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For my next trick, please watch while do silly things with this hand while sliding my other hand into your privates..."Republicans...

For my next trick, please watch while do silly things with this hand while sliding my other hand into your privates...

"Republicans aren’t simply shrinking the government. They’re investing billions in defense, border control and prisons"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/05/trump-welfare-police-state-government-layoffs

@aoc @BernieSanders is the Feb 28 buying boycott a good idea?

@aoc @BernieSanders is the Feb 28 buying boycott a good idea?

great hint, thank you, and uBlock!!https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/114026004410236912

great hint, thank you, and uBlock!!
https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/114026004410236912

@cutting hey Doug great to find you here! #truckee ?!

@cutting hey Doug great to find you here! #truckee ?!

Zeynep Tufekci does it again: AI is not like nuclear weapons, DeepSeek is not Sputnik“it’s time to start thinking clearly about how...

Zeynep Tufekci does it again: AI is not like nuclear weapons, DeepSeek is not Sputnik
“it’s time to start thinking clearly about how corporations and governments could use the A.I. that’s available right now to entrench their dominance, erode our rights, worsen inequality.”
“the interests of a few large, multinational companies aren’t good proxies for the interests of the people facing a monumental transformation”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/ai-deepseek-trump-biden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u04.avqN.4wz5xkQOkIrs&smid=url-share

what in the world is the "Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF)"?!https://newsie.social/@bespacific/113958136152149265

what in the world is the "Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF)"?!
https://newsie.social/@bespacific/113958136152149265

The only upside I can think of #Trump saying "X has no alternative right now" where X happens to be #palestinians in #gaza this...

The only upside I can think of #Trump saying "X has no alternative right now" where X happens to be #palestinians in #gaza this minute, is that it will PULL TOGETHER all the various X's, peoples and institutions, to show what a lack of imagination he has. We'll give you alternatives! You won't like them!

https://opalstack.social/@rik/113771846417678833I recently heard a story about an elementary school music teacher who didn't want to...

https://opalstack.social/@rik/113771846417678833
I recently heard a story about an elementary school music teacher who didn't want to perform Jingle Bells because of its racist roots in minstrel shows [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/theatre-survey/article/story-i-must-tell-jingle-bells-in-the-minstrel-repertoire/D42C78950A58BDB88290954F73B195B2]. But her kids (many of whom were Black) resisted, and their resolution was to perform it, but with a kid telling the story of its history before its performance. The racially mixed audience of parents loved it. That's teaching! 2/2

https://fediscience.org/@fil/113771666401976945 "Is it ethical for me to encourage my students to work for Big Tech?" If you...

https://fediscience.org/@fil/113771666401976945 "Is it ethical for me to encourage my students to work for Big Tech?" If you encourage, maybe not. But bringing these concerns to their attention is a fine first step. I recently heard a story about an elementary school music teacher ... 1/2

People having been riffing on the 25th anniversary of the Y2K timestamp, both the underwhelming event itself and the huge effort that many...

People having been riffing on the 25th anniversary of the Y2K timestamp, both the underwhelming event itself and the huge effort that many put forth quietly to #MakeItSo. Here's a good obit for Edward Stone, who apparently led the Voyager project since 1972, by being the most attentive listener in the room. As folks like #rfkjr try to dismantle authority, we need heroes like this. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/20/magazine/edward-stone-nasa.html?smid=url-share

I've been a fan of Tilda Swinton since Orlando, enigmatic in every role I've seen. Believe it or not, there is a great interview of...

I've been a fan of Tilda Swinton since Orlando, enigmatic in every role I've seen. Believe it or not, there is a great interview of her with (not just by) David Marchese here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/magazine/tilda-swinton-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk4.LRYD.bAjWumU-iFh-&smid=url-share

“I suggest that art offers us an opportunity to be quiet and still and to allow, in that stillness, for a connection to form… I think the superpower that art has is this distance it affords us, this capacity to be still and to allow resonances to arise from inside.”

#wiredBigInterview any mastodoners here?

#wiredBigInterview any mastodoners here?

Trump’s victory adds record $64bn to wealth of richest top 10! Share surge increases Elon Musk’s fortune by $26bn in a day Jeff Bezos,...

Trump’s victory adds record $64bn to wealth of richest top 10!
Share surge increases Elon Musk’s fortune by $26bn in a day
Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin and Bill Gates also benefit
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/07/trump-victory-adds-record-wealth-richest-top-10

I'm curious as to the results of this survey, but just now I'm again grateful for opalstack.social and its moderators. @d3cline ...

I'm curious as to the results of this survey, but just now I'm again grateful for opalstack.social and its moderators. @d3cline @opalstack, I hope it is seeming sustainable to you!
https://mastodon.social/@palllyyy/113424567064317144

LaTeX has always been painful. but tools like Lyx.org have made it bearable. And I gather overleaf.com is worth using in collaborative...

LaTeX has always been painful. but tools like Lyx.org have made it bearable. And I gather overleaf.com is worth using in collaborative writing.
https://mastodon.social/@mhoye/113391022341012155

we had just watched it, as part of the Raul Julia collection. I'm happy to have this be the version of Ms. Garr I saw last. and...

we had just watched it, as part of the Raul Julia collection. I'm happy to have this be the version of Ms. Garr I saw last. and Nastassja Kinski in a martini class!
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/post/3l7oe7andtb2s

I've been using OpalStack.com (they were previously webfaction.com) for hosting things like this. Not sure they support all the tools...

I've been using OpalStack.com (they were previously webfaction.com) for hosting things like this. Not sure they support all the tools you have in mind, but I've found them very supportive of my requests.
https://mas.to/@kissane/113392528258484984

TheGuardian has a great review of state-of-art in using Axon's AI-based bodycam to OFFICIAL transcript:...

TheGuardian has a great review of state-of-art in using Axon's AI-based bodycam to OFFICIAL transcript: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/03/artificial-intelligence-police-reports

first one to get crypto to run on this (4 symbol, 8 state) Turing machine wins!https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:10a3239f45624d23ba8ef4fc94eef5c7

first one to get crypto to run on this (4 symbol, 8 state) Turing machine wins!
https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:10a3239f45624d23ba8ef4fc94eef5c7

Matrix > Slack? this new tool was news to me. anyone know just how "federated" it is?...

Matrix > Slack? this new tool was news to me. anyone know just how "federated" it is?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/24/meet-the-scrappy-tech-company-taking-on-slack