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I just had an argument over IRC with a stranger on the internet last week. We're still out there. I thought the humor on this site hadn't aged well, but this one got me: :( Turn that frown upside down! ):
But it is really cool that I can read channel logs from events, like 9/11.
\* ab is away – gone, if anyone talks in the next 25 minutes as me it's bm being an asshole –
HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS
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That was a few years ago now… it’s probably up to hunter19 at least.
* At least 1 capital letter is required * At least 1 number is required * At least 1 symbol is required These days it's probably 'Hunter2024!'
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One of the most famous quotes was about a server that is online and pings, but the sysadmin doesn't know anymore where it physically is.
Happened to me recently when moving. Couldn't find one of my zigbee temperature sensors, but it was still reporting information diligently, so it had to be somewhere in the house. Took about 6 months before I found it.
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For $100+/mo you can easily have someone manage that.
Easily said when it's not your $100/mo for something that no longer interests you.
> and putting on a few ads (ethical, non-intrusive, etc.) can net you passive $100+/mo.
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The older I get the less useful I think this distinction between "official" and "unofficial" is. "Officially" King Charles can dissolve the UK parliament, but "unofficially" he can't. Power is power and we know it when we see it. So yes I would call being banned or having your language limited by major global platforms "censorship", despite the fact that officially they're just private organisations.
You're just saying you only care about some people's rights and not others. Part of the 1a and the general concept of freedom is that you don't have to put up with people saying stupid shit everywhere, such as in your own home.
What a shame. IRC is one of the few protocols left of the early Internet that hasn't been aggressively commercialized and colonized by corporate interests, and this is just another nail in the coffin. Often times I wonder why basically _everything_ must be on the Web, and if all that historical baggage and complexity is really necessary, or even worth it at all.
>I wonder why basically _everything_ must be on the Web NAT. You can thank NAT for making the internet far worse.
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"Turn that frown upside down" is a way of saying - don't be sad, be happy. Instead of having the corners of your mouth point down (frown), have them point up (smile). The joke is that if you move the eyes to the other side of the mouth, it remains a frown. Expectation :( becomes :) Subversion :( becomes ):
It's a very American expression. In British culture a frown refers to a forehead expression, not a mouth expression.
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You're just saying you only care about some people's rights and not others. Part of the 1a and the general concept of freedom is that you don't have to put up with people saying stupid shit everywhere, such as in your own home.
"My own home" and "twitter" are very different in scope.
You either agree that people who own things get to decide how those things are used, or you think that people don't get to own things. There's no "well, a lot of people use this thing" exception to property ownership.
Or, I guess you could try to nationalize the space since so many people use it, but I'm guessing "as you get older" any form of government is objectionable, despite this being exactly what you seem to want.