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Notices by Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com), page 67

  1. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jan-2022 15:45:05 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I wish it wasn't the case that often, or only in the Opinions columns, but the New York Times simply keeps dropping the ball, abandoning any intent to actually inform the public in favor of spreading police and corporation propaganda even against facts. Now it's "rail theft".

    ♲ @equalityAlec@twitter.com: THREAD. I noticed something fascinating: around the same time in recent days, each major corporate news source began talking about a new crime hysteria: a supposed crisis of theft from the railroad industry. But if you look deeper, something very scary is happening.

    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Jan-2022 15:45:05 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  2. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jan-2022 13:59:04 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I know I'm belaboring the point, but this earnest question from a self-identified cryptocurrency aficionado tells you everything you need to know about the general lack of privacy literacy in this space.

    ♲ @: Hang on, Google actually checks what you store on drive?

    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Jan-2022 13:59:04 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  3. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 19:51:09 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Brad Koehn ☑️
    Even sarcastic, it is extremely bad taste from the author and wasn't picked up on by editors, so the initial criticism stands, and this New York Times article is just a manifestation of the zeitgeist.

    And the caption of the header image of the article is "Cat Del Carmen, left, and Erika Cruz are not exactly mourning having left their jobs", implying people should indeed fear not having a job even if said job would be detrimental to their overall well-being.
    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 19:51:09 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  4. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 19:05:04 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @sashaperigo@twitter.com: The United States is so anti-worker that in the middle of a pandemic the New York Times is referring to workers gaining minimal class consciousness as a “disease”. twitter.com/nytimes/status… https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1485146313582858241

    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 19:05:04 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  5. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 15:25:06 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @TokyoDilf@twitter.com: “Free Breakfast Program is the most dangerous internal threat to the U.S.”



    pbs.twimg.com/media/FJvgGPkXMA…
    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 15:25:06 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  6. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 15:15:16 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I finally sat through Dan Olson's meaty video about cryptocurrency, NFTs and DAOs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9g and while I was familiar with most concepts he elaborates on, it provided me with concrete examples to cement my own opinion and answered a question I had about ethical uses of cryptocurrencies/NFTs:
    One of the complications is that it's basically impossible to extricate the digital scarcity concepts of NFTs from cryptocurrency and the core philosophies that cryptocurrency was built from. One rose out of the other and they are basically forever entwined. One of the ironies of all this is that any legitimate artistic or anti-capitalist uses of the underlying technology are contingent on the tech remaining niche.

    The writing is also excellent and the delivery is superb, which creates gems like these:
    The one market that cryptocurrency has successfully disrupted is the market of fraud. Think of it this way: a big population of people have self-identified that they have substantial disposable income, poor judgment, low social literacy, a high tolerance for nonsensical risk, and are highly persuadable.

    Highly recommended, although it requires a time investment you will never resell for a profit.
    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 15:15:16 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  7. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 13:18:09 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Yet another proof that cryptocurrency people don't know anything about the actual value of things, this custom Magic: The Gathering card should cost way more to be played given its extremely powerful effects.
    mtgcardsmith.com/view/ethereum
    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 13:18:09 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  8. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 11:20:05 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @SNWCHlLD@twitter.com: I remember how shook I was when I learned we only have age of consent laws bc mothers in the late 1800s fought for them… the men didn’t want those laws but it was the first time in the American government that women were so actively involved in politics/the law…

    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 11:20:05 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  9. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 08:41:35 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I just discovered #Twitter is (now?) creating a separate status for retweets, see these two URLs:
    • Original: twitter.com/princessxemnas/sta…
    • Retweet: twitter.com/InspectorNerd/stat…
    Both share activity numbers but only the original status shows the replies. I wonder if comments on the retweet are automatically attached to the original post? I'm not even sure how to access the retweet status URL outside of the API.
    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 08:41:35 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  10. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 06:28:09 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Friendica Directory v2.3.5 released

    Another minor release code-wise, but a major improvement for Swedish-reading users as the translation was completed thanks to Kristoffer Grundström!
    git.friendi.ca/friendica/frien…
    In conversation Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 06:28:09 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  11. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Jan-2022 14:14:03 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    #MiniReview I beat the final boss of Salt and Sanctuary (2016) and I feel good putting the game down. As my first Dark Souls-like game, I wasn't expecting to go that far, but it turned out to be rather forgiving even if I became lost in the sprawling map towards the end. #videogames
    In conversation Friday, 21-Jan-2022 14:14:03 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  12. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Friday, 21-Jan-2022 07:16:27 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Hypolite Petovan
    • Torsten Torsten
    It's an excellent example, I went there the first and last time I was in Berlin around 2008, it was impressive.
    In conversation Friday, 21-Jan-2022 07:16:27 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  13. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 18:15:05 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan

    ♲ @DanPriceSeattle@twitter.com: Disney in the pandemic:
    *Laid off 28,000 workers
    *Issued a $1.5 billion dividend
    *68% of workers said they're food insecure
    *Cut median worker pay
    *Just gave its CEO a $14.3 million bonus, doubling his pay to $32.5M even though its stock dropped under him
    marketwatch.com/story/disney-c… https://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-ceo-chapeks-2021-compensation-more-than-doubled-to-over-32-million-while-median-employee-pay-fell-11642697468

    In conversation Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 18:15:05 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink

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  14. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 14:26:31 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Given their prevalence nowadays, I'm wondering when was the last time a public monument was erected in a Western country without a built-in way of monetizing it through ticket entrances, guided tours, etc...?
    In conversation Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 14:26:31 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  15. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 14:18:35 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Long live the Goulds.

    thegoulds.com
    In conversation Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 14:18:35 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  16. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 12:43:50 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Hypolite Petovan
    • Hank G ☑️
    The absence of capital fooled me, it actually refers to the Solidity programming language used in Ethereum smart contracts.

    But then the "Certified" and "Blockchain Council" bringing back good ol' centralization to what is supposed to be the ultimate decentralization vehicle ended me.
    In conversation Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 12:43:50 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  17. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 12:26:52 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I read "solidity developer" in the bio of a mindless web3-oriented Twitter account and I was wondering what it was. First result for "solidity developer" on DuckDuckGo is this fantastic absurd title: "Certified Solidity Developer™ | Blockchain Council".

    I closed the page.
    In conversation Thursday, 20-Jan-2022 12:26:52 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  18. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jan-2022 21:53:48 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Brad Koehn ☑️
    This guy definitely said “no” the best way to show it off on Twitter.
    In conversation Wednesday, 19-Jan-2022 21:53:48 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  19. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jan-2022 21:47:51 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I now have more than $1,500 worth of #LEGO sets, parts and minifigures in my BrickLink storefront. My real shelves are getting extremely crowded and I wouldn’t mind the extra pocket cash towards more spare parts to complete more sets. I ship internationally!
    store.bricklink.com/MrPetovan
    In conversation Wednesday, 19-Jan-2022 21:47:51 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  20. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jan-2022 21:34:27 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    • Brad Koehn ☑️
    It all boils down to the kind of work you’re doing as an independent contractor. Your own consulting activity benefit from a good name, but their technical activity clearly doesn’t.

    This also mean you’ve probably never had the chance to do anything like this because you’ve probably never received this kind of unwarranted micro-management text.
    In conversation Wednesday, 19-Jan-2022 21:34:27 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
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