Shawn
@sdc.bsky.social
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Ex LGBTQ Politico for HRC. Live in Denver, but probably in the mountains.
Hacker, futurist, post leftist, poetry, haikus, aspiring mountain climber. Mostly optimistic commentary but sometimes the pessimism gets me. Talk to me about algorithms
Ex LGBTQ Politico for HRC. Live in Denver, but probably in the mountains.
Hacker, futurist, post leftist, poetry, haikus, aspiring mountain climber. Mostly optimistic commentary but sometimes the pessimism gets me. Talk to me about algorithms
I bought the Denver post on a whim and tbh it’s been great. Physical medium is at the pace and scale that feels informative and not attention seeking. Also have the local app, and on iOS I set it up so I get two notifications a day (morning/evening)
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I bought the Denver post on a whim and tbh it’s been great. Physical medium is at the pace and scale that feels informative and not attention seeking. Also have the local app, and on iOS I set it up so I get two notifications a day (morning/evening)
Oh I’ve seen this before outside a bubba gump shrimp in Tallahassee
September 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Oh I’ve seen this before outside a bubba gump shrimp in Tallahassee
There’s always RDR so you can kill clan members
September 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There’s always RDR so you can kill clan members
Your site is ideal. Web design, especially for text focused content peaked in the 90s and it’s all been downhill since. It crushes accessibility metrics, it’s clear and serves its purpose.
August 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Your site is ideal. Web design, especially for text focused content peaked in the 90s and it’s all been downhill since. It crushes accessibility metrics, it’s clear and serves its purpose.
Yeah I didn’t realize it existed either, I had been using an alternative app on safari called block bear. But just searched and saw it’s newly added to the App Store.
The issue is iOS forces WebKit. So either I use Firefox focus (pretty good add screening as is) or safari with ublock extension on.
The issue is iOS forces WebKit. So either I use Firefox focus (pretty good add screening as is) or safari with ublock extension on.
August 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Yeah I didn’t realize it existed either, I had been using an alternative app on safari called block bear. But just searched and saw it’s newly added to the App Store.
The issue is iOS forces WebKit. So either I use Firefox focus (pretty good add screening as is) or safari with ublock extension on.
The issue is iOS forces WebKit. So either I use Firefox focus (pretty good add screening as is) or safari with ublock extension on.
There’s also other iOS system wide tools like ad guard and NextDNS that can improve ads and other shenanigans.
August 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There’s also other iOS system wide tools like ad guard and NextDNS that can improve ads and other shenanigans.
Actually I spoke too soon. Just realized ublock lite is available as an app for iOS. Probably won’t do much to deal with site side scripts (haven’t investigated closely) but since all browsers on iOS are safari under the hood, might be able to play with it to improve mobile on iOS.
August 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Actually I spoke too soon. Just realized ublock lite is available as an app for iOS. Probably won’t do much to deal with site side scripts (haven’t investigated closely) but since all browsers on iOS are safari under the hood, might be able to play with it to improve mobile on iOS.
It does on android Firefox. iOS you’re kinda SOL. But web pages suck generally on mobile imo.
August 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It does on android Firefox. iOS you’re kinda SOL. But web pages suck generally on mobile imo.
Yeah… it’s hard to be a degenerate these days and get the high quality brain rot free of worse brain rot.
But we do what we must to survive. Also I haven’t really had any issues switching to Firefox and after some tinkering I like it better and I don’t give Google any more data. Win win
But we do what we must to survive. Also I haven’t really had any issues switching to Firefox and after some tinkering I like it better and I don’t give Google any more data. Win win
August 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Yeah… it’s hard to be a degenerate these days and get the high quality brain rot free of worse brain rot.
But we do what we must to survive. Also I haven’t really had any issues switching to Firefox and after some tinkering I like it better and I don’t give Google any more data. Win win
But we do what we must to survive. Also I haven’t really had any issues switching to Firefox and after some tinkering I like it better and I don’t give Google any more data. Win win
You can play with the settings, and it seem to do a good job at killing popups in general. Including the constant cookie request.
Between ublock and privacy badger, my internet is far saner. But if you’re on chrome they neutered ublock so I’m a Firefox dingus now.
Between ublock and privacy badger, my internet is far saner. But if you’re on chrome they neutered ublock so I’m a Firefox dingus now.
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
You can play with the settings, and it seem to do a good job at killing popups in general. Including the constant cookie request.
Between ublock and privacy badger, my internet is far saner. But if you’re on chrome they neutered ublock so I’m a Firefox dingus now.
Between ublock and privacy badger, my internet is far saner. But if you’re on chrome they neutered ublock so I’m a Firefox dingus now.
Thank you. I saw people sharing this and thought I was living in an alternate dimension.
July 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thank you. I saw people sharing this and thought I was living in an alternate dimension.
Not to mention there was a whole counter thread of calling civil rights activists communities and a complete propaganda campaign in southern news papers.
July 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Not to mention there was a whole counter thread of calling civil rights activists communities and a complete propaganda campaign in southern news papers.
An inordinate amount. From my recollection public opinion didn’t actually move until the early 60s when civil rights finally broke into the top issues on Americans minds.
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Public Opinion on Civil Rights: Reflections on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 blog | Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Likely the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ushered in a new era in American civil rights as discrimination on the basis of race, color, religi...
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July 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
An inordinate amount. From my recollection public opinion didn’t actually move until the early 60s when civil rights finally broke into the top issues on Americans minds.
ropercenter.cornell.edu/blog/public-...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.aaihs.org/what-civil-r...
ropercenter.cornell.edu/blog/public-...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.aaihs.org/what-civil-r...
In hindsight I’ll admit it might have been just good pedagogy, asking the questions kids may be too afraid to ask, but I’d bet money it was sincere.
July 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In hindsight I’ll admit it might have been just good pedagogy, asking the questions kids may be too afraid to ask, but I’d bet money it was sincere.
I once got in trouble in health class because our male health/gym teacher asked a sex educator that came in to give a sexual health talk to our class “if a girl has sex with two guys can the baby belong to both dads” and I impulsively said “How did they let you get a teaching certificate?”
July 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I once got in trouble in health class because our male health/gym teacher asked a sex educator that came in to give a sexual health talk to our class “if a girl has sex with two guys can the baby belong to both dads” and I impulsively said “How did they let you get a teaching certificate?”
But in the way we know ticketing and post hoc enforcement isn’t a valid policy solution for speeding motorists, I’m not sure it solves that issue here either.
This seems like a design/company solution oriented problem, not enforcement.
This seems like a design/company solution oriented problem, not enforcement.
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
But in the way we know ticketing and post hoc enforcement isn’t a valid policy solution for speeding motorists, I’m not sure it solves that issue here either.
This seems like a design/company solution oriented problem, not enforcement.
This seems like a design/company solution oriented problem, not enforcement.
I’m curious what kind of policies you think could actually be effective in stopping this behavior?
I’m with you, I do think improper use of micro mobility options on predominantly sidewalks can be a safety and optics issue for better streets.
I’m with you, I do think improper use of micro mobility options on predominantly sidewalks can be a safety and optics issue for better streets.
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’m curious what kind of policies you think could actually be effective in stopping this behavior?
I’m with you, I do think improper use of micro mobility options on predominantly sidewalks can be a safety and optics issue for better streets.
I’m with you, I do think improper use of micro mobility options on predominantly sidewalks can be a safety and optics issue for better streets.
The fisher price laptop needs to go in the bin.
July 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The fisher price laptop needs to go in the bin.
Also my issue here isn’t with regenerative farming, we should have switched decades ago.
But you’re dismissing an idea that does have a lot of promise before we have any real data.
The study you posted assumes prototype reactors and pharmaceutical grade, those are not production scale
But you’re dismissing an idea that does have a lot of promise before we have any real data.
The study you posted assumes prototype reactors and pharmaceutical grade, those are not production scale
June 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Also my issue here isn’t with regenerative farming, we should have switched decades ago.
But you’re dismissing an idea that does have a lot of promise before we have any real data.
The study you posted assumes prototype reactors and pharmaceutical grade, those are not production scale
But you’re dismissing an idea that does have a lot of promise before we have any real data.
The study you posted assumes prototype reactors and pharmaceutical grade, those are not production scale