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rose, 5 days ago to random

This song randomly haunts my dreams. I'll just be doing the dishes or something, and there it is.

The Cherry Blossoms - Golden Window

https://thecherryblossoms.com/music/golden.mp3

rose, 8 days ago to random

the post millennial had a data breach this month and lost over 55 million credentials. I hope they get sued into oblivion

rose, 12 days ago to random

three graphs. each show the probability of legislation in the US being passed depending on the support from a given group.

the_system_works_dot_jpegs

Economic Elites' Preferences and Interest Group Alignment for legislation. More of a linear graph for both showing that support by these groups demonstrates correlation to adoption.

rose, 13 days ago to random

when did "third space" discourse restart?

and why is "third space" now synonymous with "off the internet in person" instead of a particular community space you frequent more than anything other than home or work?

rose, 14 days ago to random

I've been running into this phenomenon, in my union but also just in general, where I seem to be living in a different universe from other people.

I don't ever want to endorse politicians. I do often want to criticize them including using political mechanisms to hold them accountable.

I hear a lot of people conflate all of that into one action. Some even say something along the lines of "if you don't endorse politicians then you can't complain when you disagree." Why would I lose basic rights and privileges if I don't enthusiastically sign off at the start?

rose, 1 month ago to random

holy shit. they actually called it "reply guy". seeing the Torment Nexus and copying it for profit is one thing, but seeing a reply guy and being like "I can monetize that" is a whole new type of evil.

rose, 3 months ago to random

no, you're crying at the opening of the Snufkin game that literally opens with Sigur Ros. WTF!? How is this game real? 😭

rose, 3 months ago to random

listening to music on an iPod for the first time in at least a decade

rose, 3 months ago to random

grumble grumble

a year ago I said that using an ad blocker was one of the most important and first steps a person can do to protect themselves on technology these days.

I then got a people telling me that was ridiculous and it was bad that I dared to suggest such a thing.

since then, CISA and the NSA have suggested that people use ad blockers to protect themselves online.

who are these people still defending using the internet without basic security that blocks entities trying to gather your PII and trick you into clicking malware links?

sometimes, I do actually know what I'm talking about.

end grumbling

rose, 4 months ago to portland

wow, wweek was never super left leaning, but I didn't expect them to take such a hard right turn in the past few years.

Today they have an article that argues #Portland should abolish the bottle deposit bill because it's a way for poor people and those suffering from drug addiction to get money. The article is very concerned that a drug addict may be able to get $5 a day by recycling.

rose, 7 months ago to random

the proletariat want bread

rose, 9 months ago to random

This is very particular to the US, and might not make sense in a global framing.

I've been organizing with my union for about a few years, and an official capacity for about six months. For all the things that hold more mainstream labor union back I do definitely see radicalization potential that I don't see in a lot of other organizing. For example, I don't think organizing within the Democratic party (a la the DSA) or even umbrella "left" coalition groups. A small group of radicals in a mainstream labor union could shift power and stances at at least a state level if not nationally.

I'm not the type that believes in a state compromised of labor syndicates, but with how lines are drawn in US politics, I think labor organizing might make a lot more sense for many. Which is more likely to happen: your local DSA member gains political power sufficient to make lasting change, the rainbow coalition usurps power, or the decision makers in labor power are switched such that they are primed for things like general strikes?

(cont)

rose, 9 months ago to random

This is probably old news, but I just saw it. Apparently masto is getting full-text search in the next release

https://wedistribute.org/2023/08/mastodon-full-text-search/

rose, 9 months ago to random

woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep. decided to checkout some of the gameplay footage of Starfield.

I went from mildly interested in the game to pretty much zero interest. The elements I care about RPG, story, and exploration seem all to take a backseat to the aspects I despise in games: first person shooting combat.

rose, 9 months ago to random

sabotaging the measure 110 repeal by pushing for more than 2 beers a week to also be criminalized along with the rest of drugs.

"yeah, too many people are causing a public nuisance due due to fentanyl, but do you know the number of incidents that included alcohol!?"

rose, 9 months ago to random

it's so wild to play Tears of the Kingdom, a game that came out very recently, on a computer. It's in an emulator, running at 2x scale, with AI upscaling, and the computer is compiling shaders so quickly it drops less frames than the actual Nintendo Switch.

rose, 9 months ago to random

"as a ceo I've been thinking about how I can make sure my employees have more power, more of a voice. I don't know what that looks like yet, but I hope to come up with something."

in the style of Death Grips Takyon
U-ni-on 🎵

rose, 9 months ago to random

why do the keep releasing gaming handheld PCs with Windows? The Steam Deck proved out that it's a poor option, and that you can make a custom linux OS that's way better. But they just keep releasing with Windows and spending all of the dev team trying to hack on bad Windows apps to make it kind of usable (maybe).

rose, 9 months ago to random

I'm sure something like this exists (the matrix isn't even too far off), but I've had this concept stuck in my head:

A protagonist goes through the normal motions of society. Every day is mundane, they slowly wait in traffic, they go to work, they stand in line at the cafeteria counter, etc.

Then, they start seeing a new "doctor" and their treatment starts having strange effects.

It turns out there was a zombie outbreak 25 years ago, and they have been living their whole life as a zombie primed to attack those that still lived free. Now that there is a cure they need to work to get other zombies to accept it.

rose, 9 months ago to random

Got this hand crocheted gold/mustard sleeve for my retro handheld/gameboy. It fits the retro aesthetic really well, imo

rose, 10 months ago to random

"you have to choose the lesser of two evils"

me: looking at Raum "why not choose the lesser of three?"

rose, 10 months ago to random

for all the phreaks out there

https://shopgoodwill.com/item/174124412

rose, 10 months ago to random

I wouldn't get this, but I like the theme a lot

rose, 10 months ago to random

digital skullduggery

techno skullduggery

e-skullduggery

cyber skullduggery

rose, 10 months ago to random

If we needed any more proof that consumer rebellion is a dead end, after the outcry around Netflix blocking account sharing the change resulted in ... nearly 6 million new paying Netflix subscribers.

When Gary Bowser was put in prison for making Switch mod chips people swore at Nintendo, but no one stopped buying their games (including me).

Fighting capitalism through consumer buying power will never work.