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fediforum@spectra.video ("FediForum") wrote:

FediForum Keynote: Cory Doctorow

https://spectra.video/w/7wEFKqfZSPWZyFtbBHRUCs

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

@fediforum The Fediverse has a real friend in @pluralistic .

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

Aside: Although the new embassy, which had been in the works for years, opened during the first Trump administration, he disliked the building so much that he refused to attend its official opening. Presumably not enough gold-leaf.

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

Deigned by the Philadelphia architectural firm KieranTimberlake*, the chancery building incorporates a number of sustainable design elements, and has been generally well received (international politics aside) by staff and local residents. It replaced a mid-century modern structure (by Eero Saarinen, now being redeveloped as a hotel) in the more traditionally fancypants Grosvenor Square neighborhood.

* Coincidentally, also the designer of Penn's Levine Hall, where I once had my office.

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

The new US Embassy to the UK, completed in 2017, is a roughly cubically-shaped glass box covered on three sides with a semi-transparent textured Teflon "envelope" that aids in temperature regulation. Situated in a landscaped compound on the Thames between the Battersea Power Station and MI6's famous Vauxhall headquarters, it's one of the most distinctive recent structures on that part of London's South Bank.

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

Captured with the Rodenstock 70mm/5.6 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/8) lens, Phase One IQ4-150 digital back (@ ISO 50, 1/50 sec), Cambo WRS-5005 camera (Shifted vertically -19mm, horizontally -10mm). Cropped to a 4x5 aspect ratio.

The embassy's exterior "envelope" curtain forms an interesting abstract pattern that reminds me of the sound absorbing tiles that line recording studios and anechoic chambers. This photo shows the western-facing side.

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

US Embassy, Wandsworth, London, UK, 2025.

All the pixels, none of the awkward diplomacy, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54586230547/in/photostream/

#photography

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
kylehalevi@mastodon.design ("Kyle Halevi") wrote:

The evolution of the iOS toggle switch

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dwineman@xoxo.zone ("Dan Wineman") wrote:

I asked Adobe Acrobat’s AI Assistant for help editing a Dungeons & Dragons character sheet. It didn’t know anything about Acrobat but it was happy to talk about D&D. Relatable!

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

Hey, @mwichary, dis u?

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NanoRaptor@bitbang.social ("Nanoraptor") wrote:

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antifaintl@kolektiva.social ("Antifa International") wrote:

#outofcontrol #thatthingisfascism

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MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social wrote:

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CosmicTraveler ("The Flight Attendant") wrote:

Making my sign for the #noKings #protest tomorrow! #acab #fuckICE #5051movement #indivisible

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catsalad@infosec.exchange ("CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch) :blobcatrainbow:") wrote:

Aaaaaaa⁠‼️

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Lana@beige.party ("𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"") wrote:

With everything going on in LA right now it's just so difficult to figure out who the good guys are in this situation. If only there were, like, a really good movie I could watch that would make a super obvious analogy, like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Robin Hood, Braveheart, V for Vendetta, Indiana Jones, A Bugs Life, Snowpiercer, Ben Hur, 1984, MacBeth, Saving Private Ryan, The Matrix, American History X, Dead Poets Society, Schindler's List, Captain America, Casablanca, District 9, Come and See, Inglorious Basterds, Minority Report, Dune, Pan's Labyrinth, Sound of Music, Les Miserables, Harry Potter, Elysium, Gattaca, The LEGO Movie, Blues Brothers, Cheech and Chong, Barbie Movie, Oppenheimer, Planet of the Apes, Zone of Interest, Watchmen, Hunger Games, or Wicked. But it would be even better if there were like a whole TV show about it, like Andor, Handmaid's Tale, The Man in the High Castle, Game of Thrones, the Boys, Firefly, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, ....

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exocomics@mastodon.world ("Li Chen") wrote:

reasons

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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Protesting at #NoKings tomorrow? Use this for your phone background.

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violetblue ("Violet Blue") wrote:

Digital Revolutionary #zine is now free for 24 hours only: https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-digital-24-131431284

7-page .pdf and .epub zine: Lock down your phone or find out how to prepare a burner, learn to move in crowds and what to do if things get violent, make DIY digital protest tools, understand how you'll be surveilled, and find resources for storing media and remotely locking and erasing your phone, if need be.

There's also a crossword puzzle and powerful laser Kiwis.

#NoKings #Cybersecurity #privacy

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violetblue ("Violet Blue") wrote:

Freshly printed copies of the 'Digital Revolutionary zine are on the bar at DNA Lounge in San Francisco right now! It looks great! 🥳

Get a copy and printable files here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-digital-24-131431284

#NoKings #Cybersecurity

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moira@mastodon.murkworks.net ("Solarbird :flag_cascadia:") wrote:

"What is a 'kettle'?" and how to look out for one in four frames.

#protest #protests #kettle #kettling

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

I made my subtitle rhyme.

https://fromjason.xyz/

#Blogger #11ty #BlogDesign

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

I love this sign Indivisible made for the protest tomorrow.

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impermanen_@zirk.us ("impermanen_ 🕊️") wrote:

We have a friend that’s an #immigration attorney in #LA and she’s losing her shit. Her work with clients is being used to kidnap them. They’re grabbed if they appear for a hearing, regardless of the judge’s ruling. And even if with her help they were adjudicated to live and work in the US decades ago, the record of that fact is used by ICE to kidnap them. So her phone is ringing off the hook *and* all the tear-gassing and gunplay and kidnapping is occurring at her place of work.

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stevendbrewer@wandering.shop ("Steven D. Brewer 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

The contact form on my website is basically only ever filled out by robots, so I added a checkbox that says, "I am a robot. Only check this box if you are a robot." https://stevendbrewer.com/contact-me/

Robots appear to find it irresistible.

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MLNow@sfba.social ("Mission Local") wrote:

Ice can end

At Mission and 18th Streets. Photo by Matthew Lasar.

https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-photos-ice-can-end/

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molly@hachyderm.io ("molly clare") wrote:

When is it legal for California cops to use tear gas or rubber bullets for crowd control? Here's a flowchart explainer from #afsc #americanfriendsservicecommittee afsc.org. Please share!

#california

https://afsc.org/california-state-law-ab-48-limits-police-weapons-crowd-control

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loosenut@genart.social ("sɹɐʎA xɘlA 💻➡🗑") wrote:

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• gifv: a zooming tunnel texture with hexagonal geometry. neon colors on black

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DocPop@pixelfed.social ("Doctor P. Popular") wrote:

"Ice can end", another one of Sapien's #MagicAcrosticSquares, spotted near Mission and 24th in San Francisco. #SFGraffiti #AbolishIce #Graffiti #Sapien

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

♬️ Just announced: Sat Jul 5, 7:30pm: SUPER MARIO BROS '93: MOVIE SCREENING + DANCE PARTY
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/07-05.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #supermariobros93 #cyberdelia #8bitsf #crashfaster #chiptunes #videogamemusic #electrorock #burlesque #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco

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• gifv: 9acaf4370083a9b9.mp4