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Utterly wild to think that Mid Gen-X to Mid Millennial is probably the peak of genuine tech literacy of the masses of the human race.
Boomers were born too early to easily learn.
Z were born too late to have a need to.
Now the mothership is in control. You will do as you are told.
@colinstu Exactly. I donโt understand the details about FAT32, NTFS, etc, but I understand the basics about drives, partitioning, folder structures, etc.
In particularly dislike Microsoftโs โWe handle all of this for you/put it all on the cloudโ crap. It dumbs down the system way too much.
" Exactly. I donโt understand the details about FAT32, NTFS, etc, but I understand the basics about drives, partitioning, folder structures, etc."
Nor do you...or should you need to. There is such a thing as a middle-ground here.
Understanding how a computer works down to the bit level is not empowering. But understanding how to file away files and categorise folders DOES. It is this empowerment that big tech wants to take away through gradual dumbing down. And it has worked. You can always count on human laziness.
"Holy mother of..." The astronaut stared out the viewport. "Hey! Come and look at this!"
"What's up?" The space station commander drifted over. "Oh. Yeah. Keep quiet about this."
"Really?"
"It's not harming anyone."
In the Pacific Ocean down below, the Kaiju's mating dance sank below the waves.
I'm just here thinkin' 'bout paws... How 'bout you? ๐พ๐ #Pawgust #Paws
Arts by Azshara Kletete (https://kletete.eu/)
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I haven't been very active here lately, but my convention season finally starts next week! Please get excited with me and check out my boyo's lovely new video here:
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Hey guys,the time has finally come! After a long wait, we have finally finished the video for the last Eurofurence. I would like to thank all the furries who...YouTube
if anyone needs an american centric counter to "pull yourself up by your bootstraps":
you can't refill your tank, if you don't already have enough gas to get to the next station
Ocicat and Ysengrin, back in 2002 ... Oci doesn't seem to be active here in the Fediverse.
You never know how #FursuitFriday is going to hit. This week it's making a fluffy superhero three point landing into your timeline!
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A wild Nall appears. ๐
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if you need a campaign slogan:
what if your oven only allowed you to cook foods that its makers approved of
what if your car only allowed you to drive on roads its makers approved of
what if your scissors only allowed you to cut paper in shapes its maker approved of
why when it comes to electronic devices then suddenly it's completely fine for the maker to have a say on what you're allowed and not allowed to do with your own device you have possession of
Bit of sentimental chat about sheep we have loved and who have passed.
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Iโve long been a fan of Armistead Maupinโs Tales of the Cityโฆwatching the characters evolve and have adventures over 5 decades has been a joy to follow. And at the heart of it is Mrs Madrigal. The perfect landlady and grannyโฆand yes sheโs #trans. It wouldnโt work without her.
Great to hear Maupinโs warmth and defiance.
This is the first in a series of conversations weโll be filming, with Armistead reflecting on whatโs happening in politics todayโqueer and otherwise.Christopher Turner (Barbary Lane Dispatches)
"Be a human being and let people be who they are." Love it!
I read the first six books, probably around 1990. Loved them all except for the last of them, but hadn't realized he'd written more. I might tear through the entire series from the start!
There is still much to be enjoyed in the later onesโฆand they are beautifully good books to tear through at pace I find!
I think it must have been too painful to write about the characters for a long periodโฆbut Iโm really glad he returned to them.
The non-consensual #AI has hit Youtube now
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission
YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connections with real life?Thomas Germain (BBC)
in general I just hate how p2p is so damn neglected with modern tech, it's now extremely easy to send real time video to a server to the other side of the world
but it's a pain in the ass to have basic communication between two devices on the same room without an intermediary (in an open way, I know that for example apple devices so some direct connection stuff, but it's a proprietary closed system)
This kind of blew my mind. Compare this enormous camera stabilization system from 1970 with the gimbal on a $299 DJI drone in 2025. Incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO9PC8dnXdQ
John Parry reports on a new, remote control, gyro-balanced film camera that can be mounted to a vehicle on the end of a suspended boom. Equipped with three g...YouTube
spreading a rumor that the only way to prevent petrification by the medusa is to kiss her in the few seconds it takes you to turn to stone
it doesn't work, but it does make the statues look a whole lot funnier
A reminder alert popped up.
"Oh," the Supervisor said, "it's time to check in on Sol-3 again. Szrpt, can you handle that?"
Szrpt bowed a frond. "Yes, of course."
"Don't forget to reset the killer asteroid if the sapients pose no threat."
"Once!" Szrpt bristled. "I only forgot that once!"
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bad idea: full length isa card with strings and solenoids.
the strings are pulled taught, and the solenoids pluck the strings.
real music inside your IBM PC 5150
Guide to Paper Airplanes
Lessons are better learned mid-flight (I guess). Hyperious, the otter, takes the captainโs seat, steering their oversized paper airplane. Nova the raccoon and Wren hold on for dear life, meanwhile for Av, the rubber husky, itโs the best rollercoaster ever built.
Donโt worry, though, they all landed safelyโฆ eventually.
Picture for illustrating a panel that Hyperious and all his crew are running at BFC
Featuring Hyperious, Nova, Wren and AvWuff
Digital. Procreate
If you want to take a look on the short time-lapse process video of this piece, you can watch it on the first comment of this submission on my Telegram art channel: https://t.me/panda_paco
There is also a longer version with all the process of it, I shared it exclusive for Ko-Fi and Patreon supporters. You can join, check it out, and also check all the process videos I record (or export from Procreate, like in this case), and check some WIPs and more drawings that I haven't posted yet on my galleries. Your support would help me a lot to keep creating more art.
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Thank you!
Walkin' into your club all like
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It's another #fursuitfriday ! :D
At LFM Summer party with dolbyhyena.bsky.social
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I just made some edits to a short (3000ish words, an approx 12-minute read) fursuity, science-fictiony, huggy, possibly very slightly kinky, time travelly story I wrote recently and it's now in a state where I think I'm happy to show it to people.
Huh, an interesting little sculpture creator, Hero Forge. I assembled this beartaur. Pity I can't swap out the hooves for paws, or make the lower body a bit less horse-like, but at least they have bear tails available.
