The_Gibson @thegibson@hackers.town
A meat serf in a digital cropsharing arrangement.
the 1337357!!!1!
It/They/He/That place I put that thing that time
@njoseph IMHO breaking folks out of the #DataFarms requires every geek to set up a VPS (or box-in-the-closet) for their tribe (150 closest family and friends), and actively trained anyone keen to learn how to do the same; #CommunityHosting more so than #SelfHosting
What is "you" anyway?
Unlearn you.
In a time in which we have all been given power immeasurable to previous generations, we are frozen in patterns that we know.
You must unlearn that which you have learned.
Grow to be.
ok, more rum... hang on.
"Why is the rum always gone?"
Much like the bully who gets punched.
Much like the shark when a diver moves toward him.
An unexpected reaction in the right moment will seize power from your enemy.
Always remember this.
When you have no power, do something drastically different.
Once you are unpredictable, you are no longer under their sway, and you are dangerous.
Dangerous can be a good place to be.
If you have an itch, scratch it.
If you have an enemy, slay it.
If you have a devil...
Bless it.
Evil does not deal well with unexpected reactions.
Alright... here goes.
Ok, later tonight... drunk poetry with the Gibson. Who is also coincidentally, on vacation.
For people who care about speech, privacy, and innovation, it’s time to take a hard look at how to level the playing field online and reduce the power of the largest platforms. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/competition-civil-liberties-and-internet-giants
“Trent have you ever thought that your attempts to cover Taylor Swift songs with a melancholy acoustic twist are merely a veneer of sexist privilege seeking to portray your own Male
Emotions as more significant?”
“Uh. I dunno Daria. I just thought it sounded pretty. Or. Somethin’”
This is fucking beautiful. A #pdx carpenter union member is at #OccupyICEpdx offering union positions to ICE agents willing to quit their jobs.
@Elizafox ...I mean, that's actually not wrong, but at the same time, that's *wrong*.
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glad we solved that one...
https://archive.org/stream/softalkv3n04dec1982#page/n67/mode/2up
Working on stickers and better resolution logos...hang tight.
The Hero Image is changed.
