Is this the moment I realize I’m not with it anymore? I no longer understand memes. I’m going to go mow the lawn and get myself a six-pack of Alamo.

Checked out Locutus’ FAQ, and wow, I see what you mean. For anyone that wants to check it out, pretty cool stuff.

Fuck, I thought this was a Farscape community.

Same same, but different.

EVEN IN DEATH, I STILL SERVE

For me, the apprehension is never the tech but who’s installing it. Think about how hard it is just to find a solid mechanic you can trust, how much harder it is to find a good doctor, then combine the search in what amounts to downtown Baltimore a la The Wire plus cyberpsychos and runner gangs. I can barely trust people with paperwork most of the damn time.

However, let’s say I’ve come into some luck and got my hands on an Auto Doc. Definitely going for nervous system enhancements to increase neurotransmitter efficiency. That should hit a bunch of benefits at once, including theoretically increasing intelligence. Would definitely lean into a sleeper/stealth loadout for myself, so monowire and Netrunning/Social Engineering augs like the Social Enhancer from Deus Ex. Increased muscle density and cardiovascular reinforcement for when I need to get physical or dip in a pinch. Military-grade augs for infrared vision, drone control, nanites for overall physical maintenance/streamlining, and software/hardware hardening. Would definitely lean into eventually becoming a ghost floating between custom bodies once I’ve built up a decent stockpile of dosh. Then it’s all about amassing knowledge and passing the time, maybe getting back in the fray occasionally to stir the pot. Keep my finger on the pulse.

Appreciate the literature! Thanks for sharing!

Social Media Companies: Why do I hear boss music?

If you hover over OP’s username under the post’s title, you can see that they’re using a mastodon.world account.

Appreciate the update! Sorry if the tone in my first message came off sharp or anything. I’ve found that I really prefer Calckey as an interface over Mastodon, and really like the community you’re building in your instances. I’ll be sure to check out the !nightcitybar commune here as well. Out of curiosity, do you know if there’s some kind of ActivityPub status checker or if that’s something that instance providers would need to create/provide on an individual basis?

@revengeday@dataterm.digital Are you aware of any issues with the Calckey instance? Any time I try to access it directly, the home page just loads eternally and then times out. It would be nice if there was some sort of status checker built into the ActivityPub framework that people can use to confirm their favorite instances are running nominally.