Mastodawn

Insane Wish Time:

I wish people would stop using the term 'crypto' to discuss cryptocurrency.

'Cryptocurrency', as a word, is a unique enough term to establish meaning. 'Crypto' referred to general cryptography and general cryptographic processes long before Satoshi Nakamoto ever dreamt of Bitcoin. It's too confusing.

"I hate crypto!" they said.

Which crypto? Do you hate cryptocoin, or cryptography?

B🐝👙May 7

Any attempt to balance the rights of individuals and corporations will always end up with the corporation abusing the inherent power imbalance to find a means to circumvent the spirit of the rule and exploit the result for maximum profit.

The democratic process is never safe in a capitalist society.

B🐝👙May 2

B🐝👙Dec 11

I'm on my break!

B🐝👙May 2

Star Trek Minus Context May 2

It's the weekend, baby

B🐝👙Apr 30

Next time you want to buy something that's made in the USA, ask yourself this: Would you buy something that's made in Nazi Germany? Because that's the level of morality that we're looking at here.

B🐝👙Apr 27

I was thinking about how cool it would be to watch a video showing all the best clips of Lance Boyle from the first #Megarace game.

Then I remembered that there are no *best* clips. All the footage of Lance Boyle is exquisite.

B🐝👙Apr 24

I read a lot of tech support pages, and one consistent thing I see is this:

Alice posts that she's having a problem.

Nobody replies.

A few days later, Alice states that she's now tried troubleshooting steps X, Y and Z. She states that these steps were recommended to her by an AI chatbot.

Bob shows up. Bob berates Alice for wasting time on troubleshooting produced by AI chatbot.

Bob offers a solution. Bob obviously didn't read Alice's original post.

What a tricky situation for everyone!

B🐝👙Apr 23

He's black and red, and he's got spikes on his head.

He can move real fast and he talks real edgy.

He's Darth Maul... I mean Shadow the Hedgehog.

B🐝👙Apr 23

I used to encounter more people and have more discussion on #BlueSky and #Twitter (before it was sold) compared to #Mastodon. I understand the architectural differences in technology, but I wonder if anything else is happening.

B🐝👙Apr 22

Okay, so, from what I'm understanding:

Nvidia is involved with maga.
Intel is involved with maga.
AMD is involved with maga.
Samsung is involved with maga.
Qualcomm is involved with maga.

From where am I supposed to buy computer parts?

Interests and Concerns	Linux and FLOSS, Data preservation, Generative AI, Video gaming, Cartoons and comics, Cybersecurity, Cyberprivacy, and Migraines
Favourite Characters	Dave the Intern (Sonic Boom), T'Lyn (Star Trek Lower Decks), Alex Lobb (Zamoshvik), Kara Eklund (Hitsuji Goods), Velvette (Hazbin Hotel)