AxoBoy
@jjs2023.bsky.social
just a Dude in his garage, tinkering w/ stuff, and listening to music.
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Ol'Melvile would be ashamed.
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Ol'Melvile would be ashamed.
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
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OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a vulgar display of power.
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
Vulgar Display of Power
Hayao Miyasaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio known worldwide for their stunning, emotional, beautiful stories and movies. At the core of Studio Ghibli’s work is a deep engagement with questions of humanity. About what it means to be a human, about how to care for one another and the world […]
tante.cc
March 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a vulgar display of power.
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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Share the media.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
March 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Share the media.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
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On Wednesday, GEO Group was “the single biggest winner in the U.S. stock market — among companies of any size,” according to the investment news site Sherwood News.
Private Prison Companies Call Trump’s Deportation Plans ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’
Private prison executives imagined tracking “millions” of people electronically, transporting hundreds of thousands by plane, and expanding detention centers.
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2024 at 10:53 PM
On Wednesday, GEO Group was “the single biggest winner in the U.S. stock market — among companies of any size,” according to the investment news site Sherwood News.
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I've switched to a dumb phone. I'm tired of carrying a little focus vampire in my pocket.
So far, I'm surprised at how often I want to ask the internet a question. Instead I write them in the notebook for later.
I'm calling friends a lot more. #dumbphone #lowtech
So far, I'm surprised at how often I want to ask the internet a question. Instead I write them in the notebook for later.
I'm calling friends a lot more. #dumbphone #lowtech
February 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I've switched to a dumb phone. I'm tired of carrying a little focus vampire in my pocket.
So far, I'm surprised at how often I want to ask the internet a question. Instead I write them in the notebook for later.
I'm calling friends a lot more. #dumbphone #lowtech
So far, I'm surprised at how often I want to ask the internet a question. Instead I write them in the notebook for later.
I'm calling friends a lot more. #dumbphone #lowtech
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In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
February 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
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Good morning guys, 🌞
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
Introducing Six New Feeds & Video Support - bsky.art
Six new feeds introduced for specific creative outlets. Video support added to all feeds.
Bsky.art
January 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good morning guys, 🌞
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
Six new feeds have been added over the weekend, each dedicated to specific creative outlets. You can find them in the “Feeds” tab on this profile, or below this post:
• Traditional Art
• Photography
• Painting
• Ceramics
• Crafts
• Poetry
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This is my excuse and I’m sticking to it!
January 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is my excuse and I’m sticking to it!
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A calque is a word that has been loaned *and translated* from another language. Some English calques: flea market, potsticker, beer garden, iceberg, refried beans, superman, scapegoat, stormtrooper, killer whale. [englishlanguagethoughts.com]
Calque or Loanword?
Reading about Anglish yesterday, I realised that one of the most useful methods for proponents of this form of English is creating calques. What’s a calque, I hear you ask?
englishlanguagethoughts.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A calque is a word that has been loaned *and translated* from another language. Some English calques: flea market, potsticker, beer garden, iceberg, refried beans, superman, scapegoat, stormtrooper, killer whale. [englishlanguagethoughts.com]
I definitely noticed it's not referred to as Twitter anymore, definitely American History X now.
January 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I definitely noticed it's not referred to as Twitter anymore, definitely American History X now.
