ijk64✅ @ijk64@m.futex.au

Moderna is planning to charge $130 for its COVID vaccine, but the vaccine only costs $2.85 to make.

Meanwhile, over the last two years, the company made over $19 billion in profits off the vaccine.

Folks, this is what corporate greed looks like.

Apple Has Begun Scanning Your Local Image Files Without Consent

Link: https://sneak.berlin/20230115/macos-scans-your-local-files-now/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34392391

#apple

7 years ago today. Still such a tragic loss.

"Here's to the best damned antagonist a guy could ask for"

Just realized that @ZachWeinersmith fully predicted ChatGPT with this 2014 comic (if he's already pointed this out, my bad): https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=3576

OK, language weirdness question.

Someone recently said:

"I just about caught the train."

Did they catch it or not? Perhaps it depends whether you think of English as (one of) your first language(s).

As always, if you're happy to do so I'd be grateful if you'd boost for reach, and to get beyond my circle of followers.

Thank you!

*Groovy AI-vs-artists lawsuit to get the year started here.

https://stablediffusionlitigation.com/

ah, yes, pro tip for all devs and linux users ;) no-code repo works great with nosql ;) https://github.com/kelseyhightower/nocode 😂

For the first time in over a decade, Apple and Meta aren't on Glassdoor's 100 Best Places to Work list https://glassdoor.com/Award/Best-Places-to-Work-LST_KQ0,19.htm Popular tech brands work list:
Nvidia # 5
Google # 8
MS # 13
Adobe # 14
AMD # 26
Red Hat #27

LRT if you are from Canada or the US and your name is Craig or Greg, congrats, Australians can't tell if it is Craig or Greg bc you all (ymmv) call yourselves CREG

and C sounds quite like G

2023 is the year of doing things that bring back childlike wonder https://videos.trom.tf/w/mDH2vXJjGkNHSPV4QWnRQJ #retrocomputing #Commodore64 #basic

Browsing some #PDP12 docs. La la la. #retrocomputing #rcsri

#introduction. Hi folkes! I'm a writer, board game designer, and carer currently living in Tasmania. I enjoy connecting with other writers and designers, but mostly I'll be posting memes, writing prompts and ttrpg stuff.

#Writer #writing #ttrpg #BoardGames #dnd #science #SciFi #fantasy

I'll be heading to Perth in March. I wonder what it's like, there.

#Australia #travel