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shannoncurtis ("Shannon Curtis") wrote:

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• An album cover that is a depiction of an 80s-era Las Vegas strip being blown up by a nuclear blast. The title is written across the image: “Shannon Curtis, Drive”

Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

Bad Guy is 100% a folk song composed for an accordion:

https://youtu.be/fK0X7PqeNdo?t=48

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Apple is pushing back with *furious* intensity against even the mildest reforms around iOS browsers. Not content to astro-turf their way across several continents, they're using petty legal maneuvers to prevent the possibility of needing to allow engine choice. It's rank.

The next time a Frutian tries to tell you Apple cares about the web, here's the link to send:

https://mastodon.social/@owa/110120581945462519

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owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:

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techytacos@mstdn.social ("Elliott") wrote:

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travisfw@fosstodon.org ("Travis F W") wrote:

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her)") wrote:

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brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson") wrote:

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

Upgrading to the new Ubuntu beta (23.04) went unremarkable. The only drastic change I see is font rendering got even thinner :-). May be a bit too much.

Oh, and icons in the doc now show unread counts from apps but can't reset it.

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

"The Algorithm". I'm sorry, but this is just embarrassing.

https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/blob/7f90d0ca342b928b479b512ec51ac2c3821f5922/home-mixer/server/src/main/scala/com/twitter/home_mixer/functional_component/decorator/HomeTweetTypePredicates.scala#L225-L246

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Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
braindouche@qoto.org ("Meredith Matthews") wrote:

Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):
Ahuka@octodon.social wrote:

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

I'm officially stopping boosting people's toots that use lowercase letters at the beginning of sentences. On the same grounds as many here don't boost images without an alt text: it makes it noticeably harder to access content.

And in case of alt text I can at least understand why some skip it (it's an anxiety inducing barrier for posting). In case of lowercase sentences I can't discern any reason beyond style.

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

ahhhhh… Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin https://pandora.app.link/Zp7s8tszCyb

Reblogged by technomancy@icosahedron.website ("tech? no! man, see..."):
vyr@demon.social ("Vyr 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron https://pandora.app.link/QwdWnaCyCyb

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

I’m listening to Delta Man (Where I'm Comin' From) by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson on Pandora https://pandora.app.link/55obEnJxCyb

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

Now finding little juvenile spiders around the house, like Parasteatoda and Salticus scenicus. Don't tell them about the blizzard predicted to arrive today.

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