2026-04-06T10:45:35Z https://yabu.me mmalc https://yabu.me/npub1mvjkfru947tqk2hhdqk8r37swfx08t8ds9u9dmgzvw7hwz0vz5wsnu0tuw https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/507/443/original/3f47da7a4f698b39.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/507/443/original/3f47da7a4f698b39.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpc5z7gkcsdqm8tmtwmy8vtrgyjn58n8uttmc9nt33ehszt9ta4szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236rgsgu0 #SilentSunday<br/><br/>#Sonoma<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/392/203/422/115/386/original/f3d1cfd81e9751f2.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-12T14:28:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2sx3cvfp6ch9jxlcsaj38jzxdn4d565jyzwmj0pqxhdu5pq7qn0szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236643e93 It&#39;s frustrating that the UK is trying to follow in the USA&#39;s political footsteps…<br/><br/>#USPol<br/>#UKPol<br/><br/>(Not sure who to credit for the artwork.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/364/176/225/151/632/original/cbe2f8d71a168269.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-07T15:40:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsga5mhhdjl4mg97d50mj0j96z0wykf6p88m4eefrxq283jqmw3gwszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236ft2l42 Many of those gravely asserting that the $200 million cost of rescuing one pilot was worth it because &#34;every human life is worth saving” are the same as those who will routinely shout down calls for universal healthcare, improved public transportation, better food access, and environmental protections. Investments that would dramatically reduce mortality from a range of leading causes of death in the U.S.<br/><br/>#USPol<br/>#IranWar 2026-04-06T13:33:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwe5fhyfz69sjsudss0qcuakady07yssh7u6uerkpsthplvcvkugzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236x3exsh Senate Democrats should not attend Trump’s State of the Union, and should instead place a photo of an Epstein survivor on each of their chairs.<br/><br/>- Paraphrasing AudreyLovesPolitics.<br/><br/>#USPol<br/>#Trump<br/>#StateOfTheUnion<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/070/954/721/846/081/original/6c82acaf83d285ce.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-14T20:50:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrrdd0r024gyu4rqu3h5f39qkr0xg93h2mu30a8sp4krnzsjy330szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236rawg4a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs83rfk5kewyrsf20605wcv2j77t45j7h4vnurdqfejum28j8u5spgtc983p'>nevent1q…983p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s been one of those days<br/><br/>#DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/896/937/069/139/857/original/203de048036cebca.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-15T03:15:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg47m0j5cdfdntartr4dev6t6zw2vg98rr5y553jd9smcezwfgxjqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236pyd9v3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmu92765kz828lvjdqjwqctjw4dkhfgdayz2zfgu2larw9t0ulmqj633ap'>nevent1q…33ap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m happy that &#34;finally&#34; the future many of us hoped for is arriving.<br/><br/>But I somewhat disagree with your characterisation of fossil fuel producers here — it&#39;s not that they *can&#39;t* compete, it&#39;s that they *chose* not to…<br/><br/>They had every opportunity *and more* that others had to reinvent themselves by investing in and developing renewables. Instead of innovating, they *chose* the easier path of suppressing competitors to maintain their profits.<br/><br/>Shame on them.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/753/353/453/078/008/original/75e60af47f67acd4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T18:40:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6nglenmxepkh9gvrg6qlzph8tgxejrkm5fwhm89w735yc8jx3jszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236v23w30 “A New Report Reveals the Real Reason Democrats Lost in 2024<br/>It wasn’t because Biden voters shifted to Trump—but because so many of them stayed home.”<br/><br/><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/204271/why-democrats-lost-2024-election-trump-way-to-win-report">https://newrepublic.com/article/204271/why-democrats-lost-2024-election-trump-way-to-win-report</a><br/><br/>As <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xw72jymypjdstdz82h6srlmtdv9u5xg70nn3xaazlkel8dsc7ljqger9m5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xw7…r9m5</span>)</a></span> has been saying… 2025-12-11T16:07:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswflteumvtll2a5wcwzafc9x2cywrkuplahhgk7vcr58yt5tsmz9czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236vf098r #SilentSunday <br/><br/>#SFBayArea<br/>#SanFrancisco<br/>#Photography<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/641/893/333/406/414/original/07f7bb6da3fc48db.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-01T02:14:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhv4kuxtvyg3t5f9rdwr344fyw3c6ez46z6y6nvkkqlxjvm95nzszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas23658qw8h Senate passes &#34;National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk&#34;<br/><br/>What “we” should do is remember him by running replays of all his bigoted speeches on Fox et al. throughout the day<br/><br/>I wonder how much advertising time will cost — at some times on some days it’s remarkably “cheap”<br/><br/>#CharlieKirk<br/>#RememberHeWasABigot<br/>#USPol<br/><br/><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-national-day-remembrance-senate">https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-national-day-remembrance-senate</a><br/><br/><a href="https://apple.news/AA1EPIg4hTgq9HT0ddOnDhw">https://apple.news/AA1EPIg4hTgq9HT0ddOnDhw</a> 2025-09-19T03:31:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlkfd5ycjvnwuuk0fuuq50tm9vsm3q6pk8cs3s3332ucamstnaqszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2362m0wsv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dryzhz2vlqahf5aj4kdxh7mg608xf0x3cjxqpc7pyqfum442ltgy9tp7j'>nevent1q…tp7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gosh, I was literally about to post this about Nepal<br/><br/>“#Nepali protesters use #ChatGPT to pick their new leader<br/><br/>A youth movement that ousted the government used #AI to select their candidate to be interim prime minister and represent them in negotiations with the army&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://apple.news/A1uGZHHPiQCmjV-5KMQcx3w">https://apple.news/A1uGZHHPiQCmjV-5KMQcx3w</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/nepal-protests-government-prime-minister-wh9v78fxl">https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/nepal-protests-government-prime-minister-wh9v78fxl</a><br/><br/>A fascinating strategy, which immediately brought to mind an Asimov short story from 70 years ago:<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_(short_story)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franchise_(short_story)</a> 2025-09-14T23:24:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswz3da7cn5rk5xl7tt2vrpq7xz000gwzzr30stvg0jyy08pn0um9czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236s62cuc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9cdka8npp5368gp2q4v2qu4dh4axn0ssghmna4xv9fw4fqhlgysg5xp7e'>nevent1q…xp7e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sincere question (interested in your perspective): do you see any expectation of privacy at a gathering such as Kirk’s anyway? 2025-09-12T20:02:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9sdaltuzdr55q689k6fw58gq80r4ga05zv9kl2zesfdu0g4wgjyszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236gm63j5 #MAGA at the moment:<br/><br/>“Racist Lives Matter!”<br/><br/>#CharlieKirk<br/>#USPol<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/182/534/179/537/770/original/97e8413699a0ad61.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-10T21:42:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv52klew6a3msq39wfs4k25zsrycmdhsxsvlr9pec3sl753hptmvqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236q448vj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgug56yf6xh2tv8me78jyqej42jegrc7dwjzqfh5tunx30h3tdwrsrkk7wd'>nevent1q…k7wd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xw72jymypjdstdz82h6srlmtdv9u5xg70nn3xaazlkel8dsc7ljqger9m5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xw7…r9m5</span>)</a></span> is probably the best person to comment on this, but I&#39;m not sure it&#39;s just that people &#34;couldn&#39;t be bothered”. There was an epidemic of #ToxicIdealism spread perhaps primarily by the “G-n-c-d- Joe” brigade leading a non-trivial number to not vote as some sort of masochistic protest.<br/><br/>The left wing must, finally, learn the lesson:<br/>Fight in the primaries, unite in the election 2025-08-13T01:56:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy9k5qwhlatvqvh6mtmgwkrmyflmzzjwcu3pgnzqsgfrumkgc2tqgzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236wsrvd3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgef0x0tcghl5pmkvrerura85y34fhdga83ssam4uhp5w0syl75cg3jcm0p'>nevent1q…cm0p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who says #AI isn&#39;t useful for anything?<br/><br/>(Screenshot of #ChatGPT apology speech for a #Republican politician who was caught cheating on his wife, overtly evangelical, with claims that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1wahq67ze9ptrpevf9mgw2sd5x943vtlq2svsfzq6qmr2wkcjur0qmxu867" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>God :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1wah…u867</span>)</a></span> will forgive him)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/831/893/716/315/249/original/dd8d1a87318bee62.png"> <br/> 2025-07-11T01:00:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvncfh3lxn5zf8v8zykr964t7m4vlf0vylhqggz7vmc2mx0ycqrhqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2362rkf2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9z7fwrvc8gx4fu4tn9lfstmpz35gn34jn5y7xrlrtcddgs0tffdqx9kl60'>nevent1q…kl60</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, absolutely, I completely agree with her.<br/><br/>&#34;No person, company, entity, or government should ever be allowed to modify our weather by any means possible!!&#34;<br/><br/>She should take action immediately against the numerous companies who have been modifying our weather for decades…<br/><br/>#ClimateChange<br/>#FossilFuels 2025-07-07T21:01:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxssdsj69vwu67mf60pdxd3pmfjtjgrhpk28janhcu9uhzpymq8szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236ehx65y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvw33gagwt5jzyaz9d8jnzpxelcufc6gpuwl7t3zazjr0vr5vv2nsx9jeq9'>nevent1q…jeq9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s really difficult to discern delusion from gaslighting. 2025-03-28T19:39:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgptzqzr5u8wg6p7ufjzlt6v6ecpgkanmlayrpfnu9r08czwse6qzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236a94rs9 “Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/">https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</a><br/><br/>Total Dunning-Kruger, combined with hubris, and contempt for quality.<br/><br/>I am reminded yet again of this article about software written by real rocket scientists:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.eng.auburn.edu/~kchang/comp6710/readings/They%20Write%20the%20Right%20Stuff.pdf">https://www.eng.auburn.edu/~kchang/comp6710/readings/They%20Write%20the%20Right%20Stuff.pdf</a><br/><br/>(via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rxx4mcxsfh4pxm36necmevnjw56m9a9uy2fed24xm6sad9p3clssuk7s6a" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Patrick Burleson</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rxx…7s6a</span>)</a></span>)<br/><br/>#DOGE<br/>#SocialSecurity<br/>#DunningKruger<br/>#SoftwareDevelopment<br/>#Quality 2025-03-28T15:26:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynj8gvcu4yuqpt8fhaarns2me5cgnv8jp9s24lf04y2j3ycq7ytszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2365mm7w2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfk3f56k7x7r2g7tlf4hsrph4jemzc5wh5wrl268g498vfcuassjqcvuzlx'>nevent1q…uzlx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At what point does this legally become tyranny? 2025-03-18T01:39:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcrdmmgn7fgt8svf4hwffeu9ceke375fen3e632zemqw8e0q25hszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236menl79 After the economic disaster of #Brexit, welcome news for the people of the UK who can now look forward to full and gainful employment teaching #Americans how to speak #English.<br/><br/><a href="https://apple.news/ARfuOY0eCRhCgtYLKZCEg6A">https://apple.news/ARfuOY0eCRhCgtYLKZCEg6A</a> 2025-03-02T20:36:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswpaa9dusaycky5nxqgmtl8jclrxeuys3k0xeg0jwxs6cvyx7sd6gzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236h8dyw2 “All billionaires must submit a list of five things they did for society in the last week or their wealth shall be confiscated”<br/><br/>(Don&#39;t know who to credit)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/059/112/858/681/992/original/df39b604b7a15d95.png"> <br/> 2025-02-24T13:32:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2eahzvew6yqhv2g9wndveh5wea68sv2mg2lkzdtp8q8rwdu8esgzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas23689uagw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspg7y05746gdn4nxekggvex7gds9v635xsjj7gsclxzc3z5a0ce5cmazsmw'>nevent1q…zsmw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Land Shark will be a foster for a few days next week<br/><br/>#DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/016/551/728/389/444/original/ad900e14a8071496.png"> <br/> 2025-02-17T01:08:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqckktkh7z9plgtn97mdl4q6zh0ffndjhqdpmdre5u4kqhvklk79czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas23654lhew In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9r5xv9k080j4fm2v52mvcnn46zmyssf293ynth66nrlle2q9rzhspdmds8'>nevent1q…mds8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Utter bollocks.<br/><br/>She garnered incredible support in remarkably short time, as witnessed by the huge rallies she held.<br/><br/>&#34;The Democrats&#34; didn&#39;t choose Harris, Biden did.<br/>At point in campaign when Biden forced out, another round of voting at convention would have been even riskier.<br/><br/>Harris lost in no small part because of toxic virtue signaling by people too self-absorbed to think about how the US election actually works: not voting Harris supports Trump. It&#39;s as simple as that. 2025-01-19T14:25:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rtyyflkp0yj08n37ryusf8ytryalrgywslz06pwrttv4kcu0m6czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236xk8zev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx0az7wh35kelarepf3u2r38sxhj8fpq08vp2pht8ycrpnhzsyw7gngt8u7'>nevent1q…t8u7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/09/tim-cook-says-los-angeles-wildfires-are-heartbreaking-apple-is-donating/">https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/09/tim-cook-says-los-angeles-wildfires-are-heartbreaking-apple-is-donating/</a> 2025-01-12T16:56:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe80c65r2emsgtu0e2858alsj09nrk8ks4vt9djra3tqz0ac9z7szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236c4xlxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfkpsh0tk3ttaw0qmzzepl2z2x8djxe5sc5nje3cwyvtvks0m0s7s8ulr8l'>nevent1q…lr8l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, gosh, I&#39;m really sorry — that&#39;s wretched.<br/><br/>It&#39;s certainly a very different style of delivery; I&#39;m fortunate to have found ways to make it if anything more enjoyable than some of the in-person classes I used to teach. But this is in a “commercial&#34; rather than academic setting.<br/><br/>I hope you&#39;re finding other things to love in retirement instead, though I suspect few endeavours are as rewarding as seeing enthusiasm and enlightenment in your students. 😕 2024-12-23T18:34:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyt3ep3m772r2g8mecw0cy7nrn7ymy0vtsgdks5qshxpxyc2gr6dqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2360aa359 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq96sye3th3jyev6nwacekf6pludmfslf55rsnetham6nvawg5unq7nvtch'>nevent1q…vtch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely. I&#39;m quite sure that one of the main reasons many object to virtual meetings is that virtual tends to level the playing field — &#34;some” can&#39;t dominate in one way or another as they might in person.<br/><br/>- Personal observation over a few decades is that participation in classes I teach is much more “equitable” when virtual than in person.<br/><br/>- At least one university (probably Stanford) supported this with a study — I can&#39;t quickly find the reference 🙁 2024-12-23T17:04:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszl9wfefg2zu478tkfv2m665ks0jushmwuz87y34d53w5yxnx5u6czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236a73kdg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w5ez64yvjftrxqrf5duwp49y4etaujrlqu6udxcg4shffy6p6agpwy9m4'>nevent1q…y9m4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And for the sake of catharsis, a personal observation:<br/><br/>Asserting that “people need to be in the office to meet, socialise, and generate serendipitous innovation&#34; when a company has separate locations *around the world* that need to collaborate involves some pretty serious cognitive dissonance. 2024-12-23T12:48:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdvhtamycsym436tdlc597sylauzs9kp3mjd7lzf0v0dx3eqwqs5qzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2365kecfa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w5ez64yvjftrxqrf5duwp49y4etaujrlqu6udxcg4shffy6p6agpwy9m4'>nevent1q…y9m4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It may depend on how you define &#34;well-structured”. 😊<br/><br/>Cherry-picking a little:<br/><br/>&#34;It looks like being in the same building only matters if you are actually really close - like, within 66 meters!”<br/><br/>What academia in particular does show though is that a great way to develop contacts and collaboration is at *conferences* — events specifically designed to foster them.<br/><br/><a href="https://mattsclancy.substack.com/p/innovation-at-the-office">https://mattsclancy.substack.com/p/innovation-at-the-office</a> 2024-12-23T12:43:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gwa6s0f5z64l27zx8p9ngzy5t7hf2s7ywzkpz0kvnd7kavlyqsczyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236ajyh9l “Texas school district bans Bibles from its libraries, citing Republican-backed law”<br/><br/>This is rather glorious:<br/><br/>“This standard for library content prohibits books that have one instance of sexual content as described above,” [ Canyon Independent School District Superintendent Darryl Flusche] wrote. “Therefore, HB900 doesn’t allow numerous books, including the full text of the Bible, to be available in the school library.”<br/><br/><a href="https://apple.news/ANy6iWy4zQzKtGFXxT-j3EA">https://apple.news/ANy6iWy4zQzKtGFXxT-j3EA</a><br/><br/>#Bible<br/>#Religion<br/>#Library<br/>#BookBans 2024-12-22T01:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrfcjw2yjjzcpy87pw0z8vs2jja424er98mltu6xyufyxv2rd4yszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2363mef8n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95z7nhe338dsq000k0rwdt4q8p6wl7snvmqvplmdds5qc2nn3sts5uhka0'>nevent1q…hka0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;In 2021, Apple announced an on-device scanning system to identify and report users who stored known child sexual abuse material on their iCloud Photos accounts. …<br/><br/>However, in 2022, Apple was forced to reverse its decision to implement the detection feature after receiving backlash from privacy groups, customers, and even WhatsApp.”<br/><br/><a href="https://apple.news/AKuGVFzRGQ8m0OIXMtDAWtw">https://apple.news/AKuGVFzRGQ8m0OIXMtDAWtw</a> 2024-12-09T20:52:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86quyld3pzc2nzcsp2u463dj0qlja32alh3f3gwu8jesfl20uu4czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236fmg7sr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmlpphs86dqxq8c7p9m7wktasyadeadmy505759l3th3079ls2kqylx2y0'>nevent1q…x2y0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If it&#39;s reasonable to view is as akin to universal basic income, there certainly have been many “experiments&#34;<br/><br/>This discusses studies to 2020:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map">https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map</a><br/><br/>There have been several others I&#39;m aware of in the US at least, and all seem to have had positive results, e.g.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973653719/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds">https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973653719/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/03/05/1233440910/cash-aid-guaranteed-basic-income-social-safety-net-poverty">https://www.npr.org/2024/03/05/1233440910/cash-aid-guaranteed-basic-income-social-safety-net-poverty</a><br/><br/>&#39;Researchers also reject the stigma that poor people can&#39;t be trusted with free money.<br/>&#34;They spend the money in ways that everyone does,”’ 2024-11-24T21:49:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs938366dsu8pxrjqf9nzvsl5ugpevfs3u3tnflkdavz7u8fvh4y2qzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236uq5mvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggd8mffcvt2k0jr4hk20ttsv27qsuyfmvv0hejq7jyeg3phsm7qqr8ucu4'>nevent1q…ucu4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmalc/113539023892234088">https://mastodon.social/@mmalc/113539023892234088</a> 2024-11-24T20:26:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyq96wu3kkmmmqe7r0w9ydsll59vnh7phv9ydzp8n8mk707kzyryqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2365we4gs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9w9q3c6fruzh86fpu7w63894kwp3e5k9wl4na97v87pymaxs3fhc7p6zch'>nevent1q…6zch</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shhhh.<br/>Just don&#39;t tell them that we added fluoride to the chemtrails just in case this happened. 2024-11-23T17:41:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs053zqfmd82fztnua9u0qe5lef44q42u7a97gntwfj5v6wfsejtdqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236q06ppm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrw8krykha5mw4t8la2qn9f5hylq8792kyq6u7kcfd4le2a40p84swju68m'>nevent1q…u68m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed; this was some of the real election interference.<br/><br/>(See also, for example, selective editing of Trump&#39;s interviews by Fox News.)<br/><br/>In a just society the perpetrators would be prosecuted; by MAGA they’ll be praised. 2024-11-16T15:21:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9yh4vqlmkxcu5jpwja6fx55e7jec003lp4kzmt45lngc93kvc05gzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236qrymgq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzwezfeqyww6kp7w3kyp8kfpe64vzuvmc40f87e3d7fgktu9cerq2z4mah'>nevent1q…4mah</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First, we clearly can&#39;t even count on each other to #WearAMask.<br/><br/>Second, lethality is hardly the only concern. Although people are now probably more likely to survive the acute phase, we also know the chronic effects of #Covid range from increased susceptibility to a range of other ailments to long-term disability. 2024-11-08T04:46:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jjyfqh39p5nxjvp53f3649mw3r4uuvqkms4wm8qmy3psryvy77szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2364pwj4c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0q52dzv3p9gac5dewnmmasw08qvghe2n6vxcl8jc44uxkwzrmrmg5jhqcn'>nevent1q…hqcn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Someone should petition to have the bible moved to the fiction category. 2024-10-23T14:03:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9eg0rj98sjz2t0qsfq5khvtx6mzwkvuaghrwyyq4grshx9zjdxnqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236n3fa69 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxwtd5zfs4v0uc07rvp9mrckxyspsexjnd896v3u4jpr3asrqsqcnwsrg2'>nevent1q…srg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Splendid.<br/><br/>Supportive evidence for ‘I continue to suspect that there will be merit in some industries becoming &#34;seasonal”.’<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mmalc/112482354013635961">https://mastodon.social/@mmalc/112482354013635961</a> 2024-10-18T19:36:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspj0cxppyrpqeu6j9whpmr0xhcvuq02nlqcxtspy0sueyw308p26szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236eqa6an #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/300/541/230/065/064/original/c11fd1a0ba768857.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-13T14:17:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswpmry3pygccz952temtmwtw3lasxut6y58rjelzgyfatgqxjfqgqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2362lrfcn “People are sicker, and while deaths from acute Covid infections are certainly down, the waves of sepsis, cardiovascular diseases and emergencies, cancer, and deaths from these and other long-term complications has become a predictable pattern in the wake of Covid surges. And yet, both society and a large majority of the medical industry like to uncouple these events or outright deny their association in spite of irrefutable evidence.”<br/><br/><a href="https://catherder.substack.com/p/covid-and-capitalism-healthcares">https://catherder.substack.com/p/covid-and-capitalism-healthcares</a><br/><br/>#Covid<br/>#CovidIsNotOver<br/>#Healthcare 2024-10-01T23:54:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrhj6cf68wh0t7w0c9wkcsaym4670qtp044c03392ypqzcdawpfagzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2362f74gd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq22r0hgphswe8l4myp2cpqc5ze0g60h4wj5wmhnkckl7egcztaqganh5vm'>nevent1q…h5vm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hopefully we’ll see swift application of the time-honoured legal maxim, ludi inepta ludi, praemia inepta vincite 2024-09-24T20:55:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz27q9gk4pnhlv8yj26c0gwskvtfuguhc67c6ugzz9dcflyj08g7szyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas23636mje4 “remote workers are capable of meeting their responsibilities while also doing healthy things and taking care of themselves”<br/><br/>“Elites bought up … trophy office towers based on the bad assumption that workers would rush back to offices. They also didn’t factor in skyrocketing energy costs or labor shortages, all driven by their own mistakes. You see, millions of workers are dead or disabled by the virus they wanted to ignore.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/heres-why-they-want-you-back-at-the-office-so-bad">https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/heres-why-they-want-you-back-at-the-office-so-bad</a><br/><br/>#Covid<br/>#RemoteWork<br/><br/>(via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1g740pwt0u8wpllv50x8js0qacqmnmjf9qapuum3ruwn3ev5zefjszc7dlz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ruben</span> (<span class="italic">npub1g74…7dlz</span>)</a></span>) 2024-09-23T11:44:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2grfrw8eg23tjsjygdrac3qmyg8a8nq0penvwch47vwxcqrky0zqzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236nzwadq <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z4kws79n982y5l2r57nrwzfs79qpsuas2w6g65u80h4ae9zvrmxs5tg27u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kamala Harris News Group 2.0</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z4k…g27u</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>“Nikki Haley&#39;s Iowa co-chair will vote for Kamala Harris”<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.social/@LauraRBelin/113172937774464944">https://mastodon.social/@LauraRBelin/113172937774464944</a><br/><br/>(via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1uqzzk70p7qeplt6sv8zldnzt24g5x6vlz0vwp6maydf5p54eal8qcmsxyt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Heidi Li Feldman</span> (<span class="italic">npub1uqz…sxyt</span>)</a></span>)<br/><br/>#ProHarris 2024-09-21T02:41:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2atllwdfux6cun38md0pp0aq6tj73nuwh2x6nwvjz5vr5jggsz0czyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas236804x64 “BREAKING: Email address linked to Tim Walz found on hardcore plumbing advice forum”<br/><br/>#Walz<br/><br/>(H/t [@ij_baird](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ij_baird">https://mastodon.social/@ij_baird</a> ))<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/170/321/756/756/121/original/71e4791da586e209.png"> <br/> 2024-09-20T14:21:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhxxaz8d6jrs232v0nce8plnkudf8zte5av65v840r4636nv3qmgzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2365fveex <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z4kws79n982y5l2r57nrwzfs79qpsuas2w6g65u80h4ae9zvrmxs5tg27u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kamala Harris News Group 2.0</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z4k…g27u</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>This is encouraging:<br/><br/>‘The state of Virginia has moved from a tossup to one which &#34;leans&#34; toward Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, according to forecasters.’<br/><br/><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-virginia-electoral-college-map-lean-trump-1954370">https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-virginia-electoral-college-map-lean-trump-1954370</a><br/><br/>#ProHarris 2024-09-19T13:03:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2md5ufrkca928ars3cuhlj4dnpk6789cxmgltdn3v8va9y4ydx3qzyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2363lxgr9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfflv0nwjghfj2jjhsjzdj80jtmhqrqj8mxe05ncyqq9tuwrsr0senda0v'>nevent1q…da0v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you.<br/><br/>And it looks like the place to offer feedback is:<br/><br/><a href="https://armycemeteries.army.mil/About-Us/Give-Us-Your-Feedback">https://armycemeteries.army.mil/About-Us/Give-Us-Your-Feedback</a><br/><br/>I think they should be given feedback. 2024-08-29T19:58:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8qm5yxykvdyz2rysmv3uyjks7hl8s4vrhs4hawx9zwgdq83hkpszyrdj2ey0skhevze27a5zcuw86peyeuavakqhs4hdqf3m6acfas2364lpr5y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstc9gue9d53r80fzqx5kuhtjkfk8p4lp65ttj67znfm63f5ke2djq28k6ds'>nevent1q…k6ds</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Major parties being corrupt though is an orthogonal issue; the question is how readily could another party gain ascendency. In the current US system it&#39;s well-nigh impossible. With other electoral systems the possibility is at least greater. The Australian system has a number of advantages over the US to make the government more representative of the people&#39;s preferences. 2024-07-28T20:22:48Z