thneed

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librarian | software developer | everyday anarchist
thneedAug 11, 2023
Such a great episode @[email protected] #NoamChomsky continues to be a moral light and inspiration 25 years after i first read him.
https://pca.st/episode/252d26f1-b130-41cc-b8e5-22504cf2bfe5
Noam Chomsky: American Socrates - Open Source with Christopher Lydon

It is said about Noam Chomsky that he has been to the study of language what Isaac Newton was to the study of gravity after the apple hit his head. Chomsky had the “aha!” insight: ...

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thneedJun 10, 2023
Love+Radio is definitely some of the best storytelling and the most unique audio content I have ever heard in a #podcast and they continue to be so after 5 years of listening to them. This episode is riveting https://pca.st/episode/7d7bf4f1-d4ab-4aff-b8c2-bd51c6524aeb #hypnotism #udayhussein
No Bad News - Love and Radio

Three decades ago, American hypnotist Larry Garrett committed himself to abstaining from the news. So, in 2001, when he received a phone call inviting him to Iraq, he said yes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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thneedJan 6, 2023
Greg GreeneJan 6, 2023
That was then; this is now.
thneedDec 24, 2022

I needed something to make me optimistic at this point, and @dansinker sinker did just that Everything Gets Brighter From Here | dansinker.com

https://dansinker.com/posts/threethings/

Everything Gets Brighter From Here | dansinker.com

thneedDec 11, 2022
Phil ShapiroDec 9, 2022
Fellow library workers -- please pass around word about @libraryland.social - a Mastodon instance set up for public librarians, academic librarians, school librarians, archivists and other library workers to share ideas, inspirations, questions, announcements and the like. If you're looking for a new home to move to after landing at mastodon.social -- that might be your new home.
thneedNov 25, 2022
BaratundeNov 24, 2022
I’ve been looking for a way to spend time on “Thanksgiving” that feels deeper than consumerist, colonial-infused gluttony. I’ve started learning about the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Known as “Iroquois” in French, this multi-nation peaceful alliance pre-dates European settlement in North America and inspired our democracy. Here is their Thanksgiving address. I recommend contemplating and sharing https://baratun.de/3XntvO6
What traditions or rituals have you embraced during this holiday?
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thneedNov 23, 2022
Reading the brilliant #ReconsideringReparations by Femi Taiwo and noting that the tactics he supports for moving #constructivist approaches to #reparations forward are the same tactics used to alleviate the climate crisis in Kim Stanley Robinson’s hopeful speculative fiction #MinistryfortheFuture.
thneedNov 19, 2022
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 18, 2022
What is the fediverse anyway? We’re continuing our series on the topic with an overview of how this new interoperable social media works. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/leaving-twitters-walled-garden
Leaving Twitter's Walled Garden

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on privacy and security on Mastodon, why the fediverse will be great—if we don't screw it up, and how to make a Mastodon account. You can follow EFF on Mastodon here.A wave of people have announced that they're leaving...

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thneedNov 19, 2022
Electronic Frontier FoundationNov 18, 2022
A rich guy with a bruised ego shouldn’t have the power to disrupt your life online. Building an interoperable social media could cut them out of the equation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/fediverse-could-be-awesome-if-we-dont-screw-it
The Fediverse Could Be Awesome (If We Don’t Screw It Up)

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on what the fediverse is, security and privacy on Mastodon, and how to make a Mastadon account. You can follow EFF on Mastodon here.Something remarkable is happening. For the past two weeks, people have been leaving...

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