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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 AM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
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TL:DR; The Salesforce CEO at a company's annual all hands gathering asked international employees to please rise in the audience, then made a "joke" that ICE agents were in the back of the room ready to nab them.
Guillotines for billionaires is the moderate choice at this point
Guillotines for billionaires is the moderate choice at this point
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
TL:DR; The Salesforce CEO at a company's annual all hands gathering asked international employees to please rise in the audience, then made a "joke" that ICE agents were in the back of the room ready to nab them.
Guillotines for billionaires is the moderate choice at this point
Guillotines for billionaires is the moderate choice at this point
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I don't generally find myself supporting Repubs against Demos, but this concept of a remote disable of a private vehicle is awful.
US Congress Fails to Repeal 'Kill Switch' for Cars Mandate - Slashdot
https://m.slashdot.org/story/451752
US Congress Fails to Repeal 'Kill Switch' for Cars Mandate - Slashdot
https://m.slashdot.org/story/451752
Slashdot
m.slashdot.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I don't generally find myself supporting Repubs against Demos, but this concept of a remote disable of a private vehicle is awful.
US Congress Fails to Repeal 'Kill Switch' for Cars Mandate - Slashdot
https://m.slashdot.org/story/451752
US Congress Fails to Repeal 'Kill Switch' for Cars Mandate - Slashdot
https://m.slashdot.org/story/451752
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BIGGEST of BIG BANGS: Hard to believe that 50 years ago this year a nerdy magazine article about a DIY box with toggle switches set off the entire PC revolution.
This affordable kit computer inspired #SteveWozniak, #BillGates and #SteveJobs to build the future […]
[Original post on mindly.social]
This affordable kit computer inspired #SteveWozniak, #BillGates and #SteveJobs to build the future […]
[Original post on mindly.social]
September 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
BIGGEST of BIG BANGS: Hard to believe that 50 years ago this year a nerdy magazine article about a DIY box with toggle switches set off the entire PC revolution.
This affordable kit computer inspired #SteveWozniak, #BillGates and #SteveJobs to build the future […]
[Original post on mindly.social]
This affordable kit computer inspired #SteveWozniak, #BillGates and #SteveJobs to build the future […]
[Original post on mindly.social]
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Cory Doctorow implores non-US governments to understand that they can fight Trump's wave of economic destruction -- and help average Americans in the process -- by repealing insane laws that enforce technology lock-in and reward Big Tech:
See this in the Guardian […]
See this in the Guardian […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Cory Doctorow implores non-US governments to understand that they can fight Trump's wave of economic destruction -- and help average Americans in the process -- by repealing insane laws that enforce technology lock-in and reward Big Tech:
See this in the Guardian […]
See this in the Guardian […]
The reason we have vi, vim, etc.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120210184000/http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~kirkenda/joy84.html
By the way, my life is too short to learn any modal editor.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120210184000/http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~kirkenda/joy84.html
By the way, my life is too short to learn any modal editor.
Interview with Bill Joy
web.archive.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
The reason we have vi, vim, etc.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120210184000/http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~kirkenda/joy84.html
By the way, my life is too short to learn any modal editor.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120210184000/http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~kirkenda/joy84.html
By the way, my life is too short to learn any modal editor.
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So, when we all talked about World War 3, who knew we'd be the bad guys? ffs.
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
So, when we all talked about World War 3, who knew we'd be the bad guys? ffs.
Learning to build when the system isn't built for you.
https://youtu.be/O8zG3k6GXIc?si=id8GdUU0Y0JX5Gt6
https://youtu.be/O8zG3k6GXIc?si=id8GdUU0Y0JX5Gt6
January 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Learning to build when the system isn't built for you.
https://youtu.be/O8zG3k6GXIc?si=id8GdUU0Y0JX5Gt6
https://youtu.be/O8zG3k6GXIc?si=id8GdUU0Y0JX5Gt6
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
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While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #unix v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
While cleaning a storage room, our staff found this tape containing #unix v4 from Bell Labs, circa 1973
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
Apparently no other complete copies are known to exist: https://gunkies.org/wiki/UNIX_Fourth_Edition
We have arranged to deliver it to the Computer History Museum
#retrocomputing
Headines talk of AI bubble fears. For me,
I hope the bubble bursts soon so we can move beyond the BS.
I hope the bubble bursts soon so we can move beyond the BS.
December 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Headines talk of AI bubble fears. For me,
I hope the bubble bursts soon so we can move beyond the BS.
I hope the bubble bursts soon so we can move beyond the BS.
Reposted by Bob Collins
Great Book!
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Great Book!
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
Great Book!
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
Original post on fosstodon.org
fosstodon.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Great Book!
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
"Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI"
by Karen Hao
There are also many interviews of Karen Hao online where you can learn about her book.
For example […]
Reposted by Bob Collins
Commanders specifically ordered Navy SEALs to fire on and kill two survivors of (alleged) drug boat sinking in September. "The order was to kill everybody".
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Commanders specifically ordered Navy SEALs to fire on and kill two survivors of (alleged) drug boat sinking in September. "The order was to kill everybody".
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]
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Capitulation
#northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with #trump admin to restore #federal #funding
#northwesternuniversity has agreed to pay $75 million to the US government in a deal with the Trump admin to end a series of investigations & restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal […]
#northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with #trump admin to restore #federal #funding
#northwesternuniversity has agreed to pay $75 million to the US government in a deal with the Trump admin to end a series of investigations & restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Capitulation
#northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with #trump admin to restore #federal #funding
#northwesternuniversity has agreed to pay $75 million to the US government in a deal with the Trump admin to end a series of investigations & restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal […]
#northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with #trump admin to restore #federal #funding
#northwesternuniversity has agreed to pay $75 million to the US government in a deal with the Trump admin to end a series of investigations & restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal […]
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When journalists carry water for the Trump regime by calling its Ukraine-surrender-or-else order a peace plan they are committing pure malpractice.
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When journalists carry water for the Trump regime by calling its Ukraine-surrender-or-else order a peace plan they are committing pure malpractice.
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
But they're all doing it.
At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
@shansterable
Hi Snippety, fellow Bhammer here.
Cheers, Bob
Hi Snippety, fellow Bhammer here.
Cheers, Bob
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
@shansterable
Hi Snippety, fellow Bhammer here.
Cheers, Bob
Hi Snippety, fellow Bhammer here.
Cheers, Bob
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"Not only did Trump fete Prince Mohammed but he effectively rewrote history – and then blamed the victim." www.theguardian.com/commentis...
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Not only did Trump fete Prince Mohammed but he effectively rewrote history – and then blamed the victim." www.theguardian.com/commentis...
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"A new investigation of Elon #Musk’s X by Sky News found that every account set up by reporters, 'no matter their political orientation, was fed a glut of rightwing content', much of which was extreme. The experts it consulted believe this pattern could have resulted only from an algorithm […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
November 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"A new investigation of Elon #Musk’s X by Sky News found that every account set up by reporters, 'no matter their political orientation, was fed a glut of rightwing content', much of which was extreme. The experts it consulted believe this pattern could have resulted only from an algorithm […]
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It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch.
A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]
A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
October 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch.
A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]
A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out […]
Just to be clear, I am NOT a Democrat either.
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just to be clear, I am NOT a Democrat either.
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President Trump demands air traffic controllers (who are facing a second missed paycheck) “report to work immediately.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
President Trump demands air traffic controllers (who are facing a second missed paycheck) “report to work immediately.”
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Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]
[Original post on social.vivaldi.net]