he/him/his #nobridge Harris voter - don't complain to me if you weren't. Quit Xitter, came here. Love the idea of social media not controlled by a corporation. I follow art, history, science, #Esperanto, #MardiPatisserie, and capybaras. I try to contribute to political action here, but end up very grumpy. Also, I "won" this: 🏆 for answering a Perl programming language question posed by another user. I display it with pride.
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Last Notes npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk > Saying the path not taken would have been better seems moot. Good Lord no. I mean, this message mostly has worth for Americans, so I don't mind non-Americans giving it a pass. But I am an American, and I fucked up in 2000 by not making sure my vote and my activism kept the Republican out of the presidency, and I learned my lesson. I hope others will take something similar from 2024. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Ditto. And (get ready to blush) multiple times I've found myself thinking "Right, in this situation I should do what Jessamyn used to do." You modeled moderation so very well. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Unless you need tortilla chips: https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/037/130/204/211/053/original/75c8bbf3c0be92a8.jpg npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk The thing I spent (wasted?) the most time on Twitter was continually replying "Stop treating Republicans like the weather". Major media did it all the time, and noticing that was what started me down the road to just not even bothering with NYTimes, WaPo, etc., etc., etc.. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk We're not doing the General Strike where I live, so to support the people of Minneapolis today I made a contribution to Mastodon-for-Minneapolis (https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/doWhZ3Z/Mastodon-for-Minneapolis). If you're looking for a way to show your support today you could throw a few bucks their way. [It's run by the same person (@npub1uqz…sxyt) who did Mastodon4Harris, so you can trust it!] #Minneapolis #ICEout npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I'm reaching the age where people don't believe that the things I vaguely remember from my childhood ever existed. Please reply if you have ever seen one of these in real life: #electronics #retro #retrotech #retrocomputing #nostagia https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/917/587/973/571/658/original/b0abfcc6e3a8628f.jpg npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Isn't that a great book? My favorite parts were the details of modern Hebrew, and the overall themes of regularization and novelty seeking as competing forces molding languages over time. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Cinnamon chip are my favorite scones! Do you make the chips, or can you buy them pre-made? I've never even thought to look for them at the grocery store. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk People forget that the "con" in "con man" comes from the word "confidence" - their entire schtick is about gaining your confidence. And these LLM AIs, like ChatGPT or Gemini? Their entire schtick is about producing text that sounds plausible. And that's it! Correctness? Validity? Accuracy? Not their goal, not what they were developed to do. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I'm totally curious as to how this came to your attention. Is someone promoting this as valid? npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I probably read you 3-4 times a day, and consult the NYTimes once a month. Thank you for what you do! npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk That is totally fetch! npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk It's some dumb fuck from The Manhattan Institute. The Atlantic is becoming a dumpster fire of libertarian dipshittery and soft pedaling authoritarianism. Like most old-time mainstream media, it is only good for word games now. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I'm a "just show up" for Boston. We're having some pretty great pre-publicity: https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/277/243/219/446/141/original/5e9fbb4a2c142694.png npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I live in Boston, MA, am a big fan of PNW Native American art, and I love love love this npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I'm with you. I do not give a fuck if someone knew from the beginning that something was not going to work. I do not give a fuck if you already know that some legal/political/social action will not work. I do not give a fuck so please do not tell me. If you know something that's *better*, please tell me. I'll help spread it. If there's something that *you're* trying, please tell me, and I'll join you. And if you're in despair, share that, and we can comfort each other. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk As we head into Spring, I remember a Winter sunset. #Photography #Boston #BostonPhotos #SilentSunday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/133/360/667/951/508/original/02e670ef3e39f70f.jpg npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk If you're like me, and have walked all over Boston, you'll try to figure out where this is. My best guess, based on the "L.P. Rogers" sign, is Winter St, as there was a furrier by that name with a 50 Winter St. address. Also, it sure looks like Winter to me! 😉 npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk You can't fool me, that's a scene from a Wes Anderson movie. 😄 npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Yup. I was going to come back and add the TV series, and it looks like others have got it covered. Just two warnings: 1) The TV shows do start to drag towards the end of the run. I watched them all, having built my adolescent identity around Monty Python, but your kids needn't. 2) If this takes, you are looking forward to five years of them quoting lines from The Parrot Sketch. I guess that's better then getting into drugs. At least the hard ones. I guess. 😄 npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk "Holy Grail" is quite silly, and I loved it back then. Of course, I was also into medieval history, so that helped. Though back then movies were slower paced, and production values were often much lower. That might be an obstacle for modern kids. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I initially thought this was some sort of Modernist cathedral. I'm still like 20% sure it actually is. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Indistinguishable from a Russian troll. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Reminds me of: A: Would you like to hear a joke about TCP? B: Yes, I'd like to hear a joke about TCP. A: Okay, here's a joke about TCP. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I mean, Trump really is a little bitch. I'm a weak nerd, but at least I'm not a little bitch. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I'd been putting off my Firefox update, because these days I have to check each update for advertising enabling and/or AI enshittification "features", and figure out how to turn then off. Thanks, Mozilla npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk He's just repeating what he's heard on Alex Jones, word for word. #KnowledgeFight npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Unlike the OP, the most important thing I've learned about bash programming is knowing when to stop and switch away. 🙃 npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Charles Gaba (@npub1jea…8xma) is a fund raiser who creates accounts for almost every individual state. But if you can't figure out which state your contributions would best help, you can just give to his "Gaba's Endgame Races: State Execs": https://secure.actblue.com/donate/endgamestateexecs2024?refcode=threads (Hat tip to [@Hey_Beth](https://sfba.social/@Hey_Beth ) for bringing this to my attention.) 3/X npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk You can give to the "gold standard" #MastodonForHarris account, (started by @npub1uqz…sxyt) - the Harris campaign has started funding down-ballot candidates from their funds, so some of those funds will get down-ballot. To got that route: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris But heidilifeldman has also created a separate fund dedicated to three groups who concentrate on the down-ballot efforts, Mastodon For A Blue Wave 2024. To give to them: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodonbluewave 2/X npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Looking to make some contributions to down-ballot races? I was, and searched around for fund-raisers that I trusted to do so. I found 4, (all with ActBlue pages, which makes it easy for me), so I though I'd share them in case others were looking for 'em too. Open this post if you are. I'll post them underneath here.... (I hope people don't mind if I use Harris/Walz groups - I figure it's the people there who might be interested) 1/X @npub1z4k…g27u npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Thanks. I was planning on spending this afternoon figuring out how to give to Senate races that matter. Looks like you gave me my answer. 🙏 npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Sorry to hear that. Reminds me of the feeling I got when I called to see how my 80-something father was doing, and he said he was "just back from picking up the Google Play gift cards" (There is absolutely no one he knew who could possibly use Google Play gift cards.) Thank goodness my brother lived less than an hour away from him, and could go over and disconnect the network cable. P.S. I'll never buy anything from #BestBuy, who sold him the $3k in gift cards. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk > Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphising Larry Ellison. You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower. You don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn, you stick your hand in there and it'll chop it off, the end. You don't think 'oh, the lawnmower hates me' -- lawnmower doesn't give a shit about you, lawnmower can't hate you. Don't anthropomorphize the lawnmower. - Brian Cantrill npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I think that's the guy whose flesh got ripped by weasels later on. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I love the colors! npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk That looks like an AI image. Please don't use those. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk It's like with the third heart they finally got him one with some compassion. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Êtes-vous ivre dans votre bateau çe soir ? npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk You are literally wrong. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk "Biden's refusal to hardball Netanyahu will be what causes low voter turnout..." I used to fall for people who confidently assert that "So-and-so would win if they would only adopt *my* position on *my* top issue". I finally figured out that they don't know any more about getting elected than any of us, they're just more willing to state their wishes as facts. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Okay, I'm getting a little misty eyed on this npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk He repeats the phrase "independent journalism" as if it's a shield that deflects all attacks, while his paper's reporting partisanly favors Trump, covering for his incoherence. We really should destroy any influence he has over our politics. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk "No, he never said '2'. He's just said '1+1' every week for the past year." npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk So you're not doing anything about the Senate? npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk So you're working hard to make sure that they have a Senate and House that doesn't impede them? Excellent! npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Fox and CNN are the ones I've heard mentioned. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk We are buying our democracy back. We shouldn't have to, but nevertheless we will. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk White Dudes vote like 60% for Trump. Which sucks, but 40% of white dudes in America is a lot of votes. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk There's a joke somewhere about how JD Vance's wife can't show her displeasure with him by making him sleep on the couch, but I can't quite figure out how to make it. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk My preferred photo of our next VP @npub1u97…c75y https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/915/660/228/125/941/original/ce086ee37b792b88.png npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Hell, as AOC said, if the Administration is going to be your enemy no matter who gets into office, then voting gives you a chance to pick who your enemy is going to be, which is a foolish advantage to give away in any competition. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I was going to be donating anyways, so I made some of my donations through this fund to attract attention. If the campaign sets up on Mastodon I will donate extra. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk He's right. They're both way later than they should be, and well deserved. But there's an important difference: no judges owe him anything, and he's about to discover just how disposable the right-wing considers him. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk One of my favorite(???) pastimes of the Obama era was watching right-wingers finding euphemisms for "uppity". npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk Ah well, it's social media. Sorry the party is getting so loud. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk It seems like it's mutated into #Mastodon4Harris in some places. My guess is that adding that to your filters would block the vast majority of posts. npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk I read that it was for "trying to evade a ban". I think it's going to end up being like getting arrested for resisting arrest npub153xkjlg4d9z4ft3kdzy3rhvky8xvawpk4h9vzgldq7phpxz2rvfqyu8ttx jz.tusk You did not compare him to the only other option. Your analysis is useless.