Nyx, the goddess of naps

@0xabad1dea please let this be the beginning of the end please let this be the beginning of the end please let this be the beginning of the end please let this be the beginning of the end I swear to god I'm going to throw a party once the AI bubble pops, at this point I don't even care about the economic implications I just want this to be over and the industry to move to another pointless fad that hopefully won't gain nearly as much traction :neocat_cry_loud: :neocat_cry_loud: :neocat_cry_loud:

@rail Z jednej strony kurde, niedobrze dla transportu kolejowego w Polsce. Z drugiej, jako Polka mieszkająca w Czechach kogo jak kogo ale RegioJeta żałować nie zamierzam. W Czechach działali identycznie - najpierw wgryźli się na rynek oferując dobrą jakość usług za bezkonkurencyjne pieniądze, a potem jakość poszła w dół, ceny w górę. Poza linią Praga-Pardubice-Ołomuniec-Ostrawa (czyli jedyną która jest komercyjnie opłacalna bez państwowych dopłat) RegioJety są pociągami którymi się jedzie tylko jeśli nie ma wygodnego połączenia Kolei Czeskich, nie są już tańsze a ČD bije ich na głowę w zasadzie w każdym aspekcie. (1/2)

@Haijo7 @0xabad1dea Yea, I don't know of any languages other than English that call a computer a "kiosk" outside of technical contexts. The mode of the browser is still called "kiosk mode" (because of course all technical terminology in Polish is poor anglicisms) but, directly translating from Polish, I'd call the type of kiosk you can find at a library just "a public computer", and one of those outdoors touchscreen ones just "the touchscreen".

@openfactory "oh my god what did they do *now*" *looks up "usa router ban"* "oh god" This can't keep on being the way I find out about the crazy shit the US government is up to :blobcat_flop:

@0xabad1dea I absolutely love how you drew Odin here, he is so... Good Boy Shaped

@0xabad1dea oh my god he is like a little tank plowing through this sea of nettles I love him so much

@rebane2001 security by obscurity taken quite literally

@0xabad1dea I... would not have thought that's a thing cops harass homeless people over. Fucking hell. In any case, duly noted.

@q66 I haven't tried it, but I would be terribly disappointed in you if you didn't make every possible effort to make it maximally gay.

@0xabad1dea The proper way to call it in Polish and Czech is "poczta elektroniczna" and "elektronická pošta" respectively, both directly translating to "electronic post" but it's a mouthful so I don't know a single person who would actually call it that, including people from my grandparents' generation.

@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space But honestly, just following the right people and hashtags is doing wonders for avoiding current dramas. Literally every major Fediverse drama since I joined I have found out about not by seeing the drama itself, but by seeing people *complaining* about the drama. And just as well now, I don't really see anti-AI posts that much, I'm chilling over here with my bunch of queer artist and hacker creatures who might mention it from time to time but overall just... continue to do their own thing. So please, take some agency over your online experience. There's no algorithm in here to feed you only things that keep you watching ads for as long as possible. You have to put some work in yourself in order to create a nice experience, but I promise - it's worth it. (2/2)

@kiki and when you're understimulated a quest marker should appear above your head

@0xabad1dea Oof. I hope the screen didn't get damaged? On the other hand, that would be up there with the most interesting ways to get a dead splotch on your screen :P

@0xabad1dea Good, I forget what temperature melted wax is, but a small flame can damage some AMOLED screens in a matter of seconds so I was kinda worried. I guess there wasn't enough heat in it to get through the glass to the actual screen.

@elly Are either... feasible at all? Like sure you could solder together whatever you please, but would it be possible to make any of this even boot without having an actual computer electronics company behind the effort?

@lnl @0xabad1dea

1. formulate what exactly it is that you like to read, what genres you like, what do you want the media to feature 1.1. (optional but helpful) come up with internationally known examples 2a. Find translations of books similar to the ones you like 2b. Ask native speakers or other people who speak the language fluently for recommendations based on what you like to read, through ways like a "Boosts wanted" post on Fedi or one of the countless language-learning communities you can find online through a quick search in your search engine of choice

@q66@gts.q66.moe clilk

@esi@merveilles.town @dolphin@social.dolphin-emu.org Yup, sadly it's a petition to the European Commission, so it's limited to citizens of countries over which the European Commission has jurisdiction (so, EU countries)

@gloriouscow@oldbytes.space Something I hadn't seen anyone suggest: you don't owe anyone to follow them or see their posts. It's *your* online experience, not theirs. "You make me feel bad" is reason enough to block/mute/unfollow someone who raises your cortisol, even if you don't think they're a bad person. Additionally, I don't know what server software your instance is on, but Mastodon has... well not "good" per se, but definitely workable personal moderation tools. Keywords and hashtags can be blocked with reasonable accuracy. (1/2)

@catenby@tech.lgbt I mean honestly, if I had no morals getting such a job, pulling ideas out of my ass for an (usually very) high salary, only for the company to collapse after a year and me to collect my severance and move on to another thing... Like if I had a bit more financial stability and again, absolutely no spine, that would be a pretty sweet deal, actually

@jneen@unstable.systems @baldur@toot.cafe This is far from an answer to your question, and you're likely going to have to go looking for it yourself. But what I can tell you is that https://uniglobalunion.org/ is a good place to start looking - many unions are a part of it, including for example the sectoral tech union in my country.