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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
clive@saturation.social ("Clive Thompson") wrote:

behold "Eschersque" ...

... a fun little browser game loosely based on M.C. Escher's famous stylings

you use the spacebar to "flip" the landscape and help navigate through

not hard; kind of *soothing* to play, actually

item #3 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-42-phytomining-adversarial-poetry-and

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
carkner@glammr.us ("🍃Carkner🥺") wrote:

The Peretz Centre where I volunteer isn't explicitly antizionist but it's non zionist and attracts a lot of people who feel rejected from more mainstream Jewish institutions in Vancouver 👍 which has actually always been its role going back decades. I've spoken to elders who weren't particularly leftist back in the day but felt accepted here for interracial relationships etc
https://inthesetimes.com/article/jewish-diaspora-movement-antizionism

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"An early retirement and a cushy job as a consultant or lobbyist must sound awfully appealing to a lot of [GOP legislators], especially as they head into the holidays and have serious discussions with their own families about their future plans.

Let’s keep them all in our thoughts and prayers through these difficult times."

#Trump #Democrats #ApprovalRating #polls #economy #affordability #immigrants #racism #WhiteSupremacy #Virginia #NewJersey #Pennsylvania #Georgia #Tennessee #Florida
/10

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Only sensible decision. Like Páll Óskar said: "the competition is no longer joyful". https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-12-10-breaking-iceland-will-not-take-part-in-eurovision-2026-461238

kevinevans@hachyderm.io ("Kevin") wrote:

The Green River this morning in Tukwila, WA

#wawx

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• video: Video of a flooded green river while standing on a bridge

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

It's wild how the PDF file format has become a signal of passing authority. You can literally put any claim in print, save as PDF and upload to the web, and it seems people are more likely to believe it.

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

I have several bookmark collections that I update frequently—Articles, Websites, etc..

If you click on a collection, then click share, you can follow that collection's RSS.

Hopefully, one day, I'll really organize and grow my collections. I have *a lot* of bookmarks.

https://raindrop.io/fromjason

#Curation

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

Advent of Code day 10 status: partial ★

https://dbushell.com/notes/2025-12-10T14:50Z/

— failure strikes! I'm stuck on part two today :(

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
annie@social.lol wrote:

Whatever it is, let me start it with gratitude. Gratitude is fertile ground. Put in the seeds of your dreams and desires. Keep the ground watered and pull the weeds.... https://anniemueller.com/posts/gratitude-knows-that-there-is-always-a-gift

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

I won't knock anyone who trades their privacy for convenience.

But to still use the rationale "I have nothing bad to hide" while living through the overturning of roe V wade, Cambridge Analytica and the demonization of Latin Americans and Latin immigrants, is pretty astounding to me.

“Bad” is what the state and corporations say it is.

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

“Times New Roman is not a font choice so much as the absence of a font choice, like the blackness of deep space is not a color. To look at Times New Roman is to gaze into the void.” – Matthew Butterick

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/trump-times-new-roman-font-return-state-department

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

The new Scientology 😅

#aidoomerism

db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

yo Zed editor is kinda good, why didn't anyone tell me!

I have free RAM again :)

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

Noticing that the MacBook Pro M5 will discharge its battery down to 80% even when it's plugged in—I suspect the power management on this basically makes third-party "battery saver" utilities like Al Dente completely unnecessary (if they were ever really needed, which is debatable).

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

My intention is to delete any social media that requests my full identity.

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

Look, if you're going to misappropriate my tax dollars to see a rock concert, go see fuckin' Oasis, okay, not the dude who looks like if Shaggy from Scooby-Doo has been unwashed and fermenting for the last 35 years

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

Samantha Fulnecky has made herself the punching bag for every TA, every professor, every copy editor on the internet, and it's her own damn fault.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/12/10/sympathy-for-samantha-fulnecky/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaRLp13c020

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com wrote:

Scientists finally have concrete proof of how Roman concrete was made, thereby cementing their own place history

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pompeii-house-frozen-mid-renovation-reveals-secrets-of-roman-cement/?utm%5Fsource=fark&utm%5Fmedium=website&utm%5Fcontent=link&ICID=ref%5Ffark

#stem #Science #engineering #archaeology #history #spiffy

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Scary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

TIL that the US had an eccentric self proclaimed emperor once before, in the 19th century.

But Emperor Norton was decent and nonviolent and apparently very brave. Though his "power" came from people playing along with him and enjoying him as a local character, he really did try to stop an anti-Asian hate rally, acting alone against violent people. It sounds like he was providing more leadership than the actual government of San Francisco at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%5FNorton

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
maxbvrn@eldritch.cafe ("Maxime") wrote:

Here's a mini guide on how to bring your website to up-to-date standards! You don't even need to have AI to be an AI company

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kzoneind@mstdn.social ("Knowledge Zone") wrote:

#KnowledgeBit: Northwest Africa 7034, nicknamed "#BlackBeauty", is a #Martian #Meteorite that contains the oldest known Martian igneous material. The meteorite is about 2-4.5 billion years old. It was found in the Sahara Desert in 2011.

The space rock is believed to be the second oldest yet discovered and contains the most water of any Martian meteorite found on Earth.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/62d02dde09c30279b5c0c046

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
updownleftright@tooting.ch ("Up Down Left Right") wrote:

#Introduction Hi, I'm a sound enthusiast from Switzerland.

As a highly sensitive person, I got tired of unnecessary overstimulation and the overload of unsolicited content on proprietary social networks.

I was looking for a safe space where I could talk about #modularsynth, #eurorack, #synthesizers, gear, musical instruments and other things that make #noise - also a place that aligns with my moral and ethical values.

Looking forward to connecting with other sound tinkerers in the Fediverse ❤️

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bestforbritain.org@bsky.brid.gy ("Best for Britain") wrote:

Ed Davey: "Quite apart from the irony of President Trump accusing others of trampling on basic principles of democracy, it repeats far right tropes of civilisational erasure, and threatens that the US Government will cultivate resistance in Europe."

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• video: 3b568c3d7ea1b8fe.mp4

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

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

Today in History: Metric system established in France, 1799

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

Today in History: Emily Dickinson born, 1830

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

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jesse@chaos.social ("Jesse @39C3") wrote:

The NS (the Dutch train company) was selling some old emergency brakes, and well... one thing led to another, and now I have this in my home 😂

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• video: Video of a very small toilet. We see the emrgency brake hanging in there. Big red handle sticking out from the bottom. Text on the body says that misuse is a finable offence, and not to use it in tunnels. A hand moves into view and pulls the handle. We hear a relay click, the lights dim, disco lights activate and music starts playing. The entire toilet is bathed in tiny coloured dots of light. The hand moves in again, and holds the handle for a second. The music stops, disco lights turn off and the regular light gets bright again, returning the toilet to it's normal state.

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

‚Mig minnir að við höfum líka brosað góðlátlega að þeim orðum.

‚En það má alveg spyrja hvort það að vilja teikna sögur séu álög? Ég segi nú bara svona.’

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

‚Hópur rómafólks var við ströndina og tvær konur komu til okkar og vildu fá að spá fyrir okkur. Við brostum góðlátlega og sögðum nei takk en þá greip önnur konan í höndina á litla barninu í kerrunni og sagði eitthvað á þessa leið „þessi á eftir að vinna mikið með blýanti“.

‚Við sögðum takk fyrir og fórum í burtu. Þegar nágrannakona okkar heyrði af þessum samskiptum sagði hún að maður ætti aldrei að vísa rómafólki frá því það gæti lagt álög á fólk...