polly @gracie@witches.town

Signal partnering with Microsoft makes me trust Signal less rather than Skype more

@eden part of me feels a backdoor with an embedded MINIX in my brain would actually be quite cool

@eden heck, imagine Intel in your brain

@eden we already have some success with sight restoration and neurostims but most of the research is military so progress on the nefarious stuff is more advanced
imagine a HAL 9000 in your brain

@eden I recall watching a friend's dad build a motorcycle from parts lying around the garage; he put in petrol and it went! Oh for a brain like a motorcycle.
In the future our brains will run proprietary software and we'll have to take them to an authorised dealer to be repaired.

@eden lol there would be
I think of it (brain) like being given a car and told the brakes are shot and btw it steers to the left, then locked in and told you can never leave; so you just have to learn how to drive the damn thing

@Ulfra_Wolfe get it out of your system; know that it's not true

@mimtschan even your scratches are cute

@eden and you're self aware enough to be able to take that step back and look at it from the outside
you're learning how to operate yourself all the time; there's no manual, just practice

@Sparrow @Noelle808 they're milked by tiny robots

One day I'll grow up
I'll be a beautiful woman
One day I'll grow up
I'll be a beautiful girl
One day I'll grow up
I'll feel the power in me
One day I'll grow up
Feel it full and pure

Audrey Tang was the first programmer I remember idolising like a pop star; I'd lost track of her since she "retired", but I should have guessed she'd just keep getting more awesome:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/08/28/2003654031

—what platform are you targeting?

—humans

@Sylvhem it was a loss because Alan isn't just talented, he's really reasonable and easy to get along with

@Sylvhem lol basically yes

@Sylvhem https://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/07/29/1925224/Alan-Cox-Quits-As-Linux-TTY-Maintainer-mdash-Ive-Had-Enough

@Sylvhem Alan Cox was so much more open to v3. When I find myself warming to Linus I have to remind myself how he treated Alan.

@Sylvhem when it's not up to Linus

@iliana [202 Accepted]

We improve our instincts by trusting them. It's like exercising a muscle. Sometimes we get hurt—no growth without pain. But getting it wrong is a reason to go all in, not to back off.