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Cake day: February 16th, 2026

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  • I have no problem with being able to verbally ask a computer to do basic useful things, it’s a far more advanced PC-human inferface than the computer mouse…

    But beyond that, meh. I get how it can be used by science to solve complex issues or analyze large datasets, and that’s cool, but I don’t need anything on my PC more calable than an aide that can set a timer for me, or thereabouts.

    If it can’t already do something with way fewer errors than people, than it shouldn’t be doing that yet.

    If it can, then we might as well put it to work.

    We didn’t build stone tools because our hands were good enough, or bronze tools because stone was good enough,…


  • Well, I grew up with knowledge of cable pirating in apartment complexes, VHS recording of retals to share or rewatch or watch later, and tape and CD sharing and mixing…

    So as far as Im aware pirating was always a easy, viable, and economically savvy choice.

    I did explore Netflix for a brief time 15 years ago, but the quality of their service degraded heavily, and I still pirated alongside my Netflix membership, as their content was always limited. And I shared my member ship with others, then later occasionally used a membership that was shared with me, until Netflix broke that system.






  • Funny, the statute $2500 should be for the circumvention act, which was likely singular, not per file obtained during or as a result of the act. And the $150k is ridiculous in and of itself, even if for all files obtained. What a strange world we live in.


    Spotify built a system of control in order to profit a few at a cost to many, perhaps everyone else.

    Someone broke that system in order to benefit many, possibly at the cost of some of their ability to profit from their system of control–if they didn’t lose customers, or prospective customers, they didn’t experience any financial loss, or a loss in their ability to maintain their system of control (which is still very much in place and working).

    Either way, nobody was hurt.

    But the person who acted selflessly to benefit of society in general is punished.

    Because… We, as a society, celebrate and work effortlessly to maintain complex systems of abuse in order to satisfy our greed or the greed of others. All despite being taught in school not to lie to and bully each other, and to share with and care for each other.

    As a species: We are bat shit fucking crazy!





  • A non-profit community service.

    We need an international digital media co-op library.

    Anyone can upload/donate their digitally owned content and share ownership with the community… Or people can pool funds with the community and it can buy digital content as a non-profit co-op with shared ownership and access. Then use private torrents to decentralize data hosting and improve streaming to members.

    Imagine Netflix as a non-profit digital library.

    Movies, TV shows, eBooks, magazines, and music.

    Maybe Cuba would be willing to host it’s main office?






  • Faraday bags work… But test them.

    I got a cheapo $7 Chromebook sized bag that seemed to work for my SOs iphone. We don’t use NFC so I couldn’t test that.

    No BT, WiFi, or Cell, and probably no GPS.

    I only did casual testing.

    The screen still showed the signal having low bars for WiFi and cellular, but it didn’t actually receive a signal at all when trying to call or use the net, not even with the top of the bag open a sliver and my hand in there.

    If the device was off or in airplane mode and in the bag, I’d be comfortable assuming it was safely hidden from tracking.

    I haven’t thoroughly tested my various personal devices, but I expect identical results.

    I think everyone should probably have a bag like this around, in a go-bag or something, just in case. And it’s safer to have your phone available than not, as long as it’s secure (use a pin or password to lock it, use encryption, put emergency info on it for first responders).