Rest in Peace Senator McCain
You showed greatness even if you didn't agree with someone. My respects. I didn't know this until ten minutes ago.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/opinion/john-mccain-salute-to-a-communist.html
Today's #BlackRibbonDay, remembering the victims of all forms of totalitarianism (though most especially those of Hitler and Stalin).
Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows Games on Linux
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17815892
#hackernews #tech
Malaysia Resists China’s Investments, Fearing ‘Colonialism’
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17805270
#hackernews #tech
Just saw a short article on No Tech Magazine about a modern design that would allow a boat to sail directly into the wind. For some reason the image didn't load, so as I read I imagined what sophisticated and ingenious riggings would be needed to do something like that - so when I clicked through and saw this photo it felt like the punchline to a joke
(Great design, though)
xD Museum Visitor Falls Into Giant Hole That Looks Like a Cartoonish Painting on the Floor
Brief little self-introduction
Hi all! New to QOTO, obviously; still relatively new to Mastodon in general (though @4of92000 is also me). Just seeing what's up for now.
Not quite sure what the etiquette is for having the same account name across multiple instances; if someone better-versed in the arcane lore of Mastodon could inform me I would be very pleased.
Peace and shit.