David Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agoGo West, Weird Man: The oddballs of the MAGA movement have nothing on Silicon Valley transhumanists - by Émile TorresNSFWwww.truthdig.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkGo West, Weird Man: The oddballs of the MAGA movement have nothing on Silicon Valley transhumanists - by Émile TorresNSFWwww.truthdig.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareo7___o7@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoI’ve wondered if TREACLES might take hold better in the public consciousness. As a fan of Sir Pterry, it makes me think of apocalypse-fearing dwarves madly digging for sweets.
minus-squarerook@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoTESCREAL was chosen, at least in part, because it would be easier to search for. TREACLES matches all sorts of other stuff.
minus-squarefroztbyte@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agorecently reread that and: heh yeah, remarkably on the nose comparison also, GNU Terry Pratchett hey @self - can we add clacks to awful? :D
I’ve wondered if TREACLES might take hold better in the public consciousness.
As a fan of Sir Pterry, it makes me think of apocalypse-fearing dwarves madly digging for sweets.
TESCREAL was chosen, at least in part, because it would be easier to search for. TREACLES matches all sorts of other stuff.
Hey, good point!
recently reread that and: heh yeah, remarkably on the nose comparison
also, GNU Terry Pratchett
hey @self - can we add clacks to awful? :D