts of Superman mythos; and that's the entangled romance between Clark Kent, Lana Lang, Lois Lane and Superman. Often times these more mundane parts of Superman get pushed to the side, when they can give so much insight into the characters and what they're seeking from each other.

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