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Pinch of doubt, dash of empathy, heaps of sarcasm. Dislikes: cocksure stupidity & bad statistics. Rambles on: #data #climate #genomics #politics #japanese […] [bridged from https://mastodon.social/@deivudesu on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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The worst part of googling "how do I remove Meta's shitty AI button from WhatsApp", is not that the answer is "downgrade to a previous version"… it's that in order to get that information, one has to sift through dozen pages of shitty AI slop… 🤬 #meta #ai #whatsapp

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

I really need to remind myself that some online conversations serve no purpose and that I am better off stepping away early on. Sometimes people are angry (plenty of reasons to be, these days) and just want to vent. That’s valid, but also hard to distinguish from good-faith conversations, given […]

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

Good thing we've got rid of the tories, eh. If you ever wondered how morons like Trump or Farage get elected, it might have something to do with people getting tired of having to choose between proudly openly-fascist and cowardly fascist-friendly… […]

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Seeing the widespread denial surrounding the US' increasingly quick descent into bona fide fascism, makes me wonder whether I'll be able to tell if/when it happens closer to home. What would be the measurable threshold that would prompt me to take drastic personal actions?

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Letsencrypt has, by now, sent me roughly 300 emails to inform me that it will no longer be sending emails… #linux #letsencrypt #dns

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Today’s edition of Will This Kill Me Or Not… I mean, it does say 新物 after all 🤔

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

A struggle between my deeply-entrenched mottainai instinct that balks at throwing away an electric kettle that still works flawlessly, and slight concern at the fact that it is leaking at the bottom, next to its electric connector… 🤔

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Do I time the cleaning of my windows, wide open with Chappell Roan's singing about getting eaten out at top volume, to coincide with the post-mass gathering of local uptight conservatives in front of the church next-door? Well, maybe…

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Oh hai, leftwing politician from [insert country here], tell me again why it is critical that you stay on The-cesspool-formerly-known-as-Twitter, in order to "reach people"… Good luck rousing your impressive following against the local mini-Trump, when Musk turns off your account overnight […]

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

In the early 20th c, Japanese hanga publishers were looking to renew the traditional style of their woodblock prints, notably by injecting elements of western realism… Which led Japanese to the commissioning of Austrian illustrator Fritz Capelari to design […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Having a look for a friend visiting later this year, and it's kinda crazy how many onsen ryokan just flat out refuse singles. I was expecting some steep markup, possibly having to pay same as if booking for 2, but it's just a straight no.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Get you the confidence of 18th c. Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau: hired as secretary and research assistant by Louise Dupin, famed for her beauty, wits, aptitude for the arts, and strong feminist views (not to mention, massively wealthy)… he […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

It feels funny to me that drag queen culture has entered the mainstream through tv shows like Drag Race… As a former club kid, they'll always be the names behind some of the most kickass diva house tracks of the 90s-2000s. Everyone knew RuPaul as the sassy vocals from Supermodel […]

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Spicy take: by contributing to the absolute obliteration of international copyright agreements, this might hasten the end of a thoroughly flawed system that overwhelmingly benefits corporations as it is. From: @theregister https://geeknews.chat/@theregister/114156460001268425

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

What is up with Japan and still lighting their homes with neons lights (the regular hospital kind, not the fun red-light-district kind)…?! Surely Japan has access to regular LED technology nowadays?

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Written 90 years ago in 1935, the words of #Hemingway in his “Notes on the Next War” should resonate with every thoughtful reader. #Geopolitics #EUPolitics #USPolitics

submitted 22 days ago • 4 comments

Today being International Women’s Day, expect every big corporation to take time out of their busy schedule supporting women-hating fascist government, to post something pink and cute on social media along with a 10% discount on a spa treatment. #internationalwomensday

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

It's been a quarter of a century (#fuckme), and Hybrid's live version of Kid 2000 is still the closest musical experience to dancing shirtless at a rave, off your tits on ungodly amounts of Es. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7J1IGBhiNQ&list=PLp5VPWaW11yn130799oeMPPqFR3IBCU0W #electronic #music

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Brass bands in Neapolitan street parades are clearly on load from the local mafia family…

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

To anyone gushing at French president #Macron’s Big Words about history, Europe, resisting fascism, etc: Macron has spent the past 10 years paving the way for the French fascists’ rise to power: demonising the left, making alliances with the far right, and dogwhistling his way through his […]

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments