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gamingonlinux, 12 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to random

Sigh. Google flagged https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/classic-rts-perimeter-returns-as-perimeter-legate-edition-with-linux-support/page=1/ as containing "Malicious or unwanted software" with no way on the adsense control panel to speak to them, to get them to recheck it.

It's a news article about a game, that links to the GPL source code (GitHub) and a Steam page.

What about that is "Malicious or unwanted software" exactly?

msquebanh, 13 days ago to random

It is against our beliefs to charge any monies for doing any spiritual healing works. If you meet folks who try to charge you monies for spiritual healing works - they're grifting charlatans. My peoples believe we go to demonic dungeons, if we ever charge monies to help people suffer less. We will accept foods. If we have to travel far to deliver our spiritual ceremonies services, we'd like to not be out of pocket for providing free spiritual healing services. We will sleep on your floor.

msquebanh, 13 days ago to random

I received a request tonight, for a deep heart & longtime resentments clearing ceremony.
I do all requested heart & resentments cleansing ceremonies by running creeks or rivers. I choose ceremonial locations - based upon the request of spiritual healing needs.

I always choose running fresh water sources - specifically for cleansing of heart & heart related hurts/pains. It's very powerful & meaningful energies. I explain more on this, during offline spiritual ceremonies.

cstross, 15 days ago (edited 15 days ago) to random

You know, if we ever detect a SETI signal with an LLM as its payload, I'd totally get behind any proposal to RSVP the asswipe fuckers who sent such a jack-in-the-box with a Nicoll-Dyson laser, because those things LIE (and can't actually be made truthful):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nicoll#Nicoll-Dyson_Laser
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112378716387762959

@arstechnica

sundogplanets, 15 days ago to random

Oh YEAH. On top of the baby goats, the stupid committees, the student talk judging, the teaching, and the conference wrangling I'm supposed to do today, the switchover of my university email to microsoft has left me emailless. I made a first attempt to get it to work with Thunderbird (and failed), but managed to get in to the web version so I'll see if there's anything really urgent. But maybe it's a good thing I don't even have time to worry about email today...

ZachWeinersmith, 21 days ago to random

Yesterday I had one person say I'm too so pro-tech pro-capitalist and one person say I was trying to force a leftist ideology, and both were responding to A City on Mars. All I can say is I wish people would stop trying to find the hidden motive and just read the words as plainly written!

danirabbit, 22 days ago to random

Can I just say I’m working on AI and then I get like a million dollars or so and then I work on useful things instead?

sundogplanets, 22 days ago to random

It's nice and warm out, and the 2 new baby goats are really healthy, so they got to go out and meet their herdmates. (Their herdmates were EXTREMELY interested in meeting them, hilariously, especially the llama)

A tiny fuzzy black goat getting sniffed by a giant fuzzy llama, while standing next to his white mama in a straw filled farmyard
Many goats of different colours standing around in a farmyard, the giant fuzzy llama is standing behind a tiny brown horse and sniffing a tiny fuzzy white baby goat.

warandpeas, 1 month ago to random

Honesty

cstross, 1 month ago to random

I wish all the speculative capital being pumped into hyping AI and cryptocurrency could go somewhere useful instead—like grid-scale backup batteries, photovoltaic power farms, desalination plants, high speed passenger rail, and building car-optional cities. (With a portion reserved for maintenance and infrastructure, which are always neglected by cultists who worship economic "efficiency".)

AndyPaciorekArt, 1 month ago to random

For our anniversary my girlfriend got me a preserved sheep heart and I got her a vintage lobotomy pick.
We're less Romeo & Juliet and more Gomez & Morticia. 😛

#LoveIs #anatomy #curiosa #thanatos #heart

Alon, 1 month ago to random

The commander who gave the order to fire on the WCK convoy, Colonel (res.) Nohi Mendel, was a graduate of Ateret Kohanim, an extremist religious organization. His reasoning for ordering the attack: "if they've already delivered food, they're no longer under humanitarian protection." John Brown/Sebastian ben Daniel's point that the war criminals all turn out to be right-wing and religious strikes true again. https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hypzdd3ya

Migueldeicaza, 1 month ago to random

The nice thing about retro games is that they don’t expire - unlike 99% of modern games [1]

[1] I pulled this number out thin air

AkaSci, 1 month ago to random

XKCD comic pointing out that that the difference between 91% (or even a 99%) eclipse and a total eclipse is extremely dramatic. An almost total eclipse is barely noticeable, while a total eclipse is a visual phenomenon unlike any other.

https://xkcd.com/2914/
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
1/n

geerlingguy, 1 month ago to random

Regardless of your beliefs about Twitter/X... I've seen (and now am a victim of) content farming accounts that just repost other people's TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube video clips, then other accounts with millions of followers (and billions of monetized tweet views) repost the content and earn money off the original content.

The hot dog radio video clip is being posted and reposted on Twitter—I called someone out on it, then got blocked by that user :P

alanboyle, 2 months ago to space

DATA ... IN ... SPACE! A freshly minted startup called #Lumen #Orbit says it has raised $2.4 million for a plan to send up hundreds of satellites to process and downlink data collected by other #satellites in orbit. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/lumen-orbit-stealth-2-4m-data-centers-space/ #Space

Jaden3, 3 months ago to random

😏 shit my potnas ask me ' nigga why u stressing alltime '
Whattf 🤦🏾
Me ' jus open yall eyes nigga ' ' fking 1000 things to stress on ' .
Shit istg these nggs living on another planet no fk cap period 🤦🏾

thelinuxEXP, 3 months ago to random

I don’t understand why people who send me emails to promote their software or products expect me to answer them, even just to tell them I’m not interested.

They sent me something, without any invitation. They want to sell me something, or get me to promote their product. Why would they feel I have an obligation to let them know I don’t want to? Just accept that no answer after a few weeks means « no », and stop wasting time and energy on emails.

cstross, 3 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 26
How do you ensure that you don't infringe copyright in your work?

As I write fiction it's not hard to ensure it's all my own words. When I want to directly reference or allude to someone else's work, I try to make it clear that's happening. If I quote someone verbatim, e. song lyrics, I flag it for my editors to confirm I'm covered by Fair Dealing under UK copyright law (which is more restrictive than US law).

blaft, 3 months ago to random

Man, the Other Place is practically nothing but pornbots these days