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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: DPMA founded, 1951
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Chas. Babbage born, 1791
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
What’s The Point Freestyle (YouTube) by B For Better—a cutting freestyle about the dark side of drug dealing and toxic masculinity reminiscent of “Suicidal Thoughts” by the Notorious B.I.G.
I can’t stop listening to it:
"How we go around murderin' then be shocked when n_ die?
Like what’s the point? Are we down with catching bodies, or we not?" https://youtu.be/xQGhK6U2Vc0
Mastodon FeedReblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
filippodb@mastodon.uno (":fedora: filippodb :cc: :gnu:") wrote:
Wikipedia è un problema per Musk/Trump perché è uno degli ultimi legami affidabili con una realtà condivisa, quindi un antidoto alla disinformazione.
Non fa guadagnare nessuno e naturalmente, come mastodon, non è perfetto - sono imprese di esseri umani imperfetti che cooperano. Ma hanno entrambi bisogno di protezione e sostegno.
Elon ha twittato “non fate donazioni a wokepedia” così sono corso subito su Wikipedia e ho fatto una piccola donazione.
E Buon Natale a tutto #Mastodon e a #Wikipedia!
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
retr0id@retr0.id ("David Buchanan") wrote:
hello welcome to my tutorial on how the JPEG file format works
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- An edited version of the "how to draw an owl" meme. The title is "How to encode a JPEG of an owl". The first step is labeled "get some of these thingies", with a visualisation of the 2D cosine basis of the discrete cosine transform (a common sight in explainer articles). The second part is labeled "encode the rest of the fucking owl" (with the original and detailed owl picture above) (remote)
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this bus-stop poster campaign by ‘Standing Together’ is A Good Thing
https://mcusercontent.com/0a47ce0c4473e8015e074c3c5/images/0d978ca1-011e-2b1b-03dc-886e8701c4d2.jpeg
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Evolutionary psychology and racism go together like peanut butter and chocolate.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/26/have-your-genes-been-pacified/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SocraticEthics@mastodon.online ("Ukraine War Bulletins and News") wrote:
⚡️🇵🇱Polish PM Tusk slams Hungary’s Orban for collaborating with, and praising Putin amid Russian terrorist attacks in Ukraine on Christmas (more) https://kyivindependent.com/polish-pm-tusk-slams-hungarys-orban-for-praising-putin-amid-ukraine-attacks/ #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Japan #Press #Taiwan #Media #Poland #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #Hungary #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
smolrobots ("small robots") wrote:
- Dreidelbot. A dreidel robot to help young ones learn about Chanukah. Can recite the story of the holiday and the miracle that started it. Chag Chanukah sameach! #SmallRobotsRemastered #FestivebotsRemastered
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
and that is the true beginning, children
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
This photo of a clown at the wheel of a truck ought to have killed his presidency on its own. What a child.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/26/he-really-means-it/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
iramjohn ("Ian Ramjohn") wrote:
Happy Boxing Day, an important cat holiday.
On the first Boxing Day, Basht created the first box, and offered it to all the living creatures. Only one was smart enough to understand the gift, and promptly sat in it. As a reward for being so clever, Basht made her the ancestor of all the felids. Now every time a cat sees a box, they sit in in an act of remembrance and worship of ancestor whose name all cats know, but they don’t share with lesser beings.
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feed“Good tidings we bring…” 🎶
What in earth is “tidings”?
It means “news” and AFAICT “tiding” is related to “tide” which used to mean “time” and is cognate to German (die) Zeit (time) ➡️ (die) Zeitung ((news)paper)
Mastodon Feedglent@aus.social ("Glen Turner") wrote:
Arrrgh. Wikipedia is not short of money. It is short of supporters, mostly because kindness and listening are not its organisational virtues, and so it tends to hack off the people who would otherwise support it the most effectively.
Eg: You are a world expert. You clarify some text in the entry of your expertise. I'd say it takes less than ten times of doing this before you swear off helping Wikipedia forever.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
gabek@social.gabekangas.com ("Gabe Kangas") wrote:
A reminder that there are good guys out there. @dnalounge, a nightclub in San Francisco, shows this to its attendees every 15 seconds or so.
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Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
I’m learning that few things are as effective as being able to show the public all the little tricks and tactics used by the ruling class in an environment where people can draw the line from tactic to intent themselves.
How to reliably make that happen consistently, I don’t know. But something is happening right now where everything they do feels so naked.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
elduvelle@neuromatch.social ("El Duvelle") wrote:
@jonny Yes! Incredible!!
Here's a video from the paper.. Ants rock!
#ProblemSolving #Ants
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- Video from above of a 3 compartment box with opening connecting the compartments in the middle. The box has lots of ants in it. There is a shape in the left compartment made of a line and a T at each end (the T is larger at one end). The goal is for the ants to carry the shape to the right compartment, which is made harder with the T things that tend to get stuck on walls. But the ants somehow manage it after lots of turning and trying! (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (good kind)") wrote:
i love this paper
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2414274121(Edit: yes @ futurebird has already been tagged plenty of times ♥)
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
2024 has made it clear—AI is the sawdust in our food. Technocrats want to use AI slop as an additive to reduce the expense of 100% organic human-made content. Our politicians are too fat off the cream to make a move.
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly:
"Such artists often had millions of streams on Spotify and pride of place on the company’s own mood-themed playlists, which were compiled by a team of in-house curators. And they often had Spotify’s verified-artist badge. But they were clearly fake. Their “labels” were frequently listed as stock-music companies like Epidemic, and their profiles included generic, possibly ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/12/25/the-ghosts-in-the-machine.html
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
You Might Be Worried About the Wrong Algorithms - The Atlantic:
"But algorithms aren’t just being used to feed you content. They’re also employed to fix real-estate prices, make probation and asylum decisions, determine Uber prices during a hurricane, dictate whether elderly people receive potentially lifesaving medical care, assess the risk posed by an abusive partner, and decide who gets targeted in a war ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/12/25/you-might-be-worried-about.html
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Obviously, I don’t post a lot of super model content but I just learned who Anok Yai is, and she’s so beautiful that my brain isn’t able to fully process it.
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- Beautiful women in a crystal studded skin-tight dress. She has dark skin and short hair.
- Beautiful women in a crystal studded skin-tight dress, looking at the camera. She has dark skin and short hair.
- Beautiful women in a crystal studded skin-tight suit. She has dark skin and short hair.
- Beautiful women in a crystal studded skin-tight suit. She has dark skin and short hair.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
another fascinating pivot by this age-old yet still-agile organization
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/encyclopedia-britannica-is-an-JdeViIFRSjuAji4Snw.HVg
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
perfection
https://music.apple.com/us/album/step-right-up/1485074801?i=1485074804
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Wildflowers” (2014 Remaster) by Tom Petty
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“It’s better to burn out than fade away.”
- Neil Young
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)” (2016 Remaster) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
