Retired software engineer (he/him) living near Tacoma in the Pacific North-West region of the United States.
Interested in 3D printing, home robotics, µcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), anything that whirrs or clicks.
Trying to remember these two rules:
"Don't be a dick" -- Wil Wheaton
"The failure mode of clever is asshole" -- John Scalzi
In 1943, U.S. forces in Britain expected to export racial segregation. When white American Military Police (MPs) insisted a local pub segregate, the owner said he would. When MPs returned next day, they were met with “Blacks Only” signs & British barmaids telling white soldiers to wait their turn when they thiught they would be served before black soldiers. This set the stage for the epic Battle of Bamber Bridge.
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@[email protected] @BlackMastodon #BlackMastodon #Histodons #History
#WW2 #UK
@Mayor_of_Smartarse
I follow @seananmcguire
(do you want random fans to put names on the lost, or just authors themselves? Don't want to upset anyone)
Met Police at one point tweeted that they had "intelligence" that some they pre-emptively arrested had rape alarms that they could have thrown to scare horses in coronation parade.
This remind me of Blair's "intelligence" that "proved" WMDs in Iraq, ie both total nonsense to justify heavy handed policy.
And given Met's terrible record of sexually abusive officers, any rape alarm would likely be to protect against assault by an officer.
I'm reminded of a song parody I once wrote but never recorded due to the lack of access to a full orchestra and choir:
Oh, for tuna
I would swoon-a
Listen to my humble plea
In this dish we
Need some fishy
Starkist brand or Bumble Bee
No Purina
Signorina
With cat food, I can’t be pleased
Can you ditch these
Bags of Friskies?
Get rid of that Fancy Feast
Let’s not quibble
About kibble
It might suit a labrador
But this feline
Makes a beeline
For that can of albacore
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Hello! I’ve been using a personal account on Mastodon for a while now, but haven’t used the business one yet. I intend to start posting here although I’ve been drifting from social media for a while now.
Please boost and spread the word that we’re here. We’re a queer small press based in Dallas and would like to not have to rely on Twitter to get the word out about our books.
I write this with a very heavy heart. Over the last week, I have experienced a dramatic increase in abuse over my RNLI fundraiser that has passed £221k, and so it’s with great regret that I announce I will be carrying on with it regardless because fuck off.… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1646888230455787520
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/simonharris_mbd/status/1646888230455787520
“I write this with a very heavy heart. Over the last week, I have experienced a dramatic increase in abuse over my RNLI fundraiser that has passed £221k, and so it’s with great regret that I announce I will be carrying on with it regardless because fuck off.…”
👋 Hello #fediverse! I'm going into a meeting at 4ET to talk about our newsroom's social media options.
If you think our station and other #NPR stations should have a Mastodon server or a broader presence in the #fediverse, pls boost this post. If you have thoughts, please reply, I want to hear them!
Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco
Rua / Whitepaw &🏳️🌈🇳🇱
LordWoolamaloo
Dr. Wenn (Erik Wennstrom)
Argyll Productions
Alasdair Stuart
gbhnews
niconiconi
Steven Beschloss