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Cake day: June 6th, 2023

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  • My favourite is “absolute free speech!!” combined with “if you say something someone doesn’t like, they are entitled to punch you”

    Anyone who says that is forgetting that punching falls under assault.

    Hate speech is far beyond merely “something I don’t like”. It is advocating for the oppression and even eradication of people based on their very identity.

    Hate speech should not be tolerated if we want to live in a society that tolerates the existence of others. (So called “paradox of tolerance” which is really not a paradox when you frame it as I have). We can tolerate the existence of bigoted assholes but prohibit them spreading their bigotry. Otherwise we live in a society that supports intolerance.















  • Ok well 2001 was kind of an outlier… you’re not wrong. It was slow when I watched it in the 90s lol.

    But, watch something like The Maltese Falcon. Which I did recently.

    I had no issue following. It didn’t plod along in my view (of course I’m middle aged and don’t do tiktok). But it also wasn’t rapid fire constant clamor. There was space to absorb and reflect as the story evolved. And you need that space because it’s mentally challenging.

    One thing that hit hard is how it is a good, interesting story above all else. Definitely gives theater vibes and made me realize how hollow a lot of movies are.

    Anyway. There are lots of examples from the 60s and 70s that are slower paced and a lot less busy and chaotic than modern films for sure.



  • For all of us bitter people who couldn’t get an RPi 3 let alone 4 for less than a fortune during the recent dark times…

    We’d like to thank you: we’re going to ringfence all of the Raspberry Pi 5s we sell until at least the end of the year for single-unit sales to individuals, so you get the first bite of the cherry.

    So I will probably preorder one because why not.