Igor Makarov
@igormaka.bsky.social
iOS developer. Sci-fi writer.
Tax the rat farms.
He/him ꙮ
Tax the rat farms.
He/him ꙮ
Wait, the train kind or the network kind?
May 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Wait, the train kind or the network kind?
Because it is one of the purposes of money
August 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Because it is one of the purposes of money
Ah yes, the "trust me bro" doctrine of health and safety regulations that recently got passed here as well
July 22, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Ah yes, the "trust me bro" doctrine of health and safety regulations that recently got passed here as well
Headline: producing fuels from heat
Buried in the article: CO2, water and **methane** 😭
Buried in the article: CO2, water and **methane** 😭
June 30, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Headline: producing fuels from heat
Buried in the article: CO2, water and **methane** 😭
Buried in the article: CO2, water and **methane** 😭
The top story on Post the other day was "Who are the Houthis?" so I'm keeping my expectations for the "common man" geopolitical knowledge very low
January 15, 2024 at 9:17 AM
The top story on Post the other day was "Who are the Houthis?" so I'm keeping my expectations for the "common man" geopolitical knowledge very low
What I really don't understand though, is, which part of the grimdark is actually fun? Why do people like it?
January 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM
What I really don't understand though, is, which part of the grimdark is actually fun? Why do people like it?
I had 6 hours once. North American compensation rules are wild.
November 14, 2023 at 7:58 AM
I had 6 hours once. North American compensation rules are wild.
The paradox of goose nonviolence
November 14, 2023 at 7:33 AM
The paradox of goose nonviolence
Plus (at least here) we already have one and it gets leaked every couple of years because too many people have access to it during elections
November 12, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Plus (at least here) we already have one and it gets leaked every couple of years because too many people have access to it during elections
Skip Intro on YouTube did an amazing special about fentanyl copaganda on TV shows
October 31, 2023 at 10:35 AM
Skip Intro on YouTube did an amazing special about fentanyl copaganda on TV shows
Unfortunately, we never left the last age of atrocities. There is a direct ideological lineage between the annihilation of the Circassians 200 years ago and the current conflicts. Nationalism is a deadly mind virus.
October 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Unfortunately, we never left the last age of atrocities. There is a direct ideological lineage between the annihilation of the Circassians 200 years ago and the current conflicts. Nationalism is a deadly mind virus.
Second note, Ford was bad, in case I must state the obvious.
September 19, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Second note, Ford was bad, in case I must state the obvious.
Me in 2005 realizing there's a glitch in the military leave counter: great, I'll take 10 days leave
Me in 2006: well if it isn't the consequences of my actions
Me in 2006: well if it isn't the consequences of my actions
September 15, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Me in 2005 realizing there's a glitch in the military leave counter: great, I'll take 10 days leave
Me in 2006: well if it isn't the consequences of my actions
Me in 2006: well if it isn't the consequences of my actions
I agree. What we need is to somehow disallow corporate ownership.
September 6, 2023 at 2:45 PM
I agree. What we need is to somehow disallow corporate ownership.
Tom Nicholas did a great video about it, too, in case anyone is wondering what I'm talking about:
youtube.com/watch?v=HsNV...
youtube.com/watch?v=HsNV...
Should We Abolish Copyright? | Tom Nicholas
Copyright and Intellectual Property are issues that have prompted a number of controversies recently. The Dark Horse vs Joyful Noise court case in which Katy...
youtube.com
September 5, 2023 at 5:30 AM
Tom Nicholas did a great video about it, too, in case anyone is wondering what I'm talking about:
youtube.com/watch?v=HsNV...
youtube.com/watch?v=HsNV...
Disney is the idea landlord. Interesting how no one asks why it's called Creative Commons. The enclosure of IP by corporations is eerily similar to the enclosure of land by land (literal) lords in the middle ages.
September 5, 2023 at 5:29 AM
Disney is the idea landlord. Interesting how no one asks why it's called Creative Commons. The enclosure of IP by corporations is eerily similar to the enclosure of land by land (literal) lords in the middle ages.
I'm curious, do you perceive yourself as working class, capital, or something else? None of the above?
September 4, 2023 at 5:04 PM
I'm curious, do you perceive yourself as working class, capital, or something else? None of the above?
Important note, only a small portion of people were actually enjoying a Fordist economy, mostly white men. The rest were exploited.
August 31, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Important note, only a small portion of people were actually enjoying a Fordist economy, mostly white men. The rest were exploited.