csilverman, 2 days ago to art

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration #typography

ProPublica, 5 days ago to news

NEW: Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor

The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year.

#News #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #SupremeCourt #Law #Courts #Government #Politics

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-gift-disclosures-harlan-crow

ifixcoinops, 5 days ago to random

As many of you know (because I won't shut up about it) I've gotten back into enjoying bikes after a brief two-decade hiatus

During that time, youtube was invented, and bike mechanics are on it, and oof mate I watched a video the other day

Dude was complaining about bikes being a durable good and there being so many bikes around and the manufacturers have to come up with new things or they won't sell any bikes anymore and that'll be bad for the industry and this was just such an illuminating look into the other end of how people approach these machines

Like, bikes are free. They cost nothing. There are so many of them. People put them out on the kerb on bin night. People chuck them in skips. The river's full of them. Once you've scrubbed the rust off and spent a few quid on new tubes etc a bike that you found waiting for the bin van still goes as fast as a brand new bike from today because they're powered by sandwiches that you were gonna eat anyway. Zooming around on trash night laughing your arse off on a bike that still has the "FREE BIKE" sign flapping in the wind feels like sticking your middle finger up at capitalism

erictopol, 5 days ago to random

The KP.3 variant is taking over in the US, with 2 key mutations beyond JN.1 (F456L and Q493E) at the same time FDA has planned for JN.1 to be the target of the new Covid booster in September. Big mismatch and bad call.

br00t4c, 5 days ago to Wisconsin

Wisconsin dad tells cops why he pushed superintendent off stage so he couldn't shake daughter's hand

#highschool #wisconsin

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wisconsin-superintendent-dad-daughter-graduation-b2558763.html

br00t4c, 5 days ago to google

How to Quit Google, According to a Privacy Expert

#google #life

https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-quit-google-according-to-a-privacy-expert

sundogplanets, 6 days ago to random

The only feeling I have about starship is dread.

They want to use that to launch batches of HUNDREDS of Starlinks at once. And guess where all those Starlinks will end up? The pieces that don't make it to the ground will end up in our upper atmosphere, screwing up the stratosphere, the ozone layer, who knows what else because SpaceX isn't required to do any environmental assessments of this.

Shit. Maybe a good time to post this essay I wrote yet again: https://theconversation.com/an-astronomers-lament-satellite-megaconstellations-are-ruining-space-exploration-215653

Alice, 6 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

Maybe conservatives would be okay with abortion if they knew that all fetuses start out female.

hotdogsladies, 6 days ago to random

I just had an idea for a neat thing Apple could do.

Y’know the little tabs that pop up when you select text in iOS?

It’d be cool if the device learned which actions you tend to choose in a given situation.

So, if you choose “Translate” more often than, say, “Format,” they could make that a little easier for you.

This is an idea that I just had.

csilverman, 5 days ago to art

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

GottaLaff, 7 days ago to random

Cowards.

Senate Republicans block bill to protect Americans' access to contraception https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-block-bill-protect-americans-access-contraception-rcna155448

metin, 6 days ago to space

Started a new SDF modeling project in MagicaCSG.

It's going to be a weird organic-shaped retro-scifi spacecraft. 🚀

Keep track of this thread for updates.

#space #spaceship #SciFi #ScienceFiction #design #artwork #sculpture #3DModeling #illustration #illustrator #art #arte #artist #DigitalArt #ArtMatters #GraphicDesign #3D #MagicaCSG #CreativeToots #FediArt #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon

ai6yr, 6 days ago to Starlink

"“When it arrived, everyone was happy,” said Tsainama Marubo, 73, sitting on the dirt floor of her village’s maloca, a 50-foot-tall hut where the Marubo sleep, cook and eat together. The internet brought clear benefits, like video chats with faraway loved ones and calls for help in emergencies. “But now, things have gotten worse,” she said....

He is most unsettled by the pornography. He said young men were sharing explicit videos in group chats, a stunning development for a culture that frowns on kissing in public."

(GIFT ARTICLE)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/02/world/americas/starlink-internet-elon-musk-brazil-amazon.html?searchResultPosition=1

#starlink #internet #connectivity

vagina_museum, 6 days ago to random

Sweet mother, I cannot weave! It's back! Want to meet cute sapphics at a Vagina Museum? Join us on 22nd June to find that connection in a room full of LGBT+ babes at the Sapphic Mix and Mingle https://www.outsavvy.com/event/20408/sapphic-mix-mingle

Nonilex, 7 days ago to Health

Conservative attacks on #BirthControl could threaten #access
#FarRight #conservatives are sowing #disinformation that falsely characterizes IUDs, #emergency #contraception, even #BirthControlPills as “#abortifacients” — something used to cause #abortions.
#Republicans in ≥17 states have blocked largely Democratic-led attempts to pass #laws assuring the right to birth control since 2022.

#ReproductiveRights #BodilyAutonomy #FamilyPlanning #health #privacy #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/05/birth-control-access-abortion-ban/

csilverman, 7 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

There’s a site I’ve been trying to recall for a while now: a design-specific discussion forum I was using maybe ten or so years ago. One of its distinguishing characteristics was that users could draw their own avatars using an icon editor—16x16, I think. New users were limited to black and white pixels only, but the more you used the site, the more colors you had access to. (They offered additional colors as rewards for other things as well.)

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

sjvn, 7 days ago to Musicals

A friend asked me about what #musicals and plays her recently stage-struck daughter might want to see. I was full of ideas, and I found this excellent summary of #theater performances available on the various streaming services. Enjoy!

https://broadwaydirect.com/where-to-watch-musicals-online-the-musical-lovers-guide-to-streaming/

longreads, 7 days ago to LongReads

"I prolonged this moment, in which the darkness was so com­plete, more complete than I had ever experienced before, because I relished it." —Lydia Davis for The Yale Review

https://yalereview.org/article/lydia-davis-object-of-desire

#Longreads #PersonalEssay #LightPollution #TotalDarkness

br00t4c, 7 days ago to random

The Only Thing Lady Gaga Is Pregnant With Is a Love of the Democratic Process

#ladygaga #pregnancy

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/lady-gaga-not-pregnant-rumors-voter-registration

DamnInteresting, 7 days ago to random

In Tibetan Macaques, Females Rule the Roost
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tibetan-macaques?utm_source=DamnInteresting

jensimmons, 7 days ago to random

If you notice a website that seems broken in Safari, but not in other browsers, please file a report at https://webcompat.com.

potus, 8 days ago to random

I would have preferred to address our issues at the border through bipartisan legislation because that’s the only way to actually fix our broken system –

But Republicans in Congress have left me no choice.

So today, I’m announcing actions that bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum – unless they seek it after entering through established lawful processes.

csilverman, 7 days ago to art

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

dnc, 8 days ago to random

Chef forgot to order sugar. I’m the baker https://www.diningandcooking.com/1430348/chef-forgot-to-order-sugar-im-the-baker/ #KitchenConfidential

br00t4c, 8 days ago to climate

Heat Waves Make AC Too Expensive for Many People

#climate #expensive

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heat-waves-make-ac-too-expensive-for-many-people/