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parismarx, 3 days ago to tech

Germany’s AfD is so extreme it was kicked out of the far-right grouping in the European Parliament last month, but Elon Musk thinks their policies “don’t sound extremist.” That’s because he’s also a fascist.

#tech #elonmusk #politics

billyjoebowers, 3 days ago to random

"I'm looking for a thing..."

Mastodon: "Have you tried building your own out of a cargo bike, a rasberry pi running linux, and Lego?"

mcc, 3 days ago to random

Wait so like… there's going to be a Windows 11 update that just removes WordPad? Like you have a program on your computer and Microsoft just straight up deletes it? https://www.spiceworks.com/tech/tech-general/news/goodbye-cortana-wordpad-tips-apps/

fribbledom, 3 days ago to random

If you think about it, the object of golf is to play the least amount of golf.

futurebird, 3 days ago to random

Story Concept: A secret society of paleontologists and archeologists who make a pact that when each of them dies the others will go to wild lengths to stage burial circumstances most likely to be preserved, even fossilized to confound the intelligent life of the far future. This includes weird burial objects, suggestive poses, etc.

They make the pact when young & silly, but as they grow old and carry it out it becomes a much more serious & momentous thing. About keeping promises & friendship.

Impossible_PhD, 3 days ago (edited 15 hours ago) to random

More than a few trans women feel like we clawed our way out of the husk of a dead man, emerging like a cicada to scream defiance ceaselessly at the world with one continuous exhalation that lasts the rest of our lives and--

Oh, just me? Oh, okay.

lauren, 3 days ago (edited 9 minutes ago) to random

Would you be willing to use your government-issued ID, either directly to social media or other websites, or to "third-party ID age verification services", to begin or continue accessing these sites, as now contemplated by multiple states or already in their existing laws currently in litigation?

TonyStark, 3 days ago to random

Men of the Fediverse: please stop telling women they’re overreacting to U.S Republican fascism and they need to earn your support. JFC do better.

GottaLaff, 3 days ago to legal

Via Laura Jarrett:

#Trump scheduled to be interviewed virtually by probation dept tomorrow for pre-sentencing recommendation/report #legal.

RickiTarr, 3 days ago to random

Okay, maybe this is my middle aged person rant, but it seems like films used to be lit better. It's like they got better cameras and better editing tools, and thought we'll just fix everything in post, but something got lost. When you see great lighting, you really appreciate the art form it is.

This is the same set of pictures but in gray scale

emptywheel, 3 days ago to random

Tomorrow you're going to hear a lot about what the Hunter Biden jury will decide.

It'll all be driven by the definition of "addict."

And so that's what you'll hear in closing arguments.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/09/definition-of-an-addict-why-hunters-use-around-kids-matters/

evacide, 3 days ago to random

Summer is here, which means that people are having Discourse about what weight women are allowed to reach before they should not be allowed to wear revealing clothing instead of just letting people wear clothes and shutting the hell up.

DemocracySpot, 3 days ago to random

📷 #SilentSunday

#FediversalPictures

_Davidsmith, 3 days ago to random

I guess I'm making it a tradition now. To help clear out the jet lag cobwebs I just went and ran the "City Run" route from the iOS Simulator. It starts at 1 Infinite Loop and the loops through the neighborhoods near by. I've virtually run this route thousands of times over the years while testing Pedometer++, so it is a real treat to get to do it for real.

A great way to start a very exciting couple of days.

A screenshot of the Pedometer++ application, with a route around Cupertino shown on the map view. The loop is 2 miles.
A photograph of David Smith in a blue shirt and Widgetsmith hat standing in front of 1 Infinite Loop.

futurebird, 3 days ago to random

I've resisted to learning to crochet but they are wearing me down. Look at how smug he looks! It's not fair!

CultureDesk, 3 days ago to conservative

As Ishana Shyamalan’s directorial debut film “The Watchers” hit theaters this weekend, the whole family had reason to celebrate. Later this summer, her father, M. Night Shyamalan also premieres his latest mystery, “Trap,” which will feature music and performances from another daughter, Saleka. IndieWire describes how the family may be on the cusp of becoming a dynasty. https://flip.it/mRJ8nq
#Culture #Entertainment #Movies #Shyamalan

dgar, 3 days ago to random

Don't anthropomorphize computers.

They hate that.

warandpeas, 3 days ago to random

*Platonic silence

MissingThePt, 3 days ago to random

I don’t get why people posting “not everything is about you” are attacking me like that.

Nonilex, 3 days ago to legal

The #legal fight over the #2024election has begun

Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.

It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony #convictions.

#gaslighting #autocracy #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/legal-battle-2024-election-begun-biden-trump

timkmak, 3 days ago to Ukraine

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

This week is #Ukraine’s National Journalist’s Day and to honor it, we remember the 81 journalists killed since #Russia invaded

… through a profile of photographer Maks Levin, who was killed near Kyiv in March, 2022.

"Every Ukrainian photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war," was one of Maks Levin's most famous sentences.

Unfortunately, he never did, because Russia killed him.

GottaLaff, 3 days ago to random

😫”After voting closed on Sunday evening, a forecast poll based on surveys carried out over the past week shows them comfortably in first place with 27%.

That’s ahead of the conservative People’s Party, ÖVP, with 23.5%, and the Social Democrats, SPÖ, with 23%.

If this forecast is confirmed, it will be the first time the FPÖ has come in first place in a nationwide election in Austria. It suggests a dramatic change of fortune for the party”
https://bbc.in/3RlhNSH

robotwig, 3 days ago (edited 1 day ago) to MandelaEffect

"If I told you half the things I've heard about this Jabba the Hutt, you'd probably short-circuit."
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All shot using real figures and miniatures.
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#starwarsart #starwarsactionfigures #returnofthejedi #photography #movies #art #c3po #r2d2 #jabbaspalace #toyphotography #miniaturephotography #miniatures #creativephotography #scifiart #actionfigurephotography

airwhale, 3 days ago to random

#SilentSunday

nocontextb5, 3 days ago to Babylon5

#Babylon5