Giant

@giantrectangle@kolektiva.social
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The rich *are* the problem



More about me in my intro here: https://kolektiva.social/@giantrectangle/109388570156071637

PFP ID: Eldertubby Po wearing a GVS Elipse P-100 elastomeric mask for personal safety, and to be a good community member during an airborne pandemic

Banner ID: The Mild Mild West, a mural by Banksy, sited on No. 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol. It depicts a teddy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail at three riot police
Assassination CoordinatesSeattle
Curently:#LongCovid
Corpo Function:I count abstractions and argue with people
Usually Reading:Science Fiction, Science (Actual), Philosophy
GiantMay 15
The Tor ProjectMay 14
Introducing oniux: Kernel-level Tor isolation for any Linux app. This torsocks alternative uses namespaces to isolate Linux applications over the Tor network and eliminate data leaks.
https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-oniux-tor-isolation-using-linux-namespaces/
Introducing oniux: Kernel-level Tor isolation for any Linux app | Tor Project

Introducing oniux: Kernel-level Tor isolation for any Linux app. This torsocks alternative uses namespaces to isolate Linux applications over the Tor network and eliminate data leaks.

GiantMay 15
Show threadJulian OliverMay 14

Worth mentioning that if I can get hold of a pair of Meta's new face recog RayBan glasses I will study them with the aim to detect and hopefully disable them at a distance.

I did the same for Google Glass (covered by Wired, Hackaday, Time) back in the day. I named it Glasshole.sh.

https://julianoliver.com/projects/glasshole/

The working title for my future Meta RayBan blocker is BanRay.sh

glasshole.sh

GiantMay 12
datum (n=1)May 12

In today's Search Engine Games: "will it return a page about the term enclosed in doublequotes, and not some associated more common term?"

Winners:

Losers:

  • Not worth listing, these didn't have a hit at all in the first 10 links or page of results, whichever was shorter.

(note: Maapl looks like a SearXNG instance too!)

#SearchEngineGames #search

maapl

SearXNG — a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine

GiantMay 8
デイヴMay 7

If I hear one more person talk about “putting our brightest people toward solving climate change”, I will scream.

Climate change is not some deep mystery waiting for a scientific breakthrough: we know exactly what causes it and how we address that. We have SOLVED climate change.

The problem is not “finding the solution”, the problem is convincing literally anyone in power that the solution is better than building billionaire bunkers in new zealand.

#climate #climatechange

GiantApr 28
CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) Apr 27
If the plague doesn't get me, that is.
GiantApr 25
myrmepropagandistApr 25

We should have something like the Oscars but for bugs each fall.

"Best New Bug"

"Bug Lifetime Achievement Award"

"Best Independent Bug"

And special categories for Best Hymenopteran, Best Beetle, Best Tropical Bug, Best Temperate Zone Bug, Best Island Bug, Best True Bug, Best Pest... you get the idea.

GiantApr 16
Show threadNowhere GirlApr 16

"What made people think Trump would be better?"

In a lot of cases, they didn't. They didn't think it would matter at all. They were getting screwed anyway -- and have been for years under neoliberal policies favoring the ultra-rich and investor class, carried out by both Democrats and Republicans. We didn't see a massive swing toward Trump. He got mostly the same voters as always. What we saw was a collapse in Democratic turnout.

GiantApr 15
Frantz FanonApr 15

“The capitalist has no heart, but harpoon him in the pocketbook and you will draw blood.”

- Bill Haywood

GiantApr 14
Marcus Hutchins Apr 8
I bought $200 worth of stuff from Costco this week and they bought $0 worth of stuff from me. To resolve this deficit I will be charging myself $50 every time I go to the store. With this extra income I will build toasters, which I will attempt to sell to my local Costco for $200 each.
GiantApr 14
Simple Sabotage Field ManualApr 14
To incite the citizen to the active practice of simple sabotage and to keep him practicing that sabotage over sustained periods is a special problem.
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Marcus Hutchins Apr 8
I bought $200 worth of stuff from Costco this week and they bought $0 worth of stuff from me. To resolve this deficit I will be charging myself $50 every time I go to the store. With this extra income I will build toasters, which I will attempt to sell to my local Costco for $200 each.
Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 8

@malwaretech

"When will my landlord pay me for living in their condo?"

#Sarcasm #TradeDeficit #TrumpLogic #Trump #USpol #Tariffs #Trade #UnfairTrade

Show threadhotte90602Apr 8
@malwaretech
It's so easy....to make Cash😃💰
Show threadSignalElevenApr 8
@malwaretech unfair!
Show threadGabbo the wafrn guyApr 8
@malwaretech I am starting to think the world will be a better place once the USA makes toasters instead of big tech
Show threadThe Tepid EmperorApr 8
@gabboman @malwaretech Make America Toast Again
Show threadGrassroots JoeApr 8

@TheTepidEmperor @gabboman @malwaretech

Very burnt toast I'm afraid.
You know, the kind that's burnt to the point that no amount of scraping off the carbon will reveal something you can choke down with enough butter and jam.
Totally useless.

Show threadMiss Rari 🏳️‍⚧️Apr 8
@joeinwynnewood "But carbon's good for you!" - Mythra
Show threadGrassroots JoeApr 8

@raritastic

🤣🤣🤣

Show threadThe Tepid EmperorApr 8
@joeinwynnewood @gabboman @malwaretech WH spokesperson confirmed #Trump statement:
“Let me tell you — when it comes to toast, I make the greatest toast. Everyone says so. The best. Other people try, but they just can’t do it — they burn it, they mess it up. My toast? It’s golden, it’s beautiful, it’s perfect. Some are even saying it’s the most luxurious toast in the history of breakfast. Frankly, it’s toast like the world’s never seen before.”
Show threadGuill.Jones, Honorary CanadianApr 8
@TheTepidEmperor @joeinwynnewood @gabboman @malwaretech
I'm a big guy who never cries, and there are tears in my eyes as I say, "Thank you, sir, for making the toast"!
Show threadJames CamerounApr 8
@TheTepidEmperor @joeinwynnewood @gabboman @malwaretech
Show threadGabeMoralesVRApr 8
@gabboman @malwaretech Have you seen how unhealthy americans are? I wouldn't wish our cooking products on the world in any capacity.
Show threadpmlkApr 8
https://xkcd.com/3073/
Tariffs

xkcd
Show threadNatasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Apr 8
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Show threadJordan BiserkovApr 8
@malwaretech
I know this is referring to tariffs, but is the toaster a reference to something specific someone said or just a stand-in for a thing that's relatively simple?
I'm missing the context.
Show threadNick Silkey🎙️N5ILK 🪓🪵 🪣💧Apr 8
@jbiserkov @malwaretech I think the random/trivial/absurd part of the commodity appliance is part of the joke. It can be any doodad currently needed but mostly made overseas. What a time to be alive. 💃💙
Show threadGJ Groothedde 🇪🇺Apr 8
@malwaretech This is brilliant.
Show threadWenslauwApr 8
@Eetschrijver indeed! @malwaretech
Show threadnoplasticshowerApr 8
@malwaretech ha ha ha ha. Too early for this funny.
Show threadCold Play Chris Scam (CPCS)Apr 8

@malwaretech $200!?!

Please share how you walked out of a Costco only having spent $200 on stuff.

Show threadS Vermin RoseApr 8
@malwaretech My neighbours talk funny. Does Costco offer a gulag service? Price is no object.
Show threadwenApr 8
@malwaretech It’s like returning $50 of goods thinking it goes back to wallet. Nah, end up spending $200. Oh, their cranberry walnut loaf is delish
Show threadJMinSDApr 10
@goldeee13 @malwaretech My husband loves that bread. Have you ever made French toast with it? Delicious.
Show threadwenApr 10
@JMinSD @malwaretech I haven’t but love French toast. Do you have a recipe to share?
Show threadJMinSDApr 10
@goldeee13 @malwaretech It's just my own: slice the bread (however much and thickness you want) and let the slices sit out overnight to get stale. In the morning, mix 2-3 eggs with some milk, a teaspoon or so of cinnamon and a little sweetener (if you like) in a shallow dish and dip the stale bread into the egg mixture. Get your pan hot (I use non-stick), grease it and cook the French toast on the stovetop on medium heat until one side is cooked, then flip and cook the other side until done. It should be browned on both sides but not too dark. Serve with butter and maple syrup or jam if you like. This works for any sliced bread. I don't know if the Costco magazine ever printed a recipe or not, but that would be a good idea.
Show threadwenApr 10
@JMinSD @malwaretech Looks easy enough to do. Thanks for this 😊
Show threadRobin BartonApr 8
@malwaretech Don't tell Trump
Show threadP T RApr 8
@malwaretech Sounds like a plan!
Show threadInfinite BreadsticksApr 8
@malwaretech The global economy doesn't want you to know this one simple trick!
Show threadT2RApr 8
@malwaretech Tell Costco you want to see them denote which items are tariffed on the price tags. It can go into their "secret" pricing code book.
Show threadHarry KaradimasApr 8
@malwaretech
Show threadMark 🇨🇦💪Apr 8
@malwaretech Right on brother! Who said the American dream was dead!
Show threadHacker FactorApr 8
@malwaretech
Show threadaburka 🫣Apr 9
@malwaretech this is the most cogent explanation of how tariffs work that I've seen so far
Show threadJokerApr 9
@malwaretech trump wants you.