Xeno Danger Evil @XenoDangerEvil@dpw.social

small websites are countercultural. self hosting is countercultural. web 1.0 is countercultural. user experiences that aren’t pillaged by advertisers are countercultural. a completed project is countercultural. a small, reliable tool is countercultural. independent maintenance is counter cultural. useless programs are countercultural. caring is counter cultural.

@lovelylovely

"The world is complicated."

Yup. Simplification might be emotionally satisfying but it's unproductive because it makes it impossible to fix the underlying issue. If you want to fix things, you have to address ALL the root causes of the problem which means being willing to face down the problem in all its complexity and nuance.

The warning said don't try this at home. It didn't say anything about not trying it at work.

Back in my day, we didn't have tweets or toots. We had bumper stickers. And we were happy with that.

stop trying to bring about the end times you weirdos

US folks: You probably have a local election happening next week. Do some research and vote - even if it's just for a couple of school board members.

by Alison Zai

@dlazer "People studying tweets are focussing on a VERY small number of people."

(Most People are listening and a small number is talking!)

#ODISSEI_nl conference 2023

@nixCraft And other good things, some that don't require a handshake.

Whenever it feels muggy outside, I leave my wallet at home. You never can be too careful.

i too cry when cutting up an onion but it’s with the happiness of knowing i’m releasing the joyful soul trapped within

Also, wow: "Dating to the 1920s, planned obsolescence was developed by Alfred P. Sloan, GM CEO, and his associates. Many people believed that buying a car was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Such a consumer attitude dramatically slowed GM’s sales. GM’s goal was to get people to buy another new car — even if the one they had was not worn out — just to stay fashionable by driving the latest design. This is why automakers change models every year — another Sloan idea."

fuck that guy

@straphanger

Don't even talk to me in the morning until I've had a whole morning of you not talking to me.

PLEASE DO NOT BE ALARMED BY THE VORTEX

All of these people are asking restaurants for gluten free bread as if there's not free piles of cardboard sitting right out back.

The word "excellent" is derived from the Christian practice of giving up using Microsoft Excel for 40 days to commemorate Christ's sacrifice.

It is a period of great productivity.

The date of lent is calculated using an obscure Excel macro on a field that didn't originally have anything to do with dates, but Excel converted it to one anyway.