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tomgauld.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Tom Gauld ") wrote:
I went to Gosh comics today and painted the window. Just in time for the release and launch party for Physics For Cats. Come along and get a book signed tomorrow (Thursday) 7-9pm! pic 1. In progress (from inside) pic 2. The complete window, just waiting for the books.goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the alleged "war zone" at the Portland I.C.E. facility last night
https://bsky.app/profile/courtneyvaughn.bsky.social/post/3m2npddylmc2w
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briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@vxdb/115338982793901975
I've been trying to get the cybercrime journalist @vxdb to abandon their seat at the Nazi Bar, or at least to also post here. So please join me in giving them a follow and a friendly hello.
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cliffle@hachyderm.io wrote:
Ran across this gorgeous diagram (at left) of the cyclic execution schedule of the software used on Skylab (1970s). I love this way of thinking about cyclic execution, but I didn't realize anyone else used it!
At right, one of my (less pretty and much less hand-drawn) diagrams from an article I wrote on graphics demo architecture... 40 years later. (And ten years ago, gosh.)
In the replies below, I talk about the old ways of drafting, if you're curious.
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funhouseradio@mastodon.world ("FunHouse Radio") wrote:
"Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding."
#pbs #art #painting #publicbroadcasting
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/bob-ross-paintings-to-be-auctioned-to-support-public-tv-stations-after-federal-funding-cuts
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
She presold 3.5 million copies of her new album, had the No.1 theatrical release last weekend and is a billionaire, what does she have to be concerned about
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/entertainment/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-reception
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Did an AI write this
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mastodonmigration@mastodon.online ("Mastodon Migration") wrote:
Video: House Speaker Mike Johnson | Should Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson be in Prison? | 1:43
Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?
MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
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heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:
We are in a nascent civil war in the United States, with a President who consistently acts unconstitutionally calling for the jailing of a governor and mayor in a state where the President has unlawfully deployed troops. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/08/trump-jail-brandon-johnson-jb-pritzker-chicago-illinois
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Gov. Pritzker: “I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”
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mattsheffield ("Matthew Sheffield") wrote:
Republicans are so incredible at party unity. Even absurdly so.
In Virginia they are running a black Christian nationalist who thinks that homosexuality is "an immoral lifestyle choice" for governor alongside a white gay man who ran a porn blog featuring slavery and Nazi fetish content. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gay-virginia-republican-plagued-nazi-222831328.html
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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:
"If you turned on the television or checked the front pages of most national outlets, you likely saw very little. There has been a disturbing silence in much of the mainstream press about what is unfolding in Chicago."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Chicago #Portland #InsurrectionAct #MartialLaw #fascism #military #media
/14https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/the-media-cannot-normalize-this-moment
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shoq ("Shoq") wrote:
This whole government and everything it does is just a series of cascading clown shows. It’s a shame that none of this is funny.
Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Daniel Richman -- a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey authorized to leak information to the press -- told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him not to engage with the media on at least two occasions and unequivocally said Comey never authorized him to provide information to a reporter anonymously ahead of the 2016 election, the sources said.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“[Dalio] expressed reservations about the scale of the stock market’s recent rise, saying that the speculation around AI has the hallmarks of a bubble and drew parallels to past innovation booms.”
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MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
the behind-the-scenes struggles between the “Burn It All Down!” hard right crowd administration figures & the “we need to keep our majorities” politicos in this administration may be getting fierce at this point
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Market Doggerel
In the market's dance,
Stocks rise high, gold shines so bright,
Unusual romance.( courtesy Argh Studios Storyteller https://arghstudios.com/ )
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nileane@nileane.fr ("Niléane") wrote:
Some of y'all continue to give credit to Gruber's writings as if the guy has any idea what he's talking about half the time
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Andy Weir, guy who wrote The Martian, would publish stories to his website before he was famous. Here’s an archived version from 2012 with The Martian on it.
I feel inspired to finally make use of my stories plot, stop being a baby, and actually publish a short story. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106183049/https://www.galactanet.com/writing.html
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Andy Weir, guy who wrote The Martian, publish stories to his website before he was famous. Here's an archived version from 2012 with The Martian on it.
#Writing #InternetArchive #InternetArchiveFinds
https://web.archive.org/web/20120106183049/https://www.galactanet.com/writing.html
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
Celebrate your spiders on the 8th of October!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/10/08/on-the-8th-of-october/
Mastodon Feedbaldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
Reading tech dudes enthuse about Sora , “it lets me feel like a TikTok creator”, just confirms to me that these shitbirds are simultaneously lazy as hell and have no taste.
(There’s literally zero barrier to entry for becoming a TikTok creator.)
Mastodon FeedBoosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:
I don’t like the person I become when I have really bad internet
Mastodon FeedBoosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
404mediaco ("404 Media") wrote:
Podcast: We talk all about Sora 2, Apple and Google removing ICE-spotting apps, and a massive update to our Flock reporting.
🔗 https://www.404media.co/podcast-the-final-boss-of-ai-slop/
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codepo8@toot.cafe ("Chris Heilmann") wrote:
Abandonware of the web: do you know that there is an HTML tables API?
https://christianheilmann.com/2025/10/08/abandonware-of-the-web-do-you-know-that-there-is-an-html-tables-api/
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The Sharpie S-Gel click-top pen.
Beautiful indigo blue ink that glides across the paper with just the right amount of scrape. Satisfying clicky top— decent resistance and a pleasant click sound.
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
Wow, it's almost as if this is an ill-advised revenge prosecution at the behest of an irrational demented rage addict
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SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:
The good news is global. The bad news is domestic as the US is increasingly failing to keep up with the cheap energy transition. Committing to run an economy based on resource extraction is a proven way to get your ass kicked. We need to do better.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I wonder if @stilgherrian has been following this story:
"The operation started in Australia as a beta test, before expanding to Europe, South America, and other parts of the world, sweeping up messages from cartels to biker gangs to hitmen to money launderers."