If not for birthright citizenship, how many “Americans” would not be citizens today? Both my parents were born to immigrants or children of immigrants and would not have had citizenship passed to them. Based on that, I wouldn’t be a citizen. It’s crazy to think about.
Carl
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Sailor and Writer in a day job that does neither.
I remember fondly the days when the most controversial thing you could do on social media was to post a picture of your lunch.
I’ve done a pretty good job excising politics from my social media feeds. The best way to do this is to use the algorithms to your advantage. Don’t engage with political posts, do engage with content you want to see. Now my feeds mainly show me:
- Writers
- Hikers
- Boaters
These are my people. ☺️
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DVD Resurgence To Prevent Films From Disappearing - Slashdot
smooth wombat writes: The advent of streaming services heralded a new era of movie watching. No longer tied to an inconvenient time at a theater, movies could now be watched at your convenience any time of the day or night in your own home. However, with that convenience comes a sinister side: those...
Eugen RochkoMake no mistake, this is huge for Mastodon. Currently people have to choose between X, Mastodon, and Threads, and network effects play a dominant role in that choice. If we can say, you can access all the folks that went to Threads from a Mastodon account, that makes it a far more attractive option given all of its other perks 😉
Casey NewtonIt's Hard Fork Friday! This week, my trip to the White House and the debate over how to regulate AI. Then, copyright expert Rebecca Tushnet on whether artists have a fighting chance against image generators training on their work. And finally: HatGPT https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/podcasts/hard-fork-executive-order-ai-copyright.html
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🏳️🌈🖖🏽I want to tell parents of trans kids under attack in the red states something:
This is simply horrifying. Like you, we can't understand how any politicians could stoop so low as to attack the most vulnerable among us.
You are strong, and we will fight for and beside you. And though we may lose these initial battles, your love and strength will help win this in the end. I know that to be true.
Isaac FreemanThe worst thing that ever happened in software engineering was when Kirk asked Scotty how long something would take and Scotty said thirty minutes and Kirk said you’ve got five and Scotty got it done in five and impressionable children watched this and grew up to become managers.