I understand that BSD see closed source as something cool

‘You understand’? Where did you get that idea?

The argument is not, and was never, that closed source is cool. The argument is that strong copyleft, while based on a noble goal, ends up hindering development: Here’s OpenBSD’s take on it. (CTRL+F for GPL).

Pretty much sums up my life rn…

Am I the only one around here that notices the irony and inconsistency of publishing this kind of stuff on Substack?

‘Bureaucracy is a construct designed to maximise the distance between a decision maker and the consequences of his actions’

N.N. Taleb

Interesting !

Reminds me of the Islamic concept of the Aura, which basically denotes body parts that should be covered in public. There’s the so-called greater and the so-called lesser Aura. The greater Aura (= the body parts for which you commit a greater sin should you uncover yours in public or look at someone else’s), goes from the navel to the knees. Thus, for a Muslim woman, it is less of a sin to go topless (as long as her pants cover all the way up to the navel) as it is to run around in a miniskirt or shorts.

‘Fall into this trap’? I’d love to be wrong about this, but I’m pretty sure they know what they’re doing and why.

Replace code written by humans with AI-generated code! They said. It will be fun! They said.

That’s a feature, not a bug.

I can’t remember the last time a meme made me laugh so hard. What’s the template called / where do I get it??

This, and don’t forget to use W3’s HTML and CSS validators.

I know at least two people who have been using Ubuntu as a daily driver for years and have never (as in, ever) touched the terminal.

The very second I found out that Disney had bought the rights, I swore I would never watch any material they might produce. First, because it’s Disney. Second, well, you know, Palpatine exploded in E VI, so there really was no story to tell after that.

On a weird kind of metaphysical level, I feel that, at the end of the day, it’s up to the fans, and not necessarily the producers, to decide what’s canon and what’s not. And I’ve declared for myself that there is no such thing as a canon sequel trilogy. Normally, I would simply pirate stuff from companies I don’t like, but Disney doesn’t even deserve that treatment. I’m not watching the stuff, and that’s final.

This really happened to someone I know. Her child is indeed an asshole, so when she got the test results all negative and basically saying that the boy is nothing but a spoiled brat, it was a surprise for no-one but her.

Best (and most existential) one I’ve seen in quite a while.

Orosound Tilde Pro. Made in France. Pretty good sound and microphone quality.

Austrian Audio used to produce in Austria, not anymore.

For those who haven’t had the joy of killing Barney, I’ve got you covered.

‘If powerful assholes don’t find you ‘arrogant’, it means you’re doing something wrong.’ - N.N. Taleb.

This used to be one of my favourite phrases, until I realised that, actually, it is written by the one side that has better PR/marketing. It is mostly, but not always, the same as the winners.

Did you mean and angering the Orange Maggot?