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

DrJackBrown@mstdn.social ("Dr. Jack Brown :verified:") wrote:

US Border Patrol agents were notified that people were in distress by the Mexican government – but Texas National Guard troops *under the direction of Greg Abbott* prevented the Federal agents from doing so. As a direct result of Abbott's orders, a woman and two children subsequently died.

This is murder. Greg Abbott is complicit. Smells like Uvalde.

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

PDFlynn@universeodon.com ("Its Not A Hoax ☑️") wrote:

Texas Guardsmen watched as a woman and two children drowned. what in the actual fuck

https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/texas-guardsmen-watched-as-a-woman?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1162742&post_id=140670490&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=fyvv4

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• 21d0e8bdb8cc48e0.png (remote)

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

black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:

Littleton, NH town manager resigns, in latest turn in debate over public art and censorship | https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-01-09/littleton-town-manager-resigns-in-latest-turn-in-debate-over-public-art-and-censorship

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

stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net ("Stilgherrian") wrote:

“New laws to curb danger of high-risk artificial intelligence,” says Australia, just as laws against assault prevent anyone ever getting punched. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/new-laws-to-curb-danger-of-high-risk-artificial-intelligence-20240111-p5ewnu.html

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

dancast@wandering.shop ("DanCast") wrote:

People I wish would reflect a little on their personal biases, but whom I know with absolute certainty won't.

— People who stayed quiet on October 7 but are outraged about Israel's retaliation.

— Jews who talk loudly about the above group, and stay silent about the twenty three thousand Gazans (60% of whom are women and children) who have been killed by Israel's retaliation.

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

QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

MAGA: We need to run the country based on the Bible

Leviticus 19:34: The foreigner who resides with you must be to you like a native citizen among you; so you must love him as yourself

MAGA: Not that part

Deut 27:19: "Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner."

MAGA: Or that part

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

W_Lucht@mstdn.social ("Wolfgang Lucht") wrote:

In the largest demonstration Potsdam has seen in recent years, thousands of citizens protested today against the rise of the far-right and their ultra-right sidekicks in Germany. Nationalists and neofascists throughout Europe are coordinating their subversion of democracy.

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• A news report by Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten shows the plaza at St. Nikolai church filled with people. The headline is: "Largest demonstration in years. Thousands of people take a stand against the Right". (remote)

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

stux@mstdn.social ("stux⚡") wrote:

Oh yeah! Score! 🌮 🍷

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• A sandwich stuck in a vending machine: a dude tried to get it when buying a bottle above it but it gets stuck on the sandwich leaving him with nothing (remote)

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Over on the birdsite, a long-time Microsoft exec and now venture capitalist has tagged me into anti-AMA/pro-Russian agitprop, and I feel I'm getting what I deserve, really

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

The Bottle/Guan Guanco by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson

https://pandora.app.link/tEpP73VNmGb

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

sexybenfranklin@smores.town ("Cheerios de Bergerac") wrote:

@xor https://usastore.thebeatles.com/products/john-paul-george-ringo-t-shirt

Extremely bad news

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

ok maybe it wasn't clear but this is obviously a ripoff of the iconic Experimental Jetset design... but not done correctly... seems like it would be easier to fake it right

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

just passed a guy with a shirt that said

John,
Paul,
George,
& Ringo

[sic] and who on earth makes or buys this

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

This IEEE Spectrum piece is absolutely unhinged -- and by the same absurd logic, we would have banned BBSs in the 1980s because kids (🙋‍♂️) were using them to find copies of The Anarchist Cookbook.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/open-source-ai-2666932122

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

I'd really like an option to pay instead of suffering ads.

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

Suddenly remembered one can now watch #FormulaE without validating obsolete TV broadcasters, on Roku. Unfortunately I already missed the first race, but will try to keep up with the season.

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

sil ("Stuart Langridge") wrote:

A short post about making a #Discord bot with #PHP because I was pleased to discover that you don't need a long-running daemon process on a server any more; just a single PHP file will be fine.
https://www.kryogenix.org/days/2024/01/14/making-a-discord-bot-with-php/

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

digiconomist@mastodon.nl ("Digiconomist") wrote:

Now that Bitcoin ETFs have been approved, let's recap the colossal waste of resources in BTC mining over the past year.

During 2023, Bitcoin's proof-of-useless-work mechanism consumed almost as much electricity as the entire traditional financial sector combined.

The yearly electricity consumption of Bitcoin mining amounted to 121 TWh according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci

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

nutjob4life@fosstodon.org ("Sean Kelly") wrote:

ME: We have a color named after you

SALMON: Really? Is it silvery-blue like my scales?

ME: No, uh …

SALMON: Wait why is it pink?

ME: …

SALMON: WHY IS IT PINK?!?

Mastodon wrote:

Mastodon will be at #FOSDEM this year! Come and say hi at our very own stand. And we're bringing some #Merchtodon goodies! Our stand will be in building H, level 1.

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

greyan ("greyan🐉") wrote:

Sea ice frost flowers:
"These delicate, spiky ice crystals form on young sea ice in extremely cold, calm conditions. They're created when moisture from the seawater rises into the frigid air and condenses around imperfections in the ice surface. As more water vapor freezes, the crystals grow outwards, forming intricate, branching structures that can reach several centimeters in height." #Icetodon

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• Frost Flowers

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

ehyde@federatedfandom.net ("E. Hyde") wrote:

~Experimental bookbinding~

There was talk on discord about styling books based on corsetry and I immediately thought, "but what if it's not just aesthetic? what if it's functional?"

In this sketchbook, the sections are sewn individually, pamphlet style. The lacing is the only thing holding everything together. #HydeMakesBooks #bookbinding

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• A blue book with brass grommets in the covers, laced around the spine like a corset (remote)
• The same book, open and standing up, for a different view of the lacing (remote)

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

A couple more.

#doodle #yaombaaa

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• Boxer psyching himself up for the fight. (remote)
• Just your standard turtle whose got the morbs. (remote)

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

Another batch that are less than desperately disappointing.

#doodle #yaombaaa

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• Liitle alien friend taking off in his custom rocket. (remote)
• A bald man with a wonderfully large nose wishing he could be a bird. Might be a self-portrait, but probably not. (remote)
• Disco lizard going for a power pose for the camera. (remote)
• The neighbor's cat is a breed I do not recognize. (Fury creature that stands on all fours, with shoes on the back feet, and human looking hands on the front.) (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

That site went way too long without metadata. Who's in charge around here anyway

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Yayyyyy 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Surely it works now 😭
https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/01/13/anything-that-makes.html

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

cassidoo@notacult.social wrote:

I'm a lil annoyed at React these days

https://blog.cassidoo.co/post/annoyed-at-react/

Reblogged by zack@toot.cafe ("Zack"):

inautilo ("Inautilo") wrote:

#Development #Challenges
Let’s make the indie web easier · “We need more than WordPress.” https://ilo.im/15xm2z

_____
#Website #Blog #OpenWeb #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #WebDev #Frontend #Backend #CMS #WebsiteTool #Hosting

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

... not really lol