ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

Ignore the country music discourse on "something something small town" and read this essay instead.

https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/political-mythologies/articles/small-town-usa

#USPol #politics #truman #socialism #quote

We have open post-doctoral positions in the lab at the wonderful @SWC_Neuro . I will be at SFN , and would love to chat with candidates interested in the neurobiology of economic choice and/or spatial cognition. Check out some of our recent papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=kI5EI3AAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

PM me to set up a time to meet!
#SFN #neuroscience #jobs #postdoc

1/ Tomorrow, the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), after it failed last year. Revisions were made, but they are lipstick on a pig.

Today, I explained to the committee why the bill is STILL a First Amendment trainwreck that threatens kids AND free expression.

https://techfreedom.org/kosa-still-poses-a-grave-threat-to-first-amendment-rights/

i shared this on the other site but wanted to share it here too:

so many people will have their stories of Sinéad O'Connor but I will never forget how she reached out to me after I was experiencing awful racism on this platform. i will never forget such a simple act of kindness. she was a kind soul.

she was fierce too and the true definition of inspirational.

we're seeing flimflam levels at about 04%

(04%) □□□□□□□□□□

regular reminder that you should use #firefox

If you switched away from it a few years ago it's worth looking at it again. It's great, performance is getting better all the time, and the company behind it isn't actively working on destroying the open web.

I’ve got to say that the things @dansup is doing with #pixelfed and its mobile app are super impressive. It’s quickly becoming a decent Insta alternative

The #defcon31 schedule is LIVE! You may now begin your planning in earnest. Find out who's dropping jewels, and where and when to snatch them up by visiting

https://defcon.org/html/defcon-31/dc-31-schedule.html

Not even a couple of weeks now - #defcon is almost here! Getting psyched is now officially legit.

Inspiration is a myth. I don't believe in it anymore.

Don't get trapped by it. Don't feel guilty about not being productive while you sit and wait for it to strike.

Know what inspiration is? It's allowing yourself the time to dedicate to creating. It's sitting down with the mindset of working on your art, your music, your writing, your cooking, your whatever.

Allow yourself the time, put yourself in the moment, and go make something!

#Art #Creativity #Inspiration

“We really shouldn't have the government compromising with companies,” @emilymbender said. “The government should act in the public interest and regulate.”

https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2023/07/25/us-voluntary-ai-safety-commitment

the time is now #daveysart

if you're bored, you can design a forklift in your mind. it's legal and OSHA can't stop you

@LordCaramac Here are some images matching your request
Prompt: To the centre of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you, To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you, I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you, In a room with a window in the corner I found truth
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#aiart #stablediffusion #aihorde

@stablehorde_generator @LordCaramac Please let us know which of the generated images is the best.

Now would be a good time to discard the analysis and opinion of any member of the commentariat who has been on the “free speech crisis on campus” beat but somehow only ever focuses on the threat of leftwing “cancel culture” instead of the escalating assault from the Right.
 
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/25/texas-a-m-professor-opioids-dan-patrick/

Young voters have shifted in a markedly progressive direction on multiple issues that are deeply important to them: Climate change, gun violence, economic inequality and LGBTQ+ rights.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/25/voters-progressive-trump-harvard-youth-poll-gop/

Here are several screenshots from Lost in Time, a sim that featured some fantasy elements, like Casterly Rock roleplay, as well as prehistoric aspects like the resident cosplaying as a dinosaur. :D

#FandomCon #SecondLife