7 October 1986 (sh.itjust.works)

Two beans are talking. The first bean says, “We’re MAGIC beans!” The second bean says, “Wow! Does that means we’ll grow a MAGIC BEANSTALK?” The first bean replies, “Nah, it just means we can talk.”
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11182062...
Couldn’t help but share 😂
Let’s talk about #Linux on the desktop, #Gnome and the state of #Wayland in 2024.
I’ve always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let’s change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?
Just saw the discussion around the Haier Home Assistant takedown and thought it would be good to materialize the metaphorical blacklist.
" three researchers have crafted a long-sought version of private information retrieval and extended it to build a more general privacy strategy. The work, which received a Best Paper Award in June 2023 at the annual Symposium on Theory of Computing, topples a major theoretical barrier on the way to a truly private search."