Someone: "AI art isn't art!!
Me: [Bweating nervously] 'W-What if I used it for inspiration? I don't see it as art, I see it as an idea generator so I can get a basic idea of what something looks like"
Someone: "REEEE YOU ARE A BAD PERSON U SUPPORT AI ART"
I don't even see it as art but instead as an idea generator. I'm a minor person who doesn't even like capitalism nor am I claiming it as mine.
They're idea blenders, not artists or writers. They are for putting ideas into & making smoothies
Does the filter not work on the explode tab??? That’s literally the reason why I started using it so I could look at the explore tab without having stuff I don’t want shoved in my face
@83831abd@ffdf1888 Geez. The last time I tried to Hackintosh my Mac it didn't go well and it was super laggy with Yosemite (my iMac can only run up to Lion)
@784e76eb I’ve never had a check but I know what they are. I feel like they’re on the same level as physical money for me.
I get the money being a mess part though 😅
Am I one of the few people who misses physical cash? With buying online it makes sense not to have physical cash but in person? I dunno.
I miss feeling physical coins, bank notes and thinking that I’m not overspending.
“But Sinclair, you can overspend with physical money too!”
I know you can, but it’s called not giving into your impulses. I like physical money as much as I like physical books, but I need to get more physical books…
@9abe5775 😂 They meant it in reference to how there’s so many instances. Depending on how many instances there are, you need that many accounts.
I do wonder how many mastodon instances there are though
Thinking about the time I suggested Mastodon to someone on Discord but they said it had a bad name and it is too decentralised. I mean, Mastodon is so much better as a name than "X". At least it doesn't sound like an adult site and how can something be too decentralised?
Said person also said you had to make a million accounts to join Mastodon...
29 years ago on October 1st, 1994, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, established the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
The W3C played a role in the evolution of the web by creating and overseeing standards like HTML and CSS. These standards are the foundation of web development, enabling websites to be accessible across different browsers and devices
#Tech #WWW #WorldWideWeb #TechHistory #October
35 years ago on September 30, 1988, 35 years ago, IBM celebrated the shipment of its 3 millionth PS/2 (Personal System/2) computer. The PS/2 was a successor to IBM's earlier PC, PC/XT, and PC/AT machines.
IBM's decision to introduce the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive and the Video Graphics Array (VGA) as standard features on PS/2 computers was a notable step forward in PC technology
#Tech #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing #TechHistory #IBM
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38 years ago on September 30, 1985, Microsoft introduced the first version of Microsoft Excel. It was initially developed for the Apple Macintosh.
It replaced Microsoft's earlier product, Multiplan, and brought a new level of functionality and user-friendliness
#Tech #TechHistory #September #Microsoft #Excel #Apple #Macintosh
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25 years ago on September 28, 1998, Internet Explorer overtook Netscape Navigator in market share for the first time, marking a turning point in the browser wars of the late 1990s.
This was part of the beginning of Internet Explorer's dominance in the browser market, which continued for several years. Microsoft's bundling of Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system played a significant role in this shift.
#IE #Microsoft #Netscape #TechHistory
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Nearly a century ago on September 28, 1925, Seymour Cray, a pioneering figure in the world of supercomputing, was born.
He went on to become the founder of Cray Inc. Seymour Cray was a pioneer in the field of computer architecture and is best known for designing some of the world's fastest supercomputers during his career.
Despite his passing on October 5, 1996, at the age of 71, Seymour Cray's legacy lives on in the world of supercomputing.
#RetroTechnology #Cray #TechHistory
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@ffdf1888 Are there any plans in place to update Bitbang.social to the latest version of Mastdon, specifically version 4.2.0?
The 4.0.x branch will not receive any update after 2023-10-31
🙃 It seems like whenever I suggest something relating to Mastodon outside of my friends or people who know me well enough, I get given old articles and people go "MASTODON DEAD!!" because there are only like a million users talking compared to Twitter
I was only giving you a suggestion dude, no need to go "MASTODON DEAD!!"
On September 27, 1983, Richard Stallman made an announcement on a Usenet message, introducing the world to the GNU Project, which stands for "GNU's Not Unix”.
The idea behind the project was to develop and publish free software that granted users the rights to run, copy, distribute, study, and modify the software. This was a significant departure from proprietary software practices prevalent at the time.
#TechHistory #GNU #GNUProject #Linux
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