ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

The week got going and ended with major Trump legal news, in Colorado and DC.

Here’s my big look at all of this — and where we’re going — at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-cases-courts-and-accountability

What Kind of Bubble is AI?

https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/

My foreseeable future between now and September going to be reading very sincere replies asking if we're aware that this logo looks like a cock and balls https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/111618907852811289

I endorse this #meme. The Truth, the Way, and the Toot. #Johnmastodon #johnmastodonlives

I made a browser extension that changes the word “billionaire” to “oligarch” and, well, it’s about as perfect as I was hoping.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/billionaire-oligarch-replacer/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/billionaire-to-oligarch-r/ealafelnipmdnebociefhhkgoocplidj

I'll settle for desecrating his corpse.

What do you think of Dead Kissingers as band name, and what kind band would it be?

#quote #anthonybourdain #kissinger #henrykissinger #deadkissingers

Trump is taking aim at Taylor Swift

Let’s break it down:

TayTay:
A billionaire with a mobile economic booster on wheels
12 Grammys
Time’s person of the year
Prompted tens of thousands of young voters to register

Trump:
Lost money owning *casinos*
Defrauded students with “university”
Ran an airline into the ground
Faces 91 charges including trying to overturn a free and fair election
Sold our nation’s highest secrets (possibly lost money on it)
Stole from charity

been thinking about my approach to saying critical things about open source projects

I'm always trying to balance 2 things:

1. I want other users to know that if they're struggling, it's not because they're dumb. There are real problems.
2. I don't want to downplay the work people are doing to make it better.

this has been coming up a lot with Nix, which I find useful but incredibly difficult to use

(no advice please, but curious to hear what your personal approach to this is)

(1/?)

Bird of the Day — Hermit Thrush, Kansas 2017
Skeptical

#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #FlyoverCountry #Thrush

A couple people mistakenly thought I was a bot last week, so here's a reminder that I am indeed human.

Today is my girlfriend's sister's birthday, who also happens to be the artist for our Otterly Human comics. I am contractually obligated to hold her like this in every picture we take together.

We are deep into the German winter. The sun is up for less than 8 hours during the day. Nevertheless we export electricity to Europe thanks to renewable wind energy.

Be aware: we export because we produce cheaper than the coal/gas/nuclear plants in other countries.

If not for the fuckup in Bavaria (the right wing state government there prevents the installation of wind turbine), we would export even more.

From: @isotopp
https://chaos.social/@isotopp/111611719098358055

#Persuasion was first published today in 1817! (And remains one of my favorite books.)

#janeAusten #Bookstodon #AmReading #AmWriting #books #writing @bookstodon #Regency #Georgian #history @histodons

Earlier this year, I replaced my ailing computer w/ one that should last a while and keep me streaming, podcasting, #writing.

Computers cost money, though, and I'm semi-broke. If you've got a buck or two to spare, consider donating to my Ko-Fi page! :D

https://ko-fi.com/shaunduke

Hiking Avalanche Lake Glacier National Park

The Trail of the Cedars is a hiking trail accessible from Going-to-the-Sun Road. The trail is short an accessible for all, the .60-mile path is paved and has a raised boardwalk in some sections. Some of the cedars visible are over 80 feet tall.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hiking-avalanche-lake-glacier-national-park-wayne-moran.html

#AvalanceLake #GlacierNationalPark #Glacier #Montana #Nature #Mountains #Hiking #Getoutside #travel #travelphotography #landscapephotography #buyintoart #Ayearforart

End of an Era.

I went out and bought this, the Dec. 2023 issue of National Geographic. It's the last issue of this venerable institution that will appear on newsstands. 🧵

"As part of its announcement today, the WHO recommended universal masking for health facilities and protection for health workers."

I wonder... if you could see that and think... hmmm I should probably do that when I'm at the crowded mall this week?
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/who-designates-jn1-separate-covid-19-variant-interest