Doing some maintenance. -steele
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Tuesday, 18 March 2025
quote [ When Max Ernst saw this series of 19th Century wood, metal, wire, and plaster forms in Paris, he rushed to share them with Man Ray ]
It's a Man Ray kind of sky
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Monday, 17 March 2025
quote [ One man journeys through the many movements—sci-fi startups, DIY donor clubs, group masturbation retreats—urgently attempting to address the “crisis in sperm.” ]
His soul monkey sperm tribes racing to be first
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quote [ This piece has been brewing in my head over the last few years as I’ve watched a dramatic shift happen. In a very generous framing of this dynamic, a growing number of people are questioning: what possesses someone to still wear a mask, aren’t they just anxious and paranoid?! This has created tension in families, partnerships, friendships, workplaces, social groups, and other communities. Since the answer is unclear to many, I want to address this.
And I say all this as a mental health professional who specializes in working with the chronically ill and disabled communities; is trained to recognize the impacts of trauma, cognitive biases, and thought distortions; with education and training in research methodology who has poured over infectious disease research for several years; who has lived with Long COVID and been part of this community for 5 years; and who has welcomed far too many new faces to this community in recent years. ] Pretty decent piece. Covers most of the bases.
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quote [ I take you on a journey from a bloated AI-powered blinky program through C, assembly, and machine code, all the way down to 0 bytes. ]
A decent representation of the software layer's with real world hello.
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Sunday, 16 March 2025
quote [ Looking back at Gamergate, a flash point in internet history, and what it has to tell us about our current moment. ]
And open Gate, GamerGate,
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Blueprint for Revolution -
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
quote [ Buried deep inside your computer's Intel chip is the MINIX operating system and a software stack, which includes networking and a web server. It's slow, hard to get at, and insecure as insecure can be. ]
An old article about a known "issue" for some; built in feature for others.
RUST OXIDISED UBUNTU in comments.
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Saturday, 15 March 2025
quote [ This pig with a reddish-brown coat and a prominent white stripe might not look very remarkable, but during the late 19th century, it became a symbol of protest among Danish farmers. ]
I got pigs
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Friday, 14 March 2025
quote [ In this printed example below (C.41.a.28), the tasks for January-April show a labourer sitting by the fire, pruning trees, and ploughing the fields. Opposite these images, circular diagrams in red and black with an orange orb in the centre handily indicate the number of hours of daylight and darkness in each calendar month. ]
From the Medieval manuscripts blog of the British Library .. ingenious designs on small scale to handle complex chronicles.
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quote [ The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock ]
dancing in a Saturn's moon
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Thursday, 13 March 2025
quote [ Though she was once conflicted about working on defense, Ganesan no longer has as many qualms. “In great power politics, people die. Often more impulsive, less pragmatic men make those decisions, and as a well-educated woman, I’d rather be in the room,” she said. ]
The hype is where the money is.
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When They Severed Earth from Sky -
How the Human Mind Shapes Myth
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