Aphrodite
@xnej.bsky.social
Verum mirabilius fictionem. Bona fide agent of chaos. Helps bring hope to people. Transcontinental transplant. Happily hitched.
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Really cool of a large enough municipality in British Columbia to be storing credit card numbers in a spreadsheet. That surely is not going to be a problem if something were to come up.
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Really cool of a large enough municipality in British Columbia to be storing credit card numbers in a spreadsheet. That surely is not going to be a problem if something were to come up.
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And they're doing this in defiance of state law, probably moving forward because Newsom has made it clear that he doesn't support the existing law and wants the state legislature to change it.
While Newsom pals around with Nazis and has his staffers write like just totally epic tweets mocking Trump, trans bans are spreading through California like wildfire, ignited by his willing segregation of trans girls just over a month ago.
cbs4local.com/news/nation-...
cbs4local.com/news/nation-...
California school board votes to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports
The Kern County Board of Education voted to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.
cbs4local.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And they're doing this in defiance of state law, probably moving forward because Newsom has made it clear that he doesn't support the existing law and wants the state legislature to change it.
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who called it a Kubernetes penetration test and not a clusterfuck
August 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
who called it a Kubernetes penetration test and not a clusterfuck
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On Aug 29, my doc HACKING AT LEAVES will be free on the @archive.org. No paywalls, no borders. Messy, contradictory, unresolved -- like reality. Watch. Share. Push back.
www.monochrom.at/hacking-at-l...
www.monochrom.at/hacking-at-l...
August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
On Aug 29, my doc HACKING AT LEAVES will be free on the @archive.org. No paywalls, no borders. Messy, contradictory, unresolved -- like reality. Watch. Share. Push back.
www.monochrom.at/hacking-at-l...
www.monochrom.at/hacking-at-l...
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BREAKING: Drug cartels are feared to be among those that obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system.
Cartels may be able to target witnesses after major court hack
There is growing concern that cartels and foreign actors could use the stolen data to identify informants and foil criminal probes.
www.politico.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
BREAKING: Drug cartels are feared to be among those that obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system.
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And they said we can’t agree on anything these days!
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
And they said we can’t agree on anything these days!
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"We don't believe in erasing American history—we honor it," says the guy working for the government that mandated that the website for the Stonewall National Monument erase all mentions of the word "transgender."
Here is Pete Hegseth's tweet announcing the return of the Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery. The plan is to restore it and reinstall in 2027.
It's important to point out that this monument was never referred to as a "Reconciliation Monument."
It's important to point out that this monument was never referred to as a "Reconciliation Monument."
August 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"We don't believe in erasing American history—we honor it," says the guy working for the government that mandated that the website for the Stonewall National Monument erase all mentions of the word "transgender."
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
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![Comic. PERSON 1 [to person with white hat]: It’s so weird reading these 18th Century scholars argue about minor Biblical details. It’s like they’re an online fandom or something—They’ve developed this whole elaborate canon. [caption] It’s fun when a word’s usage goes full circle and, by analogy, lands back on its original meaning.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicu5eycow24bnuslaj3ehng5icy7svqinod2ytinobhbnjveyblbq@jpeg)
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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The result is that after failure, the cult becomes even more cultish, the people inside even less able and willing to doubt or leave.
July 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The result is that after failure, the cult becomes even more cultish, the people inside even less able and willing to doubt or leave.
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Cults don't fall apart when their predictions fail to come true, they assimilate that failure into their beliefs.
Those few who do leave, leave behind the *most* devout, the most dedicated, the most personally invested in the cult.
Those few who do leave, leave behind the *most* devout, the most dedicated, the most personally invested in the cult.
July 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Cults don't fall apart when their predictions fail to come true, they assimilate that failure into their beliefs.
Those few who do leave, leave behind the *most* devout, the most dedicated, the most personally invested in the cult.
Those few who do leave, leave behind the *most* devout, the most dedicated, the most personally invested in the cult.
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did you all know that Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg is the literal antichrist?
it's all well and good for awesome people to like you but I'm starting to think the REAL goal is getting the world's worst people to fear you
it's all well and good for awesome people to like you but I'm starting to think the REAL goal is getting the world's worst people to fear you
July 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
did you all know that Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg is the literal antichrist?
it's all well and good for awesome people to like you but I'm starting to think the REAL goal is getting the world's worst people to fear you
it's all well and good for awesome people to like you but I'm starting to think the REAL goal is getting the world's worst people to fear you
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Congratulations to the Babylon Bee for accidentally writing something funny! This article was published a week ago.
July 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Congratulations to the Babylon Bee for accidentally writing something funny! This article was published a week ago.
#Spirituality is a simple yet complex thing that can improve your life.
It’s part of why #AIspirituality is so dangerous: it’s a simple trap to fall in that destroys lives.
Salvation is an individual objective to work on with diligence, not some thing to just be given.
It’s part of why #AIspirituality is so dangerous: it’s a simple trap to fall in that destroys lives.
Salvation is an individual objective to work on with diligence, not some thing to just be given.
July 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#Spirituality is a simple yet complex thing that can improve your life.
It’s part of why #AIspirituality is so dangerous: it’s a simple trap to fall in that destroys lives.
Salvation is an individual objective to work on with diligence, not some thing to just be given.
It’s part of why #AIspirituality is so dangerous: it’s a simple trap to fall in that destroys lives.
Salvation is an individual objective to work on with diligence, not some thing to just be given.
Time to crack ye olde knuckles.
LLM GAIs are a threat to humanity.
When users of such systems start to believe the bullshit generated by bullshit generators en masse, we have a catastrophic problem.
And if there’s any hill I will die on, it’s that we need to restrict what these systems can do.
LLM GAIs are a threat to humanity.
When users of such systems start to believe the bullshit generated by bullshit generators en masse, we have a catastrophic problem.
And if there’s any hill I will die on, it’s that we need to restrict what these systems can do.
July 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Time to crack ye olde knuckles.
LLM GAIs are a threat to humanity.
When users of such systems start to believe the bullshit generated by bullshit generators en masse, we have a catastrophic problem.
And if there’s any hill I will die on, it’s that we need to restrict what these systems can do.
LLM GAIs are a threat to humanity.
When users of such systems start to believe the bullshit generated by bullshit generators en masse, we have a catastrophic problem.
And if there’s any hill I will die on, it’s that we need to restrict what these systems can do.
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Social media is supposed to be a place where you can talk about things you like with people who also like those things. Where did this idea come from that it's supposed to be a freaking battle royale? "Humans need to argue." What?
Apparently it’s weird when you don’t want to spend your whole day arguing with randoms.
July 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Social media is supposed to be a place where you can talk about things you like with people who also like those things. Where did this idea come from that it's supposed to be a freaking battle royale? "Humans need to argue." What?
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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Cops love to do the "if [left of center politician] becomes mayor, we're all gonna resign!" thing and then not resign when it happens www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-mayo...
July 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Cops love to do the "if [left of center politician] becomes mayor, we're all gonna resign!" thing and then not resign when it happens www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-mayo...
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"cross-endorsement" is an awesome concept and is very strong evidence for why ranked choice voting gives the electorate much better options than first-past-the-post
June 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"cross-endorsement" is an awesome concept and is very strong evidence for why ranked choice voting gives the electorate much better options than first-past-the-post
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Honestly at this point I'm falling apart not because of too much work or burnout or anything I can control.
It's really just the fascism.
It's really just the fascism.
June 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Honestly at this point I'm falling apart not because of too much work or burnout or anything I can control.
It's really just the fascism.
It's really just the fascism.
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Mamdani’s platform on transgender rights is stellar.
I’m pleased to see him ahead in the polls today.
A victory would be profoundly meaningful for where progressives move from here, in a time where monied interests are trying to urge a rightward movement in the Democratic Party.
I’m pleased to see him ahead in the polls today.
A victory would be profoundly meaningful for where progressives move from here, in a time where monied interests are trying to urge a rightward movement in the Democratic Party.
We have gone from the margin of error to the margin of effort.
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Mamdani’s platform on transgender rights is stellar.
I’m pleased to see him ahead in the polls today.
A victory would be profoundly meaningful for where progressives move from here, in a time where monied interests are trying to urge a rightward movement in the Democratic Party.
I’m pleased to see him ahead in the polls today.
A victory would be profoundly meaningful for where progressives move from here, in a time where monied interests are trying to urge a rightward movement in the Democratic Party.
Nothing like dealing with a toxic parent to really dredge up that depression that’s been in remission.
June 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Nothing like dealing with a toxic parent to really dredge up that depression that’s been in remission.