Someone in the comments days that 'tis a pity that this malware isn't an omnipresent threat, rather than being released in bursts, which... I guess kind of illustrates how fucked up the IOT field is.

**Tariq K ✅** · Apr 25, 2017, 13:02

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**Joyeuse Noëlle!** @noelle@mastodon.social · Apr 25, 2017, 13:02

So unless Elon Musk is planning on running a charity to provide BMI devices to the people who would benefit most and can least afford them, yeah, I've got concerns.

(Also, I've read /Flowers for Algernon/ and /The Terminal Man/. Not that I expect them to be predictors of the future, they're just a part of my cultural consciousness surrounding BMI.)

**Tariq K ✅** · Apr 25, 2017, 13:00

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**Joyeuse Noëlle!** @noelle@mastodon.social · Apr 25, 2017, 13:00

The author mentions LASIK as a technology that sparked initial fears but soon caught on, but elides a fundamental concern: we can sharply divide society into "people who would benefit from LASIK and can afford it" and "people who would benefit from LASIK and can't afford it". And brain-machine interfaces (BMI) are unlikely to be /cheaper/ than LASIK. Beyond that, the people who would most likely benefit from BMI are among those LEAST likely to be able to afford it.

**Tariq K ✅** · Apr 25, 2017, 12:57

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**Joyeuse Noëlle!** @noelle@mastodon.social · Apr 25, 2017, 12:57

Reading this article: http://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html the author mentions that he doesn't get why people are worried about "brain chip implants for much improved cognitive abilities". I'm worried about it, and I can tell you exactly why: it has nothing to do with the technology, and is social and financial.

Simply put: society already puts a premium on "intelligence". So, say we invent a chip that "improves our cognitive abilities".

Who will be able to afford it? Who won't?

**Tariq K ✅** · Apr 25, 2017, 13:24

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**Joyeuse Noëlle!** @noelle@mastodon.social · Apr 25, 2017, 13:24

Speaking of income, if you're interested in hiring an autodidact full-stack developer who's got the patience to look for difficult edge-case solutions (and the understanding to know when they're edge cases), or if you know someone who is, please drop me a line.

(Regardless, please boost this status so others can see it - especially if you're on another instance!)

**Tariq K ✅** @tariqk · Apr 25, 2017, 09:36

**Tariq K ✅** @tariqk · Apr 25, 2017, 09:36

I went from being completely indifferent to tau fu fa to GOBBLING IT EVERY CHANCE I COULD GET because someone actually made it from soy milk (made from soy beans they bought from Chinatown).

I ended up FALLING IN LOVE with okra, somehting I wouldn't have looked at twice when I was home.

Homesickness can fuck you up in the most fundamental of ways.

**Tariq K ✅** @tariqk · Apr 25, 2017, 09:34

**Tariq K ✅** @tariqk · Apr 25, 2017, 09:34

Yeah you can Facetime your s/o and you can call your family for free but seriously who wouldn't want to taste Boh Tea again? Come on, now.

**Tariq K ✅** · Apr 25, 2017, 09:20

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**Ta-da! Cae borken!** @Caelyn@bibeogaem.zone · Apr 25, 2017, 09:20

I added some commentary on Marvel's current Secret Empire fuckery from a Heathen perspective to a Tumblr discussion. I figure some people might find it interesting. http://spacegladiatorlesbian.tumblr.com/post/159971054650/trelesire-gearydigit-zetsubonna

**Tariq K ✅** @tariqk · Apr 25, 2017, 09:16

**Tariq K ✅** @tariqk · Apr 25, 2017, 09:16

I hate driving. I dislike cars. I can drive, but if given the choice, I'd rather take public transport.

If you gave me infinite money I'd give it to the government with the stipulation that priority be given to improving public transport so that it'd be downright PLEASANT for people to get around.

Actually if you give me infinite money I'd start Hilbert Hotel-ing the fuck out of everyone. Who'd like infinite money? Let's give everyone infinite money. Let's all go post-scarcity, how about that?

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