Vincent Sparks

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he/him // early 20s // card-carrying Rustacean // audhd // combine every gay furry stereotype you can think of into a single person and you pretty much have me

i use NixOS btw. i am also NixOS's number 1 hater. ask me about why

i try not to bite without a good reason, but i sometimes bite for very bad ones. please call me on it. i'm trying to be better about that.

I'm a simple man, I see furry art, I smash the boost button. i do occasionally (rarely) boost nsfw furry art (always cw'd as such). don't wanna see that? follow someone else

DMs open if you wanna chat, or if you'd like to commission custom software like a Discord/Signal/Matrix/etc bot or a small desktop app

I don't have a pfp because I'm waiting to commission one of my sona and I can't do that until I have a ref sheet (speaking of which, if you know anyone who does commissions of those, please point me their way)

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Can you write in cursive?
Yes, and often do!
Technically, yes. But I don't.
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Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2026: $827.2 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2026: $222.7 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2026: $204.2 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2026: $7.25

Three words: tax the rich.

This is what happens when you boost AND favorite a post

“Don’t seek permission, center values – The Ideophone”

https://ideophone.org/dont-seek-permission-center-values/

This is a solid post on how to frame a debate on the ethics of using various forms of "AI". The problem with applying it in tech, specifically, is that IMO a majority of tech workers simply have no values and would gladly program a school-destroying drone if paid to do so. Otherwise the Google protests, for example, would have completely shut the company down

Don’t seek permission, center values

When you're enamoured of a technology and someone points out important ethical challenges, a typical reflex is to seek permission:…

The Ideophone
If you are job hunting and you need a laugh to ease the stress then you came to the right post.

Well f that. Theydies and gentlethems, today I announce:

THE GREAT MALE-PRESENTING RECLAMATION!

No more boring suits in dark colors! Strut like a goddamn king in bright colors, wild patterns, and shiny fabrics. Be the envy of other males, make them cower in fear at your sartorial splendor.

We’re bringing it back.

Well, well, well. I was looking through some old pictures for something else, but I stumbled upon some screenshots of texts from the repair shop owner and the franchise's partner relations rep, passing on threats from Google.

All I did was bitch (in a closed, private Facebook group discussing repairs) about how screens for the latest device were impossible to get through official channels for over a month, and how we weren't allowed to use third-party parts (fair enough), but third-party shops had zero issues getting the same part from their suppliers. We had pissed off and disappointed customers, and I was getting pissed off about it too.

They have really thin skin, and should not be trusted.
And as I mentioned in the CW, this was before we had to sign any sort of NDA while working there.
Oh yeah btw. I made this No AI icon yesterday because I didn't fancy any of the other ones out there when I needed one. It's yours now too 😎