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intransitivelie@beige.party ("Trivial Einstein") wrote:

If Area 51 were real and presidents were told about it, Trump would have tweeted about it during his first term in an attempt to own the libs. Or because he was trying to sell Trump-branded alien meat.

Basically, Occam's Razor pretty much rules out most massive government conspiracies that don't target minorities, but having had four years of Trump, we can say that if any government conspiracy exists it must not be automatically known to the office of the presidency because that dipshit would have just tweeted it out there.

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sundogplanets ("Prof. Sam Lawler") wrote:

Well, super rude email from an elon bro in my work email inbox, so I guess that interview must be published somewhere

Oh here it is! Yup, I totally stand by the quote the author picked for me. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/spacex-s-starship-rocket-exploded-again-elon-musk-called-it-entertainment-but-should-we-be/article_89e9d122-d513-11ef-bd3b-db191f8a4e87.html

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@sundogplanets "Can't make an omelette without raining dangerous debris down on earth" as the saying goes.

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pixelfed wrote:

Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg

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• Dear Mark, I hope this finds you well. I noticed something interesting today - it seems Instagram is blocking links to my little open-source project. You know, the one that lets people share photos without harvesting their personal data or forcing algorithmic feeds on them. I have to admit, I'm flattered. Who would've thought a small team of volunteers could build something that would catch your attention? We're just trying to give people a choice in how they share their memories online. No VCs, no surveillance capitalism, just code and community. Remember when Facebook started? It was about connecting people, not maximizing engagement metrics. Our project might be tiny compared to Instagram, but we're staying true to that original spirit of social media - giving people control over their online presence without turning them into products. You could've ignored us. Instead, by blocking our links, you've given us the best endorsement we could ask for. You've confirmed what we've been saying all along - that big tech is more interested in protecting their walled gardens than fostering genuine innovation. Every time you block a link to our platform, you remind people why we built it in the first place. Your action tells them there are alternatives worth exploring, ones that respect their privacy and agency. So thank you, Mark. You've turned our little project into a symbol of resistance against digital monopolies.

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mathowie@xoxo.zone ("Matthew Haughey") wrote:

just heard from someone in marketing at a crypto company that since last week's "new commitment to free speech" at Facebook, suddenly all the limitations on crypto advertising at Facebook are totally gone. It's totally free rein now.

Congrats, zuck, now we're at the dawn of a new age of scams. Be sure to tell your parents not to fall for any of them, even when Matt Damon says they should convert their retirement to bitcoin.

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

... it ain't no lie, Bambu bye-bye-bye!

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markarayner@mas.to ("Mark A. Rayner") wrote:

His name is Polar Vortex. And he is cross.

#caturday #cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #humor #humour

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• little white kitten sitting on a human's lap, looking cross, with all it's hair pointing in one direction (remote)

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

wow, since extending fail2ban to cover the port my service's development instance runs on the service has become *much* more responsive... I guess it was really getting hammered

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StreetArtUtopia@pixelfed.social ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:

🤫🫠 By SKURK at Rå Skole in Bergen, Norway: https://streetartutopia.com/anglerfish-trap

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• A striking street art mural by SKURK at Rå Skole in Bergen, Norway, creatively incorporates architectural features into its design. The mural depicts an anglerfish, with its body painted along the side of a white building, and a staircase cleverly forming the fish's mouth and teeth. A streetlight at the top of the staircase doubles as the anglerfish's glowing lure. The artwork is equally impactful during the day, showcasing its detailed black-and-white stippling technique, and at night, when the illuminated light transforms the mural into a vivid and dynamic scene. This masterpiece exemplifies the seamless blending of art and architecture. (remote)

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

One reason that fewer men than women attend college is that braying asses like this one dominate the discourse.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/18/why-are-fewer-men-going-to-college/

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• Because the concept of school is feminine. In Spanish, school is ‘escuela’, ending in -a, which is a feminine. Think about what you do in school. You sit down, you accept that you don’t know sh:t and you accept that your teacher is right and you have to shut up and listen. Obedience is what school requires, which is a feminine trait. What is masculine is standing up in the classroom and saying “Fvck this sh:t, I’m going to do it my way, you’re wrong, I’m right, I’m not gonna listen to you”, that is a very masculine thing to do, and that’s why men, who are on average, more masculine, essentially do that. (remote)

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redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:

Yeah. I want solarfunk

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OWGF@pixelfed.social ("Our Wonderful Green Future") wrote:

This dude, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, really was rocking the whole #SolarPunk vibe long before the movement was born. NICE!
#Urbanism #Architecture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser

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• A Hundertwasser building featuring his trademark vibrant colors, organic and undulating forms, a rejection of straight lines and integration with nature. (remote)
• A Hundertwasser building featuring his trademark vibrant colors, organic and undulating forms, a rejection of straight lines and integration with nature. (remote)
• A Hundertwasser building featuring his trademark vibrant colors, organic and undulating forms, a rejection of straight lines and integration with nature. (remote)
• A Hundertwasser building featuring his trademark vibrant colors, organic and undulating forms, a rejection of straight lines and integration with nature. (remote)

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

Regarding LB[1]: There's a helpful playlist for ease of viewing or yt-dlping.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTPQcjlcvvXFOX9sPFNCcMo5eB_JOQix1

[1] https://beige.party/@TheEddieShow/113847586188327716

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TheEddieShow@beige.party ("The Eddie Show 📷 🎧 ❤️") wrote:

My memorial to David Lynch will be to hopefully introduce some folks to INTERVIEW PROJECT.

In 2009, Lynch crossed the US and back (20,000 miles), interviewing Americans intimately familiar to me, but invisible to most of the world. The underdogs, the down-and-out, those who don't fit in, mostly. A lot of broken dreams. Ain't that America.

There are 122 films, directed by Lynch, portraits under 5:00. All are available on Lynch's YouTube channel, re-released for the project's 15th Anniversary last Fall.

Here's the trailer, with a selection of interview films to follow in a thread.

For Mat @TwoClownsEating. ❤️

#DavidLynch

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNpYymysUQo&ab_channel=DAVIDLYNCHTHEATER

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• screenshot of lynch in black jacket and white shirt from the series. (remote)

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dansup ("Daniel Supernault") wrote:

I've received 5 VC offers "to chat" regarding Pixelfed in the past few days.

Not for sale.

Pixelfed belongs to the people.

I'd rather be broke and true to my beliefs, than sell out.

That's why I'm organizing a Kickstarter to fund the ethical development of Pixelfed, Loops and more.

It's time that someone stood up to them, instead of joining them.

Are you with me?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks

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

"Make sure the giant skeleton is wearing the cumsprite tshirt for tomorrow's fetish ball" is a thing I found myself saying tonight, as a totally professional manager of a totally professional business. @oglaf

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shadeed9@front-end.social ("Ahmad Shadeed") wrote:

I look forward to the day when style queries are supported in Firefox. 🙏

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1795622

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• A screenshot from Can I Use website showing the current browser support for "CSS Container Style Queries". (remote)

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other_ghosts@kolektiva.social ("Wilson") wrote:

The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles would like you to know that identifying and publicly calling out real estate price gouging will not help to lower prices, and also that you should definitely not do it. Here's an article about how to get involved.

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The spreadsheet brigade that's keeping LA's rental market from exploding | Alissa Walker

https://www.torched.la/the-spreadsheet-brigade-thats-keeping-las-rental-market-from-exploding/

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

I watched Nosferatu tonight. A bit slow, but that's because the atmosphere is as thick as some kind of grim blood treacle. Also the integration of sex and death, the living and the dead, vitality and decay was the most horrific aspect of the movie. Two rotting thumbs up!

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davebauerart ("Dave bauer") wrote:

Latest Episode of my podcast Making Problems to Solve with Shane Orion Wiechnik on conservation of furniture an wooden artifacts. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/making-problems/episodes/Furniture-and-Wooden-Artifacts-with-Shane-Orion-Wiechnik-e2tic9k

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

I was worried that the Severance writers might fumble season two. High concept sci-fi tends to fall off a cliff after the first season or two (see West World, Mr. Robot, etc.).

But if the first episode of season two is any indicator, Severance will be a classic. I’m hooked.

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• Man in a stark white hallway holding blue balloon balloons.

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dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Mike Masnick has written a long but vitally important piece about the context of Zuckerberg's deceit-ridden conversation with Joe Rogan.

Zuckerberg is a political actor, not just a business oligarch, supporting right-wing extremism. Do not for a moment think otherwise.

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/16/rogan-misses-the-mark-how-zucks-misdirection-on-govt-pressure-goes-unchallenged/

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ryan@hates.company ("ryan wolf") wrote:

dread pirate robert's
dread pirate rules of
dread pirate order

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croyle@wandering.shop ("David Croyle") wrote:

#PhotoOfTheDay is of a USGS elevation benchmark disk on the summit of Mauna Kea, the tallest summit in Hawaii & the largest mountain on earth when measured from its base on the ocean bed.

Favorite fact:The elevation shown (13,796') is measured using traditional methods. That's from sea level. But GPS elevation is 100 or 200' higher (I forget which.) Why? Sea level here is higher as Mauna Kea is so massive it has its own gravity, which pulls the ocean up on its flanks! 😮

#photo #photography

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• A bronze USGS benchmark disk with the usual stamping and the added location-specific markings of "13796 (feet) SUMMIT 1955." (remote)

jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein I have a time-machine fantasy
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/01/17.html?utm_source=sp_ma

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• Screenshot

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codinghorror@infosec.exchange ("Jeff Atwood") wrote:

I finally embraced radical honesty

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• For now, his money managers are working to grow those funds as Atwood firms up his approach to giving tens of millions away. Highlighted text: "I am kind of winging it, which is a lifestyle strategy I have," Atwood said. Headline: Influenced by MacKenzie Scott. Atwood is quick to admit he has a lot to learn about philanthropy. (remote)

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

Oscar the housepanther in my Lap

Furry friend so weak,
Whispers of love fill the room,
Memories linger.

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stim3on@fosstodon.org ("Simeon Schmauß") wrote:

What a beauty! This is comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) passing through the field of view of the LASCO C3 coronagraph.

It wasn't for certain whether it would survive it's closest approach to the sun on January 13th, but it did and delivered us a spectacular show!

https://flic.kr/p/2qFGG1e

#comet #C2024G3 #space #astrodon

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• black and white video showing a circular patch of the nightsky. The sun is in the middle (but blocked out) and streams of solar wind are flowing radially away from it. The comet appears on the top right edge of the frame, followed by its long and very textured tail with many bands or striations The tail is pointing to the top right and is slightly curved to the right. The comet moves to the left edge of the image, forming an arc around the sun. (remote)

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Dr_Bombay@mstdn.social wrote:

I'm so old, i remember using ELIZA on TRS-80s in school.

Scientists Have Resurrected ELIZA, the World’s First Chatbot: The original code, once thought lost, has been found and made to run again.

https://gizmodo.com/scientists-have-resurrected-eliza-the-worlds-first-chatbot-2000551947

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

Script-kiddie lurking,
In Brazil, plotting chaos,
But we stand our ground strong.

courtesy https://arghstudios.com:50433/