I always knew they had it in them, I just thought they'd ease into it a little
WTF is Gitcoin, is it some unholy combination of open sores and crapto
this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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someone said "imagine if you could fund open source development through crypto" and they thought "let's spam devs on github"
is this the same one that pockets the donation if the devs you’re trying to give to don’t sign up for it?
what does your heart tell you
It is actually exactly that
need the dead dinos to fuel the ASICs, got it
Through the magic of self-funded blockchain crowd combobulator (famously very low on greenhouse emissions) yet vitally out-funded through the commitment of big oil money (also famously very low on greenhouse emissions), any regulation or actual government action to address climate change is unneeded!
Truly a pair, paragons of ~~sustainable~~ web3/libertarian virtue!
The abstract concept of rolling coal announces partnership with Thomas Midgley Jr. to promote environmentally sustainable transportation.
to accelerate open-source innovation in the energy sector
Translation: "Please someone invent some magic gizmo to undo global warming. We might even throw many monies at you. Just come up with any solution to the climate crisis that doesn't involve burning less oil."
Also ethereum core dev subtweeting about dirty money and poor people https://nitter.net/LefterisJP/status/1691134689333989384
any chance either of you did an archive of those? ~~seems both suicided their tweets~~ disregard, my internet here tonight is awful
Damn! I remember thinking about it but went with a nitter link instead because I was out and about.
false alarm this time but probably a good idea overall - presumable felon tusk is going to start doing his best to kill nitter-type stuff some or other time
relatedly: my heart yearns for the web of the late 00s to early 10s where you could write your own automatons that just did things
2010~2014: "post this link for me and also make an archive of it and remind me to check up on it in 2 hours"? sure thing, here's a yahoo pipes workflow
2015+: you want to...use the "data"....? in...... something else? I don't understand. where do the ads go?
Looks like nitter is actually not working.
Just in case
https://web.archive.org/web/20230816200911/https://twitter.com/gitcoin/status/1691092823872073728
https://web.archive.org/web/20230816201314/https://twitter.com/lefterisjp/status/1691134689333989384
They didn’t really backpedal. They are still taking the money but:
We know that for some of you, running rounds where Shell is involved is not really the problem…but giving them a stage to amplify their voice is.
Wtf stage do they think they are giving to SHELL?
we have been listening to the community sentiment
translation: oh shit, didn't realize you lot would pay attention
@kbw released this forum post today to address some missteps, provide context and give a constructive place for our community members
translation: stfu you rabble, how dare you step on our well-made plans. get back to your side of the street!
We acknowledge that our communication missteps have ripple effects and we are working to improve how we approach better community decision-making
translation: next time we'll hide the announcement of this kind of plan way better
We’re listening and would like to invite everyone to participate in the development of a process that supports the selection and promotion of partners who feel aligned with our community’s values moving forward.
translation: okay we think we've found a way to keep you occupied... err I mean, can you check out this list? it's the people I'm thinking to put on my dancecard for the ball.. just want your opinion..
it's hard to think of a more apt pairing really
They were already greasy, now they are in with the oil.
/sorry
Fuck big oil. These collaborations make it so much easier to know who to avoid.