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Are you guys ready for the buck-wildest agriculture story I've ever heard

@olivvybee But that's the beauty of board games! You can concentrate on the board and almost ignore the other people. A game that some disparage as "multiplayer solitaire" could be perfect.

I just peer-reviewed a forensic analysis in a case.

The suspect mailed a package with a hidden Apple AirTag in it to a victim's old home address.

The package was forwarded to her new (and formerly safe) address....

Might be good to warn DV victims of unexpected mail.

@SwiftOnSecurity Just

Feeling climate despair? @SolarpunkPrompts is quite good. It won't tell you how to take down predatory capitalism, but but it will at least get you thinking about what a sustainable future might look like.

THE PLAN
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Step 1: Finally make football a popular American sport.

Step 2: Convince Travis Kelce, the greatest tight end in history, to catch many passes.

Step 3: Secretly influence his team, who haven't been to a Superbowl since 2023, to get to the Superbowl in 2024.

And now at last, we can reveal the FINAL PHASE of our dastardly plan: Have his girlfriend Taylor remind folks of their various civil duties.

Yep. This is definitely what we, the secret evil cabal of communist liberals who control everything, want.

I wuz robbed.

More specifically, I was tricked by a phone-phisher pretending to be from my bank, and he convinced me to hand over my credit-card number, then did $8,000+ worth of fraud with it before I figured out what happened. And *then* he tried to do it again, a week later!

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyb

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Should you keep reading / watching / listening to this thing?

Are you enjoying it? Yes.

Is there some extrinsic reason to consume it (e.g., education, you need the information to complete some other task, etc.)? Yes, unless there's some better way to achieve the same goal.

Did you just barely start it? Maybe give it a little longer.

Are you almost finished? What the heck, cross the finish line.

Otherwise? YEET!

There is a whole genre of video that consists of model railroad hobbyists with realistic set ups doing video from the front of the train (making the world seem to scale) and their cats terrorizing the trains like the cutest, fuzziest kaiju.

youtu.be/Xos-FwYVK0c?si=RpKfpj
youtube.com/watch?v=sKsE2VJ1CM
youtu.be/STpn3e1Zkb0?si=Hi5v9Y

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In Wroclaw, Poland each cathedral and even the rivers have a tactile model nearby for blind people to see them too. See more: themindcircle.com/mini-sculptures/

#BoardGames10x10

02.08. Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

@peterdrake continued to exploit his favorite mechanic for another decisive victory (130 vs 78).

Spoilers, both photo and alt text, can be found behind the Sensitive Content warning.

#BoardGames

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The federal government can be frustrating because you have so little influence over it, what with over 300 million other voters and undue influence from capital.

You have a lot more power over your local government. That's also where you're more likely to find a candidate you like, rather than settling for "not moustache-twirlingly evil". To the extent that you can, get involved! Donate your time, money, or yard sign space.

Not only can you influence these elections, but people elected to city councils and state legislatures go on to run for governor or federal representative. Start building a pool of competent people who share your priorities and support the policies you want to see enacted. There is no better path to a just, sustainable future.

This is probably the best focus I’ll ever be able to get

Why do you like Mastodon (or the open source Fediverse app of your choosing) the most? (You can choose multiple choices)

Boosts appreciated for reach.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWeb #SocialMedia

Inventorying the emergency food after it was drawn down in the ice storm. is helping.

GROCERY STORE INTERCOM: *heavy sigh* Security to produce. We've got another juggler.

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