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The Shard really does look like Barad-dûr, without the Eye of Sauron atop it. #London
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Russia is worse in every regard and their complete lack of government is quite literally the exact blueprint being used to fuel rightwing extremist media in just about every major country (but hell, they’re literally doing it in just about EVERY country).
They don’t have as many weapons, but who needs that when you can just install your own president over the Americans who pick to be couped?
Continuing to make watercolor sketches of abstract art. In this case Kenneth Noland's 1965 painting, "Largesse."
I keep a postcard-sized slab of watercolor paper fixed to the back of my notebook with painter's tape I bought at the dollar store, and do these in moments between classes or clients.
One of Noland's work is up at the Rose as part of a wonderful exhibit on midcentury color field artists. #queer #art #watercolor
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@marjolica yes i saw the S-1/a and the new S-1/b and it's still not the final version they can actually launch
@davidgerard interesting. I wonder what dire revelations they are keeping back to the last minute in the hope that nobody will have time to work out what they mean before the IPO rug-pull.
Hot coffee. Bacon egg & cheese on potato bread.
Okay let’s get this day going
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What sci-fi / fantasy model do you see prevailing? #poll #ai #scifi #prediction
@zzzeek First one happens. Then the other.
This is a well-known phenomenon in economics where information asymmetry means that the quality of the good bought isn't fully known to the buyer until well afterwards (see Akerlof's Market for Lemons).
Fun fact, this asymmetry drives the price down even more and can wipe out an entire market by making it unsustainable.
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Reality keeps beating the IEA’s predictions on solar. Energy researcher Auke Hoekstra has plotted every International Energy Agency outlook since 2002 against how many solar panels the world actually ended up making. buff.ly/MjCM8ch #ShareGoodNewsToo
Over the past few days, I've been working on some Linux-based setups, bringing back some of my old solutions (with a few adaptations) to make them work the way I like. Mostly inspired by some of the ideas of simplicity that come from the BSD world.
I'm using Alpine Linux as a base, and I've been testing these setups on both proper servers and SBCs, for various reasons.
And, all things considered, some distributions (like Alpine, for example) have remained fairly true to the original ideas of simplicity and predictability. I still enjoy using Linux when it’s logical and predictable.
And this got me thinking: some distributions have gone from:
"Hey, we're a solid, simple, and reliable alternative to Windows. Give us a try!"
to:
"Hey, we support practically all your hardware, just like Windows" (which, to be fair, was a real achievement)
to:
"Hey, Windows! I’ve become just like you!"
As if complexity automatically meant "enterprise-grade", and being "enterprise-grade" were something everyone should aspire to - even on a laptop or a small SBC.
There's nothing wrong with solving complex problems. Some complexity is unavoidable, and sometimes even necessary. But complexity should be the price we sometimes have to pay to solve problems, not something we proudly advertise as a feature.
Otherwise, we end up exactly where we started: just like Windows. Or perhaps even worse.
@stefano Per qualcuno che usa Linux poco più per desktop, fino a quando tieni le distribuzioni come sono funziona, ma quando apri il cofano è un casino che ti fa domandare se vale la pena, visto che di solito manca qualcosa e ti serve quella "repository extra".
FreeBSD non è "comodo" (ancora?) perché ti possono mancare alcune utility grafiche comuni sul desktop linux (e la comodità in sè non è male), ma se apri il suddetto cofano fai tutto senza fare salti mortali.
was there a canon warrior cats story clearly and intentionally about grooming or am I getting mixed up
@SophiaSurname they're cats, they're supposed to groom each other
(yes, I know what you mean)
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No, I don’t think it’s the same. On most issues I had interesting discussions, even when most of lemmy is clearly just parroting some silly arguments. I have downvotes disabled on my instance so I don’t care if 100 people disagree without being able to articulate their arguments. The few people that can are usually fun to argue with. You also don’t get spammed by negative comments like on Reddit (because there are not as many users). I never got banned just for disagreeing with the majority, unlike on Reddit.
The are some topics you can’t discuss on lemmy because people are too emotional about them but I don’t think it’s as bad as on reddit.
It’s easy to dismiss what you just stated because most people know the truth. There’s plenty of blogposts and posts in general about the cultures and experiences people run up against. It’s very much an echo chamber and homogenous and defederation strengthens that- show us otherwise. I’m happy to be wrong . I’ve seen plenty of spamming of negative comments and people harassed out of the space and projects shutdown. I can assure you people aren’t shutting down projects and leaving the space because people asked them nicely
@tbr sounds louder than here in Klaukkala, directly under the flightpaths. 😱
@jago A subsonic F-18 doing a turn south directly over the bay in front of your house doesn't feel much louder, tbh.
Super-sonic is a different ball game ofc. had that "pleasure" recently and it made regional news. 😬
Cam we fast forward to the point where the stupid dictator offs himself in the bunker already? KTXBAI
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Leer a gente decir que se hagan huelgas pero que no molesten, con la que está cayendo, es vergonzoso, sin más.
Luego sí que sabéis quejaros en el bar o por aquí de lo mal que está todo, de como os explotan en el curro, que no hay futuro, y que los políticos bla bla bla.
Vergüenza !!!
#esquiroles #huelga11n
with wordpress and zoneminder gone i feel like i'm on a roll with replacing the php and slop in my life with extremely simple shit. nextcloud has got to be next.
@scanlime nextcloud: we looked at sharepoint and said "this doesn't abuse users _enough_"
I was 35 before I realized your two pieces of toast don't have to have matching toppings. You can have one with jam/marmalade and one with peanut butter if you want to. There are no toast police.
@fesshole @ellenmorrisprewitt Bad luck brings the Toast Police into existence. We'll never be rid of them, now. Every piece of dropped toast will land spread-side down.
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I’m new to the Fediverse, and so far I’m loving it
It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.
I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.
I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.
And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.
Miles Offit... 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦
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The fuck in the thinly veiled threat or spectacular poor taste are they implying?
RE: https://mastodon.online/@USelaine/117594243504542485
Soon! They're on the way to the German warehouse from which they will be shipped out. We've just filed the customs declaration.
@Gargron will the blue one ever be back in stock? Or even better, a purple one? 👀
