Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

Keep in your thoughts how long this shooting stays in the news and how long investigators "work tirelessly" to find who did it.

There were 45,000 gun violence deaths in the US in 2022. What's different about this one?

(to be clear, this is rhetorical)

Quick reminder that if you liked something made by a human (as opposed to a faceless corporation), leave a 5 starts review.

It cost you nothing, makes a huge difference tho

PSA: don't buy your laptop batteries from iFixit! I thought the brand name would mean quality, especially since they included a handy fix kit as part of a package, but the actual battery was not of the advertised capacity and likely had a faulty cell (it jumped from 20% to 0% when discharging, which isn't any good).

ended up buying an OEM replacement part from duracell direct and it works perfectly, so there's really no reason to fall for their substandard aftermarket parts

want to get some different headphones but know that's actually a political negotiation with my cat. she has no idea what makes a good or bad stringlike thing to eat, and has to learn it by memorization. so every time i bring a new, precious stringlike thing into her world we both have to suffer through her eating it a couple times.

The usual disclaimers about the future arriving non-uniformly apply in this case, like all cases.

People better start spreading "Deny, defend, depose" around all social media

Your semi-regular reminder: You are not your work! You are a worthwhile person regardless of whether or not you have a job, have a "good" job, hear back from places you apply, have interviews, have successful interviews, etc. You are valued and valuable, just as you are.

for further context:

the police found shell casings from the shooting that have the words "deny" "defend" "depose" engraved on them

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-shot-chest-midtown-manhattan-masked-gunman-large/story?id=116446382

that's a reference to a book "Delay, Deny, Defend" by Jay Feinman which is explicitly about how insurance companies fuck people over

https://delaydenydefend.com/

doesn't seem like a thing organized crime would do or even another corp placing a hit on him

heres a cooking pro tip for you all: if you cut your vegetables they cook faster

I’m sick of being considered a radical for believing all humans deserve food, water, shelter, and basic dignity. I’m tired of being considered extreme for believing that we as a planet are capable of doing that for everyone. I’m just so fed up with being told I’m “unrealistic” when the available data even supports that such programs work.

I would much rather be considered radical because I believe we should convert all the asteroids in the solar system into rotating habitats and give everyone those basic needs both on earth and in space, and also that would solve most of our problems and I have a detailed 69 step plan for how we can get there within the next three hundred years which is why we should also work on biological immortality so we can all experience wait where are you going please come back I haven’t gotten to the part where-

I'm seeing a lot of people posting about CEOs and consequences, and I have to say I'm disappointed

Let's talk about boards of directors

More people need to understand that "psychosomatic" does NOT mean "it's all in your head".

It means, "it started in your head, but *it has now moved on to your body*". That's what the "somatic" part means. It's the brain *affecting the body*.

Frex, a psychosomatic fever still shows up on a thermometer. The person *actually has* a fever, it just wasn't caused by a microörganism. Psychosomatic stress actually raises your measurable blood pressure, etc.

More context:
It's estimated that a staggering 240 million PCs currently running Windows 10 aren't "capable" of upgrading to Windows 11.

As you know, those PCs can easily run any flavor of #Linux. It's a massive opportunity to get people away from Windows (and its increasing invasion of privacy), AND prevent literal tons of e-waste.

#Microsoft recently wrote that TPM 2.0 is a "a non-negotiable standard for the future of Windows." This pretty much confirms it won't back down on its hardware requirements for Windows 11, an OS that is seriously struggling to gain new users (~35% of Windows users) after 3 years.

When October 2025 rolls around and support for Windows 10 ends, this will force tens of millions of people to unnecessarily buy new hardware.

#Linux community: We have work to do.

the real value added in VAT is how many nerdy conversations you can have about all of its nuances