Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)
@sharksonaplane.mastodon.sandwich.net.ap.brid.gy
Sharks are cool and comfortable!
You may know me from Sandwich, ex-Twitter/Cohost (as @Sharksonaplane), or Twitch (as Sharkaeopteryx).
I don't […]
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You may know me from Sandwich, ex-Twitter/Cohost (as @Sharksonaplane), or Twitch (as Sharkaeopteryx).
I don't […]
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Comparing historical hair samples from people from when they were babies to today, a new study finds a nearly 100-fold decrease in lead from samples after the EPA's crackdown on leaded gas. Regulation works and it saves lives! […]
[Original post on scicomm.xyz]
[Original post on scicomm.xyz]
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Comparing historical hair samples from people from when they were babies to today, a new study finds a nearly 100-fold decrease in lead from samples after the EPA's crackdown on leaded gas. Regulation works and it saves lives! […]
[Original post on scicomm.xyz]
[Original post on scicomm.xyz]
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February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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This is an all-time bad time to be a weird rich dude who invites people to events at your private island.
I am of course, talking about Maximilian Pegasus
I am of course, talking about Maximilian Pegasus
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 AM
This is an all-time bad time to be a weird rich dude who invites people to events at your private island.
I am of course, talking about Maximilian Pegasus
I am of course, talking about Maximilian Pegasus
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Over the years I've been hearing from folks that it's hard to remember which zines you've bought
So we built a new library website where you can see & download all your zines!
https://library.wizardzines.com/
So we built a new library website where you can see & download all your zines!
https://library.wizardzines.com/
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Over the years I've been hearing from folks that it's hard to remember which zines you've bought
So we built a new library website where you can see & download all your zines!
https://library.wizardzines.com/
So we built a new library website where you can see & download all your zines!
https://library.wizardzines.com/
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"Well Thamnophis sirtalis is your 'scientific name' but we also call snakes like you garter snakes"
"Wow! That sounds very impressive. Guarder snake. Like I'm a snake that can guard things!"
"Well."
"It's not about being a guard?"
"No..."
"Well, then what is it about?"
"..."
"Wow! That sounds very impressive. Guarder snake. Like I'm a snake that can guard things!"
"Well."
"It's not about being a guard?"
"No..."
"Well, then what is it about?"
"..."
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
"Well Thamnophis sirtalis is your 'scientific name' but we also call snakes like you garter snakes"
"Wow! That sounds very impressive. Guarder snake. Like I'm a snake that can guard things!"
"Well."
"It's not about being a guard?"
"No..."
"Well, then what is it about?"
"..."
"Wow! That sounds very impressive. Guarder snake. Like I'm a snake that can guard things!"
"Well."
"It's not about being a guard?"
"No..."
"Well, then what is it about?"
"..."
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If a boring* ant existed, that alone would be so remarkable and impossible that it would flip over and not be boring.
*No I don't mean boring in wood, as the Camponotus do, Mr. Clever.
*No I don't mean boring in wood, as the Camponotus do, Mr. Clever.
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
If a boring* ant existed, that alone would be so remarkable and impossible that it would flip over and not be boring.
*No I don't mean boring in wood, as the Camponotus do, Mr. Clever.
*No I don't mean boring in wood, as the Camponotus do, Mr. Clever.
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tortellini porcelain
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
tortellini porcelain
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So, the Sony anime monopoly grows larger...
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-02/egg-firm-anime-planning-company-becomes-subsidiary-of-aniplex/.233731
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-02/egg-firm-anime-planning-company-becomes-subsidiary-of-aniplex/.233731
February 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM
So, the Sony anime monopoly grows larger...
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-02/egg-firm-anime-planning-company-becomes-subsidiary-of-aniplex/.233731
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-02-02/egg-firm-anime-planning-company-becomes-subsidiary-of-aniplex/.233731
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...horrifying message without context, thank you
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
...horrifying message without context, thank you
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I just heard this lady say "there are bots that can encrypt Discord servers" and I'm like 99.999999% sure she's wrong bc if there were I feel like I'd've heard about them here (and she doesn't come from a privacy/tech background afaik).
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
Original post on mastodon.sandwich.net
mastodon.sandwich.net
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I just heard this lady say "there are bots that can encrypt Discord servers" and I'm like 99.999999% sure she's wrong bc if there were I feel like I'd've heard about them here (and she doesn't come from a privacy/tech background afaik).
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
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[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
... or you recognize that state violence is still state violence when the person being beaten doesn't share your politics or has and accent, or isn't white.
Do we all have rights or not?
If you think everyone ought to have the same rights. That police […]
... or you recognize that state violence is still state violence when the person being beaten doesn't share your politics or has and accent, or isn't white.
Do we all have rights or not?
If you think everyone ought to have the same rights. That police […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
... or you recognize that state violence is still state violence when the person being beaten doesn't share your politics or has and accent, or isn't white.
Do we all have rights or not?
If you think everyone ought to have the same rights. That police […]
... or you recognize that state violence is still state violence when the person being beaten doesn't share your politics or has and accent, or isn't white.
Do we all have rights or not?
If you think everyone ought to have the same rights. That police […]
Reposted by Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)
[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
If you think there are "circumstances" that could justify police doing such things?
Well, I sincerely hope it never you or your loved ones who find themselves on the wrong side of their batons and guns. And I mean that. Because I'm not kidding about that […]
If you think there are "circumstances" that could justify police doing such things?
Well, I sincerely hope it never you or your loved ones who find themselves on the wrong side of their batons and guns. And I mean that. Because I'm not kidding about that […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
If you think there are "circumstances" that could justify police doing such things?
Well, I sincerely hope it never you or your loved ones who find themselves on the wrong side of their batons and guns. And I mean that. Because I'm not kidding about that […]
If you think there are "circumstances" that could justify police doing such things?
Well, I sincerely hope it never you or your loved ones who find themselves on the wrong side of their batons and guns. And I mean that. Because I'm not kidding about that […]
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[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
There is no "right way" to grab a person from their home and send them out of the country or to a detention camp just to keep the numbers up.
Either you think there are a class of people who ought to be treated the way cops often treat Black people, the way […]
There is no "right way" to grab a person from their home and send them out of the country or to a detention camp just to keep the numbers up.
Either you think there are a class of people who ought to be treated the way cops often treat Black people, the way […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM
[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
There is no "right way" to grab a person from their home and send them out of the country or to a detention camp just to keep the numbers up.
Either you think there are a class of people who ought to be treated the way cops often treat Black people, the way […]
There is no "right way" to grab a person from their home and send them out of the country or to a detention camp just to keep the numbers up.
Either you think there are a class of people who ought to be treated the way cops often treat Black people, the way […]
Reposted by Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)
[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
I've heard many liberals say things along the lines of "ICE aren't real police" this often goes hand in hand with "ICE is poorly trained."
This can feel like a safe bit of middle ground. You aren't one of those radical crazies who are always so critical of […]
I've heard many liberals say things along the lines of "ICE aren't real police" this often goes hand in hand with "ICE is poorly trained."
This can feel like a safe bit of middle ground. You aren't one of those radical crazies who are always so critical of […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
[US Pol: "ICE aren't our police."]
I've heard many liberals say things along the lines of "ICE aren't real police" this often goes hand in hand with "ICE is poorly trained."
This can feel like a safe bit of middle ground. You aren't one of those radical crazies who are always so critical of […]
I've heard many liberals say things along the lines of "ICE aren't real police" this often goes hand in hand with "ICE is poorly trained."
This can feel like a safe bit of middle ground. You aren't one of those radical crazies who are always so critical of […]
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Hello #fediverse! Thanks to my new DFF grant, I'm now looking to hire a PhD student to join me at AAU in Aalborg 🇩🇰 to work on "usable decentralization", i.e. on making distributed and federated cloud services accessible to the everyday user. For more details, see link below, and please don't […]
Original post on hci.social
hci.social
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Hello #fediverse! Thanks to my new DFF grant, I'm now looking to hire a PhD student to join me at AAU in Aalborg 🇩🇰 to work on "usable decentralization", i.e. on making distributed and federated cloud services accessible to the everyday user. For more details, see link below, and please don't […]
I just heard this lady say "there are bots that can encrypt Discord servers" and I'm like 99.999999% sure she's wrong bc if there were I feel like I'd've heard about them here (and she doesn't come from a privacy/tech background afaik).
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
Original post on mastodon.sandwich.net
mastodon.sandwich.net
February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I just heard this lady say "there are bots that can encrypt Discord servers" and I'm like 99.999999% sure she's wrong bc if there were I feel like I'd've heard about them here (and she doesn't come from a privacy/tech background afaik).
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
But, I don't have a Discord acct so I might be wrong, idk […]
Reposted by Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)
Interview with self-taught violinist and vocalist Sudan Archives.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/violinist-and-vocalist-sudan-archives-on-staying-connected-to-community/
#music #interview #violin #sudanarchives
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/violinist-and-vocalist-sudan-archives-on-staying-connected-to-community/
#music #interview #violin #sudanarchives
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Interview with self-taught violinist and vocalist Sudan Archives.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/violinist-and-vocalist-sudan-archives-on-staying-connected-to-community/
#music #interview #violin #sudanarchives
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/violinist-and-vocalist-sudan-archives-on-staying-connected-to-community/
#music #interview #violin #sudanarchives
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coyitoto
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM
coyitoto
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cayeorut
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 AM
cayeorut
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tired: none of those words are in the bible
inspired: none of those numbers are in the OEIS
inspired: none of those numbers are in the OEIS
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
tired: none of those words are in the bible
inspired: none of those numbers are in the OEIS
inspired: none of those numbers are in the OEIS
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"no no no no. It's a common mistake. I can't pay you because my money is all *cryptid* currency. You know... mythical, rarely documented, possibly imaginary. I'd never use cryptocurrency that's a scam."
February 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"no no no no. It's a common mistake. I can't pay you because my money is all *cryptid* currency. You know... mythical, rarely documented, possibly imaginary. I'd never use cryptocurrency that's a scam."
#onthisday in 1960: The Woolworth's sit-in protest against segregation in Greensboro, North Carolina. Not the first, but the start of a snowball. 4 fed-up students who decided to do something about it.
66 years later, we are seeing segregation roaring back (in many ways it never really left) […]
66 years later, we are seeing segregation roaring back (in many ways it never really left) […]
Original post on mastodon.sandwich.net
mastodon.sandwich.net
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
#onthisday in 1960: The Woolworth's sit-in protest against segregation in Greensboro, North Carolina. Not the first, but the start of a snowball. 4 fed-up students who decided to do something about it.
66 years later, we are seeing segregation roaring back (in many ways it never really left) […]
66 years later, we are seeing segregation roaring back (in many ways it never really left) […]
Reposted by Shar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)
New in Seattle!
Blame
Billionaires
Not
Immigrants
Abolish
ICE
Blame
Billionaires
Not
Immigrants
Abolish
ICE
February 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New in Seattle!
Blame
Billionaires
Not
Immigrants
Abolish
ICE
Blame
Billionaires
Not
Immigrants
Abolish
ICE
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There are currently about 12600 satellites in orbit. As a result on average every day 3 fall out of space, dumping metals and other nasties into the upper atmosphere.
If we continue that rate of satellite loss, 1 in 4200, and extrapolate it to 1,000,000. That would be ~238 satellites PER DAY […]
If we continue that rate of satellite loss, 1 in 4200, and extrapolate it to 1,000,000. That would be ~238 satellites PER DAY […]
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social.v.st
February 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
There are currently about 12600 satellites in orbit. As a result on average every day 3 fall out of space, dumping metals and other nasties into the upper atmosphere.
If we continue that rate of satellite loss, 1 in 4200, and extrapolate it to 1,000,000. That would be ~238 satellites PER DAY […]
If we continue that rate of satellite loss, 1 in 4200, and extrapolate it to 1,000,000. That would be ~238 satellites PER DAY […]