October 15, 2022

this is the dumbest cyberpunk dystopia

Every time I think I have a new hobby it turns out I just like to buy stuff

Soviet poster (1962) attacking Jehovah's Witnesses as American spies: 'Don’t believe in his meekness, he doesn’t care about the soul. Such a witness of Jehovah is a traitor to the motherland, a spy!'

For years, Microsoft officials have claimed Windows can automatically block a list of malicious drivers that gets regularly updated through Windows Update. After stonewalling me and condescending to admins asking questions, MS has quietly admitted updates weren't ever pushed out.

I'm attending an absolutely facinating talk by Prof. Kawashima Nobuko on Cool Japan. She suggests the low number of Japanese Netflix collaborations is due to Japanese companies' inability to comply with international labour standards, esp re working hours.

On a related note, she points out that underfunding and overwork in Japanese creative industries makes them less attractive to international collaborators, which has the flow on effect of making the Japanese scene more insular.

Joke making rounds: “Apparently @KwasiKwarteng had trouble getting a seat on the plane because no one wanted him near business OR economy.”

Pigeons were used extensively during WWI and WWII, carrying information over enemy lines, and saving thousands of lives. Innate intelligence, speed and endurance served them well on missions, as did an uncanny talent for camouflage. See if you can spot the pigeon in this picture.