fedward :omya:Recovering software developer. I've been Extremely Online since that meant getting a monthly dialup bill over $200 (and 14.4K at that).
"The acid test is whether you take any pleasure in responding to the question, 'what do you do?' I can't bear it."
fedward :omya:Project:
Visualize Whirled Peas
Plan:
"It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all."
- James Thurber
"It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do."
- Jerome K. Jerome
"Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment."
- Robert Benchley
fedward :omya:I’m going to need a 21st century update for this fridge magnet we have, but saying “USE AI: Do Stupid Things Faster and Waste Energy”
fedward :omya:Alright, I made one and matched the font as well as I could. I decided it was more effective with AI spelled out.
fedward :omya:By using our service, you agree to perform volunteer work that forms the basis of our market valuation. If our market valuation does not reach desired targets, we will expect you to volunteer harder and/or publicly blame you for the shortfall.
fedward :omya:I need more examples for this list:
Free as in beer: [AKA "gratis"] item has no monetary cost.
Free as in speech: [AKA "libre"] no liability is assumed for consequences of use.
Free as in mattress (or sofa): item should be assumed to come with hidden costs.
Free as in piano: item will cost more to take into possession than it is worth.
Free as in puppy: item comes with ongoing obligation.
I feel like there should at least be one for surveillance capitalism. Is it Free as in Facebook?
fedward :omya:There was an old lady who swallowed a …
fedward :omya:Project:
Visualize Whirled Peas
Plan:
"It is better to have loafed and lost, than never to have loafed at all."
- James Thurber
"It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do."
- Jerome K. Jerome
"Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment."
- Robert Benchley
fedward :omya:I’m going to need a 21st century update for this fridge magnet we have, but saying “USE AI: Do Stupid Things Faster and Waste Energy”
fedward :omya:Alright, I made one and matched the font as well as I could. I decided it was more effective with AI spelled out.
fedward :omya:I’m going to need a 21st century update for this fridge magnet we have, but saying “USE AI: Do Stupid Things Faster and Waste Energy”
fedward :omya:By using our service, you agree to perform volunteer work that forms the basis of our market valuation. If our market valuation does not reach desired targets, we will expect you to volunteer harder and/or publicly blame you for the shortfall.
fedward :omya:I need more examples for this list:
Free as in beer: [AKA "gratis"] item has no monetary cost.
Free as in speech: [AKA "libre"] no liability is assumed for consequences of use.
Free as in mattress (or sofa): item should be assumed to come with hidden costs.
Free as in piano: item will cost more to take into possession than it is worth.
Free as in puppy: item comes with ongoing obligation.
I feel like there should at least be one for surveillance capitalism. Is it Free as in Facebook?
fedward :omya:There was an old lady who swallowed a …