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cliffwade, 2 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to fediverse

For those that use the @Vivaldi browser, what is your favorite feature?

Please BOOST for maximum exposure to the #Fediverse

Polls are limited to only four choices, hence the options that are listed.

#Polls #Poll #POTD #Question #Questions #QOTD #Vivaldi #Browser #Tech #AllThingsTech

jeffjarvis, 3 days ago to random

WSJ columnist concludes: "Life would be dull without these dizygotic twins."
No, life is perilous with these dangerous, dyspeptic nutjobs....
Musk and Trump: Eerie Parallels https://www.wsj.com/articles/musk-and-trump-eerie-parallels-president-tesla-personality-2024-a67a578c?st=js1hz0g3g5sta1h

flexghost, 12 days ago to random

Happy #Caturday

1/

Insane orange cat attacking a box then killing a family of 4

nyrath, 15 days ago to random

Horizontal running inside circular walls of Moon settlements: a comprehensive countermeasure for low-gravity deconditioning?

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231906

mcc, 15 days ago to random

OMG just got a CAPTCHA with an honest to goodness Treachery of Images "is this a pipe" problem

NickEast, 15 days ago to discworld

Oooh, tough choice, but more likely I kidnapped myself so I could meet one of them... but I still can't choose just one 😂

@terrypratchett @speculativefictioncomedy @fantasybookstodon

#Discworld #Characters #TerryPratchett

sundogplanets, 24 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to random

Quick poll: off the top of your head, without searching online, do you know what "Kessler Syndrome" is?

lzg, 1 month ago to random

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ZachWeinersmith, 1 month ago to random

I'm always impressed the IRS makes you verify your identity before paying, as if there are rogue actors looking to pay other people's dues in the dead of night.

nixCraft, 1 month ago to random

vpn services.

gamingonlinux, 1 month ago to random

maxthyme, 1 month ago to random

Why do guys do that silly hunched over hop when we're naked and leaving a room?

flexghost, 1 month ago to random

If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.

🦅

Mojeek, 1 month ago to random

next time someone says "i have nothing to hide" point them to this piece, and see if they still feel that way after reading it...

https://blog.mojeek.com/2024/03/what-big-tech-does-with-your-data.html

film_girl, 1 month ago to random

I’m very sympathetic to criticism that many of Apple’s policies around the App Store and some of its products are anti-user and anti-developer. Some of them absolutely are. I’m not convinced that that’s something that should be illegal. Otherwise, please explain the existence of Nintendo.

Teri_Kanefield, 2 months ago to random

I'd like to add a bit more to what I said about this week's blog post:

https://mastodon.social/

Invented Narratives and the Outrage Industry

It took me several years to understand what I was seeing.

At first, I thought the problem was Twitter algorithms. I thought that was the explanation for why what I was calling rage-inducing simplifications spread like wildfire.

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stevenray, 2 months ago to animals

These two cuddle bunnies.

Happy Saturday, folks.

#catsOfMastodon #caturday
#dogsOfMastodon

mcc, 2 months ago to random

A sign of how fringe my Internet usage has become: I have not encountered any problems accessing apps or websites today

Daojoan, 2 months ago to random

girls, if he's lurking in the depths, has tentacles for days, and drives you into the dark, eldritch nightmare realm of insanity with his mere presence, he's not your boyfriend, he's Cthulhu

Teri_Kanefield, 2 months ago to random

Giving credit where credit is due.

I've mentioned my friend @StephanieJones a few times. (She may even come to Mastodon at some point.)

Early on she tried to tell Larry Tribe that he was misleading people about Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

I quoted her in this piece: https://terikanefield.com/section-3-and-the-spirit-of-liberty/

Here she is trying to talk sense into Larry Tribe.

If people are struggling with this, show them the piece I wrote in January.

I get credit for having smart friends like Stephanie.

The 14th Amendment doesn't mention elections or ballots. It simply says no one who engaged in insurrection shall "hold any office." So, what happens if, despite being removed from several state ballots, Trump is still elected? Will he be stopped from taking office? If your answer is yes, who will do it and how? The Supreme Court? On what grounds? And through what process? The states? Which ones and how will they do it? And what about the states that didn't disqualify him - will they have any say in this? If some states deem Trump an insurrectionist and remove him from their ballots and other states don't, how exactly should the 14th Amendment's "No person shall ... hold any office" provision be enforced? I'll await your answers.

heidilifeldman, 2 months ago to random

Despite the unanimity of the justices, I disagree with the Supreme Court’s judgment that states may not enforce section 3 of the 14th A. That judgment is the bottom line. But far more dangerous is the majority opinion, which includes discussion that goes beyond this bottom line. Five justices have tried to prospectively prescribe two requirements irrelevant to the Colorado case. First, they claim that only Congress, not the judiciary or executive branch may enforce section 3. 1/ #LawFedi

cstross, 2 months ago to random

The Willy Wonka event in Glasgow feels like a potent metaphor for Brexit, to be honest: how it was sold versus the actual experience.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/cops-called-after-parents-get-tricked-by-ai-generated-images-of-wonka-like-event/

ianbetteridge, 2 months ago to random

Look this is still the best headline in history, I don't make the rules.

nixCraft, 2 months ago to random

Reddit is going public via the IPO route. Last year, the CEO got $193 million, but moderators are not paid and expected to work free past IPO. Only some moderators and active users in the USA can apply for Reddit's initial public offering to buy stock at a special price. Most Reddit users are motivated by fake karma points and likes. Also, they banned all unofficial Reddit mobile clients. Meanwhile, the CEO profits while everyone provides free labor.

More https://www.thedailybeast.com/reddit-files-to-go-public-reveals-that-it-paid-ceo-dollar193-million-last-year?

laptopkitten, 2 months ago to random

British people like Doctor Who because it fulfills their fantasy of getting to go on adventures. Americans like Doctor Who because it fulfills their fantasy of having a doctor.