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Election day, KC!

...granted just to keep funding busses and 911 but that is PRETTY IMPORTANT

Yooooo

Screening of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm WITH THE DIRECTOR in honor of its 30th anniversary tomorrow

https://www.thepitchkc.com/writer-producer-alan-burnett-on-the-legacy-of-batman-mask-of-the-phantasm-ahead-of-this-weekends-fountain-city-con/

Writer/producer Alan Burnett on the legacy of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm ahead of this weekend's Fountain City Con

If you are a child of the ’80s and ’90s, writer and producer Alan Burnett is the man behind some of your fondest entertainment memories. He wrote for Disney, scripting episodes of Chip β€˜n Dale: Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, and Gummi Bears, β€Šalong with the screenplay for Ducktales: Treasue of the Lost Lamp, before moving over to Warner Bros. and becoming...

The Pitch

From @psyberwitch, boosted with permission:

"I started transitioning over a decade ago, am in my 30s and have had surgeries that prevent me from even making my own hormones anymore... but due to the way
[Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey] wrote this regulation my doctor won't be able to prescribe my medications. #Missouri #trans "

A handy resource to keep in mind, if you are ever in the situation where you have lots of furniture to get rid of but the local Goodwill/Savers/Habitat/Local thrift store can't take more than a few pieces a day.

https://www.kcur.org/housing-development-section/2023-02-13/a-free-furniture-bank-helps-formerly-unhoused-kansas-citians-make-a-new-place-feel-like-home

A free furniture bank helps formerly unhoused Kansas Citians make a new place feel like home

Flourish Furniture Bank started in a church basement and has since expanded to a 30,000 square foot warehouse, bursting with upcycled furnishings and home supplies. And thanks to its partnerships with Kansas City social service agencies, the shopping spree is entirely free.

KCUR
Enjoy this short clip of the raccoon that is currently trying to catch snowflakes on my deck. 🦝 ❄️

"We've got Five Nights At Freddy's at home"

Five Nights At Freddy's at home:

I am somehow not surprised that only two Mastodon instances have registered designated agents and one of them is the Lawprofs instance.

Also: you absolutely should also pre-register with NCMEC, because "I found someone on my instance posting CSAM" is not the time to have to learn the reporting process

I also strongly recommend that if you run an instance, incorporate as a LLC and -- this is the critical part -- take out an umbrella liability insurance policy with coverage of at least $2m per incident and covers attorney costs and fees.

(If you have homeowners or renters insurance, and you should, this should be a very cheap rider on the policy. 99% of the time it will be unnecessary and the other 1% it will save your ass completely.)

It costs $6 a year. Use a forwarding phone # and a PO Box or other address you check frequently, not your home address: it will be public. Without this registration, you WILL be held liable for any copyright violation on your instance.
Hey, US folks newly running Mastodon instances: do Future You a *huge* favor, mitigate your potential liability, and register with the copyright office and designate an agent to receive DMCA reports *right now*. https://copyright.gov/dmca-directory/
DMCA Designated Agent Directory | U.S. Copyright Office

DMCA Designated Agent Directory