nullifidian @nullifidian@qoto.org

Having been here since 2016, I can tell you there is definitely no such thing as a consensus on usage of content warnings on the fediverse. It's a decentralized network that doesn't belong to any one party, so by definition there is no single culture on it. Different corners have different expectations and customs.

Just boosting that Arkanoid II music reminding me I have all the levels from the first 2 games and one of the later games loading in a #SpectrumNext project with all new SpectNext graphics. I did them a while back. Expect a bunch of projects to be reactivated when my Next arrives, errrm, next year :) Just a few of the baddy sprites missing and the engine to pop in.

#retrocomputing #RetroGaming #ZXSpectrum #Z80

Wait, Kwarteng warned her *after* the mini-budget? The one he wrote and that crashed the economy?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63592909

Did Douglas Adams write this piece? This is brilliant:

"Messages seeking comment were left with Twitter, but it is unlikely someone will respond as the communications department has been laid off."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/10/exodus-twitter-elon-musk-possible-bankruptcy

The Emperor's New T-Shirt
Author: @rheolism

"I hope this email finds you well"

How your email finds me:

I just heard someone call the bird site “$8chan” and I can’t stop laughing.

More strike action in the UK, this country is heading for disaster.

PCS strike: 100,000 civil servants vote for walkout

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63586107

#BBC #News #Vote #CivilServants #Strike

So someone messaged me privately and asked how absolute this is.. like would we block an instance calling for genocide. I feel my response is import to reiterate here, so here it is:

Its not just about the authorities, it is about the people whose lives are at risk by that call to genocide having the right to see those posts and use that information to look out for their own safety... If someone is doxed, they should know, if someone is threatened, they should know, and they should be able to take action.

Someone saying violent things online doesnt guarantee some police officer will meander by and take them down. The law only tends to get involved once someone is reported, and sometimes not even then. No one will be reporting a site if no one can see or know it is there.

The question is, if someone is being physically threatened and having their life in jeopardy how are you helping them by blocking the privileges of the **victim** and disallowing the victim the right to see the threat placed against them?

In short, I refuse to take away rights from the victim simply because there is a violent bad actor out there. If the victim doesn't want to see it they simply need to import the block list and the problem is solved for them, so why not keep the power in the victims hands?

Palmer Report is whining that Mastodon has blocked them. Seems to me, the system is working just fine. Palmer report has fooled so many liberals, and run so many falsely positive stories over the past several years it's preposterous. I can't count how many times they've breathlessly tweeted out things like:

"TRUMP WILL BE INDICTED"

That may happen, but not yet.

Having overly positive false news for liberals is almost as bad as right-wing propaganda. Rose colored glasses are never helpful.