sethp @sethp@mastodon.technology

Singling out @tiktok_us just because it's linked to China is entirely the wrong move.

Don't ban a company.
Don't ban a country.
Ban the *practice.*

Make the systematic and exploitative collection of people's private details unlawful. Under *any* flag.

https://t.co/YdpDbMsHgC

the tech worker urge to just say fuck it all and go completely off the grid and doing gardening or baking or some shit

Absurd Trolley Problems

Link: https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31996235

Reading about hi-fi speaker wiring and I’ve somehow stumbled into a dark place

Tiled wallpapers from Windows 95/98

*is noisy* *mews a lot*

We do things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy.

What do we want?
Now!

When do we want it?
A reliable way to avoid race conditions!

@Mopsi @256 windows xp had the most gooey gui ever

Tonight at 7:30 PM Eastern time I'm gonna be playing the shareware version of Wolfenstein 3D 1.0 for its 30th anniversary on a real PC.
Drop by and vote on controls, sound hardware, and CPU speed options!
https://youtu.be/Nh1GmnJXIDA

"No."
"No? You can't say no. You are the Chosen One!"
"Don't I get a choice?"
"You were chosen by Fate! It's your destiny to-"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Nothing that demands sacrifice is worth fighting for. Only what lets you choose it."
"Would you, if we asked?"
"Would you accept a no?"
#MicroFiction #SmallStories

mew! *drops a tiny toy computer mouse at your feet* mrrew! 🖱️