Parents I’m begging you to not let you 7yo go around telling everyone on voice chat all their siblings’ names, the fact that a new baby sister is due, and what your dogs names are. And then ask to be friends with random strangers on Fortnite. You can turn off voice chat so they can’t use it.
Started crying while writing a really emotional scene. Look to see what movie is up next in my movie catalogue rewatch. Oh great, it’s Terms of Endearment. That’ll cheer me right up!
Note this IMPORTANT paragraph.
“Some urbanists claim [the 15-Minute City] manufactured controversy has ‘died down,’ but the truth is that in many ways, the disinformation achieved its goal.”
That’s NOT ok. With or without the brand, the concept of proximity is critical & common sense. Discuss it.
The 8 White Identities by Barnor Hesse White Supremacist Clearly marked white society that preserves, names, and values white superiority White Voyeurism Wouldn't challenge a white supremacist; desires non-whiteness because it's interesting, pleasurable; seeks to control the consumption and appropriation of non-whiteness; fascination with culture (ex: consuming Black culture without the burden of Blackness) White Privilege May critique supremacy, but a deep investment in questions of fairness/equality under the normalization of whiteness and the white rule; sworn goal of 'diversity' White Benefit Sympathetic to a set of issues but only privately; won't speak act in solidarity publicly because benefitting through whiteness in public (some POC are in this category as well) White Confessional Some exposure of whiteness takes place, but as a way of being accountable to POC after; seek validation from POC White Critical Take on board critiques of whiteness and invest in exposing/marking the white regime; refuses to be complicit with the regime; whiteness speaking back to whiteness White Traitor Actively refuses complicity; names what's going on; intention is to subvert white authority and tell the truth at whatever cost; need them to dismantle institutions White Abolitionist Changing institutions, dismantling whiteness, and not allowing whiteness to reassert itself
Time to pull out old reliable once again.
Yup! With store marketing ones, often there’s no one to complain to either. They might have put a random email in and then keep confirming when they shop there in person. I get a few French newsletters and weather updates along with some from Scandinavian countries too.
I like how when TNG did the "Starfleet officer hides in holodeck" story, you're like "haha, what a dweeb" and when DS9 does it, you're like "oh my god, this is the saddest story ever"
Someone obviously put a typo in an email address at a vet's office so now I get regular reminders about pet checkups. I do unsubscribe, but they just keep coming. I hope whoever actually signed up for this service still manages to get their pet cared for.
Steve-O was on Joe Rogan's show trying to defend trans people and Rogan went off, he called trans people "fucking perverts" and "mass shooters" who have done the majority of school shootings.
Completely unhinged bigotry paid for by your Spotify subscriptions.
I complain about CBC, because it’s not perfect, and fair criticism is allowed and appropriate. But seriously, thank God for CBC in Canada. It needs to be protected.
Rowlf: Of course he's cringey, kid. That's what brothers are for! Mine is an *accountant*. An *accountant*! He thinks jazz should be outlawed for being disorderly!
Kirk: <grins>
Rowlf: Okay, my *sister* is a lead on Broadway but...
Kirk: <groans>
#StarTrek #StarTrekSNW
#TheMuppets
scheduling conflict
Discovered today that Instagram had turned on (without my opt-in) automatic AUDIO translation of any reel that shows up in my feed not in English USING AI TO MIMIC THE SPEAKER’S VOICE and WOW it was creepy and upsetting.
You can turn it off in “Language & Translations” in Settings. 🙅🏻♀️
⚠️ Pacific Pounding the next two weeks as a series of storms bombard the region. Up to 15 feet of mountain #snow and a foot of coastal #rain with severe flooding possible. The water is welcome due severe snowpack deficits, but this could become dangerous at times. ⚠️
Stay aware of local warnings!!
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
I’ve watched a very smart child try to encode what chaptgpt thinks is “human” so that her class assignments don’t get flagged for plagiarism.
I’ve heard expert professionals admit to self-editing so they don’t “sound” like an llm.
This is the kind of cultural flattening that accelerates fascism.
I discovered Israeli government procurement documents showing a Canadian group that's sending right-wing media personalities on free trips to Israel was granted funds from Israel's foreign ministry
The funding came through an arm of the ministry focused on managing “public perception of Israel”
Holy shit
At some point in time a co-worker changed their default file association of .jpeg's to be adobe reader, seemingly without any memory or knowledge of doing so. I have fixed it for her, but have very little confidence it won't happen again.
No, and it wouldn't have really been helpful in this case. There was no contact and even if I submit it to the police, they don't do anything about it. I know several cyclists who regularly report dangerous driving to law enforcement and nothing happens. Though I should probably buy one anyway.
However, slamming on the brakes as hard as I did and bracing myself against the steering wheel has left me feeling rather sore, which also resulted in headaches on and off since then as well. 2/2
Monday when I was leaving work someone decided they had enough time to turn left in front of me, when they did not have time to turn left in front of me. I was paying attention and slammed on my brakes and thankfully did not t-bone the large white pickup truck. 1/2
My son was watching something on his tablet that I thought was sports.
Me: oh are you watching something from the Olympics? They just started.
Bean: no but we watched something today at school.
Me: oh, what did you watch?
Bean: *giving me his best ‘d’uh expression* Uh, the Olympics *eyeroll*
the polish figure skating team in the kiss and cry holding a plush pierogi
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
I really would like to be reading instead of working today.
Dry weather means reading a physical book at soccer practice while I walk. Usually this gets at least one comment. I often wonder if they would still think it’s cool given that I’m reading a very spicy book. This season only one person has asked what I’m reading.
I just backed Burn It All Down, the feminist sports podcast you need on @kickstarter.com
This is because I've been following @jessicawluther.com since she was "speakers corner ATX" and I freaking love her work. Everyone involved is someone I want to hear from.
Cheers, y'all, and good luck. 🎙️
Client: Why is my insurance double from last year.
Me: Honest answer, you bought from a dealership & those brokers usually only get 1 policy from clients and it isn't in their best interest to tell you about your future renewals & I hate how they lower the integrity of our entire profession.
We have a tape measure in our house that very annoyingly only has imperial measurements. I made a bad joke last night that I should drive to the border and throw it over. Which lead to an interesting discussion with my children about the various government agencies & what their job & authority is.
Good list from @joepraska.bsky.social!
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