Curious Quokka @Obscurequokka@social.privacytools.io

@Wetrix Oo! Is it environ-doc?
How do you find it?

Now that my gloat is over, it also shows how fragile some of our systems, even those that serve the richest and most powerful, are.

What's happening with #wallstreetbets is nothing short of phenomenal (pun intended)
Hedge funds' reaction is basically- "How dare you use my own spells against me, Potter!"

@Wetrix kinda. It's not survivor/masterchef/kardashians/big brother style show.
Closer to jeopardy.
Plus each episode is short and unconnected.
Give it a try if you want.

@Wetrix Yup!
It is reality TV

@Wetrix It's a cool idea in principle.
Fun, silly games to highlight examples of biases and ways in which different groups behave differently.
In practice.. will let you decide for yourself.

If you want to see a specimen of terrible pop #science combined with a blatantly obvious narrative force fed to you with zero self-awareness watch #100Humans on #netflix
It's super entertaining, regardless of your beliefs, but infuriating if you come from a research background.

@ThreeBadgersInATrenchcoat It's winter here so holed up inside.
Relying on video games and house chores to keep me busy.
Hope you're feeling better now :)

While we are on the topic of video games and privacy/mass surveillance, has someone played the new Watch Dogs?The early reviews said it was buggy, wondering if it's better now with patches.
#gaming #deadsec

I am obviously concerned about privacy, but boy is there so much tinfoilhatism going on here.
Ideological purity (privacy in this case) needs to be balanced with accessibility to the general populace.

Enjoying Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Much better than the grinding of Odyssey.
Similar feel to Origins

@sullybiker That 4 year old's name?
Albert Einstein.
And then everybody stood up and clapped

@SlowRain I have heard of it.
How are you finding it so far?

@valhalla How quaint! 😊

How does this reflect on Japanese (and our broader human) society?
Thoughts?
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210111/p2a/00m/0dm/016000c
#loneliness #interestingjobs #humanity

@Wetrix @gritnot I sincerely hope Signal can survive the onslaught of new users, in the long term.
It's a not-for-profit and most folks migrating are used to the Free™️ messaging apps.
Will they continue to have large enough of a donor base to scale?