ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
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So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
So I didn't have to spray paint myself with a faux stone texture and sit in the lotus position in front of a Ukraine-themed backdrop for my avatar picture? I could have just made it up? Now you tell me.
I'm not sure who needs to hear this but you don't owe anyone on the internet your real name or a profile image that's a real photo of you.
> Among the unexpected sources of support for the magazine was the βfediverseβ [ . . . ] Many comments on the GoFundMe page mention that the donors learned about the Observer through Mastodon β where { @TexasObserver } was one of the first journalistic outlets to set up its own server [ . . . ]
> { @jamescanup }, the magazineβs managing director, responded to the news of the shutdown by [ . . . ] setting up a GoFundMe campaign [ . . . ] donations quickly soared, raising the hope that there might be a way forward for a leftist publication in a deeply red state after all.
> [ . . . ] βThere are more Democrats in Texas than there are in any other state besides California.β
Thereβs an awful lot of violence, slavery, misogyny, and murder in the Bible. Maybe we should ban that book?
Journalism is maximally profitable when it is maximally useless.
The stories that are the easiest to sell ads against are the ones that are relevant to the most people. The stories that are the most useful to any given person are likely *not useful* to people outside their community.
I don't need National news, excepting in very rare circumstances.
I need local news, which is only covered in very rare circumstances.
Sure! It's good for me to know what's happening in US or Global politics, but what happened at last night's school board meeting or city council or county commissioner's meetings has way more Impact on my life.
RT @PjotrSauer
My friend and thoroughly professional journalist @evangershkovich has been arrested by the FSB on obviously bogus espionage charges. Journalism is not a crime. Evan should be released immediately
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/03/30/russia-detains-wsj-journalist-on-spying-allegations-a80657
The undead are vulnerable to fire?
Buddy, let me tell you what else is weak against fire: goddamn everything. If you need to destroy something, try fire, I always say
@Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social
Pro forced birth. Pro rape. Pro kiddie diddling. Pro oligarchy. Pro fascism.
Not pro life.
$300K raised is wonderful, excellent, laudatory, superb, and see your thesaurus for more. But to stay open they need money all the time. Subscribe. They send newsletters, and articles. They have a website. They post Mastodon posts with links. Subscribe, starting at just 99Β’ a month, with multiple levels, at whatever you can afford.
A few days ago, @TexasObserver was on its deathbed. Now the crusading nonprofit newsroom is getting a second chance after raising $300,000 in a crowdfunding campaign:
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/29/texas-observer-keep-publishing/
Testing out Bard (Google's "AI")
So far I've asked it technical questions (tell me about Class 0A ESD protection / tell me about ACES-Hy), paranoia questions (will OSIRIS-Rex bring an alien virus back from Bennu?), philosophy questions (What is the purpose of life?) and it's been all right with all of them. I asked if drag queens should be banned in Florida, and it provided 4 drafts, all with an emphatic 'no'.
Fun, but I'm not sure how useful.
#Google #Alphabet #AI #Bard
Iβd much rather listen to a guy in drag read βMy Two Dadsβ in a public library than go through another active shooter training or lockdown in my school.
Yay!! I picked up my big shy boi from boarding!! We rode the BART back to the neighborhood and now we're people watching, sniffing things, and getting coffee.
I love this lug.
(Mood enhanced also because shenanigans.)
An excerpt from my internal monologue during this morning's bicycle ride.
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Hmm. That little bird I saw yesterday was so charming. Bottergat. What's the other name for a bottergat again?
Cape Bimbo.
No! Hahaha.
Cape Dildo?
OMG no!
Dildo. No! Bimbo? Bimbo. Bimbo! Dildo. Bimbo!
WTF, brain? OK I'll give you something to distract you. What's a good translation for "bottergat?"
Hmm. Butter-arse? Butter-bum? Butter-butt! Name comes from their bright yellow butts.
*grinding noises* Also known as a Cape Bulbul *bing!*
We fucking did it, y'all. We fucking saved the Texas fucking Observer and I'm so fucking happy rn. #TexasNeedsAnObserver
A win for Mastodon and journalism: The successful campaign to stave off closure of the @TexasObserver got a boost from the magazineβs fan base in the #fediverse. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/29/texas-observer-closing-gofundme?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
"In middle age, I'm forced to recognize that nothing short of being who I am will resolve my profound inner confict. The word 'transition' is terrifying but, however catastrophic the process of coming out may be, I'll not be much good to those I love if I'm burned out, incapacitated, or dead."
https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan/
Hey, #People of #Mastodon! You saved a newspaper today!
The @TexasObserver was slated to close at the end of the month. But no more!
The #Fediverse has demonstrated that it is the home of independent #journalism, and I am so proud to have been here and witnessed it all!
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Orientation
- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.
Joined Nov 2022
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