This is Mur @mur2501@qoto.org

they don't seem to make movies like Forrest Gump, The Truman Show or The Sixth Sense anymore. it seems to be all superhero and fantasy movies now. at least that's what i see them advertise everywhere.

a lot of 90s movies were about having realistic worlds where extraordinary things happened to ordinary people.

with superheroes and fantasy, it's the opposite. the characters and/or settings are purposefully unrealistic and there's CG in every shot. such movies feel a bit plasticky to me.

"feeling plasticky" is a bit of a vibe of the post-2000 era, isn't it? everything's polished and digital. i think this is why the hipster aesthetic exists. it's the stark opposite of futurism.

As some of you know, I've been on the kidney transplant list for a while, since 2019, to be exact. I'm listed at 1 hospital, & am working on getting listed at another. In the meantime, you can help! Kidneys from living donors are healthier and last longer on average than kidneys from deceased donors. Can you help me find one? I know it's a big ask for a stranger on the internet, but maybe you or someone you know could be the one to give the gift of a better life! Blood type O+. Please share far!

If you'd like to check your elegibility or have any other questions, you can go to:
tgh.org/livingdonorform
call 813-844-5669
or email:
livingkidneydonor.tgh.org

Thank you for your consideration! #KidneyDisease #KidneyTransplant

I'll be honest. I don't think I fully understand the fediverse. I thought I did when we were just talking in terms of Mastodon, but when other sites started getting in on the game, I realized maybe I didn't. As I'm typing this though, I'm realizing the benefits. I do that a lot, answering my own questions as I'm asking them, lol.

Sometimes I wonder, is there even any point to putting the word out about my need for a kidney online? But then the people at the hospital tell me to do whatever I can, and I know a donor can come from anywhere, and I figure, at least it can't do any harm!

Reddit: "My friend is in university and taking a history class. The professor is using ChatGPT to write essays on the history topics and the students need to mark up its essays and point out where ChatGPT is wrong and correct it."

https://old.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/117gtom/my_friend_is_in_university_and_taking_a_history/

Honestly, this is great! The students learn to check sources, discover that ChatGPT is unreliable, *and* can't use it to generate essay question answers for them, all at the same time!

Python Developers Beware: Clipper Malware Found in 450+ PyPI Packages!

https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/python-developers-beware-clipper.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/python-developers-beware-clipper.html

#programming #python

I Completed All 8 Advents of Code in One Go: Here Are the Lessons I Learned.

https://teivah.medium.com/advent-of-code-b5bf35a6d115

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://teivah.medium.com/advent-of-code-b5bf35a6d115

#golang #programming

Well this looks incredibly dangerous. I guess there’s zero quality control on #Twitter #advertising but …wow

Periodic reminder of this 1999 review of Google

Fediverse/Mastodon engagement is what you make of it: if you're not interacting with other people, not engaging in conversation, don't be surprised if people don't engage with you. You can't just put up a server and expect it to be as popular as your currently-owned-by-a-billionaire-egomaniac when you don't even post on it yourself.

Complying to multiple requests, finally
I HAVE OPENED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO POST MY MUSIC

So please visit: https://www.youtube.com/@taintedsounds

especially people liked my latest composition 'Setting Sun'