Notices by Ross Andrews (randrews@somewhy.net)

So I'm watching 2010. The scene where he's reactivating HAL 9000. And I think, "that's stupid, there's no way a computer like that would have a keyboard that looked like that."

Then I look down at my own keyboard.

Okay, fair enough.

@Hyolobrika There have been a number of cases, especially recently, where something was labeled "misinformation" and suppressed which later turned out to be true. You can't trust anyone with the power to censor speech, because they'll censor anything they don't like, whether it's true or not. Unfortunately this means enabling people to tell lies, but well, that's the price of also getting to hear the truth.

@Penguinflight @Hyolobrika Who reads that and their first response isn't "well I'll just run one then?" It's really not that hard! The fediverse is great because you have the option not to deal with petty tyrants if you don't want to.

@Hyolobrika @Penguinflight It takes far less of both than you probably imagine. I'm paying about $25/mo for somewhy, setting it up was a couple clicks, and I've only had to mess with it after that a couple times (version upgrades).

@sun_eat3r @Penguinflight @Hyolobrika Then don't host one. /shrug The thing about Mastodon is that it gives you the choice, "do I value $25 more than I value not putting up with a psychotic admin." Other platforms don't give you that choice.

My point is that the original post makes it seem inevitable that you're going to be on someone else's instance, when that's not at all true. More people could host their own than are probably aware they could host their own, even if that's not everyone.

I am very proud right now. I just got something working that I've been trying to get to work for over a week: I have made balls bounce.

I'm writing a very simple 2d rigid body physics engine, because none of the ones that exist will work for what I have planned, and I thought this would be easier.

This thought was wrong.

But by the time I realized that, I was in way too deep to stop... so now I have bouncing balls, and in the process I've learned a lot.

I'm buying a new house. I've not told one of my friends this yet... I told her today, but in a way that makes it seem like a low-effort April fools joke.

Most people get others to believe untrue things on April first. I've gotten someone to disbelieve a true thing, which is April fools hard mode. :)