Jason Self

@jxself
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Advocating for #FreeSoftware as an ethical imperative. Lover of #Cats. #InteractiveFiction enthusiast and #StarTrek fan. #Gay and proud! #Tech enthusiast. 🌈 🌍🐈

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Jason Self3d ago

So you just have to stand there in the dark and do nothing, huh?

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten be a grue.
>wait
Time passes. You hear horrible gurgling sounds in the dark.
>wait
Time passes. You hear the clink of razor-sharp claws nearby.
>wait
Time passes. Your last memory is of the slavering fangs of the horrible Grue as it claims you for a meal.
*** YOU HAVE DIED ***

Jason Self5d ago
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep, he checks his closet for #ChuckNorris.
Jason SelfMar 24
On #StarTrek they can go from traveling at warp 9 to a full stop within seconds without the people on the ship flying forward and splatting into the wall. #AllStarTrek
Jason SelfMar 24

https://www.sambent.com/microsofts-plan-to-fix-windows-11-is-gaslighting/

And people use proprietary software despite being treated this way? It's baffling. They deserve better. They deserve #SoftwareFreedom https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software #FreeSoftware #Windows #Windows11

Microsoft's "Fix" for Windows 11: Flowers After the Beating

Microsoft spent four years stuffing Windows 11 with ads, forced Copilot integrations, and bloatware, now they want applause for promising to remove it.

Sam Bent
Jason SelfMar 22
A paper jam didn't just ruin his print job; it forced him to launch a global revolution about software freedom. He didn’t just write a text editor; he wrote a self-extending, Lisp-based universe disguised as one. He won a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and used the money to fight proprietary software. He is The Most Free Man In The World. #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #GNU #Linux #Emacs
Jason SelfMar 21
Neon lights and saxophone nights incoming. Tickets are locked in for The Midnight: Time Machines at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Saturday, May 9th @ 8 PM. Ready for all the synthwave magic! Who else is going to be there? 💜🎷 #TheMidnight #TimeMachinesTour #Synthwave #Seattle #ParamountTheater
Jason SelfMar 18
I made the laser dot go into the #cat food bowl and pretend to eat. My cat didn't attack it... they just stood there patiently waiting for it to finish its meal and exit the bowl before resuming the hunt. #CatsOfMastodon #CatLife
Jason SelfMar 9
One of the greatest mysteries of our time is how autocorrect can flawlessly transform coherent sentences into ancient hieroglyphs.
Jason SelfMar 8
Free software is for everyone, including: Roller coaster enthusiasts. Amateur cryptographers. Cast iron skillet collectors. Urban foraging guides. Sci-fi convention cosplayers. Backcountry snowshoers. Basement ping-pong champions. Digital pixel artists. Historical architecture buffs. Dog park regulars. Experimental baking scientists. Amateur oceanographers. Indie podcast producers. Acoustic open mic performers. People who blink. Everyone. https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom
What is free software and why is it so important for society? — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software

Jason SelfMar 6
#FreeSoftware is based in ethics and standing up for those ethical principles, even when it's tough - and *especially* when it's tough - is how you make a difference. It's in those challenging moments that we carve the path to a better world. Don't waver - hold fast to the values of #Softwarefreedom!