salith @salith@computerfairi.es

I've just made myself giggle. Instead of calling the current wave of prudishness "puriteens" we should call them the "tail-i-ban"

Trolley problem:

A trolley is currently heading towards an unidentifiable person on the track.

On the other track is a conservative-

CLUNK

I wrote an article for folks struggling with what feels like an embarrassing secret. Maybe you feel like you have to keep this secret like I did, but today I'd like to tell you:

It's Okay to Want Boobs.

https://www.miriamrobern.com/its-okay-to-want-boobs/

@faraiwe Added alt text.

CNN has to run all stories about Palestine and Israel past their Jerusalem bureau before it gets published lmao jesus fucking christ

Rishi Sunak is 'proud' of his government's 'support' for LGBTQIA+ is he?

There you have it. The equalities minister has met 2 anti-trans groups and no LGBTQIA+ groups. Rishi has allegedly made jokes about trans people and used it to attack Labour.

That is the record of which Rishi Sunak is proud.

Hey, people. Foone Turing (the "I go way too deep into computer investigations of vintage tech" person) has indicated they're officially laid off, and running out of money while trying to find a new job. If you have a job, hit them up. Otherwise, please throw some dollars:

https://ko-fi.com/fooneturing

Have you ever seen a bus driver graffiti a car that has been parked in a bus stop?

Because I haven't. I saw nothing happen at all and there is no way I could identify the bus driver who did it.

HEY

the #discworld #humblebundle has been extended for another week! US residents can get THIRTY NINE FUCKING BOOKS for EIGHTEEN BUCKS

do you KNOW how good a DEAL that is?! it's fucking incredible, these books are SO worth that. they're worth MORE.

go buy them

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-books?view=0sxB6ZRV3LDy

Absolutely. Do not use, do not support BetterHelp.

They took patients’ intake questionnaires and sold them to Facebook.

BetterHelp itself is not a ‘covered provider’ under HIPAA. But they heavily implied any data you gave them was HIPAA covered, and would not be shared.

They have been slapped with an $8 million fine by the FTC.

(I think they should be a HIPAA-covered provider, and they should be prosecuted.)

BetterHelp *cannot be trusted*. Stay away!

https://weirder.earth/@dessertgeek/111854230732895093

HELP: looking for sources on fascist aesthetics. Why fascists (Nazi Germany, other fascist countries, and current fascist movements) like minimalism, Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture and architecture, and “elegant” beauty.

And why they banned the kinds of art they banned.

(PLEASE BOOST FOR REACH)

#research #AskFedi #AskMastodon #history #art #artHistory

Seattle apparently raided a bunch of gay bars over the weekend and made some arrests for lewd conduct. And the ones spared with that were still written up for probably having a taco truck out front that you can eat inside.

#ACAB as always.

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2024/01/lewd-conduction-capitol-hill-gay-bars-and-clubs-band-together-to-push-back-on-liquor-board-inspections/

#TechWriters matter

Discord is NOT documentation

@cstross As a fellow middle-aged cis white male, I have a theory. I've been wondering how the "ZOMG GAI is almost here" crowd sees things so differently than me. I suspect many of them, mostly cis white men, pay no attention to the actual humanity of the people around them, especially those they see as lesser/subordinate. So when they see ChatGPT as nearly human, that's because it's about as complex as their understanding of their wives, girlfriends, and employees.