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[danky]

Hello!

My name is Danky and I’m from the US. Been a long time since I’ve been on a forum but I’ve been dropping out of all other social medias to try something simple again!

I work as a software engineer and have for several years now. (Someday I’ll escape Java right?)

With all that’s going on with discord I wanted to just enjoy being social elsewhere for once.

Happy to be here!

 

[Retro]

Hey danky, great to have you with us! There's nothing like escaping the manipulative grasp of the likes of Facebook is there?

You might like @Hitcore's recent article extolling the virtues of a previous, less pressured online era.

The Smartphone Age and the Death of Offline Life

It's ironic because this image is made with AI. Alright, this is going to be weird to write this on a forum called "NerdZone" that's about tech for the better part, but I don't really like tech. Modern tech, that is. Talking 2010s and onward here. Most people are quite fond of today's tech. In...

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[danky]

Hey Retro!

That's one of the first articles I saw when I found this forum! Love the post and I'm excited to see more! Posts like that have reminded me to avoid my phone as much as possible and actually read something on paper lol and lots of self hosting to reclaim my own data if I can.

 

[Retro]

Oh cool, that was indeed a great article. Personally, I love being connected to my technology as much as possible and I don't let it rule me, either, it works for me. It's easy to take for granted what we've got now compared to just 10-15 years ago. Makes me look forward to the next 20.

If you've ever thought about the true nature of the analog outputs of a digital computer, you might like this article that I wrote a few years ago. See what you think.

There's No Such Thing as an Analog Output From a Digital Computer

It might surprise you, but there's no such thing as an analog output from a digital computer. The output remains digital, no matter what. This might seem a strange thing to say when there are things like an "analog" audio port on a sound card for connecting to analog speakers, or an "analog"...

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[Hitcore]

Hello @danky , welcome to NerdZone. Glad you have enjoyed my article, and how you relate, like myself, to simpler, less algorithm driven times.

I’ve been dropping out of all other social medias

I hear you there. I used to have an X page with 500 followers on it. But I couldn't bear all the ragebait and cheap engagement farming. I have my beef with YouTube for this reason as well.

Long live forums like these! Just nice quiet places with real people, posting about real things.
Great to have you with us, danky!

 

[danky]

Hello @danky , welcome to NerdZone. Glad you have enjoyed my article, and how you relate, like myself, to simpler, less algorithm driven times.



I hear you there. I used to have an X page with 500 followers on it. But I couldn't bear all the ragebait and cheap engagement farming. I have my beef with YouTube for this reason as well.

Long live forums like these! Just nice quiet places with real people, posting about real things.
Great to have you with us, danky!

Happy to be here! Does feel like i traded in my twitter experience for youtube but I have a feeling that'll fall off soon for me too.

 

[Tiffany]

Welcome @danky! I totally understand your aversion to social media. You will enjoy Nerdzone.