Mastodawn

eighthourlunch Jun 10

Here's number seven in my wide format experiments on upcycled paper from the inside of gift wrap rolls.

Alcohol markers and Prismacolor colored pencils. I'm thinking of switching to guache for more dynamic range.

#mastoart
#art

eighthourlunch Jun 4

Cory Doctorow Jun 4

In 2003, Disney opened an Epcot ride, "Mission: Space." Formally, it was a space travel sim that used a high-intensity centrifuge to simulate gee stress; practically, it was the most efficient machine ever created for surfacing previously undiagnosed heart defects in dramatic, potentially lethal ways.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2026/06/04/mission-space/#gsd

eighthourlunch Jun 2

This is the fifth in a series of wide format images I've been working on.

Alcohol markers and Prismacolor. The paper is from the inside of a finished roll of gift wrap.

#mastoart
#art

eighthourlunch May 31

This is the fourth in a series of wide format images I've been working on over the last few weeks.

Alcohol markers and Prismacolor. The paper is from the inside of a finished roll of gift wrap. I've really enjoyed the texture, color and durability of paper that most people would just throw away.

I know it's Free Comic Book Day, but I paid for a few, too. This one is excellent so far. The writing and illustration are top notch.

#freecomicbookday
#comicbooks

eighthourlunch May 1

Have you or someone you know fallen down in a burning ring of fire? You may be entitled to compensation.

#earworm

eighthourlunch May 1

PrivacyDigest May 1

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

Instead of realizing that mass #surveillance and age gates aren't exactly crowd favorites, #Utah lawmakers have decided that VPNs themselves are the real issue.

Next week, on May 6, 2026, Utah will become, to EFF’s knowledge, the first state in the nation to target the use of VPNs to avoid legally mandated age-verification gates.
#VPN #privacy #security #ageverification

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/utahs-new-law-regulating-vpns-goes-effect-next-week

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect May 6th

Update, May 11, 2026: Utah has agreed to not enforce the VPN law until Sept. 3, 2026 after Aylo, the parent company of Pornub.com, challenged the law in court.For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

eighthourlunch Apr 24

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgw72lrvn3o

The headline would be better if it replaced "for" with "as".

#news