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Now, now. Be careful. You'll confuse the younger folks out there.
January 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Now, now. Be careful. You'll confuse the younger folks out there.
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This image gave me a heart attack. Please don't break CD-ROM Drives that are that old.
(Unless that's an empty can-)
(Unless that's an empty can-)
January 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This image gave me a heart attack. Please don't break CD-ROM Drives that are that old.
(Unless that's an empty can-)
(Unless that's an empty can-)
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Hard to overstate just how much of the tech industry’s horrifically dystopian present grew right out of its transparently misogynistic past
January 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hard to overstate just how much of the tech industry’s horrifically dystopian present grew right out of its transparently misogynistic past
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"A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press..."
Great piece!
Gift link:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/t...
Great piece!
Gift link:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/t...
When the Press Stood Up to the President
The Pentagon Papers case shows how brave media owners must be in moments of political turmoil.
foreignpolicy.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press..."
Great piece!
Gift link:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/t...
Great piece!
Gift link:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/08/t...
Note to future self: slow reveal graph?
amid all these socal fires and our ongoing drought, one thing we don't talk enough about is stewart & lynda resnick (via @motherjones.com) www.motherjones.com/environment/...
January 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Note to future self: slow reveal graph?
Ok 🦋, it's been a lovely (if chaotic) first date, but it's well past midnight. So I should probably sleep or smtg.
January 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Ok 🦋, it's been a lovely (if chaotic) first date, but it's well past midnight. So I should probably sleep or smtg.
Being up front and direct with your communication... what a concept. /smh
"You're very pretty and I'd like to get to know you better." is simple and it works if they're interested. If they're interested. If they're not? Nothing will work. All the clever stuff, backhanded compliments, negging...none of that will make her interested. But it might make her LOSE interest.
January 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Being up front and direct with your communication... what a concept. /smh
(Very very definitely fake news)
I'm torn on this bcuz yes I understand the desire to satirize it, but I guess I like my satire marked more clearly, like TheOnion used to. Otherwise too many ppl confuse it for fact or conclude that nothing is true / it doesn't matter... idk. Late night musings.
I'm torn on this bcuz yes I understand the desire to satirize it, but I guess I like my satire marked more clearly, like TheOnion used to. Otherwise too many ppl confuse it for fact or conclude that nothing is true / it doesn't matter... idk. Late night musings.
January 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
(Very very definitely fake news)
I'm torn on this bcuz yes I understand the desire to satirize it, but I guess I like my satire marked more clearly, like TheOnion used to. Otherwise too many ppl confuse it for fact or conclude that nothing is true / it doesn't matter... idk. Late night musings.
I'm torn on this bcuz yes I understand the desire to satirize it, but I guess I like my satire marked more clearly, like TheOnion used to. Otherwise too many ppl confuse it for fact or conclude that nothing is true / it doesn't matter... idk. Late night musings.
Note to future self: watch this
The way Ian from Innuendo Studios put it is that people on the right don't think of society's ills as things to be fought, but rather as things to be agreed upon and commiserated over.
youtu.be/yts2F44RqFw?...
youtu.be/yts2F44RqFw?...
The Alt-Right Playbook: I Hate Mondays
YouTube video by Innuendo Studios
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Note to future self: watch this
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anyway. practice kindness like it's a skill, because it absolutely is.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
anyway. practice kindness like it's a skill, because it absolutely is.
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I don't know if this is an autistic-brain thing, but one of the thing that really freaks me out about the current reality is that I really deeply and fundamentally don't understand why anyone would ever choose cruelty over problem-solving.
January 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I don't know if this is an autistic-brain thing, but one of the thing that really freaks me out about the current reality is that I really deeply and fundamentally don't understand why anyone would ever choose cruelty over problem-solving.
This thread is largely responsible for me finally getting around to creating an account on here (rather than just having the app downloaded and signing up something that keep getting ever lower on my to do list...)
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This thread is largely responsible for me finally getting around to creating an account on here (rather than just having the app downloaded and signing up something that keep getting ever lower on my to do list...)
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Would be nice to live through fewer of the main episodes of history for a while and more of the ad breaks
January 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Would be nice to live through fewer of the main episodes of history for a while and more of the ad breaks
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5
January 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5
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$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
$1,131,794,901
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns.
Well, the planet is burning.
Don't let them look away.
We love spotting algebra in the world! Curious, what kind of problem was it?
Today I used algebra to solve a graphic design problem
Be careful out there kids, math will get you when you least expect it
Be careful out there kids, math will get you when you least expect it
January 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
We love spotting algebra in the world! Curious, what kind of problem was it?
Was planning on doing a current events thing with our kiddos about the AI models masquerading as people, but it just keeps getting worse.
You don't do this. No ethical person does this to their vendors and partners. This is the hallmark of a crook. www.wired.com/story/metas-...
Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Was planning on doing a current events thing with our kiddos about the AI models masquerading as people, but it just keeps getting worse.