So I’m that age, apparently.
samir : coffee → nonsense
So I'm that age, apparently
samir, a special snowflake
samir, a special snowflake
samir_at_mastodon.functional.computer@momostr.pink
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Trying very hard to avoid computers, and failing miserably.
A 30-something British-born coconut Indian living in Zürich, Switzerland. I speak English, and enough Hochdeutsch to order a pizza.
Occasional, inadvertent arsehole. If observed, please call me out.
Fascists, racists, Zionists, TERFs, homophobes, and other bigots can fuck right off.
Admin and sole user of this self-hosted instance.
This profile is searchable.
pronouns: he/him; they/them
location: Zürich, Switzerland
blog: https://functional.computer/
RE:
Sometimes, I need a reminder like this. I’ve been this guy.
All you men (and yes, specifically men): please read this and remember it. I know that 90% of you won’t pull this shit most of the time, but you might do it once in a while, and it’s never pleasant.
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Distributed AI Research Community
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)
PSA: If someone is posting about behavior being exhausting to the point that they are considering leaving a platform, then doing more of it "as a j...
RE:
Happy “half your Java programs are confused about the year” week!
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Mastodon
Stefan Scholl (@Stefan_S_from_H@mastodon.social)
Please keep in mind that we are already in week 1 of 2026! 👍🏻
Merry Christmas, folks!
Please go give a gift to someone who really needs it, like someone in Gaza.
Gaza Verified
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we veri...
RE:
There is a file called “:q”!
Proof that even before IRC, people typed vi commands in the wrong window.
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discuss.systems
Rob Ricci (@ricci@discuss.systems)
Here's a copy of the filesystem that has been extracted as a .tar file: http://squoze.net/UNIX/v4/
Coffee is a substitute for daylight.
I need a lot of coffee right now.
It is 2003. Black Friday sales are the Friday after Thanksgiving.
It is 2015. Black Friday sales are from Thanksgiving, to the next Monday.
It is 2025. Black Friday starts one week before Thanksgiving.
It is 2032. Black Friday starts on 1st November.
It is 2036. Black Friday ends on 24th December.
It is 2039. Black Friday starts on 5th July.
It is 2042. Black Friday starts on 15th February.
It is 2045. Black Friday starts on 27th December. All is Black Friday. Black Friday is all.