Maj - 🇨🇦
@maj.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
Furious as a colorless green idea.
I argue semantics, professionally.
I also swear a lot.
She/her default but they/them is cool.
[avatar image is a middle aged white […]
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I argue semantics, professionally.
I also swear a lot.
She/her default but they/them is cool.
[avatar image is a middle aged white […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://cosocial.ca/@maj, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/25/eu-countries-must-mutually-recognise-same-sex-marriages-ecj-rules
#lgbtqia #queernews #marriageequality #europe #goodnews
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/25/eu-countries-must-mutually-recognise-same-sex-marriages-ecj-rules
#lgbtqia #queernews #marriageequality #europe #goodnews
EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules
The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in another member state. The decision is poised to be greeted positively by Europe's LGBTQ+ community.
www.euronews.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/25/eu-countries-must-mutually-recognise-same-sex-marriages-ecj-rules
#lgbtqia #queernews #marriageequality #europe #goodnews
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/25/eu-countries-must-mutually-recognise-same-sex-marriages-ecj-rules
#lgbtqia #queernews #marriageequality #europe #goodnews
Happy No US Clients Want Meetings This Week Week to all who celebrate!
Also, prepare yourself for "We're going to have to push this into Q1 2026" season!
#work #consulting
Also, prepare yourself for "We're going to have to push this into Q1 2026" season!
#work #consulting
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy No US Clients Want Meetings This Week Week to all who celebrate!
Also, prepare yourself for "We're going to have to push this into Q1 2026" season!
#work #consulting
Also, prepare yourself for "We're going to have to push this into Q1 2026" season!
#work #consulting
This was infuriating to read over my morning tea.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/24/horror-stories-feminised-workplace-crisis-male-identity-women?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#feminism #conservative #work
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/24/horror-stories-feminised-workplace-crisis-male-identity-women?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#feminism #conservative #work
Horror stories of a ‘feminised workplace’ mask the real crisis in male identity | Finn Mackay
Stereotypes that centre mens’ worth in their work are strangling sensible debate, and letting down women too, says author Finn Mackay
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This was infuriating to read over my morning tea.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/24/horror-stories-feminised-workplace-crisis-male-identity-women?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#feminism #conservative #work
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/24/horror-stories-feminised-workplace-crisis-male-identity-women?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#feminism #conservative #work
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Having the Twitter/X social media icon on your website these days does more harm then good
It's like a digital: "I am fascist" label :twitter:
It's like a digital: "I am fascist" label :twitter:
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Having the Twitter/X social media icon on your website these days does more harm then good
It's like a digital: "I am fascist" label :twitter:
It's like a digital: "I am fascist" label :twitter:
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Dawn Little Sky, one of the first Native American artists to illustrate for Walt Disney Studios, died at the end of last month at the age of 95. Little Sky also appeared in TV shows such as Gunsmoke and Rawhide and in movies such as "Journey Through Rosebud," alongside her actor husband Eddie […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dawn Little Sky, one of the first Native American artists to illustrate for Walt Disney Studios, died at the end of last month at the age of 95. Little Sky also appeared in TV shows such as Gunsmoke and Rawhide and in movies such as "Journey Through Rosebud," alongside her actor husband Eddie […]
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The most beautiful democratic act happening right now in Canada is in Alberta, yes Alberta, where constituents are using the new - easier to reach - petitioning and recall rules enacted by the current UCP government to launch recall campaigns on UCP Members of the Legislature.
This is the 3rd […]
This is the 3rd […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The most beautiful democratic act happening right now in Canada is in Alberta, yes Alberta, where constituents are using the new - easier to reach - petitioning and recall rules enacted by the current UCP government to launch recall campaigns on UCP Members of the Legislature.
This is the 3rd […]
This is the 3rd […]
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"… a plausible method for saving oneself from reading and grading AI slop. To be brief, I inserted hidden text into an assignment’s directions that the students couldn’t see but that ChatGPT can."
#llm #ai #plagiarism #education https://hcommons.social/@jnl/115585410748161291
#llm #ai #plagiarism #education https://hcommons.social/@jnl/115585410748161291
JNL (@jnl@hcommons.social)
I really appreciated this one https://www.huffpost.com/entry/history-professor-ai-cheating-students_n_69178150e4b0781acfd62540
hcommons.social
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"… a plausible method for saving oneself from reading and grading AI slop. To be brief, I inserted hidden text into an assignment’s directions that the students couldn’t see but that ChatGPT can."
#llm #ai #plagiarism #education https://hcommons.social/@jnl/115585410748161291
#llm #ai #plagiarism #education https://hcommons.social/@jnl/115585410748161291
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How far will it go this time?
This post from #mastodon can reach the whole #fediverse, #bluesky & more.
That's #sharkey, #misskey, #pixelfed, #mbin, #lemmy, #friendica, #hometown, #Akkoma…
If you see it, please share it.
#socialmedia !fediverse@piefed.social
This post from #mastodon can reach the whole #fediverse, #bluesky & more.
That's #sharkey, #misskey, #pixelfed, #mbin, #lemmy, #friendica, #hometown, #Akkoma…
If you see it, please share it.
#socialmedia !fediverse@piefed.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How far will it go this time?
This post from #mastodon can reach the whole #fediverse, #bluesky & more.
That's #sharkey, #misskey, #pixelfed, #mbin, #lemmy, #friendica, #hometown, #Akkoma…
If you see it, please share it.
#socialmedia !fediverse@piefed.social
This post from #mastodon can reach the whole #fediverse, #bluesky & more.
That's #sharkey, #misskey, #pixelfed, #mbin, #lemmy, #friendica, #hometown, #Akkoma…
If you see it, please share it.
#socialmedia !fediverse@piefed.social
RE: https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115587618225346952
Wtf?
How can this not be seen as a direct attack on 1. Women's careers and 2. Education, accessibility, and health care (including mental health).
#rhetorical
Wtf?
How can this not be seen as a direct attack on 1. Women's careers and 2. Education, accessibility, and health care (including mental health).
#rhetorical
wandering.shop
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
RE: https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115587618225346952
Wtf?
How can this not be seen as a direct attack on 1. Women's careers and 2. Education, accessibility, and health care (including mental health).
#rhetorical
Wtf?
How can this not be seen as a direct attack on 1. Women's careers and 2. Education, accessibility, and health care (including mental health).
#rhetorical
RE: https://mastodon.social/@cmconseils/115583779073409571
I was complaining about the sun going down at 4:30...
I was complaining about the sun going down at 4:30...
mastodon.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@cmconseils/115583779073409571
I was complaining about the sun going down at 4:30...
I was complaining about the sun going down at 4:30...
I know I'm just at that age but, man, obits are coming fast and furious...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#music #goth #obit
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#music #goth #obit
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I know I'm just at that age but, man, obits are coming fast and furious...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#music #goth #obit
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#music #goth #obit
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HTTP has a new method: QUERY. Tl;dr: GET with a body.
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
The HTTP QUERY Method
This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP. A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed content in a safe and idempotent manner and then respond with the result of that processing. This is similar to POST requests but can be automatically repeated or restarted without concern for partial state changes.
www.ietf.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
HTTP has a new method: QUERY. Tl;dr: GET with a body.
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14.html
#ietf
CDC has now updated their website to state
"The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism."
This makes me feel unwell.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
#uspol […]
"The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism."
This makes me feel unwell.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
#uspol […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
CDC has now updated their website to state
"The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism."
This makes me feel unwell.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
#uspol […]
"The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism."
This makes me feel unwell.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
#uspol […]
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#Trump said: "If you are not a believer, what is the reason to be good"
Atheist here ✋ You don't have to believe or rather be scared to be good
Something... something.. decency..
Atheist here ✋ You don't have to believe or rather be scared to be good
Something... something.. decency..
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#Trump said: "If you are not a believer, what is the reason to be good"
Atheist here ✋ You don't have to believe or rather be scared to be good
Something... something.. decency..
Atheist here ✋ You don't have to believe or rather be scared to be good
Something... something.. decency..
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Upcoming #palestinesolidarity event in #detroit, #michigan, #usa
#freepalestine #palestine #news #politics @palestine
#freepalestine #palestine #news #politics @palestine
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Upcoming #palestinesolidarity event in #detroit, #michigan, #usa
#freepalestine #palestine #news #politics @palestine
#freepalestine #palestine #news #politics @palestine
Why is autocorrect so fucking extra useless now?
I type "I" and "d" followed by "never" and the suggestions are "ID "Is" and emojis...
#ux #autocorrect #rhetorical
I type "I" and "d" followed by "never" and the suggestions are "ID "Is" and emojis...
#ux #autocorrect #rhetorical
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Why is autocorrect so fucking extra useless now?
I type "I" and "d" followed by "never" and the suggestions are "ID "Is" and emojis...
#ux #autocorrect #rhetorical
I type "I" and "d" followed by "never" and the suggestions are "ID "Is" and emojis...
#ux #autocorrect #rhetorical
What a lovely review of an even lovelier sounding autobiography.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/18/seriously-silly-the-life-of-terry-jones-by-robert-ross-review-portrait-of-a-python
#bookstodon #montypythonsflyingcircus
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/18/seriously-silly-the-life-of-terry-jones-by-robert-ross-review-portrait-of-a-python
#bookstodon #montypythonsflyingcircus
Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross review – portrait of a Python
An affectionate biography of the polymath includes details of never-produced gems such as Monty Python’s Third World War
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What a lovely review of an even lovelier sounding autobiography.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/18/seriously-silly-the-life-of-terry-jones-by-robert-ross-review-portrait-of-a-python
#bookstodon #montypythonsflyingcircus
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/18/seriously-silly-the-life-of-terry-jones-by-robert-ross-review-portrait-of-a-python
#bookstodon #montypythonsflyingcircus
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You circular reference. You denormalized database. You sparse-ass matrix. You fragmented fucking disk. You absolute BUBBLE sort. I can keep going because, you see, I actually have a real computer science degree
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You circular reference. You denormalized database. You sparse-ass matrix. You fragmented fucking disk. You absolute BUBBLE sort. I can keep going because, you see, I actually have a real computer science degree
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today I am stepping down from my role as the CEO of #mastodon. Though this has been in the works for a while, I can't say I've fully processed how I feel about it. There is a bittersweet part to it, and I think I will miss it, but it also felt necessary. It feels like a goodbye, but it isn't—I […]
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There is more than enough to go around. We just need to organise that.
This is how a matriarchal world order would arrange things:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800925003027
This is how a matriarchal world order would arrange things:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800925003027
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There is more than enough to go around. We just need to organise that.
This is how a matriarchal world order would arrange things:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800925003027
This is how a matriarchal world order would arrange things:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800925003027
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I have an AMA starting now on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/SecurityCareerAdvice/comments/1otznp9/ama_ot_cybersecurity_jobs_training_ot_dfir_stories/
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I have an AMA starting now on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/SecurityCareerAdvice/comments/1otznp9/ama_ot_cybersecurity_jobs_training_ot_dfir_stories/
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In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025 […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025 […]
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This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This thing that 404 is writing about in the US—the dehumanizing fake content created purely because Facebook pays people to make it?
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
It has a direct precedent in the Myanmar genocide and has been widely […]