Notices by Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com), page 21

So, what episode are we at with the #Twitter Blue Checkmark saga? Here's the rough timeline as I understand it:

• Before Elon Musk: Checkmark is attributed discretionarily, mainly to prevent impersonation.
• After Elon Musk:
  1. Twitter Blue subscription is introduced that grants the checkmark.
  2. Impersonation immediately ensues. Twitter answers by preventing Checkmark accounts from changing their display name.
  3. Checkmark is divided in three colors: Gold for companies, Blue for individuals, Grey for government.
  4. Checkmark is derided for being bought out. As a response Twitter Blue subscribers ask for their checkmark to be hidden.
  5. Prominent accounts (like Beyoncé) lose their checkmark.
  6. Prominent accounts that kept their checkmark (like Ron Perlman) defend themselves from claims they have subscribed to Twitter Blue.

Am I missing anything? Even twitterisgoinggreat.com can't keep up with the madness.

Cautionary tale

There was a boy with a Canon printer,
Spending way too much on ink to feed her.

"I know", he said, thinking he was clever,
"I'll buy aftermarket ink that's cheaper!"

Three for the price of two from the maker,
What can go wrong? It seemed like good barter.

First one worked smooth, so he fed another,
But it was refused by the computer.

The third cartdridge really did a number,
From then on only came out smudged paper.

The moral of the story, dear reader,
Is that cheaper does not equate better.

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I have to precise, oh the times we are living in, that this was not generated by any LLM software.

And electricity wizards made magic tablets that neophytes can use to conjure its powers without having any understanding of it.

♲ @kotik@mastodon.ml:

#MiniReview #VideoGames Dredge (2023) is a light horror-fishing game I discovered on a Twitch stream and liked instantly. With simple QTEs for the actual fishing and a somewhat limited map, it isn't very long (I finished the main story in about 10h) but makes up for it in raw charm. Visuals, sounds and atmosphere are all top-notch, while forgiving mechanics makes it avoid the die-and-retry pitfall.

Highly recommended!

My company Information Security training about email phishing:

• All emails coming from outside of <Company> are tagged as [EXTERNAL EMAIL].

Also my company:

• Please note that emails from some <Company>-owned domains will be tagged as external if they do not yet have the [EXTERNAL EMAIL] tag functionality enabled.

Great idea, and skipping the cursed state of Florida saves a few thousands miles on the trip!

♲ @Sheril@mastodon.social: Have you ever thought about visiting all of the national parks in the U.S. in one epic road trip?

In 2016, data scientist Randy Olson optimized the route of 14,498 miles (23,333 km) which would take 2+ months. He even designed the journey as a circle so you can begin at any point & direction.

All the details: randalolson.com/2016/07/30/the… #science #data #nature #travel

I’ve never given much credit to professional film critics. I’ve found them either on a cultural level way beyond my reach, or mere indiscriminate fans of the medium itself and its associated fame and glamour without anything much deeper to contribute.

However, after watching Empire Records (1995) on my partner suggestion and having some sprouting thoughts about it, I looked for a more established opinion about why this box-office flop became a cult classic.

And I found this excellent article by jason Bailey that articulates some of the same burgeoning ideas I had better that I ever could while still remaining accessible for neophytes like me. Definitely a “wow” moment, and not just because a stranger agrees with me.

#Movies
The Quick Failure and Unexpected Comeback of ‘Empire Records’ https://www.flavorwire.com/512525/the-quick-failure-and-unexpected-comeback-of-empire-records

Installed Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, played 2/3 of the tutorial missions, and uninstalled it immediately. Sticking to the source material, the design of the starship is exceptionally drab. Not that you'll see much of it; as a simultaneous turns strategy game, the scale of the skirmishes means that ships are pretty tiny on the screen. With a slow pace inherent to the genre and no eye candy to make up for it, it didn't catch my attention.

Maybe it'll catch yours! #VideoGames

♲ @gamingonlinux@mastodon.social: Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is free to keep this weekend www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/04/… #Gaming #SteamDeck #Linux #PCGamer
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/158/284/732/148/652/original/8722168b19c890fc.mp4

April 4 (Reuters) - Dogecoin's Shiba Inu dog replaced Twitter's blue bird as the social media company's logo on Monday, helping the meme coin add as much as $4 billion to its market value.

Nothing means anything anymore.