From d118e24846a60ee8fa1b72580dd9d57567b3a769 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 2kwatts <2kwatts@skiff.com> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:55:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] added stuffs --- aae.txt | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ art.txt | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ rcs.txt | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 144 insertions(+) create mode 100644 aae.txt create mode 100644 art.txt create mode 100644 rcs.txt diff --git a/aae.txt b/aae.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2ffc8f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/aae.txt @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ + _ _ _ _ + __ _ _ __ _ __ _____ _____ __ _ _ __ ___ _ __ ( ) |_ _____ _(_) | + / _` | '__| '__/ _ \ \ /\ / / __| / _` | '__/ _ \ '_ \|/| __| / _ \ \ / / | | +| (_| | | | | | (_) \ V V /\__ \ | (_| | | | __/ | | | | |_ | __/\ V /| | | + \__,_|_| |_| \___/ \_/\_/ |___/ \__,_|_| \___|_| |_| \__| \___| \_/ |_|_| + a short story of bias + 2kwatts.exozy.me | by 2kwatts + + +>log on to twitter +>set your pfp to pepe the frog +>tweet a wojak +>be suspended + +Before reading this, I want to ask you a question. What does the word "based" mean to you? +Do you see it as meaning "agreed", "admirable", or something like that? +Or, do you see it as an alt-right dogwhistle used by white supremacists and /pol/? + +If it was the second one, you're a victim of... society. +Now, before we go off the rails, I want to clarify that I am not taking any corner of the +political spectrum. That is not the plan. The plan is to warn people about listening to +one side of the argument, and only that side. + +"I watch CNN and I watch Fox News. I like to stay informed about the enemy" + -look4tyou + +Let me explain my idea in a simpler way. If you grow up in a Windows household, you're +more likely to hate MacOS. If you grow up in a MacOS household, you're more likely to hate +Windows. This isn't too crazy of a concept. + +Bias, which is what a sane person would call this, is not uncommon at all in the modern day. + +Going back to my original question, if you're primarily leftist, you may have mistaken "based" +as an evil word used by neo-nazis on *chan. Each side likes to fight against eachother, and +lots of people will instantly reject the enemy and stay with what they know. + +This, however, is a terrible idea. If you know what your side is doing, you're getting by. +If you know what the other side is doing, you're winning. + +For example, if A is planning to nuke B's castle, and B has no idea, they're screwed. +If B is watching A, they're going to know ahead of time and prepare. Even if the information +they have is very minor - it's better than nothing. + + diff --git a/art.txt b/art.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..636fd09 --- /dev/null +++ b/art.txt @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +Entertainers like to seem complicated +But we're not complicated +I can explain it pretty easily +Have you ever been to a birthday party for children? +And one of the children +Won't stop screaming +'Cause he's just a little attention attractor + +When he grows up +To be a comic or actor +He'll be rewarded +For never maturing +For never understanding or learning +That every day +Can't be about him +There's other people +You selfish asshole + +I must be psychotic +I must be demented +To think that I'm worthy +Of all this attention +Of all of this money, you worked really hard for +I slept in late while you worked at the drug store + +My drug's attention, I am an addict +But I get paid to indulge in my habit +It's all an illusion +I'm wearing make-up +I'm wearing make-up +Make-up, make-up, make-up, make... + +Art is dead +So people think you're funny +How do you get those people's money? +Said art is dead +We're rolling in dough +While Carlin rolls in his grave +His grave, his grave + +The show has got a budget +The show has got a budget +And all the poor people way more deserving of the money +Won't budge it +'Cause I wanted my name in lights +When I could have feed a family of four +For forty fucking fortnights +Forty fucking fortnights + +I am an artist, please God forgive me +I am an artist, please don't revere me +I am an artist, please don't respect me +I am an artist, you're free to correct me + +A self-centered artist +Self-obsessed artist +I am an artist +I am an artist +But I'm just a kid +I'm just a kid +I'm just a kid, kid +And maybe I'll grow out of it diff --git a/rcs.txt b/rcs.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ca6ea68 --- /dev/null +++ b/rcs.txt @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ + /$$$$$$ /$$$$$$$ /$$$$$$$ + /$$__ $$ /$$_____//$$_____/ +| $$ \__/| $$$$$$| $$$$$$ +| $$ \____ $$\____ $$ +| $$ /$$$$$$$//$$$$$$$/ +|__/ |_______/|_______/ +RSS and how it can save the Internet: a short intro +2kwatts.exozy.me + +#### Wtf is RSS? #### +RSS is a type of web feed that lets you see updates to certain websites. Whether it's a blog, +a forum or a social media profile, you can easily see new posts all in one place. + +#### Okay, but why is it important? #### +Websites like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc. get to decide who is in the spotlight and who +is listened to. This is a real problem, because at any moment, anyone can be censored and +hidden by the platform they're using. + +If we use RSS, we can very easily curate the content that we consume and listen to the creators +that we like. Since RSS is more a protocol than a centralized platform (sorta like E-Mail), there +is very little chance that people can be censored for thinking differently, and it allows them to +reach the audience they're looking for. + +#### If it's so good, how come it's for boomers? #### +Companies like Google used to run RSS/Atom feed readers like Google Reader. Google Reader was released +in late 2005 and whacked in 2013 by Google itself. This has greatly impacted the decentralized web and +has turned it into one that is primarily ran by just a handful of big companies. + +#### How to help fix the Internet #### +This only touches the surface of the Internet iceberg, and I recommend that you dive into RSS a bit more. +Below I'll list some RSS clients that you can run for free, very easily. + +Linux: Liferea (OSS) +Android: Feeder (OSS, F-Droid) +Windows: RSSOwlnix (OSS) +MacOS users aren't people. But Reeder 5 should be good enough. + +Some RSS feeds I like are The Verge (tech news), XKCD (comic), ta180m's blog (random website)