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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 9h

I am, admittedly, as far as possible from physical presence as it is possible to be right now. But I've also shown up in person, back when I was on the correct continent for it, and I've observed how much of what I was taught for protest techniques truly hinges on capable logisticians.

Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 9h

Boots on ground doesn't even have to be physical! It can look like coordinating logistics, or building secure information distribution lines, or even just giving money.

Reposting... Does really very little, except to ensure the conversation remains mainstream. That's not NOTHING, but. Not much.

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Aieee-Iain Clark @iainjclarkart.com · 2d

#Frog #Pratchett

Even its plagues were half-hearted. All self-respecting river kingdoms have vast supernatural plagues, but the best the Old Kingdom had been able to achieve in the last hundred years was the Plague of the Frog*.

*It was quite a big frog, however, and got into the air ducts and kept everyone awake for weeks.

‘Pyramids’- Terry Pratchett

The Portland Frog, a person in a frog costume facing a mass of ICE agents in comvat gear.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 5d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 1d

If I could get my diagnosis confirmed by a simple blood test, instead of having to deal with eight zillion layers of "sorry this can't be accepted as a disability diagnosis because there's no way to prove it" I might actually cry with the sheer relief of being able to prove there's a problem.

Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 5d

A new blood test demonstrates 96% accuracy in diagnosing myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, offering a potential advance in reliable identification and management of the condition.

Novel blood test for chronic fatigue achieves 96% accuracy

Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics have developed a high accuracy blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS).

medicalxpress.com

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

And that's the thing. Tech bros think the point of creative work is to obtain an end product (in this case an imaginary city setting).

The product is absolutely not the point.

Any creative in any field can tell you: the point of art is the PROCESS.

That's where all the meaning and fun is.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

Creativity in storytelling is just asking "What if..." over and over again, and then "yes and"ing your answers until you run into a new question. It is absolutely bullshit, but it makes sense and is believable bullshit because there was a thought process involved in creating it.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

Need names? Well, history papers are full of 'em, and the bonus is that you get to learn something in the process.

Need descriptions? Pick a theme and lean into it. My bridges are named after waterbirds and themed to match. Because pelicans and flamingos are hilarious visual motifs.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

But you know what I have at no point used or needed for any part of this process?

GenAI.

I've looked up archaeological & sociological research papers, learned about architecture and technology, checked spells and system rules... But no part of this city was developed through unethical word salad.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of the notes in those pages are just a word or two for something that exists as a whole 3D image in my head. The sense of space, the density of buildings, that's not something I've written down, it's a model my brain is actively building as I keep thinking. It's becoming a bit cramped in here.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately, having spent the last week planting the seeds of an imaginary city in my head, and a day playing D&D in it, I am now entirely unable to stop the growing process.

I keep having more questions occur to me, and answering them brings more questions. My reference doc is only 30 pages, but

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

The constant struggle between my anti-carceral beliefs and this country’s need to chase down white collar crime like CBS cops chasing a straggly serial killer who leaves rhyming clues and just offed beloved number 4 on the call sheet.

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 2d

Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Via ProPublica: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elon...

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 2d

I report the AI ads as misleading or a scam. Every AI product, every Google ad for it I see. I also block those ads. They go in waves, where there will be a fresh batch every six weeks or so, but it does stop them for a bit.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 2d

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of those videos I will always reblog.

Shakespeare performed in a vernacular way is just as brilliant as Shakespeare performed in a classical way, but significantly more comprehensible to the average person. And the results are always so good!

chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 3d

A friend sent me this article and genuinely it’s f***ing insane and I can strongly recommend reading it. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 4d

Whenever anyone says how much of the U.S. economy is tied to AI right now, I'm like...damn, what if a single rich person had any idea other than "try to zero out labor costs through theft."

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 4d

Game run, new player introduced to the game successfully.

I am EXHAUSTED. I made up so many little guys and fun places and minor occurrences for two days of story time where basically nothing happened except some bureaucracy. But the players seemed to have fun with it, so I'll count it as a win.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 5d

So this type of game is kinda perfect for me. No running a major plot or elaborate planned combat encounters, just building a societal framework and a bunch of opportunities for ridiculous shit to happen. EVERYTHING here is player choices, I just have to scatter bait and watch them go.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 5d

My favorite part of DMing is the world building, and I get really into the relationship between spaces and their use when I do it. I ended up spending a lot of time learning about how medieval cities developed and the scale of buildings, only to turn around and invent places for puns and allusions.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 5d

The city is named for Nychtouenker, the starter town in the very first D&D game I ever played (we semi-accidentally burned it down of course), which in turn was named for our complete failure to decipher the handwriting of one of our players, and which stuck because it's funny to say.

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Impy @impchan.bsky.social · 5d

DMing a new "still not a campaign but we're getting closer because now it's a continuous urban exploration setting where in future players can pop in and out and take turns DMing" D&D game tomorrow.

I've been having so much FUN inventing silly little guys and local customs for New Nychtouenker.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 5d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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