=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── The only reason a media streaming website would require you to log in before expressing it's purpose is to capture and use user data in a way that may may not be aligned to your interests. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2662 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary │ └──────────────────────┘ the reason rent is so expensive is because of all the surveillance equipment they need to pay for and upkeep ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/757 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── the reason they want bitcoin is so they can buy more computers and use digital dollars to rule the world ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4017 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ the only way to get people to fight fascism is to affect them with it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3351 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── privacy doesn't mean anything on the internet to me because privacy on the internet doesn't mean anything to "them" gestures vaguely, maybe winks once or twice and/or presents an emphasis face ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/402 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── the standard keyboard was designed when global variables were more common, hence why the CAPS_LOCK key is so prominent. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/5247 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── the hardest problem in computer science is figuring out why users do what they do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #7 messages/315 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── The need to engage with capitalism has reduced my output dramatically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4109 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: AI-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ the internet is just AI these days, and if yours isn't then consider yourself lucky, but also know that those days are numbered. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/326 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── The only valuable thing to them in the cities are the people whose jobs they're currently eliminating. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1286 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── the fact that business types don't listen to the engineers and their "ethics" means they shouldn't be in charge of them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/675 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── all media is propaganda and all propaganda serves a single purpose ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/6209 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── okay just to clarify: if anyone is recording me or storing data about me, I would really prefer if you didn't delete it just because I realized it was happening. I like data! It's cool to know such things! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┘ --- #13 messages/186 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── It's obfuscated, such that you cannot know the totality of their purpose for you (via your data) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3271 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── the reason they want you to use launchers for your games is that way they can control the way that you launch the executable. smh >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/4731 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: chatGPT-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ https://andymasley.substack.com/p/individual-ai-use-is-not-bad-for ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/1472 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-883 my streaming is broken and I can't figure out why : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4025 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── the "village idiot" doesn't need to lack smarts, so long as everyone else is in on it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/6021 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── you volunteer for things because you want a say in how they turn out. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #19 fediverse_boost/2965 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════───────────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ i will use CW for #USpol if computer people start using CW for tech computer boring linux software posting. i said what i said │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #20 fediverse/2423 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── does anyone know of any fedi software that lets you link to a particular post and read forward on a person's timeline from there? Or back I guess, but chronological viewing specifically. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |