dbread @dbread@qoto.org

@hanno Getting a uniformly distributed random number with an upper bound is surprisingly hard with web APIs. And StackOverflow is just full with wrong answers.

Crypto scammer suddenly pleads guilty in trial surrounding EXW fraud

December 13, 2023
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=exw-fraud

#quote #humor #meme @humour @philosophy

#meme #memes #christmas #christmas2023

@jsq -- #Alt4You
Photo of a classic ten-speed bicycle with the front fork and handlebars missing and replaced with a "Razor" scooter to roll and hold up the front end of the bicycle frame.

W3C has posted that we are no longer active on X/Twitter and have directed all our followers here to Mastodon.

We are encouraging all W3C-related accounts to do the same.

Encourage your friends to follow us here!

The Cosmic Dance

Sunrise from the same location over twelve months.

Dear Millenials, Gen-Z, ++

/via https://www.instagram.com/p/CzdvKt0xQyd/

You've probably heard us talk about it before: Vivaldi is owned by its employees and has 0 external investors.

In this day and age, it's a such a privilege to be independent. This allows us to set our own priorities and listen to users' needs.

People often wonder how this model is sustainable. Here’s how we make the money we need to keep doing what we’re doing. We appreciate your support! 👇

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-business-model/

Half Life:25th Anniversary Documentary

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3HzvFEto
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38444719

Good shop.

Today all my open source software is discounted 40%!

Git clone while supplies last!

I haven't followed the #TheBadSpace discussion in all details... but isn't the whole point of the #Fediverse that people can curate their own experiences rather than having their own timeline be determined by corporate algorithms?

And obviously, different users with different backgrounds have different perspectives and needs. Obviously, #BIPOC people - who represent a _much_ smaller percentage of users of Mastodon than it is the case with, say, Twitter - have different perspective on what they need for curating block lists.

Thus, I think the concept behind TheBadSpace is sound. And if it doesn't work out in practice, then I hope that other BIPOC Mastodon users come up with their own systems.

But "one size fits all" lists for defederation are not and will never be sufficient. We desperately _need_ different perspectives if we are to grow, and hopefully supplant corporate social media.

And supplanting corporate social media _should_ be the goal, since they are all riling people up against each other for the sake of "engagement". We are already seeing where this leads.