the hacker news people are NOT HAPPY that the demo video for my ffmpeg project is Richard Spencer getting punched in the face.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37269425
Richard Spencer getting punched in the face is the new Lenna!
I am a small business owner.
I just hired my fifth employee.
83% of us are women.
Half of us identify as LGBTQ.
2 of us are Pacific Islanders.
1 of us is African American.
I have been in business for 9 years.
My lowest paid employee makes $23/hr.
We are thriving.
When they tell you you can't build a business model that looks like this, they're lying to you.
This month I had the honor of being the guest speaker at Sunday Assembly Silicon Valley. I talked about distributed systems, LiveJournal, and uncertainty: https://decomposition.al/blog/2023/08/18/talk-at-sunday-assembly-silicon-valley-what-could-go-wrong/
Today, a very niche tip for RSS fans
As well as Mastodon's built-in hashtag following system, you can also follow hashtags through RSS instead:
1. Search for a hashtag on a Mastodon server's website
2. Add .rss to the end of the URL
3. Use this URL as the feed address for that tag
For example to subscribe to #Dinosaurs on mstdn.social you would use this address in your feed reader:
Got some hefty-ish household bills to deal with at the moment, so we're leaving this #ebook #sale running for a while. Feel like grabbing 36 DRM-free SF, fantasy & YA ebooks for $44? Now's your chance! (Plz share the post if you feel inclined? Thanking you!) https://bit.ly/SummerSaleWholeStore44
For a woman with cancer in the seat next to you.
For your child’s teacher.
For grandpa who has gotten this far without #Covid19.
For a co-worker who is pregnant.
For a stranger next to you on the bus who has #LongCovid.
For the rest of us (we’re all vulnerable).
Anybody confused why people still listen to turntables or CD players forget that they never:
- stop working because they can't connect to WiFi
- stop working because they need a firmware update
- stop working because the manufacturer dropped support
- say "if you like Bach you might like Taylor Swift"
- play ads
- recommend "turntable premium"
Another #PixelArt daily done! :) Sadness in stone.
You can grab the full-quality versions (for free) here: https://ko-fi.com/i/IL3L0OL56Y
My commissions are always open, so feel free to send me a message :)
ENJOY!
#mastoArt #digitalArt #fediArt #art #landscape #wallpaper #creativeToots #gameDev
Seriously, WTF College Board?
https://gizmodo.com/sat-college-board-tells-facebook-tiktok-your-scores-gpa-1850768077
I'm sure it feels like the whole world is against you when you're acting like a shitty person who says shitty things and then you're called out for it and then you continue to explain how entitled you are to say shitty things and how no one can make you, so people start telling you to fuck off and you get angry that you can't be shitty and by fuck you're not gonna back down, but they keep telling you to go away and pretty soon no one will talk to you.
And that's "cancel culture."
As you think about whether or not to help get Democrats elected or to just let whatever happens happen, please keep in mind that ALL of the Republican nominees publicly called climate change a hoax the other night and today the entire town of Maryville, Louisiana is being evacuated because of #wildfires
Something has gone tragically wrong in the GOP and in the legal profession. At this pace, CPAC will need to hold its next convention in a prison yard. The Federalist Society may soon have to create a category of membership for the disbarred and convicted.
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/a-stain-not-easily-removed/
A consciousness somehow associated with matter.
Posting about culture, philosophy, politics, AI Art Tools, NaNoWriMo, Software Development occasionally, the relationship of consciousness to matter.
Degrees in Philosophy and Computer Science, once had a US TS/SCI(redacted) clearance, radical-for-the-US politics, ex-Libertarian, zen-buddhist-pantheist-atheist.
Google employee, but I do not speak for Google in any way.
If your profile tells me nothing about you, it's less likely I'll follow you (back).
Header: abstract smoky patterns
pfp: Adorable weird piglet / delirium cultist... thing. In a hoodie.