Stephen Ist

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Gen-Xer, living in the world punk and dystopian sf warned me was on the horizon. Focused on detrumpifying the planet. he/him

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Stephen IstDec 11
JA WestenbergDec 11
"Facts don't care about your feelings" has mutated into a much dumber heuristic: "If I am hurting your feelings, I must be stating a fact."
This is a logical fallacy. It is entirely possible to be an asshole and be factually incorrect. In fact, the correlation is likely positive.
Stephen IstOct 31
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Stephen IstSep 23
Thinking about the echo chamber discourse.
Stephen IstMar 24, 2025
Max "Buzzworthy" EddyMar 24, 2025

"On Friday, the Attorney General in 23andMe's home state of California issued a consumer alert advising customers to delete their data from the site given the company's 'reported financial distress.'"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q4r9xy9wro

23andMe files for bankruptcy protection

The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.

Show threadStephen IstMar 23, 2025
@SwiftOnSecurity Whatever you are going through, just know you have lots of people out here who care. Take a break if you need to. Find some offline help if possible. Keep on keeping on.
Stephen IstFeb 7, 2025
CatodonFeb 5, 2025
Stephen IstFeb 2, 2025
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠Jan 31, 2025
Meet me at da kitty lounge #ʘ‿ʘ
Stephen IstNov 15, 2024
Smudge The Insult Cat 🐀Nov 14, 2024
Stephen IstNov 9, 2024
JA WestenbergNov 9, 2024
lot of folks in tech want to identify with Galileo boldly challenging religion in the name of science but when it comes to trans rights they are literally on the side of the Catholic Church
Stephen IstOct 30, 2024
JA WestenbergOct 30, 2024