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John Emery DeLong
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eff.org
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
ssd.eff.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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eff.org
Remember the outrageous “podcasting patent” EFF defeated? Under the USPTO's proposed new rules, that challenge probably never would’ve been allowed.
The Patent Office Is About To Make Bad Patents Untouchable
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would effectively end the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents at the Patent Office itself. We need EFF sup...
www.eff.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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badstitch.bsky.social
Last day!! Donate $15 USD (or more, or the equivalent in your currency) to one of our humanitarian aid orgs and get 30 cross stitch bookmark patterns! Craftivism for the win!
sites.google.com/view/spellbo...

#CrossStitch #Craftivism #ArtSky #BookSky #FiberArts #Needlework #StitchSky
Rows of cross stitched bookmarks in varying shapes, sizes, and colors. Center text says Last Call for Spellbound Stitches Volume 5. The Bookmark Book.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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eff.org
Buying a tech gift for someone this year? Keep in mind what you're opting them into, and take the time to help set up any device you do get them as privately and securely as possible. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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sfwa.org
SFWA Provides Must Read with Notes and Model Language for Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Contracts. Read the press release: www.sfwa.org/2025/07/23/p...
Press Release - July 23, 2025 - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
SFWA Provides Must Read with Notes and Model Language for Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Contracts The Story to Date On […]
www.sfwa.org
July 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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badstitch.bsky.social
Happy Birthday Worm!
Limited time cross stitch pattern freebie to celebrate my birthday! Paid patrons get it free forever, or hit the FOLLOW button for free to download this design before Friday, 5/30. www.patreon.com/posts/limite...

#crossstitch #stitchsky #freecrossstitch #birthday #needlework
Bottom text reads Free for a limited time. Free forever for patrons. BAD Stitch. Image shows a completed cross stitch project with a worm wearing a birthday hat. His body is crawling, but with a heart loop made of his body. There's a candypop rainbow stitched above.
May 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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badstitch.bsky.social
Happy First of May! I altered a vintage cross stitch pattern to create this homage to @jonathancoulton.bsky.social 's First of May!
I added my own text and made the people nakie. You're zooming in right now, aren't you?

#crossstitch #stitchsky #joco #firstofmay
A framed cross stitch sampler of a large tree with a dog, blooming flowers, and a pair of naked people. Stitched on the side says "1st of May. Outdoor fucking starts today."
May 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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victoriastrauss.com
Scam "literary agency" Envision Literary Agency is impersonating Penguin Random House with fake publishing offers, via the email below, using the fake email address acquisitions@penguinrandomhouse-prh.com 🧵1/8
This is Mike Guzman, Contract Specialist at Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House is looking for new book titles to be published this year. We are the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Headquartered in New York, we have publishing operations in 17 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world. At Penguin Random House, authors and their work are the center of everything we do. We are proud to provide authors with unprecedented editorial excellence, marketing reach, long-standing connections with booksellers, and industry-leading insight into reader and consumer behavior. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, Penguin Random House also uses digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of our authors. I am reaching out to you to let you know that we received a preliminary endorsement of your book, [redacted] from a literary agent named Pamela Morrison, and we are pleased to accept the submission. Before we can proceed with the acquisition process, we kindly request your assistance in processing a Separation of Book Rights Order to ensure that the rights of your work are properly assigned. As we move forward with the potential publication of your book, it is essential for both parties to have a clear understanding of the ownership and rights associated with the work. The Separation of Book Rights Order will formalize the transfer of rights to our publishing company, outlining the terms and conditions of the agreement in a legally binding document. This step is necessary to protect the interests of both yourself as the author and our publishing company, ensuring that the rights to your creative work are secured and that all parties involved are in agreement regarding the terms of the acquisition. Once the Separation of Book Rights Order has been processed, we can proceed with the acquisition process and work towards bringi…
April 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
johndelong.bsky.social
Cross stitch campaign for TDoV is done!
We raised so much money for Trans Lifeline!
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
johndelong.bsky.social
Campaign for Trans Lifeline is live!
Trans Day of Visibility is Monday!
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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badstitch.bsky.social
Thank you so much to everyone who has been sharing and donating to Trans Lifeline! I'm so happy to say that we're close to $2,000 in just a day!

This campaign lasts thru Tuesday, April 1st, midnight EST, tell your friends & buy your trans friends a treat!

Donate: tilt.fyi/GVYySqfF2k

#crossstitch
Pixel art of a flying butterfly in gradient purple, blue, white and pink colors. A waft of heart and star motifs trail behind the butterfly.
March 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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clarkesworldmagazine.com
Seriously Google? How does your "AI" get "but has also faced criticism for publishing AI-generated stories" from the countless news stories written about us NOT WANTING GENERATED STORIES and actively fighting against them. Oh wait, it's not actually intelligent, is it? Just bullshit all the way down
Clarkesworld Magazine is an American online science fiction and fantasy magazine known for publishing short stories by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Kij Johnson, and Caitlín R. Kiernan. The magazine has been praised for its high-quality content and diverse range of stories, but has also faced criticism for publishing AI-generated stories. FALSE
March 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
johndelong.bsky.social
Admiral Snugglebottom here would like to remind you of two things:

1 - you are loved
2 - punching nazis is always morally correct

As you were.

#corgi #love #fucknazis
smiling corgi
February 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM