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

camille@praxis.nyc ("Camille lives at Praxis Now") wrote:

A visit to the Greenpoint Tool Library: repair economies, object lending, and new production paradigms in times of climate change.
https://themaintainers.org/toolib/

#toollibrary #sharingeconomy

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

Watch: Timnit Gebru interview on Deepseek, AI, and why American companies insist on building the largest models. https://youtu.be/nh7-ZNBql38?si=w-SBX4ECFgCIB0yl&start=3480

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

GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

Deny, obfuscate, evade…

Via Rupar:

KLOBUCHAR: You said Trump has every right to tell the world that in 2020, 2016, and every other election in between was rigged by our govt because they were. Did you say that?

#KashPatel: I don't have that statement in front of me

KLOBUCHAR: Ok, that was from Aug 27, 2023. I'll put it on the record

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

okay... the next-to-last module for the user account self-management subsystem is built and tests out okay. Create account, Update password, Recover from losing password, Update email, and Deactivate account all work... up to processing the final 2FA input operation

all that is left now is to build that handler and the whole thing is Ready for Primetime!

🥂

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

stux@mstdn.social ("stux⚡") wrote:

Feel free to keep calling ICE on:

1-866-DHS-2-ICE

and report Elon Musk and Donald Trump! ⚠️

Waste as much time as possible :blobcathighfive:

Otherwise go nuts on this nice little form:
https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form

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

Coho@mountains.social wrote:

Sometimes being annoying little shits is the best strategy
I really don't understand why one has to label something as satire, everyone seems to understand it's satire, plus they announce it with a billion comments saying it's satire🙄😂😂

Attachments:

• Poster announcing ice hotline shut down because 90% of people report Elon Musk (remote)

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

[in Marge’s gravelly voice] “Oh, Homie, draw me like one of your French girls”

Attachments:

• A rail car with the entire bottom portion covered in graffiti of Marge Simpson, lying in repose. (remote)

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

mttaggart@infosec.exchange ("Taggart :donor:") wrote:

Here it is: your complete guide to building a Wireguard network that doesn't require any open ports at home, and doesn't require any third-party tools. Just Wireguard, your devices, and a little elbow grease.

https://taggart-tech.com/wireguard/

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

I'm lately remembering that guy who decided he would ignore news from 2017 through 2020 and just focus on doing good locally. Everybody got upset with him, but are we absolutely sure he wasn't onto something?

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

undead@hackers.town wrote:

I'm blocking anyone posting non-cw'd content into my feed about how progressives were the reason Harris lost.

I'll post CW'd content as to why. But I want people to understand why I'm blocking them without them skipping a CW tag.

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

I used. my psychic powers to make some awful predictions. I was correct!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/30/i-guess-im-the-last-psychic-scientist-left/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OSSz21syhc

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

But did it work? Did she get high?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/30/you-cant-blame-the-spider/

Attachments:

• black widow in a glass vial (remote)

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

shaferbrown@mastodon.art ("Shafer Brown") wrote:

hello #portfolioday
Im shafer brown, a queer illustrator from the mountains of north carolina drawing flat fantasy.
I've done work for magic the gathering, videogames, beer labels, podcast art and socks, but my favorite work tends to be personal commissions.

Attachments:

• 2024 dnd character commission inside a wooden frame, an archway is drawn by a ball of yarn. a statue of a winged cat with a flaming sword gestures to a painting of a snowy cabin. tea, books, and other offerings sit at the altar. (remote)
• 2024 commissioned fan art On the left: A female mage from dragon quest III casts an intermediate level fire spell on a slime, incinerating it. On the right: A female priest from dragon quest III casts a maximum strength group healing spell, washing out a dark dungeon with its light. (remote)
• A three paneled triptych in limited colors, made as promotional art for a game jam On the left: A Siamese cat sits in their studio observing a mouse and painting in their sketchbook. previous stadies hang on their studio wall. In the middle: In a dark studio a white long haired cat gazes at a clay model of a mouse through a lens at their desk, carving it with another tool in their hand. In their room, previous fabrications lay haphazardly. On the right: A calico stands on a step ladder, making small adjustments to a model of a mouse wearing boxing gloves and roller skates with a greenscreen photo roll behind. A camera, a quarter pipe, a small hand rail, and a jar of iced coffee sit on the floor. (remote)
• 2024 limited color fantasy family portrait A family fishes in a stream in the woods, one member hooking a big catch, the other distracted and noticing their dog getting a snack from their baskets. (remote)

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

tomasteck@merveilles.town ("tomasz stecko") wrote:

https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/third-chair

The third chair - very short story by Henrik Karlsson (Escaping Flatland blog)

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

streetartutopia@mastodon.online ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:

Seen on a train.

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• A politically charged ad-style artwork placed on a train, resembling a Google search page. The Google logo is altered with violent imagery: the 'G' includes a rifle, the 'o' has a crosshair, another 'o' features a skull, the 'g' is partially shattered, the 'l' is shaped like a bomb, and the 'e' drips with blood. The search query reads: "Do children who have their legs amputated grow new legs?" Below, the text states that a child from Gaza asked this question during what the poster describes as "Israel’s genocide," attributing Google's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli military as enabling technology used in the conflict. The ad is styled as an intervention, featuring blood splatters and bold messaging designed to provoke awareness and discussion. (remote)

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

codepo8@toot.cafe ("Chris Heilmann") wrote:

What stops you from coding like this? You deserve beauty in your life.

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• 4b670b538314e9f0.png (remote)

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

This gives me hope:

https://kellysutton.com/2025/01/18/moving-on-from-react-a-year-later.html

Reblogged by jwz:

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

@jasonkoebler @dangillmor But there's an essential role reversal here. This manual is about how a resistance can sabotage a government org to make it less effective. But the situation here seems to be that the government is trying to sabotage *itself*. The resistance are the ones trying to keep things running smoothly.

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

Teacher in 2075 explaining the "Liberals during mass deportations" chapter: People from this island voted more for Trump than prior elections. That's why all these hand waving emojis are under this photo of a caged family.

Student: so that family is from that island?

Teacher: lol no

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

Daojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:

"BUT HARRIS DIDN'T EARN MY VOTE"

When you frame your vote as something that must be "earned" through a perfect alignment of policies and promises, you're abdicating your role in the democratic process. You're pretending you're a passive consumer rather than an active participant.

A thread. 🧵

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

randahl ("Randahl Fink") wrote:

#MisinformationAlert

In an attempt to justify his own Hitler salute, Elon Musk has shared a picture showing Taylor Swift apparently making the same guesture.

This is not the truth.

The Picture Elon is abusing is from a 2014 concert, where Taylor Swift is making a blown kiss with her left arm and then waving to the audience, as can be seen here:

[…]
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• c8ea87a2baf51faa.mp4

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

pratik@writing.exchange ("Pratik") wrote:

Phew! The crossposting from Pika to Mastodon using @echofeed worked without crossposting the last ten posts.

I cannot praise Echofeed enough. So simple to use yet so powerful.

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

alexcox ("Alex Cox") wrote:

We happened to talk about Hitler and his pals on this week’s Do By Friday: https://dobyfriday.com/episodes/388

Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

jasonm@social.lol ("Jason :neobread_this_is_fine:") wrote:

These “woke” people and their

*checks notes*

caring about other people.

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

molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

The people who are now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two have links to the Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025.

Noah Peters is the author of the OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell’s January 27 memo (archive) providing guidance on the “Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce” executive order, which is being described as the “Schedule F” order because it effectively reinstates that policy under a new name (“Schedule Policy/Career”). Peters also authored the January 20 memo (archive) from Ezell, which exploits loopholes to bypass limits on political appointments. Both of these memos are clear steps towards achieving a primary goal of Project 2025: to expand President Trump’s power, and to replace career civil servants with Trump loyalists.

As far back as 2023, The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 was recommending Peters for a position in Trump’s second administration. Peters had previously been appointed by Trump in 2019 as the Solicitor at the Federal Labor Relations Authority, where he “aided and defended Trump appointees’ anti-union FLRA policies that went against decades of the agency’s own precedents” according to Court Accountability Action and State Democracy Defenders Action.4 Peters returned to private practice in 2022, but recently quietly updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect a new title of “Senior Advisor” to the Office of Personnel Management. This appointment does not appear to have been announced anywhere else.

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#USpolitics #USpol #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

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• pdfinfo Memo\ Lifting\ Caps\ on\ TTCs\ 1-20-2025.pdf Subject: Correspondence on official letterhead Author: Peters, Noah Creator: Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365 Producer: Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365 CreationDate: Mon Jan 20 16:09:32 2025 EST ModDate: Mon Jan 20 17:12:25 2025 EST (remote)
• pdfinfo OPM\ Memorandum\ re\ Schedule\ Policy\ Career\ Guidance\ 01-27-2025.pdf Subject: Correspondence on official letterhead Author: Peters, Noah Creator: Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365 Producer: Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365 CreationDate: Mon Jan 27 07:48:43 2025 EST ModDate: Mon Jan 27 07:48:43 2025 EST (remote)
• Headshot of Noah Peters (remote)

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

Forty years ago. Jesus.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/01/29/i-should-tidy-up-more-often/

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• Photo of me and my young son in about 1985. (remote)

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Severance fans/friends: I just migrated https://severance.wiki to its very own little server, and now the site runs as quickly as Milchick trying to thwart an OTC. Enjoy! #severance #wiki

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• Ben Stiller Running GIF by Apple TV+ (remote)

Reblogged by jwz:

GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

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• ac3a52cb9cea9b4f.png (remote)

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

locustangerine wrote:

@fromjason https://archive.org/details/SimpleSabotageFieldManualStrategicServicesProvisional/page/n3/mode/2up

here's a scanned copy for extra real-book verisimilitude.

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

For anyone following, this is the section that really stood out:

https://arxiv.org/html/2412.19437v1#:~:text=3.2.2,to%2DAll%20Communication

...which builds on some really cool profiling and scheduling work:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10241