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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
benroyce ("Ben Royce 🇺🇦") wrote:

"Thousands of #Danes sign petition to buy #California from #USA"

https://ktla.com/news/california/thousands-of-danes-sign-petition-to-buy-california-from-u-s/

This is a nice funny story mocking asshole #Trump and his alternatingly stupid and evil bullshit, it's all good

But I have one big problem with this story

#Denmark: please, forget California

Buy my state, #NewYork, instead

Please

PLEASE!

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kurtseifried@infosec.exchange ("kurtseifried (he/him)") wrote:

The CBC does more than just news.

Dispatches from Dystopia is a monthly column by Peter Knegt that engages with culture and community even as the world appears to be crumbling around us. This is its first edition.

https://www.cbc.ca/arts/peter-knegt-dispatches-from-dystopia-1.7442520

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
LauraJG@deacon.social ("Laura G, Sassy 70’s") wrote:

Your Black History Month art post for today: by Alonzo Adams, born in 1961, "Phenomenal Woman," watercolor and pencil, 1993, 22 1/4x29 3/4 inches (565x756 mm), Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "To: Dr. Angelou - You give me hope and inspiration," photo from Swann Auction Galleries Sep 15, 2015. This work was in the collection of author Maya Angelou (1928-2014). The artist's website: https://www.alonzoadams.com #blackart #blackartist #blackartists #BlackHistoryMonth

Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts had a solo exhibition of the artist’s work last Fall and describes him as ‘a contemporary realist figurative painter who tells stories of the Black experience…. Alonzo draws inspiration from artists such as Charles White, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Rembrandt. At a crucial moment in his journey as an artist, Maya Angelou told him to “Go out into the world, soak it up like a sponge. Go back to your studio and wring it out.” Because of this advice, Alonzo has traveled widely—to Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and throughout America.’

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
annaleen@wandering.shop ("Annalee Newitz 🍜") wrote:

In 1973, a brilliant critic named Stuart Hall created a diagram that changed the way we study media, and could help you survive this moment. Just dropped: the second letter in my series about how to analyze the media in a time of crisis. It's all about codes. https://buttondown.com/thehypothesis/archive/the-man-who-discovered-media-codes-and-how-to/ #media #stuarthall #mediastudies #discourse

Boosted by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:

Freexian Collaborators have started 2025 with an impressive list of contributions. It covers making Python 3.13 as the default Python 3 version in Debian, fixing qtpaths6 for cross compilation, rebootstrap, sbuild support for Salsa CI, Rails 7 transition, DebConf preparations and more!

Read all about these contributions made in January 2025 - https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-01-2025/

Thanks to the organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts (https://www.freexian.com/lts/) and consulting services (https://www.freexian.com/services/) who made this possible.

#debian #freexian #python3 #rails #ruby

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

My fellow Americans: it's the International Day of Women & Girls in Science everywhere else.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/11/its-the-international-day-of-women-girls-in-science/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
pho4cexa@tiny.tilde.website ("a very weeny construct 💀") wrote:

@cstanhope @erosdiscordia a mufo pointed me at https://regime-record.org/ today along the same lines

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bofh_excuses@gts.chapek9.com ("BOFH Excuses") wrote:

#BOFH excuse #197:

I'm sorry a pentium won't do, you need an SGI to connect with us.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

Should Barack Obama be speaking out publicly against Trump Administration actions?

#EvanPoll #poll

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dansup ("Daniel Supernault") wrote:

How can Pixelfed sustain the growth without introducing ads or some other form of monetization?

Federation.

If pixelfed.social becomes to costly, we simply close registration. I'd never consider any other option, especially one that would sell out our core mission by taking VC funding.

This is why I'm asking for you to help fund this open source empire of future-proof social media.

Spread the word, the future of social media is funded and owned by people like you ✨

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks?ref=do288t

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

Should Joe Biden be speaking out publicly against Trump Administration actions?

#EvanPoll #poll

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

Should Kamala Harris be speaking out publicly against Trump Administration actions?

#EvanPoll #poll

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dansup ("Daniel Supernault") wrote:

talents:

- marketing
- building platforms
- fundraising

weaknesses:

- not using squash commits
- being too sarcastic
- posting fediverse raps

I'm not perfect, and I embrace my weaknesses and hope to grow to become a better leader and developer this year 🚀

(this maybe a cry for help to understand what a squash commit is, seriously lmk)

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

the free-to-use Storyteller service is now up and running. we hope you like it and use it and feel moved to donate to support our project. we’d rather raise a million smiles on kids faces than make a million buxs, so we are trying to keep this as “donationware”. please help us accomplish this, if you can:

donations via: https://ko-fi.com/arghstudios

free stories: https://arghstudios.com/

jwz wrote:

*screams into void*
*void looks at timeclock and says NEXT*

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

Drink Special @ Hubba Hubba: Rage Cage -- Cazadores tequila, lime, grapefruit, guava jarritos

Attachments:

• gifv: a80c8fb33180f257.mp4

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Full schedule for Real World Cryptography Paris Meetup 3 is now live!

🚀 Check out the full lineup at https://cryptography.paris/

Expect exciting talks on programmable cryptography, post-quantum security, super-fast verification, and more—plus refreshments and time to connect!

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
malwarejake@infosec.exchange ("Jake Williams") wrote:

Only those wanting to scam consumers are threatened by the existence of the CFPB.

I said what I said.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

New standard unit of measure just dropped. One "Adams" is the minimum amount of groveling required to get a federal corruption investigation dropped.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/10/nyregion/eric-adams-charges?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.wE4.G4IP.g8GNQqj6ksE8&smid=url-share

Boosted by jwz:
mcc wrote:

So here's what the shitheads at Google do if you access Maps from a Canadian IP

Boosted by jwz:
ryanboswell@sfba.social ("Ryan Boswell 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

I wonder if anyone keeps stats on SFPD's car chases that _don't_ result in significant damage to people and local businesses? The only ones I ever hear about are when someone gets killed when the suspect and/or police almost inevitably crash into a building.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/02/car-crashes-into-mission-sports-bar-during-super-bowl-injuring-six/

#SFPD #DefundAndDisarmSFPD #SanFrancisco

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
glennf@zeppelin.flights ("Glenn Fleishman") wrote:

Looking forward to never using it.
https://twit.social/@twitnews/113982875375969573

Boosted by jwz:
i0null@infosec.exchange ("Hacker Memes") wrote:

Super Godzilla (SNES), 1993

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

if Musk does this he will trash OpenAI, just like he has his other acquisitions

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/musk-led-group-bids-for-openai-zynPv61VQ02KaouDcgXbYg

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

listening to Message To The Messengers by Gil Scott-Heron

http://www.pandora.com/gil-scott-heron/spirits/message-to-messengers/TRgK9l44p7p9c7K?shareImp=true&part=ug-mobile&corr=81042419

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

A reminder that "executive orders" are exactly that - orders from the president for the executive branch. They are not laws, and they do not directly bind anyone not in the executive branch of the US government. They might affect how laws are enforced and other things the executive branch does that affect private individuals, but they are not "orders" that private individuals (or organizations) are required to obey.

Boosted by jwz:
dansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:

Well, my fascism coal mine canary just died.

bendingoutward wrote:

You can't buy happiness. But you can buy empanadas, and if you position them correctly, they smile.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
lindenshieldarts ("LindenShieldARTs") wrote:

Something I enjoy immensely about working just with coloured pencils is that it forces me to really take it slow and carefully build things up little by little.

This is still one of my favourite sketchbook spreads.
The left side is Ghibli studies, and the right side personal doodles~ 🌿

#mastoart #sketchbook #traditionalart #coloredpencil #pixelfed

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

You know what's cool? Libraries! I wanted to try running a #DnD campaign for my family, but didn't want to buy a lot of books before we decided if we liked it or not. So I signed up and got this adventure book completely for free!

#ImpeachTrump