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(1) Create worthless cryptocurrency with aim of providing blockchain in which to encode any software <litigious console company> tries to sue out of existence.
(2) <LCC> can chuck around sueballs, but they can't kill a distributed blockchain.
(3) They eventually realise they have to buy every single one of your altcoin, thus it becomes anything but worthless.
(4) PROFIT!!!
Finally, a use for a crappy cryptocurrency.
And some MLP characters for #NationalUnicornDay - alicorns still count, right? I mean, they’re like unicorn+
Celestia, Twilight, Luna.
"Look what a cute dog I found in the forest!"
#SarahCatSunday #Fursuit #Furry #Inflatable #Photography
We have “AI” out there deriving art and literature and assessing science journals and reviewing test reports for evidence of cancer and dreaming up nonsense to inject as facts.
And here I am, numbly clicking the “I am not a robot” box and trying to identify which squares have a bicycle in them, so that I can enter a form that will send an email into a ticketing system so that my enquiry can go through some routing software until it can be reviewed by an auto responder to determine how urgent it is.
Because they bring me such joy, I will share with you all the software testing videos I share with my Software Design and Development students.
Video 1/3: “We don’t need user testing! We already know our users”
Video 3/3 (I feel this one •deeply•, to the bone):
“Developer watching QA test the product”
@geoffreyconley
We’ve all been her.
I told the students, “If your user test doesn’t make you feel like that sometimes, you’re either not testing soon enough or not testing hard enough.”
"The core of the problem – fossil fuel emissions – is well known and largely uncontested in the scientific community. A survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies shows a 99.9% consensus that humans are altering the climate by burning gas, oil, coal and trees."
If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’, says climate expertJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
International court rules #Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women
"The court ruled that the Swiss government had violated some of the women’s #HumanRights due to “critical gaps” in its national legislation to reduce planet-heating emissions, as well as a failure to meet past #climate targets.
It marks the first time the court has ruled on climate litigation. There is no right of appeal and the judgment is legally binding."
- epoxy coated acrylic pin - rainbow holographic effect (holographic parts always look different depending on the viewing angle) - about 5 cm tall - v...Ko-fi
Younger generations say they plan to spend more on groceries than travel, beauty, apparel, and fitness, according to a report from McKinsey.Lakshmi Varanasi (Insider)
Court finds in favour of group of older Swiss women who claimed weak policies put them at greater risk of death from heatwavesAjit Niranjan (The Guardian)
Oh yes, food and water are *such* luxuries.
Which makes me think: should anyone be killed for not making enough money? No? Then Universal Basic Income is a necessity. Or make food and water (and housing and clothing and so on) free to all, like the NHS (is supposed to be). Relying on charities isn't enough, they can't provide universal coverage the way government could.
“Groceries are the trendy new splurge” is exactly the sort of thing one says on the way to the guillotine. https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-gen-z-splurge-groceries-spending-inflation-gen-z-boomers-2024-4Millennials and Gen Z like to splurge on groceries over anything else
Younger generations say they plan to spend more on groceries than travel, beauty, apparel, and fitness, according to a report from McKinsey.Lakshmi Varanasi (Insider)
UHHH THE FORKLIFT DEFINITELY KNOCKED IT OVER, NOT MY TAIL. YES.
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Macro/Lightning-round commission from Zillionross!
#macromarch #macromonday #macro
‘This is the 10th consecutive monthly record in a warming phase that has shattered all previous records. Over the past 12 months, average global temperatures have been 1.58C above pre-industrial levels.’
Do we allow governments and fossil fuel lobby to lull us into submission and wait a decade to see if this is just an ‘anomaly’ or do we have to forcibly stop #BigOil now?
If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’, says climate expertJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
It’s Fenway’s opening day today! (Red Sox home ballpark). Go Sox and beat those orioles!
I’m ready to bonk the meef if they lose tho…
#fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #mascot #furry #furries #furryfandom #fursuitphotography #foxfursuit #costume #cosplay #lupesuits
Today we say goodbye to Nintendo Network. As of writing this message, Nintendo has shut down their online infrastructure for the Wii U and 3DS after 12 strong years. We know many of you here have fond memories from this generation, playing iconic titles such as Mario Kart 7, Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, and more. Today marks an end of a chapter in gamings history, and I'm sure many of you wondered why we have stayed so silent for most of the day.
Despite this chapter ending for Nintendo, it's just getting started for Pretendo! We won't be going anywhere, and we have many more plans for the future (such as expanding our infrastructure to allow for 3rd party servers, to allow games not under our scope of support to be brought back seamlessly through other teams). We will remain hard at work improving our servers, both in terms of over compatibility with more games and improving the performance of said games as well.
Before we get into the main part of the announcement, I would just like to extend one last, giant, thank you to everyone who helped support us recently! The amount of network dumps we obtained is outstanding, getting data for nearly all games! This will be such a valuable resource for us moving forward, as we no longer have a way to see these servers in action. These network dumps are invaluable to life of Pretendo, and we couldn't have done it without you all :purple_heart:.
With that, we have 2 big things to announce:
A new release of both Nimbus and Inkay has been released! You MUST install these new releases moving forward, as they contain critical updates required to keep multiplayer match making working! Download the latest versions here:
Today we are finally announcing our private hackless Wii U connection method; SSSL! This new connection method exploits a bug in the Wii U SSL module introduced in firmware version 5.5.5 which allows us to support Wii U users WITHOUT HOMEBREW, using only a DNS change! For information on the setup and limitations of SSSL (as well as other updates regarding Pretendo moving forward), see our full blog post and updated Wii U guide:
What's Changed Added NNCS server redirection Full Changelog: v2.3.0...v2.4.0GitHub
I finished the suit last year, but it was picked up by its owner last month so that I could photograph it in its entirety
3D Headbase and eyeblanks from @SchneepardiCreations
Paw pattern from Kloofsuits
Feetpaw pattern from Spiltgrapesoda
#chaoscatcreations #fursuitmaker #suitmaker #suitmaking #fursuitmaking #germanfurry #furry #furries #furryfandom #fluff #owo #fursona #furrycommunity #dontworrybefurry #meow #folf
— Mom says the spirits make all the magical changes in the world, like how the leaves change color, or how the moon changes shape, or tadpoles change into frogs…
— Yeah, I get it. You know, for a change, maybe they could just leave things alone.
— What do you mean?
— My brother's a spirit, and if it wasn't for him, I… I wouldn't be here.
— You have a brother up there? What happened to him?
— He was killed by a b… by a monster.
— What's your brother's name?
— Sitka.
— Thanks, Sitka. If it weren't for you, I would have never met Kenai. [lies down and sighs] I always wanted a brother.
I'm seeing the most incredible photos of the eclipse from this afternoon. This one stands out. Photo credit is right on the photo.
Olefin admittedly called me a dork for getting all excited about the eclipse, but, well... as frequent as they are in our broader universe, one of millions upon millions of conjunctions of solar objects that will ever happen, it's one in our backyard, one we may not have the opportunity to experience again.
The drop of temperature as we lose sunlight makes me realize just how remarkable it is that atoms and molecules came together to create primitive lifeforms and then complex ones, and how just how precious and fragile this blue dot we live on is.
Research suggests these forests could disappear by the 2070s.The Conversation
I hope everyone who’s going out to view the eclipse today has a wonderful time
I had the privilege of seeing the 2019 solar eclipse in Argentina with some friends of mine. It was a truly magical afternoon
We were then treated to a breathtaking sunset
