Gary Morris

Living in the base(d)ment.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

I'll admit i only became familiar with you this week from you cropping up on my feed, but you come across quite clearly as a guy with a good spirit, which helps a lot in these kinds of struggles.

I lost a good buddy (aged 44) who was fighting similar battles, which caught me off-guard. And i have other friends i worry about for the same reasons. It can catch up with you fast.

But the fact you've been trying is already half the battle won, as starting is the hardest part. Just focus on the goal, celebrate small steps, and think about the things that are important to you, and why you want to be around for them. Everyone has a reason or few, at least the ones who are already "trying", like you are. Good luck!

[Gary Morris @fattox]

Like many have said, AC isn't generally necessary and open air racks are an additional challenge. Back in 2013 i ran my GPU miners just from outside air (filters for dust etc). You can choose your housing, whether inside, outside, rack enclosure, chassis, etc. I used a canvas greenhouse on my 6th floor balcony and in/out duct fans for high CFM. Worked better than my current acoustic rack + AC setup, tbqh.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@JohnLeFevre Taxes?

[Gary Morris @fattox]

If you call any politician in Germany names like "fat" or "stupid", the police will turn up at your door. The "were imprisoned" in your post is somewhat redundant.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@JoshBostock15 @kineyDE @Cernovich Bollocks mate, if you're driving to/from work during rush hour, but pretty much any other time...

[Gary Morris @fattox]

We are governed by children.

[eugyppius @eugyppius1]

Today the AfD in the Saxony state parliament caused massive consternation by unexpectedly voting with the minuscule Green faction to pass some legislation about slaughterhouses. The Greens are all freaked out for this unintentional firewall violation. Lmao. Brandmauer psychosis.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@nonregemesse @stp_301 Ah, a fellow former-child of culture.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

I was "Fifth Wave" pilled by my friend @jimwavefive many years ago, but didn't think much of it. He was not the type to preach his ideas, but over time i've started to think of Jim as somewhat of a personal messiah. I'm feeling quite @mgurri -pilled. Elite/Nepos should be afraid.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@eurofounder I'm sorry Matthias, but does she not own a bicycle? We don't build all the Radwege just for decoration...

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@cameronspirals @signulll My teachers all called me "nitwit", i feel recognised at last.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@TateTheTalisman @de3dsoul Based.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@uncledoomer People posting the observer effect but maybe the monitoooorers are the problem

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@eugyppius1 Their fallback excuse is already Lärmschutz. The plan seems to be to make everyone so fucking slow and frustrated that we either cycle to work or WFP - work from (ze) pod.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

The same thing happened a couple of months ago to my missus here in Munich. Germany also has the same issue as everywhere, of branding these people "vulnerable" while they're let out to harm others again and again.

They released him and she asked the police, "how can i know I'm safe?", and they said, well we don't know, he's homeless, he could be anywhere. Nice, very cool. I hope I'm there the next time then.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

Sadly true, and impossible to reverse with Germany's green agenda and yap-aholic, red-tape culture. The people at the top of Germany (and the EU at large) are the very archetype and creators of that which they hold in contempt.

[Mehdi (e/λ) @BetterCallMedhi]

Europe’s answer to China is always a committee, a regulation, a 5 year strategic plan and a press conference

China’s answer to anything is ship it tomorrow and figure out the rest next week

one side is trying to predict the future the other side is building it live and adjusting in real time, that asymmetry alone tells you everything about who wins this century

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@AutismCapital It goes deeper than you think.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

Yes, for years. It's a people thing, at least here. On the upside, i stopped getting takeaway, ever. Because 80%+ of the time your order is messed up. And somehow that's still more competent than our civil services and authorities are. We need total bot takeover, throw me in the pod already.

[Oliver Zerhusen @OliverZerhusen]

My heart broke yesterday with news that my closest friend Jim unexpectedly passed away. He introduced me to web3, mentored me through it and kept me in this space with his inspiration.

Jim was dedicated to making this world better through the mission of web3. He worked tirelessly at @jimwavefive, but he understood something most people miss: technology means nothing without people. In a space where connections often feel transactional, Jim made himself available to anyone who needed him. He had a rare gift—he could see the best in someone and make them feel like that quality mattered. He made everyone in the room feel important.

Jim never gave up on you. When you hit the roughest patch where most others walk away, Jim did the opposite. He showed up. He always saw your human side and would never judge someone by the worst moment of their life. I will always remember you, brother.

My thoughts are with Jim's family and my heart goes out to them. RIP. You deserved so much more time and you will be missed greatly 💜

[Gary Morris @fattox]

Friends, i have some terrible news.

Jim Cousins (@jimwavefive) passed away earlier this week.

A small number of his close friends, myself included, found out this evening. As did his family.

I personally chatted with Jim more or less daily. He missed our usual biweekly call some days ago, and then didn't return my messages all week. He was always a focused, disciplined and super busy guy. But this silence was very out of character for him.

As the days passed, I became increasingly worried for him. Today I reached out to others who had been feeling the same, and we arranged for someone to check on him.

Jim was well-loved, widely respected, and deeply connected. I can only imagine there are others out there right now who are worried by his absence. While I know that some people may have preferred to give this some time, I believe Jim would have wanted to spare his friends the uncertainty.

I’m not especially active here and I’m not part of every circle Jim built over the years. Please share this message in the hope that it reaches someone who has been left wondering, as i was.

The truth hurts, a lot. But being left in the dark can hurt just as much.

[Gary Morris @fattox]

@AsperBerger1776 @AutismCapital Aware