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

realTuckFrumper ("#TuckFrump") wrote:

Cartoon: Weirdo welfare https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/7/31/2259355/-Cartoon-Weirdo-welfare?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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

eLife@fediscience.org wrote:

Can you tell which direction these figures are walking? What if we scramble the data points?

These tests are helping researchers understand the relationship between social skills and movement perception in children with #ADHD. #Neuroscience https://elifesciences.org/articles/90313?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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

simon@simonwillison.net ("Simon Willison") wrote:

Wrote up some notes on trying out Aider, a neat open source Python terminal tool for working with codebases on disk via a variety of LLMs https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/31/aider/

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• > /ask what does ?exclude.tag= do in the search feature? The ?exclude.tag= parameter in the search feature is used to exclude specific tags from the search results. Here's how it works in the code: 1 The excluded tags are retrieved from the request's GET parameters: excluded_tags = request.GET.getlist("exclude.tag") This line collects all the tags that should be excluded from the search results. The getlist() method is used because there might be multiple excluded tags. 2 These excluded tags are then applied to the queryset for each content type (Entry, Blogmark, Quotation) in the make_queryset() function: (remote)

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

well now, I’m going to bet this does not make the Trump Campaign folks happy

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• Ipsos says Harris 1, HarrisX/Harris Poll says Trump 4, and Morning Consult Poll says Harris 1. Ipsos has a history of being quite reliable. (remote)

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

hah! truth…

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/people-with-children-horrified-to?publication_id=2337656&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=4qey6

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

screw the grandkids, let them deal with our greediness…

‘Donald Trump has made clear in his campaign that he supports a significant shift in U.S. energy policy, characterized by a robust emphasis on fossil fuels, extensive regulatory rollbacks, and a scaling back of renewable energy policies. He justifies these changes as necessary to reduce energy costs, achieve “energy dominance,” and boost the competitiveness of U.S. industries…’

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trump-has-big-plans-for-climate-and-energy-policy-but-can-he-implement-them/

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

It's colonoscopy prep day! AAAAIAIIIEEE!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/07/31/not-going-to-be-a-great-day/

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Above Ambleside.

📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
👤 Wife
⚗ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #TheLakes

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• A woman with dark hair wearing shorts and a white long sleeve shirt sitting on top of a green rock. Behind her is a green valley and the edge of a body of water.

keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:

Friendly reminder that: the super detailed API reference of your huge library is not #documentation

Reblogged by rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest"):

jenni ("Jenni Leder ( ͡♥️ ͜ʖ ͡♥️)") wrote:

"Public Work is a search engine for public domain content. Explore 100,000+ copyright-free images from The MET, New York Public Library, and other sources.”

https://public.work/

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

mnot@techpolicy.social ("Mark Nottingham") wrote:

Alex Russell @slightlyoff makes some solid points about the limitations of technical solutions to social problems: the @tag did indeed misfire here.

https://infrequently.org/2024/07/misfire/

BTW, a previous TAG recognised this limitation:

https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/unsanctioned-tracking/#h-limitations-of-technical-solutions

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

So my friends over at the @tag wrote a Finding on third-party cookie depreciation. TBH, I'm disappointed, but the good news is that could still be fixed with some targeted additions (and a bit less grandstanding).

I lay out the case here:

https://infrequently.org/2024/07/misfire/

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

lukeharby@octodon.social ("Luke Harby") wrote:

Hey!

Do you own a circular slide rule, or know someone who does? Maybe you have a box in the attic or a whole drawer of them.

I am working on an artist’s book with one chapter dedicated to circular slide rules.

If you would like to help me out and get a credit in a really cool book then please scan your slide rule(s) and submit via the form on my site or you can email me lharby@gmail.com.

Details and submissions at this link https://slackwise.org.uk/submit

Please retoot for more toot-ins!

Thank you!

#SlideRule #CircularSlideRule #Volvelle

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

aliettedb@wandering.shop ("Aliette de Bodard") wrote:

Oh hey my book is out!
Four bickering juniors. One eldritch space monster on the loose. And just to make things worse, the juniors' superior is murdered.

Aka "disaster lesbians try to cooperate. It involves a lot of finger waggling, dangerous situations, and also some pining and longing because what's a mission without a fling?"

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250324887/navigationalentanglements

(cover art; Sija Hong)

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• A stylised woman dancing in space, above two huge figures of a snake and a rooster. Below her is a gate and a spaceship heading directly for the gate (remote)

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

dangrsmind@sfba.social wrote:

Your Trump voting neighbor may deny they are supporters of anything "weird" like Qanon if you ask them.

But there's a good chance they believe some or all of the basic ideas of Qanon if they support Trump.

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-02-24/a-quarter-of-republicans-believe-central-views-of-qanon-conspiracy-movement

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/02/majority-of-republicans-believe-the-qanon-conspiracy-theory-is-partly-or-mostly-true-survey-finds/

https://www.prri.org/press-release/new-prri-report-reveals-nearly-one-in-five-americans-and-one-in-four-republicans-still-believe-in-qanon-conspiracy-theories/

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

technotenshi@infosec.exchange ("TechnoTenshi :verified_trans: :Fire_Lesbian:") wrote:

The Senate has passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which could enable extensive online censorship and monitoring under the guise of protecting children. This bill threatens free speech and privacy. Contact your representatives to protect our digital and privacy rights.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/kosa-internet-censorship-bill-just-passed-senate-its-our-last-chance-stop-it

#FreeSpeech #Privacy #DigitalRights

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

elfin@mstdn.social ("`Da Elf") wrote:

@GottaLaff
@GhostOnTheHalfShell

>>Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch wrote, "If Democrats can't defeat a party that wants to end recreational sex then I give up."

Right?!?

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

socprof@masto.ai ("SocProf for Harris") wrote:

"Donald,. if you have anything to say, SAY IT TO MY FACE" was the line of the speech. And the crowd went nuts. 🐔

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I think this view is towards Bowfell, but I'm not sure. From Dungeon Ghyll facing west.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #TheLakes #LakeDistrict #Cumbria

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

yurnidiot@mstdn.social ("Mandu 🥟") wrote:

k-street food version of an "egg roll"

:insta: seoultoast_bong

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

mcnado@mstdn.social ("McNadoMD") wrote:

#stonecanyonfire #lyonscolorado #lyonsfire

Trying to move livestock to Jeffco as of 16:45. We do have some folks at BoCo fairgrounds. I have some alfalfa bales and chicken feed, water, human snacks here at BoCo fairgrounds (look for the red 4runner with llama trailer). If you need animals out of fire zone and don’t have trailer, hit me up and we’ll get folks to you.

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

Ewww, ick, wash your hands!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/07/30/reinforcing-that-dumb-jock-stereotype/

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• We know that there's going to be some E coli exposure, so I just try to increase my E coli threshold by exposing mystel to a bit of E coli in your day-to-day life. Just little things throughout the day, like not washing your hands after tyou go to the bathroom and stuff like this. (remote)

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):

evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

Governments always want to censor and surveil the internet and the only thing that ever changes is the boogeyman they point to as justification for their power grab.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Some of y'all don't understand the gift that is not having to learn about some weird racist conditioning you have in public.

Because everyday, Black liberators are on these apps giving you the advice of a lifetime.

And instead of self reflecting next to a cozy fire and a recommended book, you decided to learn about your racism on the internet for all to see, under a Black woman's comment section.

My brothers and sisters in Christ, take the fucking advice and spare yourself the embarrassment.

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ErickaSimone ("Ericka Simone") wrote:

Please stop asking Black women who have spent their lives fighting racism what we’re doing to fight racism. That’s actual delusion.

Instead, ask your very White self what have YOU have done to dismantle racism in your own life. What are you actively doing to protect people of color from this type of behavior? That is the only question you get to ask or focus on.

Less on me. I wake up actualizing anti-blackness. What did you do today?

From: @lucasgonze
https://indieweb.social/@lucasgonze/112877498836103949

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

Firefishy@en.osm.town ("Grant Slater") wrote:

Dear AI Companies, instead of sneakily scraping OpenStreetMap.org, how about a tiny $10,000 donation? We'll even throw in a shiny new download link to our entire planet's geo data! Who knew it was that easy? Start here: https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate/ #win #ai #bots #OpenStreetMap 🌍 🤖 🤑

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

The day we stop approaching racism, particularly anti-Black racism, as an external problem we need to fix, and approach it as internal conditioning we need to undo, is the day we make actual progress.

The people who believe they don't need to do that are the ones who need to do it the MOST.

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CaribenxMarciaX@scholar.social ("PVs- DR. Artist Marcia X") wrote:

"the insidious nature of whiteness has informed the building of the code and that is reflected in the way users interact with one another. To see the quote ‘For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change”-Lorde is an oxymoron on the fediverse."

This was written in what.. 2020

ITS 4 YEARS OLD

https://www.artistmarciax.com/post/archived-post-op-ed-decoloniality-and-fediverse

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

@cy

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• The Fediverse is designed so relatively small time players without a whole lot of knowhow can thrive here, making it inherently antiracist. Minorities don't make as much money, or get as much education, and despite that, this place enables them to have a voice. Pointing at its lack of diversity is ignoring that it's the most diverse social network in existence, with people from all races and creeds, and walks of life. Yes it's not perfect, and complaining about the Fediverse's centralized and inaccessible aspects is completely valid. It would be great to make this place more representative of humanity as a whole. But it's already closer than anything else. It does no one any good to claim that it's not, other than the racists trying to trap us on Twitter.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I love when white people tell us we should be grateful for what they enable us to have.

Just in case there was any question about which type of racism is the problem here:

"Minorities don't make as much money, or get as much education, and despite that, this place enables them to have a voice."

This is why moderation won't solve racism. Because who is going to suspend this diet-coke racist?

From: @cy
https://fedicy.us.to/cy/p/1722371073.362572