The NSFW takedowns have been orchestrated by big crypto. It sounds like conspiracy bullshit until you remember who's sitting in the white house.

I endorse every single word of this. Yes, including the repetition of "extreme".

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The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics

It’s often said that what’s inside matters more than one’s looks, but it’s hard to argue that a product’s looks and i...

I realized I'm generally no longer replying to people vaunting the benefits of LLMs (online and IRL) the same way I'm no longer replying to people vaunting the benefits of killing somebody at winter solstice to ensure the sun returns.

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Jack Dorsey launches a WhatsApp messaging rival built on Bluetooth

Block CEO Jack Dorsey has launched Bitchat, a new peer-to-peer messaging app that works entirely over Bluetooth mesh networks.

This is interesting, and I'm curious to see how he's going to fuck it up.

I don't believe in a literal hell but I'm prepared to make an exception for Sam Altman. No other individual has ever caused so much damage to humanity's long-term prospects.

Whenever somebody says "that's fascism" and somebody replies with "no that's just violent, racist and bigoted conservatism" I wonder if, when they see a red traffic light, they keep on going because that is, in fact, more of a crimson or possibly even carnelian.

There are greedy people, and I don't like them very much. But people who aren't greedy, per se, but who will nonetheless always be the last to offer to pay for something, always be ready to point out that they drank half a glass less than the others, always wait to see if I cave and say ok, I'll settle this then we'll see. These people. These people, they make life just that little shittier, for absolutely fucking nothing.

In the vast cosmos of things that piss me off about my father dying, having to mediate between my sister (who wants a very serious, much professor picture in the obit, and the rest of the family (who would like a smiling, goofing around one) is definitely in the top galaxy.

It turns out "my" shirt design was stolen and used by some US assholes who now sell a Rob Anybody t-shirt. I can't do anything about that, except giving everybody the design for free - if it has to be out there, nobody should profit from it. If you end up using it, please PLEASE donate to one of Pratchett's favorite charities or at least to somebody in need. And add a #GNUTerryPratchett line somewhere, maybe? Edit: here's the SVG

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This goshawk (?) was completely frozen in place - she had just killed what seems to be a crow, and the other crow on the fence was making a call i never ever heard (kinda like a cat looking at a bird, iykwim) and there were a couple other crows circling around. I found it a very sad demonstration that life is a bit shit for everyone involved.