From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <9front-bounces@9front.inri.net> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from 9front.inri.net (9front.inri.net [168.235.81.73]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6173C24E61 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:54:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: from berlin.kesim.org ([159.69.178.44]) by 9front; Fri Jul 26 06:50:16 -0400 2024 Received: (qmail 176890 invoked by uid 112); 26 Jul 2024 10:50:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kesim.org) (oec@2a02:8106:4:4000:2c4d:7ae9:934:d6bc) by 2a01:4f8:c010:1226::1 with ESMTPA; 26 Jul 2024 10:50:13 -0000 Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:50:12 +0200 From: =?utf-8?B?w5Z6Z8O8cg==?= Kesim To: 9front@9front.org Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: social proxy cloud DOM extension interface-aware database Subject: Re: [9front] proposal: raze fortunes Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk I suggest to save the entries prior to the 9front days - after correcting wrapping - as '/sys/games/lib/misfortune'. It is always good to know where culture came from and how it developed, instead of trying to hide its past. -oec Thus spake Kurt H Maier (khm@sciops.net): > Our fortunes file is too big, most of it is boring, some of it (the > parts that predate 9front) include bad things like joking about sex & > abuse (there's a line that basically repurposes an old joke to accuse > Jim McKie of sheepfucking, for instance), other parts of it (both pre- > and post-9front) contain hitler jokes that once were edgy and now are > stark reminders of an existential threat to modern society, and a lot of > quotes from an ircnet which is ostensibly no-logging and can't bring > receipts for people being quoted as being ok with being quoted. > > In addition, a LOT of stuff isn't even formatted correctly (lines are > hard-wrapped at a specific line length) with the result that the > fortunes file as it sits *doesn't even work with fortune(1)*. > > I started by deleting all the detritus from the Before 9front Days and > then went through and deleted anything that didn't meet my arbitrarily > high bar for comedy and/or poignancy. > > The remaining few things that DID meet my bar, but were quotes from > ircnets, I removed anyway, because no logging! > > Anyway, here's my proposed replacement for /sys/games/lib/fortunes > > xoxo > khm > [ 35.998] (II) Integrated Camera: Configuring as keyboard > assert(assert(assert(assert(assert(assert(1)))))) /* check for cosmic radiation */ > [...] > The cast spent three weeks learning how to type, rollerblade and got to know each other. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_(film) > Nobody wants to say how this works. Maybe nobody knows ... -- - xorg.conf(5) manual page > programs are mostly bugs wrapped in some user interface -- cinap_lenrek > AVPlayerLayer *playerLayer = [AVPlayerLayer playerLayerWithPlayer:player]; > Damn Hackers... -- Pusha T > hjfs: ending > Subject: [9fans] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn > The University of California, Berkeley, has been authorised by Alcatel-Lucent to release all Plan 9 software previously governed by the Lucent Public License, Version 1.02 under the GNU General Public License, Version 2. > I'm having a little... difficulty... understanding why you won't share your research. -- Captain Jonathan Archer > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7) > i have been looking for an excuse to install 9front. > Never change anything. You can only make it worse. -- Ted Unangst