I once read a story about the people writing the software for the NASA Apollo missions. There was a functionary in charge of weight accounting, who came to them and asked how much the software would weigh.
They told him it weighted nothing, but the functionary had heard *that* one before and insisted—everything had to be accounted down to the last ounce. He demanded to see it.
They showed him a stack of punched cards, and he was triumphant. “You see,” he said smugly, “it doesn't weigh only ‘nothing’!”
“No, you misunderstand,” they replied. “The cards aren't going on the spacecraft. Only the holes.”
This is your reminder to cancel all those subscriptions you signed up for on sale at the end of 2024 that are about to renew at full price next week.
@feff I can't interact with ECMSquared but VIVA CARGONIA
@feff Okay, on one hand, moth
On the other, I recognize that shitcurity uniform ![]()
First comm down :D - it's @ECMSquared 's Noctiliae, Valentine Butterloaf!
Want something similar? Just pop over here->
https://vgen.co/feff
@lyncia finally Discord does something useful
@foone found the one artist I have multiple albums for and it does not work the way I thought it did. Bummer
@foone I want to say Poweramp does but my music tastes are too soundtrack-based to meaningfully test it
@NanoRaptor Coupled with the singing and magical esoterica laws, I'm never getting a robot to sing EXEC_NULLASCENSION/. any time soon. Darn
@codl reporting the instance admin, that's a paddling
I made ice cream float-themed cat toys and earrings this past June, but then never put them on my Etsy or Ko-Fi store (I had a v bad summer and fall, ngl)
I finally put them up on Etsy yesterday/today. Woohoo!
@silvermoon82 I think a line or plane with a perpendicular arrow coming out of it would be what sells me on such a shirt
Heads up, visual artists!
Researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University are doing a survey among artists working professionally about how they have or haven't been impacted by generative AI, and they are looking for participants.
Register here for the survey: https://cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fVHytrlM2HC47k
I don't know them but artist Karla Ortiz vouches for them on Bluesky, this is a legit thing.
You don't have to be a US citizen to take part.
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@Anke the attachment to the bug blorbos is real
@alex I appreciated having a little computer man when he only took up 100% of a 1MHz 6510 and a 64KB memory space. Not so much anymore
@pineconeparty I miss Luna too ;w; she was so sweet
I'm Elfi! I'm a fair folk, magical moth, greyace girl, greenhorn gamedev, in my thirties and
, and ADHD+ASD+EDS. Disclosure: white
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