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Important update from the Everything Game: Somebody created Pipkin Pippa. (Twitter)

That rabbit's dynamite.
Quora raised $75 million to grow its AI chatbot, Poe. (Tech Crunch)

A Poe - as in Poe's law - is an online personality who posts things so off kilter that you can't tell whether they're trolling or mentally ill.
How Quora died. (Slate)

It Poed itself.

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Palworld is spending half a million dollars a month on game servers. (Hot Hardware)

That is sure to come down. To cope with the game's exploding popularity the company deployed servers "without regard to cost" to give players the best experience possible - considering the game is still in beta.

At this rate, the company will go broke in, uh, never. Sales have slowed but the first two weeks already cover that server bill for forty years.
One million machine learning specialists will be needed by 2027. (Fortune)

This is not an article, but an ad for programming "bootcamps", which are mostly scams.

The premise is total garbage anyway. See the demise of Quora, for example.
A Mastodon vulnerability allowed attackers to take over user accounts. (Bleeping Computer)

Fortunately Mastodon is distributed, so... The bug will persist until every single Mastodon node has been individually updated.

Disclaimer: Cake!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 Hi, Pixy!

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 04:01 AM (njWTi)

2 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2024 04:01 AM (v9vY1)

3 Quora died? Oh, poor pdqsteve...

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 04:02 AM (njWTi)

4 around

Posted by: Ciampino - Sat #26 at February 04, 2024 04:02 AM (qfLjt)

5 Thanks to everyone for printer recco's the other day!

I shopped Amz for pricing, then found a nice unit at Costco for less than Amz.

Epson ET2850

Just got it, so haven't set it up yet...

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 04:06 AM (njWTi)

6
The answer to the burning question of 'Ever wonder what happens when you divide by zero on a mechanical calculator? '?

https://t.ly/6qwj4

/Twitter/X

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 04, 2024 04:07 AM (nIvob)

7 >>>Important update from the Everything Game: Somebody created Pipkin Pippa. (Twitter)

That is super-cool. "Infinite Craft" is all so fun and innocent.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:10 AM (klLID)

8 Doodle God

At the end of yesterday's tech thread, a couple of commenters said this about "Infinite Craft":

229 That game sounds exactly like Doodle God, an old Flash and phone game
Posted by: Another Anon at February 03, 2024 09:13 AM (8Jzzc)

233 >you have to create everything, by dragging words from the right onto the main screen and then on top of other words
How is that not just the Doodle God/Devil/etc. mobile games from ten years ago?
Posted by: Daniel Ream at February 03, 2024 09:39 PM (/0tPK)

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:13 AM (klLID)

9 Difference being that Doodle God had 249 items and Infinite Craft has billions.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 04, 2024 04:21 AM (BLOW1)

10 Oh. Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:23 AM (klLID)

11 A 2017 Wired article on Poe's law (not a very good article!):

Can't Take a Joke? That's Just Poe's Law, 2017's Most Important Internet Phenomenon
Those trolls aren't really spewing hate speech—that's just you being thin-skinned and missing the irony!

https://archive.is/S5vNL

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:32 AM (klLID)

12 ... but not entirely useless.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:33 AM (klLID)

13 "WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries."

Or not.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:35 AM (klLID)

14 Or not.
Posted by: m

Yep. Still horrible, just faster.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 04, 2024 04:42 AM (v9vY1)

15 Wired is the modern equivalent of the 1940s Popular Mechanics where It was told in breathless optimism that every home would be heated by a nuclear reactor and you would get to work in your personal fighter jet.

Posted by: Lost in Space at February 04, 2024 04:45 AM (Zodq1)

16 She thinks this is the way?

“Are you doing OK, Donald? You might need a mental competency test,” quipped Haley, who has called to test the mental acuity of politicians over the age of 75.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at February 04, 2024 04:55 AM (t3/qz)

17 >>>How Quora died. (Slate)

Similar to how Slate is gonna die? The Slate "writer" reveals a tiny bit of wokeism:

• you’re now more likely to come upon, say, a bunch of folks asking in the year of our Lord 2024 whether the consistently racist Donald Trump is, in fact, racist

• Loyal Quora users attempted to report bigoted, transphobic, and obscene content without adequate support from the company.

• things got worse in a post-Gamergate internet, with alt-right, Trump-loving trolls invading online forums, aided by anonymity and weakened moderation

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:59 AM (klLID)

18 >>>"Loyal" Quora users

There's the giveaway.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 05:00 AM (klLID)

19 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 04, 2024 05:00 AM (ju2Fy)

20 Slate:

Now Quora is even offering A.I.–generated images to accompany users’ answers, even though the spanwed illustrations make little sense.

"Spanwed." Editor, editor.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 05:02 AM (klLID)

21 Evening and morning to all the insomaniacals!

Slept about five hours, which is pretty good when you can nap in the afternoon. Big black Stirling just doesn't understand why I can't get up when he does. Little Dagny La Siberienne is sprawled on the TV stand, blocking the MeTV symbol on the screen (The Invaders is on).

Coffee, a workout, a shave, breakfast, and the grocery are on the agenda this morning. Pretty much like all my Sundays, when you stop and think about it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 04, 2024 05:04 AM (omVj0)

22 even though the spanwed illustrations make little sense.

"Spanwed." Editor, editor.
Posted by: m at February 04, 2024

***
Someone got married on a bridge?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 04, 2024 05:04 AM (omVj0)

23 hiya

Posted by: JT at February 04, 2024 05:04 AM (T4tVD)

24 Those trolls aren't really spewing hate speech—that's just you being thin-skinned and missing the irony!

Posted by: m

Missing the irony, and now their shirts are all wrinkly

Posted by: Bruce at February 04, 2024 05:07 AM (vd8XM)

25 >>>Important update from the Everything Game: Somebody created Pipkin Pippa. (Twitter)

I wonder if that icon is photoshopped. I looked up the nitter account of this poster @Koma_Archive and didn't find this tweet; I'm not on twitter.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 05:09 AM (klLID)

26 She thinks this is the way?

“Are you doing OK, Donald? You might need a mental competency test,” quipped Haley, who has called to test the mental acuity of politicians over the age of 75.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy

Should be done for all politicians of any age. Ya gotta be a little goofy to do that job.

Posted by: Bruce at February 04, 2024 05:13 AM (vd8XM)

27 Mornin' Wolfus! Gotta luv teh kittehs!

Cat is happily snoozing on the bed, next to hubby... it's been sprinkling all night, everything is soaking wet, so Cat has decided to postpone his Nightly Hunt.

Just hope that lump o' cat will move over when I'm finally tired enough to join them! He's a big kitteh!

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:13 AM (njWTi)

28 18 >>>"Loyal" Quora users

There's the giveaway.

I was going to add to the comment "Quora has always been garbage" but it seemed redundant.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 04, 2024 05:17 AM (BLOW1)

29 G'mornin' everyone!
23 degrees, we got freezing fog, woohoo!

Cake sounds like a winner for breakfast; unfortunately we have not got any.

Gonna make a cup of coffee, brb

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying to us for decades at February 04, 2024 05:18 AM (QwWES)

30 Just hope that lump o' cat will move over when I'm finally tired enough to join them! He's a big kitteh!
Posted by: JQ

Cat will give you the stink eye, a little swat, and allow you the edge of the bed.

Posted by: Bruce at February 04, 2024 05:19 AM (vd8XM)

31 Mornin' Wolfus! Gotta luv teh kittehs!

Cat is happily snoozing on the bed, next to hubby... it's been sprinkling all night, everything is soaking wet, so Cat has decided to postpone his Nightly Hunt.

Just hope that lump o' cat will move over when I'm finally tired enough to join them! He's a big kitteh!
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024

***
It rained yesterday afternoon and evening -- reports indicate there were some flooded streets, again -- so I was glad not to be out in it. It's 53 F. now with no rain. The streets won't be dry until later today, so washing the car this morning is pointless.

Big black Stirling is a long lump, true, but he's easygoing and good-natured. They both are, fortunately. The little one even loves belly rubs; you start petting her and she rolls on her side and then her back. Not many cats go for that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 04, 2024 05:20 AM (omVj0)

32 I've gone to quora a couple of times... meh. It only lets ya read 3 (I think?) questions or comments before prompting a sign-up. No thanks.

FuxNooz wants sign-up now for almost every article too.

Free! Just give them your email! So they can spam you forevermore... Again, no thanks.

Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:21 AM (njWTi)

33 I'm reminded of the lyrics to Ricky Van Shelton from back in the '90s:

"So I went downstairs and cleared my head with coffee and cigarettes,
And when it hit me right there, then my mind was set!

Well, I phoned work and told 'em they're going to be a man short today --
I got the sunny day blues; there's only one thing that's gonna make them go away.
So I went out and I climbed into my big ol' Chevrolet,
And with a turn of the key and a cloud of dust, I was on my way --!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 04, 2024 05:23 AM (omVj0)

34 The little one even loves belly rubs; you start petting her and she rolls on her side and then her back. Not many cats go for that.
Posted by: Wolfus
---------

Oh, sure, Cat will sometimes do that too.

IT'S A TRAP!!!!

He'll let you touch the belly... and then... CHOMP!

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:24 AM (njWTi)

35 So I went out and I climbed into my big ol' Chevrolet,
And with a turn of the key and a cloud of dust, I was on my way --!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Just listened to it.
Great song!

Posted by: Bruce at February 04, 2024 05:28 AM (vd8XM)

36 One million machine learning specialists will be needed by 2027. (Fortune)

Competing with one million Python users. I bet that's lucrative.

Posted by: t-bird at February 04, 2024 05:28 AM (PqEri)

37 He'll let you touch the belly... and then... CHOMP!
Posted by: JQ

HA!!

Posted by: Bruce at February 04, 2024 05:28 AM (vd8XM)

38 Just hope that lump o' cat will move over when I'm finally tired enough to join them! He's a big kitteh!
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024

Ask him if he'd rather live in one o' them restaurants where they'd call him Moo Goo Gai Pan.

Posted by: JT at February 04, 2024 05:29 AM (T4tVD)

39 One million machine learning specialists will be needed by 2027. (Fortune)

Competing with one million Python users. I bet that's lucrative.
Posted by: t-bird

Sounds like the gubbmint will need to set up a never ending funding for this somehow.

Posted by: Bruce at February 04, 2024 05:30 AM (vd8XM)

40 "Important update from the Everything Game: Somebody created Pipkin Pippa. (Twitter)

That rabbit's dynamite."

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 04, 2024 05:32 AM (di6C2)

41 Ask him if he'd rather live in one o' them restaurants where they'd call him Moo Goo Gai Pan.
Posted by: JT
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Awww... no, I couldn't possibly threaten him that way. He's mostly quite mellow. Chill, in fact. Totally. (Except for teh belly.)

Hiya!

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:32 AM (njWTi)

42 "How Quora died. (Slate)

It Poed itself."

qdpsteve hardest hit.

Also, it is sad, but I read that as Path of Exiled itself.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 04, 2024 05:32 AM (di6C2)

43 Just saw a video title:

'Did the Romans live better lives than us?'

No. No they did not. Childhood mortality and disease. Antibiotics and vaccinations may just 'extend life' and give you a chance to play, but you cannot have a good life if you never have the chance.

As for the rest of it? Eh, I give it a push.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 04, 2024 05:36 AM (di6C2)

44 Similar to how Slate is gonna die? The Slate "writer" reveals a tiny bit of wokeism:

• you’re now more likely to come upon, say, a bunch of folks asking in the year of our Lord 2024 whether the consistently racist Donald Trump is, in fact, racist

• Loyal Quora users attempted to report bigoted, transphobic, and obscene content without adequate support from the company.

• things got worse in a post-Gamergate internet, with alt-right, Trump-loving trolls invading online forums, aided by anonymity and weakened moderation
Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 04:59 AM (klLID)

One thing the Romans had over us? They did not obsess over racism. They were prejudiced as hell, but it was against non-romans, non-roman romans, provincials, women, slaves. They were very egalitarian in their prejuidice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 04, 2024 05:40 AM (di6C2)

45 Hiya JQ !

Posted by: JT at February 04, 2024 05:41 AM (T4tVD)

46 Circle to Search is a new Android feature and after a week or so of using it I'm finding it to be quite excellent.

http://tinyurl.com/279s7f8p

Posted by: Lost in Space at February 04, 2024 05:43 AM (Zodq1)

47 Did that "Slate writer" burst into flames upon writing the words "year of our Lord"?

Lie to me if you must

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:46 AM (njWTi)

48 47 Did that "Slate writer" burst into flames upon writing the words "year of our Lord"?

Lie to me if you must
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:46 AM (njWTi)

I'm guessing the Slate writer is paid by the word, so "year of our Lord" was $+$+$+$.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 05:54 AM (klLID)

49 "...the consistently racist Donald Trump..." is a stock phrase that has come to be meaningless.

I have asked many people to give me examples of his racism and all I get is sputtering circular arguments.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 04, 2024 05:55 AM (gSZYf)

50 I'm guessing the Slate writer is paid by the word, so "year of our Lord" was $+$+$+$.
Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 05:54 AM (klLID)

I assume they contented themselves with 'Year of our Lord' and in their head, Joe Biden or Barack Obama. They probably giggled to themselves.

I felt vaguely sacrilegious just typing that. My hands need a shower.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 04, 2024 05:56 AM (di6C2)

51 The Romans were certainly more debauched.

But, is that *really* their advantage?

Not to worry-- we seem to be catching up!

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:56 AM (njWTi)

52 posts things so off kilter that you can't tell whether they're trolling or mentally ill.

I don't know why this made me laugh, but it did. Someone who posts here who is clearly NOT trolling or mentally ill said that they thought the internet was a lot of crazy people shouting at each other. And there was another infrequent poster on here whose nic was "Spend all day arguing with people you don't know."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 04, 2024 05:57 AM (8T+Dq)

53 I have asked many people to give me examples of his racism and all I get is sputtering circular arguments.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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I have asked the same, of my libtard sister.

Yep, a bunch of spluttering BS is her standard reply. And, if I'm really lucky, she's go into a completely unhinged, rapid-fire rage!

It would be hilarious, if it were not so utterly, heartbreakingly, pathetic.

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:59 AM (njWTi)

54 I have asked many people to give me examples of his racism and all I get is sputtering circular arguments.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 04, 2024 05:55 AM (gSZYf)

Same as always. They are against him. They cannot just say he is evil, so the best thing they can say is he is racist (remember they do not just want to call him evil, they want to make him toxic to others, so racist- that is the true difference between their use of the two words.)

Racism is not just a rhetorical trump card, but also supposed to be a rhetorical quarantine. And honestly it works. How much digital ink have we spilled over the past 10 years defending the charge (or 30 over it being used against others?) It forces you to argue the charge and short circuits actual debate.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 04, 2024 06:00 AM (di6C2)

55 I thought that this was a thoughtful devotional dealing with a woman who has cancer and her thoughts on gratitude. Appropriate for both interested Christians and Jews and based on one of the Psalms:

tinyurl.com/yre8esxh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 04, 2024 06:01 AM (8T+Dq)

56
Speaking of security, the other day I got to looking at firewall logs on my routers and saw something. I run a little "site to site" VPN using OpenVPN between the house here and my mother's. Let's me got on her network and computer and fix stuff and so forth.

Well, I discovered that server was bit hit 3 or 4 times a day with those random port scans. Some bot discovered there a live VPN connection going and tried to connect.

It was rejected every time, thankfully.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 04, 2024 06:05 AM (w6EFb)

57 Seriously-- this clip encapsulates my libtard sister!:

youtube.com/shorts/TSIhM26nxJk

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 06:05 AM (njWTi)

58
What blew my mind was I had set up the VPN to go only over IPv6, not IP4. Yet, there were IP4 addresses attacking the server.

What gives? Well, I hadn't told the firewall not to allow IP4 connections, so it was just using the ::ffff.0.0.0.0/96 Ip4 to Ipv6 mapping addresses. This was the purpose of that, allow IP4 hosts to connect to IPv6 listeners.

So, I turned that off. No more VPN attack attempts.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at February 04, 2024 06:08 AM (w6EFb)

59 It’s nice to see a not-Blizzard game developer see success, though to me the anime Palworld gfx are a horrific mess. But who cares what I think.

I tried playing a few online games 20-25 years ago. I enjoyed them, but all of them were gigantic time sinks. I went back and played Everquest in 2010?, and then SOE got hacked.

Posted by: 13times at February 04, 2024 06:09 AM (G5wD6)

60 "It would be hilarious, if it were not so utterly, heartbreakingly, pathetic."

true of so many things in their world

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying to us for decades at February 04, 2024 06:10 AM (QwWES)

61 53 I have asked many people to give me examples of his racism and all I get is sputtering circular arguments.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
----------

I have asked the same, of my libtard sister.

Yep, a bunch of spluttering BS is her standard reply. And, if I'm really lucky, she's go into a completely unhinged, rapid-fire rage!

It would be hilarious, if it were not so utterly, heartbreakingly, pathetic.
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:59 AM (njWTi)

...and if they didn't vote.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 06:10 AM (klLID)

62 ...and if they didn't vote.
Posted by: m
--------

Oh, but THANK G_D she's convinced that her vote doesn't count, so neither she nor her (also libtarded) hubby, bother to vote.

WINNING!

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 06:13 AM (njWTi)

63 32 I've gone to quora a couple of times... meh. It only lets ya read 3 (I think?) questions or comments before prompting a sign-up. No thanks.

FuxNooz wants sign-up now for almost every article too.

Free! Just give them your email! So they can spam you forevermore... Again, no thanks.

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 05:21 AM (njWTi)

Serious question: A friend has sent me a link to a "caringbridge" website that details his struggles with cancer. I don't have the google/whatever account so it asks for my email address. Would this get me spammed?

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 06:14 AM (klLID)

64
The Canadian suicide program has fallen apart as their are no Doctors willing to kill their fellow Canadians.

I'd bet their are more then a few American Doctors willing to kill Canadians though. In between mutilating little children.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at February 04, 2024 06:16 AM (nIvob)

65 Sis and BIL live in Snohomish County, so doesn't matter...

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 06:16 AM (njWTi)

66 Sis and BIL live in Snohomish County, so doesn't matter...
Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 06:16 AM (njWTi)

Gesundheidt !

Posted by: JT at February 04, 2024 06:17 AM (T4tVD)

67 we are willowed

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 06:20 AM (klLID)

68 "... consistently racist..."

Some NPC needs to be consistently unemployed.

Posted by: Another Anon at February 04, 2024 06:21 AM (hwP7U)

69 Serious question: A friend has sent me a link to a "caringbridge" website that details his struggles with cancer. I don't have the google/whatever account so it asks for my email address. Would this get me spammed?
Posted by: m
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I don't know. Not familiar with that site. I want to say that they're probably just limiting the number of views, to those who actually are concerned with whatever medical issues. Like, joining a forum, for example.

As long as they're not asking for anything else from you... probably ok.

Invent a disposable email for such things, just in case.

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 06:22 AM (njWTi)

70 thx, m

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying to us for decades at February 04, 2024 06:23 AM (QwWES)

71 And I have a prayer request which I forgot to mention yesterday. There is a conservative member of our school board-J- who is being harassed by various leftists who aren't even on the board ( although the leftists on the board don't like herceither) and they tried to bring a school related lawsuit against her. I think this is part of the same leftist cabal that tried to get me in trouble with my Bishop for running for Twp Committee. These people have leftist politics are their religion and want to destroy any " heretic" who doesn't share their faith,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 04, 2024 06:23 AM (8T+Dq)

72 "Free! Just give them your email! So they can spam you forevermore... Again, no thanks."

For some reason, our local "newspaper" web site rejects "fu@fu.com" as an email address.

Posted by: fd at February 04, 2024 06:23 AM (vFG9F)

73 69 Serious question: A friend has sent me a link to a "caringbridge" website that details his struggles with cancer. I don't have the google/whatever account so it asks for my email address. Would this get me spammed?
Posted by: m
--------

I don't know. Not familiar with that site. I want to say that they're probably just limiting the number of views, to those who actually are concerned with whatever medical issues. Like, joining a forum, for example.

As long as they're not asking for anything else from you... probably ok.

Invent a disposable email for such things, just in case.

Posted by: JQ at February 04, 2024 06:22 AM (njWTi)

Thanks, JQ.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 06:24 AM (klLID)

74 Corny computer joke:

Why did the computer squeak? Somebody stepped on its mouse.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 04, 2024 06:25 AM (8T+Dq)

75 I have never been so badly misdirected when researching answers to questions of general curiosity than when clicking on a Quora link.

Posted by: Jim at February 04, 2024 06:32 AM (zhWvq)

76 Krak's nood.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 04, 2024 06:32 AM (ju2Fy)

77 Nothing on the Pipkin Pippa Infinite Craft icon discovery here:

https://nitter.moomoo.me/komachipanko

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 06:36 AM (klLID)

78 Oh, wait! Here it is:

https://nitter.moomoo.me/pipkinpippa

Still could be photoshopped.

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 06:38 AM (klLID)

79 LOL

https://nitter.moomoo.me/
Koma_Archive/status/
1753973701262155813#m

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 07:10 AM (klLID)

80 >>69 Serious question: A friend has sent me a link to a "caringbridge" website that details his struggles with cancer. I don't have the google/whatever account so it asks for my email address. Would this get me spammed?
Posted by: m

m if you are still here, I've had 3 people I know/knew with caringbridge accounts. I've only ever had notification emails when a new post was written. Never any spam/ads from it.

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at February 04, 2024 07:49 AM (JNreR)

81 The Slate writer’s entire output is pieces defending dot Indians in tech. They are also a dot Indian. I think the racism they attribute to Trump is coming from inside the house.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 04, 2024 08:19 AM (FD5dr)

82 80 >>69 Serious question: A friend has sent me a link to a "caringbridge" website that details his struggles with cancer. I don't have the google/whatever account so it asks for my email address. Would this get me spammed?
Posted by: m

m if you are still here, I've had 3 people I know/knew with caringbridge accounts. I've only ever had notification emails when a new post was written. Never any spam/ads from it.
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at February 04, 2024 07:49 AM (JNreR)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at February 04, 2024 09:16 AM (klLID)

83 Whenever Pixy posts something like the Pipkin rabbit thing I click over and read and try to get it, but I just don't. I must be missing something about the whole manga (?) thing, some basic knowledge. The art is weird and very duplicative to my eyes and what they talk about incomprehensible to me. I'm not unfamiliar with fantasy/scifi, being a consumer of novels mostly, to the present. But I just don't get that stuff.

Posted by: SamIam at February 04, 2024 09:43 AM (oasF3)

84 I'm surprised that this infinite crafter isn't by the guy that made cookie clicker. He had similar projects but nothing exactly the same.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 04, 2024 10:13 AM (Y6IkP)

85 The slate article states that quora died because orangemanbad. ACHUALLY, it died because it was another outfit flooding search results and leading you to paywall/loginwall/cookiewall. Expert sex change, super user, etc.. will all eventually die for the same reason.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 04, 2024 10:23 AM (Y6IkP)

86 I know a bunch of aerospace engineers, younger ones, that have left to go into ML model startups and the like. The same thing happened during the dotcom boom with people leaving into CS degree related fields. But a whole lot eventually come back. It ain't exciting, sometimes very monotonous, it's full of a bunch of crusty old farts like me, but if you stay out of commercial aerospace pays well enough and consistently.

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