/dev/ngl, the source-of-truth device/dev/fomo, the device which obsessively checks up on all the other devices to make sure it knows what's going on/dev/fafo is the device to use when you want to try something despite knowing it's a bad idea
@foolishowl @brooke @gildilinie
"If there weren't any advertisements, how would we know what to buy?" -- an extended family member actually said this.
@darkling @dianea @joelpomales
It probably depends on where you draw the lines. I have known decent landlords, but at the same time the whole concept shouldn't even exist.
@LPerry2 @lawyersgunsnmoney @ai6yr
I feel like a Tom Lehrer quote is appropriate here --
🎶
I tied them to my fender,
and I got them home somehow:
two game-wardens,
seven hunters,
and a cow.
The law was very firm, it
took away my permit --
the worst punishment
I ever endured!
It turned out there was a reason:
cows were out of season,
and one of the hunters
wasn't insured.
🎶
@rnd I may be thinking of a different meaning of "moderate" than the one you have in mind, then. I'm not really aware of any logically consistent political positions that could be called "centrist" in today's climate -- while in more normal times, that word would probably apply to me.
@rnd I suspect that does happen a lot, although there's also a certain amount of truth to the idea that someone who tries to take a "moderate" stance on certain issues is not really trustable. (See: "let's put only half the kittens in a blender, and then everyone will be happy!")
Happy birthday to #mathematician & geodesist Gladys West (née Brown 1930-2026)! Shown with 3 satellites important to her career + tracks: Seasat, GEOS-3 & a GPS satellite. Her work, using math to precisely model the shape of Earth, laid the groundwork for GPS! Born to sharecropper parents in Virginia, she graduated with a Math BSc in ‘52 then MSc at VSU in ‘55. 🧵1/
Also: #spacetober_challenge Earth
@rnd It sounds like someone higher up wasn't really committed to the project -- and things like this do take some commitment, even with the best of planning. [/opinion]
There used to be a place here that was both a pizza-joint and -- get this -- a laundromat. People would hang out socially over pizza while waiting for their laundry. It was called "Soaps".
I never went there in person, but the pizza was good and my understanding is that the place was doing quite well...
...until the landlord (a local individual notorious for underhanded landlording practices) demanded a portion of the revenue which would have been unsustainable, so they went out of business.
As with every instance where right-wingers invoke a principle, it's a lie aimed at manipulating other people's empathy. They'll invoke the exact opposite principle in other cases. The only real principle they follow is domination.
when we say "trans rights are universal rights", what we mean is that the right of self-determination of identity and expression is a fundamental right for everyone. that is what we are fighting for.
authoritarianism is, on the other hand, focused on the assignment of roles and rules against members of society. "you were born under the sign of the penis, therefore, you are a man" "your parents christened you 'Manifold Hitler Dickbottom', you must appeal to a judge to change this" "you can't wear fox ears, it's *unprofessional*" are all authoritarian constraints on these fundamental rights.
our natural state is one of endless self-determination and creativity and expression. we are biologically weird. assigned wonderful at birth. my birth certificate is hilariously incorrect, and yours might be too. let go and change your name or fuck with your hormones or agitate the system or whatever.
the cyberpunk future is here, and everything assigned to you needs to be destroyed
If you are a Facebook refugee, we are so glad you are here! Many of us were originally Twitter refugees.
There are a lot of kind, genuine folks here, who are happy to help you connect with the people/accounts who share your interests.
Apparently science can identify a conservative without even talking to them.
More active amygdala -- hijacking strong emotions like fearfulness & hate
Less active anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and diminished executive functions like empathy & compassion - deficiencies in theory of mind and self-awareness
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224017577
https://synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/2026/01/27/political-mind-game
The quarterly returns have spoken, and the shareholders don't like investment in "the long term" because it reduces current gains. (Blessed be the wisdom of the markets, and the Profits they serve, amen)
