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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 5h

www.lifeweek.com.cn/h5/article/d... there aren’t many english resources around for this but here’s a chinese one that folks can machine translate

“卖崽青蛙”爆火，生活的艰辛与荒谬只隔着一层“蛙皮”

生活的艰辛与荒谬只隔着一层青蛙皮，谁不希望生活可以容易一点点呢？

www.lifeweek.com.cn

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

i’m just, so amused at all of this. yes it is awful the frog is a symbol of social alienation and grassroots resistance, with a hint of dadaism in it and for this to show up at Portland protest against ICE is so very on track

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

bsky.app/profile/zero...

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

ppl would wear these all over china in diff cities selling little frogs and thats why it’s called 卖娃青蛙，the frog who sells their babies. it’s an iconic chinese grassroots symbolism in criticizing capitalism and pressure from systems

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

bsky.app/profile/zero...

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

so the frog is 卖娃青蛙。https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_23101624 it was designed by a mom with the last name Tong in Nanjing, inspired by the toad in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabas.... it is a mascot of 躺平culture (lay-flat, against capitalism)

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 9h

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

ppl would wear these all over china in diff cities selling little frogs and thats why it’s called 卖娃青蛙，the frog who sells their babies. it’s an iconic chinese grassroots symbolism in criticizing capitalism and pressure from systems

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 6h

so the frog is 卖娃青蛙。https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_23101624 it was designed by a mom with the last name Tong in Nanjing, inspired by the toad in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabas.... it is a mascot of 躺平culture (lay-flat, against capitalism)

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 9h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 1d

Black Skirt Lady and Black Shirt Gentleman are truly heroic, they refused to let up. I doubt they even know the victim

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 1d

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Nicolas Berrod @nicolasberrod.bsky.social · 1d

🇺🇸 Les États-Unis veulent des vaccins distincts contre la rougeole, les oreillons et la rubéole au lieu du vaccin combiné actuel, pour "optimiser le choix des parents".

Ce serait pourtant beaucoup moins pratique, et rien ne dit que ce serait plus efficace. 🤨

Acting CDC director calls to 'break up' the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots

Individual vaccines for each virus aren't available in the U.S., and no published scientific evidence shows a benefit to separating the combined vaccine.

www.nbcnews.com

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

good i’m glad laughing is good for ppl we all need to laugh more

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

update it is up, the home gym is done

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

Canada’s bill C-8 will give Government the power to shut down ur internet and phone if ur phone and activism is deemed non-compliant with no due process or oversight

if you are canadian write to ur MP today #canadapoli #canada

Let's talk about Bill C-8- the new "cybersecurity" bill moving through Canada's Parliament.

Officials are saying it's about protecting us from online threats... but the fine print tells a different story.

This bill could give the government power to cut off your internet, phone, or digital services if your content or activism is deemed "non-compliant." No court order. No oversight. Just a vague framework that could silence journalists, activists, or anyone who challenges the narrative.

They're calling it "compliance," not punishment - but when access to digital life can be shut off at will, that's control.

Should any government have that kind of power?

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

i just got a heavy bag stand and a 100lb heavy bag there is a Very Good Chance the stand isn’t tall enough for the bag and i’d have to get a new bag or somehow figure out how to anchor this bag to the ceiling. send ur thoughts and prayers

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 1d

reminder that the provincial government is expanding involuntary care to address public disorder and homelessness

vancouversun.com/news/how-bc-...

How B.C.'s property tax system delivers big benefits to multimillionaires, and why some say it needs to change

B.C.'s property tax system is uniquely generous for wealthy homeowners. Some people think that should change. Find out more.

vancouversun.com

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

o i need this

Ben Bleything @bleything.net · 1d

Aaaaamd the Lenovo got here today. It’s the same physical footprint as the dell but doesnt come with a stand. I might 3d print one?

A small black computer with a banana laying diagonally on top of it. The banana is almost the full length of the diagonal.

Front view of the small black computer showing a power button, two 3.5mm TRS jacks, a USB-C jack, and a USB-A jack. There’s a small decorative red piece and the rest of the bezel perforated for airflow. It is slightly thicker than a banana

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

do you not like the maniacal “HIAHIAHIAHIAHIAHIA” super villain laughs as if i have done a crime and crime is something like this joke???? vt.tiktok.com/ZSU2dnQx7/

TikTok - Make Your Day

vt.tiktok.com

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

is it not relaxing up close???

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

when @botmatrix.myatproto.social is in town and we work near each other this is prob what they hear, just an adhd noise machine full of pocky and soda and gas

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

well all they are gonna hear are me burping and farting, chip bags rustling, chugging gingerrale, yelling “HAMMER SMASH” while playing diablo and mumbling furiously “WHY WONT IT RUN” “I HATE GO” “WHYYYYY””NOOOOO” and “nyom nyom nyom nyom” (that would be when i scroll food videos)

รค๓คภՇђค ђ๏гเչ0ภ 🏳️‍⚧️ @samanthahoriz0n.bsky.social · 1d

It's also possible to figure out what you're typing by listening to keystrokes through your computer's microphone.

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

yes yes security is a journey not a destination but i’m so tired i wanna have a lil nap aaaaaa

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

ppl that happily use whatsapp and email and facebook and give their ISP all their data and give out their phone number everywhere and use one single email probably lose less hair and are happier in general i bet they have more free time too from not rotating their creds periodically smdh

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 1d

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... finding about phone gyroscope data being used to listen to you now this im tired of finding out new ways of being compromised lmao

Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

This mouse has ears.

www.tomshardware.com

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

personal activism is powerful. align what u think w what u do,seek to exert more influence w ur actions & role modeling a consistent set of principles. eg i’ve influenced ppl into typing in lower cases bsky.app/profile/zero... we can figure out w this next round of AI ethics by working up close w it

ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · Dec 20

i need to restate this periodically: i dont capitalize & often mess up my grammar bc it is part of my personal activism:w/ my words i challenge the subconscious idea we all have that associates perfect grammar & lang presentation w valuable ideas and content, bc that association is classist & racist

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ti zhang @zerochilltea.bsky.social · 2d

i’m middle-aged & tired. u can’t convince someone who is set out to dismiss so might as well focus on what we can do:influence policy decisions? if this ends up in compliance how do we carry out? can we in our day-to-day differ transgressions against AI rooted in human bias vs real human suffering?

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