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holy shit, Russia has an HIV epidemic because they are re-using single-use medical supplies. fucking nightmare. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/09/russia-hiv-spreads-beyond-risk-groups-in-27-regions-epidemiologists-say

euronews

Russia: HIV epidemic in 27 regions, epidemiologists say

In 27 regions of the Russian Federation, the immunodeficiency virus is spreading among the entire population, not only risk groups, according to the latest Rospotrebnadzor data. People increasingly pass the virus to one another, often unaware they are infected.

jenn schiffer

@jenn@gardenstate.social 9 min. ago

i am giving a talk at this month’s wordhack about how the names of tech companies bring me no peace except with the comedy and mystery behind my own given name https://pools.events/event/g7G8Gh7Q/wordhack-feat-kameelah-janan-rasheed-ramsey-nasser-and-jenn-schiffer/?i=I6ENYc2p

Pools Events

WordHack feat. Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Ramsey Nasser and Jenn Schiffer

WordHack is a monthly evening of performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Code poetry, digital literature, e-lit, language games, coders interested in the creative side, writers interested in new forms writing can take, all are welcome here. This month we will be featuring: KAMEELAH JANAN RASHEED (https://kameelahr.com/) RAMSEY NASSER (https://nas.sr/) JENN SCHIFFER (https://jennschiffer.com/) And as always we have our OPEN PROJECTOR (like an open mic for digital work) where anyone can sign up to share a project/small talk or performances for 5 minutes at the start of the show. The open projector signup sheet will go out at 6:45 the day of the show. Share that thing you've been working on or talk about that thing you've been thinking about! Host & Curator: TODD ANDERSON (http://toddwords.com) Tickets - $15 The event will be livestreamed at https://twitch.tv/wondervillenyc Join the WordHack Email List: https://forms.gle/FvgEZ2LS29We4XsX8 Get a digital copy of the WordHack Anthology: https://toddwords.itch.io/wordhack-anthology WordHack is supported by the School for Poetic Computation, an alternative school for the study of art, code and critical theory based in NYC and online. You can support WordHack and the artists in our community by taking a class or making a donation at https://sfpc.study

Ben Ramsey

@ramsey@phpc.social 45 sec. ago

@jenn Ooh! Wordhack sounds like fun!

Christine Lemmer-Webber

@cwebber@social.coop 17 min. ago

Holy shit. Wildwood is the most visually stunning movie I have ever seen in my life. So glad I saw it on the big screen. Gonna see it a few more times before it leaves theaters.

Joltrast

@joltrast@mastodon.social 58 sec. ago

@cwebber I am out of the loop, clearly. I do like beautiful films though.

Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸

@evan@cosocial.ca 5 min. ago

Trolling can feel great, in the way that a lot of negative attention can feel great. Unlike people being angry about something you sincerely express, trolling feels better because you don't have to defend what you said. You didn't mean it, after all. It was just a goof.

Reginald

@raganwald@social.bau-ha.us 1 min. ago

@evan Trolling is isomorphic to being a “schrödinger‘s asshole:” If you agree, I made my point. If you disagree, why is comedy illegal?

They’re both “heads I win, tails why are you such a snowflake.”

Reading Recluse

@reading_recluse@c.im 8 min. ago

@rybson Yes. I wanted to buy the exact same one I bought in 2020, but it's almost twice as expensive now (170 euros instead of 95). Nevermind.

Even usb sticks and SD cards went up.

I'm so nervous about my computer ever breaking down, replacing anything costs too much nowadays.

Fish/Meercat 😷 :vegan:

@rybson@todon.eu 1 min. ago

@reading_recluse yep... The prospect of something breaking is quite scary.
What a reality we live in.

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dawidl@lemmy.world

@dawidl@lemmy.world 4 hr. ago

I’m new to the Fediverse, and so far I’m loving it

It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.

Andy Wingo

@wingo@mastodon.social 2 min. ago

broomgate. BROOMGATE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomgate

Broomgate

technology doping controversy in curling in 2015–2016 about new brush head technologies and sweeping techniques

wakest ⁂

@liaizon@social.wake.st 6 min. ago

@simonbs something is off here; putting paper in a shredder would result in shreds not a crumpled ball

Simon B. Støvring

@simonbs@mastodon.social 2 min. ago

@liaizon It’s not a shredder. It’s a Yeet Machine designed by Yeet Equipment. It takes electronically data and outputs paper balls.

JA Westenberg

@Daojoan@mastodon.social 2 days ago

I spent years mistaking ease for progress.

The things that changed me all pushed back. The comfortable ones just kept me where I was.

I wrote Friction about the difficulty worth choosing.

https://onfriction.com/

Friction by JA Westenberg

A manifesto on what comfort costs us, and the difficulty worth choosing. Download free.

Ariaflame

@ariaflame@masto.ai 2 min. ago

@Daojoan Thinking about things from a physicist point of view, no friction at all leaves you unable to go anywhere. Too much friction makes it so hard to attain things (or generates too much heat) that it reduces the chances of success. I suspect there's a sweet spot in the middle. That doesn't involve GenAI which seems to be the ultimate in frictionless for cognition.

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Jenn (But, Like, Scary 🎃)

@titania@retro.pizza 14 hr. ago

Y'ALL IN THE US, USPS IS MAKING CRYPTID STAMPS, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2026/1109-usps-announces-stamp-subjects-for-2027.htm

A screenshot of the relevant page of the link included. There are images of the five stamps included across the top: Mothman (a large human/moth hybrid with wings before the crescent moon, depicted here as a red and black stylized drawing), the Jackalope (a jack rabbit with horns beneath the prairie sun, also very stylized), the Squonk (a pig with webbed feet sitting in a puddle of its own tears), Bigfoot (a large furry biped walking in front of pine trees), and Champ (a classic sea-monster depicted as being underwater).

Text reads:

Mythical Creatures
America’s many folkloric animals reflect our love of the unknown and odd. The Postal Service’s Mythical Creatures set features five different stamps depicting some regional favorites. At festivals in Mothman’s native West Virginia, attendees often wear “spooky-cute” costumes to evoke this cryptid — a flying, red-eyed, human-size being first reported in 1966. The Jackalope leapt into Western legend after taxidermist brothers in Wyoming created the antlered rabbit mashup in the 1930s. In old Pennsylvania lumbermen’s lore, the self-conscious Squonk wept constantly; today it’s a beloved symbol of anxiety. Sasquatch, aka Bigfoot, leaves an outsized impression on the culture — elusive but everywhere, even beyond its Pacific Northwest habitat. Champ, a lake monster of centuries-old legend, has become the mascot for the Lake Champlain region of New York and Vermont. Artist Nat Power digitally drew the creatures and icons representing their environments in bold black linework and vivid colors reminiscent of her tattoo-design work. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps. — A screenshot of the relevant page of the link included. There are images of the five stamps included across the top: Mothman (a large human/moth hybrid with wings before the crescent moon, depicted here as a red and black stylized drawing), the Jackalope (a jack rabbit with horns beneath the prairie sun, also very stylized), the Squonk (a pig with webbed feet sitting in a puddle of its own tears), Bigfoot (a large furry biped walking in front of pine trees), and Champ (a classic sea-monster depicted as being underwater). Text reads: Mythical Creatures America’s many folkloric animals reflect our love of the unknown and odd. The Postal Service’s Mythical Creatures set features five different stamps depicting some regional favorites. At festivals in Mothman’s native West Virginia, attendees often wear “spooky-cute” costumes to evoke this cryptid — a flying, red-eyed, human-size being first reported in 1966. The Jackalope leapt into Western legend after taxidermist brothers in Wyoming created the antlered rabbit mashup in the 1930s. In old Pennsylvania lumbermen’s lore, the self-conscious Squonk wept constantly; today it’s a beloved symbol of anxiety. Sasquatch, aka Bigfoot, leaves an outsized impression on the culture — elusive but everywhere, even beyond its Pacific Northwest habitat. Champ, a lake monster of centuries-old legend, has become the mascot for the Lake Champlain region of New York and Vermont. Artist Nat Power digitally drew the creatures and icons representing their environments in bold black linework and vivid colors reminiscent of her tattoo-design work. Antonio Alcalá, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps.

U.S. Postal Service Announces Stamp Subjects for 2027

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced some of the stamps it will release in 2027.

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Christopher

@chris@lemmy.grey.fail 5 hr. ago

I administer my own instance of Lemmy and Mastodon. The CSAM issue was something I learned about real quick, unfortunately. I was able to implement community maintained blocklists. It’s not perfect, by any means, but I’ve not seen any more harmful content.

The idea of a centralized judicial system does not seem compatible with the spirit of federation. The safety we expect from centralized platforms is something we gave up for our freedom. With that, we do have to be diligent and deal with the bad actors. It’s the worst trade off in the whole deal.

It’s also impossible to enforce, I think. The Rage Against the Machine “f you, I won’t do what you tell me” spirit lives in all small server admins (by virtue of rebelling in the first place).

Phairupegiont

@phairupegiont@mastodon.social 13 hr. ago

@cwebber @spritely feedback:
* let a lone player discover the draw UI without having to open 2 browsers (makes them more likely to play)
* message that tells the user when the other side has been disconnected
* prevent accidentally navigating away during a started game
* on the host the invite URI copy button did nothing for me