I don't think anyone in history has ever calmed down when told "calm down."
Yet, for some reason, this is still the first thing everyone says.
I find people confusing.
(To clarify: nothing's happening to me - I'm just people watching XD)
Analysis of water samples gathered by citizen scientists reveal a "worrying" find, an expert says.Richard Daniel (BBC News)
"You get more conservative when you get older" only really worked for the generations that got RICHER as they got older.
The real truth was always just "You get more selfish the more money you have".
#conservative #conservatives #conservatism #economics #economy #politics
In all our public spaces you shouldn't have to go more than a few blocks to
Which side are you on in the war?
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Economics #Capitalism
Not only is this design cool, it refreshingly lacks any "anti-homeless" shit
https://fribygda.no/@amici/112881120433479810
Attached: 1 image #libraries #books #designFribygda - anarkistisk bygd ute pรฅ allheimen!
Peruse the fantastic lineup of speakers presenting DEF CON 32 Talksdefcon.org
Content warning: uspol, furries, kink, Elon Musk, the world is a joke
Cloudflare making headlines again, probably not the way it would prefer. From @dangoodin at Ars: A familiar debate is once again surrounding Cloudflare, the content delivery network that provides a free service that protects websites from being takeโฆInfosec Exchange
Results of LAโs 3-year basic income experiment were โtransformativeโ. It gave people โtime and spaceโ to improve their lives by โlanding better jobs, leaving unsafe living conditions and escaping abusive relationshipsโ. https://www.latimes.Mastodon
โStudy Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AIโ
https://futurism.com/the-byte/study-consumers-turned-off-products-ai
> When AI is mentioned, it tends to lower emotional trust, which in turn decreases purchase intentions
Like I've been saying, we don't need the term "slop". Consumers have decided that "AI" in its entirety is bullshit. And, honestly, theyโre right.
Researchers have found that including the words "artificial intelligence" in product marketing is a major turn-off for consumers.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
Today is #EarthOvershootDay โ the day we've exhausted all the natural resources that the Earth can produce for 2024.
We would need 1.7 Earths to sustain our current rate of consumption.
This is why our #EUGreenDeal aims to give more back to nature than we take away from it.
Every one of those things was said about me as a child/teen. Every. One. Of. Those. Things.
And at 56, I still havenโt completely recovered from the damage that those words caused.
โWords canโt hurt you IS A DAMNED LIE!โ
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Sorry. Iโll go back to my corner now.
My Blรฅhaj is getting a washing today so I was searching up at what temperature and such to wash him at...
...Second result I got was for my own blog post from last year when I washed him. I completely forgot I had written the exact washing instructions I had used previously there, but thanks to younger me for doing that.
Content warning: BMA press release on Cass Review on puberty blocker ban in the UK; positive news; references UKPol
Are you sick of Google Maps, but are still worried about getting from A to B? ๐ ๐ฒ ๐
Checkout these great open source alternatives!
๐ https://tuta.com/blog/google-maps-alternatives-foss
#degoogle #maps #opensource #foss #privacy
With a number of community driven, open source mapping projects picking a navigation app without ads or tracking has never been easier.Tuta
"...the British Medical Association (BMA), voted in favor of a resolution to publicly critique the #CassReview used to crack down on gender affirming care for #trans youth in the United Kingdom, calling its recommendations unsubstantiated."
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/british-medical-association-calls
The British Medical Association, the professional organization representing doctors in the United Kingdom, has called for a public critique of the review and to bar its implementation.Erin Reed (Erin In The Morning)