I didn’t expect a Mastodon web client with monospace font could go as hard as it does. It goes so well with the cyberpunk theme.

You don’t know how ready I was to receive the most toxic reply ever conceived by man.

I declare your takes to be extremely good and correct and, frankly, you’re incredibly cool and attractive for having them.

I’ve been enjoying the writing of Zoe Baker recently. Specifically Means and Ends about the historical origins of anarchism. While looking for that, I also saw an essay on Anarchism and Democracy that references more recent thinkers. Might check that out too.

Anyway, one of the takeaways for me was this: the fundamental opposition to parlamentary democracy entered the (european) anarchist canon in a time, when firstly parliaments were typically created as concessions by monarchs to stave off revolution, and by design ineffectual. And secondly violent revolution was still very much on the table. In this context participation in state democracy was opposed categorically as a strategic error.

If you live in a country where these two facts are no longer accurate (okay #1 is debatable, but #2 generally no), the strategic conclusions should also be different. Even if you have a post-state vision of democracy, some level of involvement in state democracy (or at least not torpedoing those efforts on principle) is non-optional in my opinion. Not least because fascists are trying to capture those systems to suppress all of our movements even harder.

Who would win? 1000 long mugs VS the sun

Bro, what’s this (1+x)(1+x²)(1+x⁴)... ellipsis bullshit? You gotta get in on that big Π action!

--yes-i-really-know-what-im-doing would also serve. This juvenile bullshit one should grow out of in their 20s at the latest.

Ah well, that’s them computos for ya 🤷

Okay, what’s up with this title? Is this an 4-years-late announcement of support for Theo Seremitidis, who was unfairly dismissed by an australian company over labor safety disputes? Are there other Theos in need of support right now? Just Theo appreciation day in general?

I am utterly sniped. I have to go buy groceries now.

I’ve never seen that, but it was my first guess as well. People here are already doing Doner-boxes with fries, meat and sauce in a takeout box, I’m assuming for people under doctor’s orders to eat a veggie-free high-grease and high-sodium diet.

Derping around on TF2 trade servers. Not even trading. Just not being in the mood for a competitive game and rather fucking around with randos.

Debian dads of lemmy, join me in an approving grunt.

Isn’t evolution beatiful? Each of these specimen has adapted to fit a highly specific niche, it’s knob optimized to predate a specific style of trouser pocket or even certain belt loops.

This is bullshit and not how pro-Israel influence in US politics works. Kirk was broadly accepted by the republican mainstream and didn’t stray too far from the party line. In fact he was for a while harrassed by Groypers in part because he refused to adopt bald-faced anti-semitism into his rethoric. This theory might well have originated in those circles.

Yes we are. Bitches (a.k.a. my wife) be thirsting for this dad bod.

Wow, no upvotes. None of you did, then? Shame, it really holds up well. And you will get my previous comment.

(DM me if you need access.)

So, who else did rewatch Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World recently?

This rational animation channel seems to focus pretty non-stop on AI-risk crank talking points. Can’t tell by skimming if they’re engaging critically, but it seems unlikely.

And now you’re apparently inspired to make a cutsiefied rendering of a slop machine running prompts, which is likened to a child being encouraged to explore.

I don’t wanna shit on the art or anything, but it seems like the general AI psyop is getting to you a little.

Just realized this is also how I feel about Element.

I work with GitLab a lot. I think it’s better for organizations than using GitHub, but my SW Engineer Spidey sense gives me death spiral vibes.

They’ve swallowed the AI Kool-Aid and are redesigning the UI to push their Chatbot on you (disabled by my org fortunately, but I still see it). They are feature creeping the fuck out of their already bloated product and are engineering features specifically to keep lots of usefull stuff behind the paid tiers, which are getting more expensive.

It’s fine for institutional use if you have sane admins, but long-term I 100% bet on Forgejo.

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