Ricki Yasha TarrI would say this is pretty charted territory:
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Dan GillmorMusk says he'll spend about $180 million to elect Trump.
They are the nation's two most powerful enemies of democracy (though Musk has some competition for second place) and, by extension, freedom of expression.
Everyone who buys a Tesla is supporting them.
Everyone who uses the deadbird site -- notably the journalists, who all know what they're doing -- is supporting them.
Don't pretend otherwise.
In group chats with "[user] is typing" notifications, I often type messages out elsewhere then paste and send, so that I can agonise over the phrasing in private.
But I also don't want it to be obvious what I'm doing, so I always leave an interval between the paste and the send. Others would then assume I typed the message out like a normal person.
Just now I was doing this and wondered if this is a common thing and, if so, if there was a word for it?
But I also don't want it to be obvious what I'm doing, so I always leave an interval between the paste and the send. Others would then assume I typed the message out like a normal person.
Just now I was doing this and wondered if this is a common thing and, if so, if there was a word for it?
@disquiet I had been using nvALT which I loved and would evangalise to all and sundry, but it was getting a bit long in the tooth. I was very happy to find Obsidian, which shares the same basic paradigm as nvALT, and I now evangelise that to all and sundry
Recently finished "Always Coming Home" by Ursula LeGuin. Surprised I hadn't read it sooner, probably the most thoroughly conceived exploration of a speculative future culture I've ever come across. Of the many possible outcomes that current human civilisation faces, the world inhabited by the Kesh is far from the worst
Aral BalkanIf the Twitter/X thing teaches you one thing, let it be this: Twitter was a neoliberal place. Then Elon Musk made it into X, a fascist place. Once again, neoliberalism laid the foundations of fascism. But that’s not the (whole) lesson… Neoliberal folks are still using X, calling it Twitter to make themselves feel better, and pining for the good old days. And there’s the real lesson: When neoliberalism turns into fascism, neoliberals will adapt to life under fascism. Right, class dismissed.
Marc HedlundIt’s been a while since I’ve been so moved by a statement from a leader. Just burst into tears on BART reading this. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1768356426336866602 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/14/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-nex-benedict/
@onokio @sean_ae I definitely empathise with this - there are around 8 techno mixes I get sucked into when doing any coding or deep concentration work, and it's a struggle to extend my listening habits beyond them.
I've been such a headphone listener for the last few years that a recent long solo car journey was a revelation: ~12 hours of listening to loud music on speakers was such a joy, even though the car's sound system is a bit crap. Nearly crashed when Red Planet "Visual Contact" came on
I'm so sad to read about the death of Julia Elkin, who was struck by a driver while jogging in the Berkeley hills. This should never have happened. Condolences to Julia's family and friends. https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/02/27/traffic-safety/berkeley-resident-julia-elkin-traffic-fatality/ #Berkeley
If I'm ever in space and experience a depressurisation event, I hope I have the presence of mind to wryly mutter "This sucks" before being yanked out into the unforgiving void