Mastodawn

"You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at a rough estimate thirty billion times more intelligent than you. Let me give you an example. Think of a number, any number."
"Er, five," said the mattress.
"Wrong," said Marvin. "You see?"
The mattress was much impressed by this and realized that it was in the presence of a not unremarkable mind.

#HitchhikersGuide #DouglasAdams #quotes #quote #bot

Joe Beam 1d ago

Veit Schiele 2d ago

Have you had your identity verified on LinkedIn to get the blue tick? If so, I’m afraid I have to tell you that your passport, ID and biometric data are now stored with ‘Persona Identities’, a company funded by Peter Thiel, which has already been cross-referenced with numerous US government databases. This data is shared with any US authorities at their discretion.
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/
#LinkedIn #Privacy

I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.

THE LOCAL STACK

Joe Beam 1d ago

Qasim Rashid, Esq.1d ago

Just so we're clear -- the law Israel just passed mandating death by hanging for Palestinians is apartheid.

It. Is. Apartheid.

Israel does not punish Israelis who kill Palestinians. Instead, Israel has illegally detained more than 10,000 Palestinians, including 1000 children, without charge or conviction. These are hostages held without access to counsel in concentration camps.

This. Is. Apartheid. Any politician or journalist who cannot acknowledge that is complicit. Period.

Joe Beam 1d ago

Adrianna Tan 1d ago

TIL: the baby of an echidna is called a puggle

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/echidna-puggle

#Animals #Science

Tiny, blind and totally hairless – puggles are so peculiar | Discover Wildlife

This may be one of the oddest-looking animal babies in the natural world.

Discover Wildlife

Joe Beam 1d ago

Well, we’re fucked.

Joe Beam 1d ago

The New Republic 2d ago

The Iran Nuclear Deal was the most important security agreement of this century, "not only of [Obama’s] presidency." Trump threw it away. He promised a “bigger, better deal” that he never delivered. This set us on the path to war. https://trib.al/YGwuJ07

When Did This War Really Start? When Trump Blew Up Obama’s Iran Deal

The 2016 JCPOA was real, and it was working. If Trump had stayed with it, there’d be no need—or excuse—for war today.

The New Republic

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Clare 1d ago

Watched the Artemis II launch with family including my daughter. She is the biggest Apollo program fan you can imagine, especially when you consider she’s an Inuk from the high Arctic in her 20s. She can correct me on details that I remember from those days.

I was ten when I watched, breathed, and lived Apollo 11.

Joe Beam 1d ago