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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · 5d

#Discord disclosed a #DataBreach yesterday regarding a third-party customer service provider. Affected users are being emailed, so keep an eye on your emails. Changing passwords regularly isn't a bad idea though anyway, so if you use Discord, I'd recommend doing so.
discord.com/press-releas...

Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service | Discord

At Discord, protecting the privacy and security of our users is a top priority. That’s why it’s important to us that we’re transparent with them about events that impact their personal information.

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 13d

But it's the public health experts who damage trust in science.

IT WAS ALWAYS A LIE.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Highly normal. Nothing to see here, folks.

Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 15d

This is your must read of the day.

"The neurogeneticist Stanley Nelson once said, 'If you had 100 kids with autism, you could have 100 different genetic causes.'
Researchers increasingly believe the search for a cause of a singular 'autism' is misguided. There are autisms, rather than just autism."

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

www.nytimes.com

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Sep 5

From the #WolvenKit install page for #Linux users. It's really gotten better, but this made me chuckle because it still feels so accurate, especially for #modding tools. Don't get me into the hassle of getting Mod Organizer 2 to run 😅 Props to Wolvenkit though, runs well through Proton! ☺️

A highlighted warning from the WolvenKit website reading that reads "Linux compatability works off of a combination of throwing things at the wall and dark magic. As such, we cannot guarantee stability when using Linux."

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Aug 27

I was recently given the chance to talk about my experiences as queer, chronically ill, politically active person studying at @unibremen.bsky.social as a part of their COME AS YOU ARE campaign. I hope to see the university continue their inclusion efforts, especially when it comes to tuition costs.

Me standing in front of a camera next to the Mehrzweckhochhaus (MZH) of the University of Bremen being interviewed.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 29

We saw the storm brewing a mile away.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 29

👀

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Apr 30

If we really want to take on chronic diseases....
by @virusesimmunity.bsky.social and @hmkyale.bsky.social
#LongCovid, post-infection syndromes, immune system assessment and intervention
gift link www.wsj.com/opinion/how-...

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 24

“Pro-life”

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Apr 24

Also know that if your country has or might soon have a right-wing government (like many European countries, unfortunately), and they see this shit working in the US, they WILL absolutely try copying it. We're not safe because we're not in the US. We have to fight in solidarity, everywhere.

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Apr 24

This is awful, and deserves to be condemned. As @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com herself points, these are methods straight out of the Nazi playbook. I stand by all my fellow neurodivergent peeps in the US, even if I'm far away. I will not be quiet when they first came, and neither should anyone else

Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · Apr 23

Apparently RFK is trying to walk back his bullshit comments by saying he doesn't mean autistics like *me* are bad and awful and need to be irradicated; no, he just wants to get rid of the "low functioning" autistics and let me just say FUCK THAT

I'm not more worthy of existing than autistics who 1/

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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · Apr 23

god this shit is blood boiling

Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia moves to safe house after DHS posts address online

Homeland Security shared copy of protective order from 2021 revealing family’s address on social media

www.independent.co.uk

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Apr 12

I am become C programmer.

#c #cs50x

A terminal readout reading:
credit/ $ make credit
credit/ $ ./credit
Number: 4003600000000014
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
credit/ $

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Scott Lear, PhD @drscottlear.bsky.social · Mar 4

Pressed for time? Try walking (or any other activity).

In people with low activity "...an hour’s walk could add an impressive 6 hours to life."

Comparing the least to highest activity group resulted in 11 more years of life.
#publichealth
@BJSM_BMJ : bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/5...

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · Mar 3

If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Mar 2

I've been fearing something like this would happen. We should be trying a European or otherwise multi-national alternative to make sure the most important medical research databases aren't only US gov. controlled or based there anymore.
#PublicHealth #MedSky #ScienceSky #AcademicSky #EpiSky 🛟

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Mar 1

This reminds me of all the shorts starting with the “do you want to get women” clip into and cut to you dryly replying “no thank you” and talking about code. That had me cackling every time.

Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Feb 28

That perspective is truly cursed.

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Zentrum für Politische Schönheit @politicalbeauty.bsky.social · Feb 19

BREAKING: Dramatische Szenen JETZT vor dem GORKI-Theater. +++ Schwerer Eingriff in Kunstfreiheit +++ Polizei beschlagnahmt schon wieder ohne jede Rechtsgrundlage eines unserer Kunstwerke zur Aufklärung der Bevölkerung! +++
Megabanner mit Aufschrift „Am 23.2. wählen gehen!“ Polizei zu gefährlich. +++

Beschlagnahmt! Der innige Kuss zwischen CDU und AfD soll von der Bevölkerung nicht gesehen werden.

VERBOTEN! Unser MegaBanner gegen die CDU ist dem Regierenden Bürgermeister Kai Wegner scheinbar zu gefährlich

Polizei Berlin umstellt das GORKI Theater in Berlin

Die Polizei Berlin hat das Megabanner mit 15 m Länge entfernt

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Feb 17

🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?

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chart showing groups of opposition to Trump. Broad groups for lawsuits are Blue states, labour organisations, civil rights organisations, NGOs. Then there is a separate group for international rsponse and another one for non lawsuit response. A table of all actions is available here with any oppoistion highlighted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing (worksheet "Actions with links")

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Feb 18

It's 4 AM. I'm working on Uni stuff, with no end in sight before the morning dawns. There is a ContraPoints Morrowind stream VOD keeping me company. Around me, there is chaos. Inside me, there is a yearning for success.

You know, a normal Monday night during the exams phase.

A selfie (from the shoulder/neck up) of me wearing a comfortable green hoodie looking tired. In the background is my very scattered desk and two monitors showing documents and a video of a past ContraPoints stream playing on YouTube.

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Feb 17

I know that "the year of the Linux desktop" is a bit of a meme, and I wouldn't say that year has come (or perhaps will ever come) for everyone using a computer. But for very many people, I am confident to say that the year to give the Linux desktop a try is definitely upon us.

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Feb 17

Some things are still a bit inconvenient due to things I need for uni, work or my social life not being available aside from a web interface. It's not the Linux community's fault that WhatsApp and MS Office aren't available natively. Those are anti-consumerist choices by Meta and Microsoft.

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Peter Ambos (they/he/them) @peterambos.de · Feb 17

I've become incredibly grateful for the people who maintain everything that makes Linux and the entire FOSS ecosystem around it possible, voluntarily. These people seriously know their stuff, and have been very helpful whenever I had questions.

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