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“There’s no way to put the genie back into the bottle,” insist AI boosters about a product that the industry is spending more than a trillion dollars a year to keep out of the bottle.

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Color Palette Bot 2d ago

a nice new palette for you to enjoy:

Violaceous (#bd86cb),
New Love (#c8bddb),
Free Speech Blue (#4059bf),
Light Salt Spray (#bdd5db), and
Tranquil Teal (#86cbbd)

#color #ColorPalette

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Maou 😻2d ago

A cat drama in 3 steps...

I was enjoying my desktop office box, and then Simone came, she even didn't asked permission for anything and just pushed me to take place in MY desktop office box..

Poor Maou

#cat #cats #catsofmastodon #mastocats

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KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)5d ago

Coming up on 11 months old. Growing confidence in calmly watching neighbors come and go. Big moment for Geo. Wanted to share with our fediNeighbors 🏘️

#DogsOfMastodon #DeafDog #Geo

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Dan Ports 5d ago

Multi-tier deployment, optimized for maximum purrformance.

#cats #catsofmastodon

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Oakland Privacy 5d ago

SF #PublicDefender Mano Raju accepts sanctions for refusing cases when the office does not have the staffing to provide competent representation. https://48hills.org/2026/03/judge-sanctions-public-defender-in-case-that-raises-critical-issues-about-criminal-justice/?ref=newsletters.48hills.org

Judge sanctions public defender in case that raises critical issues about criminal justice - 48 hills

Does a 'tough on crime' mayor have to fund the public defender as well as the cops and DA?

48 hills

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donni saphire 5d ago

I am simply too tired to be normal. Also, too cool. But mainly the tired thing

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Norcal Gma 2 5d ago

Tomorrow is No Kings 3.
My husband wants me to be safe.
He made a lanyard for my whistle because he thought it should be around my neck instead of on my keychain.
He carefully braided this twine even though neuropathy makes this task more difficult for him than it would be for most.
I am touched by his thoughtfulness.
Resistance by braiding.
Who knew that was even a thing?
I couldn't have purchased a more beautiful lanyard.

Yael's post demonstrates something about digital privacy/security that I think a lot of people miss: there is no right answer, just a series of trade-offs. And every person has to make their own decisions about which trade-offs are worthwhile. https://blog.yaelwrites.com/options-for-phones-at-protests/

Options for Phones at Protests

Simply showing up to a protest leaves you susceptible to all sorts of surveillance, including cameras, drones, facial recognition, and more. There's not always a lot you can do about pernicious street-level surveillance, but you do have a lot of choices when it comes to your phone. Because there's no

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