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

This is actually *more* rigorous than some of the stuff I'm seeing, because I'm showing all my work here.

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

Here's "proof" that the 2024 election was hacked that is every bit as rigorous as some of the stuff I'm seeing:

- There are ~150 million people eligible to be US president. The odds that any one of them will be elected are therefore 1 in 150,000,000, roughly the same as winning the lottery.
- Donald Trump was elected not once but TWICE. The odds of that happening are less than 1 in 20 quadrillion!
- This also proves elections were hacked for Obama, Bush, Clinton, and Lincoln, among others.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

In today's mastodon.social update, we're testing a few minor quality of life improvements to the web interface: Every list of accounts now has a shortcut to add or remove an account from lists; clicking a hashtag in a post now brings up a menu with a shortcut to browse posts in that hashtag specifically by the author, and a new featured tab on profiles to make featured hashtags and posts easier to find and navigate.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Here is where MAGA has gotten us to.

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

Captured with the Rodenstock 50mm Digaron lens and about 13mm of vertical shift to maintain the geometry (but several architectural features - setbacks and tapers in the building design - still make it appear to converge toward the top).

Pittsburgh's 42 story "Cathedral of Learning" houses offices and classrooms for the University of Pittsburgh. Completed in 1937, it took 11 years to construct. It remains the tallest academic building in the US.

The lobby is also gorgeous, and worth a visit.

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

Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, 2023.

Extra credit pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52977939495/

#photography

jwz wrote:

Greets to Joey

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autonomysolidarity@todon.eu ("Autonomie und Solidarität") wrote:

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olivvybee@honeycomb.engineer ("Liv 🐝") wrote:

This is a new level of slimy, there's not even a "not now", just two versions of "yes"

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Who knew Lawrence Krauss could become this awful and evil? There were signs all along.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/15/lawrence-krauss-is-getting-worse/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfh75ezwi2Y

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Oh no

Anyway

https://www.404media.co/4chan-is-down-following-what-looks-to-be-a-major-hack-spurred-by-meme-war/

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

What's going on? Don't you like me anymore?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/15/i-take-it-none-of-my-european-friends-will-be-coming-to-visit-me/

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

There is nothing about this headline that could not actually be true

RE: https://www.threads.net/@theonion/post/DIeLM3ioAao

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

Soft buds start to bloom,
Storm clouds dance in the blue sky,
Sunshine warms the earth.

via https://arghstudios.com

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The spam-in-a-can sings!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/15/major-space-news/

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I didn't grow up with Dunkin' and therefore have no residual nostalgic affection for them, so I can say with authority that their donuts are... fine. Not great, not terrible, just fine and not worth seeking out if a local donut shop is available. My residual nostalgic affection donut is Winchell's, which I can't now get anyway because I'm in Ohio.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@joe%5Fhill/post/DIcHXt3y3F6

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

@ivory Hi! A member of our instance is getting this message (on Ivory for Mac 2.3.3), but only when trying to post images > 100KB, and only on our instance (social.lol). They can post smaller images to social.lol, and larger images to any other instances. I can’t find anything in the server logs; any idea how we could get more info about what Ivory is seeing to throw this? Thanks!

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Sure, we have fascism but at least everything is cheaper now

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Jon Stewart may be scathing, but I'm not seeing any effective change.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/15/is-blood-the-only-alternative-to-comedians/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZbCyBMfy2c

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
dntlookbehindu@infosec.exchange ("Dr. Russ :verified:") wrote:

The risks wrought by individuals who lack respect and due diligence to safety, security and privacy controls are not new; but they are more terrifying when it is your country's data at risk, and the bar is lowered to making it more accessible by adversaries.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
CartyBoston@mastodon.roundpond.net wrote:

Sometimes I worry there is not enough contempt in the world for Sam Altman but then sometimes I feel like the scope of my contempt will do for all of us.

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

Drink Special @ Hubba Hubba: Bobby Brainworms -- Bombay gin, lemon, orgeat, bitters

Attachments:

• gifv: 3df47d4b347acfdf.mp4

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

Drink Special @ Death Guild: H4ck T3h CrØ55walk - 21 Seeds Valencia Orange, Sour, Soda and a Splash of Grapefruit.

Attachments:

• gifv: 1f869e2d533ed100.mp4

jwz wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q-J%5FbcHoX4

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thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Daojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:

This isn’t a history lesson. It’s a warning. When people stop telling the truth because it might upset the boss, the collapse has already started.

Through cowardice. Through a lie of omission.

If that sounds familiar, it should.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/why/

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

I love the #INSTEROID design.

They took a boring city car and modded it like Renault 5 cranked up to 11.

https://youtu.be/DpaFmy77%5FLo?si=z6COawaR8UVIZEVA

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

I’ve thought about this piece by @ben a lot over the past three months. Lately I’ve been thinking about it every day.

https://werd.io/2025/in-the-face-of-this-who-do-you-want-to

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
coolandnormal@aus.social ("Queer Like The Slur") wrote:

We don't talk anywhere near enough about how the tech industry is fucking with the general public's understanding of consent.

Fairly often I will opt out of something that would have been obviously reasonable a few years ago, and people will look at me like I drove a truck through the room.

Things like:
- I won't be appearing on camera today
- I don't wish to speak on a recording to be published on the University website
- I won't be giving my personal details to an overseas third party just to use a notepad tool in one meeting

I see this seeping through into attitudes about consent in other everyday life contexts. People are so used to being walked all over by their tech that they're increasingly shocked by boundaries.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Puts that upside down kiss with Kirsten Dunst in a different perspective.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/14/ill-never-think-of-spider-man-any-other-way/