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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Anybody else enjoy context free quotes from movies or TV shows placed into music? I mean, I enjoy them even if I recognize the quote, but I think I enjoy it more when I don't. Just something to roll around in the mind not attached to anything else.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Somebody at work made a "Twin Peaks" reference on Teams, which I don't get because I never watched the show. But then somebody else followed up with this, which was enjoyable despite lacking full context:

https://mtbrd.bandcamp.com/track/damn-fine-coffee

Also, I now want more coffee. *sigh*

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yearof@fedi.astrid.tech ("Technology Predictions") wrote:

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AnnaLandin@mastodon.art ("Anna Landin") wrote:

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• A small, blue-green goblin with long pointed ears. It is wearing a red face-mask to cover its pig-like snout. It is also wearing an apron, and is using a hammer and chisel to chip away at a big block of marble. The marble is being turned into an abstract sculpture. (remote)

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Cartoon villain attacks woman scholar, gets dramatic comeuppance almost immediately. I chewed through a big bag of popcorn with this one.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/25/a-complete-story-with-a-satisfying-conclusion/

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• David Falk fired by the Vancouver School of Theology (remote)

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trevorflowers@machines.social ("Trevor Flowers ⚙️⚙️") wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

when you have to depend upon a mercenary group in order to achieve national policy goals then you ride the back of a tiger, Mr. Putin.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/world/europe/wagner-group-cemetery-russia-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqIhkSVUZBybKWsIjolqLmOLI2LF7mXbxKiWPDDlYyPkNRoON_krRaLByIsEuxC-aTZpcM6UmRfp_iO9DOkgnAy-Znqy5orVXaSMktdD0GWosw5PGWb1_qG-2MGW1duk6yLbis1fbaGbsRK2I2HI-JwthpsNiIV-tjiMD1b6FRrAuoqR22PgqAZF9VG1AMHHM56-0fk04bNaWbRjc6B00W_VZXVzQm92c7rECdWZCGA6MDSM_sStntoQqaJ5AN73_LhUhZMP-nbwbb2RtJ4yvDJQ3LJPG-CQyeXLI2HVx4M6jm9z5Jw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz ("Dave Lane 🇳🇿") wrote:

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

@ivory is there a way in the app to read alt text of an image that has it?

blithe ("Blithe") wrote:

News that is relevant to my interests https://apple.news/APAGoRTumSoGMdbvKFFszTw

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ErikJonker ("Erik Jonker") wrote:

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selfcare@botsin.space ("selfcare.tech") wrote:

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tess ("Dana Fried") wrote:

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sc00bz@infosec.exchange ("Sc00bz") wrote:

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Counterpoint: Constipated authoritarians deny the divinity of phallic vegetables.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/25/saying-dumb-stuff-for-fun-profit/

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• Atheistic hedonists unconsciously worship Pan. (remote)

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margusholland@est.social ("Margus Holland") wrote:

nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Latest episode of Cryptography FM is out! https://www.cryptography.fm/23

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

The system is poorly maintained, but that doesn't excuse the guy who intentionally exploited it.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/01/25/about-how-i-feel-about-the-latest-political-contretemps/

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• Joe & Mike have discovered overdue books, but Donald was robbing the library. (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

more fast chargers seem like A Good Thing, as far as the shift away from burning stuff gathers speed:

“Blink Charging inks deal with Edge Energy for energy conversion tech” - Seeking Alpha

https://stocks.apple.com/AY_TU1pq_ReKFol_8s0RzUQ

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Mortgage demand rises 7% as rates fall for the third week in a row - MarketWatch

https://stocks.apple.com/ABQ0R3dosRh6bHz69lrPB1A

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FieldMontgomery@c.im ("ForceGhost") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

ignoring other factors…

if the Russian Army is down to old stop-to-shoot tanks
and the Ukrainian Army has modern fire-while-moving tanks
then the Russians have a serious problem

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uanews@fed.celp.de wrote:

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• ed9249ce953061fe.jpg (remote)

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BrentToderian@mastodon.online ("Brent Toderian") wrote:

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cityroler@chaos.social ("Julian Mair") wrote:

nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Thinking of writing an Android app for fun, since Android is now the only consumer platform I've never written software for. Does anyone have suggestions for a useful app they'd like to see?

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esther@strangeobject.space ("Esther") wrote:

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• schematic drawing of the starship Enterprise NCC-1701A from Star Trek with red dots scattered around the disc section, the shuttle bay and the warp nacelles, in reference to the widely known military plane illustration for survivorship bias (remote)

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rchusid@med-mastodon.com ("Ron Chusid :verified:") wrote:

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ChanceHMiller ("Chance Miller") wrote:

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• Comment on 9to5Mac article: “I am not interested in Mastodon. Why do people keep comparing it with Twitter when it's nothing like Twitter? What is behind all this Mastodon interest and who is paying for the constant advertising of this product on 9to5Mac?”