@Xkeeper *tailswishes* =u=
recommended instance block: raki.social
suspend raki.social, it's ran by some techbro who seems intent on datamining the fediverse
so far it's tried to follow everyone with two bots, one clearly marked (@riker) and one unmarked as a "social experiment" (@swift)
the person running the instance isn't clear on their intent with these bots, but they have mused on the fact that you can datamine with federation bots (https://raki.social/@33b5e5/100675134230529744) which seems to me like they want to hide their intent
there is minimal collateral from suspending this instance -- only 22 users with 103 statuses, most of the interaction has been said datamining bots
@arielmt Oof, power-hungry disks D: Well, using a straight mechanical adapter with a PATA card would hopefully mitigate the limits a USB-based one would have
Toshiba T4600C repair (-)
@arielmt If worst comes to worst, a PATA expansion card and 3.5" to 2.5" PATA adapter might allow you to test the HDD externally? Kind of a tall order to get those so circumstantially though...
I'd offer the ones I had around but I think I recycled them when I moved. Plus it'd be hard to get a computer with a PCI slot these days. Hum.
@arielmt What, the Sailor Moon stickers or the logo with the squirrel and amiga ball? Either way, neither is something to be ashamed of :D
@MapleDeer After drinking it for three days straight on a drive from Washington to Ontario... Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised too
@QuakeWoman Congrats \o/
Chrome team thinks URLs suck. You suck Google, the problem is you...
Google Wants to Kill the URL
https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/
“But it’s important we do something, because everyone is unsatisfied by URLs. They kind of suck."
@fluffy Curious now o: I might take a look at it myself as I've had to beat SDL_Mixer into just doing half-decent loops with Pygame before
@Phorm
Ar Tonelico: the Director's Cut (Without all the fanservice Marketing insisted on)
Everyday Life with Monsterboy
A Single Mother Succubus Helped Me Out of the Closet!! (Literally! And figuratively.)
A Tinker's Guide to Everyday Mad Science Contraptions
The Nekoronomicon
@fluttergirly Have pets from a tiny moo then c:
@fluttergirly Are pets okay?
Technological tinker, greenhorn gamedev, fairy fanatic 🇨🇦