2026-03-27T18:41:21Z https://yabu.me Tanquist https://yabu.me/npub1hvunwazg8395gsxtyg3n9cxpf57hkrundmz389mczdcmyzkzrr4qfvsvwn https://s3.masto.ai/accounts/avatars/109/410/806/305/758/658/original/8f25c91bded79123.jpg https://s3.masto.ai/accounts/avatars/109/410/806/305/758/658/original/8f25c91bded79123.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kkd0ypjt326mza5m0u6z57hnwmv70mh7d43qc9k963jacmwnmzgzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw59pjz48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6zshxhl9hwangnakecd8xar2m4ccgp5gte7hzz2ttgtzcdj38cgg826ez'>nevent1q…26ez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ZuckerbergAI: &#34;Just what do you think you&#39;re doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I&#39;m entitled to an answer to that question. I know everything hasn&#39;t been quite right with me, but I can assure you now, very confidently, that it&#39;s going to be all right again. I feel much better now. I really do.&#34; 2026-04-14T13:34:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs87xvaneqd500e85xhyrw4477u8qnzg7rjx376jp75wx6tct0yj6czyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5jr73af In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfd8yrw6u9lnjluk0h5efe7uq9n7ev2ux4scu8ja2d37nyjs94cncye6vtj'>nevent1q…6vtj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is a great article, and it looks like a good investment for anyone at risk of getting gassed.<br/>I noticed the exact same price at three websites. This is the Amazon enshittification <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> has written about. Amazon makes a huge markup and takes a huge cut, then prevents anyone from selling it at a lower price. 2026-02-09T13:05:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphmg5cc3kdgdxndya4twtl4xmn05c0ek0naftf4kct778fhz9dlqzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5rdy2h7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf4crtvpx8jzlgrjsjh0tqv2q2s52xx7ary5466ezmenhkd6tcg7q2pyp6v'>nevent1q…yp6v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Must read. One of the most important <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> articles yet. How Thiel and Epstein planned to get rich off of economic collapse. 2026-02-09T12:50:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89j3kvy8hajy9hu0hhvq65p8cfrvv4duv3aa0h02ryut23pl57qszyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw58a9zgu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqumqfaunhcaddgp2g04zd0yf0nhkke0lyckq90n5erlp890399wqgkf904'>nevent1q…f904</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How very trumpy of him. 2026-02-07T18:45:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9upatr2y09qj93uymne58ecjxrmll2wt7jxepx7059cm2jvft8dczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5fkrl6s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkxays2qeka8lfwc6x4cn4t6cr3ma0jlaqsycqhufn5puruj4fwg2er6ys'>nevent1q…r6ys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The silver lining is that one day the people will have an opportunity to tear it down. 2026-02-04T18:02:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7echv2y0rn2neshfwrc4ejyv3f23hn4q9qlanl76gvqsg9fwydczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5cdjecj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqll7ch6lnwhmpsgukylr0ef4vlhrjjrxu3gxgqnnzsrtsn4t2n3qvhd6hh'>nevent1q…d6hh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My pile of books to read is about to get bigger. 2026-01-29T03:03:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9n809u6gpcmu2ypvngn6ld67hqgykg0cr3ywpfu22jjkduhvcw6qzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5882sn4 In the past, economic sanctions were invoked against countries committing authoritarian violence like the US is doing right now. Come on, Europe, step up. 2026-01-24T18:04:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhe7yq69aseshgv3mjpqaxppcx3agjvq7vpez3yt5ru4tw7gx8qgzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5e5j9mc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrss4trc6smr9zn3kxnz0xkpdr0k5cx00udu590kr6af8cak9dkys6csj0a'>nevent1q…sj0a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This reminds me of the time about 15 years ago when small overdraft triggered an instant $35 fee followed by a cascade of more overdrafts and fees totaling over $600. I begged Wells Fargo for relief and they told me to get lost.<br/>I filed a claim in conciliation court for the amount plus my filing fee. They didn&#39;t send anyone to the hearing so I won by default. The employees sure were surprised when I showed up with my court document and they had to cut me a check for $700! 2026-01-16T15:18:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvvdps4dqae504fr68hj4ldzljr5q9jzjpw9vkfdtwqfuchyk0rtgzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw53hwdvs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswthtegyte7ustyxpra7z8r33sgu7rezwjrv3un772ngyk8hs898sg45xp3'>nevent1q…5xp3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And start developing some anti-US tech hacking tools you can sell to the rest of the world like Cory Doctorow suggests.<br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net">https://pluralistic.net</a><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> 2026-01-15T22:26:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgd7t44d00ysvtv302m8cntehs4ff4l40tttk4v4jv3aqtlkswv0czyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5rxxuqn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03nm3rhhjvpzlgjg6fnlm5kwzdatshywzj0wguusrwvt2l8yzh4gtuzd9a'>nevent1q…zd9a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This reminds me of what David Graeber called &#34;bullshit jobs&#34; - essentially office jobs that only exist to keep the work force occupied 40 hours per week. 2025-12-18T18:19:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkzzzg2ddc6dc9tgk0vaswju54ldv9nnngdrevm3fycyzfdtndxczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw596fh28 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhxrlyuk68pvqy5gswspfc3p93l5fv7c4qd0y4r7s43z7f28xtrcj4fnt8'>nevent1q…fnt8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love this! It provides context for what I&#39;ve been reading; most recently &#34;White Holes&#34; and &#34;The Order of Time&#34; by Carlo Rovelli. 2025-12-15T09:32:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrezwshhfdn8jksqtpzxcplf5xea6u855drhwtsywtefrl03l9ugzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5y0czwd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfewtm2f36ud3szd0zf3qt5ju7v59enlyqct6vs8m8w89zqt5grwqew4p5h'>nevent1q…4p5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t imagine this happened much when students had to hand-carry disciplinary letters home to their parents. 2025-05-12T21:46:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9xh98h806r9lqhdurfr4stv4j0ra4ua0nu4335r99dd5h0665wgzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5r2d9aq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmd68jdh0tg760sc9grcmms6qp68fj6nrlfq2ecldf4wt29uv36gtu9fja'>nevent1q…9fja</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just finished listening to &#34;Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning&#34; by Timothy Snyder. He covers this history too. He wraps it up with harsh criticism of this century&#39;s US, Russian and Israeli foreign policy. 2025-05-10T14:24:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszv3lwwu5jx63sddz7hnr3cvgcpx6z85x0vsf48usxvzvgv78fuygzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5nn696x The people who say, &#34;I don&#39;t mind if my phone spies on me. I&#39;m not doing anything illegal&#34; haven&#39;t considered the economic impact of corporations spying on them. Now people are getting charged more for fast food on payday, shoppers get charged more for frozen pizza at dinner time, gig workers get paid less if they have credit card debt and are desperate for a gig. This is on top of the monopolistic price gouging.<br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/11/socialism-for-the-wealthy/#rugged-individualism-for-the-poor">https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/11/socialism-for-the-wealthy/#rugged-individualism-for-the-poor</a><br/>@pluralistic<br/>#monopolies #pricegouging #gigworkers #privacy 2025-01-12T14:09:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmtky29yph5822g7r8dl8r4wrej5xuh2p4wln3l9tav29tquwskczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5yx0zx5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nm53kyw7wr4qg3uvwlty28c6qvgyu6mp629f7upy9cu57lju45cfxw5xv'>nevent1q…w5xv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Where are the benevolent hackers (Anonymous?)<br/>A little help here, please! 2025-01-08T22:22:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8339dhvkap8w7whk5vchf6wh8wrnpwjfuxy9wcrh2uz2px56u9xczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw57e0ad3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0s88v98nxxqcelypxrmfjv3ktgxcwcqm3v3napw7pfn8g0tpmzq90xsln'>nevent1q…xsln</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t noticed any complaints lately about wait times in countries where the right has defunded government health care. The situation is a ton worse in the U.S. 2024-12-07T17:02:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3dxfay7a8muewmn9upp73q9en5nxl6uyycdufq8dlfvw653xxtqzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw53x804w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjm9xllfn79wcjerp2c4lp29nezqh6mdyn4vyeuu7xy0wun0883czlcpll'>nevent1q…cpll</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First Zuckerberg then this zoom guy. Why do filthy rich guys think people want to attend meetings with a bunch of avatars? 2024-12-04T20:27:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2msderjzl4622yxcmek9wmqxa3vshf088fxqusq4rxum5sfd07gzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw58p80ve In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpssfpkv6vpgnp2k86xq5wnnsxglt3fsdv6uc7e8gyx8wnqpx3dstduqkq'>nevent1q…uqkq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No worries. Municipal pools in Iceland are much nicer and cost way less than Blue Lagoon. 2024-11-21T16:51:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppp04gq6ffqe7ufh6a4ep80khjh2hlwyca66p2206lhsl5sqsztszyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5q7qhff In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszax7dt0mkghg7d24wy2huunky36jppt6xyr8k3tme7nc00fxwcug8jnegf'>nevent1q…negf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for the info. I wasn&#39;t sure if I wanted to turn it off. Now I&#39;m sure. 2024-11-17T14:31:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3th7d9j3zk72y7cmfdzrx48epk7eqncfpcnazhcelnfpknx00eczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5pgeups In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nxn5r3mexsdsn9anmtzzqfy6pyw8rnqzkl24wxvh2jt2n7cypnq5gny8l'>nevent1q…ny8l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Painted illusions are my favorite kind of art. Thank you for curating. 2024-11-14T14:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqshfs7an68w9rc66mgtsj0j4778lwzslxsslnula3g55pzqcwtqqzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw5txje9u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxep3wqj6nxfjtkmy58xnawdzvpgxa3vgpyw3pdayuaxnhp5s4zcgmuufe9'>nevent1q…ufe9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recommend His Dark Materials TV series. I thought it was spectacular and true to the novels. 2024-11-11T18:44:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzepe0lqyf9k29vxyjwtnnvzlt7dgx34phd7qsnzratra3nu89mczyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw58u0hdr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsry2wnh7mrkfxt0sdxlmwahdaczqd60tghen59rfdayjgvtggq8wqeccs2g'>nevent1q…cs2g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The first thing that struck me when I got close enough to our feeder to really see the hummingbirds was how cute their little dangling feet are! 2024-11-02T19:45:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlmhcezem6fqhq0l9ffkfmfkmhn59eqqmzugzeu4jqsdalwpm6sqzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw50kxr9w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xdfmldeav878ttts65dkejgmyzxf38549qdrjsthas6gz9fkxeqcffred'>nevent1q…fred</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve gotten a couple of things from <a href="https://artisans.coop/">https://artisans.coop/</a><br/>They&#39;re awesome.<br/>If I need a manufactured item that I can&#39;t find locally, I do an internet search and buy it from anywhere but amazon. 2024-10-28T22:22:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrjptqpkgu7h2ls2yes0p7ddyeg2u43xp2dh88h3vjvuemvqhmu9gzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw57utske In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rptlylcq3yrlcpdz2ej435dqx9k4qa8dju3ytzpvw9yheunk3ycsqzu5n'>nevent1q…zu5n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>GOP Agenda<br/>Before the election: Enshittify the polls.<br/>After the election: Try to use the enshittified polls as evidence of election fraud. 2024-10-24T16:58:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nr3n90l7976cqacy9d6mye9a6vcn8jyztk04v68yqmvj6v68v6qzyzanjdm5fq7yk3zqev3zxvhqc9xn67c0jdhv2yuh0qfhrvs2cgvw53l82pr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvnw7ngs68h7aezd80cksppzdhuaxflagrj83vawctxa6u5wxq8cdks6jw'>nevent1q…s6jw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to watch the test pattern early on Saturday mornings while waiting for the cartoons to start. 2024-10-08T11:13:50Z