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jackwilliambell

@jackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com

Whenever you are past the edge, out in the wind, look for me.

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brainwise, to random
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Perfect for a Sunday morning, here is Dead Territory with their Death Metal cover of JohnCage's 4'33".

Warning: THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE BANGER and it might get stuck in your head all day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGEG4JiOqew

Thank you, @pluralistic. I had no no idea how much I needed this in my life!

jackwilliambell,
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@VoxofGod @wcbdata @brainwise @pluralistic

Q: What do you call an annoying person who hangs around with musicians?

A: A drummer.

Q: What do you call a drummer who broke up with his girlfriend?

A: Homeless.

Q: How do you get a drummer off your porch?

A: Pay him for the pizza.

Q: A drummer and a banjo player go out for dinner. Who pays?

A: The drummer. He has a job.

lilithsaintcrow, to random
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I deeply dislike how microblogging has trained a lot of readers to call any sentence more complex than, “See Jack shitpost,” a run-on.

jackwilliambell,
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@lilithsaintcrow

I'll have you know I use very long (and complicated) sentences – often with extraneous asides; full of odd punctuation – when I shitpost.

timbray, (edited ) to random
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After Threads implements some mixture of AP subset + Mastodon extras, that probably becomes the de-facto Universal Federation Protocol/API, nobody will want to ship a new piece of software that doesn't Just Work with Masto & Threads.

jackwilliambell,
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@timbray

That's phrased a bit unclearly. I assume you mean, "Once that is available, nobody will want to ship a new piece of software that doesn't work with Masto & Threads."

jackwilliambell, to money
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Is there an emoji for 'not surprised, not even one tiny bit'?

> The Problem With the Billionaire Promise to Give It All Away. A new report finds the Giving Pledge isn’t living up to expectations. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-problem-with-the-giving-pledge-the-billionaire-promise-to-give-it-all-away

jackwilliambell,
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Related:

> Harvard Gutted Initial Team Examining Facebook Files Following $500 Million Donation from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Whistleblower Aid Client Reveals. https://live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io/joan-donovan-press-release/

johnshirley2024, to random

Printed robots with bones, ligaments, and tendons

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons made of different polymers using a new laser scanning technique. The new technology makes it possible to 3D print special plastics with elastic qualities in one go. This opens up completely new possibilities for the production of soft robotic structures.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231115113428.htm

jackwilliambell,
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@johnshirley2024

Ever see the opening credits for the original 'Ghost in the Shell' ?

dangillmor, to random
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On a recent international flight the mask-wearing percentage was visibly higher than on other flights in the past year or so.

At least half of the flight attendants were masked, which was also a change.

People are starting to understand:

a) Covid is not remotely done with us, and it really sucks to get it.

b) Masks also block flu transmission.

c) Wearing a mask is a sign of care for others, not just one's self.

jackwilliambell,
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@dangillmor

I was always told the Japanese wore masks when they were sick to protect others from catching their cold.

Then I went to Japan and found out most of them actually wear masks because it's super-embarrassing in Japanese culture to be seen with a runny nose; on the level of peeing your pants.

So maybe we just need to convince everyone it's disgusting for people to see snot dripping. (Which it is.)

SrRochardBunson, to Israel

Do you like the sound of solid Country Gold, but you're anti-racist & appreciate the artistic insights that can be gleaned from smoking DMT?

Then is the man for you!
😅

https://youtu.be/LWx6csgGkg4?si=KspOwaFjZhMO_W69

jackwilliambell,
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@SrRochardBunson

Psychedelic Country. I love it!

jackwilliambell, to Anime
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Been re-watching some old iyashikei and came to the conclusion Renge from Non Non Biyori is my favorite character ever – from any media and for all time.

cstross, (edited ) to random
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My answer to the baby/parachute problem:

I pull my ripcord and let the baby die.

Its god—if they exist—will know their own, so baby goes to heaven ("Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius").

If god doesn't exist—baby's trying to blackmail me, so fuck you, baby.

That's the same reply I'd give an adult evangelist who pulled this stunt: they chose to die on that hill, I didn't impose a choice on them. I admit I may be flying my ASD freak flag here.

(EDIT: It's an abortion alegory.)

jackwilliambell,
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@cstross

The whole question consists of falsities and deserves no answer.

An actual Christian (as in 'follower of Christ') would never initiate such a stunt; it would be contrary to the teachings they follow. A belief-consistent question to pose would be, "There is only one parachute and the Christian baby offered it to you without condition; would you take it?"

All that said? As far as I'm concerned there are very few actual Christians in the cohort of those who label themselves as such.

jackwilliambell, to Geology
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> New isle emerges after underwater volcano erupts south of Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/07/japan/science-health/iwo-jima-volcano-new-isle/

jackwilliambell, to python
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> An unbiased evaluation of environment management and packaging tools. https://alpopkes.com/posts/python/packaging_tools/

This is pretty in-depth. I need to give it a serious read instead of a skim.

Unfortunately, while it exhaustively covers the features of the various tools, there's not 'conclusions' section; outside of a table showing PDM is the only tool that checks all the boxes. (Poetry comes close and is the one everybody is talking about.)

gsuberland, to random
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just checked a major review site and not a single smart TV was released in the past two years without integrated ads that you can't opt out from or disable. that's depressing.

jackwilliambell,
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@azonenberg @gsuberland

I have an older Smart TV. I've never used any of the 'smart' features and I've never connected it to a network. It works fine as a dumb screen when I select an HDMI port using the remote.

Are modern Smart TVs unable to do this?

jackwilliambell, to ArtificialIntelligence
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> How to Use Your Tablet as a Second Monitor on Ubuntu. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/use-ipad-as-second-monitor-ubuntu-22-04

jeffowski, to random
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all drugs.
It is a health care issue, not a criminal one.

jackwilliambell,
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@jeffowski

An ex heroin addict once explained to me how the drug would take all of your problems, all of them, and roll them into a single ball called, "Where do I get my next hit?"

alcinnz, to random
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Something that really strikes me is that there are certain policies which if we can get them adopted could unravel a lot of ideology for the better!

One I know by the term "modeshift" (thanks @notjustbikes !), that is designing our cities for more than just the car! Make other transport choices equally reasonable options, if not more so!

Another I'd posit is a Universal Basic Income. If we're not coerced into capitalism, we'll have more freedom to try other things!

1/2

jackwilliambell,
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@alcinnz

See:

georgetakei, to random

This is for the young progressives out there. When I was a bit younger, I was terribly disappointed with then President Bill Clinton, who signed the hateful DOMA and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell into law. It seemed he had betrayed all of his values and the LGBTQ community that had helped get him elected. There was a part of me that said I would stand on principle and never vote for him again.

But then I remembered, voting isn’t about loving everything about your candidate. /1

jackwilliambell,
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@Frances_Larina @georgetakei

The fundamental mistake here is thinking the Democrats are a liberal party, in the modern Progressive sense of the word 'liberal'.

And, yes, there are many in the party who are Progressives or even Leftists. But the party leadership is Liberal in the older sense of the word and it's policies are Center Right.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre-right_politics

US politics are shifted one step to the right from much of the world. We just don't notice because we're soaking in it.

jackwilliambell,
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@Frances_Larina @georgetakei

If you doubt what I say about 'shifted one step to the right' try talking to someone from Europe about politics some time. You'll quickly find that what is considered X here is thought of as Y there, where X and Y are:

  • Far Right – Nazi

  • Conservative – Far Right

  • Liberal – Center

  • Socialist – Liberal

  • Communist – Socialist

And, from there, your European friend will disambiguate actual Communists from 'Tankies'. And you probably never heard of Tankies.

nixCraft, to random
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The tallest building in the earth 🌎

jackwilliambell,
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@nixCraft

The Japanese have a word for this.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku

jackwilliambell, to food
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I've never tried this before, but a melted cheese sandwich made with sourdough bread, raclette cheese, and mustard is AWESOME.

jackwilliambell, to climate
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Guatamala is on the forefront of induced famine.

It will get worse. Both there and elsewhere. If we do not want to see a flood of refugees at our borders, we need to make sure they are fed at home.

> In a warming world, hunger stalks Guatemala's Mayan highlands. Crop failures are one reason an unprecedented number of migrants are heading to the U.S. border. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GUATEMALA-CLIMATECHANGE/HUNGER/jnvwwbjzyvw/

CmdrTaco, to random
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So ublock has anti-anti-Adblock to get around YouTube’s increasingly draconian measure and guys you are NEVER gonna guess what’s gonna happen next!!

jackwilliambell,
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@CmdrTaco

Reminds me of the debates about anti-anti-missle-missles back in the day. And, yes, that actually parses.

But I don't think anti-anti-adblock-adblock works the same way.

jackwilliambell, to random
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I agree this is a winning message in 2024.

> Hey, Democrats—Here’s a Winning 2024 Message on a Silver Platter. Why the party should go big on protecting consumers from corporate crooks. https://newrepublic.com/post/176227/democrats-biden-consumer-protection-2024

jackwilliambell,
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@MisuseCase

Well, the general case is, "Protect ordinary people from rapacious billionaires."

Thing is, most people aren't members of a union; even if they support unions. But everyone has to buy food and clothing.

And, while I do see Biden out there doing the picket line thing, I don't see him complaining that milk and egg prices are high at the store and low at the farm, and what's up with that?

elipariser, to random

Enjoyed this piece on “cozy community software” by @erlend and very much looking forward to the release of Commune, the platform he’s building in an attempt to embody these principles.

https://blog.erlend.sh/cozy-community-software

jackwilliambell,
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@elipariser @erlend

Linking to the Github page for Commune as an FYI for techies like me that want to dig a little deeper.

> https://github.com/commune-os/commune-server

It's based on Matrix.

> https://matrix.org/

Note that right now Matrix does not support – it uses it's own federation protocol. A quick search for protocol bridges didn't turn up anything useful.

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