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My laptop will power my big keyboard's LEDs while on battery, but then I can't type, and those seem like good priorities to me.
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
That sure is a big leak in your Super Sekret Conspiracy, gang.
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Mastodon FeedI think @WhichUK@twitter.com should do an article services using the dark pattern of letting you subscribe to something online but requiring a phone-call during office hours to cancel.
Like uh, @WhichUk@twitter.com does.
Mastodon Feedslow poke slope oak
Mastodon FeedI wonder why I had "but that would buns" in my browser's search widget.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
If you really want to cure your arachnophobia, there's an augmented reality app that might help. The fact that they're charging for it makes me suspicious, though.
It would definitely be cheaper to come hang out in my lab.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/09/22/a-cure-for-arachnophobia-on-your-phone/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
Shrigglepuss@godforsaken.website ("Shrig 🐌") wrote:
Anyway, about a decade ago Her Name is Calla joked that they'd be releasing their next album on wax cylinder and Gameboy cartridges and I worked with their drummer to put this together for the shits and gigs, it's not been online anywhere for some years now.
Here's the original song, for anyone interested (it's gooood): https://hernameiscalla.bandcamp.com/track/condor-and-river
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- The video starts with me putting a cartridge for a made-up game titled "Calla" into a Gameboy and the rest of the video is a Gameboy game animation of a character acting out some scenes inspired by the lyrics of the song. It ends with the game crashing and me removing the cartridge to blow on it (remote)
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope") wrote:
These toots partially prompted by:
https://social.coop/@flancian/106974046011953229
Which contains some good ideas about recommendation algorithms as well.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Don't look to me for sympathy, dead people.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/09/22/she-made-her-choice/
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Mastodon Feedcmiksche ("Christoph Miksche") wrote:
The Evergrande situation https://blog.m5e.de/post/the-evergrande-situation/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
raye@weirder.earth ("relache ⚗️") wrote:
#PDX is hosting an Anarchist Book Fair on Oct 9-10, 2021.
https://itsgoingdown.org/announcing-the-2021-portland-anarchist-bookfair/
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Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope") wrote:
Today's recommendation algorithm deployments seem more like this to me:
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Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope") wrote:
Recommendation algorithms serve the interests of the corporations deploying them over the people who are bombarded by them while going about their business.
I prefer the voluntary recommendations I get from my fellow (trusted) human beings who want to share something they found interesting, exciting, or edifying. Often spontaneously, but usually only when prompted.
If recommendation algos have to exist, they should only be something a person voluntarily and explicitly goes to for suggestions.
Mastodon Feedthe six words every owl wants to hear: "I had to cancel today's meeting."
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
ceejbot@rafting.io ("sheltering under cats") wrote:
RT @jbtuason
was rereading the little prince last night and i forgot how good this part was at explaining NFTs
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tomayac@toot.cafe ("Thomas Steiner") wrote:
An interesting academic study of In-App Browsers (IABs) on Android and iOS and how they deal with security issues of pages: https://daoyuan14.github.io/papers/RAID21_IABI-Usability.pdf [PDF]. No surprise that IABs based on Chrome Custom Tabs and `SFSafariViewController` performed best.
Mastodon FeedMy neighbor seemingly operates in two distinct modes:
1. while unemployed, keep the entire house awake at night partying and screaming
2. when employed, wake the entire house by smashing doors at 5am
Mastodon Feed"Listen, nobody fools me five times in a row!"
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
nev@bananachips.club wrote:
demi adejuyigbe goes out on the very highest of high notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfi9JpgMc2U
Mastodon Feedgood moon
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I can only feel happy for Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/09/21/yes-elvira-im-angry-at-someone/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
ioa@functional.cafe ("ioanna") wrote:
Today is Igalia's 20th anniversary, celebrating 20 years of contributions to open and free software, as a successful egalitarian worker cooperative.
https://www.igalia.com/2021/09/21/2020-in-2021.html
I joined Igalia almost two years ago, in which I did and continue to learn so many fascinating things, about language specification, about WebAssembly, about JS engines and compilers. But most importantly, about taking common decisions and truly working together as equals.
As I told my dear coworkers:
"Enjoying one's work is a fine thing, but being able to share common goals and such collegiality with you Igalians is certainly a dream come true."
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I guess I'm just going to have to write off Tuesdays and Thursdays this semester.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2021/09/21/i-hate-tuesdays-and-thursdays/
Mastodon FeedJust give me the winter off.
Mastodon FeedReally bad that workdays don't get shorter as the actual days do.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see..."):
christinelove ("Christine Love") wrote:
RT @christinelove My lesbian road trip RPG Get in the Car, Loser! is NOW AVAILABLE! Join Sam Anon on a trip to save the world from an ancient evil, flirt in the backseat, and hit every diner along the road.
The main game is free on Steam and Itch…
https://store.steampowered.com/app/938860/Get_In_The_Car_Loser/
https://loveconquersallgames.itch.io/getinthecarloser
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Mastodon Feed1995: installing a program on your computer
2025: crimeloading "dark apps" onto your phone
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LadyIcepaw@mastodon.art ("Linda") wrote:
Please accept these piles of tsumtsum-shaped Lovewood characters. 🤲
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Charles Stanhope"):
vascorsd wrote:
RT @vascorsd «NEW: Amazon's new AI-powered cameras are penalizing delivery drivers for driving mistakes they didn't make & drivers are losing income.
It's the nightmare scenario that AI experts frequently warn about. I talked to drivers about how AI is punishing them:»
stolen from here: https://twitter.com/LaurenKGurley/status/1439950968574156802