M thought/.io-domains-considered-harmful.html → thought/.io-domains-considered-harmful.html

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ 
-                        .io domains considered harmful
-                                  2022-11-14
+.io domains considered harmful
+2022-11-14
 
-                                   .io
-                                 .io  .io
-                                .io  .io .io
-                          .io  .io  .io .io .io
-                          you see .io everywhere.
-                              but where did it come from?
+            .io
+          .io  .io
+         .io  .io .io
+   .io  .io  .io .io .io
+   you see .io everywhere.
+       but where did it come from?
 
-             .io domains are very popular in tech circles.
+.io domains are very popular in tech circles.
 
-   i personally think it's because "io" sounds kind of fun to say at the end of
-   words. it's easy to imagine saying things like KEYBOARDIO, and PRODUCTIO!
-   FANTASTIO!
+i personally think it's because "io" sounds kind of fun to say at the end of
+words. it's easy to imagine saying things like KEYBOARDIO, and PRODUCTIO!
+FANTASTIO!
 
-   but also, .io is very startup. it's very silicon valley. it's agile. grokio.
-   twilio. hot. fast. factorio. graphio. it's sexy.  wingardium. levio. sah.
+but also, .io is very startup. it's very silicon valley. it's agile. grokio.
+twilio. hot. fast. factorio. graphio. it's sexy.  wingardium. levio. sah.
 
           _
       /b_,dM\__,_
@@ -33,184 +33,184 @@ ``-.
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-   also - apparently this is important - the letters "i" and "o" together have
-   some amount of precedent as input/output in computer lingo.
+also - apparently this is important - the letters "i" and "o" together have
+some amount of precedent as input/output in computer lingo.
 
-   maybe seeing those letters together lends subconscious "tech cred." the
-   whole input/output thing never really occured to me tbh.
+maybe seeing those letters together lends subconscious "tech cred." the
+whole input/output thing never really occured to me tbh.
 
-   but what people may not know is that the .io domain name has an annoying
-   history.
-   
-   a history filled with lies. and deception. and WAR. and a selfish british
-   guy
-           called paul
+but what people may not know is that the .io domain name has an annoying
+history.
 
+a history filled with lies. and deception. and WAR. and a selfish british
+guy
+        called paul
 
-                      ~ jes's .io domain name facts ~
 
-   ~ .io is the official domain of "the british indian ocean territory"
+                   ~ jes's .io domain name facts ~
 
-   ~ why .io instead of .tbiot?
+~ .io is the official domain of "the british indian ocean territory"
 
-     i would have guessed because .tbiot sounds _fucking awful_.
-     but it turns out the two-character "io" comes from a country code
-     standard called iso-3166[1] who knew?!
+~ why .io instead of .tbiot?
 
-   ~ but wait, isn't the indian ocean more than just the british territories?
+  i would have guessed because .tbiot sounds _fucking awful_.
+  but it turns out the two-character "io" comes from a country code
+  standard called iso-3166[1] who knew?!
 
-     * yes, a lot more. so much more. the indian ocean is really big.
+~ but wait, isn't the indian ocean more than just the british territories?
 
-   ~ so what, the domain is bad because it funnels money into bri'ish pockets?
+  * yes, a lot more. so much more. the indian ocean is really big.
 
-     welllll, not exactly....................................but yes
+~ so what, the domain is bad because it funnels money into bri'ish pockets?
 
-   ~ british colonialism?
+  welllll, not exactly....................................but yes
 
-     not exactly. but also yes
+~ british colonialism?
 
-   ~ wait wait hold up jes, this isn't facts about the io domain at all - it
-     seems like you're just asking random questions to yoursel-
+  not exactly. but also yes
 
-     this is my blog and i'll do what i want god damni-
+~ wait wait hold up jes, this isn't facts about the io domain at all - it
+  seems like you're just asking random questions to yoursel-
 
+  this is my blog and i'll do what i want god damni-
 
-                   ~~~ a brief history of the io domain ~~~
 
-   1997: the .io domain was delegated by IANA (the internet domain police) to
-         paul kane: a "proper" british "bloke" who wanted to "make euros" from
-         "the internet"*.
+                ~~~ a brief history of the io domain ~~~
 
-     * paul kane named his company "internet computer bureau" or "ICB"
-       if IANA is the internet domain police, maybe paul wanted to be the
-       internet domain FBI?
+1997: the .io domain was delegated by IANA (the internet domain police) to
+      paul kane: a "proper" british "bloke" who wanted to "make euros" from
+      "the internet"*.
 
-   2014: paul kane claims that "each of the overseas territories has an account and
-         the funds are deposited there because obviously the territories have
-         expenses that they incur and it’s offsetting that."
+  * paul kane named his company "internet computer bureau" or "ICB"
+    if IANA is the internet domain police, maybe paul wanted to be the
+    internet domain FBI?
 
-     * which seems charitable, until:
+2014: paul kane claims that "each of the overseas territories has an account and
+      the funds are deposited there because obviously the territories have
+      expenses that they incur and it’s offsetting that."
 
-   2014: the UK government responds with "There is no agreement between the UK
-         government and ICB regarding the administration of the .io domain"
+  * which seems charitable, until:
 
-     * despite paul's claims, all .io proceeds likely flowed directly into ICB
+2014: the UK government responds with "There is no agreement between the UK
+      government and ICB regarding the administration of the .io domain"
 
-                ⠟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢻⣿
-                ⡆⠊⠈⣿⢿⡟⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣎⠈⠻
-                ⣷⣠⠁⢀⠰⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⢹⣿⡑⠐⢰
-                ⣿⣿⠀⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⡩⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⢐⠠⠈⠊⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⠁⢀⠆⢀
-       noooooo  ⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⢤⣿⣿⡿⠃⠈⠀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣇⡆⠀⠀⣠⣾
-       ooo      ⣿⣿⣿⣧⣦⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⣷⣦⣷⣿⣿
-       paul     ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
-       whyyy D: ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⣾⣿⣿⠋⠁⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣧⠀⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
-                ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⠀⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
-                ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣠⣂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣁⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
-                ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣄⣤⣤⣔⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
+  * despite paul's claims, all .io proceeds likely flowed directly into ICB
 
-   2017: paul sells ICB to afilias for $70 million
+             ⠟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢻⣿
+             ⡆⠊⠈⣿⢿⡟⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣎⠈⠻
+             ⣷⣠⠁⢀⠰⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⢹⣿⡑⠐⢰
+             ⣿⣿⠀⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⡩⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⢐⠠⠈⠊⣿⣿⣿⡇⠘⠁⢀⠆⢀
+    noooooo  ⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⢤⣿⣿⡿⠃⠈⠀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣇⡆⠀⠀⣠⣾
+    ooo      ⣿⣿⣿⣧⣦⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⣷⣦⣷⣿⣿
+    paul     ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
+    whyyy D: ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⣾⣿⣿⠋⠁⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣧⠀⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
+             ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⠀⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
+             ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣠⣂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣁⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
+             ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣄⣤⣤⣔⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
 
-     * naturally, this frees up all of paul's time that he has been spending
-       (checks notes) working^Wowning domain names and lying about charity.
-          neat
+2017: paul sells ICB to afilias for $70 million
 
-   2019: ethos capital is formed in order to buy the .org TLD
+  * naturally, this frees up all of paul's time that he has been spending
+    (checks notes) working^Wowning domain names and lying about charity.
+       neat
 
-     * they raised a BILLION dollars to buy .org
+2019: ethos capital is formed in order to buy the .org TLD
 
-     * they failed 😄
+  * they raised a BILLION dollars to buy .org
 
-   2020: afilias is acquired by donuts (a company, not a food)
+  * they failed 😄
 
-     * donuts owns a bunch of non-traditional domain names, so acquiring .io
-       was probably a huge factor in this purchase
+2020: afilias is acquired by donuts (a company, not a food)
 
-   2021: a very sexually frustrated ethos capital buys donuts and afilias
+  * donuts owns a bunch of non-traditional domain names, so acquiring .io
+    was probably a huge factor in this purchase
 
-     * and merges them into "identity digital"
+2021: a very sexually frustrated ethos capital buys donuts and afilias
 
+  * and merges them into "identity digital"
 
-                  recap.
-     ethos capital was formed
-         to raise money
-            to buy and profit from the .org domain
-     which has historically been not-for-profit
-         and had a price ceiling
-            but they were stopped 🥳
-     but they got pissed and bought some other domains 😠
-         and now, ethos capital owns .io
 
-     neat.
+               recap.
+  ethos capital was formed
+      to raise money
+         to buy and profit from the .org domain
+  which has historically been not-for-profit
+      and had a price ceiling
+         but they were stopped 🥳
+  but they got pissed and bought some other domains 😠
+      and now, ethos capital owns .io
 
+  neat.
 
-                       🍩 donut break 🍩
 
-          nom. nom. okay. so far so good.
+                    🍩 donut break 🍩
 
-       nothing too crazy. i mean, money in tech - weird. feels bad.
+       nom. nom. okay. so far so good.
 
-        but nothing insane.
+    nothing too crazy. i mean, money in tech - weird. feels bad.
 
-          welllllll
-           llllllllllllll
-            llllllllllllll
+     but nothing insane.
 
+       welllllll
+        llllllllllllll
+         llllllllllllll
 
-   ////// TIME WARP //////
 
-   1967: the USA asks the UK to expel the native Chagossians from the chagos
-         archipelago
+////// TIME WARP //////
 
-     * the chagos archipelago is - you guessed it - within
-       the british indian ocean territory
+1967: the USA asks the UK to expel the native Chagossians from the chagos
+      archipelago
 
-     * the UK obeys and expels the native Chagossians
+  * the chagos archipelago is - you guessed it - within
+    the british indian ocean territory
 
-   1971: the USA builds a military base on the chagos archipelago
+  * the UK obeys and expels the native Chagossians
 
-     * since 1971, the chagos archipelago has _only_ been inhabited by
-       employees of the US military - everyone else is forbidden.
+1971: the USA builds a military base on the chagos archipelago
 
-    \\\\\ END TIME WARP \\\\\
+  * since 1971, the chagos archipelago has _only_ been inhabited by
+    employees of the US military - everyone else is forbidden.
 
+ \\\\\ END TIME WARP \\\\\
 
-    now things get *strange*:
 
-   2020-2021: .io gets _very_ popular among cryptocurrency enthusiasts
+ now things get *strange*:
 
-   2021: the united nations tribunal of law and sea (UNTOLAS) claims that the
-         UK has no sovereignty over the chagos archipelago
+2020-2021: .io gets _very_ popular among cryptocurrency enthusiasts
 
-     * this claim would EXTINGUISH the british indian ocean territory, _and_ the
-       iso-3166 two-letter country code, _and_ potentially the .io domain
+2021: the united nations tribunal of law and sea (UNTOLAS) claims that the
+      UK has no sovereignty over the chagos archipelago
 
-     * the UK disputes and does not recognise the tribunal's decision, even tho
-       they're not party to the case
+  * this claim would EXTINGUISH the british indian ocean territory, _and_ the
+    iso-3166 two-letter country code, _and_ potentially the .io domain
+
+  * the UK disputes and does not recognise the tribunal's decision, even tho
+    they're not party to the case
 
-   2021: the Chagossian Refugees Group submits complaint against paul kane and
-         ethos capital, seeking repatriation of $7m/year for the .io domain 
+2021: the Chagossian Refugees Group submits complaint against paul kane and
+      ethos capital, seeking repatriation of $7m/year for the .io domain 
 
-     * as far as i can tell, this has gone nowhere
+  * as far as i can tell, this has gone nowhere
 
 
-     tl;dr~
+  tl;dr~
 
-     .io domains are associated with:
-       - cryptocurrency
-       - startup culture
-       - military occupation
-       - native population displacement
+  .io domains are associated with:
+    - cryptocurrency
+    - startup culture
+    - military occupation
+    - native population displacement
 
-     .io domains support:
-       - a lucky liar making millions
-       - an evil capital firm that attempted a hostile .org takeover
+  .io domains support:
+    - a lucky liar making millions
+    - an evil capital firm that attempted a hostile .org takeover
 
-     .io domains may:
-       - be extinguished 🧯
+  .io domains may:
+    - be extinguished 🧯
 
 
 
-  so basically,
+so basically,
 
 ---.._
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M thought/drones-run-linux-free-software-isnt-enough.html → thought/drones-run-linux-free-software-isnt-enough.html

@@ -4,70 +4,74 @@ 
 
                   a printer,  a lab,  and  an actual hobbit
                            with an insane dream
-                
+
 richard stallman. rms. if you've spent time in tech, you may know his name. in
-popular tabloid culture, he's painted as a sexist pedo - in 4chan-esque dungeons,
-he's heralded as a savior.
+popular tabloid culture, he's painted as a sexist pedo - in 4chan-esque
+dungeons, he's heralded as a savior.
 
-in reality, he's a very flawed human that discovered something most of us never will.
-a single cause to commit the rest of his entire life to.
+in reality, he's a very flawed human that discovered something most of us never
+will. a single cause to commit the rest of his entire life to.
 
-rms has led the free software movement for 40 years. his asset is his flaw. he is
-stubborn. extremely stubborn. absolutely unwilling to deviate, admit fault, change,
-or back down. a staunch revolutionary on a blazing battleground. the world will see
-free software as a moral right, and he will die fighting, no matter what anyone says.
+rms has led the free software movement for 40 years. his asset is his flaw. he
+is stubborn. extremely stubborn. absolutely unwilling to deviate, admit fault,
+change, or back down. a staunch revolutionary on a blazing battleground. the
+world will see free software as a moral right, and he will die fighting, no
+matter what anyone says.
 
 
 
                      snakes in the hobbits den
 
-but stallman is an old man now. the world moved on without him. he beats the same
-war drum, but nobody is listening. groups of capital formed, and two libertarians
-started the open source movement[1] as a corporate-friendly free software alternative.
+but stallman is an old man now. the world moved on without him. he beats the
+same war drum, but nobody is listening. groups of capital formed, and two
+libertarians started the open source movement[1] as a corporate-friendly free
+software alternative.
 
    and they won.
 
-and won. and won. and won and won and fucking won. the accidental benefits of the
-free software movement: a global community working asynchronously, sharing
+and won. and won. and won and won and fucking won. the accidental benefits of
+the free software movement: a global community working asynchronously, sharing
 code without pay. these important, critical benefits, which were responsible for
 the absolute dominance of things like gcc, the gnu coreutils, and linux - have
-been hopelessly devoured. all they had to do was strip away the pesky moral movement
-that all of these efficiency gains carried with it - and voila. money.
+been hopelessly devoured. all they had to do was strip away the pesky moral
+movement that all of these efficiency gains carried with it - and voila. money.
 
-most people who make open source software have probably never heard of stallman or the
-free software movement.
+most people who make open source software have probably never heard of stallman
+or the free software movement.
 
-all that remains is bootcamps, github, obscured javascript, and companies
-trying to save as much money as possible by paying _nobody_ to produce the software
+all that remains is bootcamps, github, obscured javascript, and companies trying
+to save as much money as possible by paying _nobody_ to produce the software
 that they make millions from. and why not? it's free.
 
-i believe that the free software movement is over, and that it has been over for years.
-all that remains are a few men with grey beards, tattered war drums, and a long line
-of allegations.
+i believe that the free software movement is over, and that it has been over for
+years. all that remains are a few men with grey beards, tattered war drums, and
+a long line of allegations.
 
-at the end of the day, the free software movement was colonized. and we tried to save it.
+at the end of the day, the free software movement was colonized. and we tried to
+save it.
 
                              and god. we tried.
 
 
 
-            i thought i heard a plane, crashing
-                      but now i think it was your passion snapping
+      i thought i heard a plane, crashing
+                but now i think it was your passion snapping
 
 using non-free software is not a personal failing.  we only have so much time,
 and it tick-tick-ticks.
 
-nobody wants to use 10 year old thinkpads that can barely manage a youtube video.
-why should my grandma learn about linux? i bought her an ipad, and she understands it.
-her eyes are going. linux is not accessible. she's happier and more connected to her
-family because of it.
+nobody wants to use 10 year old thinkpads that can barely manage a youtube
+video. why should my grandma learn about linux? i bought her an ipad, and she
+understands it. her eyes are going. linux is not accessible. she's happier and
+more connected to her family because of it.
 
-i refused to use discord for years - but instead of furthering freedom, i hurt myself.
-the severence of many meaningful relationships. most of my old friends simply moved on
-without me. if you don't have vocal chords, people forget that you exist.
+i refused to use discord for years - but instead of furthering freedom, i hurt
+myself. the severence of many meaningful relationships. most of my old friends
+simply moved on without me. if you don't have vocal chords, people forget that
+you exist.
 
-you might say they probably weren't real friends if they forgot about me so easily.
-but they were real to me. try it yourself, and see what happens.
+you might say they probably weren't real friends if they forgot about me so
+easily. but they were real to me. try it yourself, and see what happens.
 
 ultimately, my stubborn resistance made no difference.