Mastodawn

Tom Bortels 20h ago

Jeff Atwood 20h ago

Conan, take a look at my life / I’m a lot like you were

https://youtu.be/Ca8pHStQxDQ?si=RpobDvCrRobeuXhb

Conan Look At My Life

YouTube

Tom Bortels 1d ago

Scott Francis 2d ago

Gotham, from the 61st floor.

(ALT: NYC buildings, streets, skyline, construction, and the Hudson River. In the distance, the George Washington Bridge.)

Tom Bortels 2d ago

Honora NiwlCraft 3d ago

#gdpgrowth #capitalism #economy #economics #GDP

Tom Bortels 3d ago

mcc 3d ago

Always remember

- Age verification is deanonymization
- Deanonymization is censorship

There is no nuance on this

https://icosahedron.website/@bstacey/114666162022621001

Blake C. Stacey (@bstacey@icosahedron.website)

"French authorities are already progressing with efforts to force certain social media sites — including X, Reddit, Bluesky and Mastodon — to introduce age verification" https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/

Icosahedron

Tom Bortels 4d ago

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Scott Francis 4d ago

@tbortels combine with the completely backwards myth that immigrants are a net economic drag (quite the opposite) or that they commit crimes (far lower rate than native-born citizens) and you end up with fantasy storytelling from right-wing outlets that has no connection to reality.

Tom Bortels 4d ago

Ethan Marcotte 5d ago

while chatgpt is offline i will happily step in to make up some unhinged bullshit for you

Tom Bortels 5d ago

Jan Wildeboer 😷

5d ago

The best time to stop using Telegram was before you installed it. The second best time to stop using #Telegram and #SwitchToSignal instead is now.

"Because of the way Telegram’s encryption protocols work, even users who use its “end-to-end” encryption features are vulnerable to being tracked by anyone who can monitor its network traffic."

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/telegram-the-fsb-and-the-man-in-the-middle

Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle

The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services.

OCCRP

Tom Bortels 5d ago

When Christian Wolff opened the kitchen drawer in "The Accountant" and there was one knife, one fork, and one spoon, all neatly arranged - I felt seen.

Just sayin.

west coast vibes

Graham Sutherland / Polynomial 5d ago

the first S in SSO stands for Lies

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