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This is so cute I can't even believe it's real. #bookstodon https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/book-brigade-us-town-forms-human-chain-to-move-9100-books-one-by-one

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I boosted several posts about this already, but since people keep asking if I've seen it.... MITRE has announced that its funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program and related programs, including the Common Weakness Enumeration […] [Original post on infosec.exchange]

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[Trying to work out what ICE is doing] ICE deported a Bronx teen to El Salvador and I'm taking it personally. Reading what I can find about this, and from what his family said they came to their building looking for one person then took him instead. It is not clear exactly how they are […]

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I visited a lamp post on a bridge in tokyo that has been used as the center point for distance measurements for centuries. In the 1960s they built an expressway over it but made sure to suspend a replica of that lamp post over precisely the same spot. It’s […] [Original post on posts.rat.pictures]

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Trying to buy an extra drawing glove (if you enjoy drawing on a tablet these make your life amazing.) ... the description says "extraneous hand tentacle cover drawing exclusion fabric" and I've never been more delighted by a translation error. Yes. Please cover my extraneous tentacles so they […]

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Want to tax unrealized gains? Eliminate the step up basis. https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/the-real-capital-gains-tax-loophole-isnt-borrowing-its-dying

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*Imagine being a female outer-space enthusiast and then realizing that first you're assigned to Greenland and second you're getting fired

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"Voice of America showed me the kind of life that was possible if you were free to express yourself, use your mind and imagination, your talents and skills, and pursue your dreams." - Martina Navratilova declaration to a US federal court in support of one of the lawsuits against Kari Lake.

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Designer wanted! We're looking for someone to design a logo and icons for Open Infrastructure Map. This is a paid contract. More info & how to apply: https://github.com/openinframap/openinframap/discussions/216 #OpenStreetMap #design #webdesign

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There was a Severance x otters crossover at work. Someone said ‘can someone clean the glass on the otter cam’

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Author and musician Marc Laidlaw will have his "400 Boys" story included in an episode of Volume 4 of Love, Death + Robots on Netflix. It will be streaming on May 15th and I'm looking forward to it. Read more at his blog: https://marclaidlaw.substack.com/p/ldr-cld #MarcLaidlaw

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I just got a note about my Microsoft Cloud Whatever subscription going up by 30% and when I signed in to cancel I learned that this is because they magically made everyone subscribe to “Plus AI” and you can “change plan” to no AI for the old price.

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Cowboy Bebop | Steve Aoki Tank! Remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjWzMqCI7m4

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Can you name Hollywood movies (based on books with queer characters) that removed the characters or queerness on screen? I told a friend this happens all the time but right now I can only think of Fried Green Tomatoes. #AskFedi #movies

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Should be the program description (from @Pwnallthethings )

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It was nice to meet finally John Paul Marcelo today at the Hands Off protest in #SanFrancisco. He can often be found at the most intersection places in order to paint them on canvas.

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My #tangara arrived today! Looking forward to getting it setup tomorrow. My prior portable music player was a TrekStor Vibez 12 GB which I loved.

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(AP) - Crowds angry about the way President Trump is running the country marched and rallied in many American cities today in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum […]

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Signs created for the protest (not showing them here). Everyone came up with good things to put on their signs.

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In case you're feeling mildly upset by the state of the world, here's a weird dog playing with a rubber chicken. [Sound on!] #IknowItsADonkey #donkey #humor #humour #cute #dog #dogs

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I'm still unemployed, and I'm starting to think that I'm not going to find a job with #Django (in Berlin or remote). After 25yrs as a dev I'm really pretty good - actually I'm good enough that I'm a better tailwind developer after three days' than people who've been using it for a year or more […]

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Reminder that if you're going to protest tomorrow, turn off your fucking phone (or leave it at home).

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United States Disappeared Tracker https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map

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Feel like coming to a Vegan cafe for some great food? Oh, and an evening of music? Yeah, that too. April 11. https://haringey.gov.uk/events/steel-pan-fusion

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Val Kilmer's character in "Real Genius" made me interested in going to college when I was a kid in the 80s. There was something about the idea of being with a group of talented but distinct people, living on your own but together, and pursuing crazy projects while taking really difficult courses […]

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The child has read his first chapter book on his own, not with me. He already wants the next one in the series. For parents out there looking for books that elementary school students will read, here's a suggestion: https://bookshop.org/p/books/terrible-two-jory-john/220142 #books #bookstodon

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OMG, this week's New Yorker cover… If you don't get the reference, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3edi2Wkr5YI

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Stopping Autocratic Legalism in America – Before It Is Too Late <<In the US, the window for action is closing, and when it does, there will no longer be opportunities for meaningful action against the lawyers in charge of this radical democratic takedown. Once this happens, as it has in other […]

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Just as I was walking into the MSNBC studio we received word of the federal court order stopping VOA’s parent agency from further attempts to terminate, reduce the size of the work force, place on leave or furlough any of our employees or contractors. https://youtu.be/8xT5VVBuvlc

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Nothing like sitting here writing to make me think of new story ideas, but ... oooh this one I need to share. A married couple in their 50s are preparing for retirement. They are going to see the world. They have both had jobs they liked and been very successful and will retire early. They love […]

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:: Sarah lives on a "primitivist server" run by a conservative group obsessed with the early 21st century, (just before the climate crisis) It simulates a barbaric time the server-founders regard as a 'golden age.' A world of forgotten horrors: poverty, cancer, psychologically damaging religions […]

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"I'm getting close!" My mud-spattered visitor excitedly waved his #shovel. "Are you sure you don't want want a cut?" I shook my head. "You're doing the work, so you're welcome to whatever you find." "No complaints!" Eyeing the skip he was filling—at his own expense—I hid a smile. Hiding […]

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Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: JUST IN: Judge Reyes has rejected Pentagon's renewed demand that she permit the #transgender military ban to move forward. Despite new guidance claiming theban is really just about "gender dysphoria," it's still discriminatory, she says. "A medical condition […]

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Here's what it sounded like when Radio Marti, after a hiatus, signed back on today on 1180 kHz beaming to Cuba from the Florida Keys.

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If you run a matrix synapse server, it’s time to get your update on. Serious vulnerability being exploited in the wild (allegedly) https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/releases/tag/v1.127.1

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Author Curtis C Chan @curtiscchen is reading in an online Story Hour this evening at 7 PM PDT. The other author reading this evening is Sonia Focke @soniafocke . I haven't read any of their work yet so I'm looking forward to hearing it. Links to Zoom and Facebook Live streams at […]

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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

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In today's mastodon.social update we have significantly improved the media overlay in Mastodon's web app. You can double-tap to zoom in and out instead of clicking the 1:1 button, and panning and pinch-to-zoom work a lot smoother on touch devices. You can also finally swipe up or down to close […]

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Today’s lawsuit filed by my colleagues alleges the U.S. government’s action to shut down the Voice of America is unlawful and unconstitutional, violates our freedom of speech and usurps Congressional control of the coffers. https://substack.com/home/post/p-159587402

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@Wileymiller, what’s the difference between the two? https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2025/03/21

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Voice of America’s White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara, other VOA journalists’ group & three labor unions file a federal lawsuit against Kari Lake, Victor Morales and USAGM.

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Reminder that later today my newsletter talking about #DecisionQuality will be emailed. See https://idiacomputing.com/newsletter/ to subscribe or view past issues.

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Had the distinct pleasure of meeting author Percival Everett tonight at Arts & Letters Live here in Dallas. 📚 Looking forward to reading "James". I haven't read Huck Finn since high school. Percival Everett Is Challenging the American Literary Canon […]

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I am CERTAIN that if John Brunner was still with us and writing today he'd be creating cosy steampunk romances while wearing a tinfoil hat and screaming "I CAN'T HEAR YOU" whenever anyone tried to make him interact with social media or read a newspaper.

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