walderf

thanks for looking out. i wish this was the case.

i did.

it reads as a story if you ignore everything before the first single "/" and read the title, which has a handy link to anyone wanting more info about it, because i am a nice guy, instead of asking such a question.

as far as summing it up, well, you can read what i have posted here to figured it out, if you really want to know more.

no.

i don't care if you think what i say is crazy because it's actually really f'n crazy.

you are in a very advantageous position right now, so, let's wrap this up. you don't want to know that it's real, so, it's best that you just go on with your life knowing that i am just a crazy insane person on the internet.

i do ask one favor. remember, whenever it's real, just remember that one crazy, down-voted, and mostly ignored insane rambling crazy commenter talking about some seriously crazy to the point of being unbelievably crazy.... crazy.... crazy impossible thing that, well, it ain't gonna be chuck testa, but you'll sure wish it was, and smile, because he was.... 100%...... c<redacted>

i posted a couple links in a top level comment. i didn't rezlize you replied, otr i would have done it here. can't go on alt, now. it's just a little light reading. unless it's happening in such a way that you know it's happening, you wouldn't believe it. if you're, let's say, able to read what's not there but actually really right there, then.... yeah.

also. you don't want it to happen to you. it will happen to everyone, maybe, eventually. just need everyone to know it is. then we need these people, people who are medical professionals with a strong moral and ethical code, like some of the ones who have posted 10, 15 years ago, worried about this happening "soon" back then.... well it's now, and, well, nothing's been done. i doubt it can be, yet, either.

basically. your brain is like... a computer with storage. your memories are like... replays of what happened. stored. forever. it's accessed. perused. i don't know the full extent. it's not "minor" or shoulder-shrugging, by any means. it's pretty fucked, if you know it's happening.

if you don't, then, well..... that's good for you.

the problem is.... it doesn't end with just being able to access memories.

your... well your brain controls your body.

your arms. your senses.

your legs.

your.... organs.

so. if you don't know it's happening, then, you're good, right?

that's all i have for now.

no, you wouldn't.

you know where the water is coming from. you know it's water.

oh. they don't need the fancy machine to interface. it's remote. they reply. you don't know where it comes from, either. or who.

trust me. you don't want to know what it's like.

Well yeah because they were conscious and knew you were going to kill them

this statement comes across as more of a declaration of reason.

i am defending the medical research that's been published. i want the same thing that you do, for sure, but the way that your words came across didn't mould well with the perspective that i have. something i've had. something i gained due to following along with many similar in-depth, cited medical and scientific research publications as the post and what i've linked, but, also due to a unique life experience that has actually stemmed from the fact "it", being something seemingly directly relating to anything and everything that's not "officially" there, happening, but so few is known about, that although it is happening, no matter the fact that it's really there and really happening, there isn't yet, currently, a solid way for anyone, at least on the outside, to know that it is. now. before. and will still most definitely be a thing that happened. a thing that happens. a thing that in future time, will be happening still.

i didn't fully know what a GCS was before today. however, 3 is the lowest. 3 of them had 3. one had 4. out of 15. 8 or less is considered severe. that paints a big picture as to the state of these humans.

i chose to share my link with you because it's relevant.

i came across brash because you worded your statement so "matter of factually" that i felt obligated to play around with some of your verbiage in retort.

the technology involved with what am not going to talk about will. mark my words. in soon time. will have an effect on the world that nobody will be able to, even though they're really going to want to and really wish they could, but can't, miss. will it be tomorrow? doubtful. 3 years? hope so. 10? hope not. maybe. doesn't matter. 5-1-2023. i said it. remember.

either way, along the way, some good can come out of it and more research can be published. public. accessible. known about.

anyways. sorry for the rant. sorry for the shade. the cryptic mystic. the crazy. it's a spot. a tough spot! :)

at any rate, here's to hoping we both stay coma free.

cheers.

well no because according to what these 20+ year veteran medical professionals with published credentials stated in the very extensive neurological-focused research manuscript they, being highly accredited MD professors with literal PhD's in neurology, neurophysiology, heck one is even a neurosurgeon who studied neuroanesthesiology, wrote about, because, well, it's kind of their, how to say, area of focus and specialty, or, well, thing,

All four patients were comatose at baseline (S1) with no evidence of voluntary behavior or any overt consciousness during the last 24 h of their lives; their Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores were of 3 (Pt1, Pt2, and Pt4) and 4 (Pt3). Due to poor neurological prognosis and upon approval of the patients’ family members, life support was ultimately withdrawn from all four comatose patients.

if the words stemming from a group of literal badass neurologist's badass study - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2216268120 - isn't enough to do it alone, this article - https://hyperallergic.com/720694/science-confirms-that-life-... - should work to further refute your lackadaisical claim, maybe even pique a little interest along the way.

all i am saying is, we're part of something. something much much bigger. if not, oh well! :)

there were 4.97bn mobile internet users in 2022 accounting for almost 60% of total web traffic.

yeah. most people don't know they're supposed to care about the amount of just how little to no privacy they really don't have anymore. general awareness to the function of a tap-on tap-off feature like this, something that's, with a staunch juxtaposition, not currently infringing nor bearing any matter to whatever social-media-esque consumption they're filling their eyes-on-screen time with as they go about living a naive inspired blissful existence, their attention no doubt occupied by and kept busy with literally any and every other thing.

:/

jokes on them. i have a Linux address.

not 100% sure if this will help, but i use this to disable shadows and weird border-glow-edge related stuff on "my theme". yes, i know you didn't want CSS hacks, but... https://github.com/walderf/dotfiles/blob/main/.config/gtk-3....

here's what "my theme" looks like with this in place - https://i.imgur.com/SZ1iZjf.png

if you're curious, here's the rest of it - https://github.com/walderf/dotfiles/tree/main/.local/share/t...

it's not perfect, but, it's alright, really. maybe i will finish it and package it better some year. doubt it, though! :)

with a few exceptions... keyboard shortcuts!

examples: https://github.com/walderf/dotfiles/blob/e9d4e732cd25b248b4a...

or, an image visual: https://i.imgur.com/ANly2SU.png

basically super+<key(s)> all the things!

source: ^ his brother is a Nigerian prince!

this reply is really only quasi-related to your first sentence.

since you mentioned the "trending" repositories on github, i wanted to give the https://github.com/nschloe/github-trends project a shout out.

it's not the same thing at all but also kind of the same thing, although it's actually, at the same time, kinda also not. alright, i'll get real. the most important thing regarding the linked project is the fact that it's got graphs. with lines. in various colors. lines that generally rise upwards, towards the right-hand side of your screen(s). lines that, more often than not, have slopes which vary in intensity and length. lines that are part of, if i may take this chance to kindly reiterate, graphs.

everybody loves graphs, right? i know i do. almost as much as i love search results linking to 37 minute youtube how-to videos for reminders/instructions on how to fix a 37 second problem with absolutely zero transcript in the video description's text area.

anyways. here's a great example of a proper how-to video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3QKC_OTvI

if you're having a bad day, ignore everything i've said, and just watch the 1st 6 seconds of the above how-to video. :)

i use grid paper all the time for notes.

i found a little orange notebook for sale at an obscure place many years ago. honestly, it's changed my life.

well, at any rate, to make a short story long, since i like orange, have no concept of the value of a dollar, and, have every intention of perhaps someday using at least a few of the methodically-growing collection of various notepads i, for <insert totally legitimate and intentional reason here>, possess, i purchased this particular notepad.

to paint a better picture of that day, which occurred oh so long ago, i will provide only the important, totally accurate and truthful details.

the setting, if you will. mid-morning, early-fall. it's probably a Saturday. the temperature calls for a light-jacket as the over-cast sky emits it's mixture of sunshine amongst the calming grey-blue cover of moisture-laden clouds.

walking toward an outdoor vendor's booth as the vendor stands proudly behind his u-shaped arrangement of cloth-covered display tables. these tables contain an assortment of hand-drawn bookmarks and sketches, along with, let's say, some reading materials, like magazines and a few books, both the hard-backed and paper-backed variety. also present are different combinations of bound-together materials, which are probably notebooks or notepads. each one has a different size, shape, thickness, and design.

perusing through places like this, a crucial, well-practiced defense strategy is used.

keeping an over-all casual demeanor and adhering to a strict no-eye-contact rule, this unknown vendor's booth is approached while a series of covert glances toward the wares on display are quickly performed. initially, a not-my-tempo or no-way-jose kind of vibe was formed. in order to bide some time, most likely, a few easy-to-decipher, interest-grabbing ganders towards a direction away from this particular merchant occurred.

a decision still not made, the tried-and-true apathetic nod-of-head, where two-to-three down-up movements as you plan to callously stroll past this offending concessionaire, was kept in mind and ready to be performed.

however, between a fanned-out stack of various flower-print 9x11's and a neatly organized array of light to dark shaded faux-leather bound 5x8.5s, basically hiding in plain sight, an innocuous orange item is spotted. a feeling arises. it's obviously camouflaged, no doubt, at least to any passer by lacking dignity, style, or taste.

getting closer, the item comes into clear view. with a palette of orange, white, and brown, it forms a perfect rectangle, concisely contained within it's own precision cut, sharp, rigid edges.

it's immediately obvious that this pad's particular conglomeration of bound materials was, in fact, nothing of the ordinary variety.

picking up the item, an aptly heft weight matches it's precedent set by observing the sturdy outer covering.

flipping it over, a sense of superior craftsmanship is given off. flipping back over to open the front cover, a set of accurately aligned factory-creases are noticed. opening the pad, the ability to fold it's front cover backwards over it's self is realized. gripping the pad, the cover stays out of the way, neatly positioned behind the pad's heftier, solid cardboard, backside.

it's clear that writing and/or carrying while open is made comfortable and easy.

noticing the thick, special paper inside the pad, you get goosebumps.

the vendor then states that it's imported from France.

money is thrown at the vendor and the notepad, in all it's glory, has a new owner, as immediately, there is love for what is formally known as the "Rhodia No 12 Pad".

the vendor states he has more notepads with different styles and sizes. they all get purchased. they all get loved. over time, a special life-long bond with a brand is formed.

the end.

so, yeah, i mean, Rhodia pads are pretty cool. btw, i am just an idiot. i have no affiliation with Rhodia pads. i merely wanted to spread the word about a well-made "life-changing" product.

oh. also. grid paper note pads kick ass. so does graph paper. i actually like graph paper better. don't tell my grid pads that, though.

that doesn't mean they aren't there.

i think what makes it confusing is he links to an article on his own blog every 1 to 2 sentences. really takes away from whatever this actually is, which is apparently something that allows him to code on an iPad. sigh

yes! grml-zsh-config does all the things! i've only been using it about a year or so, but i wish i would have discovered it sooner.

here is the URL -- https://grml.org/zsh/

it's easy to install and works wonderfully out-of-the-box. for arch users there's also a native package. -- https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/grml-zsh-config...

there's been word of them requiring 2FA for a while now. i remember 2-3 years ago the general speculation of them forcing 2FA onto every account holder was a thing that was supposed to happen within the next year or so. until now, i was actually under the impression this is something that had already been done, considering how much they seemed to be pushing it before.

forcing the world to use 2FA would be an astounding resolution to more than a few issues. they've suggested, asked, and no doubt told every account holder multiple times, so i give Google kudos for this move, regardless of how "disgusting" it may come across.

don't get me wrong, i am not a fan and i know how much power Google has. i say that completely ignorant to everything about them, just like every other person in this world. a global conglomerate who has built their own infrastructure from the ground up, as an empire, making sure they literally control and own everything should have never been a possibility.

if this is indeed what is happening with these notifications then i think that everyone should be be thankful, no matter what their underlying nefarious intentions could be. not just people who use their services, either, because the entire planet could use a wake-up call. letting users know how easy it is to protect themselves online, as they will no doubt bitch, moan, and ask "Why?" is inherently a good thing. it could lead into an inquisition into just what they need to protect themselves from, which, in turn will shed a big light on a big problem. the big problem with big tech and big data making our big lack of privacy even bigger by the second.

what's wrong with being treated like you don't matter when it's for the greater good? the fact is we don't matter and it's never going to change unless something drastic stirs up enough controversy that it draws the attention of the global masses. then, and only then will we, as a global population, stand a chan.... welp, 15 minutes is up. what was that about the wrong size shoes being sold across various department stores in northeast ohio?

after many failed attempts trying to use Hugo, i finally gave in and am getting started with Jekyll. so far, i've been impressed with the things it offers that i didn't even know were possible, like Liquid and built-in pagination, etc. however, being used to GitHub's very limiting flavor, i was blown away by kramdown! having the ability to use HTML and CSS formatting in .md files is a game changer.

so, i guess put me down for team Jekyll :)

i'm still learning it, well neovim, and have a long way to go. i was an avid blind hater for 23+ years, and pico, until nano, was he the first compile and install on each machine. i admit not learning it sooner was a huge mistake, so kudos to you for deciding to take the plunge. it's literally a game changer and personally i can't wait till i know more in depth.

anyways, my advice is to just keep using it, no matter what! funny thing, the first couple of days i could not stop typing "nano <file>" due to muscle memory so i finally aliased it to "nvim" and also created "pico" as a link to nano's binary, just in case. well, it took maybe 3 days for me to find myself in nano and trying to control it with vim commands. that was the day i removed nano from my systems and made nvim my editor of choice!

what's helped me the most on advanced features is every once in a while learn a few new key presses. i reference these [1] two [2] cheat sheets every so often and i pick 2 or 3 commands and write them on a note pad in front of me. i reference the notepad a few times until i retain the command, which is pretty hard sometimes, but so worth it.

[1] https://devhints.io/vim

[2] https://vim.rtorr.com/

i don't use twitter that much so i don't know if this type of multi-tweet message is common place on the platform or not. especially for conveying important information in any sort of manner that should be taken seriously.

i recently experienced a ~20 tweet "story" that was explaining a pretty serious and important shift in the posting parties operations. it was the first time i recall ever having encountered this sort of "tweet" and, at least to me, it did not seem like an ideal or effective means of communication.

i get that they want to reach their audience and that's what i feel like twitter is good, well, probably the best at. the whole intent of the platform had always been geared toward sending short, articulate messages. a substance-filled, important message like this one and the one i had to read before no doubt took a few "practice runs in the mirror", so to speak. i read both of these messages from the comfort of my desktop PC using nitter. as difficult as that was, i can't imagine having view it using a phone.

regardless of the topic of the message, my thoughts are, if you have something to say, say it in a single tweet with a link to an officially hosted post or webpage. any more than that, especially on any sort of usual basis, is not only inconvenient for both parties involved, but confusing, unprofessional, and, in a lot of cases, like you said, quite off-putting.

yes and approximately $2000-6000 a month. those numbers could fluctuate a great deal either way. there's no set "pay scale" and nobody really knows how it works.

take the info on this site with a grain of salt, but... https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/roelvandepaar

i learned about him a few days ago. it's logical to me that "Roel Van de Paar" is not the name of a real person and the person shown in the clip on each video (granted, i only watched two, but i think it's the same for every single one) is either deep faked or just a random that got paid $21.50 to read a script on camera.

then i found this https://github.com/roelvdp in my searching and it kind of made things a little bit more interesting. i didn't look at a side-by-side of the man in the video and the man in the photo here, but from memory they looked like they could be similar enough to be the same person with somewhat of an age gap between time's taken. they also look different enough to be different people. that's not what's weird, though. most of his contributions are for private repos and a lot of his "repositories" are forks from projects involved with machine/deep learning, AI, databases, and all sorts of stuff that someone smarter than me would know what it does or is used for, but they go back 2014ish.

i didn't spend more than a few minutes "investigating" and sure didn't touch any of his videos with my own IP/logged in user, because my YT recommendations are screwed up enough. either way, i think the github account is probably whoever is behind this, well, pretty amazing feat, at this point. i hate it, but you just can't deny that it's actually going on and has been for a LONG time. that's respectable in a sense. i did the math for a 10 hour period in which i counted roughly 240 new videos and it equated to an upload every 2 minutes. impressive, right? well, if this were true that would mean only 262800 videos a year and he has uploaded 1 million since ~March 2021, based on some search results i found where "people" were celebrating his 1M mark. heh.

unfortunately, the sad truth about dslreports, who for years has remained an unbiased provider of a truly accurate speedtest, is that their test no longer functions appropriately in modern browsers.

however, due to this, https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat was born. they mention this along with their specific reasons in the FAQ on the linked page.

so, update your bookmarks and plan to continue spreading the good word with this new provider in place.