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mikej

@mikej@mastodon.online

Mike J 👹🐀 🤘🏻
emmeyekayeee on twitter

(Demon rats, fuck yeah.)

Mots pressés, Mots sensés Mots qui disent la verité Mots maudits, Mots mentis Mots qui manquent le fruit d'esprit

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mathowie, to random
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In March of 1997 WIRED Magazine published their cover story on how browsers might soon disappear as everyone would prefer stuff pushed to them instead of discovered via following links.

It was widely panned and browsers are still very much alive today but I have to say when I look at Instagram and TikTok, those are all-Push content apps and maybe WIRED got it a little bit correct?

mikej,
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@jonhendry @jwz @timbray @mathowie Wired on marimba
https://www.wired.com/1996/11/es-marimba/

Alice, to random
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More like aurora boring Alice.

JK, I'm just jealous because I can't see anything in the Bay Area.

mikej,
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@Alice Did you try looking through the phone on your camera? We stepped outside and didn't see much of anything at first, then it popped out through the camera.

Do yourself a favor and try it with a camera if you haven't.

ernie, to random
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So, when I was growing up, students at my high school described the devil horns hand gesture—i.e. 🤟or 🤘, sometimes 🤙—using the word “boggs.” It was used essentially the entire time I was in school by most of the male student body, and I have no idea why they described it with this word. I have never heard it beyond my high school days.

Does anyone know why “boggs” was associated with this symbol?

mikej,
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@ernie Peter Parker's mom's maiden name was Boggs, and that's obviously the spiderman sign.

glennf, to random
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Signs you’re living in dystopia: When a U.S. senator is compelled to make this statement:

“I didn’t eat my dog. I didn’t shoot my dog. I loved my dog, and my dog loved me,” Romney said.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kristi-noem-dog-mitt-romney_n_66316f70e4b0849b2edd5cd4

mikej,
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@glennf He's the inspiration for one of the best crosswords ever made:

pezmico, to random
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  • Why are you wearing a mask?
  • Because I don't want to be sick, or make anyone else sick.
  • Oh I've been sick so much recently!
  • I know, I haven't been sick in about 5 years...
  • ... wow that's incredible!
  • Would you like a mask? I have lots to spare.
mikej,
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@pezmico "It stops me from biting people."

glennf, to random
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Not an ad for sex work but for prepress

mikej,
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@glennf "Put it on! Put it on!"

heidilifeldman, to random
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I’ve spent the past few days driving across the country. The natural beauty of Arkansas and of Oklahoma surprised me. The aggressive, creepy white Christian evangelical vibe of western Tennessee did not surprise but it disturbed me. The Texas panhandle was as nuts as I anticipated. Some billboard messages from Texas follow. 1/

mikej,
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@heidilifeldman Laramie, WY. Note he's against those big city (pop 30k) Laramie socialists

JuliusGoat, to random
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Isn't it interesting that every killing by every cop is just a single bad apple that should never be thought to spoil the bunch, while every protest by and on behalf of marginalized people must be flawlessly perfect, or all participants deserve the brutality the police exist to deliver to them?

mikej,
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@JuliusGoat Also, the cops are supposed to be trained professionals and are allowed to slip up and accidentally murder people every now and then, but emotional kids with no actual power are not allowed to even once use hyperbole.

dangillmor, to random
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Whenever I see a news article that discusses "unindicted co-conspirators" my immediate reaction is: "If they're co-conspirators, and not cooperating with the prosecution, why the hell weren't they indicted?"

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-giuliani-meadows-unindicted-conspirators-michigan-fake-elector/story?

mikej,
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@dangillmor Because you only indict people if you can prove it in court. You might get more evidence to indict them later, but if you take a shot and miss there's no going back.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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The FTC just banned non-compete clauses.

A video via "More Perfect Union" which explains how non-compete clauses were banned by the FTC and how it will help people.

mikej,
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@BlackAzizAnansi (From NYT) "Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew N. Ferguson, two Republicans, voted against the measure."

Republicans once again showing how much they hate the free market.

mikej, to sailing
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Exciting day on the water, but any day you're on the radio with Coast Guard is exciting. Happily, it was more exciting for somebody else and we were merely standing by to render assistance. Didn't finish the race, but we didn't break anything, didn't lose anyone.

Back down the lake, our club's education director was missing for half an hour, but had been picked up by a jet ski almost immediately. She was safe, the person we assisted was safe, and we got in a pre cold front sail.

mikej,
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/sudden-weather-change-capsizes-boats-leaves-thousands-without-power/

grammargirl, to earthquake
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    mikej,
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    @grammargirl
    3.0 72 km W of Petrolia, CA
    2024-04-17 17:02:14 (UTC)

    jwz, to random
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    DNA Lounge Update, Wherein this is just a sleepy seaside town now
    https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/04/16.html

    mikej,
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    @jwz Remember when there used to be a variety of diner like places that did a huge chunk of business between 3 and 6 am because post show you (and a couple hundred others) really wanted some greasy eggs and coffee (and a chance to talk to your friends about how cool the band was at a non-deafening volume)?

    Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random
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    Appeals are always on everyone's mind during a criminal trial.

    If evidence shouldn't have been admitted, (and the defense objects) the defendant will have a strong appeal.

    In California, all defendants have a right to appeal from adverse rulings in criminal, dependency, and involuntary commitment cases.

    So everyone in criminal court knows that later, an appellate lawyer would scrutinize the record.

    I know something about this. My job was handling appeals for indigents.

    mikej,
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    @Teri_Kanefield Appeals for people who would never pay you? Don't tell trump, he'll ask for you.

    mikej, to Roku
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    I really don't believe in violence, but when a person sets a preference in a piece of software and it gets changed back to what the company would like it to be (no #roku, I really don't want your "recommendations", and I told you that before ), you should be allowed to punch the company's officers in the face.

    The is not exaggeration. I really, truly believe physical violence could bring us better software.

    tomw, to random
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    Mastodon has two types of people: people who really want replies to their posts and people who extremely do not.

    (I am in the first category, reply away)

    mikej,
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    @tomw It is puzzling, but at least here there seems to be less (still non-zero, but less) emphasis on follower count determining who is allowed to reply. "How dare this person with 100 followers dare interact with me!"

    LRRRonEarth, to random
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    WEST COASTERS RESISTING THE URGE TO BULLY PEOPLE BACK EAST FOR FLIPPING OUT OVER THEIR LITTLE BABY EARTHQUAKE FOR BABIES.

    mikej,
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    @LRRRonEarth First they took our wildfire smoke. Now they're coming for our earthquakes.

    mikej, to random
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    If you're embarrassed to have people think you paid for a blue check, why aren't you embarrassed to be there at all?

    TechConnectify, to random
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    Real talk time:

    "Just asking questions" is a weapon. We know full-well that some people exploit it to feign innocence when deliberately throwing noise into discussions. And it works in large part because it encourages otherwise earnest discussions which then contribute to the noise.

    So be careful.

    mikej,
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    @VATVSLPR @TechConnectify @larsmb I was trying to write this post and couldn't explain what I meant but you did and now I don't have to.

    scalzi, to random
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    Perhaps the Most American Headline of All Time, from Reason Magazine

    mikej,
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    @scalzi Which is stimulus spending.We've spent .5% of the DOJ budget to help destroy half of Russia's military and we're creating jobs to do it.

    Sounds like a win/win.

    sterophonick, to random
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    The unbridled whimsy inside of me yearns for 3D Flowerbox, i must have it back, on my Arch Linux install with Wayland no less

    mikej,
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    @sterophonick From what @jwz has said about his wrangling with them, those people ain't got no whimsy. They don't seem to understand that it doesn't matter if screensavers are necessary.

    mattblaze, to random
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    Biden, who was in NYC for a campaign event, is taking an unusual route to Camp David this weekend according to the official schedule: Marine One helicopter from Manhattan to JFK, Air Force One (747) to Andrews, where he change planes to a different (probably 757) Air Force One to Hagerstown.

    Usually they take Marine One from DC directly to Camp David. Unclear why they couldn't fly a smaller AF1 directly from JFK to Hagerstown. (I think Marine One lacks range to get from NYC to Camp David)

    mikej,
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    @mattblaze I think it (the helo) has the range, but it's slower and louder and generally more uncomfortable.

    Are they still using Ospreys for DC->DE flights, or did somebody decide they were too dangerous? they certainly have the range.

    What I don't understand is why they didn't just preposition the 757 at JFK.

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    🍿

    Via Kyle Griffin:

    The New York AG's $454 million civil fraud judgment against has been formally registered in Westchester County just outside Manhattan — a sign his properties in the area may be at risk of being seized if he fails to post an appeal bond. (per Bloomberg)

    mikej,
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    @billwixted @GottaLaff The jet is registered in Wilmington, DE. This is probably about his golf course.

    BenCisco, to random
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    “Does the Constitution of the USA set the president entirely above the law?” is not a question we should need to ask in court. It’s a question we should know the answer to already.

    mikej,
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    @BenCisco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZs3g3qIo

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