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jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein it's a Christmas toilet miracle!
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/12/24.html

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

♬️ DNA LOUNGE YULE LOG: 24 HOURS OF FIRE AND MUSIC at DNA Lounge starting now!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2024/12-24.html
#dnalounge #dnaloungeyulelog #sanfrancisco

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• 730cf527890cd4f3.mp4 (remote)

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

Merry Christmas from Taiwan, y'all.

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Mrfunkedude ("Mr. Funk E. Dude") wrote:

If you're feeling lonely tonight or on Xmas day, feel free to join my Matrix chat. I'll be monitoring it, and there are almost always a few people to chat with.

Just say hi when you come in and you'll have people to waste your time with. Just as if you were with your family and friends.

I recommend using the Element interface.

Please BOOST for reach.
#chat #christmas #xmas #friendly

http://chat.mrfunkedude.com/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

In cold blood.

I’ve read that phrase more in the last two weeks than perhaps in my lifetime. So much so that I lost its meaning and needed to look it up.

To say someone was killed “in cold blood” means it was done without emotion, in a calculated manner. I can’t think of anything more emotionless and calculating than budgeting death for faceless shareholders. Can you?

US healthcare executives kill thousands of Americans each year in cold blood.

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StevenSavage@sfba.social ("StevenSavage (he/him)") wrote:

President Musk tells people not to donate to Wikipedia.

So send them money.

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-takes-aim-wikipedia-fund-raising-editing-political-woke-2005742

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hrheingold ("Howard Rheingold") wrote:

I just sent $10 to https://wikipedia.org because Elon doesn't want me to.

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

be sure to leave biscuits out tonight for Santa Pooch

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• weary looking blond dog smoking a curved pipe, wearing a Santa hat and glasses and a backpack full of presents while walking in front of a roaring fire, with stockings and lights hung over the fireplace (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Watchmen (2019) is one of my favorite HBO series of all time, and I don’t think it gets the credit it deserves.

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• Masked women in all black standing in an elevator.
• over the shoulder shot of a KKK uniform in a closet
• Blue man Dr. manhattan
• conference room full of masked police officers

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Apple AI isn’t very good (r/apple)

The most reasonable answer is that Apple is simply behind in the AI arms race. However, a part of me wonders if Apple executives are purposely tanking Apple Intelligence to mold public perceptions that AI is a trash technology. Apple certainly has the influence and the reach to shape this narrative, and AI isn’t a part of Apple’s core business model.

AI is what I call “feature chum”— ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/12/24/apple-ai-isnt-very-good.html

jwz wrote:

EXERCISE VAGUE JOY.

Nine years ago today I decorated a Christmas tree. Happy Surveillmas to all who celebrate.
https://jwz.org/b/yke8

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

♬️ DNA LOUNGE YULE LOG: 24 HOURS OF FIRE AND MUSIC at DNA Lounge tonight: Tue Dec 24, 9pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2024/12-24.html
#dnalounge #dnaloungeyulelog #sanfrancisco

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MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

Hitler teases German expansion

The chancellor-elect has suggested a territorial extension into Austria, the Sudetenland and Poland. If he's serious, it would rival the Treaty of Utrecht.

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• CNN Trump teases US expansion The president-elect has suggested a territorial extension into Panama, Greenland and Canada. If he's serious, it would rival the Louisiana Purchase.

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spaf@mstdn.social wrote:

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

A forensic investigation by the medical examiner's office determined it was carbon monoxide from a faulty furnace.

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weirdestate@eigenmagic.net ("Weird Estate") wrote:

Addresses don't get better than this.

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• A listing for a house on Spread Eagle Cottage, Three Cocks, Powys (remote)

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

Minimalist Christmas.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/24/for-those-of-you-who-dont-get-a-white-christmas/

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• A couple of snow-sprinkled trees (remote)

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EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu ("European Commission") wrote:

Snowy greetings from our space sentinels! 🛰️

Its satellites captured these breathtaking images of Europe’s snow-covered landscapes.

🚀 #Copernicus, the Earth Observation component of the EU Space Programme, provides vital data on climate change, natural disasters, and environmental health, helping us make informed decisions for a more sustainable future.

Let this be a reminder of the magic of the season and the technology helping us to understand and protect our planet.

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• A satellite view of Scandinavia in winter, showcasing snow-covered land in white and surrounding water bodies in deep blue and black. The red tones highlight areas with vegetation, likely captured in infrared. The landscape features fjords, frozen lakes, and the Baltic Sea. EU and Copernicus logos are visible. (remote)
• Satellite image of Italy captured by the Copernicus Programme, showing the Italian peninsula surrounded by the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The Alps in the north and the Apennine mountain range are visible, partially covered in snow. Cloud cover is scattered across parts of the landscape and sea, with vibrant turquoise hues along some coastal areas. The image includes the Copernicus Programme and European Union logos in the top-right corner. (remote)
• Satellite image of the Alps region captured by the Copernicus Programme, showing the snow-covered mountain range stretching across parts of Europe, including northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. Surrounding areas feature green lowlands, brownish terrain, and bodies of water like the Adriatic Sea to the southeast. Cloud cover is visible over parts of the landscape and coastlines. The image includes the Copernicus Programme and European Union logos in the top-left corner. (remote)
• A satellite image showing Mount Etna, Italy, with snow-covered areas visible in white, surrounded by volcanic terrain rendered in shades of red and brown to highlight vegetation and lava flows. The striking red tones indicate infrared data used to distinguish land features. The image includes a scale and Copernicus and EU program logos. (remote)

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

A capella. @PVECarolers at the Enchant Christmas show in Seattle. They sang pretty good!

#darktable

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• Four adults in "ugly Christmas sweaters" standing on a small stage in front of an entrance to a lights show and sing. The banner saying "@PVECarolers" is in front of them.

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dingemansemark@scholar.social ("Mark Dingemanse") wrote:

How I reject most Elsevier review requests https://ideophone.org/how-i-reject-most-elsevier-review-requests/

For years now, I have responded to review requests from Elsevier journals with a friendly explanation of why I cannot in good conscience devote my free labour to their for-profit venture. I always include an out: make some work in the same journal available in open access. Somehow they always find this isn't possible 🤷

#academia #AcademicChatter #peerreview

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• As a publicly funded scholar, I prioritize reviewing for open access and not-for-profit initiatives. I cannot in good conscience devote my efforts to corporate behemoths like Elsevier, whose profit margins have exceeded those of Big Tech for most years in the past decade due in no small part to their exploitative practices. I may be able to make an exception if you can make two articles of my choosing in this journal available in perpetual open access. One of them could be the reviewed work, should it be accepted for publication; but if it is rejected, I also consider opening up other paywalled work a reasonable compensation for my time and expertise. Please let me know if you want to explore this option. (remote)

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Ahuka@freeradical.zone ("Ahuka (he/him)") wrote:

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

my recent favorite Borowitz Report headline:

“Clarence and Ginni Thomas Lost at Sea After Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Superyacht Hits Iceberg”

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

DC cop convicted for tipping off Proud Boys about police operations - Boing Boing:

"Lt. Shane Lamond, the DC cop who thought his job monitoring extremist groups meant becoming their biggest groupie, has been found guilty of leaking police secrets to his BFF Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys."

Weird framing. This isn’t a cop turned fanboy, this is an infiltration. https://boingboing.net/2024/12/23/dc-cop-convicted-for-tipping-off-proud-boys-about-police-operations.html

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

Today in History: John Dunstable (English composer) dies, 1453

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

Today in History: Alban Berg (composer, proponent of 12-tone music) dies in Vienna, Austria, 1935

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

Today in History: KKK formed in Pulaski, Tenn, 1865 (so much for reconciliation)

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

Today in History: Hong Kong falls to the Japanese Imperial Army, 1941

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Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ("NatashaJ 🇪🇺") wrote:

The perfect gift for a cat this Xmas

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon

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• A cartoon of a cat and a dog standing by a Christmas themed gift bag, red with a green Xmas tree on it. The cat asks the dog "This bag is empty, did you just get me an empty bag?" The dog replies "Yes" In the second frame of the cartoon the cat has climbed in the bag and, to the dog, says "I love it so much" (remote)

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Daojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:

If I ever do a ted talk I respectfully request that I be taken to the vet to be put down

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splattne ("Stefan Plattner") wrote:

@codinghorror I remember. Also, this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich

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Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:

The House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz is everything Republicans dreamed Hunter Biden’s laptop would be.