Philo ๐ AC
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30/โ๏ธ/bi. Yet another infosec furry. Offsec consultant, graduate student at SANS (offensive ops). Former(?) philosopher. Sexual freedom and European defense. NYC. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ช๐บ ๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐จ๐ต
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NSFW ๐ there will be dicks
I already lost my clearance for medical reasons so nothing to lose lol rip
One of my closest friends w/ ADHD has a much closer view of my symptoms and phenomenology and things this is plausible. I'll schedule a consultation in the morning.
I think I might have ADHD given that I just took 5mg of adderall and got everything I've been putting off for weeks/months done in an hour without going "now's the time to read about early-20th-century French academia" mid-dishes, without it feeling like coke
(I do like coke but much stronger)
I think I might have ADHD given that I just took 5mg of adderall and got everything I've been putting off for weeks/months done in an hour without going "now's the time to read about early-20th-century French academia" mid-dishes, without it feeling like coke
(I do like coke but much stronger)
I suspect that the most sustainable future will be something like
1) A mix of famous legacy cons (AC, MFF, EF, etc.) and new major-city cons (NYC, Paris, etc.) during major vacation dates. High $$ but high volume
2) Regional off-holiday cons catering to every region, but still >1k attendees
Makes total sense. But increasing supply here can only be a plus - because of other dates, not just locations.
Of course, the most expensive locations will concentrate on the most desirable vacation dates, but that's only natural. Right now, we have an artificial situation born of a different era
...the demand for the cons that do exist is now sufficient to pay the venue costs in major cities. Or if it isn't already, it will be.
I'm already in talks to begin a true NYC con, for example. Historically, that would have been impossible, but it's becoming plausible.
tl;dr increase supply
1 is harder but I think something that can be solved long term. This fandom is (in)famous for having more money sloshing around than most. One of the obstacles to having cons in major cities like NYC, Paris, etc. has historically been the venue cost. However...
2 is actually an easier problem to solve. As the fandom grows exponentially, we'll have increasing demand everywhere. This means enough demand to make new meets viable, and also make it viable for what was once a meet to become a new con.
I saw this recently with Garden State Fur The Weekend.
I've been speaking about this with some prominent people, including organizers, in the fandom over the past 8 months or so. I think what we need is a combination of:
1) Massive investment in cons
2) More spaces between cons and furmeets
These are, of course, related themselves
An excellent post on what will become a very real problem.
I see some parallels to the housing crisis in that demand is just growing very fast. I think the solution is the same - massive supply increase.
How to do this? That's the harder problem. But I have some thoughts (look below)
Furries Are Losing the Battle Against Scale - Dhole Moments
Many of the most annoying and pervasive problems with the furry fandomโfrom the cyclical nature of Twitter discourse to the increasingly frustrating issue of furry convention main hotel regisโฆ
soatok.blogNon essere idiota, ci sono precedenti internazionali per il riconoscimento di uno stato di Palestina nel diritto internazionale.
It blows some peoples' minds that Germany as a nation-state is younger than Italy, let alone younger than the US.
Then again, it's more complicated than that, since there was in fact a sense of Gertman-ness before 1871 (not to be confused with Deutschtum ofc, a much more recent nationalist concept)
Questo รจ il Paese che, a quanto mi risulta, ha una delle piรน alte percentuali a favore della marijuana e un'alta percentuale a favore del matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso.
Eppure, questi sono i governi che otteniamo perchรฉ la โmigrazioneโ...
L'Italia รจ forse il paese con il maggior divario tra il governo e l'opinione pubblica sui diritti LGBT, e sulle droghe.
La situazione sta diventando assurda.
Ero arrabbiato e ho espresso male la mia opinione, mi scuso. Permettetemi di riformulare.
Cosa c'รจ, l'opinione pubblica รจ circa il ~70% a favore del matrimonio omosessuale eppure abbiamo questa stronzata del โperchรฉ i migrantiโ?
L'Italia รจ forse il paese con il maggior divario tra il governo e l'opinione pubblica sui diritti LGBT, e sulle droghe.
La situazione sta diventando assurda.
L'Italia รจ forse il paese con il maggior divario tra il governo e l'opinione pubblica sui diritti LGBT, e sulle droghe.
La situazione sta diventando assurda.
Cannabis light, il governo: โStop al commercio, รจ una drogaโ. E la Lega vuole vietare anche il disegno della pianta
Cannabis light, il governo: โStop al commercio, รจ una drogaโ. E la Lega vuole vietare anche il disegno della pianta
Polemica sullโemendamento al ddl sicurezza. Magi porta in aula una bustina con il volto della premier. Protesta degli imprenditori della canapa: โCosรฌ distruggโฆ
www.repubblica.itTo each their own. When I like it, I mean it in the sense I'd bone you.
When I like a mutual's NSFW selfie I mean it in the sense of like standing on the sidelines of the soccer game sternly clapping and saying good hustle good hustle
Meloni has gone from obscurity to possibly the most important right-wing politician in Europe in 2 years. She's good at what she does. Don't underestimate her just because she's a woman, from Italy, and pro-Ukraine (for now)
She's already instrumentalizing *Le Pen* to her goals. Pay attention. Don't fail to take her seriously because she's a far-right woman (yes this is part of it) from a PIGS country.
She's already instrumentalizing *Le Pen* to her goals. Pay attention. Don't fail to take her seriously because she's a far-right woman (yes this is part of it) from a PIGS country.
As an Italian, I must repeat this warning although it may be too late: I loathe what Meloni stands for but she is an *extremely* savvy politician and is not stupid. You're all getting played.
As an Italian, I must repeat this warning although it may be too late: I loathe what Meloni stands for but she is an *extremely* savvy politician and is not stupid. You're all getting played.
Who could possibly have anticipated that the extremely-politically-savvy far-right PM of a country which had a centrist PM <5 years ago could politically outmaneuver a wet towel of a German conservative bureaucrat?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spent a year courting right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a potential partner on the European stage.
But in the last week, it has blown up in her face.
Von der Leyen tried toย makeย friends with Meloni. It backfired
Italyโs leader is too far to the right for the European Commission chiefโs coalition allies.
www.politico.euL'extrรชme droite bulgare fait ressembler le RN au PS
Lโextrรชme droite bulgare propose une alliance souverainiste ร lโAfD
Lโextrรชme droite bulgare propose une alliance souverainiste ร lโAfD
Le parti dโextrรชme droite pro-russe bulgare Vazrazhdane a appelรฉ lโAlternative pour lโAllemagne (AfD) ร le rejoindre dans un groupe ยซโvรฉritablement conservateur et souverainisteโยป, a annoncรฉ le dirigeant du parti bulgare, Kostadin Kostadinov, sur les rรฉseaux sociaux.
www.euractiv.frLa droite bulgare fait ressembler le RN au PS
Lโextrรชme droite bulgare propose une alliance souverainiste ร lโAfD
Lโextrรชme droite bulgare propose une alliance souverainiste ร lโAfD
Le parti dโextrรชme droite pro-russe bulgare Vazrazhdane a appelรฉ lโAlternative pour lโAllemagne (AfD) ร le rejoindre dans un groupe ยซโvรฉritablement conservateur et souverainisteโยป, a annoncรฉ le dirigeant du parti bulgare, Kostadin Kostadinov, sur les rรฉseaux sociaux.
www.euractiv.fr
Schwer zu sagen, wenn man bedenkt, dass es "Italien" erst seit 1861 gibt
(typo)
(Obwohl ich weiร, was du damit meinst)
Schwer zu sagen, wenn man bedenkt, dass es โItalienโ erst seit 1861 gibt :P
(Obwohl ich weiร, was du damit meinst)
Ich persรถnlich bin Doppelbรผrgerin von Italien und den USA, da mein Vater aus Mailand stammt und ich mich mehr mit den italienischen (und amerikanischen) Aspekten identifiziere als mit den deutschen. Aber ich bin froh, dass ich Deutsch spreche, und ich liebe Deutschland!
Durch einen seltsamen Zufall spreche ich Deutsch.
Ein Teil der Familie meines Vaters stammt aus Sรผdtirol in Italien, wo er auch herkommt.
Und obwohl meine Mutter aus dem Mittleren Westen der USA stammt, war ihr Vater Deutscher und sprach auch Deutsch.
Ich kann einen Besuch nur empfehlen. Meine Lieblingsstรคdte in Deutschland sind Berlin, Kรถln, Dortmund und Mรผnchen.
Es klingt, als wรผrdest du Freiburg im Breisgau und Stuttgart besuchen wollen - ich empfehle dir, dort zu wandern und die Autofabriken zu besuchen.
Andiamo, Azione/Italia Viva/+Europa ๐
Sono negli Stati Uniti, quindi non posso votare questa volta ma
Du solltest mit @nrr.crows.fyi sprechen, er ist Schwabe!
Obwohl er schon eine Weile nicht mehr online war, mache ich mir Sorgen.
In a way it's a good time, considering Japan is seriously re-arming now due to China.
Naja der zweite Punkt trifft auf jedes Land zu.
Cool dass du Deutsch sprichst btw
Vielleicht in einem etwas abstrakteren Sinn.
Aber sicherlich ist es Unsinn, Kontrollen innerhalb des Schengen-Raums einzufรผhren, wenn es keine glaubwรผrdige unmittelbare Bedrohung gibt.
Hail, Lockheed, low-observable
The sky is your domain.
Blessed are you among aircraft
And blessed are you among radar cross-sections.
Holy Lockheed, overmatch,
Pray for our enemies,
Now and at the hour of their death.
Amen
Bullshit im Wahlkampf
Natรผrlich ist die Stimmung in Europa in diesem Jahr eher "anti-migration" als "pro-investition". Wenigstens sind mehr Leute fรผr die Sicherheit...
Interior minister hails effect of border checks as Germany extends Schengen exception
Interior minister hails effect of border checks as Germany extends Schengen exception
German interior minister Nancy Faeser (SPD, S&D) has extended controversial checks at the border with Czechia, Poland, and Switzerland on Wednesday for the first time since introducing them last year while praising their effectiveness.
www.euractiv.com
The choice for European countries isn't between national power and European integration, it's between European integration and increasing irrelevance vis-ร -vis the US, China, and Russia.
Immigration isn't European suicide, Euroscepticism is.
One thing that gives me a small glimmer of hope about the European elections (Azione/Renew voter here) is that there is a central contradiction at the heart of right wing nationalist parties: Euroscepticism will make European countries weaker. It is in the power-interest of countries to integrate.
One thing that gives me a small glimmer of hope about the European elections (Azione/Renew voter here) is that there is a central contradiction at the heart of right wing nationalist parties: Euroscepticism will make European countries weaker. It is in the power-interest of countries to integrate.
Nextdoor really encapsulates some of the ways in which American "crime" discourse isn't "I hope experts from the state can significantly reduce the probability I get murdered/raped/robbed" but rather "vibes are off, I want to *feel safe*"
It wasn't designed with group chats in mind, fundamentally. I'm very happy they've made it work, though.