giant squid
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so long, and thanks for all the fish!
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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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I feel like we remove power from amazon by NOT TALKING ABOUT AMAZON.
Mention the library. Mention the indie bookseller. Mention the direct stores.
LINK to the publisher or the direct store or the author website.
You don’t even have to bring up Amazon or link to them.
Mention the library. Mention the indie bookseller. Mention the direct stores.
LINK to the publisher or the direct store or the author website.
You don’t even have to bring up Amazon or link to them.
February 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I feel like we remove power from amazon by NOT TALKING ABOUT AMAZON.
Mention the library. Mention the indie bookseller. Mention the direct stores.
LINK to the publisher or the direct store or the author website.
You don’t even have to bring up Amazon or link to them.
Mention the library. Mention the indie bookseller. Mention the direct stores.
LINK to the publisher or the direct store or the author website.
You don’t even have to bring up Amazon or link to them.
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The horrors persist but so do--
wait, is that another horror? there are more horrors?
Anyhow like i was saying, the horrors persist but
HOLY SHIT MORE HORRORS? WTF MAN
wait, is that another horror? there are more horrors?
Anyhow like i was saying, the horrors persist but
HOLY SHIT MORE HORRORS? WTF MAN
February 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The horrors persist but so do--
wait, is that another horror? there are more horrors?
Anyhow like i was saying, the horrors persist but
HOLY SHIT MORE HORRORS? WTF MAN
wait, is that another horror? there are more horrors?
Anyhow like i was saying, the horrors persist but
HOLY SHIT MORE HORRORS? WTF MAN
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It's worth reiterating - Microsoft's own research indicates that use of generative AI degrades critical thinking skills and erodes confidence in unassisted decision making.
I really really need you guys to make a conscious rejection of generative AI tools part of your ongoing political resistance.
Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.
Don't use ChatGPT. Turn off Gemini. Don't read the AI results forced upon you at the top of Google search. Don't use AI art generators or support anyone who does. Please.
Oh please please i am begging, don't use generative AI for any reason if you can avoid it.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
It's being marketed as a quick time-saver, but it's messy, inaccurate, it is putting entire industries of people out of work, and the environmental impacts (energy and water usage) are huge and debilitating.
February 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's worth reiterating - Microsoft's own research indicates that use of generative AI degrades critical thinking skills and erodes confidence in unassisted decision making.
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My Statement on How the Trump and Musk Attack on National Institutes of Health Funding Is Targeted Attack on Massachusetts. www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
February 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My Statement on How the Trump and Musk Attack on National Institutes of Health Funding Is Targeted Attack on Massachusetts. www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
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wow just logged off and there are problems there too
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
wow just logged off and there are problems there too
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Rep. Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized the Treasury Department, but you don't control the money of the American people--the US Congress does that."
"There is no fourth branch of government called Elon Musk"
"There is no fourth branch of government called Elon Musk"
February 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rep. Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized the Treasury Department, but you don't control the money of the American people--the US Congress does that."
"There is no fourth branch of government called Elon Musk"
"There is no fourth branch of government called Elon Musk"
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Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be
February 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Ah damn it turns out this whole political system relies on false assumptions about how big of an asshole someone could be
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
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When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
January 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
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I also want to flag that RIGHT NOW would be a great time for the Massachusetts Legislature to finally pass a law (that we've been lobbying for 15 years for) saying that any sex ed in Massachusetts needs to be consent and LGBTQIA inclusive, as well as medically accurate. Make them sue.
January 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I also want to flag that RIGHT NOW would be a great time for the Massachusetts Legislature to finally pass a law (that we've been lobbying for 15 years for) saying that any sex ed in Massachusetts needs to be consent and LGBTQIA inclusive, as well as medically accurate. Make them sue.
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Hey Greenfield! ReDistro is doing another popup at Stone Soup Café this Saturday! Swing by Hope Street between 12 and 1:30pm to see all the cool FREE stuff they have! Donations welcome, as always. #WesternMA #GreenfieldMA #PayWhatYouCan #FREEstuff #Community
January 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hey Greenfield! ReDistro is doing another popup at Stone Soup Café this Saturday! Swing by Hope Street between 12 and 1:30pm to see all the cool FREE stuff they have! Donations welcome, as always. #WesternMA #GreenfieldMA #PayWhatYouCan #FREEstuff #Community
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WIC. They are pausing WIC.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
Broader agreement that it to applies to discretionary spending payments (Head Start, WIC, etc).
January 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
WIC. They are pausing WIC.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
That's the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Last time I checked (a while ago), every dollar spent on WIC produced over a dollar in savings *in the same fiscal year.* For most people, though, feeding infants and mothers is enough.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
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We're hosting a bake sale fundraiser!
Pick up at the Café in Greenfield:
--> Thursday, Feb 13th, 3 pm - 6 pm
--> Friday, Feb 14th, 12 pm - 7 pm
Support the Café, and spread sweetness!
Pre-order here: stone-soup-cafe.square.site
Pick up at the Café in Greenfield:
--> Thursday, Feb 13th, 3 pm - 6 pm
--> Friday, Feb 14th, 12 pm - 7 pm
Support the Café, and spread sweetness!
Pre-order here: stone-soup-cafe.square.site
January 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We're hosting a bake sale fundraiser!
Pick up at the Café in Greenfield:
--> Thursday, Feb 13th, 3 pm - 6 pm
--> Friday, Feb 14th, 12 pm - 7 pm
Support the Café, and spread sweetness!
Pre-order here: stone-soup-cafe.square.site
Pick up at the Café in Greenfield:
--> Thursday, Feb 13th, 3 pm - 6 pm
--> Friday, Feb 14th, 12 pm - 7 pm
Support the Café, and spread sweetness!
Pre-order here: stone-soup-cafe.square.site
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"X will make you more productive"
No thanks
Frankly I'm already more productive than necessary
We all are
No thanks
Frankly I'm already more productive than necessary
We all are
January 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"X will make you more productive"
No thanks
Frankly I'm already more productive than necessary
We all are
No thanks
Frankly I'm already more productive than necessary
We all are
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Me: what’s that black bird with the red on its wings called
Bird watcher: that’s a red winged blackbird
Me: holy shit
Bird watcher: that’s a red winged blackbird
Me: holy shit
February 18, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Me: what’s that black bird with the red on its wings called
Bird watcher: that’s a red winged blackbird
Me: holy shit
Bird watcher: that’s a red winged blackbird
Me: holy shit