So, it's been a while since I've written an uplifting, we're gonna make it, it'll all be ok, kinda post.
Because, goddamn it's dark right now, and finding the light is a struggle, even for those whom Hecate has tasked with holding torches at the crossroads.
We are at a crossroads. And I don't know which direction to go either.
You are not crazy. We are under direct assault from the leadership of the US govt. I don't know if they're trying to drive us into despair, or revolution, but in a country with more guns than people, I fear revolution.
We are in dark times. But we have been in dark times before, and we broke the darkness and sent it hiding for 60 years. It's back, and it's time to break it again.
I believe in *us*, we the people. It's hard to believe, but we *will* make it through this. We will defeat the dark again and again and again until one day it dies.
Today may not be that day, but that day is coming. I believe in us.
What if we rely on AI for the one thing it’s definitely not good at?
vox.com/future-perfect/471918/…
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
Scientific progress is slowing just as we need it most. New AI tools that speed up discovery could help restart productivity growth and make life more affordable.Bryan Walsh (Vox)
Very sloppy thinking.
"just to keep productivity and growth on the same old trend line. We have to row harder just to stay in the same place."
WTF ? Growth != Staying in the same place
Garden of Life faces lawsuit over dangerous lead levels in organic plant-based protein - All For Gardening
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Veronica4Prez #mozilla @vkc linuxmom.net/@vkc/115730418559…
My platform for when I reboot the Mozilla brand:1. It supports www, as well as Gopher, ftp, and the good Gemini
2. Using udm14 instead of Google, which will no longer be the default
3. Fully funding MDN and Gecko via taxes on web sales and kickass branded swag
4. so-called "AI" will not be shippedVote for me to be the next Mozilla CEO!
How the Bears can clinch a playoff spot this weekend
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/16/bears-packers-can-clinch-playoff-spot-this-weekend-lions-nfc-grady-jarrett-nfl?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How the Bears can clinch a playoff spot this weekend
The Bears could guarantee themselves a place in the NFC playoffs.Patrick Finley (Chicago Sun-Times)
250 anni dalla nascita di #JaneAusten e a me viene in mente il #film linkato (con #AnneHathaway). Ma in questi giorni ne è uscito un altro, francese, e chissà com'è. Watch Becoming Jane - Il ritratto di una donna contro - StreamingCommunity streamingcommunityz.cam/it/wat…
Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future on The David Letterman Show (1980)
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Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future on The David Letterman Show (1980)
Given this intimidating biography, and the fact that Asimov believed that “hardly anyone can read” in the U.S., we might expect the science fiction legend wanted nothing to do with television. We would be wrong. Asimov seemed to love TV.OC (Openculture.com)
Psychologists are increasingly using — and worrying about — AI tools, poll finds
A survey finds that 56% of psychologists are trying out artificial intelligence tools at work, mainly for administrative tasks. A majority also are concerned about harms of AI on patients and society.
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Republicans have gutted the ACA and Medicaid - causing harm to Medicare, and big increases to job-based health insurance and emergency room wait times.
Hold them accountable and vote them all out.
Now we must shift focus to the blue state trifectas to advocate for state universal health care systems.
This recognizes that it will be at least two or more election cycles before there is a progressive trifecta with a large enough majority to bypass or end the Senate filibuster.
Who voted for this treasonous piece of shit?!? I WANT NAMES!
REP. TOM EMMER (R-MN) | DEMOCRACY REPORT CARD accountability.gop/profile/rep…
#TomEmmer #Minnesota #GOPTraitor #GOPLiar #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
Rep. Tom Emmer - Republican Accountability
Rep. Tom Emmer is a Republican member of the House of Representatives, representing Minnesota. Learn more about their support (or lack of support) for our democratic system.Republican Accountability PAC
Post AI slop? Temporary mute.
Post AI slop again? Block.
Typically, I make coffee with an Aeropress or a pour over.
Today I used a French press. But not the standard method.
Low water. Short steep.
250 mL of boiling water. 1 tbsp of grounds. Steeped for 1 minute. Poured straight into a mug.
This works because acids extract first. You get brightness and sourness before bitterness has time to show up. The short contact time keeps the harsher compounds out.
The body comes from the French press itself. Oils and fines pass through, so even though the coffee is under-extracted, it still feels dense and round.
I like it because it’s sharp without being harsh. Bright, concentrated, and clean enough to drink black. It keeps what I want and skips what I don’t.
I do not understand #SoundCloud's algorithm.. I guess it's pretty random as to who gets recommendations.
These are all the OP-XY tracks I've finished so far. I would not have ranked them in this order, personally! but hey.
You don't have to go near SoundCloud to listen, they're all over here on #Faircamp: music.key13.uk/audius-consumed…
5 ways a garden tractor can lighten your load - All For Gardening
Summer, with all its beauty and bounty, has arrived, ushering in peak growth season. Lawns thicken and spread, foliage fills out, and crops push into theirGardening (All For Gardening)
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in reply to MissConstrue • • •Heather Cox Richardson, whom I cited recently in a blog post, has rather a lot to say about how we got relatively lower inequality in the 20th century, and who the people are trying to drag us back.
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