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Rereading (listening ) to Blood Meridian makes my long for books with punctuation and less run on sentences. (Does the narrator not take any breaths?)
And relatedly Careless People (book about Fb) made me such more anxious than bloodshed and murder.
And relatedly Careless People (book about Fb) made me such more anxious than bloodshed and murder.
July 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Rereading (listening ) to Blood Meridian makes my long for books with punctuation and less run on sentences. (Does the narrator not take any breaths?)
And relatedly Careless People (book about Fb) made me such more anxious than bloodshed and murder.
And relatedly Careless People (book about Fb) made me such more anxious than bloodshed and murder.
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Move Fast and Break Kings
Cory Doctorow @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy at Fediverse House, talking about tech and social media. "Move fast and break kings."
June 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Move Fast and Break Kings
merlin.allaboutbirds.org My favorite new (to me ) app is on Y Hacker News. Merlin Bird ID is awesome!
merlin.allaboutbirds.orgMy
June 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
merlin.allaboutbirds.org My favorite new (to me ) app is on Y Hacker News. Merlin Bird ID is awesome!
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The Tesla appointee wants to hook up SSNs (and presumably other admin data) via APIs to your Logingov account.
For better or worse most of the data the federal gov has on you is very siloed (& often then bought back), this would create new infosec risks & ventures closer to a National ID.
For better or worse most of the data the federal gov has on you is very siloed (& often then bought back), this would create new infosec risks & ventures closer to a National ID.
New from 404 Media: inside the gov meeting where Musk ally laid out plans for data sharing across gov/AI. We got audio. In the call an employee pushed back and said the plan would be “illegal.” Musk ally said “we should still push forward and see what we can do.” www.404media.co/things-are-g...
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves ...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Tesla appointee wants to hook up SSNs (and presumably other admin data) via APIs to your Logingov account.
For better or worse most of the data the federal gov has on you is very siloed (& often then bought back), this would create new infosec risks & ventures closer to a National ID.
For better or worse most of the data the federal gov has on you is very siloed (& often then bought back), this would create new infosec risks & ventures closer to a National ID.
Big Mark Zuckerberg energy
January 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Big Mark Zuckerberg energy
Reposting since this AI image seem more relevant nowish.
Prompt: Show a giant kitty rampaging through Washington DC, knocking down the iconic buildings. playing with cars, breathing fire. Draw it ia very cutesy style like My Little Pony, friendship is magic. make the colors bright and happy, show little hearts and emojis from the kitty as it wrecks havoc
November 15, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Reposting since this AI image seem more relevant nowish.
Before the election was reading (listening) to Parable of the Sower. I had to pause for now. Way to close to home
November 12, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Before the election was reading (listening) to Parable of the Sower. I had to pause for now. Way to close to home
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Singer with a Glove, by Edgar Degas, 1878, 📸 by @VinnyCarchietta
November 12, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Singer with a Glove, by Edgar Degas, 1878, 📸 by @VinnyCarchietta
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The thing about blocking a jerk without otherwise engaging them is that an hour later you will have forgotten about them entirely; nothing about them will have stuck in your memory at all. There's not even a blank spot. It's simply as if they never existed in your space at all. It's delightful.
MAGA is going to chase you over here. They'll chase you where ever you go on social media. They can't survive without making you miserable. Why do you think Truth social failed? They need conflict. Don't give it to them and don't engage. Bluesky has amazing block functions. Block them into the void.
The slow trickle of MAGA folks over here underscores how much their experience of online is entirely dependent on people getting mad at them. It also underscores how even they, given the option, would rather not hang out with themselves either.
November 10, 2024 at 3:01 PM
The thing about blocking a jerk without otherwise engaging them is that an hour later you will have forgotten about them entirely; nothing about them will have stuck in your memory at all. There's not even a blank spot. It's simply as if they never existed in your space at all. It's delightful.
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Regional cookbooks are more than recipes—they're a window into our shared cultural traditions and histories. Preserving these practical guides ensures future generations can savor the stories of our past. 🍲📚 #VanishingCulture
🔗 Read more: blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
🔗 Read more: blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
September 30, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Regional cookbooks are more than recipes—they're a window into our shared cultural traditions and histories. Preserving these practical guides ensures future generations can savor the stories of our past. 🍲📚 #VanishingCulture
🔗 Read more: blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
🔗 Read more: blog.archive.org/2024/09/30/v...
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Me leaving anywhere
September 6, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Me leaving anywhere
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“Mom, tell me about 2024.”
Well, honey, people were concerned about a man’s age so we let Nazis take over.
Well, honey, people were concerned about a man’s age so we let Nazis take over.
July 2, 2024 at 1:01 PM
“Mom, tell me about 2024.”
Well, honey, people were concerned about a man’s age so we let Nazis take over.
Well, honey, people were concerned about a man’s age so we let Nazis take over.
At AWS summit With all the AI developer tools now out there. I predict a future industry of bespoke Ethically sourced artisanal locally developed sustainable code
June 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
At AWS summit With all the AI developer tools now out there. I predict a future industry of bespoke Ethically sourced artisanal locally developed sustainable code
I remember when HFStival tickets were $5 bucks. 😳
June 12, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I remember when HFStival tickets were $5 bucks. 😳
No more nightmare inducing robots for kids. Diarrhea pizza still on the menu though.
Chuck E. Cheese will phase out its endearing and nostalgia-inducing, if perhaps slightly creepy, animatronic band performances at all but two of the chain’s more than 400 locations in the U.S. by the end of 2024. nyti.ms/4dMl1IK
May 11, 2024 at 5:52 PM
No more nightmare inducing robots for kids. Diarrhea pizza still on the menu though.
When hearing of Capote's death Vidal referred to it as "a wise career move"
“[Truman Capote is] a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices.”
-Gore Vidal
-Gore Vidal
I saw someone say beef doesn’t happen in other genres and … just say you’ve never heard of alexander pope
May 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM
When hearing of Capote's death Vidal referred to it as "a wise career move"
The Feelies are the closest we will get to see the Velvet Underground live. There I said it. Cc @kellygo.bsky.social
April 14, 2024 at 3:21 AM
The Feelies are the closest we will get to see the Velvet Underground live. There I said it. Cc @kellygo.bsky.social
Feelies playing Paint it Black acoustically is a vibe
April 14, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Feelies playing Paint it Black acoustically is a vibe
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An art gallery worker lost his job in February after hanging up his own art. NPR's Scott Simon thinks an Open Wall night might be a good way to give artists who are not huge names a chance to shine.
Opinion: Open Wall nights could lead to the next artistic visionary
An art gallery worker lost his job in February after hanging up his own art. NPR's Scott Simon thinks an Open Wall night might be a good way to give artists who are not huge names a chance to shine.
www.npr.org
April 13, 2024 at 4:38 PM
An art gallery worker lost his job in February after hanging up his own art. NPR's Scott Simon thinks an Open Wall night might be a good way to give artists who are not huge names a chance to shine.
I still have those comic somewhere. So good!
April 9, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I still have those comic somewhere. So good!
Kiddo "why is Python so much easier than Java?"
March 12, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Kiddo "why is Python so much easier than Java?"
That one still hurts. But was absolutely the right decision. Wire at union stage was my last show pre-pandemic
Today is the 4-year anniversary of @mediaslave.bsky.social and I not going to the Algiers show at the Black Cat.
I didn't set foot in my office/library for months after.
I didn't set foot in my office/library for months after.
March 12, 2024 at 5:18 PM
That one still hurts. But was absolutely the right decision. Wire at union stage was my last show pre-pandemic