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The end of low interest rates is showing us what the tech companies really built over the past 15 years and it’s nothing like what their PR hacks once promised.

Everything is more expensive, more invasive, and far less innovative or improved than they led us to believe.

theverge.com/2023/12/26/240155

Silly goose, everyone knows Noah saved two of every creature from the flood with his wife Joan (of Ark)

Dr. Michael E. Mann: “If you’re looking to understand how climate change became so prominent in American politics, look no further than Gerald Kutney’s authoritative, and engaging primer on the topic, "Climate Denial in American Politics”. Having been on the frontlines of the social media “climate brawl” for years, he provides insights from the frontlines that will help you not only understand where denialism comes from, but how to join in the collective effort to fight back against it.”

I occasionally encounter hoarders, so I did a bit of reading about the condition. Hoarding consists of collecting things that are not needed and refusing to part with them. It results in stress, conflict with others, relationship issues, avoiding social activities and poor judgement. People with hoarding disorder may not see it as a problem, so getting them to take part in treatment can be challenging. But, unlike junk hoarding, wealth hoarding has an easy treatment. TAX THE RICH!

"Merry Christmas World from Bethlehem Ghetto"
Seen in Bethlehem, Palestine

So which #mastodon-based #instance gives me more than 500 characters. Please help. I want to look this up but we know I have 137 things going on.

I just saw “Gen X became 30 at age 10 and is still 30 at age 50” and wow, do I feel seen.

Which is a very strange feeling for a Gen Xer, just sayin’.

Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA) members are active, organizing for your rights, and made an impact all across the country in 2023. eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/elec

@makkhorn@c.im New York Times: "Why Trump's Stench is Bad for Biden"

The 2023 Headline of the Year Nominees

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@paulisci
Not from 2023 but following the Christchurch earthquake that took the NZ marmite factory offline (different from the British kind), a worthy candidate for best headline since the invention of the printing press has to be:

theguardian.com/world/2012/mar

It's the Winter Solstice, dark and cloudy - so here's a photo of the Summer Solstice to brighten things up.

A Trump sticker is just like a "Baby On Board" sticker, except the baby is driving.

A Trump sticker is just like a "Baby On Board" sticker, except the baby is driving.

The only difference between a "baby on board" sticker, and a Calvin peeing sticker is that in the latter one. the baby is driving.

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