J. Kirchartz @kirch@tilde.zone

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Technology will make reality more valuable than people are a kind of the highest achievement
#HolzerKreuger

WHOEVER SAID DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND NEVER OWNED A FURBY
https://tshirtsbot.com/product/whoever-said-diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend-never-owned-a-furby/

~ Computer security tips from the year 2035 ~

Never memorise the characters that comprise your password as this could be picked up by a nearby device with Facebook thought-to-text activated

Instead, focus on using muscle memory alone to hit the correct keys in the correct order

The darkest SEO: forging judges' signatures on fake court orders to scrub negative Google results
https://boingboing.net/2019/07/30/terrible-ideas-r-us.html

Current mood: everything work related is a bullshit game where the only "losing" is getting fired. Once you're making enough to cover the essentials and a few small luxuries, everything else is made up and largely doesn't matter.

I'm so excited to finally announce this: there's going to be an AI Weirdness book!!

Preorder here (preorders are like super-orders that really help a book do well):
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316525243?tag=hacboogrosit-20
BN: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-look-like-a-thing-and-i-love-you-janelle-shane/1130777559
Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316525244

Encyclopedic novel - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedic_novel

Zero Sum Game: action-packed sf thriller about a ninja hero whose superpower is her incredible math ability https://boingboing.net/2019/07/30/cat-russell.html

Alan Turing will feature on the new polymer £50 note, entering circulation in 2021. ^_^

'“He set the foundations for work on artificial intelligence by considering the question of whether machines could think,” the Bank said. “Turing was homosexual and was posthumously pardoned by the Queen, having been convicted of gross indecency for his relationship with a man. His legacy continues to have an impact on both science and society today.”'

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/15/alan-turing-to-feature-on-new-50-note

The strikes, under the motto ‘No more discount on our incomes”, will coincide with Amazon’s Prime Day. https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/German-Amazon-Workers-To-Strike-Over-Poor-Wages-20190715-0001.html

Even tech-savvy people can fall victim to spear phishing attacks. This cautionary tale by @RobJHeaton shows how creative hackers can be. The lesson here? Never click on a link from someone you don’t know unless you’re 100% sure it’s legitimate. https://robertheaton.com/2019/06/24/i-was-7-words-away-from-being-spear-phished/

Do you feel that the games you play provide you with *the proper amount of amusement?*

The Popup Trombone lets you play trombone by resizing your window. This is the silly web I love!!!!

https://matthewrayfield.com/goodies/popup-trombone/