m0xEE @m0xee@librem.one

@newt
Or lack of them — you can surprise these guys quite easily 😏

@drq @neural_meduza
И я!

@romin
According to the prompt, this was supposed to be a kitten. Not quite it, but close — right? 😏

@RL_Dane
Yeah, I think it was your page where I found it and proceeded to make a few comments myself, sharing my experience with Apple: some things might not be obvious to those who are considering getting their first MacBook.
I agree, it's best to keep your cool and people most often make such comments without the intent to offend. But it doesn't make it easier not to lash out on them 😅
And yes, minute handled that really well!

@romin
Welcome to Pythclub!
If this is your first night you have to… Implement a Fediverse server in Python 🤪

@kaia
Sign it and give it to the boy/girl you like 😏

Giga… Chad? 🤔
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad
> Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west.
> Niger to the west

@gemlog @gordoooo_z
Besides, with big-name publisher — true, you'd get ripped off in the long run, but you might secure the much needed seed money — so you can dedicate more time to honing your writing skill. That's why many amateur writers still go for it.

@gemlog
True, you can self-publish — you can even small print run of your book, it's not that expensive today.
But going the independent route and making it financially viable requires lots of self-promotion, in most cases it means you have to become somewhat of a social-media celebrity — not everyone's cup of tea.
@gordoooo_z

@nm0i@emacs.ch
That is true — from my background I have a few acquaintances who at least used to work for these companies, most probably still do — it's a decent career. Due to centralisation — these companies are few, and them relying on consistent data, their forecasts often become self-fulfilling prophecies, as they have considerable market influence of their own. Enterprises often hire them to have access to that, and of course for financial audit and such.
No tarot deck can beat that 😄
@kravietz

@RL_Dane
Threads like this are particularly appalling: https://mstdn.social/@firecat/113000667155122118
Someone went into the trouble of making open hardware available to you in a very attractive package and you find it appropriate to complain they didn't make it cheaper than a vendor locked-in product from an international corporation with planned obsolescence baked in… Well, to each their own I suppose 🤷