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2024-08-03 20:25:16

#caturday #CatsOfMastodon
You can only aspire to being this relaxed 😎
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/899/944/371/348/494/original/dae41b7ba51fc5b9.jpg

2024-08-01 00:07:45

The shop that sold coal-rolling packages to diesel truck owners got spanked by the EPA. Haha.
The owner had to spend 4 months in jail! Hahahaha get rekt.
https://regtechtimes.com/barry-pierces-sentencing-with-fines-for-emissions/

2024-07-29 03:23:55

The big problem with Project 2025 is how so much of it has already been implemented in 2024.

2024-07-27 06:49:35

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@npub1qw5…037m whereas in the fediverse your posts are in a public timeline available to any AI that wants to subscribe...

2024-07-26 23:50:50

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@npub1mmf…eknq if he did it would be a huge unforced error. But you know that T-bone is thinking about it.

2024-07-26 23:48:43

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@npub1mmf…eknq if all the bullying means Trump dumps him for Nikki Haley I'll be laughing so hard it should cure me of both of my chronic conditions as well as the current nasty.

2024-07-26 23:44:08

I know it's juvenile; but making fun of JD Vance is helping keep me entertained while my immune system is coping with the virus.
And if they win; well mocking the Junior Obergruppenfuhrer is as good a reason as any to be stripped of my citizenship and exiled to the moon.

2024-07-25 22:48:32

They're really going to make JD Vance do a press conference to deny that he boned a loveseat.
"I did not have sexual relations with that couch."

2024-07-12 05:33:50

Still kind of cheesed that we didn't get a sentencing hearing today.

2024-07-06 06:02:35

We could live in a multicultural, non-hierarchical (amongst humans) cooperative infrastructure; with a clear path toward a sustainable, survivable, welcoming future,
But the path from where we are now to that place is long and fraught.
But it is achievable and we can crowdsource a nowcast of what needs to be done to get there form here.
#solarpunk

2024-07-01 04:12:49

How many divisions does the SCOTUS have?

2024-06-30 06:44:31

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@npub1v5a…5yax is there a biosciences blogger on the ground? I am here for successful Puffin adventures.

2024-06-28 14:46:30

9 out of 10 Americans admit to feeling embarrassed by their association with the 2024 Presidential debates.

2024-06-10 19:15:14

So you're telling me that this whole Microsoft Recall episode was just a marketing stunt on behalf of Apple?

2024-05-30 22:30:31

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@npub1j66…krh0 funny enough the DOCC probably does reciprocity in extradition. So he might have an on-site parole officer from NY while on trial in Atlanta.
I hope that repels most voters.

2024-05-30 22:18:04

Correct me if I am wrong but he's not able to leave NY state without permission at this time.
Even his campaign does require regular visits to the voters to succeed.
Get REKT loser.

2024-05-24 20:40:32

The "too much solar" talking point is so stupid.
Extra solar capacity is resilience.
Maybe you can't think of useful ways to use surplus electricity; but painting that as a problem is just announcing that you hate the decontrol that solar brings with it.
#solarpunk

2024-05-24 06:17:14

My current day job involves a closer association with Microsoft office environments than I prefer.
I am glad I did not get a job at Microsoft when I was 19.
I don't think I would feel good about what I had built.

2024-05-02 18:54:26

Musk blowing up one of the most successful business units of his struggling flagship company because he got pushback from a female executive is just hilarious.

2024-04-27 17:15:28

Republicans and dogs.
Mitt Romney putting his dog in a crate on top of a vehicle for a road trip.
Ted Cruz; leaving his dog in an unheated house while he waited out the Texas freeze in Cancun.
Trump's absolute fear of being treated "like a dog".
And now Kristi Noem is boasting of her willingness to kill a dog she lacked the patience to train.
They are getting worse.

2024-04-05 22:12:32

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@npub1p45…89jz a useful memnonic for both 'ln' and 'cp' is
"What you want, where you want it."

2024-03-02 18:34:58

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@npub1wcu…9j6s the IDF is gleefully publishing evidence including bodycam footage and selfies with with the rubble and corpses. If you are not seeing; that's a choice you make.

2024-03-02 02:53:15

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@npub1wcu…9j6s
Bro. Intentionally killing civilians is not retaliation for anything.
There is a concept of proportionality; and the government of Israel has gone well beyond a proportional response.
I would ask you to read the full text of article II of the following document and to pressure both the US and Israel to live up to their treaty obligations in holding officials and citizens who are particpating in the crime of genocide to account.
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.1_Convention%20on%20the%20Prevention%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Genocide.pdf

2024-02-29 01:27:45

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@npub18c7…er9d Whyyyy?
Aren't they doing the thing where they keep the seeds on their network and you can access the same TOTP generator on multiple devices?

2024-02-27 19:46:02

You know all that data you typed into our website?
Well, we just got an offer to aggregate it and sell it to an AI for training purposes.
And we love money and our investors are hungry, so we're going to do that.
Here's an updated TOS saying we can do that.
We love our users and want to keep you happy so we can continue farming you to feed the AI.
#techbros #startups

2024-02-12 14:51:56

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@npub132h…f594 Another good argument for keeping your cats indoors.

2024-02-12 06:29:09

It's very strange how Americans can turn the corniest of celebrity gossip into a bizarre culture war narrative.
Almost as though we can't directly address the issues involved so we have to use proxies.

2024-01-13 10:34:06

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@npub1xr8…3q0g I believe the lesson learned was that it will give any politician who does it a short term boost in the polls, the allegiance of the military industrial complex and the grudging respect of old men who vote.
Cleaning up the mess is someone else's problem.

2024-01-12 21:46:56

Iran seized an oil tanker in tit for tat over US seizure of oil.
The problem is that neither party to the dispute seems to be particularly rational about anything.
https://apnews.com/article/persian-gulf-oman-strait-hormuz-3a906e909be2ce63c87c1b208ed05baa

2024-01-03 01:45:43

My local subreddit has decided to bring out the pitchforks for and torches for "Ian on Olive".
So if you're in Eugene and you start hearing derogatory things about Ian.
It's because of this incident
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eugene/comments/18vj1se/to_ian_who_ordered_safeway_through_doordash/

2023-12-29 03:52:55

So THAT's WHY they always tell you to "do your research".
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06883-y

2023-12-26 10:46:19

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@npub1hyl…gpu3 similar to the Boeing Pelican concept that was never built.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Pelican

2023-12-16 02:29:23

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@npub1grx…uxfe @npub1d0s…egda using Privacy Badger, all X/Twitter embeds are blocked because of tracking the embed does. It's a distinct improvement, and really shows up lazy journalism.

2023-11-25 15:33:52

I love Mastodon but it can feel a bit like hanging out at the coffee shop next to the health food store.
As a group; insular and prone to weird fads that start with good intentions but wind up alienating newcomers.
And while the average fedizen has more political consciousness than the average voter; it's worth remembering that this does not translate into greater political acumen or political influence.

2023-11-15 01:45:20

I'm sitting around an Emergency room (not the patient) and kind of flummoxed by the fact that none of the nurses are wearing masks.
The doctor was.
I and the patient are.
#CovidIsNotOver

2023-11-14 04:32:13

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@npub1vqm…ccpx the dynamic reminds me of that around an addicted family member.
Ignoring all of the signs until something so egregious happens that it can't be papered over.
Followed by not changing anything because change is hard.

2023-10-14 17:27:37

This is the major piece of non-political news for this month; September was warmer and #warmer in a weirder way than ever before.
Reduced aerosols, with continued GHG emissions is only one factor. The acceleration of #methane presence in the atmosphere is another.
#climatechange #giftarticle
https://wapo.st/3RRFS4O

2023-10-10 22:44:58

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@npub1zd7…yta7 @npub18c7…er9d if you have a database full of genome data and no constraints on it's use you can do things like jack up peoples insurance rates based on dodgy eugenics theories.

2023-09-20 01:06:23

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@npub1c5c…644a supply chain favoritism if you ask me.

2023-09-20 00:40:34

So this is just anecdotal but neither LCPH nor Rite-Aid have the current COVID vaccine in #eugene #oregon

2023-08-30 16:43:42

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@npub1200…aqy2 it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it's deliberate sabotage.
Who would suffer if more people got their shit together?

2023-08-18 19:48:54

This wonderfully sharp profile of Linda Yaccarino from @npub10jk…dpae will give you your dose of schadenfreude for the day.
tl;dr: she's ideologically aligned with Musk, and thought he'd let her run the business.
And now she's captain of a sinking yacht whose owner has locked her out of the bridge while he steers the ship into the whirlpool.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/why-did-linda-yaccarino-join-twitter

2023-08-12 16:12:45

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@npub1yk6…4zz4 the pros outweigh the cons.
Pet the large orange cat.

2023-08-11 04:23:09

If you are in Vegas for #defcon be aware that there is an ongoing LARP in progress called Showgirls&Shoggoths stay out of the tunnels.

2023-07-01 12:49:13

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@npub1k08…6xvn network analysis. Who follows who, who boosts, and faves. It would be hard to scrape all of that without being noticed.
And if anyone was using dms to organize, those are not private to the database.
It doesn't sound like this was a target of the raid. But it will give them a clearer view of the movement than the movement has of itself.
It's great intelligence for finding emergent leadership and good targets for turning into informants.

2023-06-30 11:37:29

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@npub1efv…4jx2 I like that formulation; if Twitter and Facebook are huge fast food chains. Mastodon and the fediverse are a loose confederation of locavores, bbq enthusiasts and molecular gastronomy hobbyists and gelato crafters.

2023-06-07 21:37:49

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 in context that reads as "we tried to be nice", this is a dispute where it's possible to hope they both lose.

2023-06-07 21:24:16

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 🍿let them fight.

2023-06-06 23:10:32

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@npub1c5c…644a not offhand, there are some neat campsites on the road between Scottsburg and the BLM campground in the Smith River.

2023-06-06 22:55:16

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@npub1c5c…644a Devil's staircase wilderness.

2023-06-06 13:44:32

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@npub1v2s…mqq5 The amount of press that schtick gets is impressive. Especially in the face of the fact that it's not likely to happen since it would require both state legislatures and an act of congress to make it happen.
I guess brexit for rednecks makes for good copy and pleases the corporate overlords.

2023-06-01 01:19:14

Maybe it's just birdsite brain poisoning; but I am extremely suspicious of avatars that are marble busts who only post pretentious quotes.

2023-05-21 01:56:06

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@npub1d0s…egda the moral rot that is deference to aristocracy.

2023-05-11 04:10:03

Reading about the California coastal commission and the problem of wealthy entitled coastal landowners who think that if they can't beat back the rising seas; they can definitely sue to make it a problem for the public purse.
Makes me glad #Oregon does not have nearly as much development directly on the oceanfront.
h/t @npub1ev6…nh08 for the link
https://grist.org/housing/california-managed-retreat-half-moon-bay-coastal-commission/

2023-04-27 21:53:37

Mischieviously making a public records request intended to make the city take action about something that's been bugging me.

2023-04-27 21:07:14

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#[0] what was the cause of ignition ?

2023-04-13 23:05:23

A bunch of tech executives using the murder of a tech executive as an excuse to defame the poor and unhoused only to discover that the murderer is a tech executive feels like a metaphor for modern politics.

2023-03-22 14:36:24

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#[0] It seems to mostly be used by people who want to enforce boundaries as to what is good programming by preventing the use of easily acquired memnonic forms.
Most modern languages don't let you use ambiguous constructs without explicitly allowing it though.
As a debate it seems like something that came out of C/C++ and belonged to the '90s.

2023-03-22 14:23:23

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#[0] Is it the accessibility shaming or the gatekeeping?