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We have a thing at the store where you can send in a picture of a project you made with yarn you got from us and we print out a photo and put it on the wall and this might be my favorite submission so far
I can't think of a better illustration of the fundamentally selfish, libertarian foundation of the free software movement than a GNU maintainer loudly affirming that contributions known to be produced by slave labor are welcome without reservation https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2026-11/msg00128.html
So far I’ve been yelled at by strangers this evening for:
- the existence of provisional ballots, and trying to explain ballot curing
- the fact that US ballots are longer and more complex than they are in other countries (I didn’t design this, I swear!)
- making a silly joke about DC’s national mall not being a shopping center.
@mattblaze I was very confused briefly reading the second's corresponding thread, it felt like she just misread your post lol
don't take miebo if you're allergic to miebo
@ariadne Okay, glad I'm not the only one who has questions about that :o!
@shonin And, this is just the beginning.
RE: https://digipres.club/@alexandra/117576651383899283
llm user: uh just b/c llms cause harms elsewhere, that does not entail they will cause harm in our project
also llm user: I have adopted a moral framework wherein I am compelled to profit from slavery
For a while, I was under the impression that all spiciness, or burning sensation in food flavoring, would come from capsaicin, the compound that causes it in chili peppers. Then I realized that Sichuan peppers are a quite different kind of heat. Wasabi (horseradish) is different yet again.
How many hot-flavored compounds are there? At least five!
Kalsec: "The Elements of Heat"
@clacke
Interesting that allyl isothiocyanate is a fairly small molecule. I wonder if that small size has something to do with the “in the sinuses” experience of eating it. Maybe a small amount evaporates and goes into the nose.
@mattblaze Do you cure votes with pickle curing, dry curing, or dry salt curing? 🤪
@ai6yr certainly not the pickle one. Too juicy
Friday night, I was in Montreal to accept the 2026 Freedom of Expression Award from the Canadian Media Lawyers Association, in recognition of a lifetime of work fighting for freedom of speech, open courts and civil liberties as both a journalist and a Senator. It was a truly moving honour to receive - one I share with every colleague who supported me, every editor and publisher who had my back, my Senate colleagues and staff, and all the lawyers who advised, protected and inspired me. #yeg #yul #cdnpoli
@wonofone @Daveography LOL I would much prefer the government not to get involved in spanking.
ex. same state:
Salt Lake Tribune: ICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10/04/moroni-ice-enforcement-5-people/
@ai6yr Honestly, we should have a full lustration of anyone who has collaborated with fascist, anti-constitutional directives.
Watched a belated Halloween horror movie with the wife, who had previously professed a deep distaste for horror movies. She enjoyed it. It was a "light weight" horror movie but it went over very well, she found characters defeating movie villain evil to be "satisfying"
@elsemusic
interesting theory 🤔
@noiseician Music directors in the radio industry worldwide use it to decide what to play.
@Daveography @ai6yr thanks for sharing, can't unsee this
Random link from the archives: " Why Is Measles Back? - The Atlantic" https://web.archive.org/web/20190709135807/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/measles-as-metaphor/592756/ originally retrieved Tue Jul 9 13:58:07 EDT 2019
"AI is going to solve so many medical and scientific--"
no it won't. there's no money in it.
"but cancer--"
nope!
how do I know? we could completely solve poverty right now for around 10% of elon musk's net worth. but we don't! because there's no money in it. and that's that. end of story.
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