[Thread]Thinking about this in a #crip and #disability context:
"And I’ve realized that Mastodon is a superb example of antiviral design.
It was engineered specifically to create friction — to slow things down a bit. This is a big part of why it behaves so differently from mainstream social networks." uxdesign.cc/mastodon-is-antivi…
Past few years I've been thinking on the way the social media landscape reflects the societal urge towards the frictionaless 1/?
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An alternative web client for Mastodon, focused on speed and simplicity.pinafore.social
I'm closing registration temporarily on bookwyrm.social because it's overloaded and my work schedule won't permit me to be available for BookWyrm stuff.
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So I was checking my logs and people report me to me all the time, but I got a report from mas.to, who has defederated with me, which is fine, but what was said got my attention.
They called me racist and said I didn't use content warnings for my content, which we've discussed at length this week, and how entitled it is. We all know that's just white people shit.
But they say I attack people. This is a bald-faced lie. If you look at every single one of my contentious moments with other users on here, they come at me. I don't attack people. I defend myself. 100% of the time. I do not go after people. That's not my thing, and I have zero interest in the lives of bigots and people who just don't like me for whatever reason.
Earlier in the week, I talked about how much understanding there is for bigotry and hate on the fedi but that isn't extended to it's targets.
The situation is with mas.to is a perfect example of this.
I would urge caution for anyone who interacts with that instance as they've shown a tolerance for bigotry but none for people who are harassed and targeted by it.
you have GOT to be kidding me
NO. NO. NO.
Certain journa.host admin "fully down for the VC pump-and-dump" of his server.
You might have been on the fence before, now every decent server admin needs to #FediBlock that shit.
Wayback capture of offending post: https://web.archive.org/web/20221108114904/journa.host/@adamdavidson/1093…
Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson@journa.host)
@trapse@mastodon.cloud we are exploring the institutional partnership possibilities. But, I'm fully down for the VC pump-and-dump. Let's brainstorm how to do that. I hear social media companies are quite hot right now..Mastodon
The future of Game Boy chip music is pretty neat.
I hate using disposable batteries, and these are so convenient!
#chiptune #chipmusic #gameboy #batteries #rechargeable
X-15 #2 Crash Landing
NASA research pilot Jack McKay was injured in a crash landing of the X-15 #2 on November 9, 1962.NASA
Picks of the Day:
🌟 @robotwig - Artist recreating scenes from classic films using miniature models and practical effects (no CGI or digital)
🌟 @RikerGoogling - Commander Riker trying to make sense of the world
🌟 @traindriver - The daily life of a train driver in south east England
🌟 @AbandonedAmerica - Website, podcast and book series about derelict structures of all kinds
🌟 @DanHakimi - Smartly-dressed lawyer blogging about menswear and fashion
More follows at fedi.directory
55 Years Ago: Gemini XII Closes Out a Successful Program
The primary objectives of Project Gemini included proving the techniques required for the Apollo Program to fulfill President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s.Kelli Mars (NASA)
Sealing Sample 14 - NASA
The team is making progress identifying and implementing a fix that will allow a seal to cap off the rover’s latest rock sample.go.nasa.gov
Beispiel: anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-2…
Tuxi :Friendica: 🐧 ✅
Das Bier ist kalt, die Chips rascheln schon in der Tüte und gleich kommt mein Kumpel. Freu mich schon. 🍻️⚽️ !⚽️ Fußball ️⚽️ #fußball #s...anonsys.net
Es liegt an Dir, es liegt garantiert nicht am dem Programmierer, der das verursacht hat und sich gerade wie der Kesselflicker auf der Titanic fühlt ...
Ich schaue es mir nachher an.
Once Upon A Rover - NASA
Once upon a time - early 2013 - there was a small corner room in the Flight Projects building at JPL where the walls and windows were coated in pages and pages of paper.go.nasa.gov
NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth
The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars.NASA Mars Exploration
You've Got Perseverance! - NASA
The 'You've Got Perseverance!' opportunity is for students who have demonstrated perseverance in their academic pursuits.go.nasa.gov
Perseverance Rover Mars Rock Samples
More about the Mars rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover that may one day be returned to Earth by a future mission for scientists to study.NASA Mars Exploration
APOD: 2022 November 12 - Eclipse in the City
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Blood Moon, Ice Giant
Image Credit & Copyright: Ryan Han
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221111.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2022 November 11 - Blood Moon, Ice Giant
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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Funnily enough the tree they're in is actually closely surrounded by a red VIP-type rope & sign-posted. Near to the junction of Forgen-Smith & Michie buildings.
The First Female Crash Dummy Has Arrived
Women are more likely to get injured in car crashes, but the currently available test dummies don’t reflect the average female body
Compared to men, women are 17 percent more likely to die in a car crash and 73 percent more likely to sustain serious injuries in a front-end collision.
Yet despite these discrepancies, car companies are only required to test vehicle safety using crash dummies modeled after the average man.
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Another pandemic ship comes to Australia.
"The Majestic Princess cruise ship – carrying about 800 Covid-19 positive passengers – has docked in Sydney and passengers have disembarked in the city...
"...NSW Health assessed the Covid risk level for the Majestic Princess as “Tier 3” which indicated a high level of transmission. Such “high impact” vessels have “a lot of cases on board (100 or more positive cases per 1,000 people) and/or the vessel is unable to maintain critical services due to staffing or resource shortages”.
"The outbreak comes after a surge in case numbers across Australia over the past week – an anticipated “fourth wave” – prompting Queensland to ask residents to mask up in health facilities, indoors and on public transport."
Majestic Princess: cruise ship passengers disembark in Sydney after mass Covid outbreak
Covid-positive passengers told to stay away from public transport after biggest single outbreak since Ruby PrincessBen Doherty (The Guardian)
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youtu.be/RKMshnXhg9g
Young voters made the difference.
I want to especially thank young people who overwhelmingly came out to vote in this midterm election. There is no doubt that your votes were decisive in crit...YouTube
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time.com/6230338/twitter-india…
Elon Musk Has Inherited Twitter’s India Problem
Under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter's role as one of the few remaining forums for relatively free expression in India hangs in the balance.Billy Perrigo (Time)
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in reply to VI • • •Even the defining principles of activism is to 'do'. and to reduce the friction and limitation/increase visibility and induce change about a given issue.
Yet a lot of direct action *involves* adding friction to the system you want to change, until it breaks - lock on, sit ins, other kinds of direct action its not wise to talk about online. Traditional social media's 'strength' has been virality's ability to connect [3/?]
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