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Jono Jun 24, 2023

The #Lemmy community I started, c/VideoEssays, just cleared its first 100 subscribers!

The federation to #Mastodon is pretty spotty so far. It seems almost random which posts sync and which don't. Is that happening to everyone? Does the size of the community affect it? Or maybe which instance it's hosted on?

Anyways, check it out if you're a fan of the genre:
https://lemmy.world/c/VideoEssays

#FediTips #Fediverse #VideoEssay #VideoEssays

VideoEssays - Lemmy.world

# About Videos that give you a new perspective. Post your favorites! Watch them over a meal, or when you’re slacking at work. “Video essay” is loose genre classification for a type of video that makes an argument or critique, or explains a point of view, usually from a single creator’s perspective. They can be short or long, casual or formal, modest or theatrical, and cover any topic. Video essays are slightly different from documentaries, media reviews, and video journalism, but the lines are blurry, and videos that aren’t neatly classifiable are still welcome. For vids under an hour, they may also fit well in /c/mealtimevideos [/c/[email protected]]. # Rules 1. Content of posts All top-level posts should be a link to a video essay that isn’t hosted behind a paywall. Any topic is welcome, provided it doesn’t break one of the other rules. 2. Title format Each post title should include the title of the video, its creator, and its duration in the format [MM:SS] or [HH:MM:SS]. 3. Be nice Be respectful and constructive. No harassment. No grossly offensive images. No hate including expressions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc. (although videos where these topics are merely being analyzed are okay). 4. No shitposts Noticeably low-quality content and videos that stretch any reasonable definition of “video essay” will be removed. If you’re not trying to break this rule, you probably aren’t. 5. No spam Don’t post the same video multiple times in a short time frame. Don’t flood the community with many videos from a single creator at once.

Jono Jun 23, 2023

Fascism getting a little too spicy for you, #DeKalb County? I hope this includes the farcical RICO charges against the bail fund, not just the domestic terrorism cases.

It's great that DeKalb decided to bail, but the #Georgia Attorney General (GAAG?) is still plowing ahead.

In fact, it sounds like they just lost the people that were slowing them down.

#StopCopCity

"DeKalb County DA withdraws from Atlanta Public Safety Training Center cases"

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dekalb-county-da-withdraws-from-atlanta-public-safety-training-center-cases

DeKalb County DA withdraws from Atlanta Public Safety Training Center cases

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston has announced that she has made the decision to withdraw her office from the prosecution of all current cases related to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in unincorporated DeKalb County.

FOX 5 Atlanta

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Jono Jun 23, 2023

this is the piece of dog shit cop who oversaw the murder of Tortuguita

that he's getting a demotion is hardly justice but anything that makes his life worse makes mine better. good riddance

Jono Jun 23, 2023

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"The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Is Stepping Down for a County Job"

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2023-06-23/the-georgia-bureau-of-investigation-director-is-stepping-down-for-a-county-job

Jono Jun 23, 2023

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Jun 23, 2023

Today, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Michael Register announced that he is stepping down, being demoted to a job in Cobb County. Michael Register took over as the GBI Director last August. He has presided over controversial efforts to frame forest defenders and abolitionists as "domestic terrorists," doling out blanket terrorism charges for as little as sitting in a tree or posting on social media. Working with GBI in January, Georgia State Patrol killed forest defender Manuel Teran, known as Tortuguita, and GBI hastened to cover up the circumstances of the murder.

Yet this sadistic authoritarianism has not secured Michael Register the prestigious career he desired.

crimethinc.com/LivinginanEarthquake

In addition, the Dekalb County District Attorney has withdrawn from 42 cases involving people accused of participating in the efforts to #StopCopCity. The Georgia state Attorney General is still pursuing the charges.

This shows that fractures are finally opening up in the halls of power between Republicans and Democrats over how aggressively to prosecute those who protest against channeling a vast proportion of public resources into police militarization.

#DefendtheAtlantaForest

Jono Jun 23, 2023

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pollinator stan Jun 23, 2023

@astrid @ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs the best pirates are often librarians, by which i mean if you know someone who torrents a lot, they probably have multiple hard drives full of archived pieces of media that they will happily copy to your flash drive if asked

thank your local pirates for media preservation!

Jono Jun 22, 2023

Brian Transplant Jun 22, 2023

There was a guy on another social media site who used to do "Party Tips." He hasn't done that in quite some time, so I'm gonna pick up the gauntlet.

Party Tip: Listen to ska and be nice to people.

Jono Jun 22, 2023

✨mo✨Jun 19, 2023

Saw that the puya alpestris were blooming at the botanical gardens and immediately made plans to go this morning!! The color looks unreal, but these are unedited phone photos. I am very excited to see how the photos I took with my camera turned out. I don't think I've ever seen any other teal flowers, although I'd love to hear about them if they exist! #florespondence #bloomscrolling

Jono Jun 22, 2023

Dr Julia Molinari PhD SFHEA Jun 22, 2023

#AcademicMastodon

Could you share recent published research, commentary (eg blogs), informed opinion, good/bad practice on #Turnitin, including references to its claims to detect AI use in student writing (which I think it then retracted - I saw a publication on this but didn’t save it and now can’t find it)?

I’m asking because many institutions still subscribe, defer, and default to it and I'm not sure I fully understand why.

Thx
#AcWri #AcademicIntegrity #ArtificialIntelligence #plagiarism