salith @salith@computerfairi.es

my mom was like "why are they called soap operas" so I started to explain the whole commercial sponsored aspect and she went

yeah okay but why are they OPERAS

and I had to go to wikipedia to find out and then I got to read her this sentence:

The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns.

FYI for those in the US, I just got a scam call saying I had missed jury duty, and it seemed pretty legit up to a point. Eventually enough little clues added up that I hung up and called the county office of jury duty management who immediately informed me it was a scam. They almost had me going for a bit, they had a lot of information about me already.

How to catch a cat:

1. Place box (any size)

Anubis has a pretty solid business strategy:

1) Release open source software for free
2) Add catgirl branding
3) Charge companies to remove catgirl branding

https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/botstopper

How to make good open source project:
- plaster pride flags everywhere (keeps bigots away)
- swear constantly (keeps ai away)
- sex (keeps corporations away)

randomly reminded of the time xscreensaver's Pac-Man module gave me Pac-Man's Existential Nightmare

cc @jwz

What i don't get about implanting a chip to log into one's computer is why. Is it just the convenience? If it's security, i would feel less secure knowing that if my hardware were seized all they would need is a wave of my hand. I can refuse to provide a password, or even purposely forget it (thanks, dissociation); i can't wrestle my hand back from a cop.

Signs you have carpenter ants

1. keep finding tiny tools
2. city sends a very tiny permit to affix to baseboard
3. try to move a book and are told “keep this entrance clear, ma’am” because of the “cement delivery coming later”
4. Your dish rack is dismantled “because it’ll be cheaper to rebuild from scratch”
5. no room on the dresser due to like 85 tiny pickups illegally parked there
6. husband keeps hearing high pitched wolf whistles when exiting shower

(my new drawing for this PSA)

"Maria and Peter are students and meet up for a late dinner. Peter asks Maria whether Tom is at the party that they intend to go to after dinner. Maria answers that Tom is at the party. After all, Tom had told her that he would be at the party. When they arrive at the party, it turns out that Tom had changed his plans, and is not at the party. Was Maria's answer true or false?"

#truth #philosophy #cognition

(please spread for visibility, I would like this to be as wide as possible)

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I put the cry out to mastodon again: Are you an #artist who wants to draw werewolf redneck bootleggers looking smug in their arrest photos. For money. For a card game.

progress

> Over 8 million Thermos jars and bottles recalled after 3 people suffer 'permanent vision loss'
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/8-million-thermos-jars-bottles-recalled-after-3-132568152

From the headline I thought it was some kind of metal poisoning or other contamination issue. Hell no. The damn thing basically is a loaded cannon waiting to shoot it's lid on your fucking face.

If you got one of these, get rid of it now.

#PSA #FYI #Thermos #ProductRecall 🚨