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Cake day: June 18th, 2023

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  • I have decided that it is safe to assume that everyone is an idiot, including me, and behave accordingly: act deliberately with an open mind, making no assumptions, and remain curious.

    Frank Herbert’s Bene Gesserits had a tenet in which they remained mindful of the naivety of all people, including themselves, ostensibly to prevent allowing hubris to allow poor decisions.

    Coming back around to my point: I think we’d all get along a lot better if we’d all agree we’re all stupid, but we can get better.





  • Misinformation. I don’t care about masks anymore except for the sick and immunocompromised. This article is still lying tho. Could have just said, “Who cares about masks anymore?” But they had to double down with misinformation, changing it from an opinion to a deliberate attempt to harm people. I don’t think the people who write these are stupid or misinformed. I think they are psychopaths who don’t care who they hurt.





  • I was about the question how the ADA would apply to websites but then I bothered to check. I am surprised at how broadly the DoJ applies the “businesses open to the public” definition.

    I think this is a good thing but I wonder at what threshold do they enforce this. If I decide to self-host some wiki on the most esoteric lore behind the game of Lemmings for my audience of six people, can I be fined and/or forced to shut down because my website doesn’t adhere to the ADA guidelines for website accessibility? Because I’m an untalented hack who can barely stand up an instance of WordPress I am not allowed to publicly present anything on the internet?

    I’m sure there is nuance to this but I couldn’t find it. I’m not being hyperbolic either, I’m genuinely curious. I feel like this is the cops shutting down a 10 year old’s lemonade stand because they don’t have a license or health certificate. (Shaky analogy but you know what I’m driving at.)


  • After having a Samsung Galaxy S since the beginning every one got worse until I switched from the S7 to a oneplus 7 pro.

    This is been, hands down, the best phone I’ve ever owned. So far it has also lasted longer than any phone.

    I’m disheartened to hear that I don’t have new ones to look forward to when it comes time to replace this one.

    I suppose I’ll just go with the pixel # pro whenever it comes time. My wife and daughter like theirs.