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@GreatWhiteSnark · 11 months ago

Recall the Deeds as if they're all Someone Else's Atrocious Story: Prologue (Part 2)

[Continued from Part 1 ] A small drama began to unfold, as often does when deals are made between family members. The noise and the dirt of the ongoing building annoyed Sara and she started to compl...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 11 months ago

Recall the Deeds as if they're all Someone Else's Atrocious Story: Prologue (Part 1)

Authors and aspiring writers are often advised to write what they know. I know this story well, because it happens to be true (or, at least, real). These events happened, although not exactly as rel...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 11 months ago

Suggestions for How to Best Use Fiverr, Upwork and (Possibly) Other Remote Freelance Job Sites

For a while, I have not made any headway with getting freelance work on Upwork (or any of the other freelance sites, for that matter). I was given the contact details of someone who has more work than...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 11 months ago

Why do Java developers need spectacles? In order for them to C#!

This week, I started teaching myself C# 7, having found quite a number of free tutorials, including the ones I've linked below. The last time I looked at C#, I was still at varsity (about fifteen year...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 11 months ago

Kazakhstan: The Greatest Country in the World

Seeing as Juneteenth (17-19 June) will soon be upon us, I thought I'd repost this. (I can't believe that a year has flown by so quickly. They seem to get shorter as I get older.) I’ll readily admit...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

We Need Solutions to the Problem of Unreliable Electricity Supply in My Home Country

Living in the Third World country that I call home (South Africa), having consistently reliable and stable Internet connection is something of a luxury and a rarity. Consequently, I have had to think...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

The Fallout Games: An Unprompted Opinion (and a Desire to do Some Retro-Futuristic Weirdness)

A friend of mine asked me if I've ever played any of the Fallout games and what I think of them. Here's an impromptu rambling rant, by way of response. I like the original Fallout game (the one...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Does this Look Infected? (My Struggles with Failing to Replace Windows 10 with GNU/Linux)

For a while, it has been a joke in the FOSS community that Windows is not as much an operating system as it is a trojan/virus, thanks to Microsoft's anti-competitive practices and how difficult it is...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Trying to Play Two Roles and Failing at Both: Am I Friend or Employee?

Today, at work, something awkward and uncomfortable happened, thanks to my White Privilege. I work at a kennels as an animal handler/exerciser. The business is run by family friends. They're pragmati...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Hello, Darkness, My Fairly Recent Friend

The below is a letter I penned (but am unlikely to ever send, because it's probably not appropriate) to a friend of mine on whom I've got a major crush and desire like crazy. I'm sure every red-bl...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Relinquishing the Discworld Novels and Extorting My Clients Who Don't Play Fairly

At one point, I had read (and owned a copy of) almost every Discworld novel written by Terry Pratchett (except for Raising Steam). Having fallen on hard times, I sold some of them to keep myself afloa...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Stupid Search Queries Typed into Google

This morning, I was bored. Looking for a quick and easy way to amuse myself, I decided to see what I could find as far as concerns the stupid things people have typed into Google. (They should have u...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

"No Monero, no trabajo!" is the approach I've been forced to take for my business.

If clients don't pay me, I have no money with which to pay my bills or rent and buy food. If I don't pay rent, I have no place to stay. If I have no food, I have no energy and therefore can't work at...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

What the heck is cryptocurrency and why should anyone care?

Warning: Massive amounts of BS inbound. Do not believe any of this nonsense below. Instead, read the linked content. "Cryptocurrency is unregulated fake money made by sheltered and amoral techbro...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

If clients don't pay me, I have no money with which to pay my bills or rent and buy food. If I don't pay rent, I have no place to stay. If I have no food, I have no energy and therefore can't work at...

1 likes · 2 comments · Bitcoin Cash Africa (27ab)

@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

I loved you like a man loves a woman he's never met.

Maybe it's stupid to think I can love someone I've never met in the flesh, with whom I've only had online exchanges, in forums and private messages. At any rate, I'm infatuated with a gorgeous, raven-...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Apparently, "We All Hate Putin" is the Extent of the Average American's Grasp of the Ukraine Crisis

"At least we all hate Putin, right? Surely we can all agree on that?" I think "we all hate Putin" is an extreme oversimplification of approximately fifty years of historical political tension and...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

What has Happened to Our Bananas?

This piece originally appeared in the "Letters to the Editor" portion of my local newspaper. It caught my attention since I am a fan of bananas and have recently been collecting Banano (BAN) from both...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Opinion Poll: Do beards make men look evil?

"Kneel before Zod!" Recently, on one of the few antisocial media sites I still frequent despite my best efforts to avoid them, someone in my extended circle issued a fun challenge: Put a picture of...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

How do you live on $26.50 a month (>$1 a day)?

"I spent $3.30 to get here and I'll spend another $3.30 to go home." This article originally appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Sun on 2022-02-18. It caught my attention since, for a time, I was li...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Bored and Privileged White Housewife Post #3: Meet a Dunning-Kruger Dominant

Meet a Dunning-Kruger Dom. He's been practicing BDSM for fifty (50) years even though he's only thirty-one (31) years old. He writes books on kink, so he doesn't need all those stupid virtual workshop...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Money's Too Tight to Mention

I always seem to be working like a mad thing but falling significantly short. I need to catch a break, but it never seems to come. I honestly don't know what to do. It seems like the only thing I ca...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Some Random Thoughts on the Stupidity of Racism and How Crypto can Combat It

The following three points to ponder entered my head over the course of the last twenty four hours: The USA is the only country (of which I know) where addin g a modifier/qualifier for someone who...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

How to Create Your Own Cryptocurrency (Token)

For a while, I've had the idea of creating my own cryptocurrencies (specifically, tokens on existing networks, since it's easier to do this than create coins with their own blockchains). Since there...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

It's just a click or two; the number of likes, followers and tips doesn't determine my worth.

This may be very unpopular but I’m comfortable with my opinions. If you dislike it or strongly disagree, feel free to either state that without being confrontational, unfollow or block. There will be...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

It seems that, while I slept, I picked up an affiliate here (as I did yesterday on Noise, where I have the same username). Wooh; this affiliate thing is awesome! I think that I should definitely promo...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Audio Slave (To Be Yourself is All that You Can Do); Part 1

I wrote this story a long time ago (2003, when I was in high school). Since it's been sitting unread and collecting dust, the paper on which it is written fraying and fading, I thought I'd haul it out...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

I Would Like 1 BCH, Please!

Just to be clear, this is a joke post, for the LoLs. I'm not scrounging for tips (although, if you want to give them, I'll be grateful). I recently departed this website due to this site being danger...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

The Secret of Success

Why "The Secret of Success" instead of "The Secret to Success"? Well, that's simple: Despite what many people might think, success is not an end point, a destination (a six figure income, a fancy...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Here's a hypothetical situation I'd like you to consider: If I, a complete stranger on the Internet, stated that I have a small fortune in BCH and would double the tips anyone leaves on my post, would...

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