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ChrisContiPhoto Jun 5, 2023

The universe is more beautiful and more mind-boggling than any science fiction.

In this one tiny sliver of the sky, we can see over 45,000 galaxies... each with billions of solar systems.

Zooming in on an unremarkable area (red) shows more worlds than humanity can fathom.

Bravo, NASA & JWST.

ChrisContiPhoto Apr 28, 2023

Saw some fun aircraft today: a few RAF F-35s, a couple USAF cargo planes and tankers.

ChrisContiPhoto Apr 5, 2023

It's quite funny to me how big a deal everyone (right and left) is making of the affair hush-money/forgery indictment, when everyone (at least everyone who's paying attention) knows that in light of what's coming, it will be a trivial, inconsequential afterthought.

ChrisContiPhoto Apr 4, 2023

Max Kennerly Apr 3, 2023

I remember when Aaron Swartz was criminally prosecuted for downloading too many academic journal articles, but, sure, it's totally cool to scrape everyone's personal photographs as part of a commercial effort to market discriminatory surveillance tech to police departments.

https://www.businessinsider.com/clearview-scraped-30-billion-images-facebook-police-facial-recogntion-database-2023-4

Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook to share with police

Law enforcement officers have used Clearview AI's facial recognition database nearly a million times, Hoan Ton-That, the company's CEO, told the BBC.

Business Insider

ChrisContiPhoto Mar 6, 2023

I cackled. 😝
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RT @abughazalehkat
A lot of people don’t know that Fox News has a streaming service called Fox Nation.

So I tried to make an honest commercial for it. (And yes, every example in this video is real):
https://twitter.com/abughazalehkat/status/1632710797825589256

Kat Abu on Twitter

“A lot of people don’t know that Fox News has a streaming service called Fox Nation. So I tried to make an honest commercial for it. (And yes, every example in this video is real):”

Twitter

ChrisContiPhoto Mar 6, 2023

LOL, Twitter is puking again.
Nothing is loading, even content in ads 😂

ChrisContiPhoto Mar 5, 2023

Earth to @elonmusk:
Forcing extremist right-wing bigotry and hate that most people consider vile down users' throats isn't exactly a recipe for success.
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RT @Anthony
Twitter reported a decline of about 40% year-over-year in both revenue and adjusted earnings in December as advertisers fled the company https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitters-revenue-adjusted-earnings-fell-about-40-in-month-of-december-ee91f1eb
https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1631838796776894464

Twitter’s Revenue, Adjusted Earnings Fell About 40% in Month of December

The company recently made a first interest payment to banks that lent $13 billion to help pay for Elon Musk’s buyout, people familiar with the matter said

The Wall Street Journal

ChrisContiPhoto Mar 5, 2023

😂
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RT @adweak
BREAKING: Creative Team Doing Best To Convince Pharma Client That B-Roll Footage Absolutely Has To Be Shot In Tahiti
https://twitter.com/adweak/status/1632462616697405440

ADWEAK on Twitter

“BREAKING: Creative Team Doing Best To Convince Pharma Client That B-Roll Footage Absolutely Has To Be Shot In Tahiti”

Twitter

ChrisContiPhoto Mar 5, 2023

RT @fitandvicious
Damn lucky! https://twitter.com/bobfromaccounts/status/1632029831952048128

Bob From Accounts 🚲 on Twitter

“Drivers take note, this is why cyclists ride in the middle of the lane. You’re welcome”

Twitter

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ChrisContiPhoto Mar 3, 2023

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RT @NoLieWithBTC
New: South Carolina Republicans have introduced a bill that would allow women to be executed if they have an abortion. The bill is also vague enough to potentially include miscarriages. https://wpde.com/news/local/abortion-south-carolina-death-penalty-hb3549-unborn-child-homicide-assault-prenatal-equal-protection-act-roe-v-wade-fetal-heartbeat-bill-pro-life-choice-planned-parenthood-legislature-lawmakers-2-22-23
https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1631661957735669761

Women who seek abortion in South Carolina could face death penalty

A new bill introduced could enforce the death penalty for any woman who receives an abortion in South Carolina.

WPDE