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jk ("josef") wrote:

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

Used/refurbished is OK, would stretch that budget.
Only need the camera body, I've got the Canon 100mm 2.8 lens (my fave piece of glass), also Laowa & Tokina lenses.

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

Dreaming of the summer field season & upgrading my #Canon t7i. Got recommendations?
#Canon -- I have lots invested in lenses
#macrophotography -- that's all I'll use it for
#budget -- I'm not rich. $1200 or thereabouts? Maybe a bit more?
I'm thinking #90D, maybe.

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Una@front-end.social ("Una Kravets") wrote:

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davatron5000 ("Dave Rupert") wrote:

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

I co-constructed today's slightly cinematic New Yorker crossword, "Hit Rewind," with @rosstrudeau. Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a puzzle like this: https://www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-games-dept/crossword/2023/03/31

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• Top third of a New Yorker crossword puzzle, with the six-letter entry at 15-Across highlighted under the clue "Gig worker?" (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"On this dayMar 31, 1914

White Mob Lynches Marie Scott in Wagoner County, Oklahoma"

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/mar/31

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"PHOENIX (The Borowitz Report)—Adding to the chorus of Republicans criticizing Donald J. Trump’s indictment, Kari Lake said that she was “absolutely livid” that she has not been charged."

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/kari-lake-livid-that-she-has-not-been-indicted

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SerenaTiede@hachyderm.io ("Fake Duchess of Minneapolis") wrote:

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ericendow@mastodon.world ("Eric Endow") wrote:

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• Panoramic view of opening day ceremonies inside the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum before the Oakland A’s vs Los Angeles Angels baseball game. Fireworks on display as Oakland players are announced (remote)
• Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani crosses the MLB 2023 Opening Day grass signage (remote)
• Panoramic view of Opening Day / Night at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum with sunset in the background (remote)

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

Republicans have these separatist fantasies of carving out a state of #EastDakota that would be a powerless diffuse mass of resentment and ignorance.

I don't think it will help.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/03/31/gerrymandering-as-a-republican-instinct/

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• Map of Minnesota sans all the rich and well-populated counties (remote)

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

I could quibble about the simplistic message, but instead I'll just sit in the warmth of Nat King Cole's voice and enjoy his friendly encouragement. "Pick Yourself Up":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ViFpURIDk

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“You can’t ban guns because bans never work”, say the people who want to ban abortion, contraception, books, drag queens, vaccines, honest history lessons, and talking about LBGT+ issues.

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

Science keeps on using data and evidence to revise my childhood perspective.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/03/31/first-feathers-now-lips/

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• T. rex got lips! (remote)

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mconley@mozilla.social ("Mike Conley (:mconley) ⚙️") wrote:

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Popehat ("Ken White") wrote:

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helenleigh@chaos.social ("Helen Leigh") wrote:

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Techmeme@techhub.social wrote:

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

The train finally leaves the station.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/03/30/finally-were-going-to-see-an-arrest/

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• Things that happen after indictment (remote)

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

I posted this a few months back, but I find myself in need of it again today. Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush with "Don't Give Up":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc

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

It's obviously not the most important part of @tailscale launching Funnel in beta today but I am in love with the animated hero graphic we put together for it https://tailscale.com/blog/tailscale-funnel-beta/

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Sbarry8520@mstdn.social ("Momodou s Barry") wrote:

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mjn@icosahedron.website ("mark") wrote:

technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see...") wrote:

theory: the inclusion of the famously complex character for biang (𰻝) in Unicode three years ago has lead to an uptick in interest in the noodles due to the character's powerful memetic potential

technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see...") wrote:

are biangbiang noodles trendy/popular in the US right now?

context: I live in a medium sized US city that has no Chinese food (partly because racists drove all the Chinese people out of town a hundred years ago) but the last 2 times I've gone to a bigger city I've went to a Chinese place and found biangbiang noodles on the menu (and ordered them because they're great)

is this a coincidence or what? I don't remember this being a thing ten years ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biangbiang_noodles

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requiem@hackers.town ("requiem 🏴") wrote:

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

Oh yeah... Searching my own toots by downloading an archive and grepping the outbox.json file. Easy.

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jo_the_hat@mendeddrum.org wrote:

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• Tweet by John Rogers (no date, I'm afraid because I nicked this from Tumblr). @jonrog1 Whenever I try to get people to understand where they *actually* are in the class war, the reminder that "you are *always* three very bad months away from being homeless, but *never* three very good months away from being a millionaire", can be clarifying. (remote)

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touk@smores.town ("Touk") wrote:

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

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• How to track the protests posing a risk to your company’s assets with Feedly AI Keep up with protests, riots, and strikes across the Web What’s New – Feedly Blog by Gaby Zedan / March 29, 2023 at 02:30PM Tracking the ever-changing nature of protests is a daunting task. Today, we are excited to release two new Feedly AI models: Protests and Violent Protests. They help security analysts track riots, strikes, and rallies that pose a risk to a company’s assets and employees. With these AI models, tracking protests related to specific geographies, socio-political events, or corporations becomes more streamlined and efficient. Curious about how it works? Here is a quick tour: TRACK PROTESTS WITH FEEDLY AI (remote)
• "Cancel Pro+ subscription" screen. In the "Anything else you'd like to add?" text field: "The 'track protests and strikes' tool is shameful. I can't support a company helping union busting and strikebreaking." (remote)