@kutsuwamushi

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Linguistics graduate student with the attention span of a drunk goldfish. Fan of many things.
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How sex censorship killed the internet we love

Dispatches from the online sex wars

What's up with the increase in pornbots on #mastodon? When one disappears, another pops up. The local timeline is more than half pornbot right now. Are any solutions in the works?
The year is 2019 and I can’t buy a good majority of consumer technology because we lack privacy legislation and consumer protections. Example: it’s absurd that my TV came with spyware that can’t be turned off or avoided; I had to stop it from phoning home at the network level. It also came with an arbitration clause and a clause waiving the right to a class action lawsuit.
The most depressing article I've read all day is titled "These 6 Types of Music are Known to Dramatically Increase Productivity." Posted to a business oriented content farm and probably cranked out by some poor fool trying to make it in the gig economy. #music #capitalism
A Quiet Revolution: More Women Seek Divorces in Conservative West Africa

Frustrated by their husbands’ inability to earn a living, and in a society where basic views on relationships have changed, women are asserting more control over their marriages.

The New York Times
I love WikiHow. This is from their article on how to tip a taxi driver. This passenger is clearly up to something.
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I spent more than 30s making this validate me

It's that time of year! The end of the year. Here is the best end-of-year list.

https://adequateman.deadspin.com/what-did-we-get-stuck-in-our-rectums-last-year-1831046610

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?

It’s here! It’s finally here! Every year it seems like the big day will never come, but it’s here. It’s the day to gather with your family and friends ‘round the hearth, warm beverages and sweet treats at the ready, and have a hearty chortle over the things America stuck inside itself and couldn’t remove without the help of trained medical personnel.

A $21,000 Cosmetology School Debt, and a $9-an-Hour Job

Aspiring hairstylists borrow heavily and pay to work, while schools use their influence to beat back attempts to create cheaper alternatives.

The New York Times