After looking at NASA images from the Artemis II mission, the problems on Earth seem so small, and social media feels so empty... it makes me feel ready to not use social media at all... I'm closer to that every day.

Can we all stop pretending that "The Boondock Saints" is a good movie? #FilmAndMovies #StPatricksDay

Fact: It's not "daylight savings time," it's "daylight saving time." Only one "s" in the phrase, and savings are what you do with a bank account. #dst #SpringForward #DaylightSavings

Do you use "Sign in with Google/Apple/Facebook/etc"? Well that could mean a lot of data is shared back to big tech. Most sites that use a big tech sign-in button allow you to change to a traditional username/password and delink. Check the account settings and switch over. Liberate your data!

Do you have a cloud doorbell cam? Your life is being used to train AI, your video is open to warrantless police access, and employees can get into your data at a whim. ONVIF cameras are self-hosted on your home network. No subscription, and the cameras are priced very reasonably. Dump Big Tech!

Don't you think a condemnation of using Synthetic Text Extruders (aka LLM) in any way is warranted based on the way they work as a technology would be more effective that just condemning one company... The way these models work as a whole are the problem, not just one company. They are all bad.

Post a pic you took, no context. Fen for the zeed!

Someone in my building threw away a lefty leaning flyer. My response has been posted in its place.

New sworn declarations from DHS officials are giving us new numbers in the amount of agents in Minnesota. -When you combine ICE + CBP = at least 4,000 agents were here -ICE: As of Monday, 970 agents remained. As of today, 400 will remain -CBP: As of Monday, the remaining 67 officers left the state

My #accessibility peeps will know all about this... #PDF is evil, and we can all do some good by not using them.

So about that "drawdown" that was promised sure doesn't seem to be happening in the #TwinCities. Most of the #ICE activity is in the suburbs. The People Over Papers app only had arrest reports outside of #Minneapolis.

Lots of bullshit news flying around about a "DHS shutdown," but remember that the Big [Ugly] Bill funded them for 3 years. ICE is *active* in The Twin Cities metro today. Here is the www.iceout.org People Over Papers map. The goons are out! #ICE #DHS #TwinCities #Minneapolis #Shutdown

If you haven't read Simple Sabotage Field Manual, it's a quick read about how to fight fascism. And it's public domain! www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184

Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis

Renee Good and Alex Pretti's deaths are tragic, of course... That their deaths are drawing attention to the situation in #Minneapolis is needed in the city and nation. One thing that has been bothering me is that so many black and brown people have died or will die as a result of ICE's crackdown.

Some science to back up keeping your hope, and staying in the fight. #ICEout #Minneapolis

Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE

Opps, said the quiet part out loud! #StarTrek

#ControversialOpinion Being on dating apps has given me this opinion... Loving dogs is not a personality trait. #CatPerson

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Before a Hundreds of Beavers theater screening last night, there was a short intro where they cut between one character wishing happy holidays, and cutting to another telling the crowd that they don't own most of the media they consume, and to buy physical media.

The term "Climate Change" was first coined in a 1975 paper on Anthropogenic Global Warming. Later when Global Warming was more broadly known, Republican strategist, Frank Luntz recommended using " #ClimateChange " in counter arguments about #GlobalWarming. In an attempt to shift the narrative.

Training tonight on Zoom. For security reasons, this won’t be recorded, but we will have some resources to share, and local organizers are working on other training opportunities.

I might be most excited about this Star Trek minifig. #LEGO #StarTrek

Community! Please share into your networks supporting those who may need some extra support right now. Pop-up pantry today at Arya Cafe (4603 Minnehaha Ave) 2-6pm. Food, coats, kids coats, diapers, toiletries, and more! It’s take what you need.

I will assume #VPAT quality and reliability is bad if it still includes the first 9 pages of instructions... The instructions say "Remove the first 9 pages of the document." To me, it says that the preparer doesn't take it seriously. They didn't even read the instructions... #accessibility

This might blow the mind of anyone born after 2000: To watch a video online you had to download a separate video player so that your browser could open the video file. That's why we all went apeshit about YouTube. Suddenly we didn't need to keep QuickTime, Real Player and Flash Player up to date.

Fun fact: Placing an orange traffic cone on the hood of Waymo vehicles makes them stop where they are and they will not move until the cone is removed... Only saying this so that people know what not to do when they see a robo car driving by... Yeah...

🚨 Upcoming #booktalk! 🚨 #CoryDoctorow talks about his new book ENSHITTIFICATION & how the internet broke & how we can fix it. He explores why everything online feels worse & what we can do next. 📆 Fri Nov 21st 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 Online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-... @AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social

I just finished reading #Enshittification the new book by #CoryDoctorow which I feel is required reading for anyone who wants to understand why the Internet sucks butt these days, and what can be done to fix it. As my next read, Parable of the Sower by #OctaviaButler. It is basically prophesy...

Once again we must conclude that our ruling class is dumb, gross and smelly.

It's gonna be another amazing year at the Art Shanties! @artshantyprojects.bsky.social www.artshantyprojects.org

Nerdsplains D&D spellcasting optimizations by using feats and multi-classing.

Hey Minnesota: ICE is now on the ground in NE Minneapolis. See thread. Stay alert everyone!

AI Slop and the Sora 2 release reinforces a fact that has been forgotten since the advent of YouTube... "Newness" does not equal "Goodness." We could watch a classic film, or scroll Tik Tok and something "new." One was made to capture your imagination, the other was made to capture your attention.

Android users who used Google Assistant and are annoyed they auto-switched everyone to #Gemini I found out that you can choose to use Assistant as a default! 1) open Google app settings 2) Tap Digital Assistants from Google 3) Tap "Google Assistant" #Android #Google #AIsucks

Big kudos to MIA for putting GOOD #alt #alttext on their bot account. Love to see it! #accessibility

People of Ireland don't have the illusions (delusions?) that Americans have about wealth.

I have a piece in an #art show at Modist Brewing. "This is Spinal Snap" is a skateboard deck with 3D printed worm-esque pieces and lots of paint.

This is huge news in the #accessibility world. I used to recommend Otter AI to students all the time. #AI companies are again proving that they willingly break the law for revenue (not profit, because no AI company is profitable. www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g...

ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz 🔗 www.404media.co/ice-is-about...

@caseyjohnston.bsky.social I finished reading A Physical Education in my second week of StrongLifts workouts. Your book has been revelatory for me! I've always had my own self-image issues, and decided to commit. Thanks for cutting through the shitshow that is the fitness and health industry.

The most majestic thing you will see on #bluesky today. 😇

Ravenscrodt Musicke Guild did a lovely rendition of Dragons Roost from Legend of Zelda: Windwaker But I think that Link on stage is a Woodwindwaker. #CVG2025

If a drummer came out of retirement, do you think there would be repercussions? #dadjoke

Your #printer is a snitch... No really. Some brands add hidden #tracking dots to all print jobs that can be used to read the serial number on every page. Sooo, don't print anything you don't want getting back to you at home... #privacy #protest #leftist www.eff.org/pages/list-p...

This is poetic... Atari wins!

While AI is being hyped as something that could replace workers, I think it has more potential to replace management. But will it? Probably not, because they are the ones who decide who keeps a job. Will it be them, or the dozen coders who just pushed a new product? Don't trust the AI boosters.