Norbert Landsteiner
masswerk.at
Norbert Landsteiner
@masswerk.at
Mostly retro and vintage computing content, I guess.
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Mind what the question here is: it doesn't seem that this amount of money could be made by trafficking alone, nor could blackmailing instruct this kind of social support and protection. How was he getting away with what seems to have been routinely ripping off the really rich and still be accepted?
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
PS: This is not the Patrick Boyle video on the matter, but a conversation between Hidden Forces and Boyle on the former's YT channel.
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
And we havent the faintest idea what this structure maybe even about. (None of the popular theories makes any sense.) It's a fact of life that this is a multiple tier system, but it may be worth knowing what some of those hidden tiers even are.
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
The point being: Apparently, this case points at some structure, which enabled Epstein to extract influence, protection, wealth and colaboration (even beyond his death), short of what may be possible if a group in power had conviced themselves that he was the second coming of Christ.
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
What is this even worth, without including a possible takeover of Florida by Denmark? Clearly, Denmark needs Florida!
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Even while having written an emulatoion of this myself, I still found this very helpful, even in the old version!

Small tip: set the VIA serial register (tone / octave range) only, if necessary, as resetting it may result in sound artefacts.
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
PS: Of course the flags seem to be added manually, as well, but still follow in their distribution the rule of alotting detail to a central (or topical) mass, regardless of function.
Compare the image below.

Yet, while being pushed to the periphery, these alotted elements carry the very maessage.
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This image is genuinely interesting, regarding its aesthetics: While the strip mall / parking lot seems to be AI-generated, the aurora in the background seem to be manually edited, as indicated by the varying image resolutions. Still, those parts follow the general rules of vibe-imagery.
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I'm also in awe of that chimney, which is balancing the flag post on the right. Impressive structural engineering!

(If this is, as I'm presuming, a genuine hand-crafted collage, we have gone full circle in image aesthetics, as in *vibe-ristic non-understandings*.)
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
But, like most high-rise structures, they seem to have considerable fluid-dynamic effects. As may be observed in the flags flying in opposite directions. Better be careful with those…
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I'm not so sure, since we don't do flags where I live, but maybe there's a required flags-to-McDonald's ratio? Maybe as given in square feet?
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
PS: Mind that the data strings used in those examples, at first sight, hardly seem to contain the kind of complexity that may be required to produce the related results. Does this mean that the data strings are scentient or accomplished and will unveil the secrets of the universe? Certainly not!
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM
you can always substitute data by a functional expression reproducing the data, e.g., as often used for obfuscation or compression.

Compare these examples (via Hacker News):
beta.dwitter.net
Dwitter - javascript demos in 140 characters
Web site created using create-react-app
beta.dwitter.net
January 10, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Regarding the Atlantic article:

> (…) told me he isn’t sure whether it’s accurate to say that a model “contains” a copy of a book, or whether “we have a set of instructions that allows us to create a copy on the fly in response to a request.”

I really don't see a difference, technically, %
January 10, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The dirty secret of lifestyle mags is/was that the target audience is in their late teens and early twens, still lacking the money, but projeting themselves into a future when they will be able to spend. It's all about growing future consumers. So a certain disconect is inherent to the concept.
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
PS: As we've seen, historically, you can still lie as you please, but you won't violate the UN prohibition of the use of force by unilateral action.
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM