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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:
21 years ago today at DNA Lounge: GWAR
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2004/11-29.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:
"The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as “Your Plastic Pal Who’s Fun to Be With. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing devision of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation as “a bunch of mindless jerks who’ll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes"
What a fantastic book.
Mastodon FeedThere seem to be a lot of people here on Ye Olde Mastodonne who think that "The Hague" is "S.H.I.E.L.D." and boy do I have some bad news.
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Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
neurobashing ("Vyvyan Basterd") wrote:
@davidgerard ok rockstars let me, right out of the box, right, go ahead and level-set here, right, we're gonna end the desecration of the human mind, right
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:
our vision, right, is a Butlerian Jihad, right, as a service, right, with a bit of AI assistance, right,
Mastodon FeedBoosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
david_chisnall@infosec.exchange ("David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)") wrote:
RE: https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/115630556942027240
I boosted this because, a few years ago, I was at MS when our lab decided to organise a collection for the Salvation Army in the lobby of the building. Every gay or trans employee had to walk into the building past an advert, endorsed by the organisation’s senior leadership team, for an organisation that had a documented (recent) history of leaving people like them to starve on the street.
At the time, I was chair of the Diversity and Inclusion committee. I flagged this with the leadership team and not one of them was aware of this reputation. I was, because I am not completely oblivious to the world around me (no more than 80%).
I tried (and failed) to get them to institute a policy that the organisation should do some basic due diligence before endorsing a charity. The bar I recommended was to open the charity’s page on Wikipedia and read the ‘controversies’ section. I was deeply disappointed that a leadership team that talked a lot about diversity and inclusion decided to keep endorsing the Salvation Army and refused to institute such a policy to avoid this kind of thing in the future.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
alice@lgbtqia.space ("🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)") wrote:
#PSA: remember this holiday season that you don't have to buy *new* shit for folx. Hell, you don't *have* to buy anything.
- hit up a thrift store
- make something for someone
- upcycle
- trade with someone
- skill swap
- join a local buy nothing group
- give something away
- just spend time with someone
- pirate something
- do that one thing your partner really likes
- message someone on Signal to tell them how much you appreciate them
- just be you—that's enough 💝—Love, Alice 💕
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD") wrote:
The attack on vaccines by the bad actors who are running amok in the U.S. government will result in the following: 1. Substantial reduction in vaccine access 2. Significantly increased vaccine-preventable disease 3. Significantly increased pediatric deaths 4. A witch hunt for a “cover up”.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
he went golfing instead https://federate.social/@mattblaze/115631177638567650
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
A more minor thing, but one that still bugs me: Trump, for all his bluster about the shootings of the guard troops he sent to DC, has remained at Mar-a-Lago this whole time. He won't return to Washington until Sunday.
He never returned to visit the bedside of Specialist Beckstrom before she died. He hasn't visited Sergeant Wolfe. He hasn't personally offered comfort or gratitude to their families or performed any of the usual post-tragedy gestures of leadership.
Instead, today he went golfing.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
carrideen@c18.masto.host ("Carrie Shanafelt") wrote:
I realize not everyone has access to a perfect black cat at all times, so here is Camilla to brighten your #Caturday
#CatsOfMastodon
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org ("Brewster Kahle") wrote:
Please Donate to the Internet Archive. $25 helps.... a lot.
Useful to Journalists,
Useful to Students,
Useful to more than 2 million people a day.Collections growing at 150TBytes/day
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/business/video/internet-archive-wayback-machine-church-digvid
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Scary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:
@Lazarou @blogdiva
BWAHAHAHA, that'll be justice. 😂 All the men who yell that women just want money (because these are the men who are dog shit at relationships) will wind up with AI girlfriends who actually do just want them for money.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
jeffowski@mastodon.world ("Church of Jeff") wrote:
#lgbtq #lgbtqia #salvationarmy #redbuckets #bigotry #addiction #recovery
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social wrote:
No, the D.C. shooter was NOT an Afghani terrorist brought to the U.S. by Biden.
He was a CIA operative. This was blow back.
And increasing National Guards in our cities will not make us safer. It'll just put all of us at greater risk of violence.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5623041/national-guard-shooting-suspect-cia-unit-afghanistan
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
andyjennings@aus.social ("Andrew Jennings") wrote:
Often while watching Mick Herron inspired material I have the conversation “Surely management could not possibly be that stupid and incompetent?” to which I reply “this is understated” #SlowHorses #mickherron
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CStamp ("Carolyn") wrote:
When you name files and folders, do you include spaces?
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KrissyKat@hoosier.social wrote:
Someone donated $126K to our local public broadcast station in Merrillville, Indiana, anonymously. The donation is to support local news coverage.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jens@social.finkhaeuser.de ("Jens Finkhäuser") wrote:
A lot of Germans are posting in German about #Giessen today, and since many of our friends overseas may be confused, here's a summary:
The current iteration of the Nazi-Party, the AfD, is holding a summit in the town of Giessen today. They announced the formation of a youth org (Hitler-Jugend?). A ton of people came to protest. The police are busy protecting the Nazis, and politicians in the current government see fit to attack the protesters.
This needs international attention.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:
"Trump claims these murderboat operations combat drug trafficking. That was always suspect. Not only are many of the people killed at most low-level shippers, but killing traffickers was less useful than capturing them.
And Trump’s promise to pardon former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was a major drug trafficker, suggests Trump is not so much opposed to drug trafficking, he just wants a cut."
~ Marcy Wheeler
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
oli@olifant.social ("D. Olifant") wrote:
On Minnesota:
“Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for ‘prey’ as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone,” Trump claimed.Dude, I live next door to Somalians. My whole neighborhood is Somalians. I walk my dog late at night, and wave to their kids and have never once felt even remotely unsafe.
If anything, I'm now terrified of what is going to happen to them, not to me.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
petergleick@fediscience.org ("Peter Gleick") wrote:
It seems we're about to find out which US senior military officers are willing to sacrifice their commands to uphold their oaths to refuse illegal orders.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
slowmart@mastodon.org.uk ("Martin") wrote:
Hey peeps, can anyone recommend a #wattmeter that will also register usage during #standby? (so below .5 watts) would ideally be 3 pin UK plug and fairly low cost.
I had occasion to be away from home for a few days and checked my usage and was a bit surprised, I have some older devices I could possibly replace or just bin as well as switch off TVs etc.
I'm considering making an extension lead and separating the live wire to measure the current with a multimeter.
Boosts appreciated
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
https://mstdn.party/@copter%5Fchief/115633877145624764
I would suggest tht Secretary Whisky Pete needs to read this short piece:
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1966/july/lawful-orderand I would also suggest those service members executing orders to kill civilians read it too, and think about their own responsibilities.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:
MAGA is freaking out over the video that tells service members not to obey unlawful orders.
MAGA calls them the seditious 6.
Really?
They reminded service members that they must refuse to carry out unlawful orders.
Not a big deal. I had Law Of Armed Conflict training every year.
Why’s MAGA so upset?
If the orders Trump issues are lawful, there’s no reason for MAGA to be upset.
That’s the problem.
Blowing up boats in international waters, then executing the survivors is a war crime.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kim_harding@mastodon.scot ("kim_harding ✅") wrote:
Mass protests in the central German town of Giessen against new AfD youth group
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/29/mass-protests-in-the-central-german-town-of-giessen-against-new-afd-youth-group
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
racheled ("Rachele DiTullio") wrote:
Meet Chacha! He’s one of the community cats in my neighborhood and he’s been hanging out in my front yard.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alavi@techhub.social ("Alavi | علوی") wrote:
#nu-pivottables feature just dropped!
you can now export XLSX (excel) pivottables.l, thanks to the very timely feature release of Excel.js
#pivottable #excel #exceljs #webdev #js #javascript
github.com/alirezaalavi87/nu-pivottables/commit/d7a53a25f95e154657c5636ee1e1276165f63e27
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gutenberg_org ("Project Gutenberg") wrote:
Great Women of Science: Dr. Esther Lederberg –The Forgotten Heroine of Genetic Discovery
Joshua Lederberg is well known in biology circles. Not so his wife, Dr. Esther Lederberg – whose name was drowned in the annals of the history of biology. And yet her work is critical to the practice of cutting-edge medicine and serves as a scaffold for modern genetic discoveries.
By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer