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

My wife uses our daughter as a hands-free texting device while driving. Is it common?

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

castastrophe@front-end.social wrote:

Adobe is seeking a Staff-level engineer for Spectrum Web Components (open to remote candidates in Europe and India). This candidate should provide technical leadership to the team and I'd love to see someone passionate about open source join us!

If you're passionate about web components and design systems, and want to impact the user experience for Adobe's creative tools—from Firefly to Photoshop Web to Express—please reach out.

https://careers.adobe.com/us/en/job/ADOBUSR139092EXTERNALENUS

#hiring

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘When I abandoned “grayspeak” — talking to elders as if they are toddlers — my conversations with my grandmother finally began.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/style/modern-love-christmas-grayspeak-grandmother-possibility.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org wrote:

"So, then, why is Penguin Random House trying to kill the Internet Archive?"

Mike Masnick @mmasnick points out the publishing giant's inconsistencies in believing in the importance of "equitable access to books" while suing a library, in Techdirt. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/18/internet-archive-files-opening-brief-in-its-appeal-of-book-publishers-win/

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

People insist that Santa is white. Some say, he is Black. Isn’t this all just wrong? I once saw Santa in the internment camps, and he was most definitely Asian.

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• Screenshot of a tweet from Alex Cole that has a photo of a Black Santa and says: Every time you share this Black Santa, another January 6th MAGA racist gets arrested! (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

RustyBertrand wrote:

Meanwhile, in Iceland

#catsofmastodon

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assaf@mas.to ("Assaf") wrote:

The surprising connection between after-hours work and decreased productivity
https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/blog/news/the-surprising-connection-between-after-hours-work-and-decreased-productivity

• Employees who log off at the end of the workday register 20% higher productivity scores than those who work after hours

• Making time for breaks during the workday improves employee productivity and well-being

• Desk workers say that the ideal amount of focus time is around four hours a day

• Three out of every four desk workers report working in the 15:00 to 18:00 time frame

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• 6a42b22b0ce95be3.png (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

my new toy from Hawaii Emergency #AmateurRadio Club

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• c22432641883553a.jpeg (remote)

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halcy@icosahedron.website ("halcy​:icosahedron:") wrote:

americans when the job offer includes health care

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• shocked manga woman yells „w-with BENEFITS!?“ (remote)

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paulisci@mstdn.ca ("Paul Fairie") wrote:

2023 Headline of the Year nominee (November)

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• Ottawa paid nearly $670,000 for KPMG’s advice on cutting consultant costs --The Globe & Mail, 7 November 2023 (remote)

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paulisci@mstdn.ca ("Paul Fairie") wrote:

2023 Headline of the Year nominee (September)

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• See you later: emotional support alligator denied entry to Phillies game --The Guardian, 29 September 2023 (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

new Bluesky logo announced https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kh5rarr3gn2n

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• f9a700680ea451da.png (remote)

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

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• 5221bcbaa2d0fc29.mp4 (remote)

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deadparrot ("Stefan Baumgartner") wrote:

With the recent Substack news I think it’s time to watch that segment of @bcantrill’s “ethical dilemmas” talk again: https://youtu.be/0wtvQZijPzg?feature=shared&t=1795

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

Yesterday afternoon, suddenly tired: wow, I could use a quick nap.

This morning:

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• Smartwatch log noting I slept hard for 14.5 hours. (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

Adam_Cadmon1@mastodon.online ("Adam F. Lawton") wrote:

George Santos is gonna be Trump's Press Secretary

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

MattHodges ("Matt Hodges") wrote:

"I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who, on or before the date of this proclamation, committed or were convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana, attempted simple possession of marijuana, or use of marijuana, regardless of whether they have been charged with or prosecuted for these offenses on or before the date of this proclamation"

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/22/a-proclamation-on-granting-pardon-for-the-offense-of-simple-possession-of-marijuana-attempted-simple-possession-of-marijuana-or-use-of-marijuana/

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

johl@mastodon.xyz ("Jens Ohlig") wrote:

Wikimedia Russia has been dissolved.

The general assembly of Wikimedia RU decided to disband after it was made clear to the president of Wikimedia RU, who used to work as an assistant professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, that he was to be classified as a "foreign agent" and had to resign from his post at the university.

Closing Wikimedia RU was done to protect the (now former) members of the non-profit organization that supports Russian Wikipedia.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BC/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8&oldid=134968726#%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%A3_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

matthew@opinuendo.com ("Matthew Reinbold") wrote:

A good sign for any symbol is just how well it lends itself for reinterpretation. Considering the "Captain Minnesota" memes are already popping off on Reddit, I assume this is a good one, you betcha. #Minnesota #mcu

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• A modified image of Chris Evans as Captain America, modified to be 'Captain Minnesota'. The 'A' on Cap's helmet has been replaced with an 'M', the star on his chest is the eight sided star from the flag, and the stars and stripes torso is now the light blue hue from the flag. Instead of a caption reading "On your left", the caption says "Ope! Just gonna squeeze right by ya." (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“For Barton and Johnson to subvert the first amendment is both dishonest and myopic. Dishonest because the founders were abundantly clear that they intended church and state to be separate entities. Myopic because the lack of a religious establishment – the separation of church and state – has been the best friend that religion ever had.” - Dr. Randall Balmer, John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth [the oldest endowed professorship at Dartmouth College]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/22/mike-johnson-christian-nationalists-first-amendment-church-and-state

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"...to her surprise, found a hidden pocket. Tucked away from prying eyes was two pieces of paper with a series of sentences made up of random words. Sara had a feeling they weren’t so random but perhaps a mysterious handwritten message or a secret code. She posted the papers on her blog and for the next 9 years those two pieces of paper became one of the world’s toughest codes to crack and was dubbed the “Silk Dress cryptogram” it was on the same list of uncrackable codes as the Zodiac Killer cipher."

https://news.umanitoba.ca/cryptic-notes-secret-pockets-and-a-um-code-cracker/

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"... like many intellectuals who have attempted such self-sufficiency, the Fruitlanders had failed to anticipate the amount of labor involved in agricultural work."

https://daily.jstor.org/the-alcott-anarchist-experiment/

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

sunflower@nitecrew.rip ("felix of the stars 🌻:nite:") wrote:

happy solstice 🌟

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• two painted ornaments on little planks of wood. one is a cat loafing with gold stars in its fur and the other is a cat face with a gold star on its head (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution" - Emma Goldman

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/world/middleeast/a-viral-dance-and-happiness-campaign-frustrates-irans-clerics.html

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

sorry, typo. I meant to say that Bob was really good at doing North American accents, adapting to special-effects heavy productions, and had an outsized, menacing physicality to his acting

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krusynth@mastodon.publicinterest.town ("Bill Hunt") wrote:

I’m struggling to deal with this version of the internet, where hosts are removing people for voluntarily nudity, but not removing nazis.

And a big part of that is because banks & credit card processing companies won’t allow nudity and sex stuff but are totally ok with hate speech.

From a risk perspective this is asinine - very few people have ever died as a result of naked tits, while we’re watching people be murdered in hate attacks daily.

Everything is fucked and backwards.

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

It's not genes that make a family.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/12/22/its-not-genes-that-make-a-family/

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• Chart to explain degrees of relatedness (remote)

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

It’s happening…

https://mastodon.social/@wongmjane@threads.net/111623466177695539

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

Bob would be perfect for a film adaptation of a fanfic I once read where Wolverine and the Beast go sexually insane on each other after Hank discovers and isolates an aphrodisiac chemical in his sweat that only his and Logan's noses are sensitive enough to be affected by

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• Screencap of Justin McElroy post: "It's been said before but Bob Hoskins would have made a great Wolverine." Attached is a photo of Bob in his late 30s/early 40s, snarling at the camera. He's showing off some chest hair with a v-neck shirt.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

This year I got to see Haken, Leprous, Heilung, The Dear Hunter, Caligula’s Horse, and Devin Townsend live. Quite happy with that!