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Simon Volpert | @simon@zombienet.org

Philosophy dropout and self-proclaimed synthesist. Handle with care.

"Do you think I'm rich? Hmph! I barely have enough to clear the month! Also, look at those cute little designer towels I bought in preparation for my two-week trip to Paris!"

"Taking over the world" is not a mission. Suppose, you did. Now what?

Challenges faced during the creation of this server, No. 7: Keeping my hands from shaking after having repaired the system after an emergency distribution upgrade in response to a discovery of yet another arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

There's a crowding at the corner; Everybody wants to see what is it that everybody so wants to see.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it piss off any "liberals" by trying to make a sound?

"Waiter! Serve my guests the most expensive thing you have. And the other most expensive thing too. No excess is excessive!"

The depth of the saying is in the mind of the listener.

Every time i get a "new message in inbox" notification, my heart skips a beat. With this kind of social anxiety, i probably shouldn't be engaging in anything community-related.

There is an uncanny resemblance between insurance and backups. Both seem like an irksome waste of resources — until, suddenly, THEY DON'T.

"Why do people keep whining about houses and cars being expensive? I'm a billionaire, and I never experienced any such problems!"

There is no such problem that cannot be solved through the timely application of a sufficient amount of brute force.

"I'm not sure i need to be taking part in this argument. There is no need for me to prove anything; If i'm right, then eventually it will become apparent. If i'm wrong, then eventually it will become apparent as well."

"I tell you, it will be a miracle if we find a free parking place here at this hour- oh, hey, here's one. Are you a witch, woman?" — "Fairy. For the last time, I'm a FAIRY!"

"Hey, sweety, can i have your kick scooter for a second? Mommy wants to see me go down the hill and fall on my face. Thanks!" (rolls down and falls) "Not a very satisfying fall... I'll try again tomorrow."

"This site contains absolutely no ads. If you see any, someone is scamming you."

"What time is it, why am i sleepy like it's late night, when it's only... Oh. Right."

There aren't many people in the world, who i'd be happy to see disappear without a trace... But there are. And, therein lies the tragedy.

The capacity for criminal thinking is only useful when absolutely no one has any clue you have got any.

My day job: a daily nine-hour strength and endurance workout, for which i also get paid. Admittedly, i could do without. Well, maybe not.

"To be, or not to be? Hmm." (tries tiramisù cake) "...To be."

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