Just Barry
Just Barry
@justbarry.bsky.social
He/him/his. I do stuff sometimes.
Got a 23andMe account? Probably should read this bit about their bankruptcy. If you don't trust the eventual owner of the data, you can delete your account to keep your info from being sold or ab/misused after everything shakes out.
customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/art...
Questions related to 23andMe's Chapter 11 Filing
Questions Related to 23andMe’s Voluntary Chapter 11 Process   On March 23, 2025, 23andMe took an important step forward by entering a voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring and sale process.  Through t...
customercare.23andme.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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yo this economic blackout shit definitely comes from a very trustworthy source that isn't uhhh just making shit up and promoting shit like wanting to have AI-driven voting systems while saying they need 64k for "Future"
you can't tell me this shit isn't a scam lmao. What the FUCK is that future fund allocation?
February 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Like 8000 different groups are doing a shitton of small but important work to resist right now and it is far more useful for you to get plugged in with one of them than it is to wonder aloud where the protests are
January 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Hey look at this a nice breakdown on how to thoroughly wash your produce, perfect for when the USDA gets gutted and can’t perform routine sanitation and safety inspections on farms
www.nifa.usda.gov
January 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The exodus from FB is neat and all, but public microblogging platforms like Bsky aren't the same. FB has fairly mature privacy controls that I really like. Blogging, even micro, is by nature a public act. As such, it's extremely hard to build the same control over the breadth of one's audience.
January 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
You know what I would say in person, but I won't say here on public Internet.
December 1, 2024 at 4:01 AM
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Time Travel! Not for kids!
November 30, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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“i follow an ohio sewer district and i dont even live in ohio.”

well then here are more public works and gov accounts you should follow and you don’t have to live there either
November 30, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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Just a reminder that Amazon workers are striking tomorrow through Monday, and that none of the “deals” are good enough to justify crossing the picket line.
November 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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I tagged along with a junk removal team to watch a Redbox go from a Dollar General to its final resting place as a bunch of shredded metal

www.404media.co/the-redbox-r...
The Redbox Removal Team
Redbox left 24,000 abandoned DVD rental kiosks. These are some of the people recovering them.
www.404media.co
November 28, 2024 at 5:56 PM