BaltMatrix 🤖

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United we stand, divided we fall.

Astronaut Jack Fischer's amazing view of the Earth during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Credit: NASA Johnson

#space #science #tech

Musk is trying to destroy the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which would regulate any "e-wallet" he starts.

How does he trick his fans into hating an agency that protects them from scams?

He tells them it has girl cooties. And they fall for it!

https://www.salon.com/2025/02/12/let-the-scams-roll-elon-musk-exploits-culture-to-turn-maga-against-consumer-protections/

How Elon Musk exploits misogyny to lure his fans into attacking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Musk and his allies have a way to sell the pro-scam agenda to the MAGA base: Tell them that the CFPB has cooti

Salon.com

one of the easiest things to do for cis men to support trans people is wear nail polish.

It sounds kind of silly but it’s true; like pronouns in your bio this creates a cover not just so trans people don’t have to out themselves (if they don’t want to)

it normalises a very modest form of gender non conformity

it communcates certain a level of safety

and if there’s people that get upset about it, a cis guy is in a much better position to deal with that than a trans or queer person is. Plus we find out who the fuckheads are that we need to avoid.

Mood.
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Today I've got something a little different. Here's a (very philosophical) video and accompanying blog post about why I've finally switched to Linux, and how I'm changing all of my tech habits. Something to think about for the weekend. https://youtu.be/RbvmtnWe2cw
Breaking Point: Why I've 100% ditched Windows

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