orthogonal to alive @avi@computerfairi.es

it's actually amazing how much technology needs to be added to a web browser to make the web a non hostile place

#1yrago New Macbooks and Imacs will brick themselves if they think they're being repaired by an independent technician https://boingboing.net/2018/10/04/welcome-bootlickers.html

The two-sided statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta (19th Century) at the Salar Jung Museum in India. The sculpture is carved out of a single log of sycamore wood. Artist unknown https://lizbennett2013.tumblr.com/post/188126287178/steampunktendencies-the-two-sided-statue-of

The Gnoll Emperor awards you a damp scroll which appears to be inscribed with the spell Animate Cats.

back on my bullshit

Engines and Power https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/188113804708

Take a moment to think back to these 3-5 feral hoglings

@agendervoid this is a good heuristic, because it means I can post anything I want. I'm not interested in any revolution where we don't abolish toothbrushes altogether. Pineapple on pizza is not only good but one time I had a pretty good pizza that had pineapple and feta cheese on it. Cats are just boneless dogs.

I'm too hot to cancel

The Orioles renamed their "Ball Girls" to "Orb Girls" #orbgirl

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What I'm taking from my engagement on this post is a lot of you didn't even know

https://www.extremetech.com/internet/286897-facebook-uses-2fa-phone-numbers-to-help-other-users-find-you

Remember when Facebook told you to enable 2factor authentication and then they sold your phone numbers

the world would be a better place if no one was an antivaxer or a terf or anti-choice, so we can and should take steps towards getting ppl out of these ideologies

The Clown Prince of Florida

I came out as nonbinary to someone who lives in the village over Facebook because she called me a girl. Didn't hear any more about it at the time. A few weeks later, she gave us a bereavement card that included this:

2 days ago: audio is leaked saying that zuckerberg is extremely mad over the democratic candidates trying to push for breaking up facebook

6 hours ago: facebook quietly changes policy about false and misleading info, saying political ads are no longer fact-checked. at about the same time Trump begins to put up false and misleading ads

it's no longer "the algorithm", social media is being intentionally manipulated to push for political situations where the rich stay in power

32% of Americans don't know that DNA is in vegetables. that's my science post for today. It's bitter, I know. I'm gonna go take a short walk, and think about things.