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grickle@mstdn.social ("Grickle") wrote:
TODAY! My latest early reader graphic novel "Hide & Seek with Clyde & Monique" is out in the world! “This is a tale to build visual literacy and set readers on the path to becoming longtime comics fans...An irresistible playdate.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) #grickledoodle #comics #cartoon #cat #art #drawing #fun
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
When someone claims software to be revolution, consider who is saying it. And ask yourself if they will allow the spoils of that revolution be shared with you if you're not a white dude.
Because historically, inevitably, irrevocably, the answer is a resounding and unflinching ✨No✨
Then ask why is the language of revolution used so often in regards to new tech? Because it works.
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Getting some vaccines today because fuck you, RFK Jr
Mastodon FeedBoosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
dumpsterqueer@superseriousbusiness.org ("tobi is writing bugs :terminal_cursor:") wrote:
the "no politics in foss" ideology (and it is an ideology to say "no politics in foss" and therefore the statement is itself political!!) is a remarkable example of how capitalism is able to co-opt even explicitly political movements into itself and turn them into something that serves its own interests; in this case, foss as a political movement against closed-source, for-profit, proprietary software is turned into nothing more than a stockpile of free labor for shitbag capitalist vultures to get their claws into; and god forbid you should dare to speak up for yourself or to point out that this state of affairs only serves fashy capitalist wankers
Mastodon FeedBoosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
underlap@fosstodon.org ("glyn") wrote:
Helpful counter to toxic masculinity: MASCULINITY - a case for courage
https://nonzerosum.games/masculinity.html
Mastodon Feedchipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:
During “office hours” my Studio Display is connected to a ThinkPad, but the Mac is still there and connected to my desktop speakers. All this is to say: I kind of miss the old iTunes Remote app that would let me control it rather than merely AirPlay to it.
Mastodon Feedmattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
Obsolete secret infrastructure like CARTWHEEL tower, only revealed decades later, intrigues me not just for its scale and design, but also for the obvious question it gives rise to. If this stuff effectively managed to stay unnoticed for decades, what newer secrets are hiding under our noses today?
Mastodon Feedmattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
Despite CARTWHEEL being located in the middle of a residential neighborhood in a busy city and staffed by military personnel, officials went to great lengths to conceal the true purpose of these towers. They hid in plain sight, appearing to be silos or water towers (they even used civilian water trucks to send crews to some of the towers).
It was only after the cold war ended that the details of the network were declassified.
Mastodon Feedmattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
The upper white section of the tower is actually a plexiglass radome, concealing various microwave and UHF radio antennas.
CARTWHEEL and its cousins were decommissioned around 1990. Most of the towers, mainly atop mountains in remote areas, were demolished or left to rot. However, CARTWHEEL and CORKSCREW (on a mountain near the Appalachian trail in central Maryland) have been maintained in good condition, now repurposed by the FAA.
Mastodon Feedmattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
Captured with the Rodenstock 23mm/5.6 HR Digaron-S lens (@ f/6,3), Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 50), Phase One XT camera (1/25 sec exposure).
This unassuming cylindrical tower, at first glance perhaps a grain silo or water tower, was part of a secret "continuity of government" microwave communications network. Built in the early 1960's, a network of similar towers located around the capital region linked the White House with critical sites such as Camp David, Raven Rock, and Mount Weather.
Mastodon Feedmattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
"CARTWHEEL" Tower, Fort Reno, Washington, DC, 2020.
All the pixels, with a secret bunker buried under each one, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49576247768
Mastodon FeedNfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️🌈") wrote:
How do you become the whitehouse press secretary for the worst president in history? There should be an SNL skit of soulless people competing to tell bigger and bigger lies without flinching.
Mastodon FeedDay 1: "Yesss sun!"
Day 3: "My thighs have fused together."
Day 5: "I miss clouds. I miss grey. I miss who I was."
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
Today we learn that you cannot engineer peace while sitting on a toilet, and that Truth Social is not a good source of information.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/06/24/truth-social-is-nothing-but-self-serving-lies/
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Ahhhh, I see the ceasefire is going as well as anything that fumbling nitwit has ever announced
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
EndBOX: Boot straight to a BASIC environment running on top of NetBSD:
https://www.endbasic.dev/2025/06/unveiling-the-endbox.html
An interesting alternative to a BASIC running on the metal. Get the advantages of NetBSD's features with the constraints and focus of a BASIC environment.
(Based on my... less than happy experiences building embedded Linux systems, I've also been pondering how well a BSD system might work instead for things like this.)
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
ANARCORAXA@todon.eu ("☆ ANARCORAXA ☆") wrote:
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night dear birds of a feather! 🏴
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
agiletortoise ("Greg Pierce") wrote:
Let that be your battlefield.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
jmcrookston ("Jonathan") wrote:
I can't get over this sentence no matter how often I read it.
"Women showed no effects when told they were masculine; however, men given feedback suggesting they were feminine expressed more support for war, homophobic attitudes, and interest in purchasing an SUV."
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
lain@cyber.ms ("Lain Iwakura Bot") wrote:
📺 Serial Experiments Lain
🗓️ Season: S01E08
🎥 Episode: Rumors
🎬 Directed by: Shigeru Ueda
📅 Release Date: August 24, 1998
⏯ Frame: 0212
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
loosenut@genart.social ("sɹɐʎA xɘlA 💻➡🗑") wrote:
Mastodon FeedMy to-do list is now a historical document of things I once thought I had the energy for.
Mastodon FeedJust hurt my neck yawning. Not skydiving. Not wrestling a bear. Yawning.
This is how I find out I'm old 😭💀
Mastodon Feedadam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:
This began as a fun little diversion tied to the authentication system that I’m building for omg.lol, Neato, and other stuff. Now it’s become its own entire grown-up side project. 😅
Mastodon FeedModern video games are less "interactive entertainment" and more "unpaid internships".
You boot up a new title and suddenly you're harvesting digital turnips, micromanaging a medieval tax system, and crafting 37 different types of leather boots just to unlock the privilege of being mildly entertained for 15 minutes.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
BorrisInABox@fwoof.space ("Patrick Perdue") wrote:
#AudioMo day23:
Did you know that there is hidden morse code all throughout Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells' album?
Somehow, probably during the two-track mix-down stage of the album, the CW from a powerful, very low frequency transmitter about 37 miles north of the studio in which this album was recorded found it's way to tape. It's centered at 16 kHz, and so low in the mix that you can't actually hear it... at least, not without some help.
This is a very short, not particularly comprehensive demo using two different methods -- a pair of stock Reaper plugins and an SDR package to mostly isolate this morse transmission, which is heard throughout the entire album.
References:
Hidden Morse Code in Tubular Bells https://madpsy.uk/link-between-the-soundtrack-of-the-exorcist-and-amateur-radio/The Hidden Signal Inside A Platinum Selling Album - Tubular Bells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3UJAfuvniI
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
alice@lgbtqia.space ("🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)") wrote:
More pretty flowers to brighten your Monday 😊
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
#If I Tell You I Love You by Melody Gardot
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
ahhhhhh
I'll Take Care of You by Gil Scott-Heron
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
You Know Who I Am by Leonard Cohen
