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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network
I'm fascinated and inspired by the free and open web and have really enjoyed my time on the Fediverse. I'm passionate about #decentralization and censorship resistance, and like to put what I learn to practice.
Over the last few years, my gears have shifted to an intense (natural) #WeightLoss mission. I'm down over 300lbs from 570. Being so large was very difficult and I've learned a lot getting to this point.
Trying to become a decent programmer.
Website: https://gabe.rocks
Joined: 2026-07-23 09:34:44
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-10-18 09:40:59)
Job market is closed
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-10-17 10:07:31)
Ignorance is bliss... in a way.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-10-17 07:04:19)
Lovely. Throwing the public into a meatgrinder to resolve domestic discontent.
Suddenly the children not being taught to read and write anymore makes a lot of sense.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-10-16 08:25:16)
@sun he's (supposed to be) "the Joe Rogan of the left" and will dismantle capitalism one electric shock at a time..
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-10-13 05:54:05)
@sun
It seems the entire idea of liking things at all is problematic to them. You're just supposed to outwardly express desired reactions without actually internally experiencing anything at all.
The whims of powermods and the visibility by consensus system on that site seems to engineer it.
"Reddit psychosis" is probably still worse than talking to AI too much.
@phnt
Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-09-23 06:46:33)
I'm assured that another round of funding fixes this. Just one more. Maybe two to be safe. Three rounds should be more than enough.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-09-21 03:33:27)
RE: https://noauthority.social/@Cosmic/117304724709443465
I wouldn't be surprised at all.
If anyone tells you that you can "help collapse the corrupt system with this one simple trick" It's a scam. You see this pattern over and over.
It's a trap designed to fool people who don't understand structural barriers to change. In the same way the lottery is a "tax on stupid" in exchange for being able to dream for a while.
Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-09-16 01:19:31)
RE: https://social.coop/@Wtebbens/117275803383235456
Everything since 2020 has been about previously 'unthinkable' problems being gradually introduced to reasonable threat models.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-09-14 07:26:30)
@hazlin my two main barriers to being enamored with AI tools are
1) I'm straight up priced out of the subscription costs
2) I think the idea of giving an LLM shell access is insane, and I'm shocked that it's caught on at all.
But specifically on the spiritual side, I'm convinced a lot of people are desperate for connection/guidance and are more than willing to settle for what is available.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-09-13 23:05:47)
The AI hoax is the new COVID hoax. The only silver lining is that you can easily distinguish who you can trust and who you can’t based on how they react to it.
Disenchantment With the Post-AI Internet
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-30 00:45:25)
Yeah. :deadwojak:
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-29 06:00:47)
@feld
Correlation isn't causation and all that.
One of the signs the data was cooked was that the data also showed that the shot reduced literally every kind of death (including accidents and murder) which basically means some "healthy user bias" is baked in at minimum.
Also, how many shots just one or the whole recommended schedule? Cause that matters too.
But all that is irrelevant because you're asserting that for every case the virus must be more lethal than the shot and that doesn't account for a great many things. At minimum I think it's basically impossible for a vast majority of people to not have caught a virus/variant by 2021 given how lockdowns were actually done even here in Ontario, which was one of the more serious jurisdictions.
Some go as far as to argue the whole virus was a charade. In hindsight it's actually pretty hard to rule that out when you consider the fact that the data is making that assertion.
@hazlin
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-29 05:33:44)
@feld
These people were likely doomed unless they could somehow completely avoid ever being exposed to the virus.
This is such a weird assertion when the vaccine was rolled out a whole year after the virus and basically all the "essential workers" still had regular contact with the public. Nobody tested for this but I would bet money many people hurt by the shots would show evidence of having at least a variant in their system.
Unless we're believing that SARS-COV-2 is somehow magic and didn't actually do anything until late 2021.
@hazlin
Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-29 04:46:34)
One of my biggest frustrations with "kids these days" sentiments is that you've had generations of kids neglected by dual working/single parents and the languishing amounts to "why didn't the kids just raise themselves?".
But they have to double down on those sentiments because the alternative is to acknowledge being part of an immense collective failure and horror.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-20 11:24:49)
@theorytoe
That wasn't enough, now there's 8
@sun
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-20 11:16:37)
@sun
IPv6 fixes this, someday
Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-20 07:30:02)
Do you agree?
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-13 05:44:56)
How many tokens will it take to make a DE everyone likes?
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-08 11:25:48)
<! doctype html5>
<div><span>Web dev is my passion</span></div>
Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-07 04:43:38)
What news sources do you actually trust in 2026?
Enough that you take reporting on face value rather than constantly extrapolating details you know are left out when inconvenient.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-06 09:37:31)
@sun @lain
This is why I want public broadcasters like the CBC to provide a (fedi like) platform for citizens.
Until such a thing happens I'm going to assume all the talk of "digital democracy" is full of it.
But they'll never do it because the whole point is to use corporations as puppets to violate civil rights.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-06 08:58:39)
@sun @lain
TYT / Occupy Democrats PeerTube & Loops instances any day now...
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-06 08:50:16)
@lain big tech is eating the lunch of every industry and they all want to cope that it's no big deal. Alex Carp crashing out about AI firms "stealing your alpha" is the tip of a very ugly iceberg.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-02 12:04:14)
@Rocket
Reminds me of all those "can't cash out" memes from 2016.
@sun
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-08-01 06:45:49)
I think it's genuinely insane that there are people who's biggest problem with needless murder and mayhem is the carbon emissions.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-07-30 08:23:02)
@sun I refuse to believe these people have tried all the sports, skills and arts and are genuinely starved for mental enrichment.
I think it goes a lot deeper. Think of how dysfunctional families often openly tolerate shocking things. The rituals and practices definitely serve a darker purpose IMO. The book Prometheus Rising touches on that dynamic a tiny bit.
Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-07-25 08:41:23)
Caring about intangibles in society makes you a commie or a fascist depending on how it impacts various rackets.
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Gabriel@gabriel@mstdn.starnix.network (2026-07-23 08:10:09)
The government of Canada wants you to #ThinkBeforeYouShare
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