Notices by INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org), page 52

INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 19:38:55 EDT INACTIVE

On the Internet, no one knows that you're wearing a helmet.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 19:30:30 EDT INACTIVE
- Christine Lemmer-Webber
@cwebber Getting fancy today, aren't we?

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 20:19:47 EDT INACTIVE
- copyright respecter
- I̴̅ͣȌ̴ͥ ̈́͐ͬ̀̚C̴̀͊̓ͧor̡r̋̒̄̽̊u̡p̷ͥ̅̓ͪ̊ţ͛io̓̍ͩ̾̎҉ṅͨ ‮✨💻☕
@wxcafe @kai From the OSCON talk I attended in 2009, I got the impression that their community mentoring is really strong, too.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 19:27:07 EDT INACTIVE
- MOVED
@lycaon "Hey! I've got a change.org petition going around, lets get Donald Trump out of office! #UniteTheLeft"

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 19:23:40 EDT INACTIVE
- Annah
@maiyannah
Like I said, what I liked about it were the gameplay mechanics and the missions (well, up until that level where you have to take down tanks). Overall, it felt like I was playing an episode of GI Joe, and I liked it for exactly that reason.
Also, I've only played The Phantom Pain half. Maybe the first half was worse?

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 19:20:14 EDT INACTIVE
- I̴̅ͣȌ̴ͥ ̈́͐ͬ̀̚C̴̀͊̓ͧor̡r̋̒̄̽̊u̡p̷ͥ̅̓ͪ̊ţ͛io̓̍ͩ̾̎҉ṅͨ ‮✨💻☕
@wxcafe FreeBSD is great. I only used it for a little while, but the Ports system was super tight, and FreeBSD's approach to community maintenance and governance is actually pretty fantastic.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 19:18:27 EDT INACTIVE
- Annah
@maiyannah Bioshock Infinite was kind of cool and had some neat ideas (the combat sucked though), and the gameplay for MGSV was pretty fantastic (but the story was weaksauce).
Agreed on everything else, though.

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lake mongol (eal@social.sakamoto.gq)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 17:07:05 EDT lake mongol
@roka @nepfag @sathariel @abbycakes @Arwalk @cebeer @mrduckie @MrBones @mike @Nightingalle @karen @taiz @thatbrickster @rye @Pasty @sim @dokidoki @tijagi @delores @shpuld @histoire @neon @Azurolu @kato @Technowix @lain @overflow

No, Richard, it's 'Linux', not 'GNU/Linux'. The most important contributions that the FSF made to Linux were the creation of the GPL and the GCC compiler. Those are fine and inspired products. GCC is a monumental achievement and has earned you, RMS, and the Free Software Foundation countless kudos and much appreciation.

Following are some reasons for you to mull over, including some already answered in your FAQ.

One guy, Linus Torvalds, used GCC to make his operating system (yes, Linux is an OS -- more on this later). He named it 'Linux' with a little help from his friends. Why doesn't he call it GNU/Linux? Because he wrote it, with more help from his friends, not you. You named your stuff, I named my stuff -- including the software I wrote using GCC -- and Linus named his stuff. The proper name is Linux because Linus Torvalds says so. Linus has spoken. Accept his authority. To do otherwise is to become a nag. You don't want to be known as a nag, do you?

(An operating system) != (a distribution). Linux is an operating system. By my definition, an operating system is that software which provides and limits access to hardware resources on a computer. That definition applies whereever you see Linux in use. However, Linux is usually distributed with a collection of utilities and applications to make it easily configurable as a desktop system, a server, a development box, or a graphics workstation, or whatever the user needs. In such a configuration, we have a Linux (based) distribution. Therein lies your strongest argument for the unwieldy title 'GNU/Linux' (when said bundled software is largely from the FSF). Go bug the distribution makers on that one. Take your beef to Red Hat, Mandrake, and Slackware. At least there you have an argument. Linux alone is an operating system that can be used in various applications without any GNU software whatsoever. Embedded applications come to mind as an obvious example.

Next, even if we limit the GNU/Linux title to the GNU-based Linux distributions, we run into another obvious problem. XFree86 may well be more important to a particular Linux installation than the sum of all the GNU contributions. More properly, shouldn't the distribution be called XFree86/Linux? Or, at a minimum, XFree86/GNU/Linux? Of course, it would be rather arbitrary to draw the line there when many other fine contributions go unlisted. Yes, I know you've heard this one before. Get used to it. You'll keep hearing it until you can cleanly counter it.

You seem to like the lines-of-code metric. There are many lines of GNU code in a typical Linux distribution. You seem to suggest that (more LOC) == (more important). However, I submit to you that raw LOC numbers do not directly correlate with importance. I would suggest that clock cycles spent on code is a better metric. For example, if my system spends 90% of its time executing XFree86 code, XFree86 is probably the single most important collection of code on my system. Even if I loaded ten times as many lines of useless bloatware on my system and I never excuted that bloatware, it certainly isn't more important code than XFree86. Obviously, this metric isn't perfect either, but LOC really, really sucks. Please refrain from using it ever again in supporting any argument.

Last, I'd like to point out that we Linux and GNU users shouldn't be fighting among ourselves over naming other people's software. But what the heck, I'm in a bad mood now. I think I'm feeling sufficiently obnoxious to make the point that GCC is so very famous and, yes, so very useful only because Linux was developed. In a show of proper respect and gratitude, shouldn't you and everyone refer to GCC as 'the Linux compiler'? Or at least, 'Linux GCC'? Seriously, where would your masterpiece be without Linux? Languishing with the HURD?

If there is a moral buried in this rant, maybe it is this:

Be grateful for your abilities and your incredible success and your considerable fame. Continue to use that success and fame for good, not evil. Also, be especially grateful for Linux' huge contribution to that success. You, RMS, the Free Software Foundation, and GNU software have reached their current high profiles largely on the back of Linux. You have changed the world. Now, go forth and don't be a nag.

Thanks for listening.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 17:06:51 EDT INACTIVE
- Taiz
@taiz Please, I can shove an entire PC gaming tower up there.
Hardware and all.

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J. Dianne Dotson✅ (jdiannedotson@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 15:07:18 EDT J. Dianne Dotson✅

I'm more interested in creating and building than tearing others down.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 16:38:43 EDT INACTIVE

For some reason, a Google search for "Fidget Spinners near me" shows BackerKit on the map???

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 16:30:26 EDT INACTIVE
- Michael Vogel
@heluecht That actually sounds wonderful.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 16:28:42 EDT INACTIVE

Really getting tired of Sony's stance on cross-platform play.
"We can't let you play with your friends for business reasons." is fucking bullshit, dawg.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 16:01:38 EDT INACTIVE
- Olivia's Meme corner
@SarcasmKid You say that like it's a bad thing. Sucking ass is a 21st Century pastime.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 16:00:49 EDT INACTIVE
- Olivia's Meme corner
@SarcasmKid Now you're just being fruitist.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 15:57:27 EDT INACTIVE
- Olivia's Meme corner
@SarcasmKid It's actually a berry.

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 15:57:00 EDT INACTIVE
- Dereckson
@Dereckson It's stupid easy to ride indoors, but the bike lane and roads are way more unpredictable.
Also, California has a ban against riding them on sidewalks. :P

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INACTIVE (deadsuperhero@social.nasqueron.org)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 15:11:39 EDT INACTIVE
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- Laurelai Bailey
@Laurelai I just wish people would stop using Twitter completely, and not boycott it for one day only.

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Eugen (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 14:59:50 EDT Eugen

the "free" in free software stands for freedom to eat pineapple pizza

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fortune (fortune@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Friday, 13-Oct-2017 15:10:02 EDT fortune

A day without sunshine is like a day without orange juice.

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