As I’ve heard it expressed, Chinese thinking is that capitalism can be kept in service to the (communist) state but then you see their capitalists investing in international Nazis (just like all capitalists) and I wonder how long they think they can ride that leopard before it throws them and starts eating faces.

To paraphrase a common joke, it’s called the Fediverse because it’s full of feds.

https://youtu.be/bEXefdbQDjw

This was probably a rare Babylonbee hit and OP was rightfully ashamed of the source.

I’m really wondering what it means myself! Is it like superstitious programming? Or “cookie cutter” perhaps, using templates and copy-paste from QA sites to duct tape it all together?

Proper Tie Usage

Oh baby! This makes me really want to play TF2 again and its been like a decade since I fell off of hat fortress.

Ugh, I’m so old. I remember when TF was brand new, and then TFC came out to revitalize that, then the long road to TF2. It’s weird, seeing a classic version for TF2. At least valve can’t count to 3 so I won’t have to worry about the next version.

That’s interesting. When I was looking in Europe a few years ago, the pay in Germany for IT tended to be much worse than the USA. I assume QoL and benefits make up for a lot of the gap, but Germany (and Austria, maybe its a Germanic thing?) still seemed noticeably low compared to elsewhere.

yawn

Zune and iPod at Tangara.

Walkman, when the Napster fell!

Steve Jobs, his turtle neck raised high.

(Looks pretty neat, been thinking about getting a dedicated music player again!)