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Boosted by jwz:
pikesley@mastodon.me.uk ("Phaistos Disco") wrote:

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

Ultimately, Manton and I just have different values. He values the actions of tech CEOs, and I value fair treatment for oppressed people. He cheers for billionaires, and I cheer for the underdog. He employs a guy who can’t stand the use of pronouns in video games, and I show people like that the door.

We’re just different. And that’s OK. As long as he’s happy with the choices he makes, that’s all that really matters.

(Everything above is 100% fact and can be backed up by things Manton has published. But he’ll still cry “misinformation”, just like the orange guy always cries “fake news”.)

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

Good for Manton, making intentional choices about where he directs his attention. I totally understand his desire to cut off Mastodon federation. Mastodon is a space where accountability is valued, and not everyone can handle that. He’s better off with a limited presence within his own community, where he can be safely protected by his peers from any criticism.

I’ll still be here, calling out the rot I see on the open web, even if the rot keeps running away.

https://www.manton.org/2025/10/05/our-attention.html

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺"):
estrogenandspite@pony.social wrote:

I’ve been thinking a lot about Tolkien.

It is often remarked that a central thesis of his books is that evil provides the means of its own defeat. Sauron crafted the One Ring that killed him, Shelob impaled herself of Sam’s blade, Smaug exposed his belly to Bilbo and let him see the weak point.

I think it is less often commented on that the corollary to that is that good must still act to use those weaknesses. The Ring did not cast itself into the fires of Mt Doom but was brought by the Hobbits. Shelob was only able to impale herself because Sam kept his arm strong and held it out. The black arrow still needed to be shot into Smaug’s belly.

And a final point that I don’t see often enough is that Tolkien clearly believes good only loses if it surrenders to hopelessness. Denethor’s suicide driven by fear would have broken Minas Tirith if not for the Fellowship, Frodo would have fallen to despair if Sam had not been there to carry him, if Bilbo had seen the shot as hopeless then he never could have warned of the weak spot.

But because in those cases someone provided hope, good triumphed.

I don’t know. I’ve just been thinking about that a lot lately for some.

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

♬️ THE LOST BOYS: MOVIE SCREENING + DANCE PARTY at DNA Lounge tonight: Sun Oct 5, 7:30pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/10-05.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma
#dnalounge #thelostboys #cyberdelia #gothic #alternative #industrial #burlesque #sanfrancisco

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

Wow, how strange the people in Chicago don't want to feed the fascist tools threatening them and all their neighbors who could have expected that in Chicago of all places

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-moans-about-agents-lunch-options-in-chicago/

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Self-portrait.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #LakeDistrict #TheLakes #Cumbria

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

“Alert! Your web server accepts HTTP requests using standardized methods! Security risk: Medium.”

This latest season of Beg Bounties is the worst one yet. 👎

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

Heck *yes*.

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

"Nice" is different from "good" and also different from "decent" or "just" or "extending personhood to people not like them."

Also, not to be discounted, the number of people who vote for a political party because literally everyone else they know does and for really no other substantive reason than that is larger than a lot of politically-active people want to admit and also they often get angry when you point that out

RE: https://www.threads.com/@zakkimballpolitics/post/DPaAFy5kgBJ

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

He's probably not wrong and also it'll be a shame when "AI" takes the rest of the global economy down with it

https://search.app/GMiAw

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
carlton@chaos.social ("Carlton Gibson") wrote:

> To him, our modern frontend stack looked like we’d declared war on the platform itself.

https://alfy.blog/2025/10/04/how-functional-programming-shaped-modern-frontend.html

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

My collection of USB cables could power a small civilization... provided that civilization doesn’t need USB-C to USB-A.

Which, of course, I do, right now.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
krypt3ia@infosec.exchange ("Krypt3ia") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
LRRRonEarth@beige.party ("BELRRR LRRRGOSI :bc:") wrote:

@yeoldepunk

GREETINGS, EARTH BAG. I AM LRRR, RULER OF THE PLANET OMICRON PERSEI 8. I AM ALSO, SHAMEFULLY, AN INVOLUNTARY RESIDENT OF EARTH.

MY INTERESTS INCLUDE LOUD MUSIC, GIANT LASERS, DEATH RAYS, CARNAGE, CONQUEST, PETTY VENGEANCE, NOT-SO-POPULAR CULTURE, AND EATING PEOPLE. WHICH IS WHY IT SEEMS *ODD* THAT THEY DIDN'T WARN YOU ABOUT ME.

I AM BEIGE PARTY'S LOUDEST, TALLEST, HEAVIEST, MOST CONCEPTUALLY DEMANDING SHITPOSTER. IN THAT CAPACITY, I SAY: HI.

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

Prami, for anyone who doesn’t know, is the fabulous omg.lol logo. https://home.omg.lol

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

I just opened surprise mail from my friend @robb, who illustrated this adorable scene featuring a #Pokemon Ditto Prami, pokéball, and Pokémon Center! And as if that wasn’t enough, he included a one-of-a-kind custom Ditto Prami card! :prami_happy: :prami_hearts_red:

This is beyond special, and I will treasure these always. :prami_contented:

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

#Mew - Carry Me to Safety

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w8SpxnhKuI

#NP #NowPlaying

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your spooky 'net denizen") wrote:

This collab with the violinist starting a few minutes after this point was fun to watch this morning:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XXT9VeONXH8?si=EqAvKV6trBW2qZZg&t=7140

I was actually dancing. Something I'll only do in private these days, but still. 😆

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

Oh, I just realized that social.lol members won’t be able to see the reply because of the block. Here’s a screenshot.

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

This is so fascinating to me. After being handed a mountain of evidence that Jesse Singal is a piece of shit, Jason Kratz responds by… taking issue with the term “activist”. And then proceeds to defend the piece of shit in spite of the evidence.

See his reply to this post: https://mementomori.social/@juergen%5Fhubert/115320168931699792

(Jason was banned from social.lol last year, but he continues to create new Mastodon accounts in an attempt to evade the ban, and we continue to block them as they’re reported.)

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

cat in sunshine

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
otaviocc@social.lol ("Otávio :prami:") wrote:

I'm working on the README file for the GitHub repository

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
nova@social.lol ("cmdr ░ nova ⸸ :~$") wrote:

the busky people are calling "clanker" a slur and being very mad about it

see, you don't see that happening on mastodon, do you

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

In light of everything, this channel was a delightful discovery. Just a couple of videos that were like a balm to me. A glimpse of a better world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUEx5zWHm0

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

I dunno... I just want things to be like this all the time. Collaborating and jamming together creating music, creating a better world.

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

And finally, how can anyone not see the sheer ignorance of the owner of Micro.blog responding to all of this by saying that he has a “lot of respect” for Jay Graber and her “strong principles”?

What timeline are we even in any more? Do people literally have no shame at all?

Like, seriously. What the *fuck* is wrong with some people?

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

And finally, how can anyone not see the sheer ignorance of the owner of Micro.blog responding to all of this by saying that he has a “lot of respect” for Jay Graber and her “string principles”?

What timeline are we even in any more? Do people literally have no shame at all?

Like, seriously. What the *fuck* is wrong with some people?

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

How can anyone not see the insensitivity of Jay Graber telling trans users on Bluesky to just go on strike (aka “stop posting”) in response to concerns about restoring Singal’s account there?

How can anyone not see the cruelty of Jay responding to questions about this with stupid memes (and continuing to meme about it the next day, unprompted, to really drive home the cruelty)?

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

How can anyone not see that Jesse Singal is a transphobe?

https://glaad.org/gap/jesse-singal/

https://www.transgendermap.com/issues/topics/media/jesse-singal/

Like. How? There is so much evidence. You have to be willfully ignorant to fail to see it.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
surprisetalk ("taylor.town") wrote:

https://research.youtube Can any researchers with an .edu email help me get access to YouTube's research datasets? I'd love to poke around and map out the YT landscape