corkhead
@corkhead.bsky.social
Mostly spewage. Socks and sandals advocate. The pineapple on your pizza.
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feeling even more confident in recommending vivaldi over firefox
wonder why nobody trusts @firefox.com's claims AI is totally gonna be opt out guys trust us after we keep lying our asses off
mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/11579...
mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/11579...
December 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
feeling even more confident in recommending vivaldi over firefox
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if every marvel fan- comics, mcu, games- got together and said, we are boycotting until you pay your creators royalties (and other rights, union etc)- this industry could be changed. but we need the fans to help us.
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
if every marvel fan- comics, mcu, games- got together and said, we are boycotting until you pay your creators royalties (and other rights, union etc)- this industry could be changed. but we need the fans to help us.
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Alice is no longer here to advocate for this organizing effort. But the rest of us are. bsky.app/profile/pipa...
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Alice is no longer here to advocate for this organizing effort. But the rest of us are. bsky.app/profile/pipa...
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I regret to inform the community that @carterlavin.bsky.social has written a book, and worse, it’s about “effective transportation advocacy,” which is YIMBY code for “let’s make buses go faster so people actually use them.”
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight
islandpress.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I regret to inform the community that @carterlavin.bsky.social has written a book, and worse, it’s about “effective transportation advocacy,” which is YIMBY code for “let’s make buses go faster so people actually use them.”
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Alice Wong was a fierce advocate for disabled rights. One of the first disabled people I ever saw go on national TV just to talk about how our existences are politicized.
May she rest in peace.
May she rest in peace.
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alice Wong was a fierce advocate for disabled rights. One of the first disabled people I ever saw go on national TV just to talk about how our existences are politicized.
May she rest in peace.
May she rest in peace.
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Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
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Happy Halloween!!!
Reminder that Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for pedestrians, so:
1. Don’t drive
2. If you must drive, slow down!
3. Longer term, advocate for more walkability where you live
Reminder that Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for pedestrians, so:
1. Don’t drive
2. If you must drive, slow down!
3. Longer term, advocate for more walkability where you live
October 31, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Happy Halloween!!!
Reminder that Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for pedestrians, so:
1. Don’t drive
2. If you must drive, slow down!
3. Longer term, advocate for more walkability where you live
Reminder that Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year for pedestrians, so:
1. Don’t drive
2. If you must drive, slow down!
3. Longer term, advocate for more walkability where you live
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Windows 10 support ends on October 14 and there's a link floating around with instructions to enroll for an additional year of security updates, but I'm not linking to that chatgpt article so here's what you do.
Settings
Update & Security
Windows Update
Initiate Enrollment
Settings
Update & Security
Windows Update
Initiate Enrollment
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Windows 10 support ends on October 14 and there's a link floating around with instructions to enroll for an additional year of security updates, but I'm not linking to that chatgpt article so here's what you do.
Settings
Update & Security
Windows Update
Initiate Enrollment
Settings
Update & Security
Windows Update
Initiate Enrollment
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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It's kind of wild that crypto scammers became *the single biggest source of political donations* in the last US election and barely anyone even noticed. These dipshits basically own both parties now and are getting whatever they want and there's been zero (0) public deliberation or debate about it.
Crypto's $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto
The crypto sector emerged as a top donor this election cycle, but the ads it funded weren't about digital currencies.
www.cnbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's kind of wild that crypto scammers became *the single biggest source of political donations* in the last US election and barely anyone even noticed. These dipshits basically own both parties now and are getting whatever they want and there's been zero (0) public deliberation or debate about it.
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An article from a site called "Clean Tech Times" about Charlie Kirk and Big Oil money is trending in r/energy on Reddit
It's a completely plagiarized, unauthorized, unlinked version of an article I published the day before
I have no idea what to do about it except complain. It's so fucked up.
It's a completely plagiarized, unauthorized, unlinked version of an article I published the day before
I have no idea what to do about it except complain. It's so fucked up.
From the energy community on Reddit: Big oil’s shadow network pumped millions into Charlie Kirk’s culture war machine
Explore this post and more from the energy community
www.reddit.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
An article from a site called "Clean Tech Times" about Charlie Kirk and Big Oil money is trending in r/energy on Reddit
It's a completely plagiarized, unauthorized, unlinked version of an article I published the day before
I have no idea what to do about it except complain. It's so fucked up.
It's a completely plagiarized, unauthorized, unlinked version of an article I published the day before
I have no idea what to do about it except complain. It's so fucked up.
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Thank you to everyone who at-ted me on this. You are correct, this truly is me.
I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Thank you to everyone who at-ted me on this. You are correct, this truly is me.
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NYT: gone. WaPo: gone. LA Times: gone. CBS: gone. CNN: gone. MSNBC: going.
Plus almost all local newspapers & local TV news stations.
Plus almost all of social media.
The information environment is utterly dominated by the right & everything else is downstream of that.
Plus almost all local newspapers & local TV news stations.
Plus almost all of social media.
The information environment is utterly dominated by the right & everything else is downstream of that.
The Washington Post was the paper of my teen dreams -- whose courage helped convince me to chose a life in journalism. Monday's firing of the Post's moral beacon, Karen Attiah, proved that a newsroom I'd believed in is now dead to me
Why I finally ditched the Post www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Why I finally ditched the Post www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Washington Post has broken my heart | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, the best Democrat in America right now.
www.inquirer.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NYT: gone. WaPo: gone. LA Times: gone. CBS: gone. CNN: gone. MSNBC: going.
Plus almost all local newspapers & local TV news stations.
Plus almost all of social media.
The information environment is utterly dominated by the right & everything else is downstream of that.
Plus almost all local newspapers & local TV news stations.
Plus almost all of social media.
The information environment is utterly dominated by the right & everything else is downstream of that.
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A lot of climate folks have been opposed to the idea of talking about air pollution as opposed to climate, but I know from following all the fringe climate denier dudes for years that their biggest fear is that we will hammer this over and over. Regulating air pollution = regulating GHGs, a win-win
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A lot of climate folks have been opposed to the idea of talking about air pollution as opposed to climate, but I know from following all the fringe climate denier dudes for years that their biggest fear is that we will hammer this over and over. Regulating air pollution = regulating GHGs, a win-win
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Liberals are doing the right’s job for it.
By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, they’re giving power to the right’s completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.
By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, they’re giving power to the right’s completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.
September 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Liberals are doing the right’s job for it.
By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, they’re giving power to the right’s completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.
By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, they’re giving power to the right’s completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.
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Every small town should have a Local Zines stand in/around the town hall where I can go and give everyone $3 for their weird ideas written down and photocopied at the library or the Rec Center or the VFW or wherever
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Every small town should have a Local Zines stand in/around the town hall where I can go and give everyone $3 for their weird ideas written down and photocopied at the library or the Rec Center or the VFW or wherever
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..... and now, let me tell you how the automobile is at the heart of all of these issues
Pretty much every societal problem — from crime to anti-immigrant sentiment to transphobia to the “male loneliness epidemic” — is downstream of a government that simply does not give a shit about making life better, easier, and more affordable for its citizens, regardless of which party is in power
August 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
..... and now, let me tell you how the automobile is at the heart of all of these issues
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Please be aware that "physical inactivity" is a risk factor, if you have a sitting job, you can get a COVID vaccine in the US. (And it is in fact a risk factor)
Btw autism is a risk factor too, under "disabilities [...] for which there is evidence in pediatric patients"
Btw autism is a risk factor too, under "disabilities [...] for which there is evidence in pediatric patients"
FDA is authorizing anybody with a risk factor from this list to receive the vaccines, as well as anybody 65+.
August 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Please be aware that "physical inactivity" is a risk factor, if you have a sitting job, you can get a COVID vaccine in the US. (And it is in fact a risk factor)
Btw autism is a risk factor too, under "disabilities [...] for which there is evidence in pediatric patients"
Btw autism is a risk factor too, under "disabilities [...] for which there is evidence in pediatric patients"
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World Central Kitchen got fired on in Gaza by Israel, had members killed, and went back anyway because people shouldn't have to starve to death. This is an amazing humble bundle.
August 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
World Central Kitchen got fired on in Gaza by Israel, had members killed, and went back anyway because people shouldn't have to starve to death. This is an amazing humble bundle.
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Patreon has released a new survey on AI. If you use patreon, please fill this out and tell them you think AI is terrible: patreon.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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August 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Patreon has released a new survey on AI. If you use patreon, please fill this out and tell them you think AI is terrible: patreon.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Microsoft can no longer deny it’s directly enabling the oppression and genocide of Palestinians by Israel.
“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”
“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Microsoft can no longer deny it’s directly enabling the oppression and genocide of Palestinians by Israel.
“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”
“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”
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Good piece outlining how Big Tech companies' carbon emissions are soaring due to the AI boom, but it overlooks a huge piece of the puzzle
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals Are Looking Shaky
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Good piece outlining how Big Tech companies' carbon emissions are soaring due to the AI boom, but it overlooks a huge piece of the puzzle
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
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This is King County, where people are voting for a new Seattle mayor.
Let the old people dominate voting and you get mushy, business-friendly, car-brained administration. 🤷♂️
Let the old people dominate voting and you get mushy, business-friendly, car-brained administration. 🤷♂️
August 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is King County, where people are voting for a new Seattle mayor.
Let the old people dominate voting and you get mushy, business-friendly, car-brained administration. 🤷♂️
Let the old people dominate voting and you get mushy, business-friendly, car-brained administration. 🤷♂️
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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Generative AI is a massive con, and an expensive one to keep running. As companies keep splashing out on massive data centers to power the technology, they need money — and part of the way they’re getting it is by squeezing existing customers.
www.disconnect.blog/p/ive-had-it...
www.disconnect.blog/p/ive-had-it...
July 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Generative AI is a massive con, and an expensive one to keep running. As companies keep splashing out on massive data centers to power the technology, they need money — and part of the way they’re getting it is by squeezing existing customers.
www.disconnect.blog/p/ive-had-it...
www.disconnect.blog/p/ive-had-it...