Posts by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
(DIR) Post #B6fJ3aARNk5EDcMiY4 by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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My petty hobby: not capitalising corporate titles like "executive vice president" or "consumer chief marketing officer".You're not nobility, so fuck off, no caps for you.
(DIR) Post #B6hBiUZafxOxQL2rpI by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@libreleah Thank you for the work you put in. It's appreciated.
(DIR) Post #B6jPJcjB0W1H9LU7eq by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Retrocomputing is starting to drown in slop.https://github.com/mplsllc/macsurf
(DIR) Post #B6jPJf1KTzjEGDzeEK by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Basically every new retrocomputing project is slop now.
(DIR) Post #B6n5N9FxImKSSB3mHA by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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The slopcoders are clearly terrified of yesterday's news. It's delicious to watch.Let's hope more projects follow @jlink's example.https://www.osnews.com/story/145130/open-source-project-contains-hidden-instruction-for-ai-agents-delete-my-code/
(DIR) Post #B6puegPSm9NYB6Xsg4 by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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"I would donate to @osnews if Thom wasn't so rabidly anti-'AI'" sure is a vibe.People genuinely think deeply-held morals and values can just be sold to the highest bidder like that. That's what our business leaders, politicians, and celebrities have taught people. It's depressing.
(DIR) Post #B6pueiQxFZlCSJG6HQ by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@osnews You can't afford me anyway, peasant.
(DIR) Post #B6pueiohpGl7dyN4Ii by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@osnews Speaking of donations, while the initial rush has died down, of course, there's still a steady stream coming in, way more than without the progress bar permanently on the site.It'll be a while before we hit the next incentive, but I'm convinced we'll get there.https://www.osnews.com/story/145011/osnews-fundrasier-progress/
(DIR) Post #B6rBJIaY2XKCaz4yem by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@ariadne oh ffs is nothing sacred
(DIR) Post #B6rtK86GuteiL67leC by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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hmmm i wonder why my headline is like this instead of "wayland bad"https://www.osnews.com/story/145162/accessibility-input-tool-removes-x11-support-doesnt-want-to-support-wayland-users-caught-in-the-middle/
(DIR) Post #B7KJsecpZ97uWH9zBQ by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Just a reminder that nazis are very much active on Fedi.
(DIR) Post #B7OQzQQ8Fo62npEgLY by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@nstrm @dmitriid I can put whatever software and hardware I want in my car. What are you on about?Nobody is going to stop me from putting an Android Auto/Apple Carplay box in my car. In fact, there's a thriving market for these types of boxes and conversions, many of which integrate into even very old cars as if they were stock. Would you accept it if Volvo prevented you from changing your head unit, or replacing a broken seat with a third-party one?If yes, why not be similarly enraged at Apple in this case? Because Apple is a super extra special boy?
(DIR) Post #B7QnR4A3C58pBNDdfE by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Was going to give Slackware a go for the good old times but...
(DIR) Post #B7S44hYtwwNh38Aeoq by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@ariadne I live in the Arctic, but moved here from The Netherlands. I'm used to it by now but it still amazes me.
(DIR) Post #B7ZlEyiTlQRkFGwwFc by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Declining birth rate is only a problem if your society is predicated on infinite (and exponential) growth.Which just isn't a realistic goal. At all. And it's high time we start facing that reality and adapt our societies accordingly.
(DIR) Post #B7mxhubQWu8twI3V8C by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Stop idolising intentionally disfigured cats. People who breed disfigured cats and those who buy them "because cute" are fucking horrible people. No, folded ears, rex coats, hairless, etc. aren't cute - they all come with horrid health issues and shouldn't be bred and promoted.We already committed animal cruelty of epic proportions against dogs. Let's learn from our mistakes and not do this to cats.
(DIR) Post #B7rI8GjqGu5tdZ0rVQ by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Just a casual reminder that insisting on using cash everywhere doesn't make you a noble hero; it just makes you an inconsiderate asshole to underpaid and often young store staff who now have to feel unsafe because they have to manage loads of money making them huge targets for violent crime, all because you only think of yourself.Don't @ me.
(DIR) Post #B88OFvGC2DCbDFQJvc by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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Cocaine makes me more productive. My productivity went 10x when I started doing cocaine. I snort with care and make sure my cocaine is as ethically produced and supplied as possible. With cocaine I can do the menial tasks much quicker, giving me more time to focus on quality. Cocaine also has improved a lot lately. It's not the same cocaine as just a few months ago. You're free to not use cocaine, but you'll be left behind as everyone around you will be using it to be more productive than you. Cocaine is the future.
(DIR) Post #B8AcTGTEH3CMQyhHXM by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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PSA: while you may think TempleOS is a haha funny meme thing and Terry Davis a misunderstood genius, you probably have not had to deal with him at his worst, before his story was really known.I did. I was genuinely scared for my safety with the wild, unhinged shit he would spam my email inbox with. We didn't know back then who he really was or what conditions he had - all I knew was the violent, aggressive, threatening shit he would send my way in bursts (since I ran @osnews and thus was supposed to cover his work). This was early in my OSNews career too, so I was much younger - early 20s.Yes, we know more now, and yes, I do truly feel sad he didn't get the help he needed. Still, excuse me if I don't find the TempleOS funny memes to be particularly funny.
(DIR) Post #B8Qa54Y1YCQqOeMnE8 by thomholwerda@exquisite.social
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@mntmn To be fair, using humans as batteries is the exact kind of stupid idea "AI" would come up with.