Biggles @Biggles@qoto.org

Fine. I'll be House Speaker.

so, yeah ... kinda loving infosec Mastodon. I think partly because Mastodon (no engagement-seeking algorithm, no ad-driven business model), and partly because after 15+ years on the bird site, I have a much better understanding of the importance of being intentional about what I pull into my feed. Who you follow, and what news you invite in, has a distinct impact on how you feel and ultimately on your perception of the world and your current state.

(A guy named Paul wrote a letter two thousand years ago that touches on this: "Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious -- the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse." (Phil. 4:8, MSG))

festive political compass

"I'm sick of people bashing the obvious utility of NFTs. The ease with which I can look at a person's profile, see their involvement with NFTs, and then identify them as a blood sucking sociopath is revolutionary." - Bad Money

Happy Public Domain Day!
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/

#copyright, #publicdomain, #liberation, #freelining

Lutefisk hotline: ya hey, what's the deal now?
Sven: Ya, we ran out of lutefisk
Lutefisk hotline: oh jeez
Sven: oh jeez

#picotron playground -- coming soon for web!

Just a heads-up for everyone, the amnesty window on Italian impressions begins on January 1, pursuant to the “it’s okay to do an Italian accent as a joke” deprecation period officially ending on December 31, 2022. (There will be no further extensions.) Pursuant to the agreement, 🤌 is limited in use through July 1, and limited license for “it’sa me” will only be granted 2 weeks prior, and 1 week after, the release of the Super Mario Movie. And as always, fuck Christopher Columbus.

I cannot keep this to myself. There is a website (radio.garden) where you can listen to radio stations all over the world for free. No log in. No email address. Nothing.

When the site loads, you are looking at the globe. Slide the little white circle over the green dots (each green dot is a radio station) until you find one you like.

I have been listening to this station in the Netherlands and it absolutely slaps. I have no idea what they're saying but the music is fantastic.

I DON'T WANT SELF DRIVING CARS!!!!

✔️ I want boring things like public transit that comes so regularly I don't need to check a schedule.

✔️ I want fast passenger rail so accessible and easy it's preferable to suffering airports.

✔️ I want cities that aren't built around cars-as-default

✔️ I want the country to own it.

Who'd have thought the winning tweet of the year would be such a late entry?!

how many times am I going to have to prove I'm not a robot? I wonder if there's a way to automate it

Bots Are Stupid is an ultra-precise programming-platformer https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/bots-are-stupid-is-an-ultra-precise-programming-platformer/ #Gaming #IndieGame

@Quinnypig I’m all in on 1password’s managed service. I’ve traded my soul for a pretty decent UX (for a password manager). If they go down, I’ll just give up on ever using passwords and go live on a turnip farm.

I think the hard drive I'm using might be failing.
I'd check the SMART info but I think it's too old for that.
probably not a good sign

Actual conversation I had…

Me: Billionaire philanthropy is nothing more than PR. Tax billionaires.
Troll: Lol you trust the Govt to spend our money?
Me: Yes, the Govt is elected by We the People, and therefore is accountable to us and can be voted out.
Troll: Govt is bought.
Me: Bought by who?
Troll: By billionai—...😳
Me: ...🤔
Troll: Ok, Tax billionaires.

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THE TOP TEN TOM THE DANCING BUGS OF 2022
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8️⃣ Today: Coming in at NUMBER EIGHT...
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Q-NUTS: "Don't Say Gay, Charlie Brown"
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https://tomdbug.wpcomstaging.com/2022/12/24/the-top-ten-tom-the-dancing-bugs-of-2022-number-eight/
#qnuts #lgbtqia #desantis #florida #gay

Macintosh Pascal v1.0.moof

https://archive.org/details/moofaday_Macintosh_Pascal

#moofaday #retrocomputing