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Unredacter: Shows you why y should never ever ever use pixelation as a redaction technique ..

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A #train that runs on 100% wind power, at a #station that runs on 100% sun power, fed by a #bike that runs on 100% leg power.

The technology needed for a better #mobility future isn’t waiting to be discovered by corporations; it exists and is waiting to be discovered by politicians.

@researchfairy I saw some journo call that a canary in a coalmine and I can't not feel bitter about how they've ignored every red flag about Elon, like when his daughter's coming-out catapulted him fully into being an all-out nazi, and only start getting upset when it impacts them. Fuck them, it's not like we didn't see this coming and warned about it.

first they came for the immigrants, but i didn't care, because those people cause a lot of problems and they're unclean and strange

then they came for the homeless, but i didn't care, because i like my cities clean and they could just get a job, really what's so hard about that

then they came for the pregnant, but i didn't care, because men like me can always get their girlfriend's one if needed

then they came for the trans people, but i didn't care, because frankly they're sort of weird and just a fad and we're just indulging them and their wacko doctors

then they came for the permanently disabled, but i didn't care, because i was in good health and they should just stay at home or eat healthier

then they came for the journalists, and i wrote an op-ed titled “first they came for the journalists”

— liberal journalists

Kid programming question: the 15 y/o has been learning JavaScript at school using P5.is as a game engine and now wants to graduate to “real programming.” I think he still mostly wants to write games, just more powerful ones. Any suggestions where to go next that *isn’t* too painful?

FYI: Musk's arbitrary suspensions didn't start today. He has accepted requests from some of the worst far-right folks to ban anti-fascist and anarchist individuals and publications.

The most notable of these include @CrimethInc, an anarchist collective that does dangerous and evil things such as .... publishing an online library:
crimethinc.com/library

@micahflee (who's among the folks suspended today for mentioning @elonjet) covered these suspensions here:

theintercept.com/2022/11/29/el

In case you missed it, a publication that _was_ suspended today is @igd_news, which is another highly notable anarchist, anti-fascist and anti-capitalist publication that's been around for many years.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_G

I'm pointing this out because this is no less worthy of attention than prominent WaPo and NYT account suspensions (which may well be reversed) -- arguably more so, because most folks don't know these anarchist publications and won't notice them getting suspended.

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Protocols, not platforms. That we let ourselves get suckered into platforms over protocols is one of the biggest unforced errors in the history of the net, and if Musk makes that widely obvious, it will be a significant silver lining in his sophomoric conflagration.

You can go ahead without the resistor delete and only disable the card in the OS to prevent its reinitialization, but one wrong move that reinitializes it will rebrick the laptop -- and there's always the risk of it becoming too inoperable then to even power on correctly

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If you still happen to have a MacBook Pro with a dead Radeon 67xx chip, you might be pleased to know there is a fix now. All it takes is an EFI string entered in single-user mode -- which you can often do without video if necessary -- and the 67xx will be disabled, allowing use of the healthy 9400 IGP instead. If you also delete a resistor from the board, the fix is permanent. The only ongoing stipulation is that you must prevent PRAM resets, by password-protecting it to avoid mistakes.

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the orange dog — whom u might recall from the taco incident — is fucked up and has to go into the shop next week to get his liver retooled or drained or w/e

Fun fact: the MP3 file format is as old today as 8-track tapes were when MP3 was invented

I'm gonna call em toots because somebody complained about it so now i think it's funny

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So anyway I'm done playing devil's advocate, quote toots are just a thing ya need to have generally, and without the algorithmic driven incentives and discoverability, it shouldn't be nearly as bad as on Twitter

I used to like wearing a watch as a kid, now I can't stand it and it seems impossible to get used to again. I hate having anything strapped to me besides a backpack, really. And having to retreat to my desktop running a TV all the time isn't the most convenient… but my eyes are absolutely done with near work for awhile. If you do a lot of close focus for some reason or another -- say, a full time job's worth of time on the phone -- consider limiting now before it really interrupts your life.

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If you have an (understandable) predisposition to expect ill of someone wearing a smartwatch, make sure you retain the consideration that they may have a disability or some particular need. Using a phone is destroying my eyes, so I need to switch to using a watch like a pager.

I get it, they're expensive for how useless they are to most people, and represent affluence and luxury in public view, but some people actually need them. My secondhand Apple Series 3 is already too old for cell service

I don't want to serve a huge userbase. I don't want to "lead" a community, much less with directness of a steering wheel. I want to build something together with people who are just as committed to self-management as I am. I suppose I'm fortunate that almost nobody's joined all year, so I can still make that decision.

I think Hellsite is going from public to "request an invite" only.

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Hellsite

The hell site