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@siracusa@mastodon.social Both Perl and Python are closer on the geologic fossil record to COBOL (66 years old) than to our present day.
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Don Cruse
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mastodon 4.7.3Texas appellate lawyer. Pet project owner of some legal data projects. Reformed blogger. Former #AppellateTwitter
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This week I finally pulled one of my favorite cameras off the shelf. It still seems mechanically sound, and I'm excited to take it out today and tomorrow for a photowalk. But when I grabbed some rolls of film out of my fridge, I was shocked to see the prices.
On the left, pandemic-era film prices (rolls from my fridge). On the right, tariff-era film prices from a local shop here in Austin.
#believeinfilm despite the cost
I spent my afternoon walk today trying to figure out how today's Facebook "blue check" buffoonery could be real.
My conclusion: FB and Zuck are actually rolling out an age-verification product for the new age of censorship (like the Utah bill, and worse). Pay for this new FB service, then when you land on some random website with a FB referrer code or cookie, that website can rely on FB's age verification.
The "service" isn't a blue check. It's that FB will unlock the rest of the web for you.
@gruber@mastodon.social Congratulations?!
(This is from the lawsuit filed today over continuity camera.)
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@qjurecic@mastodon.social I always assumed there would be a hashtag to gather around and follow (and maybe there will be?)