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This is the less tech-y, more social alt for https://infosec.exchange/@varx — but it's still going to be full of nerd stuff, naturally.

software developer ␥ security nut ␥ tree-hugging dirt-worshipper ␥ probably cooking right now

pronounshe/they
languages📖 en, ~es; ✍️ en, ~es
locationSomerville, MA, USA

I'm a lifelong tomboy but as I get older (45), I'm struggling to find things to wear for summer.

My default look - long shorts, band t, trainers - makes me look like I'm going to a ska-punk gig in 1998. I'm generally happy looking like I'm ready to skank, but sometimes I'd like/need to look a bit smarter.

I hate floaty fabric on myself so most summer dresses/wide linen pants are out. Ditto light colours.

Fellow #tomboy / #enby / otherwise not "girlie" women, what do you wear in summer?

"i asked chatgpt" oh yeah? well i asked the river and she said shut the fuck up and think for yourself
JSON implies the existence of JDÓTTIR

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"Today is the 1932nd of March, 2020."

Is this how eras start? (Like CE/BCE.)

#pandemic #calendar

Big if true.

This is what I came up with; I think of it as "0-lisp". In LISP a "2-LISP" is a LISP where functions and variables live in different namespaces, and in a "1-LISP" they live in one namespace. Projecting backward, in my 0-LISP, the distinction itself disappears totally; functions are lists and *any list can be executed*. I wanted to know what this changed. Here's what I found:

It helps very little, and makes certain important things a huge pain. Oops! Still, it was very educational to learn this.

Or, maybe seeing LLM slop everywhere is like constantly losing The Game.
The ubiquity of AI-generated text and images makes me feel like suddenly every other website is trying to rickroll me.

The solarpunk thread I posted yesterday (https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/114670279088355579) elicited some interesting reactions, with at least one commenter suggesting that punks and anarchists can’t *possibly* contribute anything constructive or beneficial to civilized society.

So today this cartoon seems appropriate…

#History #Economics #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Degrowth #SolarPunk