Jon Lebkowsky

@jonkl
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Co-host of Plutopia News Network. Digital culture maven, cyberpunk, dharma punk, cyberactivist. Wrote for FringeWare, Mondo 2000, Factsheet Five, Whole Earth Review, Wired, 21C, bOING bOING, Austin Chronicle, etc.
Podcast (etc.)https://plutopia.io
Websitehttps://weblogsky.com
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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: If the invading enemy in a film is an alien from outer space, as in "War Machine," does that make it science fiction? Or is it an explosive, mindless action film? https://youtu.be/AFuE1LRxm80?si=Q26JqF9nLp-ju8IT
WAR MACHINE | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Marc Abrahams discusses the Ig Nobel Prizes, awards that honor real achievements that make people “laugh and then think.” Also the “Annals of Improbable Research,” a journal that highlights unusual but meaningful work ranging from pasta physics to fingernail growth studies. https://plutopia.io/marc-abrahams-improbable-research-and-ig-nobel-prizes/
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: “Project Hail Mary” sends a mission from Earth to Tau Ceti to solve a cosmic mystery threatening our sun. The fate of two civilizations may depend on an unlikely interstellar partnership. https://youtu.be/m08TxIsFTRI?si=uDVMqspWh-Kj_Ygf
Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer

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Dr. Roy Casagranda discusses Iran’s modern history, the rise of the Islamic Republic, and the rapidly escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. https://youtu.be/1t7Z0hgntJQ?si=1dTNkahkQJ-U1O_b
Roy Casagranda on Iran, War and Global Fallout

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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "Paradise" season 2 begins on the post-apocalypse surface of earth, where there are a few survivors, and where Xavier Collins has gone to search for his wife Teri. Mayday! https://youtu.be/wQfqQ-oIXiA?si=VoNmxuWxOwl-2WjU
Paradise Season 2 | Official Trailer | Hulu

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@jik @zed I wondered if they would really penalize her, or told her to say that so that I'd back off and call the retention agent.

Spectrum was hit hard in this area: Google Fiber just moved into the neighborhood.

Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Set in the post-Burn 32nd century, "Starfleet Academy" follows the first new class of cadets in over a century, led by 400-year-old chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter). The show's commitment to decency riles anti-woke conservatives. https://youtu.be/rHDDzcyNWGs?si=wcU8ZROSswcGyjuG
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025)

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@jik @zed I also had to do a bit of a dance to get them to print a receipt for the equipment I returned. At first they said they couldn't do it. But eventually I got it.
@jik @zed We switched to Google Fiber, and I told the installer I wasn't looking forward to terminating Spectrum. He said to take all the Spectrum equipment and turn it in, and cancel via the store. He said that works really well. I did that, and the young woman who handled it told me she could process the cancellation, but they would penalize her for it. I cancelled anyway, and I've wondered if that's something they're told to say. They really want you to grapple with a "retention agent."
This week we flipped the switch on better truncation in the Micro.blog timeline, preserving styles and links. It’s working well. See this screenshot of a slightly too-long post that is nicely truncated with italics, em dash, and inline link still there.