A part of The Accountant 2's character roster (the tech-wiz kids) is interesting in the relation between ‘modern surveillance’ and established genres. Surveillance cameras in the way? Hack or shut them down. Need an edge for the good guys during the showdown? Take over a bunch of US Air Force drones to: pinpoint the bad guys‘ location in a deserted area; conceal the actions of the heroes dealing with them. You either subvert it or remove it from the equation to make the human plot possib…
this was a plot point in vernor vinge's "rainbow's end" (2006), retroactively part of the expanded "torment nexus" universe apparently. https://code4lib.social/@dltj/114774949197817082
I finally got rid of the old bed I’d kept since moving in, so the room feels pretty empty right now.
I’m in the process of reorganizing everything and plan to turn this space into my own anarchist sanctuary.
Soon, I’ll add a bookshelf and more anarchist art to the wall, right next to the communist hammer and sickle symbol.
#Declutter
I just played a bit with #openstreetmap, and wow, this is a mess! The renderers are doing their best, but what should they do with buildings tagged as "…
Confession time: I’m totally addicted to Coca Cola. Zero surprise to my family, they’ve seen the rainbow-fueled caffeine calculations in action.
But for my fellow fediverse friends, I know this might come as a major plot twist. Welcome to my neurodivergent soda saga! 🏳️🌈🧠🥤
#ActuallyAutistic
The Phases of Chaos
Tarek Anous, Diego M. Hofman
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20542 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.20542