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Technical writer by profession; magician by choice. (Profile image by Tom Richmond; header image by Carol Lay.)
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There were red flags other than the one about my not having a Facebook account:

1. The hosting domain flagged it as spam.
2. The email was not sent to the alias that I had reserved especially for my Facebook account.
3. The handy link did not direct me to Facebook.

Just in case my original message gave anyone the impression that I'm a totally newbie to #spam. 🙂

My Inbox contained a message from Facebook telling me that my post was flagged for #spam. It has a handy link to appeal the decision. The problem here is deeper than you’re thinking: I don’t have a Facebook account (any more)! 😄 My last post was about 18 months ago. #FacebookIsToxic
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In case it isn't already abundantly clear, when they say "woke", they mean "treating people who aren't white males with fairness".
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.tyE5.oxlxlbTn702W&smid=url-share
Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.

The New York Times

@dougcuff @yjeanrenaud

I'm amazed at the inventiveness and skill required to create tools like this.

But I lament the corrosion of our society to the point where ordinary citizens have to take up the yoke of technical counter surveillance measures that until recently would've been arcane skills reserved for professional spies and spy hunters just to get by in life with the smallest shreds of dignity.

Worried about lusers wearing #RayBan #Meta #smartglasses to covertly record you?

Try the Nearby Glasses app from Yves Jeanrenaud @yjeanrenaud for Apple and Android phones:

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/nearby-glasses-original/id6761056896
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.pocketpc.nearbyglasses

Nearby Glasses warns you when smart glasses are nearby. It runs only when open, not in the background, so YOU are NOT suddenly the one creating #privacy concerns.

It's a FREE, simple, open source app:
https://github.com/yjeanrenaud/yj_near

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you could start here:
https://carleton.ca/news/story/meta-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-concerns/

It's not meant to do it all. But it's a good first step for some people, it's available now, and it's free.

Nearby Glasses (Original)‑App â€“ App Store

Lade „Nearby Glasses (Original)“ von my PocketPC GmbH im App Store herunter. Sieh dir Bildschirmfotos, Bewertungen und Rezensionen, Benutzertipps und weitere…

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Happy World Théâtre Day! I’m blessed to live in Edmonton, a city with such a brilliant and inclusive theatre scene. To honour the day, I rummaged through my archives, to share this documentary we made about the resilient, remarkable Edmonton Fringe Festival! https://youtu.be/UnX77xl5skw?si=pfsWY6RFn7LdBFC7 #yeg #Edmonton #WorldTheatreDay #EdmontonFringeFestival #cdnpoli
Uniquely Albertan: The Fringe that Almost Wasn't

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#Lifehack

Da fällt mir ein,
ich könnte mal
die Wände bei
mir streichen.

@CStamp I had a similar experience, but I was started to learn recently that a contemporary had a wildly different experience back in the day.

I realize that the Lincoln Project videos are not going to change the minds of all President Voldemort's "loyal" followers, but I still think that their videos could change some minds. Here's "Pathetic":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix6HX9lVhuc&t=91s

Pathetic

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