Notices by atomicpoet (atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org), page 2

@goatsarah The Archimedes seems cool. Don’t think there were many games released for it, though.

@thedansimonson @panos Maybe the infrastructure is not in place for your server, but I assure you that it’s in place for my server.

@panos @lutindiscret I think if we stopped thinking about the Fediverse as “Twitter replacement”, and thought of it more as “general social media replacement”, then we’d generally be more open about what the Fediverse can and cannot do.

This tech could replace everything social. If you want, it can be Tumblr, Flickr, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and even basic blogs.

What the Fediverse can’t do is be something like Adobe Flash where everything is exactly like so – which might piss off certain web designers obsessed with reproducing an experience in the exact same way again and again. But hey, we already have technology for that anyway.

All this in mind, I think we need to change expectations about what the Fediverse is.

Here’s the difference between consoles 30 years ago and consoles now:

Back in the day, the goal of consoles was to bring the arcade to the home. And games reflected that. You turned on the console, you got started right away, and the action was instantaneous.

Nowadays, consoles don’t give a damn about bringing the arcade to the home because few people go to the arcade.

Instead, the goal of consoles seems to be to bring PC gaming to the living room. Which is fine except consoles—with the exception of the Switch—now seem to be less user friendly than PCs!

@goatsarah Nope, invented by a Canadian.

Sports that were actually invented in the USA:

1. Volleyball
2. Skateboarding
3. Snowboarding
4. Ultimate frisbee

Had food poisoning for the past few days. Therefore, I’ve been lying in bed.

Today, I finally did some exercise. Nothing intense. Just ran for 9 minutes because I’m still recovering.

Got to say, though, I love running. All my life—until now—I hated it. But late at night, when I’m going for a jog, it feels like sheer freedom.

@HistoPol Do you remember what I said?

@HistoPol Holy crap, does that look cool!

The luxury home market in Vancouver is crashing down to Earth.

This home was originally listed for C$16.8M.

Now it’s selling for C$8M – and can’t even find a buyer.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-british-properties-home-1056-groveland

@goatsarah I really want to try it!

There’s also C. Taliensis. I haven’t tried that one yet.

What people don’t realize about tea is that white, yellow, green, oolong, black, and pu’ehr all come from the same plant: camellia sinensis.

The colours simply refer to a degree of oxidization.

White is unfermented, green is slightly oxidized, black is mostly oxidized, and pu’ehr is completely oxidized – to the point of fermentation.

Now if you want to know why black tea tastes different from Indian tea, it’s because Indian tea is a different subspecies called camellia sinensis assamica.

@joeo10 https://atomicpoet.org/notice/Alq1k8aUFvNJCRdnX6

I’m not happy about the iPhone SE 4.

The screen size has been increased from 4.7” to 6.1”.

Why don’t companies want to make small smartphones anymore?

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/12/iphone-se-4-new-features/

My wife told me I need new jeans because my old jeans are too big on me.

Didn’t believe her because I’ve gained weight, not lost weight.

So she asked me to go to Old Navy and try on jeans, and she’s right.

My waist has shrunk by two sizes since last year.

When I was 215lbs, I could barely fit in size 38 jeans. Now I’m 225lbs and fit in size 36 jeans.

Eventually, Gen Z is going to learn the same lesson about sincerity that Gen X and Millennials did.

Which is that irony and apathy don’t mean you’re “above it all”. They just make you inauthentic and numb.

If you want to grow as a person, you must care about things. Therefore, embrace that you’re cringe.

ROCK FANS: “Meg White sucks. The White Stripes would be so much better if Jack White just got rid of her.”

ALSO ROCK FANS: “This Jack White solo album is okay, I guess. But something’s missing and I can’t figure it out…”

I’m shook! 😬

Just saw a guy almost kill himself by launching himself off a ledge onto the concrete pavement below. He had second thoughts at the last moment as he climbed down.

I walked over to see if he is okay. Lot’s of messy stuff going on with his girlfriend.

I told him no girl is worth killing yourself.

He told me he won’t attempt anything rash again.

Tempted to call the police for his own safety but I don’t want to make things worse.

I had dollar store kimchi instant noodles and I’m regretting it.

It’s as bad as the time I had dollar store escargot.