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pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

In reading a fascinating and important discussion of the lack of a termination clause in the new Mastodon.social Terms of Service, I was GOBSMACKED to discover that the new ToS including a "binding arbitration waiver," which takes away your right to sue, no matter how badly the service abuses you.

These are profoundly unethical, terrible clauses. They should never, ever appear in "adhesion contracts" (that is, contracts that you merely click through, rather than negotiating.)

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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"In general undocumented immigrants don’t take good jobs away from native-born Americans. By and large they take jobs the native-born don’t want or would only take at much higher wages. This means that immigrants are complements, not substitutes, for native workers. They increase, not reduce, native-born wages. And mass deportation, if it really gets going, will be an economic as well as a human catastrophe."

~ Paul Krugman

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #economy

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/lies-damned-lies-and-deportations

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social ("Juggling With Eggs") wrote:

I have had basically this conversation with most of the people I consider close to me over the past few months…we all agree with Snoopy regardless of age and previous political persuasion…

Snoopy says: “Stop shaming the POOR for buying things that might not be necessary, and start shaming the RICH from profiteering off everything that is essential”

#Inequality
#WealthGap
#Privatisation
#EatTheRich

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
frameworkcomputer@fosstodon.org ("Framework :fedora: :ubuntu:") wrote:

Wanna change the world with us? We're hiring! A special call out to those with Windows and *Linux* chops. Other key must haves in the "What you need" section.

https://ats.rippling.com/framework/jobs/66ee8c26-51c1-49a1-a0f0-41a4aad476fd

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
antifaintl@kolektiva.social ("Antifa International") wrote:

#antifa, #nazis, #weimar #history, #WeimarRepublic

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
miriamboosh.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Miriam Boosh") wrote:

The NYT was cited in the Supreme Court ruling used to strip trans people of healthcare. This is EXACTLY WHY the “just asking questions” crowd of centrist edgelord journalists are dangerous. They launder transphobia through faux neutral “debate” and act like it’s intellectual curiosity

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

The memes declaring "Gaza must be freed from Hamas" miss the critical point that after Netanyahu again broke the January ceasefire, Hamas themselves said they will relinquish all power in Gaza, release all hostages, and leave, on the condition that the Israeli military stop occupying Gaza—and Netanyahu rejected the offer because he refuses to give up Gaza.

This man is a war criminal committing genocide, and people are still focused on Hamas as if they control Israel's military.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
iFixit wrote:

The @frameworkcomputer Laptop 12 might be the most repair-friendly laptop we’ve ever opened. Seriously. It’s shockingly easy to take apart, and for a touchscreen convertible, that’s rare. It earned a 10/10 on our repairability scale thanks to clever engineering choices:

- Screwless SSD clip.
- Cable-free battery removal.
- Clearly labeled mainboard.
- QR codes on every major part.

We tore it down. You can fix it up.

Full article: https://www.ifixit.com/News/111201/tough-tiny-and-totally-repairable-inside-the-framework-12

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
luckytran@med-mastodon.com ("Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:") wrote:

Gilead has announced that lenacapavir, the game-changing HIV prevention drug just approved by the FDA will cost $28,218 USD per person per year.

Researchers say a generic version could be made for just $25 per person a year.

Capitalism kills.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Take the masks off. Show your badges. This is America.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:

Maybe it’s just me, but I’d much rather have an entire undocumented immigrant family with two happy trans kids living right next door to me than a white supremacist or a racist MAGA lunatic any day of the week.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:

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

“But Trump (and/or Musk) CONFESSED to stealing the election!!”

Again, no.

But even if they did, whether by talking shit in a speech or in a written confession to the DA, someone admitting to something is not proof that it happened.

I killed Laura Palmer, by the way.

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

Irrationaliity is an important part of atheism.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/06/18/people-are-irrational-by-nature/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E2FfvO9U6M

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netopwibby@social.coop ("netop://ウィビ") wrote:

“Reading is the most subversive thing you can do.” https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2025/05/percival-everett-reading-is-the-most-subversive-thing-you-can-do.html

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
mihobu@social.lol ("Michael Ⓜ️🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Hacking Weblog Again

I have a new hack/automation that pulls my Mastodon statuses, including any attached images, into posts on weblog.lol. Sort of the reverse of what EchoFeed does. I wanted a way to automatically save my “microposts” for posterity. Not sure whether this makes long term sense but I’m trying it out.

And here is a picture of some street tacos.

#IndieWeb #Mastodon #AWS #Lambda #TacoTuesday

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

“But they COULD have stolen the election this way!!”

No. This is not how these systems work.

But even if they DID work that that way (and they most assuredly don’t), the fact that something COULD HAVE happened is not evidence that it actually DID happen*.

* Many Universes theories notwithstanding.

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

You may or may not remember that “they used satellites to flip the votes” was one of the laughably ridiculous claims after 2020. It’s still laughably ridiculous for 2024.

Come on, at least make up some original bullshit here.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
luke@social.sdfeu.org ("Luke") wrote:

@pluralistic @Fledglingnerd this did the rounds a couple of years ago but I did enjoy it a lot "Libertarians are like house cats: absolutely convinced of their fierce independence while utterly dependent on a system they don't appreciate or understand."

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

If you repeat this stuff, you are a bad person. You’re either choosing not to use your brain’s most basic critical thinking functions, or you’re deliberately spreading disinformation. I think less of you either way. Stop it.

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

I’m not going to repeat or link to this nonsense, but no, you can’t flip votes by satellite via compromised power strips in any actual election system used in the US (or elsewhere on our planet, as far as I know).

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

Yikes, the latest iteration of “the 2024 election was stolen” conspiracy crap is an order of magnitude more bonkers than the last. And, unsurprisingly, echos almost perfectly the bonkers stuff from 2020, with the parties reversed.

Just stop.

jwz wrote:

I see it is once again "I have no idea how Terms of Service (or possibly computers) work and so I am going to lose my God Damned Mind in public" season.

Come see the violence inherent in the system.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
pdp7 ("Drew Fustini") wrote:

I'm really excited to see @pluralistic talk at @crowdsupply #Teardown2025 on Friday: https://www.crowdsupply.com/teardown/portland-2025/schedule
I just finished Picks and Shovels (https://craphound.com/shop/) and am listening to the Internet Con now (https://libro.fm/audiobooks/5184389278340-the-internet-con)

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Niall@mastodon.nz ("Raglan Niall :lk: :tinoflag:") wrote:

I've just spent far too many days figuring out and installing my own water supply. Tank, piping, pumps, filters, glue, sealant, crimps, so much.
So now I'm sovereign and free? Not at all!
I'd never have managed it without the tons of freely-given help & advice I received.

@jargoggles @johnhattan @angusm @Fledglingnerd @pluralistic

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

I ended up with a bunch of the Baofeng UV82C (part 90 approved) radios when I realized that they're actually cheaper and more convenient than getting and returning radios from a rental house for even a single use.

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

My wife found a dead rabbit in the yard -- very maggoty, very stinky.
She made ME clean it up for some reason.
I was impressed with the maggots, I will say.

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

These cheapo radios have improved a lot in recent years (some are even Part 90 certified, somehow), and generally put out passably clean signals. The audio is generally kind of crappy, but for 20 or 30 bucks (including accessories), it's hard to complain.

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

Radio nerditry: If you need to program an XHDATA E-100 radio (a recent addition to the growing lineup of frighteningly cheap handheld two-way radios from China), the commonly available CHIRP software works fine when set to "Baofeng K6".

For the price, it's a neat little radio, with its share of quirks.

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tchambers@indieweb.social ("Tim Chambers") wrote:

The Seven Deadly #UX Sins of the #Fediverse Web Experience (To Fix): https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/18/113327.html. cc: @mastodonmigration @laurenshof @fediversenews @cheeaun @rolle @scottjenson @zeldman