bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@social.cleverlibre.org

the whole clown network

#Fediblock Generally speaking, technological control over human behavior will probably not be introduced with a totalitarian intention or even through a conscious desire to restrict human freedom.Each new step in the assertion of control over the human mind will be taken as a rational response to a problem that faces society, such as curing alcoholism, reducing the crime rate or inducing young people to study science and engineering. In many cases, there will be a humanitarian justification. For example, when a psychiatrist prescribes an antidepressant for a depressed patient, he is clearly doing that individual a favor. It would be inhumane to withhold the drug from someone who needs it. When parents send their children to Sylvan Learning Centers to have them manipulated into becoming enthusiastic about their studies, they do so from concern for their children’s welfare. It may be that some of these parents wish that one didn’t have to have specialized training to get a job and that their kid didn’t have to be brainwashed into becoming a computer nerd. But what can they do? They can’t change society, and their child may be unemployable if he doesn’t have certain skills. So they send him to Sylvan.

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Enjoy witnessing the total destruction of the liberal arts

@thatbrickster

Anyone who sees it coming is insane and a conspiracy theorist.

@tiskaan

@Leyonhjelm It's only dystopian because it's far-removed from what's considered the norm at the time. We don't notice we're heading towards it since it edges closer too slowly for us to notice. By the time it's adjacent, it's too late.

@tiskaan

Interested to know more about the history of the FSF and free software? Follow the FSF's thirty-five (plus!) years of advocating for software freedom with our timeline project: https://u.fsf.org/3fc #UserFreedom

what are some other forbidden domains in CS, that you're not allowed to touch? cryptography, mail servers, <insert yours here>

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Amateur archaeologist uncovers ice age ‘writing’ system https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/05/amateur-archaeologist-uncovers-ice-age-writing-system #Archaeology #France #Europe

Happy new year! Another year means another year-long keogram! Every 15 seconds throughout 2022, my trusty all-sky camera took a picture of the sky above the Netherlands. Combining these 2.1 million images into a year-long keogram reveals this picture, which shows the length of the night change throughout the year (the hourglass shape), when the Moon was visible at night (diagonal bands), and the Sun higher in the sky during summer, as well as lots and lots of clouds passing overhead.

Using your DNA to generate an NFT of your soul so that you can sell it to Satan

TIL there's a technical name for why ideas happen in the shower: the "default mode network" is a pattern of brain activity, measurable using fMRI, that happens when we're unfocussed. When the brain goes into idle mode (reduced activity), this part of the brain actually becomes *more* active. What does the default mode network do? Research is ongoing, but part of it definitely seems to be making connections, which is associated with curiosity and creativity.

More here: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/08/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower

"Invasive Species" by Beeple

@_Trollcow_

I successfully raised 150% of my comic book goal on IndieGoGo. The campaign officially ended Tuesday. I just ordered books from the printer.
IndieGoGo just canceled the campaign, refunded the donors, with no appeal. All the money, funders, orders, gone.

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