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Shufei

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Howdy.

我是箇奇怪老姑娘而已。

#SDF and #Sundog yokel, a script spinster with a very manqué interest in #Linux, #gopher, #radio, #tech.
#nobot #noai #noindex #nobridge

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breadandcircuses , to random
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I found this truck parked on the street in my neighborhood. Notice that the life-threatening bumper is actually labeled ROAD ARMOR.

We sometimes talk about a . But what's really happening is a war BY cars on pedestrians and cyclists.

Shufei ,
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@breadandcircuses There is serious “small dick energy” afoot with this truck owner.

vampiress , to random
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I used to be really excited for what the next smart phone would offer. Or the next tablet. Or hell, the next smart watch.

Not any more. And of course this happens when all technology (or gadgets) become old-hat.

Thing is there IS new stuff that might be exciting. VR. MR. AR. They haven't hit their stride yet. I SHOULD feel excited to see what happens when they do.

But I don't.

Why/? I honestly think is the software. The monetisation. The -companies- themselves.

The companies selling the new gadgets make me not care.

No matter how fancy the tech, it won't stop it just straight-up boring me. Even when Apple or even Meta show off something new with a VR headset, I never do more than glance at it for a moment, before browsing away to a different article or video.

Basically, what I'm saying is: capitalism killed my interest in gadgets and technology, almost entirely.

I'm more excited by weird $40 open source bits of hardware, despite many using decades old tech.

So that's what I think I'll focus on. The weird shit. The cool shit. The bizarre re-uses of 8-bit Z80 or 6502 processors. Of cheap e-Ink displays on 2010-vintage microcontrollers.

Maybe I'll find some joy again there.

Shufei ,
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@vampiress I'm more excited by weird $40 open source bits of hardware, because many using decades old tech. Welcome to the Revolution.

randahl , to random
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This sounds like a joke, but I promise you it is real:

The reason why Congress has not yet agreed on aid to Ukraine and Israel is, Marjorie Taylor Greene is flooding the house floor with fantasy amendments, including:

  1. Requiring members of Congress to sign up for fighting in Ukraine

  2. Requiring Ukraine to “close all bio-laboratories” (A conspiracy theory created by Vladimir Putin)

  3. Introducing “space lasers” to protect the US border

Obviously, none of these amendments will be adopted.

Shufei ,
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@randahl Ye gods what a madcap fascist jackass she is.

Space lasers at the border. Great. Let’s fry holes in desperate children’s heads. That’ll learn’m.

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