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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

Y'all know what I love?

In a dark way.

Bad! Not good!

I love when people come back to some kind of grounded, well researched truth.

In this case: nerding out about chemistry and stumbling into the seedy Montanto shit show.

Click bait? Yes.

Accurate? Also yes?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxVX...

Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

YouTube video by Veritasium

www.youtube.com

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

Unpopular opinion incoming.

The problem isn't capitalism.

It's assholes.

[redacted exposition on assholes redefining capitalism and perverting Adam Smith's invisible hand]

[redacted fanfic about invisible hands and assholes]

[revolution]

And kids, that's how @buttplug.engineer became emperor.

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

System prompt: Tell me I'm a piece of shit and fight me on everything; you better have evidence you can back up with citations. I'm gonna look at every thing you send me with caustic cynicism and criticism. Fuck you.

[6 months later]

I can't wait to tell LinkedIn about how amazing I am OMG.

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

Ahh, the Golden Era between Hoover and (checks notes) ... well, shit. Godamn. Fuck me.

peat @peat.org · Sep 9

delicate, damnit

but I mean

also

delicate, please

peat @peat.org · Sep 9

The best and worst thing about being an American who (kinda) speaks German is understanding what Germans are saying about Americans these days. 😅

DennisKBerlin @denniskberlin.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ich fürchte das hier, ist bei vielen Menschen im Bezug auf die USA immer noch nicht angekommen.
Bei der Politik auch nicht.
Sollte es aber.

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

Welcome to being an Old And Respected Person

and/or a spam target

... but assuming good intentions: hell yeah! The kids are alright! This is actually awesome.

The question is not if the kids are alright.

The question is how you want to help.

... and/or how you can improve your spam filters. 😅

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

"Good for business."

Holy shit does that mean a lot of things.

Pretending to be an F100 company, defending your turf and protecting your wealth ...

... or being an entrepreneur, and taking a fair shot at solving other people's problems?

Defending yourself vs. solving bigger problems.

Hmm. 🤔

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

I don't share this lightly.

I believe @devingaffney.com and the @graze.social team are working toward a future that transcends borders and bank accounts.

"Decentralization" is a word that scares people with too much money and power.

Fuck 'em. Let them be scared.

Let's build something better.

❤️

Graze Social @graze.social · Aug 26

Decentralized platforms aren't just better for users - it's better for business too. Read below about how we beat industry benchmarks in a recent donation drive for public media on the @graze.social sponsored content market, and what that means for the future of decentralized social media!

How Graze Sponsored Market Blew Away Benchmarks While Fundraising for Public Media

The results are in - decentralized platforms are better for business. Read more about how we 3x'ed industry benchmarks while raising money for a good cause

www.graze.social

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peat @peat.org · Sep 9

The antidote to "MCU fatigue" is the Gen Z version of a low-fi flick about a guy drilling his head because of math, or maybe a bunch of shitty people monologuing and murdering to a retro soundtrack.

Aronofsky is 56. Tarantino is a Boomer.

... but I'm old. Who are the filmmakers I'm missing out on?

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hollywood just posted its worst box office since 1981 adjusted for inflation(excluding the pandemic).

The franchise formula is breaking down as MCU fatigue is real and half the sequels this summer underperformed prior entries.

The audience is sending a message, but studios aren’t listening.

Behind the Numbers: How Hollywood Missed Its Mark This Summer

The movie industry had high hopes that box office sales would return to pre-pandemic levels. It didn’t come close.

www.nytimes.com

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peat @peat.org · Aug 30

Happy Friday! Have a giant. ❤️

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peat @peat.org · Aug 28

Just a side project I've been hacking on for a little bit. 😁

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peat @peat.org · Aug 27

It's Wednesday. Have some David Lynch dots.

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peat @peat.org · Aug 27

Don’t give up on your dreams, Jerry. With enough effort, anything can be a file system.

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peat @peat.org · Aug 26

you got em

peat @peat.org · Aug 26

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peat @peat.org · Aug 26

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peat @peat.org · Aug 26

Ohh, I will give that a swing tonight!

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peat @peat.org · Aug 25

… gimmie yer art and I’ll turn it into dots. 😁

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peat @peat.org · Aug 25

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peat @peat.org · May 15

Ohh, I’ll check it out

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peat @peat.org · May 15

Yeah it was. I'm all for some solid sci-fi psych thrillers. I would put the Murderbot series in that bucket. 😁

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peat @peat.org · May 15

... good being relative, obvs.

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peat @peat.org · May 15

I'm disappointed with recent dystopian fiction. "The Ministry of the Future" and "Fall" and others ... Blockchain? Singularity? AI?

They focus on tech, not humanity. The joy (uhhh?) of 1984 and F451 isn't the technology, it's the psychology.

What's a good, modern, human centric, dystopian fiction?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · May 14

Thought for the day.

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