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otso@pleroma.karjalazet.se wrote:

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• "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect" Mark Twain (remote)

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mike@thecanadian.social ("Mike Fraser :REDCDN:") wrote:

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auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world ("Auschwitz Memorial") wrote:

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• Photo of a smiling girl with long dark hair and wearing glasses. Margot Frank - Anne Frank's sister. (remote)

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emilymbender@dair-community.social ("Emily M. Bender (she/her)") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“This account is run by our engineers, and none of us know how social media works. We were told to use hashtags.”

https://mastodon.social/@SpiderMonkey/109874524955427717

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matthiasott ("Matthias Ott") wrote:

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pruvisto@graz.social ("Manuel Eberl") wrote:

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workingclasshistory ("Working Class History") wrote:

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marthawells@wandering.shop ("Martha Wells") wrote:

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joshsternberg@mstdn.social ("Josh Sternberg") wrote:

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• N.Y. Times contributors and LGBTQ advocates send open letters criticizing paper's trans coverage Hundreds of current and former contributors to the paper say the Times’ coverage of transgender people has violated its editorial guidelines. (remote)
• In Defense of J.K. Rowling (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Makha Bucha Day in Thailand

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Stephen Decatur burns US frigate in Tripoli, 1804

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Nylon patented, 1937

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Pierre Bouguer born, 1698, founder of photometry

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

an interesting start from NIST, worth thinking about

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2023/02/15/nists-ai-risk-management-framework-plants-a-flag-in-the-ai-debate/

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

Science apologizes for being nice to William Shockley. A little more kicking of his corpse would be nice, but this is a good start.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/02/16/science-apologizes/

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• William Shockley, co-inventor of the transistor. Also a flaming evil racist. (remote)

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

Damn.. They're making a gorgeous figurine of the Owlman.. Wish I could just throw out 100$ for something like that. No idea what shipping costs and customs would add to that... So best forget it. :blobcat_tears:
But just look at him! He even comes with his little altar! :blobcatheart:
https://www.mezcotoyz.com/one-12-collective-lord-of-tears-the-owlman

#LordOfTears #HexMedia #owlman #horror

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• "Lord of Tears" figurine of the Owlman, closeup of his claw hands holding a skull. (remote)
• "Lord of Tears" figurine of the Owlman, slashing a not visible victim, blood on his claws. (remote)
• "Lord of Tears" figurine of the Owlman standing behind his altar, candles and a decapitated head on top. (remote)

anathema@girlcock.club wrote:

The torture of being on camera for a work meeting and suddenly having a really itchy foot >_<

teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

@eikedrescher Look! I made a Bento :) https://bento.me/teller

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caseynewton ("Casey Newton") wrote:

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• The way I see it, Google has four core cultural problems. They are all the natural consequences of having a money-printing machine called “Ads” that has kept growing relentlessly every year, hiding all other sins. (1) no mission, (2) no urgency, (3) delusions of exceptionalism, (4) mismanagement.

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

Cthulhu was the AI all along

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protecttruth@mastodon.online ("Eric Blair") wrote:

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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

I recently stumbled upon an explanation by a pro photographer of why he doesn't shoot in RAW. Basically, as he shoots *hundreds* images a day, there's just no time for careful post-processing from the ground up. So instead he learned his cameras and lenses so well that he knows how to get what he wants straight out of camera.

It was a big insight for me, as I only shoot in RAW and ignore all the camera modes and film simulations. But then, I'm just an amateur.

#photography #raw

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KadeDworkin@mas.town ("Kade Dworkin") wrote:

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Also really funny that the old king just leaves the princess there and she doesn't miss a beat

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• Dragon Quest 3 SNES screencap: The main character, as king, talking to the princess of Romalia. She says in Japanese, "Please remain with your princess forevermore."

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

In Dragon Quest 3 you briefly become king of Romalia. In the SNES version you just dress up in royal clothes, but as a kid I loved how in the NES version you actually walk around looking exactly like all of the other kings in the game.

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• Dragon Quest III SNES screencap: main character standing outside the castle of Romalia. The status screen is selected in the menu, and it says in Japanese, "It seems the king was once quite strong."