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(HTM) Author: Josuah Demangeon <me@josuah.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 21:56:38 +0200
opus6: review and reformat prior to publication
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M opus6/article-ig0r-I-Hate-Modern-T… | 18 +++++++++---------
A opus6/article-ircnow-recordings.mw | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
M opus6/article-sirjofri-glenda-adve… | 2 +-
M opus6/article-tgtimes-c64-browser.… | 7 +++++--
D opus6/article-tgtimes-ircnow.mw | 22 ----------------------
M opus6/article-tgtimes-sentient-reg… | 2 +-
M opus6/tgtimes6.mw | 2 +-
M opus6/tgtimes6.pdf | 0
M opus6/tgtimes6.txt | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------
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(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/article-ig0r-I-Hate-Modern-Technology.mw b/opus6/article-ig0r-I-Hate-Modern-Technology.mw
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
.SH ig0r
I Hate Modern Technology
-.2C 37v
+.2C 41v
+.
+.QP
+The "advance of technology" is a source of excitement as well as frustration.
+ig0r gives us a crystallised view of human stupidity offered daily by technology.
.
.PP
Modern technology sucks.
This might be me behaving like a pathetic little angsty hipster or trying to LARP thinking I'm somehow cool, but I think it's a genuine problem.
.
-.SS
-Planned Obsolesence
+.IP "Planned Obsolesence"
.
.PP
Technology is being designed to fail.
@@ -24,8 +27,7 @@ New models bend and creak, the hinges breaking after several years of use while
The reality is companies want people to consume technology, not use it.
They care about making a profit rather than giving users a good experience, hence poor quality of manufacturing to speed up distribution, consumption, and the filling of landfills.
.
-.SS
-Modern Software Sucks
+.IP "Modern Software"
.
.PP
Modern software is just bad.
@@ -40,8 +42,7 @@ Software has become synonymous with adware (see Microsoft putting ads into explo
.IP \(bu
I have to pay money for it (fuck you, if I could copy-paste a car I would)
.
-.SS
-Smartphones
+.IP "Smartphones"
.
.PP
Smartphones are the most annoying little shits, and for some reason they've become ubiquitous.
@@ -59,8 +60,7 @@ Also why does everything have to be an app?
Why does my passport have to be an app?
I'm perfectly happy carrying around paper ID (paper ID doesn't spy on my).
.
-.SS
-People are idiots
+.IP "People are idiots"
.
.PP
Most companies justify making technology suck more by saying it's 'easier' and more 'convenient' for normal people.
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/article-ircnow-recordings.mw b/opus6/article-ircnow-recordings.mw
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+.SH ircnow
+Better recording of the IRC Now events
+.2C 8v
+.
+.PP
+Here is a link with a better recording than the one in the previous tgtimes opus
+.FS
+https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/ircnow-of-the-users-by-the-users-for-the-users/
+.FE
+.
+.PP
+As a teaser, here are some random contents from it:
+.
+.IP \(bu
+Independence from Silicon Valley
+.
+.IP \(bu
+Self-Governance with Free Software
+and Right to Code
+.
+.IP \(bu
+Live demo of OpenBSD system administration from the ground up.
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/article-sirjofri-glenda-adventure.mw b/opus6/article-sirjofri-glenda-adventure.mw
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Glenda found herself in a dark forest.
.
.PP
Do operating systems dream of electric bunnies?
-Nothing is certain about that, but it does not prevent you to try.
+Nothing is certain about that, but it does not prevent you to try to imagine.
.
.PP
Sir Jofri offers us a piece of fiction built out of the reality of the plan 9 operating system.
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/article-tgtimes-c64-browser.mw b/opus6/article-tgtimes-c64-browser.mw
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
.SH tgtimes
A C64 4chan Browser
-.2C 1v
+.2C 3v
.
.PP
+The sewers of Internet in a C64?
+The link appeared on various IRC channels such as #electronics or #osdev, and not one more word.
+The investigation is open.
.FS
-https://imgur.com/H36LTRV
+<No_File> https://imgur.com/H36LTRV BACK 2 ROOTS!
.FE
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/article-tgtimes-ircnow.mw b/opus6/article-tgtimes-ircnow.mw
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-.SH ircnow
-Better recording of the IRC Now events
-.2C 8v
-.
-.PP
-If anything new about IRCNow, here is a link with a better recording than the one in the previous event
-.FS
-https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/ircnow-of-the-users-by-the-users-for-the-users/
-.FE
-.
-The presentation now binds speech and text.
-As a teaser for the presentation, here are some random contents from it:
-.
-.IP \(bu
-Independence from Silicon Valley
-.
-.IP \(bu
-Self-Governance with Free Software
-and Right to Code
-.
-.IP \(bu
-Live demo of OpenBSD system administration from the ground up.
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/article-tgtimes-sentient-regex.mw b/opus6/article-tgtimes-sentient-regex.mw
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Sentient Regex
.
.PP
Can there be a sed one-liner that implements Artificial Intelligence?
-Depending on how what you call Artificial Intelligence, it may!
+Depending on how you define Artificial Intelligence, it may!
.
.PP
.DS
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/tgtimes6.mw b/opus6/tgtimes6.mw
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Opus 6 - Gopher news and more - Oct. 2022
.so opus6/article-tgtimes-space-weather-woman.mw
.so opus6/article-tgtimes-c64-browser.mw
.so opus6/article-ig0r-I-Hate-Modern-Technology.mw
-.so opus6/article-tgtimes-ircnow.mw
+.so opus6/article-ircnow-recordings.mw
.so opus6/article-tgtimes-mnt-pocket-reform-os-support.mw
.so opus6/article-tgtimes-darknet-diaries.mw
.so opus6/article-tgtimes-amazon-mturk.mw
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/tgtimes6.pdf b/opus6/tgtimes6.pdf
Binary files differ.
(DIR) diff --git a/opus6/tgtimes6.txt b/opus6/tgtimes6.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Can there be a sed one-liner that implements Artifi-
- cial Intelligence? Depending on how what you call Ar-
- tificial Intelligence, it may!
+ cial Intelligence? Depending on how you define Arti-
+ ficial Intelligence, it may!
sed -r 's/Is ([^y]*)?/Absolutely, (1)./
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________
Do operating systems dream of electric bunnies? Noth-
ing is certain about that, but it does not prevent you
- to try.
+ to try to imagine.
Sir Jofri offers us a piece of fiction built out of
the reality of the plan 9 operating system. [1]
@@ -650,8 +650,11 @@ ____________________________________________________________
A C64 4chan Browser tgtimes
____________________________________________________________
+ The sewers of Internet in a C64? The link appeared on
+ various IRC channels such as #electronics or #osdev,
+ and not one more word. The investigation is open.
[1]
- 1 https://imgur.com/H36LTRV
+ 1 <No_File> https://imgur.com/H36LTRV BACK 2 ROOTS!
@@ -659,10 +662,17 @@ ____________________________________________________________
I Hate Modern Technology ig0r
____________________________________________________________
- Modern technology sucks. This might be me behaving
- like a pathetic little angsty hipster or trying to
- LARP thinking I'm somehow cool, but I think it's a
- genuine problem. Planned Obsolesence
+ >> The "advance of technology" is a source of excite-
+ ment as well as frustration. ig0r gives us a crys-
+ tallised view of human stupidity offered daily by
+ technology.
+
+ Modern technology sucks. This might be me behaving
+ like a pathetic little angsty hipster or trying to
+ LARP thinking I'm somehow cool, but I think it's a
+ genuine problem.
+
+ Planned Obsolesence
Technology is being designed to fail.
@@ -682,8 +692,9 @@ ____________________________________________________________
nology, not use it. They care about making a profit
rather than giving users a good experience, hence poor
quality of manufacturing to speed up distribution,
- consumption, and the filling of landfills. Modern
- Software Sucks
+ consumption, and the filling of landfills.
+
+ Modern Software
Modern software is just bad. Here's a few reasons
why...
@@ -695,7 +706,9 @@ ____________________________________________________________
crosoft putting ads into explorer)
o I have to pay money for it (fuck you, if I could
- copy-paste a car I would) Smartphones
+ copy-paste a car I would)
+
+ Smartphones
Smartphones are the most annoying little shits, and
for some reason they've become ubiquitous.
@@ -709,6 +722,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________
Also why does everything have to be an app? Why does
my passport have to be an app? I'm perfectly happy
carrying around paper ID (paper ID doesn't spy on my).
+
People are idiots
Most companies justify making technology suck more by
@@ -723,11 +737,10 @@ ____________________________________________________________
Better recording of the IRC Now events ircnow
____________________________________________________________
- If anything new about IRCNow, here is a link with a
- better recording than the one in the previous event
- [1] The presentation now binds speech and text. As a
- teaser for the presentation, here are some random con-
- tents from it:
+ Here is a link with a better recording than the one in
+ the previous tgtimes opus [1]
+
+ As a teaser, here are some random contents from it:
o Independence from Silicon Valley