Did you know you can pass a bill that states 1 + 1 = 3 ?

Like. Your legislature can propose, vote, and pass a bill that doesn't follow the rules of math, science, etc. Representatives don't have to understand tech, or numbers, or computer protocols. Or really anything. It's just words on paper (or a screen) that more than half of their body voted for.

And it's law.

Who knew.

Anyways, here's a fun article to read: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law

RIP Ask Jeeves. The natural-language search engine founded in 1996 was rebranded as Ask in 2006, and officially shut down on May 1.

Here are the Wayback Machine’s first and last captures of the site.

When websites disappear, the historical record can disappear with them. The #WaybackMachine preserves that history – capturing the web so its past remains accessible.

Explore 30 years of web history: https://web.archive.org

#90s #90sNostalgia #WebHistory #WebDesign

Who am I?

* Computer and Information Systems instructor with multiple institutions
* Apparently a member of a diaspora community who hadn’t realized it prior
* Apparently #actuallyautistic and #actuallyadhd (AuDHD)
* Someone who knows the hard way what “rare disease” incidence means

This is not my sole presence online.

(Whispers)

I only thought Project Hail Mary (the movie) was okay

(I loved the book though)

Using rsync for backups, because it's not shiny and new

https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/hzKAKW9NTg4d4TNTtSz3Sz

I stream nothing, and I am happy.

https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/ns3WDZZgAoe1SfrDCAUrni

Linux on a Mac (it's not going back)

https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/cRpY1NgJHqMgyPgZA7dJEL