Jerm "purple haired muppet" ops

@jermops.bsky.social

Maker. Doer. Wind Enthusiast. Cloud Snarkitect @Grokability. he/him.

one thing that's making me feel particularly insane lately is how there is no longer any limit to the amount of wrong you can be

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

"Spend more on Elon Musk’s social-media platform, or else." "A lawyer at advertising conglomerate Interpublic Group fielded a phone call ... from a lawyer at X. The message was clear ... Get your clients to spend more on Elon Musk’s social-media platform, or else." A merger could be tanked. Gift!

Exclusive | X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase Spending

Interpublic Group recently signed an advertising agreement with the social-media platform; other agencies are also in negotiations.

wsj.com