Garrett LeSage @garrett@mastodon.xyz

Pride is almost over, next month is Greed

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The only useful blockchain.

elsewhere someone describes he claw robots from Descent: "I like that they attack you with air quotes"

this is an inadvertently great allegory for humanity

No, the real hardest problem in computer science is adjusting yourself to typing two different coding styles.

AMAZON. Go to your room and think about what you've done.

Godwin's Law in the Age of Trump by... Godwin https://www.rstreet.org/2018/06/25/godwins-law-in-the-age-of-trump/

(because unlike the original game, Wolfstone 3D has no actual Nazi iconography in its artwork, the use of which outside of "genuine historic context" is illegal under German penal law)

a reminder that it's extremely ironic that the first official release of Wolfenstein 3D in Germany that did not get banned is the "Nazi-made" version included as an easter egg in Wolfenstein 2

you know, the one where you're not fighting Nazis, but *are* a Nazi

Incidentally, this (previous toot) is a great example of why software is hard and takes forever to write.

Someone had to think about every single thing you see on the screen, and even more about all the things that are invisible.

Just thinking about flags and languages could easily trigger an hour or two of discussion with an entire team of people - and good results are in no way guaranteed!

As regards KDEConnect, I do think I should recommend it to all GNU/Linux users in the crowd.

It allows easy, quick file transfers from my Android phone to my Laptop where I can manipulate them (mainly photos). I had a couple of plant photos to prepare for tomorrow (Weed/Wildflower Wednesday) and they are slower, more bothersome to email to myself.

I believe there's a Gnome client, as well, for those not on the KDE bandwagon.

#freesoftware
#GNU/Linux
#kde
#gnome

dogstep

.@mhall119 is developing an ethical alternative to #MeetUp called #GetTogether.

There's already a flagship site up and running:

https://gettogether.community/

The dev is working on #ActivityPub support and is requesting feedback on what more needs to be done:

https://github.com/GetTogetherComm/GetTogether/issues/60

If you're interested in helping federate GetTogether, join the discussion at the link above.

#Alternatives

Cashier: "…and are you a member of our rewards club?"
Me: Nope.
Cashier: "Oh; is it your first time shopping at our store?"
Me: Nnnnno... I just don't feel like 'belonging' to everything in the world.

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