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"Anti-monarchy Labour MP has to retake oath after omitting part of it as protest"
Keep fighting, Clive!
Clive Lewis would have been at risk of a byelection if he did not pledge allegiance to ‘heirs and successors’ of the kingBen Quinn (The Guardian)
Ofwat opens cases against Severn Trent and three others, days after they faced criticism over huge bill risesJulia Kollewe (The Guardian)
More historical films to help with current issues:
"Propaganda Techniques" (1949) Coronet
Told in the context of a boy interviewing a campaign director, covers the various propaganda techniques. Same techniques are used in all advertising, so good to be aware of their use, no matter the context.
The video discusses the importance of studying propaganda techniques in understanding various forms of persuasion, such as glittering generalities, transfer,...YouTube
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I’m at a ~2000 capacity music venue, and can’t see anyone else wearing a mask.
COVID’s still about, still fucking over the lives of so many people who have had it. It’s not just a cold.
Please stay safe.
A couple of months ago I caught COVID again. I was doing jury service, and as it turns out was spending a lot of time in a small room with windows that barely open with 11 other people is great for viral transmission
The Courts still have a zero admittance for confirmed cases. Unfortunately they don't even ask people to test, a couple of us decided by ourselves to do LFTs. The trial we were on couldn't be completed as some of us had to be dismissed mid-deliberation
Can I play accordion while wearing my handpaws?
No❌
Can I play accordion while wearing latex gloves?
Kinda ✅ (it's hard without a sense of touch)
Should you?
idk 🤷, you be the judge of that xD
Brits: if you’re unhappy with something going through parliament, remember you can email your MP.
Their job is to represent you and others in your constituency. They have more tools to do that if you let them know how to represent you.
This can help if it’s an issue they don’t know much about or are indifferent to.
This website does all the hard work for you:
https://www.writetothem.com
Of course they’re not required to listen to you but it’s worth a go right?
WriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives.www.writetothem.com
Musk says he'll spend about $180 million to elect Trump.
They are the nation's two most powerful enemies of democracy (though Musk has some competition for second place) and, by extension, freedom of expression.
Everyone who buys a Tesla is supporting them.
Everyone who uses the deadbird site -- notably the journalists, who all know what they're doing -- is supporting them.
Don't pretend otherwise.
brain cell: "it would be really nice if there was, like, a directory of fediverse people's online shops so I could buy all their stickers and music and stuff"
only other brain cell, bopping around inside of skull: "Mallstodon"
periodic reminder to me that Livejournal had CWs worked out in 1999.
On a Livejournal platform, you could use <lj-cut text="You click at your own risk"> or something like that to hide a portion of your post behind the cut "tag".
Mastodon's CW stuff does work well enough. I miss getting to provide a little context above the fold, though.
Deep in dark caverns, at the heart of forgotten barrows, atop empty mesas, the ancient spirits abide. They all guard the same treasure.
"I apologise for intruding," I say as I settle down in the cave, "but I just had to get away from everything."
/same/ the cave whispers.
It's always interesting when I come across a name for something I've seen or done many times but didn't even realise it was a thing needing a name.
In case you're using Firefox on mobile - so myself and like four others - disabling Firefox' new Facebook data collection feature is quite a bit harder than on desktop, but it can be done:
chrome://geckoview/content/config.xhtmlaboutConfig and enable itabout:configdom.private-attribution.submission.enabled and set it to falseDone. This only works on Android, because Firefox on iOS is just a Safari skin.
> For a vibrant consumer navigational ecosystem to emerge, society needs to invest in OpenStreetMap as a public good. … City planners should dedicate staffers to updating their roads and bridges on OpenStreetMap. Communities should submit updates with roads and hazards in their local areas
We quite agree! 😍
From @Julia's recent Op. Ed. in the #NewYorkTimes, “Your Driving App Is Leading You Astray”
📰 read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/opinion/google-maps-driving-apps-flaws.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E0.yGok.7gErcSBb7E43&smid=url-share
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #gischat #FreeMaps
Programmed to find the fastest route without consideration of literally anything else, driving apps endanger and infuriate us on a remarkably regular basis.Julia Angwin (The New York Times)
Good article!
But do not read the comments ... between "folks do not know how to read maps anymore" or "google is a superior product why would you like to use a freebie" I am loosing some sanity points.
"The privacy invading feature that was patched into your browser and silently turned on by default was announced on our browser's blog 2 years ago so why are you so mad?"
My dude I'm probably in the top 0.01% of humans alive advocating for your product and I have never read your fucking blog because even I think "keeping up on the blog of the browser I use" is a fucking weirdo move
I am deeply disappointed that #DreamsPS4 has better instrument libraries for FREE in a literal kids game. And yet if I want to actually make music, I have to buy sample packs that cost like $150 USD that don't even have this much quality.
No I am dead-serious, look at the music people have literally made in this game with these free libraries:
youtu.be/iftY5hqRRPsyoutu.be/SKtkCJElE_Qyoutu.be/nU0aK3GIvQwyoutu.be/xUR64JDToowyoutu.be/CiYoDPSOjpM
Life of a member of the royal guard isn't an easy one. Honor, duty, constant self-improvement; there is no time to play, rest or even love... or is there?htt...YouTube
Content warning: CW: Mansplaining capitalism to no one in particular, ignore, just needed to get it out of my system
If you just learned (or are just now learning) that Sticker Mule is run by a hardcore Maga guy, and would like an alternative, may I suggest Sticker Ninja? They are a small but mighty Portland local company and their quality is much, much better than Mule anyway. Their glitter stickers are especially great. They have actual humans doing careful prepress work on your design - one of them is a friend of mine and she's a real pro.
Sticker Ninja is your friendly sticker print shop!! We produces high quality vinyl stickers that are waterproof, UV resistant, and don't fade! Turning your art into stickers since 2011 :)Sticker Ninja
"I don't really like politics"
Yeah, me either. I also don't like my roof leaking or moldy food in the fridge but ignoring it doesn't work.
fail2ban has one core maintainer https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban and he has only 3 Github sponsors https://github.com/sebres
WTF
I can't even comprehend how many servers are protected by fail2ban, how many compromises are avoided, how many people who run hobby things all the way up to major sites that get to sleep soundly every night... because of this single project.
#oss
Daemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors - fail2ban/fail2banGitHub
Here's an unprompted reminder that the tragedy of the commons is a heavily flawed and simplistic theory that is not generally applicable. It was mainly propagated by neoliberals to make people believe that self-governed resources are inevitably tragic (they are not), and to offer the privatization of the commons as a solution to the problem (it is not). The works of Elinor Ostrom make a good case against it.
Also, it was developed by Garret Hardin, a eugenicist and ecofascist, who was scared of overpopulation, and who used it to advocate for forcible population control for people of color.
(@joschi this is not a criticism of you or your post, it just triggered me to point out a common misconception)
#sociology #economics #neoliberalism
![Quote from "Governing the Commons" by Elinor Ostrom.
Instead of being wrong, these are special models [Tragedy of the commons, Prisoner's dilemma game, Mancur Olson's logic of collective action] that utilize extreme assumptions rather than general theories. These models can successfully predict strategies and outcomes in fixed situations approximating the initial conditions of the models, but they cannot predict outcomes outside that range. They are useful for predicting behavior in large-scale CPRs in which no one communicates, everyone acts independently, no attention is paid to the effects of one's actions, and the costs of trying to change the structure of the situation are high. They are far less useful for characterizing the behavior of appropriators in the smaller-scale CPRs that are the focus of this inquiry...](https://floof.org/photo/preview/640/533096 "Quote from \"Governing the Commons\" by Elinor Ostrom.
Instead of being wrong, these are special models [Tragedy of the commons, Prisoner's dilemma game, Mancur Olson's logic of collective action] that utilize extreme assumptions rather than general theories. These models can successfully predict strategies and outcomes in fixed situations approximating the initial conditions of the models, but they cannot predict outcomes outside that range. They are useful for predicting behavior in large-scale CPRs in which no one communicates, everyone acts independently, no attention is paid to the effects of one's actions, and the costs of trying to change the structure of the situation are high. They are far less useful for characterizing the behavior of appropriators in the smaller-scale CPRs that are the focus of this inquiry...")
![Quote from "Governing the Commons" by Elinor Ostrom.
What makes these models [free-rider problems] so dangerous - when they are used metaphorically as the foundation for policy - is that the constraints that are assumed to be fixed for the purpose of analysis are taken on faith as being fixed in empirical settings, unless external authorities change them. The prisoners in the famous dilemma cannot change the constraints imposed on them by the district attorney; they are in jail. Not all users of natural resources are similarly incapable of changing their constraints. As long as individuals are viewed as prisoners, policy prescriptions will address this metaphor. I would rather address the question of how to enhance the capabilities of those involved to change the constraining rules of the game to lead to outcomes other than remorseless tragedies.](https://floof.org/photo/preview/640/533100 "Quote from \"Governing the Commons\" by Elinor Ostrom.
What makes these models [free-rider problems] so dangerous - when they are used metaphorically as the foundation for policy - is that the constraints that are assumed to be fixed for the purpose of analysis are taken on faith as being fixed in empirical settings, unless external authorities change them. The prisoners in the famous dilemma cannot change the constraints imposed on them by the district attorney; they are in jail. Not all users of natural resources are similarly incapable of changing their constraints. As long as individuals are viewed as prisoners, policy prescriptions will address this metaphor. I would rather address the question of how to enhance the capabilities of those involved to change the constraining rules of the game to lead to outcomes other than remorseless tragedies.")
Wait, two of them?!
#latexpup #pupdrone #pupplay #latex #rubberpup #rubberdrone #latexdrone #dronification
Here's Kai, the red panda guy disguised as a snep, having a blast bouncing on his bed with his favorite plushies. Taking back to those carefree days when our biggest concern was finding new ways to have fun.
Featuring some of his other characters: Sephy and Alex
Pic as Patreon reward for Kai the Wah! (Thank you!)
Digital. Procreate.
You can see the short time-lapse process video on the first comment of my Telegram channel: https://t.me/panda_paco
Or the full time-lapse video at supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pandapaco
