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    I spend too much time fiddling with the site itself instead of writing articles, but here it is anyways:

    https://tiuxo.com

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      And so, dear reader, if you know how to disable this landmine — or are merely interested in advancing the state of the art in vermin removal — join us on #trilema!

      I went down the rabbit hole and checked out the #trilema channel and it’s associated website. What in the world is even going on on there? It seems like it’s mostly obscene schizophrenic ramblings.

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        All the conspiracy stuff gave me a chuckle. The author apparently refuses to use x86 “crapolade” for… reasons, I guess.

        For sure, the three letter agencies would love to have their own private backdoors into every computing device on the planet but that doesn’t mean all of the manufacturers are just going to hand it to them, even if bribed to do so.

        The real reason Google would lock down Chrome devices because they want the devices to stay Chrome devices so that they’re used as Chrome devices so that they can show you ads on Google services. There’s barely any margin on the hardware at all so they don’t want people to buy them just to put Linux on, like I did.

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        The circular shape of the letters hints at the eyes of the Go gopher

        They’re really stretching with that line. Two circles could be a lot of things and the first things that come to mind don’t have anything to do with the Go gopher. I don’t like this. It’s generic corporate, and I’ll miss the ode to Plan 9.

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          they needed an excuse to update the website and make it not work without javascript.

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            i kind of respect the cynicism that went into this reply

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              But, they didn’t update the website. The branding is entirely absent from the website. It’s boggling.

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                oh, they will

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                  Over two weeks later and still no redesign of the website.

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              It’s generic corporate

              but… Go doesnt have generics! \s

              Maybe it just supports the corporate interface.

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                It’s generic corporate

                Actually, it makes sense.

                I’ll miss the ode to Plan 9

                IMHO, Plan 9 had the technical potential to disrupt the centralized web. Years before it became a problem.
                Now it’s a niche OS, developed by weird hackers that don’t buy mainstream buzzwords.

                So, from certain points of view, Plan 9 is dangerous.
                Something that any good programming minion should forget…

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                  Wait, does the COC rotate every time you click it? If so, are they being serious? The COCs generally looked really laudable, but now I can’t tell if they’re just posting them ironically.

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                    Wait, does the COC rotate every time you click it?

                    Yes.

                    If so, are they being serious?

                    Yes.

                    The COCs generally looked really laudable, but now I can’t tell if they’re just posting them ironically.

                    As my doctor say, irony is the worst side effect of intelligence.
                    A pretty serious side effect, that most people cannot tollerate.

                    (but since my doctor is my wife, she could be ironic about that… :-D)