Study reports dim odds for finding alien civilizations https://phys.org/news/2024-08-dim-odds-alien-civilizations.html
So am I to understand that a full 38% of my revenue may now be siphoned off by Patreon and Apple, neither of whom contribute in any way to the creation of my work?
And that this is because Patreon wants to have an iOS app, which I do not need, do not benefit from, did not exist when I selected them as my payment processor, and cannot opt out of?
Um, no thank you.
I called this as a danger almost a year ago, btw:
https://evhaste.com/2023/10/17/deplatforming-myself-a-tech-manifesto/
South Londoners raise £3k for street cleaner’s holiday – but bosses say no https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/12/south-londoners-raise-3k-street-cleaner-holiday-bosses-say-no?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian
“It’s easy to believe she’s dead. And that’s the point. Because the Roma Goddess doesn’t want to be worshipped. She wants her people to be alive and safe.”https://www.theskyandearthknow.com/p/kali-sara-how-the-romani-hid-their-goddess
Haiku gets tentative Firefox port
Haiku, the platform grossing in ported browsers while its native WebPositive browser languishes, has added another notch to its belt - and this time, it's a big one. Firefox has been tentatively ported to Haiku, but it's early days and there's no package ready to download - you'll have to compile it yourself if you want to get it running. It's version 128, so it's the la
https://www.osnews.com/story/140473/haiku-gets-tentative-firefox-port/
Tropical Depression #Ampil has developed in the Philippine Sea.
Real-time tracker here: https://zoom.earth/storms/ampil-2024/
Seeking headlines, #Trump announces “plan” to sue the federal government.
Reporters bite. As they always do.
IF he files, THEN report it. 🤦🏼♀️
Until then, It Is Rumor. FFS.
Az Supreme Court leaves TUSD dangling with deseg ruling, Recount set in Marana https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081224_agenda_tusd_op/az-supreme-court-leaves-tusd-dangling-with-deseg-ruling-recount-set-marana/
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled TUSD won't be reimbursed by the state for deseg expenses. Vail Unified School District will do what it does best and measure programs for effectiveness, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.
#Tucson #Arizona
I just checked my dogs' water outside. One of the bowls of drinking water and the wading pool were both about 90°F, the metal bowl of drinking water was about 110°F. Go outside when your dogs do, check the ground, check the drinking #water, make sure they are okay. Then come back in and play inside. #cawx
Doc: This could improve his quality of life.
Husband: How? He'll still need glasses. And now he'll *have* to wear them even though his Rx is so minimal.
Doc: But it could reduce his Rx progression later on.
Husband: How does your Rx affect your quality of life? It's glasses or no glasses. Do most people even notice a point or two difference in Rx?
Doc: ...
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Seriously this sounded interesting until I learned the drastic difference in price beyond insurance coverage.
Headline: #Proton Is Launching Encrypted Documents to Take On Google Docs | WIRED
Subtitle: Proton is adding an end-to-end encrypted documents editor to its privacy tools, boosting its competition with Google’s suite of productivity apps.
https://www.wired.com/story/proton-docs-end-to-end-encryption-google-docs/
The US supreme court just completed Trump’s January 6 coup attempt
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/03/supreme-court-trump-coup-attempt
My main point at this juncture: when Reagan and the Heritage Foundation embraced one another both of them were committed to, and knew the other was committed to, the full package of modern American conservatism, a package dating back to the 1950s. Continuity of commitment on both sides. 17/
Weyrich on Schlafly: She “dressed up the conservative movement for success at a time when absolutely no one thought we could win.” https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/obituaries/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-leader-and-foe-of-era-dies-at-92.html. 16/
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.