@virtualbri @grumpygamer

> “Enshittification” is a term coined by the author and activist Cory Doctorow, which describes the deliberate process of degradation of digital products and services.

Thanks @pluralistic

https://www.forbrukerradet.no/news-in-english/digital-products-and-services-are-getting-worse-but-the-trend-can-be-reversed/

@HG Is it in a good neighborhood?

@maxleibman My server is noted for being math-oriented. A co-hosted professional mathematician just tapped on his /s sarcasm indicator from two posts up to make sure I knew it applied to his follow-up post as well, when actually my info dump was aimed at lay readers trying to unpack the original original poster's beef with an arXiv pre-print.

The path to unproductive flame wars is paved with good intentions

@Wearwolf @SmudgeTheInsultCat Differential Calculus is used to calculate how to adjust the weights during training. But not in day-to-day use.

@benroyce @passwordsarehard4 @miguelpergamon @Migueldeicaza
> Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen!
— H.M.S. Pinafore

I like the vibe, but it's giving more of a Project Horizons vibe, so maybe save it for later G7 seasons....

@benroyce @passwordsarehard4 @miguelpergamon @Migueldeicaza Sorry, too busy finalizing my pitch to Hasbro and Microsoft to make Fallout: Equestria canon for G7 to prepare young girls to get excited about STEM education and working for their machine overlords.

@benroyce @passwordsarehard4 @miguelpergamon @Migueldeicaza

Tío Walt has entered the chat: “Coco 2: The cocolocoing” or “How Thanos got his Groove Back” or the raucous “Ofrendraing Everyone” …. No, Disney+ doesn’t have a muddled identity, *You* have a muddled identity!
Tío Walt has left the chat.

@GossiTheDog Back on TinyMUD, I invented the first elevator. You stepped in, and indicating which floor you wanted was the action which instantly transported you to that floor. This was a big improvement (I thought) over the stairwell pattern which had you take an action for each flight of stairs you wanted to climb. When TinyMUCK was released, people began coding elevator simulations that you had to wait for with travel time taken. 30+ years later I haven’t yet puzzled that one out.

@mek2600 @hellomiakoda @MattBinder Obviously because that's the digital version meant for AI. My homebrew Donkey Kong project is kicking off tomorrow now that I have the fire department's ePortal OK for the flaming barrels so long as I keep it to less than 50 people in the building. Just hope the gorilla keeps on task, as that lame-ass consultant whinged that "Throwing barrels is not a natural behavior for gorillas." Duh. That's why I spent so much time training them. But they do seem unmotivated, Maybe I had better rile them up beforehand. Can you imagine how mortifying it would be if the gorillas weren't hell bent on throwing barrels and making everything on fire?

This is clearly my best idea since Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. As usual, drinks *after.* The Fire Department ePortal insisted on it almost as much as the Spider-Man stunt coordinator.

But the ePortal's endless questioning gave me an idea to make sure no one sneaks out to the open bar before I get out of costume: I will lock the doors before we begin. It's just for the 15-20 minute of the actual show, so no late admissions!

@MattBinder

"I Hear a New World", Alan Moore's new book in the "Long London" series, starts hard. Read paragraph. Atlas is a mythological reference. Re-read paragraph. Atlas is a metaphor. Re-read paragraph. Atlas is a *horse*. Continued. Atlas didn't survive chapter one — may feature prominently in the plot later.