b_chocolatey @b_chocolatey@qoto.org

You deserve like 50 hugs!

imagine having to decide which engineers to keep around based on lines of code and choosing to keep the ones who wrote the MOST

@lack @lack standards). No other #intellectual achievements of the past 500 years come anywhere near close. That’s why #Newton, who invented #calculus and founded classical #physics, said that he “could see far by standing on the shoulders of giants”. #science #debate #inspirational #quote #quotes

@lack Atheism sort of took off with the various #communist revolutions in Eastern Europe (Latin American #leftists usually were more partial towards liberation theology of the “#Jesus was a #socialist” sort) and there was suppression of superstition in #China but even now, the #Chinese attitudes can’t really be called atheistic. They tend to believe in reincarnation and karma, and view #Buddhism favorably.

Hey! Your friends appreciate you.

@lack @MtnStateNomad “and whoever disagrees goes voluntarily to the madhouse. In the former days, all the world was mad, they say… and they blink”

@lightweight hi! #atheists

I'm starting to figure things out here on Mastodon, but I need to build out my circle of interesting people. To help them find me, here's some of my varied interests:

#art
#OutsiderArt
#creativity
#StreetArt
#ModernArt
#PunkRock
#HipHop
#psychedelics
#cannabis
#gaming
#VR
#AI
#wine
#foodie
#BBQ
#oddities
#liberal
#gardening
#woodworking
#furniture
#MidcenturyModern
#comedy
#OpenSource
#fitness
#boxing
#philosophy
#culture
#environment

Twitter has created, algorithmically or otherwise, a “political enemies” list in a country where ICE has recently been empowered to arrest anyone, anywhere, without a warrant or charges, and put them in a camp.

None of the above is hyperbole either, it’s all literally true.

But hey let’s post about TV and cum or whatever, I guess?

they sure know how to pick them

Hey, folks who are customers of a traditional web host (Dreamhost, Namecheap, etc.): If you get a minute, consider asking them nicely if they’re working on adding support for #fediverse apps, #Mastodon probably being the most visible right now. Hopefully with one-click install options like WordPress.

It would be a great way to bring more options to the decentralized web and people who want to use it.

Hat tip to @feditips for helping with this idea.

#MastodonMotivation 🐘🐘🐘👣👣👣

The hardest step is the first. And opening a profile on #Mastodon is definitely one big step towards self-determined communication. Many things here are not yet intuitive to me and I definitely experience fomo everyday. But I think this time it is really our #socialnetwork.

I posted this on my now-backup account, but I'm still in need. I not only have the water bill to worry about, but now I also owe $200 for gas by the 29th and the electric bill is coming due soon too.

To those who have donated so far, thank you! I'm a third of the way to the original goal! If you can't donate (and I get it, shit's tough right now), please at least boost.

https://mastodon.social/@taralyn/109298068651461701

Or if you want something in return for your help, commission me! All ten #CommissionSlots are open at the time of this post!

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#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #TransCrowdFund #DisabledCrowdFund #StarvingArtist #CommissionsOpen #CommissionMe #ArtCommissionsOpen

I've been thinking about this on and off, but I think the central flaw of effective altruism is the framing of philanthropy as requiring a view from nowhere. You essentially set up the philanthropist as all seeing all knowing god dispensing justice and mercy.

Don't talk to me until I've had my morning

This happened just 6 hours ago. For the very first time in the history of #Mastodon 600 000 new users/week decided to registered for a social network platform that's not driven by algorithms.

And I think that's beautiful! 🙏

Remarkable how many "genius billionaires" turn out to be frauds:

Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)

Adam Neumann (WeWork)

Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX)

@Tinu This is so important and so clearly explained.

I think it's also important to point out that if white people don't make space for all types of marginalised voices, *we* (white people) are the ones missing out. We just go on living in ignorance of what is really the majority, collectively, of human experience, knowledge, culture, history and everything else. I've never understood the appeal of this.