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

bgzimmer ("Ben Zimmer") wrote:

Now on Crossword Craze: In 1924, crossword speed solvers were treated like rival prizefighters. https://crosswordcraze.today/the-crossword-champion-vs-the-lady-wizard-of-the-art/

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Finally finished reading "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies".

Great read. Informative, with IMO reasonable data to support a thought-provoking take that has implications on progress in and of organisations.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Jared-Diamond/dp/0393317552

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

916253@tacobelllabs.net ("emma (dumb) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

i think about this image a lot

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• warning sign that says WARNING IT IS POSSIBLE TO SURVIVE THIS BUT NOT UNALTERED (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Nothing changes until we stop treating these conventions like an Apple Event.

Put on your poker faces my guy.

These are elected officials, not Steve Jobs pulling a laptop from a manila envelope.

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

My brain's been latched onto a variation of a bad idea I've had kicking around for a while. It doesn't seem to want to let it go. I guess I'm going to have to give in and explore the idea long enough that it hopefully becomes satisfied. :/

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

in the mood for some old Bobby Dylan

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-real-royal-albert-hall-1966-concert-live/1157121049

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

> This product contains software known to the State of California to cause information compromise, unauthorized remote code execution, and other cybersecurity harms.

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

I'm not against progress, but I'm just saying that old timey desks had *one* inbox.

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

Modernity is seeing a relevant job posting for a friend you know is looking and then checking no fewer than 6 different inboxes across 2 machines to find the correct thread to respond to.

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

Creepy weird anti-vax bear killer resigns from the campaign for president, announces that his creepy weird followers should vote for a different creepy weird presidential candidate. It's a consolidation of sickos.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-is-out/

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

gtconway3dg@threads.net ("Ghost of GC") wrote:

White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown

"We endorse Kamala Harris and support her election as President because we believe that returning former President Trump to office would threaten American democracy and undermine the rule of law in our country. ... This election presents a binary choice, and Trump is utterly disqualified."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-lawyers-who-advised-reagan-bush-endorse-harris-over-trump-2024-showdown

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

ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

In May I opened my calendar for anyone who wanted to have a 30-minute conversation. It was fantastic: I had meaningful conversations with all kinds of people. So I'm doing it again - no strings, no money, no expectations. Come say hi? https://werd.io/2024/more-unoffice-hours

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

GottaLaff ("Laffy") wrote:

Via Judge Luttig:

FOX just posted the endorsement of Vice President Kamala #Harris by former Republican White House lawyers who served in The White House under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. I am proud to join my colleagues and friends in this endorsement.

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

gsuberland@chaos.social ("Graham Sutherland / Polynomial") wrote:

still the best album art

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• Album art for Monolake's "VLSI". The art is a stylised form of chip gate layout. (remote)

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

meg@fediscience.org ("Megan") wrote:

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings just released their first studio album of original material as a duo in a while and it is a keeper. The songs are both heartbreaking and hopeful with their signature melancholy sound. Gillian's voice is exquisite as always and David's guitar playing reminds me why he is one of my favorite guitarists active today. These two are true treasures in #music. https://gillianwelch.bandcamp.com/album/woodland

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

why, yer right

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• 26a557c6b30d8ba7.mp4 (remote)

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

well, yes

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/techno.png

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

searls ("Justin Searls") wrote:

I got so frustrated getting the runaround from my ISP that I filed an FCC complaint and… holy shit.

1. Complaint triggers mandatory contact from ISP within a few days
2. Got a call from Spectrum corporate, super kind and helpful/understanding guy
3. Delegates to research team to look into the issue and have answers within 24 hours.

Government in action.

🔗 https://justin.searls.co/takes/2024-08-23-08h47m21s/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

For a moment, my heart jumped out my body and began to drown itself

#DNC #Democrats

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• Text message alert on my iPhone home screen reads: Maybe: Hillary Clinton Jason, last night, I formally accepted the nomination for President of the United States at the 2024 Democratic National Co...

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

Sh4d0w_H34rt@cyberpunk.lol ("Shadow Heart") wrote:

@verge or buy only physical releases and run a #jellyfin or #plex server instead of continuing to pay for this garbage.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

You can opt-in to the beta notification grouping feature on #Mastodon, by clicking the gear above the notifications area and activating the toggle. Notification filters have been improved as well, and content warnings and word filters have a new and improved look across the web app. Enjoy!

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

thezoq2 ("TheZoq2") wrote:

Today I am pleased to announce my new startup ✨ Open CoreutAIs ✨ that will fundamentally disrupt the unix coreutils market.

Our 🚢 flagship product CHaNGE dIRECTORY (ad) replaces the legacy ♻️ cd command with an AI ✨ powered replacement.

To fund the development uses we use an LLM to analyze the directory the user enters and serve relevant but privacy preserving ads directly in the terminal.

Users wishing to see fewer ads can purchase ✨ Open CoreutAIs ✨ pro for only $19.99 per month

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• A unix shell where `cd` has been replaced with `ad`, a command which before changing directory shows shows a message that it is analyzing the current directory, using it and an LLM to generate an ad, and then shows that ad in-line in the terminal. This happens a few times, at the end there is a prompt that we are looking for VC funding

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Speaking of St. Nicholas Market...

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography #35mm #Bristol

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• A street covered by a triangular glass roof, street lamps suspended in the middle.

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

Amazing to see; @owa is making huge strides on browser competition and against Apple's dark patterns. Now we just need to break the geofence on engine choice:

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-adopts-6-owa-choice-architecture-recommendations/

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

First #Powernerd single from #DevinTownsend dropped last night! Full album coming October 25.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DYSzMIugu8

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

My response:
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/23/its-always-a-good-time-to-be-an-atheist/

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

I have been informed by credibly wealthy individuals that Kamala Harris is indeed a communist.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/23/did-you-know-that-kamala-harris-is-a-communist/

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• "We will enact slight modifications to existing Democratic Capitalism that have been repeatedly proven to be beneficial to our economy." "That is the very literal definition of Communism!" (remote)

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

The dorks at the Discovery Institute think that having more science ought to make atheists uncomfortable.

https://evolutionnews.org/2024/08/jay-richards-the-1890s-was-a-good-time-to-be-an-atheist/

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• Jay Richards (remote)

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

evilscientistca@octodon.social ("Jason Nishiyama") wrote:

Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars that emit radiation in a beam from their magnetic poles. As the pole sweeps past Earth we here the "click"

This is pulsar PSR B0329+54. It glitches (click not in time) at the end.

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• Pulsar sound - sound waterfall graph (remote)

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

(Just before receiving the bill, I also dreamed I was doing yard work and pulled my arm out of a bush to see it covered in wasps. My brain noped out of that scenario pretty fast. 😆 )