Next they’ll want you to have a license to program (without AI)

There are three kinds of people…

Xenomorph ceviche?

Best shower thought in ages.

Yes, it is.

I think he dropped an /s somewhere.

John Wick with the double-tap … err … save.

https://xkcd.com/2030

It’s jwz. I’d say he’s earned it.

I’d suggest looking at 3 things:

1. CAPTCHA. Not a perfect solution and AI will beat most of it soon, but it will help.
2. Anti-bot tools. Something that will do the equivalent of miring up AI web crawlers.
3. Identity systems. Not in the sense of a verifiable ID like a driver’s license, but in the sense of establishing a strong link between a pseudonymous ID and the community it owns or interacts with.

I am Gull, and by this axe I rule!

Whatever name fits your fancy. Go with solid registrars like Namecheap or cloudflare.

Once you get your domain, you can use most any email provider to handle mail for that domain. Fastmail is really good. Or proton if you want the encryption.

https://www.tendenci.com/

It’s membership association software. It includes modules for membership payments and donor payments.

This isn’t just about losing your Facebook account. It’s about what else you can’t do because much of our society relies on Facebook. This is the real problem. From TFA:

This article is not a complaint about Meta; it’s a wider discussion on how we as a society have allowed platforms like Facebook to become borderline necessary to participate in society. It’s about how a company is allowed to be the sole decision maker in whether you can participate in those areas of society.

Through network effects, Facebook, Google, and friends have created a centralized version of the Internet, only accessible through them.

We’re in a situation where companies have managed to embed themselves so far into society, that they’re acting like providers of social services.

But what will happen to the Thrifty ice cream?

Brick waterproof.

Brick termite-proof.

Brick fireproof.

I know what’s wrong with it.

Surely not Ted! That mighty hero dines at the Allfather’s banquet, surrounded by the mightiest heros of all the ages!

I’m just not sure how well this plan was thought through