ML2 @mathlover@qoto.org

You don't heal by unifying with bacteria. You heal by your immune system stopping & removing it. You don't heal from cancer by unifying with it. Healing is what happens in the place where you cut the tumor out.

Ijust finished uploading all of @pla ‘s photos to this pool so they won’t be lost with his instance. I also grabbed all of his blog posts and attached photos if anyone wants them (will have to send them directly). Photos from his Google profile that aren’t directly linked in any of his blog posts aren’t included.

@Ahuka @FediFollows @GoatsLive @Luke @Moon @andyc @bicycling @bikejourno @clacke @elmussol @encarsia @fitheach @herag @hollma @icedquinn @kambing @lnxw37b3 @mastobikes @normandy @pony @radis_noir @randynose @schattenspringer @stux @t54r4n1 @thor @xosem @zudn @awlt

The Fediverse won’t be the same without @pla ‘s unique combination of positivity, cycling content, and tech savvy. He was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met here and would always have something nice to say.

For those in the thread who haven’t seen yet, @hollma thinks this might be the news report, with this as the intersection where it happened (post).

. @mastobikes @bicycling @t54r4n1 @xosem @kambing @clacke @lnxw37b3 @andyc @normandy @schattenspringer @fitheach @thor @elmussol @zudn @radis_noir @encarsia @bikejourno @GoatsLive @Luke @herag @randynose @Moon @icedquinn @FediFollows @stux @pony @Ahuka

@lupyuen Favorite quote: "Chromium was becoming the de facto web standard meaning that if we wanted web pages to not break, we’d have to fork Chromium."
If all those who admit defeat to de-facto monopolization of the web-as-is contributed to independent development or even just to a more modular usability of Gecko & friends, they could get out of that mess.

So how did we get from the gleaming promise of the digital age as imagined in the 70s to the harsh cyberpunk reality of the 20s?

Centralization, rent seeking, planned obsolescence, surveillance, advertising, and copyright.

How do we move forward?

Re-decentralization, a rejection of the profit motive, building for the future/to be repaired, building for privacy, rejecting advertising, and embracing Free software.

#jacob_rees_mogg #jrm #tories #hypocrisy #law #tridentine #COVID #corobavirus #pandemic #lockdown #global #UK

#Georgia voters-

Today is the last day you can vote in your runoff elections for the U.S. Senate and flip control of the Senate to Democrats.

A Democratic-controlled Senate would pass help for you on health care, COVID relief, climate, and more. Winning Senate control would also allow Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader — rather than Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader — to decide which bills come up for a vote.

Vote for both Rev. Raphael Warnock and and Jon Ossoff to bring 'yes' back to the Senate and end deadlock.

Mask up and drop off your mail-in ballot or VOTE TODAY, Jan. 5!

#VoteWarnockAndOssoff
Voter hotline: 888-730-5816, seven languages spoken. ☎️
Where to vote: https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Stop. Buying. Apple. Products.

Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor in China
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/29/lens-technology-apple-uighur/

Apple knew a supplier was using child labor but took 3 years to fully cut ties, despite the company's promises to hold itself to the 'highest standards,' report says
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-knowingly-used-child-labor-supplier-3-years-cut-costs-2020-12

Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/business/economy/nike-coca-cola-xinjiang-forced-labor-bill.html

If you seriously think like the OP in this meme you can kindly go fuck yourself, thanks.

Power returned around 3:30-ish. Woo! Heat! Light! Computers! Internet that is not on a damn small phone screen! No more smelling paraffine!

Ok, a brighter 2021 everyone!

I'll start the day off healthy with a new year's walk with my mother soon!

Dear web developers and admins,
please stop embedding Google's hideous #ReCaptcha into your websites. Its algorithm is faulty, forcing regular users to click dozens or even hundreds of fire hydrants, bicycles, or traffic lights each day. It puts a 'suspicious activity' flag on users who won't obey to Google's business model - such as people who don't sign into Chrome, use anonymity VPNs, or use browser extensions to suppress common tracking mechanisms. Enough is enough. Stop it.