

Of course they did…
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Of course they did…


Unrelated, but I absolutely adore your pfp.


Or on the X Window System: ⇧ Shift+AltGr (aka. multi key), then - - .


I would not say life can’t be lived without it, but it’s more so that Facebook has so successfully commodified the public sphere that it seems almost like a natural, inherent part of contemporary communicative actions.


I completely agree.


I apologise for the misunderstanding. What I meant was that if people would trust businesspeople over natural scientists in matters of social issues, that is already bad, but if people would trust businesspeopls over social scientists in matters of social issues, that’s a significantly worse judgement to make.


What kind of scientists? Natural scientists, or social scientists? Cuz both are horrible, but one’s significantly more horrifying than the other.
Edit: I apologise for the misunderstanding. English is not my first language. What I meant was that if people would trust businesspeople over natural scientists in matters of social issues, that is already bad, but if people would trust businesspeopls over social scientists in matters of social issues, that’s a significantly worse judgement to make.


Maybe I’m just being optimistic, but I trust Torvalds. The same can’t be said about the typical vibe-coder, though.


To be honest, I prefer 4:3. I like how square-ish it felt. /srs


And the reactionaries tends to campaign by painting the educated, the scholars, the researchers, and the professors as the enemy. Wonder why, huh?


I just wish they’d realise sooner. Imho nobody is born an arsehole, they have that instilled upon them. If only we could break that cycle…

Genuine question from someone equally amateurish. What use is reverse proxy in this setup? What necessitated it instead of just a direct connection?


Damn it. :<
I know he’s a terrible person, but I couldn’t help but pity him for how utterly ignorant of the harm he’s causing. (。╯︵╰。)


Good. At least now he’d realise the harm he’s causing.
My response to “don’t mistake incompetence for malice” is usually “that applies to regular people. When it comes to governments, I think both malice and incompetence should be a disqualifying factor.”
Hm… Bad person, mid system. Pass.
Depends on which, um, “plumbing” you got down there.