I got big time Ferengi vibes from that comment.

The budget for Mastodon gGmbH is measured in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and Bluesky's is much more than that.

That's crazy.

Yes.

Thanks for that link. I've never heard of that site and it's really informative.

Interesting. In the US it's meant to be a humiliating and kafkaesque process designed to dissuade people from applying.

The Phantom Tollbooth

It would mean that the scientific method is no longer a viable way to make discoveries.

It's mostly because we look a bit alike but I still agree with the sentiment.

That's fair. I often forget there are ads on the internet. I look at these through an RSS reader and Firefox Enhanced Tracking Protection set to Strict is enough that I hardly ever see an ad.

I was told that you're supposed to use the left shift key for typing caps for letters with the right hand and use the right shift key to type caps for letters with the left hand. I don't know anyone who does that.

It's called equipment now?! Back in my day they were battery operated "personal massagers."