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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
from ‘The Guardian’:
“Wagner mercenaries enter Lipetsk province, Russian governor says
The governor of Russia’s Lipetsk province says the Wagner mercenary group has entered the region, AP reports.The Lipetsk region is about 360km (225 miles) south of Moscow and much closer to the capital than Rostov-on-Don, where Wagner forces appeared during the night.
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Mastodon Feedjeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“We’re going to lose huge if we continue down this path of extremities.”
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
[Wipes brow. Logs out. Edits /etc/hosts to localhost this website. Starts ☕. Goes outside to touch grass.]
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Regarding LB[1]: I remembered why I logged back in this morning! To boost this toot.
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ajroach42@retro.social ("Andrew (R.S Admin)") wrote:
> This is the blueprint for a revolution in the creation and distribution of media. We will discuss how and why to produce your own television using free tools, and explore how to use Community Television as an instrument for social change.
> This text is divided in to three sections: A manual, a meta-manual, and a look back. These can be consumed in any order.
It is a work in progress. The text above adorns the first page of the current Zine copies of this book, which are available for sale. It clocks in around 100 pages, and those pages are complete and can stand alone. I am now working through additional supplements and further information, which will be shared on Community Media Network, and made available as zines.
When I feel like I’ve said what I need to say, I’ll make it available in a more professionally bound package.
In the meantime, learn about the history of DIY Television, and how you can (and must!) make your own television today.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
And now to remember why I logged back in even after not intending to... 🤔
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I learned that reading this page, which I don't recommend reading. If you're interested in how bluesky might implement moderation, just skip to the proposals at the bottom.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
TIL that Firefox's "Always show scrollbars" option apparently does nothing against an (obnoxious IMO) "scrollbar-width: none;"
Mastodon Feedjeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
trying to decide if this is going to become a real coup or civil conflict in Russia, or if it is just someone needing their meds adjusted before too much more blood is spilled.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Putin's rhetoric is also telling. He isn't joking, isn't promising to "snuff" anyone "in the toilet", like during the Chechen war. He's… appealing to patriotic feelings and trying to rally the nation around himself. The nation that, as he should know, largely hates him, despite all brainwashing. It means he's out of options and is probably very afraid. He never cowers and begs, normally.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
My hot take is, given Prigozhin's rhetoric, he's aiming at a military coup, not a state one. As in, Putin still at the top, but Prigozhin controls the military. Only, that doesn't work for Putin, it means he doesn't have control, so he'll be forced to subdue Prigozhin.
But any way, it can only end badly for the Russian junta.
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Etain18@mastodon.green ("Aideen Carty") wrote:
To keep up to date on the Russian situation, note that the outlawed Medusa news outlet is running a live channel here: https://meduza.io/en/live/2023/06/23/yevgeny-prigozhin-s-coup?utm_source=email&utm_medium=briefly&utm_campaign=2023-06-24 It beats reverting to the bird site.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Well, I haven't watched Swan Lake in […slowly counts] 32 years. Time for another installment?
(Following #russia on Mastodon is a decent source of news, btw.)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
"Anything worth doing is worth doing badly."
Mastodon FeedReblogged by blithe ("Blithe"):
California 😍
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drskyskull ("Skulls in the Stars") wrote:
Man if Russia collapses a lot of GOP representatives are gonna be unemployed
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pinskal@sfba.social ("Jon Pinter") wrote:
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
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davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:
SEC sues Binance, part 3: VIPs on VPNs, wash trading, the Binance US equity sale, who is Guangying Chen?
by Amy Castor and David Gerard
The first rule of crypto club is: *always* take notes on a criminal conspiracy.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
It's just constant thunder and a deluge right now. Man, the Midwest…
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Also: dinner tonight was cod on a bed of pesto and kale, with thinly sliced fried radish on the side.
We're subscribed to a fresh local produce service, and every week I have to invent a menu depending on what's in the box.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
That was fun. Had all the windows open because it's hot, when the thunderstorm hit and suddenly everything in the house is going airborne. Got to spend less than a minute wrestling with one recalcitrant window & got drenched.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Submitted https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/issues/14760
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KovuCougar@meow.social ("Kovu Cougar") wrote:
Oh nice. Seattle Public Library has created a membership type for "13 to 26 year olds anywhere in the US" to be able to sign out e and audiobooks as a response to those locales banning books...
https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned
"Read the books they don't want you to. That's where the good stuff is." - LeVar Burton
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nonprofitorgs@publicgood.social ("Nonprofit Tech for Good") wrote:
45% of nonprofit professionals plan to leave their current job by 2025. If you are a nonprofit professional ready to move on from your current position, here are 14 of the top nonprofit job boards: https://www.nptechforgood.com/2023/06/19/14-job-boards-for-nonprofit-professionals-worldwide/
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Oh, found an ugly bug with Liquify.
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craigmaloney@octodon.social ("Craig Maloney ☕") wrote:
Miles Davis According to Herbie Hancock.
Always keep coming back to this video. Such a powerful lesson, and one that I'm still practicing with to this day.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
This is one of the more impressive bits of absolutely insane overdoing it that I've ever seen: (ab)using Blender's raytracing engine to make a simulated film camera, with simulated real optics, to take simulated photographs of scenes.
I can't even imagine how much GPU time went into these, but it's a delightful labor of love. Or maybe just as a way to keep warm during the long, cold Canadian winter.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Aargh! Two days of me impatiently running `sudo apt update` in the terminal to pick up the new @darktable to no avail… And then it just pops up automatically this morning, all by itself :-)
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flexion@oldbytes.space ("/usr/people/flexion") wrote:
SiliconGraphics ONYX users know the answer to this..
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Not that this is important, but I'm probably going to resume my mostly offline state here for a while longer.
Good luck with the Facebook acquisition, everybody! o/
