According to statists, being born means:
- You consent to being ruled
- You consent to being plundered
- You consent to all laws
- You consent to all taxes
- You consent to all wars
- You consent to all state policies

They never question whether that's even right to begin with.

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**illuminatibot** @iluminatibot@bird.makeup · Jul 21, 2023, 06:30

Jul 21, 2023, 06:30

illuminatibot @iluminatibot@bird.makeup

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**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 16:55

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**Trent Steele, Liberty Dad** @steeledaddy@bird.makeup · Jul 21, 2023, 16:55

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Trent Steele, Liberty Dad @steeledaddy@bird.makeup

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**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 18:20

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**Trent Steele, Liberty Dad** @steeledaddy@bird.makeup · Jul 21, 2023, 18:20

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Trent Steele, Liberty Dad @steeledaddy@bird.makeup

I’m keeping my eyes open for new career opportunities, and it’s fucking disgusting immoral shit that some companies are still requiring employees to be “fully-vaccinated” for Covid (meaning like 4 boosters now), even for fully remote positions. So vile. And it doesn’t make sense.

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**xianc78** @xianc78@gameliberty.club · Jul 21, 2023, 16:04

**xianc78** @xianc78@gameliberty.club · Jul 21, 2023, 16:04

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xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

gamedev

Added knockback and support for multiple levels.

#gamedev #SFML

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**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 14:58

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**Purple Cat with a PC-98 (and X68K)** @Pawlicker@bae.st · Jul 21, 2023, 14:58

Jul 21, 2023, 14:58

Purple Cat with a PC-98 (and X68K) @Pawlicker@bae.st

I hate windows so much these days and how slow it is I'm slapping Linux Mint or something on laptops I'm selling

**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 14:07

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**long yap** @l0ngyap@akm.longyap.name.my · Jul 21, 2023, 14:07

Jul 21, 2023, 14:07

long yap @l0ngyap@akm.longyap.name.my

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**xianc78** @xianc78@gameliberty.club · Jul 21, 2023, 14:12

**xianc78** @xianc78@gameliberty.club · Jul 21, 2023, 14:12

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xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

Stop lying!

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/is-fednow-replacing-cash-is-it-a-central-bank-digital-currency.htm

**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 13:57

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:VD15_0::VD15_1::VD15_2::VD15_3::VD15_4::VD15_5::VD15_6::VD15_7: @VD15@pl.valkyrie.world

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**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 12:57

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**Sal the Agorist** @sallymayweather@bird.makeup · Jul 21, 2023, 12:57

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Sal the Agorist @sallymayweather@bird.makeup

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**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 10:41

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**Niclas Hedhman** @niclas@angrytoday.com · Jul 21, 2023, 10:41

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Niclas Hedhman @niclas@angrytoday.com

@xianc78

Right.

There are pretty good definitions of open-source, such as https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source

Even Stallman has clarified that GPL doesn't exclude one from charging for the software, as long as the source code is provided to the user(!) under the GPL terms.

The interesting part; the user may be a company that could lose "something" by publishing the GPL'd source code, that they purchased from a developer. And the GPL'd code remains hidden from public, and possibly sold again.

@black6

**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 03:15

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**Gematria Effect News** @freetofindtruth@bird.makeup · Jul 21, 2023, 03:15

Jul 21, 2023, 03:15

Gematria Effect News @freetofindtruth@bird.makeup

On the 201st day of the year, my video about the 201 ritual in Waukesha, Wisconsin was taken down… on a channel that was already taken down… this is a new one.

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**xianc78** · Jul 21, 2023, 03:06

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**Gematria Effect News** @freetofindtruth@bird.makeup · Jul 21, 2023, 03:06

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Gematria Effect News @freetofindtruth@bird.makeup

Roald Dahl is racist? Only on the 201st day of the year! What a joke.

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**xianc78** · Jul 20, 2023, 23:55

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**realcaseyrollins ✝️** @realcaseyrollins@social.teci.world · Jul 20, 2023, 23:55

Jul 20, 2023, 23:55

realcaseyrollins ✝️ @realcaseyrollins@social.teci.world

How come #kbin doesn’t federate with #rebased / #pleroma / #akkoma?

Here’s an example of a #kbin post, good luck getting it to federate:

https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/news@exploding-heads.com/t/13675

**xianc78** · Jul 20, 2023, 20:36

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**Sal the Agorist** @sallymayweather@bird.makeup · Jul 20, 2023, 20:36

Jul 20, 2023, 20:36

Sal the Agorist @sallymayweather@bird.makeup

Become your own bank, before it’s too late.

https://bird.makeup/@SohrabAhmari/1682118369527443456

**xianc78** · Jul 20, 2023, 20:15

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**Haelwenn /элвэн/** @lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me · Jul 20, 2023, 20:15

Jul 20, 2023, 20:15

Haelwenn /элвэн/ @lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me

Voting with your feet works as long as there's someone to speak for you strongly enough.

**xianc78** · Jul 20, 2023, 10:07

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**Real Aetherness** @Aether@poa.st · Jul 20, 2023, 10:07

Jul 20, 2023, 10:07

Real Aetherness @Aether@poa.st

Despite OpenAI's claims ChatGPT-4 is getting dumber.

tomshardware.com/news/chatgpt-response-quality-decline

GPT-4's ability to figure out if 17077 is a prime (it is) has fallen from 97.6% in March to 2.4% in June.

This highlights a couple of problems with the whole notion of GPT-4 and other Large Language Models:

1. They literally know nothing. It's all word games. If you understand what a prime number is it might take you a few minutes to run through the possible factors on a calculator and get the right answer, or just program a computer to do it for you. GPT-4 is incapable of doing that.

2. They learn nothing. If someone keeps asking you if 17077 is prime (it is) you might remember the answer, maybe even write it down. GPT-4 is incapable of doing that as well.