jimf
@jimfallone.bsky.social
Paladin of Books, Eater of Comics, Promoter of Fantastic Art, Champion of Storytelling Across All Platforms.
Funniest thing I've seen today... but its early.
June 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Funniest thing I've seen today... but its early.
Unequivocal Support
"We stand with our fellow booksellers, the Texas Freedom To Read Project and the American Booksellers Association in the fight against censorship."
If you are in Texas, let the committee know you are against HB 1375 today! lnkd.in/gHGZwNh4
"We stand with our fellow booksellers, the Texas Freedom To Read Project and the American Booksellers Association in the fight against censorship."
If you are in Texas, let the committee know you are against HB 1375 today! lnkd.in/gHGZwNh4
April 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Unequivocal Support
"We stand with our fellow booksellers, the Texas Freedom To Read Project and the American Booksellers Association in the fight against censorship."
If you are in Texas, let the committee know you are against HB 1375 today! lnkd.in/gHGZwNh4
"We stand with our fellow booksellers, the Texas Freedom To Read Project and the American Booksellers Association in the fight against censorship."
If you are in Texas, let the committee know you are against HB 1375 today! lnkd.in/gHGZwNh4
The most dangerous Surveillance State is a capitalist surveillance state. We trust in the algorithm. What we give up, we give up freely. When curiosity ceases to exist, there is no longer need for questions.
#dataprivacy #surveillancestate #advertising
www.wired.com/story/why-do...
#dataprivacy #surveillancestate #advertising
www.wired.com/story/why-do...
Why Don’t We Just Ban Targeted Advertising?
From protecting privacy to saving the free press, it may be the single best way to fix the internet.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The most dangerous Surveillance State is a capitalist surveillance state. We trust in the algorithm. What we give up, we give up freely. When curiosity ceases to exist, there is no longer need for questions.
#dataprivacy #surveillancestate #advertising
www.wired.com/story/why-do...
#dataprivacy #surveillancestate #advertising
www.wired.com/story/why-do...
How to say you're sad and have to pay people to be your friend without saying you're sad and have to pay people to be your friend.
"Full-time protection could require as many as 20 agents...
"A break from past practice in which the bureau’s No. 2 officials did not have security details...
"Bongino’s bodyguards have followed him inside secure FBI facilities, including headquarters in DC..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
"A break from past practice in which the bureau’s No. 2 officials did not have security details...
"Bongino’s bodyguards have followed him inside secure FBI facilities, including headquarters in DC..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
FBI creates multiagent bodyguard team to protect Dan Bongino
The former pro-Trump podcaster is the first deputy director to have a security detail. Full-time protection could require up to 20 agents, former officials said.
www.nbcnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How to say you're sad and have to pay people to be your friend without saying you're sad and have to pay people to be your friend.
Stood up a little yesterday. Felt good. It was the nicest and politest (the people not the signs) giant demonstration I have ever been to.
April 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Stood up a little yesterday. Felt good. It was the nicest and politest (the people not the signs) giant demonstration I have ever been to.
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Sometimes you have to look at something's smaller version to comprehend just how stupid and dangerous it is at a larger scale.
"Ehrlich’s mutinous moves are reminiscent of the campaign by Donald Trump’s key aide Elon Musk"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Ehrlich’s mutinous moves are reminiscent of the campaign by Donald Trump’s key aide Elon Musk"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pirate booted out: popcorn mogul’s coup in New York village falls flat
Pirate’s Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich claimed to be tiny Long Island community’s mayor – voters disagreed
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sometimes you have to look at something's smaller version to comprehend just how stupid and dangerous it is at a larger scale.
"Ehrlich’s mutinous moves are reminiscent of the campaign by Donald Trump’s key aide Elon Musk"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Ehrlich’s mutinous moves are reminiscent of the campaign by Donald Trump’s key aide Elon Musk"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Adam Schiff points out that it sure seems like Kash Patel is lying under oath when he claims he didn't have anything to do with recording the January 6 choir
January 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wonder if they know about my random pile system.
#libraraian #bibliophile #algorithm
www.quantamagazine.org/new-book-sor...
#libraraian #bibliophile #algorithm
www.quantamagazine.org/new-book-sor...
New Book-Sorting Algorithm Almost Reaches Perfection | Quanta Magazine
The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I wonder if they know about my random pile system.
#libraraian #bibliophile #algorithm
www.quantamagazine.org/new-book-sor...
#libraraian #bibliophile #algorithm
www.quantamagazine.org/new-book-sor...
The extreme right Italian Government has dredged up some 1980s era fearmongering this week. The Italian Federation of Gaming Associations response to Minister Nordio's comments is textbook & worth a read.
Google Translate at your leisure: www.federludo.it/federludo-ri...
#ttrpgs #publicrelations
Google Translate at your leisure: www.federludo.it/federludo-ri...
#ttrpgs #publicrelations
January 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The extreme right Italian Government has dredged up some 1980s era fearmongering this week. The Italian Federation of Gaming Associations response to Minister Nordio's comments is textbook & worth a read.
Google Translate at your leisure: www.federludo.it/federludo-ri...
#ttrpgs #publicrelations
Google Translate at your leisure: www.federludo.it/federludo-ri...
#ttrpgs #publicrelations
Few mediums can communicate so much with a single image than a comic. The right lines can bend time to it with their gravity, creating a perfect moment of singularity.
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Few mediums can communicate so much with a single image than a comic. The right lines can bend time to it with their gravity, creating a perfect moment of singularity.
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A body of work that will linger like a strange mysterious dream. Like a life should be.
January 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A body of work that will linger like a strange mysterious dream. Like a life should be.
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@marcelias.bsky.social: "I am more powerful than Elon Musk, I am more powerful than Mark Zuckerberg, and I am more powerful than Jeff Bezos, because I can say right now out loud, fuck you, Donald Trump, fuck you. And they can't afford to do that."
January 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
@marcelias.bsky.social: "I am more powerful than Elon Musk, I am more powerful than Mark Zuckerberg, and I am more powerful than Jeff Bezos, because I can say right now out loud, fuck you, Donald Trump, fuck you. And they can't afford to do that."
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Hey @rascalnews.bsky.social , if y'all aren't already on the Diamond bankruptcy story, you should be. If you are, ignore me and carry on.
January 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hey @rascalnews.bsky.social , if y'all aren't already on the Diamond bankruptcy story, you should be. If you are, ignore me and carry on.
Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am... oooh, Quantum Cowboys!
January 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am. Do not start watching another movie after 1:00 am... oooh, Quantum Cowboys!
Which authors could be behind the drones over New Jersey?
My suspects: S. J. Pearlman, Thornton Wilder, Don DeLillo
Most likely:
A. C. Weisbecker - faked his death in 2023 and the drones are part of some whacky drug operation.
lithub.com/which-author...
Which authors could be behind the drones over New Jersey?
Image via The Guardian and AP Drones over New Jersey isn’t the name of a terrible new pop punk band, it’s something that’s really happening in The Kingdom of Springsteen. There isn’t a lot of concr…
lithub.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Which authors could be behind the drones over New Jersey?
My suspects: S. J. Pearlman, Thornton Wilder, Don DeLillo
Most likely:
A. C. Weisbecker - faked his death in 2023 and the drones are part of some whacky drug operation.
lithub.com/which-author...
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This is amazing news for anyone making anything competing with Hasbro.
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This is amazing news for anyone making anything competing with Hasbro.
Reposted by jimf
There has been an uptick in requests from organizations looking for privacy and security training since Election Day, EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @axios.com.
High-risk groups are preparing for increased surveillance during Trump 2.0
The president-elect has promised retribution against his enemies — and that will likely include digital monitoring.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM
There has been an uptick in requests from organizations looking for privacy and security training since Election Day, EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @axios.com.
Probably the most important thing you need to know about the Harris/Waltz campaign. grammargeddon.com/2024/08/07/i...
“Is It Harris’ or Harris’s?”: Sibilant Mechanics
Hey, folks. It's been a minute. Well, okay, more like almost a year to the day, but I'm not counting. Obviously. We're entering a new phase of history, one in which it will be necessary to know how to...
grammargeddon.com
August 8, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Probably the most important thing you need to know about the Harris/Waltz campaign. grammargeddon.com/2024/08/07/i...