From the Desk of SLCW

Check out this giant Pit Bull…

SLCW — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 04:41:59 GMT

Check out this giant Pit Bull in training. His eyes are locked on the threat, as he protects the kid. Then, when the threat grabs the kid... 😮 #dogstr #dogs #blog

This monkey knows it's important…

SLCW — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:19:07 GMT

This monkey knows it's important to keep your blades sharp! 🙉 #blog #monkeyBlades

The next step in the imposition…

SLCW — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:41:48 GMT

The next step in the imposition of fascist rule, and the obliteration of the Constitution. #blog
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It's looking ever more likely…

SLCW — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:30:55 GMT

It's looking ever more likely that proponents of end-to-end security, the likes will lose their campaign to maintain user security as a priority.

The FBI’s formal position is that it is “a strong advocate for the wide and consistent use of responsibly managed encryption — encryption that providers can decrypt and provide to law enforcement when served with a legal order.”

It's more important than ever to manage your own encryption rather than rely on the encryption provided by various platforms. It won't be as convenient, but the alternative is to bend the knee and accept a weakened encryption that provides the government and providers with the cleartext version of your communications. #blog

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/02/24/fbis-new-iphone-android-security-warning-is-now-critical/

@LifPay Envoy is shutting down. I…

SLCW — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:29:17 GMT

LifPay Envoy is shutting down. I just got the notification that they're winding down operations, and encouraging all users to move their Bitcoin to another wallet within the next 60 days. So, if you have sats in your LifPay Wallet, you should do this sooner rather than later. Minibits remains an excellent choice for lightning and ecash, with full NWC functionality and LN address included.

Goodbye, LifPay! You were a good wallet option for many nostr users; sorry to see you go. #blog

When I grow up, I wanna…

SLCW — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:52:45 GMT

When I grow up, I wanna be as smooth as this kid. Damn... #blog #music #dance #TheRobot

Pit Bulls are not inherently vicious…

SLCW — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:41:41 GMT

Pit Bulls are not inherently vicious dogs. They're extremely loyal, and would do anything to protect their families. They are the ultimate good boys! #dogs #dogstr #blog

I keep looking at this photo,…

SLCW — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:59:57 GMT

I keep looking at this photo, and I can't figure out which door on this truck is open. I don't get it. Any ideas? 🤔 #blog #photo

The Sluishuis Residential Building in Amsterdam…

SLCW — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:51:02 GMT

The Sluishuis Residential Building in Amsterdam is crazy! I've been to Amsterdam 5 times but I've never seen this building. Next time I go I'll have to check out it! #photography #photo #blog

This cat is messing with the…

SLCW — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:33:36 GMT

This cat is messing with the wrong grandpa! 😂 #catstr #blog

Trump believes America should be a…

SLCW — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:47:34 GMT

Trump believes America should be a monarchy, referring to himself in the 3rd person as "the king". And his sycophantic yes-men are gleefully reposting his declaration along with AI images depicting himself in royal attire.

It doesn't get anymore un-American as this. The US was founded after the defeat of King George III's British Red Coats based on the American colony's desire for self-governance. They were sick of the burdens and inequities put upon them by the tyrannical British government.

Now, this narcissistic megalomaniac is openly working to drag the country back to 1775, and impose authoritarian tyranny once again. #blog
https://www.alternet.org/amp/trump-calls-himself-king-2671184583

This is the most sycophantic, cult…

SLCW — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:26:42 GMT

This is the most sycophantic, cult bullshit I've ever seen. This is the nonsense Congress is focused on while a heap of real problems faced by the American people goes untouched and ignored. #politics #blog
https://thehill.com/homenews/5149827-trump-birthday-bill/

I got a flat tire today…

SLCW — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:54:28 GMT

I got a flat tire today while I was out running errands, and it reminded me of a thing that happened to me back when I was a kid with a new driver's license.

My friend and I were driving around for no good reason, as you do when you're a 16yo who just got the keys to freedom. We're traveling on a back road when one of my rear tires blew out.

Neither of us had much experience changing tires, but we understood the basics, and got out of the car to assess the situation and get the jack out the trunk. It was cold AF with a fresh layer of snow on the ground, and our hands immediately froze up as we gave the jack its first turn.

All of a sudden, this Land Rover pulls over and out pops Armand Assante! We all knew he lived somewhere near by, and he'd be seen at the store every now and then, but this was my first encounter.

So me and my friend are standing there with our mouths wide open holding this jack. He comes over, friendly as hell, and asks us what's going on. I told him we had a flat and were trying to change the tire but that our fingers kept freezing up and we weren't making much progress.

Armand takes the jack from me, and without skipping a beat he tells us to go sit in his car and get warm. We get in the car and we're freaking out, like holy shit! Armand Assante is changing our tire! It was such a strange experience we were just besides ourselves.

After about 10 minutes, he come to the car and says, "OK boys, you're good to go." We thanked him profusely for helping us, and went back to our car. Armand gave us a double-beep with his horn and continued on his way.

We're on our way back home, and I'm like, "My mom isn't going to believe this!" because he's one of her favorite actors and everytime a movie of his comes on she starts going on and on about how handsome he is, and how's so great in this or that.

We get to my house and I go running inside to tell my mom what happened. I'm like," MOM, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BELIEVE IT! WE GOT A FLAT AND ARMAND ASSANTE STOPPED AND CHANGED OUR TIRE!"

Her eyes get real big, and she's like, "WHAAAAAAT?!?!" So, I tell her the whole story, leaving out no detail, and the first thing she's says is, "You didn't get dirt in his car did you?" And me and friend just broke into hysterics. At that moment, what my mother said was the funniest thing any human had ever said. We laughed for solid hour, and at some point my mom got mad because while she at first laughed along, she didn't really get what was so funny.

The end. #blog

Looks like we've got a…

SLCW — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:07:39 GMT

Looks like we've got a new Dr. Death. Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky was supposed to remove a man's spleen. He fucked up and removed his liver instead, causing the patient to crash and die. Rather than admit the mistake, he labeled the extracted liver as a spleen in an effort to hide what he did, and tried to convince all the other doctors and nurses that he removed the spleen, and that the patient died of an aneurysm.

And this wasn't his first mistake. He had a long record of surgical errors that lead to complications, necessary corrective surgeries, and deaths. I don't really understand how a doctor can be so incompetent, dishonest, and unethical and continue to be allowed access to patients. I think this is a pretty clear indicator of a fucked up system that needs immediate improvement. #blog
https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/looked-at-him-like-he-was-crazy-doctor-who-removed-wrong-organ-from-patient-lied-repeatedly-to-hospital-staff-lawsuit-says

This is outrageous. Trump forced the…

SLCW — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:53:10 GMT

This is outrageous. Trump forced the head of the FAA to quit on inauguration day, leading the agency leaderless and in chaos. There's currently a huge shortage of air traffic controllers; 3000 controllers short. We don't have any report on the specific cause of the recent crash over the Potomac, but Trump is blaming black people, dwarves, and epileptics. And now he's trying to force the air traffic controllers we have to quit. This is pure madness. #blog

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-emails-air-traffic-controllers-quit-your-jobs/

A plane has crashed into a…

SLCW — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:23:26 GMT

A plane has crashed into a helicopter while landing at Reagan National Airport outside Washington DC. #blog

I just started watching this new…

SLCW — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:24:05 GMT

I just started watching this new Hulu show, #Paradise. I'm already hooked. I love shows like this. Powerful, character-driven drama set on a mysterious and compelling backdrop. It's got a great cast, too. Between this and #Severance, my mind is going to turn to pudding! #blog

Immortality — The Time Compression Problem

SLCW — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:44:08 GMT

Immortality — The Time Compression Problem

Sci-fi books and movies often explore the topic of immortality, and modern medicine is constantly extending the human lifespan. But what would immortality be like? The problem I keep running into as I ponder this, and other related ideas, is what I call the Time Compression Problem.

We've all experienced it. When we were children, Summer used to last forever. 20min in the doctor's waiting room felt like an eternity. Time seemed to move very slowly. But as we get older, our perception of time changes. It speeds up. And it continues accelerating the older we get. I'm in my 40s and months already feel like weeks to me. I can only imagine what time must feel like to people in their 60s and beyond.

In considering immortality, this compression in our perception of time must surely become intolerable as we reach 150, continuing on to our 2nd century. What must that be like to the person living it? At some point, a year is going to feel like a day. And this time compression is only going to continue as infinite years roll by.

I don't think our human minds could handle it. While we may live forever, the realities of time compression could render our minds broken and useless as we exceed the limits of our evolved brains. And how would that manifest? Madness? Breakdown? Perhaps some other debilitation?

At this point, it's just a thought exercise, or something to think about on the afternoon train. But as we live longer, as our technology, and our mastery of the world increase, the reality of time compression in the human mind will become a real issue that scientists and doctors need to aim their talents at. Because keeping the body going may be the easy part. Maintaining the integrity, and healthy functioning of our minds may be quite difficult, and certainly something to think about if you're writing the next best-selling sci-fi novel! #blog

How about you get fucked? These…

SLCW — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:26:45 GMT

How about you get fucked? These right-wing actors aren't ambassadors, and the American people can't be compelled to refer to them as "Mr. Ambassador" just because Trump demands it. The First Amendment also protects the People from compelled speech. This is getting off to a great start. #blog

https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/trump-says-people-must-refer-to-sylvester-stallone-jon-voight-and-mel-gibson-as-mr-ambassador

This is the cutest goddammed thing…

SLCW — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:13:44 GMT

This is the cutest goddammed thing I've ever seen. #blog