The unicode character '⍼' was a mystery first noticed in 2022: https://ionathan.ch/2022/04/09/angzarr.html. It's in the Unicode standard as a mathematical symbol. But no one could find any examples of it having been used, and no one knew what it represented. It was like the only record of an extinct species, fossilized in the Unicode standard.

But now someone has found the document it originally came from! It represents the angle 'Azimuth', and the symbol probably comes from the path light takes through a sextant. https://ionathan.ch/2026/02/16/angzarr.html

(@johncarlosbaez might appreciate this symbol!)

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 02:10

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 02:10

Mar 10, 2026, 02:10

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

re: ukpol

i know i've been talking about this a lot & it's really because i don't see anyone else talking about it & as i've said before i think people should be aware and pushing back against it. i don't particularly want to be the guy trying to keep on top of this. feel like i'm pissing in the wind a bit

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 00:20

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 00:20

Mar 10, 2026, 00:20

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

re: ukpol

honestly though i read the parliamentary debate about these amendments and it was depressing. opposition to the government amendment was only framed in support of the lords' own massively-overreaching one, clamouring for a ban asap rather than a potential one in 2 months

so i can't imagine debate over future measures would actually make a difference either way given the set of uninformed authoritarian wankers that occupy both sides of both houses at the moment

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 00:11

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 00:11

Mar 10, 2026, 00:11

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

re: ukpol

and the supposed pressing need for these powers, the urgency which justifies government giving itself the ability to sidestep democratic process at a stroke, this social media-driven youth mental health crisis which requires immediate action. well it doesn't exist. it's a confected moral panic

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 00:07

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 10, 2026, 00:07

Mar 10, 2026, 00:07

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

re: ukpol

but of course even if this government, somehow, doesn't do anything too bad with its newfound powers, these powers will also remain available to any subsequent government to do with as they will

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 09, 2026, 23:59

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 09, 2026, 23:59

Mar 09, 2026, 23:59

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

re: ukpol

the new amendment allows govt to introduce restrictions on children's access to internet services (which effectively means everyone who hasn't ID verified) with no debate and minimal scrutiny. in theory what they do with this will depend on the outcomes of the consultation https://computerfairi.es/web/statuses/116161646979067688

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**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 09, 2026, 23:51

**taizou** @lion@computerfairi.es · Mar 09, 2026, 23:51

Mar 09, 2026, 23:51

taizou @lion@computerfairi.es

ukpol

so this is the current state of UK gov's planned internet restrictions
the lords amendment proposing a sweeping under-16 ban has been thankfully voted down but the gov amendment allowing them to basically do anything in future is in
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/09/proposed-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-rejected-by-mps
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-eyes-sweeping-powers-to-regulate-tech-without-parliamentary-scrutiny/

**taizou** · Mar 09, 2026, 17:27

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**Nidd** @Ultranidd@yiff.life · Mar 09, 2026, 17:27

Mar 09, 2026, 17:27

Nidd @Ultranidd@yiff.life

Smal fox on a big adventure!

#furry #furryart

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**taizou** · Jan 12, 2022, 08:58

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**💜 🩷 Iconoclast Beryl 🩷 💜** @Rasp@raru.re · Jan 12, 2022, 08:58

Jan 12, 2022, 08:58

💜 🩷 Iconoclast Beryl 🩷 💜 @Rasp@raru.re

boost this cat when they least expect it

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**taizou** · Mar 08, 2026, 17:43

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**Nova Storm** @NovaSquirrel@chitter.xyz · Mar 08, 2026, 17:43

Mar 08, 2026, 17:43

Nova Storm @NovaSquirrel@chitter.xyz

I went to the local zoo's "Glo Wild" event yesterday. It's a collaboration with https://tianyuculture.us/ to put a bunch of pretty light displays throughout the zoo, which does mean I paid admission to get into a zoo and look at fake animals.

Very pretty, and the crowds were much more manageable than last year. Not entirely sure if it was less busy because they planned it better, because of the time of year, because the forecast was not 100% ideal, or whatever else, but last year the Africa section was absolutely clogged and this time it was fine.

Surprisingly, they are still operating the train at night and have simple lights next to the track.