Michael Hoffman

DAD of several. NYT Games engineer. ABD for life. (he/him)

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-05-19

Guy in the room when the Emperor of the French audibly passes gas:

“More like Napoleon Blown-a-Fart”

[eagerly solicits high fives from members of the Imperial Guard]

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-05-15

Kid just referred to the men’s group I attend as my “gentlemen’s club”.

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-05-10

🫨 My manager told me, "Michael, your goal of having more than 100% of your code written by AI is not only impossible, it's also ."

🩸 Another colleague asked, "Are you doing ok, buddy? Hey, is that trickling out of your ear?!"

💻 But did Steve Jobs didn't listen to the ? No. And neither do I.

✨ Follow for more tips. ✨

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-05-10

📈 I am thrilled to announce that after months of optimization and refining my workflows, 120% of my code is now written by .

💯 Breaking the 100 barrier was not easy… 🧵

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-05-10

My advanced degree in philosophy doesn’t do much for me these days.

But I guess there’s this…

My kid just asked me,

“Wait, is my right leg *always* my right leg?”

Now I’m sitting here paralyzed wondering whether the answer is true a priori or a posteriori.

So that’s one benefit.

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-05-10

My advanced degree in philosophy doesn’t do much for me these days.

But I guess there’s this…

My kid just asked me,

“Wait, is my right leg *always* my right leg?”

Now I’m sitting here paralyzed wondering whether the answer is true a priori or a posteriori.

So that’s one benefit.

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-04-02

How come they called them “ironclads” and not “steel cut boats”?

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-03-07

@hyperpape By the transitive property, we all have a little dirt as a treat.

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2025-03-07

@hoffm Ok, I’ve been corrected. I think it might be arguably true that they eat mostly water and air, with just a little bit of dirt as a treat.

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-03-07

I have a good idea for the economy: Let’s (1) fire everyone—I know, I know, but just wait for the second part—and (2) make everything more expensive.

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-28

You just eat water and fucking, what? Light?!? Not buying it, plants.

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-23

Nothing in a movie makes me more anxious than when a character incompetently chops up a whole carrot.

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Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-23

Omit needless words.

Small urinal with a plastic urinal screen/pad inside that has the word AIM printed on it
Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-23

Absolutely my b for never learning about all the cool and important parts of the federal govt, but this is a real shitty way to teach me.

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2025-02-22

@AnarchoNeighbor @dpnash @SRDas @hoffm bonus: that one works in Spanish (diez letras) and French (dix lettres)

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-22

Omit needless words.

Small urinal with a plastic urinal screen/pad inside that has the word AIM printed on it
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Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-21

“eleven letters” is 13 letters
“twelve letters” is 13 letters
“thirteen letters” is 15 letters
“fourteen letters” is 15 letters
“fifteen letters” is 14 letters
“sixteen letters” is 14 letters
“seventeen letters” is 16 letters
“eighteen letters” is 15 letters
“nineteen letters” is 15 letters

fuck

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EbondevilEbondevil
2025-02-20

@hoffm "ten letters" is 10 letters!

Michael Hoffman boosted:
2025-02-20

@hoffm As a kid I had a book of math games that included one about the words for numbers like this. You pick a number (e.g. 10) then count the letters in the word (10 -> ten -> 3 letters), then move to that number (3) and do it again until it loops (3 -> three -> 5 letters etc). You can do this with any sized number and it loops eventually

This is the kind of game I used to play to pass the time waiting for the bus

Michael Hoffmanhoffm
2025-02-20

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