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@upmultimedia Retrobrag: I wrote the documentation for the mission editor for Freespace 2.

I just saw a toot explaining a useful "youtube fixer" firefox add on that removes "for you..." and "people also search..." from search results.

This made me realize how far we have come the wrong way: we are now in THE AGE OF ADVERSARIAL FEATURE DESIGN. Product creators introduce anti-features to attempt to divert user attention AWAY from what they want. Users are captive to the ecosystem because the software USED TO BE useful, and they actively have to block against new features to keep it so.

@mrcompletely It would be even better if one of the equations involved his symbol.

I read a programming language textbook by a Dr. Scott, who included an example involving Brad and Janet.

JFC

“One [oil] executive complained about how they continued to face burdensome environmental regulations despite spending $400 million to lobby the Biden administration in the last year.

“Trump’s response stunned several of the executives in the room overlooking the ocean:

driver was friendly and appreciated ear scritches in lieu of tip. 5 stars.

#dogs

Someone nominated me for Secretary of the Faculty -- the person who takes minutes at faculty meetings and therefore has to associate names with faces.

"Trickledown" would be a great name for an opulent British manor.

Summer Slow Jams dates and themes are LIVE for June, July, and August!

Learn and collaborate with the community to make games every month this summer ☀️

Huge thanks to Anailis Dorta (ikazilla.com) for this year’s wonderful art 🤩
And welcome to TEN YEARS of SSJ! 🎉

Learn more at
PIGSquad.com/summerslowjams, which includes a link to Marlowe Dobbe's (marlowedobbe.com) awesome new jam guide!
Hope to see you this summer 📊🎲🎾

#summerslowjams #gamejam

RFK Jr. wouldn't have this problem if he'd just walked without rhythm.

30% of the world's electricity came from renewable sources in 2023

"This growth was mostly driven by the rapid rollout of solar and wind technologies. Hydropower generation actually fell in 2023 as a result of severe droughts, especially in China."

ourworldindata.org/data-insigh

Gonna build a perpetual motion machine by spraying WD-40 on duct tape.

#USpol #electioneering 

The election is six months away, and just a reminder that if you're seeing content (branded left or right) discouraging people from voting, remember the role of Cambridge Analytica in Trinidad and Tobago's "Do So" campaign in 2010:

advox.globalvoices.org/2019/08

@MichaelPorter @internic @arstechnica @freemo I believe they're posting, but for whatever reason they're not propagating to qoto -- see attached Tusky screenshot.

Qoto has been undergoing a prolonged upgrade, leaving some basic features broken for over a month.

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