ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

Hey there new #Mastodon friends. I have been considering doing a book giveaway for my novel, Colossus, but a book giveaway doesn't really help anyone. INSTEAD I will be doing what I am calling a Donation Giveaway because I don't know what else to call it?

Essentially, I am price matching any money folks spend on my novel as a donation to the #TrevorProject - details on my site below. Looking to start 2023 off with good vibes!

https://pleasefeedthesquirrels.com/news/2023/1/1/donation-giveaway

#LGBTQ #bookstodon #scifi #cyberpunk

Dunking on laid off tech workers is exactly the kind of wage serf on wage serf verbal violence oligarchs love to see.

Some came from underprivileged backgrounds too & won’t as easily get new jobs.

But people shouldn’t need to have that in common to be compassionate to each other.

I never understand people happy to see others fail at something like keeping a job in a wave of layoffs.

We’re numbed as a society to our humanity because there’s a false scarcity mentality created by oligarchs holding all the strings.

I want to see the oligarchs fail to numb us.

If you want to support my writing and independent presses, ordering the MERRY DREDGERS preorder package directly from my publisher would be a colossal help.

Any signal boosts would be lovely!

https://meerkatpress.shop/products/the-merry-dredgers-by-jeremy-c-shipp

NEW: California state bar regulators announced they've filed a disciplinary case against Trump lawyer John Eastman re: 2020, and will seek to disbar him. More to come.

Announcement: https://www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/News/News-Releases/attorney-john-eastman-charged-with-multiple-disciplinary-counts-by-the-state-bar-of-california

Doc: https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r7njR7NGuKxw/v0

When I go to see my doctor, I casually mention hydrogen nuclei alignment, so it's clear that I know my stuff.

Catching up on my bread-baking posts: I tried my hand at something new: @sourdough2021 's "Multi-Seeded Sourdough with San Francisco Starter" recipe. Both loaves didn't get a huge amount of oven spring, but came out rather well, i think. I had to make some educated substitutions for a couple flours & things i didn't have (e.g., a certain dried bean, some minor flours), but the process was clear, the dough came together beautifully, and it smells great. #BreadPost #Sourdough

reminder that individualism is a lie. it always has been and it's repurposed to dismantle community building.

no person ever birthed themselves. they did not feed themselves. they did not create their own language. even the idea of individualism is an idea adopted from their peers. they do not build their own houses, grow their own food, build their own vehicles, or drive on roads they built. the idea of the rugged individual is a *fucking lie* and you should call anyone who promotes it a liar.

@LordCaramac Here are some images matching your request
Prompt: a surrealist oil painting of a fnord
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#aiart #stablediffusion #stablehorde

AI wrote a bill to regulate AI. Now Rep. Ted Lieu wants Congress to pass it. The California Democrat, one of a handful of members with a computer science background, wants a nonpartisan commission to recommend new regulations for artificial intelligence. The resolution specifically outlines Congress’ “responsibility to ensure that the development and deployment of AI is done in a way that is safe, ethical, and respects the rights and privacy of all Americans-: .https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/ted-lieu-artificial-intelligence-bill-congress-chatgpt-rcna67752

The petition to remove #LGBT content from the uk curriculum now has 190,671 signatures, sigh. It only needed 100k to force a debate in parliament, so that will be scheduled by #Uk Gov.

The counter petition is rapidly gaining ground, being newer. It now has 33,030 signatures, but we need more!

Pls sign if uk, boost otherwise! 👇

Link to official petition to UK Gov & Parliament: Do not remove LGBT content from the Relationships Education curriculum
https://t.co/IIHgvhpB2O

#LGBTQ #TransRights

This simple but powerful statement from a law school applicant explains why diversity is so important in higher education. The applicant is describing leaving home and attending college:

"Nothing had forced me to look at what I believed until until I was no longer surrounded by people who believed the same."

#lawprofs #lawfedi #diversity #highered

This is superb. Watch and learn (I learned).
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RT @CryptoCriticPod
New video where @BennettTomlin discusses why crypto's unique properties make it a powerful pathway to political radicalization https://youtu.be/x4Ah8zqEgzo
https://twitter.com/CryptoCriticPod/status/1618680353841094657

Just ran across this Commodore 64 shot I took in 2012 #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Schwoopsie. I accidentally tripped and bought some more #books this afternoon 🤦‍♀️#bookstodon

Discourse just released a major update and I'm 100% dead serious when I say it's phenomenal and feels like using a good 2004-era PHPbb forum, but updated for today's social interactions.

Honestly, I wish every company, newsletter, website, etc, would stop using Slack and Discord for fans and instead adopt Discourse, having organized topics and threads is so much better than an endless chat stream that scrolls off into nowhere instantly.

https://discourse.org