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Zen fascists will control you...
ianbetteridge.com · 37 people Worth reading
In 1979, a punk band from San Francisco recorded a song about the Governor of California. It was a joke, mostly. Jerry Brown was a Democrat, a Buddhist, a man who dated Linda Ronstadt and discussed limits and simplicity at a moment when America was in no mood for either.
Zen fascists will control you:
In 1979, a punk band from San Francisco recorded a song about the Governor of California. It was a joke, mostly. Jerry Brown was a Democrat, a Buddhist, a man who dated Linda Ronstadt and discussed limits and simplicity at a moment when America was in no mood for either.
— @ianbetteridge · Mar 10
I don’t know what is Apple’s endgame for the Fn/Globe key, and I’m not sure Apple knows either
aresluna.org · 31 people Worth reading
The origin and the evolution of the most confusing modifier key
The Fn key arrived on computer keyboards in 1984 with IBM's PCjr — Fn stood for "function," since you would press it before other keys to modify their function. The PCJr didn't last, but the Fn key did, though its position and purpose shifted around. For his Unsung blog, @mwichary writes about the history of the Fn key, and what the heck Apple is doing with it. "Okay, keyboard nerd. Relax. It’s just a modifier key. Why are you so worked up about it? If you don’t like it, don’t use it," he writes. "This matters to me and feels bigger than just Fn, because I know keyboards can help you use your computer in better ways than you might imagine."
— @CultureDesk · Mar 09
How Standards Are Made
writings.thisismissem.social · 16 people
Recently I received a large grant from Bluesky Social PBC to fund my work on FedCM for decentralized web. So whilst the response has been overwhelmingly positive, there's currently a tiny tiny percentage of people in my mentions on the fediverse right now that are accusing me of horrible things
I wrote up a piece on how standards are made, because of some folks being very negative about the grant on other social networks:
— @thisismissem.social · Mar 10
How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'
404media.co · 38 people
Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with careful compassion is the hardest, most essential part that follows.
Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with careful compassion is the hardest, most essential part that follows.
— @404mediaco · Mar 09
the rebuild letter
letter.rebuild.net · 20 people
Sign the rebuild letter to serve and support European social platforms.
Our co-founder @michael represented the Newsmast Foundation last week at Rebuild, an event bringing together 60 European social platforms to take back control of social media.
There's a lot of work to do, but we're so proud to be part of a long overdue European movement calling for commitment to European social platforms.
You can see and sign the letter here:
— @newsmast · Mar 10
Canada Is at War ... With the United States
charlieangus.substack.com · 14 people
Pete Hegseth took time out from the chaos of the Iran war to make an announcement that Donald Trump has renamed the region from Mexico to Greenland as “Greater North America.”
Paul Waldman writes:
"In his 2nd term, Trump knew exactly what he wanted and who could give it to him. In many cases, that meant not just a weak choice but literally the worst possible choice, the person guaranteed to do maximal harm to the interests of the country and the purposes for which their department exists. In short, we have never seen quite the collection of clowns, cranks, and crooks that Trump has assembled."
#UsPol
1/n
— @AkaSci · Mar 10
Things are not going to get better as long as oligarchs rule the roost in our democracies | George Monbiot
theguardian.com · 13 people
If we want the kind of fair, functioning state Britain saw post-1945, we need to take on the economic powers that wrecked it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
🔁 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social:From 1941 to 1952 in the UK, the top rate of income tax was 98%. A luxury goods purchase tax introduced in 1940 later rose to 100%. Result? The share of incomes captured by the richest 0.1% fell from 7% in 1937 to just over 1% in 1975. That's what we need today.
— @dgoldsmith · Mar 10
Coming Off the Bench for Bluesky - Bluesky
bsky.social · 8 people
I'm excited to tell you that I will serve as interim CEO at Bluesky, a company whose mission I believe in deeply.
Good luck to Toni Schneider, new CEO at Bluesky.
— @evan · Mar 09
Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Roads and Transit. Now, We Walk Everywhere.
theintercept.com · 11 people
Israeli bombing left cars in Gaza immobile and roads impassable. The assault on Iran has only spiked prices and worsened conditions.
Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi - In Gaza, movement is no longer a mundane part of daily life. Israel’s military assault and prolonged siege have dismantled Gaza’s transportation system so thoroughly that journeys that once took minutes by car now require hours of walking through rubble and grotesque debris.
What used to be an ordinary act has now become a form of physical labor, a calculation of pain, and a risk weighed against necessity.
🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
— @EndIsraeliApartheid · Mar 09
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