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LALegault, 1 month ago to random

“They'll say we're disturbing the peace, but there is no peace.

What really bothers them is that we are disturbing the war.”

Howard Zinn

evan, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

"Displaying Palestinian symbols like the keffiyeh, watermelon, or Palestinian flag is antisemitic."

#EvanPoll #poll

cyberlyra, 1 month ago to random

Start here by deleting everything Google thinks it knows about you.

https://www.theverge.com/24141741/google-data-delete-how-to

Then pick up with my tips for Google free living.

https://www.optoutproject.net/the-best-non-google-search-engine/

It’s so much better out here without a data-sucking behemoth controlling everything you see, flooding your search results with spam and injecting the internet with LLM-generated sludge. Bonus, if you leave, your data stops contributing to serious ethical problems.

Thanks for @Em0nM4stodon for passing The Verge’s How To along.

Mastodon, 1 month ago to mastodon

#Mastodon forms new 501(c)(3) non-profit entity with new board of directors in the United States to facilitate tax-deductible donations and in-kind support:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/

ricmac, 1 month ago to fediverse

Fascinating look at how #ActivityPub is being used by the SFO art museum to help encourage revisiting its cultural objects. Still early days, but you can see the potential here -> “The reason I am telling you all of this is that SFO Museum has written it's own limited ActivityPub server implementation and we have, in fact, created an ActivityPub account – a social media, account – for every object in our collection.” https://orthis.social/@thisisaaronland/112339899293624779

veedems, 1 month ago to mastodon

Between app purchases and donations to the network itself, I’ve spent more money in a year on Mastodon than I have in a lifetime on traditional, centralized algorithmic social media.

I appreciate not being the product, just the user.

#mastodon #fediverse

ntnsndr, 1 month ago to random

I'm quoted in a @CoinDesk report on the Bitcoin halving, in which I decry the longing for financial systems beyond human control: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/18/this-bitcoin-halving-is-different-but-is-it-priced-in/

AnnaAnthro, 1 month ago to Montreal

Protesters set up encampment at #McGill in solidarity with Palestinians #gaza #montreal

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/protesters-set-up-encampment-at-mcgill-university-in-solidarity-with-palestinians-in-gaza

andybaio, 1 month ago to random

404 Media is doing a great job at getting tech companies to moderate bad actors on their platforms, impressive for such a small indie publication. Their reporting directly led to action at two major tech companies this week: Discord shut down the Spy Pet search engine that sold access to user messages. https://www.404media.co/discord-shuts-down-spy-pet-bots-that-scraped-sold-user-messages/

And Apple removed multiple AI “nudify” apps from the App Store.
https://www.404media.co/apple-removes-nonconsensual-ai-nude-apps-following-404-media-investigation/

(Note: 404 Media articles are all free to read, but you have to register.)

annaleen, 1 month ago to random

It's spring for real! I grew this rose and this new book, which you can pre-order now...https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881516

A happy author (me) holds up their new book Stories Are Weapons with the rose blooming on a bush behind them.

KevinMarks, 1 month ago to random

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-millennial-captcha

uscpsc, 1 month ago to random

It's Friday. Stay powerful.

thekitmalone, 1 month ago to random

Never in the history of ever has the phrase "quell student protests" indicated a growing societal reverence for democracy and civil rights.

w3c, 1 month ago to random

Our Advisory Board has published a Draft Note for W3C's Vision

"Technology is not neutral; new technologies enable new actions and new possibilities, and we must take responsibility to address the actual impact of our work...

W3C’s Vision for the World Wide Web

The Web is for all humanity.

The Web is designed for the good of its users.

The Web must be safe for its users.

There is one interoperable world-wide Web."
https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/NOTE-w3c-vision-20240403/

polygon, 1 month ago to random

The best games from the $8 itch.io Palestine relief bundle
https://www.polygon.com/deals/24140369/itch-io-palestine-relief-bundle-gaming-deal-sale?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Deals @deals

evan, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

Do you agree with Aristotle that are three types of government: monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy?

#EvanPoll #poll

EricAlper, 1 month ago to random

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Canada?

Meyerweb, 1 month ago to random

Hanging out with https://events.indieweb.org/2024/04/front-end-study-hall-FHS5M2AofkU4 this afternoon — come join us if the topic sounds interesting to you.

enantiomer, 1 month ago to random

your friends are saying good things about you

rstevens, 1 month ago to random

if you're feeling down, do a quick jabba laugh and things will get better

HOO HOO HOOOO

rmondello, 1 month ago to random

may TikTok radicalize an order of magnitude more people into demanding a more just world

exador23, 1 month ago to random

US Politics. Very pleased that Summer Lee didn't just win her primary in Pennsylvania, she trounced her very well financed challenger.

This race was important because it's the first of many primaries where brave democrats vocally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and/or conditions on arms transfers to Israel are being targeted by AIPAC spending big money on their challengers.

MatthewChat, 1 month ago to journalism

#media #news #humor

assaf, 1 month ago to random

danhon, 1 month ago to random

hey it's your regular reminder that you can do hard things