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How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.

arstechnica.com/security/2023/…

How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

Ars Technica

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Stickney Crater apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230708.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 July 8 - Stickney Crater

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
#APOD
in reply to NASA

Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦
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Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦
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Wow! What a close-up 🤩 It also kinda looks like something small in close-up.
"Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos"

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@foolishowl did you see loomio.com/d/AZcJK6y2/discussi… ?

I guess the vote needs to be restarted along the lines of what is in the wiki like @ntnsndr pointed out?


Discussion: Support the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact

For some time, there have been rumors that Meta (Facebook) has plans to impose itself on the Fediverse.
Loomio
@Nathan Schneider @FoolishOwl
in reply to Ed Summers

FoolishOwl
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I'm at a total loss how to reduce a range of values to a binary up-or-down vote. I'd been asking for advice on how to do this for weeks.
in reply to FoolishOwl

Ed Summers
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Ed Summers
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I know you have 😞

I wonder if this would work:

1) defederate from threads: docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/mo…
2) do nothing
3) block

Moderation actions

Actions that can be taken against unwanted users or domains.
docs.joinmastodon.org
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Nathan Schneider
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yes. I think a ranked choice vote is great for a sense check, but a proposal for action needs to have a single, clear, proposal for action to be binding.
in reply to Ed Summers

richjensen
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This works, right? Current sentiment (26% voting) suggests there's +50% for defederation. #socialcoop #threads
#socialcoop #threads
in reply to richjensen

Nathan Schneider
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Nathan Schneider
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@richjensen I am not sure how to interpret the point distribution and whether it really constitutes a majority, though it does seem clear there is strong support for defederation.
@richjensen
in reply to Nathan Schneider

richjensen
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I read choice items #1 and #2 as an unambiguous preference for 'defederate now' . #3 and #4 are 'wait and see'. I haven't done a ranked choice analysis, just counting the topline. It's true discussion emerged during the vote as to whether defederate might = LIMIT not SUSPEND. It's possible some folks have expressed a choice for 'defederation' when their intention was only to LIMIT. I support another YES/NO vote clearly calling for a 'suspend' action under the rules.

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Just visited the @mediaarchaeologylab of Ireland
@media archaeology lab

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Hope you have a chill #Caturday!
Image of black and white tuxedo cat and orange and white tabby laying on their backs with hind feet in the air. They are napping in a large, oversized dark brown recliner.
#Caturday

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El termómetro felino funciona a la perfección #caturday #catsofmastodon #cats
Una escala que ilustra la relación entre la postura del gato y la temperatura ambiente. Cuanto más estirado, más calor hace.
Tofu acostado de lado sobre el sofá, en una posición acorde con la temperatura.
#cats #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

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In pictures: South America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of our electric future

Demand for lithium-ion batteries is unprecedented - but is mining the chemical harmful to the environment?
Maeve Campbell (Euronews.com)
#environment #climatechange #Climate #ClimateCrisis #climateemergency #degrowth #waroncars #bancars
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Bread and Circuses
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I like this quote:

“The problem is that electric cars are popular with politicians precisely because they provide an excuse to avoid doing harder things, like rebuilding our cities, or changing the habits of lifetimes. Persuading people to switch from their old gasoline car to a shiny Tesla is much easier than persuading them that they can live without a car. Hence governments are pushing electric cars, often with incentives that make no sense.” - Daniel Knowles, author of Carmageddon

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Stickney Crater

Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230708.ht… #APOD

APOD: 2023 July 8 - Stickney Crater

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
#APOD
in reply to (moving) APOD

GilesT
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Another stunner.... How can one get one's head around the astronomy today?...

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self disclaiming sign
This is an Australian bank sob!

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cat selfie
#MoodoftheDay
#moodoftheday

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cat god
@Christoph S
@Christoph S
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Muse
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I've been told this is a Flerken!

Flerken

The Flerken (also called Flerkens as plural) are alien creatures resembling Earth cats in appearance and behavior. They reproduce by laying up to 117 eggs and possess many tentacles that can extend from their mouths.
Contributors to Marvel Database (Fandom, Inc.)

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shark cat
What tha...?!

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the "old" logitech G keyboards have a incredible potential for devs even in the 2020's

this is the most hacker shit i ever seen

in reply to ilsix

Stellar 🇫🇷
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Stellar 🇫🇷
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make a community around the G13 and find people who wanna make plugins for it!
in reply to Stellar 🇫🇷

nebunez
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I still use my G13 on Linux as my primary input device for gaming. It just lives there on my desk for when I'm ready to play!

I have to manage my game configs in text files, but I personally don't hate that. Obviously I can see how that would be an issue for some. I have thought about developing a UI for it, but I'll probably never do it.

A picture of my physical desktop. There's a logitech G13 in the top left corner, a small Wacom tablet below it, a Keyboardio Atreus to the right of the tablet, and a Steel Series Rival mouse up on the right where mice go. There's some various shit in the margins, just ignore those.

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The time to act is NOW! It always has been NOW. We are running out of time and we cannot afford to quake in our boots saying, "Nothing can be done."

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Bill McKibben: Climate Crisis Needs Urgent Action as Earth Records Hottest Temps Ever

This week unprecedented temperatures driven by climate change shattered heat records around the world. More records could be broken soon, as scientists say 2...
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Four panel comic of cats: Panel 1: cat's dancing with the caption "We can dance if we want to" Panel 2: cat sniffing another cat's butt with the caption "We can sniff our friend's behinds" Panel 3: Cat wearing overalls looking at a snowbank with the caption " But if your friends wear pants and IF they wear pants" Panel 4: Cranky looking cat with an angry face with the caption "Well, they're no friends of mine."

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Anyone down to go get some #BenAndJerry's? Skoden...

#FoxNews saying exactly what they've been saying to every brown person they've ever come across. This is so very on point of them, making it out to sound like they are the ones injured in this scenario...🙄

#LandBack #Indigenous

#landback #indigenous #benandjerry #foxnews

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Lovely version of Mr Blue Sky by Allison Young!

youtu.be/NWZp2Bxt3Cc


#PMJTour Mr Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra) Allison Young | Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 15/05/23

Recorded during Postmodern Jukebox's successful 2023 European tour http://pmjtour.com Venue: The concert hall at https://www.tivoli.dk/en/haven-og-forlystels...
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They really are.
Evolution creating crabs 5 separate times: image Marge Simpson holding crab, I just think they're neat.

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As per request I've shifted the podcast to my off day so it doesn't clash with the streams #Linux #YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=3phCXj6l2o…

Also don't forget the audio release: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…


#175 Linux, Gaming, Tech & Other Nonsense | Solo

Today we're doing another solo episode and as always tends to happen, we're just chatting about whatever nonsense ends up catching my attention for today.===...
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#linux #YouTube

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You would never guess this is an Australian Band. It is! Great beats. Uplifting and fun!

youtu.be/mRlXIebae_k


ROCKMELONS featuring DENI HINES That Word (L.O.V.E.) (1992)

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This is a picture of the blackboard at the office of my mentor, the late Ned Seeman. If we had the superpower to freeze instances of the birth of highly original ideas, I imagine we would see something like this. Looks like a Cy Twombly painting. Each one of those drawings was a milestone in the establishment DNA nanotechnology field. I had professors come to me and say that they put Ned's papers in their office just to get inspired when they were feeling a bit low. That's how original he was.
The picture shows a blackboard with drawings of DNA-based nanostructures done with colored chalk. There are also some photographs and papers stuck on the blackboard. The many drawings convey to us the many ideas that went through the mind of Prof. Ned Seeman over the years.
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Regrets, I've had a few
A sad/annoyed looking orange cat sits in a booth at bar, alone among happy groups of people, starring at the empty table

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EasyBuild v4.8.0 is now available!

Includes the 2023a update of common toolchains foss + intel, adds support for 76 new software applications and libraries, along with a whole bunch of enhancements and bug fixes.

All details available at docs.easybuild.io/release-note…, executive summary at github.com/easybuilders/easybu…

#HPC


Release EasyBuild v4.8.0 · easybuilders/easybuild

EasyBuild v4.8.0 is primarily a feature release, but it also includes various minor bug fixes, enhancements, and updates. The executive summary for this release: Easyconfigs for the 2023a update ...
GitHub
#hpc

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Looking at my old MVJ notes and sketches. I need to get back to designing this character. (trying not to cringe at old art) #worldbuilding #characterdesign #sketches #oldart #costumedesign
A sketch of my character Taaru. They're holding a dagger, and their outfit features a high neck sleeveless cropped top, trousers, fingerless gloves with knuckle spikes, and a sleeveless coat with a hood. There's also a sketch of a wolf mask and the combination of mask and coat with hood.
Sketch of Taaru, with cropped top, cropped trousers and fingerless gloves. Taaru is in a bit of a weird pose, looking to the right
Coloured sketch of Taaru, a portrait. Taaru has elf ears (old design), short pointed eyebrows, short mullet-like black hair with two long strands on either side. They also have small metal loop earrings. Taaru is wearing something with a high collar.
A black and white digital sketch of Taaru holding their wolf mask, as if about to put it on. Behind them is a landscape with the ribs of a giant creature reaching towards the sky. The look on Taaru's face is a bit intense.
#CharacterDesign #sketches #worldbuilding #oldart #costumedesign
This entry was edited (2 years ago)

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#cats
Our old guy Wäinö (13 years old) loves it when I scratch his head with my nails.
A grey and white cat getting its head scratched. It has a very pleased look on its face.
#cats

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#Tecnoafecciones Aportemos nuestros granitos de arena 🙌🌿

¿Qué podemos hacer? Van algunas ideas👇

✅ Reducir la compra de dispositivos. Pensemos... ¿Cuáles son indispensables para nuestras vidas y trabajos? ¿Cuáles son los más 'amigables' con el ambiente?

✅ Reutilizar equipos. ¿Hay algún proyecto de reutilización de viejos equipos en mi ciudad? ¿Alguna persona de mi familia o cercana necesita un dispositivo tecnológico y el que estoy descartando podría servirle?

#tecnoafecciones
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Sursiendo
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Sursiendo
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✅Reciclar materiales de los aparatos. Hay que exigir que desde la fabricación se piense en esta etapa. Existen proyectos sociales que reciclan equipos pero no siempre terminan en uso

✅Reparar. Si podemos reemplazar las partes en vez de comprar un dispositivo completo es mejor!

in reply to Sursiendo

Sursiendo
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Sursiendo
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También podemos 👉Reflexionar, rechazar los mandatos de la publicidad que 'invitan' a usar 'nuevas tecnologías' todo el tiempo y reclamar legislación y vigilancia que considere opciones para mejorar estas problemáticas

Acciones para (re) conectar y transformar las tecnologías🌿

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Queer Liberation March 2023

It's always a pleasure to march without cops or corps in a demonstration of the anger and hope of LGBTQ+ folks demanding a just world.
reclaimpridenyc.org/2023-queer…

This year I repainted my sign (acrylic on corrugated plastic) to reflect some of the issues at hand. I was happy that it got attention from photographers and this photo was generously provided by Malka Svei who can be found at malkisvei.com/

#pride #queer

A picture of two folks with wearing KN95s and shorts in Foley Square, NYC amidst a crowd of people. The sign being held up reads: Resist transphobia + Nourish our revolutionary imagination. Also there is a tree, a raised fist, and some buildings depicted on the sign. Photo taken by Malka Svei https://malkisvei.com/

2023 Queer Liberation March — Reclaim Pride Coalition ~ NYC

Reclaim Pride Coalition ~ NYC
#queer #Pride

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Moms for bigotry!

This image really tells the story of the fascist movement that has taken hold in America. :ablobthinking:

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Welcome to the EU web:
Screenshot of an article from Le Monde, with a full-window cookie notice blocking the entire article.
in reply to John Gruber

Eugen Rochko
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Eugen Rochko
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I feel like the problem is the tracking, rather than them needing to disclose it. Nobody is forcing them to include third party analytics!
in reply to Eugen Rochko

Paweł Orzech
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Paweł Orzech
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@Gargron looks like John isn't really addressing real issues, he just likes to rant about EU politics and spill the ~bad takes~!
@Eugen Rochko
in reply to Eugen Rochko

Thom Holwerda
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Thom Holwerda
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@gargron These cookie banners aren't even compliant with the law anyway.

Like you said, just don't include third-party analytics and you don't need any banners. You'd think somebody who peddles Apple would be in favour of that!

@Eugen Rochko
in reply to Eugen Rochko

Cabinet 20 🌱 :typescript:
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Cabinet 20 🌱 :typescript:
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@Gargron He’s not looking for a good faith discussion - it’s just bad faith, jingoistic, posting.
@Eugen Rochko
in reply to Eugen Rochko

b-loved dreamer
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b-loved dreamer
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@Gargron that’s exactly the point. They wouldn’t even need to get rid of third party analytics, using something like Plausible (which is orders of magnitude better than Google Analytics btw) would be enough to get rid of that awful dialog.
@Eugen Rochko
in reply to Eugen Rochko

Gabriel Viso :zxspectrum:
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Gabriel Viso :zxspectrum:
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@Gargron don’t bother, @gruber has been in teenager troll mode for a few weeks now. That is something that it might work in the US, like sending us to the library, etc. it’s ludicrous.
@Eugen Rochko @John Gruber

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From the forum: What game did you not expect to be that good?

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Viewing topic What game did you not expect to be that good ? | GamingOnLinux

This thread is shamelessly inspired by (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ - Forum post on GamingOnLinux.com
GamingOnLinux
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

The Slight Misgivings
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The Slight Misgivings
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River City Girls before I realised it's a decendant of Renegade that subverts the usual 'rescue the girlfriend' plot of beatemups, has a super cool soundtrack and deep gameplay. Plus, it's funny.
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

Lumerina
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Lumerina
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I expected NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered to be worse than the original one, but it turned out to be one of my faves just like the original one.

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Discover the world of Nextcloud through our YouTube channel! We have lots of videos about Hub 5, developer tutorials, customer interviews and more! Head over to YouTube and subscribe if you like what you see! 💙 youtube.com/@Nextcloud

Nextcloud

Nextcloud is an open source, self-hosted file sync and share and communication app platform. Access & sync your files, contacts, calendars & communicate and collaborate across your devices.
YouTube
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Roberto Resoli
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Roberto Resoli
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@scanlime A Peertube channel?
@lime with barcode
in reply to Roberto Resoli

Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
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Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
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@rresoli @scanlime One day soon we hope to also feature Peertube as an avenue aswell. Stay tuned - we're right there with you in these hopes.

-B

@Roberto Resoli @lime with barcode

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"The Living Universe - Documentary about Consciousness and Reality | Waking Cosmos."

youtube.com/watch?v=HD4WthE414…


The Living Universe - Documentary about Consciousness and Reality | Waking Cosmos

Since the time of Plato, the human understanding of the universe has moved through two epoch-defining paradigms. These are the view of the universe as a grea...
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GOOD NEWS! I can confidently say: the Pi shortage seems to be wrapping up. Don't buy from scalpers, you won't have to wait long for a re-stock from local #RaspberryPi resellers.

@rpilocator restocks rising, @Raspberry_Pi store limits lifted!

#RaspberryPi @rpilocator

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Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

just did something stupid in totk so you dont have to

youtu.be/0ZuHpO1UJPY

#totk #tearsofthekingdom #zelda #nintendoswitch


i did something stupid in tears of the kingdom so you dont have to

this was stupid#totk #tearsofthekingdom #nintendoswitch
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#Zelda #nintendoswitch #TotK #tearsofthekingdom
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Jonathan
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Jonathan
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Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
the perfect amount of battery was very satisfying
in reply to Jonathan

ijo Stella
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ijo Stella
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Spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
@jonoor yes!!! i was so excited when that played out perfectly. thought for sure id have to eat an energy thingy
@Jonathan

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@Friendica Support @Michael Vogel Warum wird mein Gedankenbuch nicht gefunden? Die Adresse ist doch richtig? Ich habe es mehrfach geprüft. Es ist die Adresse für Nutzer ohne Konto im Fediverse.
@Friendica Support @Michael 🇺🇦
in reply to Gerhard Hallstein

Gerhard Hallstein
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Gerhard Hallstein
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@Michael Vogel Das Problem ist gelöst. Der Link stand jeweils am Ende des Satzes und ich hatte irrtümlich auch den Punkt am Satzende mit verlinkt.
@Michael 🇺🇦

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"Structure Of The Brain VS. The Universe - Actual Similarities Found."

youtube.com/watch?v=97V8jw7rc9…


Structure Of The Brain VS. The Universe - Actual Similarities Found

I wrote a foreword for this awesome Sci-Fi book here: https://amzn.to/3aGrg0IGet a Wonderful Person shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamathAlternative...
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Here is my NON-Scientific results of #Threads vs #mastondon reach.

My Mastodon account has 630+ Followers, my Threads one has 520+.

Asked both sets to Boost/Repost/Like/Favourite and comment.

Almost ZERO engagement/reach on Threads and massive reach on Mastodon.

I suspected Mastodon would easily win but not by this much.

fosstodon.org/@darkufo/1106691…

Screenshot showing 1.3k boosts and 1.7k likes on my Mastodon post.
Screenshot showing 3 replies and 12 likes on my Threads post. Could not find a way to see the number of Reposts.
#threads #mastondon
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"An #EV is a good way to cut carbon #emissions, but so, it turns out, is a four-day workweek. Do them both, and a thousand other things—and fast—and we might have a shot. "

The first thing a good solar installer does is to make you beef up the insulation in your home: that way you need less solar on the roof.

S: build public transit and bike lanes first, then electrify the remaining cars.

#EnergyTransition #MineralMining #degrowth #JustTransition
newyorker.com/news/daily-comme…


To Save the Planet, Should We Really Be Moving Slower?

Bill McKibben assesses the validity of the arguments that both degrowthists and those who are pro-green-tech make for how we should address climate change.
Bill McKibben (The New Yorker)
#ev #degrowth #energytransition #emissions #mineralmining #justtransition

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“…when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues…”

Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan, The Demon-Haunted World, 1995
#threads #twitter

"I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or my grandchildren's time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness. The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30-second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance."
#Twitter #threads

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