Jay

Developer, designer, writer living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Ex-@tinymixtapes

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2024-08-29 18:25:49

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@npub1juc…z3ff
Wah wee wah wee woo wahhhhh

2024-08-26 15:40:29

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@npub1a0u…h3us Which watch does this? I know the Apple Watch asks to log mood, but I didn’t think it was triggered by biometric anomalies.

2024-08-10 19:49:39

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@npub1tax…v2yk No ginger?

2024-08-10 02:58:04

Rest in peace, king
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQrpDi0kfHg

2024-08-10 00:30:01

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 “When asked to produce the flight records, Mr. Trump responded mockingly, repeating the request in a sing-song voice.”

2024-08-10 00:16:43

#USPol, Trump
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/934/846/416/215/636/original/e0c70417fb5b8f67.jpeg

2024-08-09 18:41:06

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@npub1g65…a0mm Is it possible to subscribe to physical copies?

2024-08-09 16:29:26

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“Trump can’t tell the difference between what’s true and what’s false,” he said.
“It’s not that he lies a lot because to lie, you have to do it consciously. He just can’t tell the difference. So, he makes up what he wants to say at any given time.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-cant-tell-if-what-he-says-is-true-or-false-says-john-bolton

2024-08-09 15:54:11

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@npub1su4…a0dw I haven’t burned a CD in a long time, but I still frequently use my SuperDrive to rip CDs.

2024-08-09 03:18:20

The point is not that Trump’s Jan 6 crowd *wasn’t* as big as the March on Washington.
It’s that he thought it was appropriate to compare them *at all*.
Even if he were *right*, this would be an idiotic thing to say.

2024-08-09 02:55:43

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Like you’ll find out the next day, “Ohhhh, Hannity had a whole segment Monday night about how her crowds were actually only 5,000 people, that’s where he got this number.”

2024-08-09 02:54:41

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OR, the other thing you’ll find out is that whatever inflated number he’s been citing came from the bogs of Fox News, where he and his rally-goers steep all day, where there is this separate reality that they don’t realize the rest of the world is not tuned into.
Fox hosts just repeat some lie as fact so repeatedly that Trump and others just start walking around thinking this is something everybody knows.

2024-08-09 02:40:18

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But I don’t see how his weird math can get from 15,000 to 1,500. See what I mean?
He fudges numbers by like 20-30%, because he can tell himself a story about that 20%. But he can’t tell himself a story about 90%.

2024-08-09 02:24:26

Trump saying today that Kamala had only “a thousand, twelve hundred, fifteen hundred” people at her recent rallies: Where is he getting this number?
Look, I know he lies, but this is not the kind of lie he usually tells. This is a factor of *ten* — her crowds were twelve or fifteen *thousand*. He would usually “round that down” to ten thousand, but not *one* thousand.
I think he may literally have just misread or misheard “fifteen thousand” as “fifteen hundred.”

2024-08-09 01:59:56

Sorry I was actually the first one to bang the “#weird” drum
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/929/589/851/521/703/original/a1575966a2f046e4.jpeg

2024-08-09 01:53:46

This is the only thing that has made me want a Vision Pro. I am booking a slot at the Apple Store right this minute.
https://www.threads.net/@parkerortolani/post/C-bizDdJcFL

2024-08-08 21:26:45

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@npub1lae…zjnf “Rampant rights”

2024-08-08 19:52:30

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Some of these songs were only 15 years old when this commercial aired.

2024-08-08 18:14:24

I find this Tim Walz bicycle thing to be extremely cringe

2024-08-08 15:58:22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3CnvphQs04
#FreedomRock

2024-08-08 15:50:15

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@npub1z9s…pzd6 What's happening here
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2024-08-08 15:06:24

He’s gonna be so testy, he is in such a grumpy mood these days. This is going to be sad to watch.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/politics/trump-news-conference.html

2024-08-08 04:27:07

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@npub1lar…v9hd He is but this is not remotely limited to him or people like him.

2024-08-08 04:23:49

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“If you don’t walk and talk like Clint Eastwood, there’s something wrong with you”
I fucking hate this pathological masculinity shit so deeply

2024-08-08 04:20:42

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@npub174r…cpvv FUUUUUCCKKK TTHHIIIIISSSSSS

2024-08-07 22:29:11

Walz's eyeglass frames don't really suit him

2024-08-07 20:17:19

I just really wish #AppleArcade were having the same kind of success as Apple TV+. I’m still rooting for it, but things look grim.
https://mobilegamer.biz/inside-apple-arcade-again-late-payments-stonewalled-studios-terrible-tech-support-and-vision-pro-woes/

2024-08-07 18:34:59

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Things being "only for (real) women" or "only for (real) men" is bad.
This isn't to say people shouldn't identify as one or the other (or neither, of course) -- just that you should be able to be both extremely masculine while wearing makeup, and be extremely feminine while not wearing makeup.

2024-08-07 18:27:59

People are making fun of Vance for wearing eyeliner, but I think we should normalize men, even or especially straight cis men, wearing makeup. This should be an ok thing to do.

2024-08-07 18:19:02

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@npub1hxs…j8e0 Jamie Loftus wrote a whole book about the hot dog: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177391874/comedian-jamie-loftuss-book-raw-dog-chronicles-her-hot-dog-eating-travels

2024-08-07 15:55:39

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@npub1ztj…zcpp Stereolab - Dots and Loops (1997)

2024-08-07 15:38:38

The main thing that we're seeing is that Trump is now on the defensive, and he's much worse at defense than he is at offense.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/05/republicans-cringe-trump-harris-attacks-00172724

2024-08-07 14:52:59

1. Game Genie
2. The Official Nintendo Players Guide
3. The NES Satellite
4. NES Cleaning Kit
5. Lot of 20 72-pin connectors
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2024-08-07 13:13:35

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@npub1dxk…08te https://www.threads.net/@episandrew/post/C-V4ZfKy_IJ/

2024-08-07 12:42:51

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@npub1dxk…08te Yeah, only condensed https://www.lift-type.fr/shop/typography/sans-plomb/

2024-08-07 12:39:55

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@npub1dxk…08te why are they different :’(
I bet Fearless didn’t have a non-condensed

2024-08-06 23:19:29

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@npub10cl…d0zh He said “See what I did there?” but I wish he had just let it sit

2024-08-06 23:00:41

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@npub15wr…zuqs 💚

2024-08-06 22:09:18

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@npub1dxk…08te OH, it was designed for her 2020 campaign: https://wideeye.co/case-study/kamala-harris-for-the-people/

2024-08-06 22:02:15

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@npub1dxk…08te It feels a little like Univers, but isn’t. That Fast Company article says they refer to it as “Fearless Medium/Bold.” Could it really be bespoke?

2024-08-06 21:56:02

I really like this Harris/Walz typeface
#typography
https://www.fastcompany.com/91168459/new-logo-harris-walz-campaign

2024-08-06 19:37:25

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@npub1su4…a0dw This is the state of “programming” in an AI world.
“Plz return useful information, no bad information kthxbai 🥹”

2024-08-06 15:05:30

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@npub1jl7…29zu "Boylston Street is -- or was -- a place of wide lanes and broad sidewalks..."
Note that the sidewalks were not made any narrower for these bike lanes.
#Boston

2024-08-06 14:23:01

Last time we picked a #Tim for VP, we lost

2024-08-06 14:19:20

When the og:description lags the og:title
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2024-08-06 01:57:23

Could this look any more like a beautiful summer week
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/912/592/937/251/027/original/dc0db76eda39dd38.jpeg

2024-08-06 01:26:06

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@npub1kj2…kt8a I watched a lot of SpongeBob and listened to a lot of NMH in my early 20s, how did I never think of this

2024-08-05 20:39:02

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@npub1vr9…rqw5 Hm that’s not latex though, right? When I think of a “latex glove” I think of a doctor’s office.

2024-08-05 19:36:25

The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

2024-08-05 19:01:18

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@npub1l6a…r7w6 I think I may agree that even thieves have a right to privacy.
Going through the police and legal channels is indeed a prohibitively high hurdle, but a just one.

2024-08-05 18:20:21

I've lived here the entire time he has been performing, and I only just ran into #KeytarBear for the first time this weekend.
#Boston #CambridgeMA

2024-08-05 17:07:35

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@npub1dxk…08te The only thing I can think is sometimes they have powder on the inside

2024-08-05 16:59:00

The original joke about Vance fucking a couch says he used “an inside-out latex glove.”
Why inside-out? What don’t I know about latex gloves and/or penises?

2024-08-05 13:15:58

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@npub1p5l…tqn2 lol just regexing the whole thing

2024-08-05 12:48:55

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@npub1tys…4gda How good is the browser support though

2024-08-05 03:14:52

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@npub1u5d…hs5p This fucking rules

2024-08-05 03:12:01

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Had to watch this again

2024-08-05 00:39:23

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There is free (with modest one-time purchase) entertainment flying through the air at all times! And everybody who experiences it does so exactly simultaneously!

2024-08-05 00:36:31

I really hope terrestrial broadcast doesn't end in my lifetime. I love broadcast radio and TV so much.

2024-08-04 16:14:10

Because multiple links in Wikipedia are often adjacent as part of a sentence, they really ought to be underlined so that it's clear how many links are in a given phrase.
You can add CSS to Wikipedia within its preferences at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering
This one line of CSS should do the trick:
.mw-body-content a { text-decoration: revert; }

2024-08-03 19:22:34

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@npub1dxk…08te Why not establish the detail that she can fly, and then just spend the next hour and a half with her never flying or talking about flying?

2024-08-03 19:21:22

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@npub1dxk…08te I mean why did the plot necessitate it? It never comes up again!

2024-08-03 19:08:42

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@npub1dxk…08te Why was she p______???

2024-08-03 17:41:25

Media Log: Longlegs (2024)
Watched: Jul 31, 2024
What? This was way too convoluted. Spoilers ahead.
https://www.jay.xyz/media-log/longlegs-2024/
#NowWatching #movies #MediaLog
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2024-08-03 17:28:49

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@npub1s63…6m5y The ad blocker detector. They have a zillion domain names, so you can’t effectively block them.

2024-08-03 17:23:21

FUCK ADMIRAL
Does anybody have an effective way to block these assholes?

2024-08-03 17:19:19

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@npub1z2d…7yfv They should post it on Truth Social.

2024-08-03 15:21:37

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@npub177f…fdyp 👋

2024-08-03 14:58:34

I used to regularly check out the “Today” tab on the App Store, but ever since they put an ad as the second item, I just don’t anymore.
Not out of deliberate spite or anything, just because my brain kind of processes it as the end of the worthwhile content. I’m primed to expect more ads if I scroll, so I don’t.
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/898/677/850/693/169/original/ebdb10a4f95c7252.jpeg

2024-08-02 16:16:58

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@npub1sv0…hqen Are you able to share what it was that made them block dot social? I’m always curious to know more about the failure or success of the instance’s moderation.

2024-08-02 16:02:47

Donald Trump will lose the popular vote three times, twice to two separate women.

2024-08-02 15:14:50

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Apple News link for plus subscribers: https://apple.news/AJC28k5ZjQueYuyEJXoG3ig

2024-08-02 15:02:37

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“While watchdog groups and congressional Democrats might see Trump holding shares of DJT as president as a violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, they would likely struggle to find a viable way to object, save another impeachment. Meanwhile, the arrangement would open up unprecedented channels for corruption.“
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-truth-social-djt-stock-corruption.html

2024-08-02 13:19:01

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@npub1kw7…mwjd I didn’t even think of that! 🤦‍♂️

2024-08-02 03:50:22

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@npub1hw3…apg6 This is so real that I don’t think I’ll ever hear the song the same way again

2024-08-02 02:46:49

Who remembers the clip of a kid playing the Grand Prize Game / Bozo Buckets where they just walk over to each bucket and drop the ball in?
I can’t find it anywhere.

2024-08-02 01:39:26

Tony Hawk's Probitic 2

2024-08-01 20:13:42

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@npub175x…2fat Thank you!!

2024-07-31 02:31:32

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@npub1yme…r5de Maybe put links to these images on the donate page, so people will see them when they donate?
#MastodonForHarris

2024-07-31 01:05:51

Paul McCartney & The Wings

2024-07-30 20:57:49

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Does anybody *know of* any "successful" existing allowlist-only instances?
#MastoAdmin #FediblockMeta

2024-07-30 20:49:47

#KamalaHarris #MastodonForHarris
https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg/profiles-g8i4v6ktz/-/a-uAHDmR6ASWue2pIHaHSwRg%3Aa%3A3195391-%2F0

2024-07-30 20:40:07

graphic design is my passion

2024-07-30 16:37:24

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@npub1c6k…gvsu Not A Lawyer Either, but I would be *very* surprised if "free speech" lawsuits would have any merit whatsoever. I won't let your server talk to my server? So what?

2024-07-30 16:27:40

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@npub1lr0…pa6s I think new instances actually would be more likely to use a pre-made blocklist like Oliphant than go allowlist-only.

2024-07-30 16:21:22

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@npub1lr0…pa6s
> new servers can't really show up and quickly proliferate under a whitelist system
This is by design!

2024-07-30 16:16:28

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@npub1lr0…pa6s As for harassment toward the moderators of this whitelist and the instance admins who use it -- yeah, I have no solution for that.

2024-07-30 16:13:48

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Furthermore, these "trusted" instances could all relay with each other, vastly increasing the reach of posts on those instances within that group of instances.

2024-07-30 15:49:28

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@npub1c6k…gvsu What would that legal liability be? I'm ignorant.

2024-07-30 15:41:32

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As a non-smart person, I don't have all the answers, but I am curious to know if this idea has been seriously explored before. It must have been, right?

2024-07-30 15:35:44

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@npub1ude…nc7f I think there are a lot of people who would be willing to accept that trade-off.

2024-07-30 15:23:52

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And that might have to start with mastodon dot social itself.

2024-07-30 15:17:12

I'm beginning to wonder if the only solution to hate speech and harassment on the Fediverse might be allowlist-only instances.

2024-07-30 13:04:09

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@npub1dcn…nzmt Thanks! I tried that, but it seems like my phone needs to be unlocked for this to happen. If it’s locked, the screen wakes up and tries to get my Face ID.

2024-07-30 03:13:15

I loathe Trump but I’ve also studied his speech patterns very closely for the last ten years. I’ve watched many of his rallies in full, out of morbid curiosity.
My expert opinion is that his “you won’t have to vote again” joke just means that things will be so much better that it won’t matter who wins in 2028.
He’s not saying that there will no longer be elections, or that they’ll be rigged.
I don’t even think this is the first time he’s made this joke.

2024-07-29 23:56:08

#MastodonForHarris
https://hachyderm.io/@hachyderm/112872475961678402

2024-07-29 23:54:30

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Wait and they’re doing it during another Women for Harris call, too?? #WhiteDudesForHarris

2024-07-29 22:05:33

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@npub1d0s…egda I’m being dead serious when I say I think he might mean that she isn’t wearing (enough) make-up.

2024-07-29 22:02:40

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@npub1d0s…egda This is an extremely normal-looking person. I don’t understand what upsets him about this photo.

2024-07-29 21:11:40

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Incredibly, this is exactly the correct shade of green. Blues Traveler is #brat