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This is a terrible idea. And it's beautiful.

Also, writing on your own wall is self-promoting and rude.

I think Facebook should go back to being monetized by Gifts.

Lots of people have followed me this evening; please do not be disappointed as I post here about once a month or so. Happy New Year!

Intel launched the Pentium processor in 1993. Unfortunately, dividing sometimes gave a slightly wrong answer, the famous FDIV bug. Replacing the faulty chips cost Intel $475 million. I reverse-engineered the circuitry and can explain the bug. 1/9

In The Old Days, we died younger and were much shorter. Nevertheless, the white men dutifully wore a suit and tie. Even in ancient Rome.

There's an old parable about two AIs, one which cannot tell the truth, and another which cannot tell the truth.

Twitter expats on this Web Site talk like this:

Quote this with whom you would be on the Star Trek. #StarTrek

finally finished downloading my limewire wrapped after 20 years

I still use my parallel port, but I sigh internally whenever I have to use USB A instead of USB C.

What is "RT", in Skyspeak? RS? Anyway, RS if you enjoy random alternative units of measurement.

I see this postcard posted online a lot with "ca. 1910". Since she has a newspaper in her lap I thought maybe I could get a little more specific, so I went on a research binge and found it. It's a copy of Le Mirror from August, 1915. gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...

I didn’t leave X because people there had different opinions and ideologies, I left because it stopped being fun. I get on social media to chat with people who think thinking is fun. X stopped being a place where that was true.

Be wary of online scams, especially if you are buying your loved ones Various Helmet this year.

I'm told Bluesky Moderation is getting a bit more aggressive lately. Are sexy tables allowed? These are not allowed on The Meta.

Why does my online pet store have cyber Monday deals? Do people have bionic cats these days?