KelsonV @KelsonV@wandering.shop

More from @janellecshane about how the robo-@lingthusiasm episode was generated!

(And an excerpt about pink velour vans, which are definitely not from the original) https://t.co/RWOzF9szSo #linguistics

The idea that Y2K wasn't actually a big deal because nothing big ended up going down because of it is an *incredibly* dangerous error in thought.

Y2K didn't end up being a big deal because *tens of thousands of programmers* spent *millions of hours* making sure that it wasn't.

For the record, this is Opera's response:

"The Company believes that the report contains numerous errors, unsubstantiated statements, and misleading conclusions and interpretations..."

But they admit they have "recently launched and scaled multiple new businesses" and on the same page they are touting their "app based microfinance offering" which is "focused in emerging markets".

https://investor.opera.com

In today's WTF news... Opera - yes, the browser company - "has made a dramatic pivot into predatory short-term loans in Africa and India" https://hindenburgresearch.com/opera-phantom-of-the-turnaround/

The story around the sale of the .ORG TLD does not get better

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/14/icann_org_redacted/

I'm deeply worried.

Humble Bundle just went live with an Australia Fire Relief Bundle.

All the proceeds goes to 3 different charities (you can choose how much to which).

Check it out here: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/australia-fire-relief?partner=maloki

#HumbleBundle #AustraliaFires

(this is a partnered link, but money only goes to charity from what I can tell, and I wholly support there.)

When the aliens established contact, the human representatives asked "Why now?"
"Other spacefaring entities has used Earth as a fuel stop for a long time, which we think is unethical."
"Fuel?"
"Faster-than-light travel needs non-physical fuel."
"Non-physical?"
"Your ghosts."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Why Goodnight Moon is missing from the New York Public Library’s list of the 10 most-checked-out books of all time.

https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/goodnight-moon-nypl-10-most-checked-out-books.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Iridescent Clouds over Sweden

Image Credit & Copyright: Goran Strand

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200115.html #APoD