I had to figure it out in AutoCAD.

One way to think of it: Print out two copies of the pattern on a transparent film, such that you can see one through the other. It would not be possible to shift the top copy to any other position where everything lines up. The pattern as a whole never repeats precisely, no matter how large or small you make it.

I can’t wait to retile my floor.

What a waste of some developer’s time creating something completely pointless. Also, a waste of my time since I’ve spent the past 30 minutes sending these to my friends and family.

Fair complaints.

That last point is actually something to consider. The infamous Mary “Typhoid Mary” Mallon wasn’t symptomatic for typhoid fever but she could (and did) pass it on to dozens of other people in the early 20th century.

Back button in the upper left isn’t universal though. At best it can be considered a UX design best practice, but not all app developers follow this convention.

Oh my god, this is why my ATV would never start in the spring when I was a kid. I didn’t need to run all that Seafoam through it, I didn’t need to re-jet the carbs. I just needed to use gas that wasn’t from last fall.

I’ve always watched shows like this and thought “well, someone doesn’t mow their own yard.” Because every spring, it’s the same thing.

“Dummies Guide To: How Much Can We Milk the Harry Potter Controversy For Clicks”.

why are billionaires obsessed with ratings and likes? so fucked up.

I’m going to quickly hide under my desk after typing this, but ... it doesn’t look horrible?

It’s a shame that these people have some of the best healthcare packages you can get and they’re not even bothering to get the mental health help they need.

That’s because you’re normal. These people are terminally online.

Good stuff.

Is this a Work from Home article or a recycled “Streamer Setup” article?

How convenient that right after Twitter backtracked their efforts to remove Elonjets’ visibility, there was a “stalker” after him. What are the odds, despite all the information Musk provided-that-totally-isn’t-doxxing, no one ever finds this person because Musk paid for it to happen?

This is settled law. The caselaw is on the side of the tracker. Now I’m just waiting for a state to ban the tracking of private jets.

So he stepped away from The Witcher, the character he’d wanted to play for years, for probably the only role that could have persuaded him to do so, only to get shitcanned two months later?