Irdial

I am not in the AI==bad camp because I believe in nuance. I see a lot of people shit on Firefox for integrating LLM-related features. What the blog post points out and people fail to recognize is that if Mozilla stopped maintaining Firefox, almost all of its forks would die. People make similar arguments about Canonical and Ubuntu. Would these people pay Mozilla or Canonical for their work? The corporate investors do. I’m not saying I agree with it all, but that’s how it works.

KILL EVERYONE NOW!

Maybe not strictly unintentional, but I used to love watching Poppy’s YouTube channel. Her videos, especially the older ones, have pleasant ambient music and overdubbed vocals that definitely tickle the brain. The light satire is fun too, and some of the videos start to lean into the world of fashion. Her newer stuff is darker and heavier, less ASMR-like but still interesting.

I think that the group of feelings we refer to as love can manifest in a variety of ways. Personally, I’ve had two long term relationships that were built on different kinds of love.

One was stable and secure, built on mutual trust and respect. We had fabulous communication, healthy conflict resolution, and a shared commitment to one another. There were also challenges that were bearable only because of that solid foundation.

On the other hand, I’ve experienced the passionate kind of love that gets glamorized in music and stories, or at least some degree of it. This is that falling feeling, passion, sexuality, and excitement. But that relationship was also somewhat unstable, so it was unfortunately an unsustainable feeling.

Both times, when the realization hit me that I had “fallen in love” (or developed a strong attachment, really) to this person, I was so overwhelmed and cried.

I don’t think one is necessarily preferable to the other. An intellectual connection, sexual chemistry, and shared goals are all more important to me than butterflies in my stomach.

Well isn’t that just so fucking lovely

If you want the Framework experience but a more rugged chassis, you might actually want to look into their 12-inch model. It’s a 2-in-1 made with rubber and plastic. The specs aren’t very impressive, but I mostly use mine for web and email and rely on an SSH connection to one of my desktops if I need some more compute for something.

Personally, I could do without Google Wallet. I usually carry my credit card and ID around with me. However, Chicago’s CTA system has a pretty good mobile app and it’s easier to manage your passes and fare that way.

You will not be able to use NFC for payments. In my case, it didn’t work for public transit cards either. That’s the only thing stopping me from switching.

I have experimented with microblog.pub in the past. It’s easy to set up, and federation worked just fine for me.