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It's Christmas Eve, and instead of talking about #podcasting or goals for a new year, I want to share a special Christmas message:
Have a great weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year (JAXA data)...
• about 500,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,110,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,670,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,000,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Check out more graphics here: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
For your #FollowFriday consideration, some #law / #LawFedi folks:
Israel becomes the first country to recognize Somaliland as an independent state, with the self-declared republic saying it aspires to join the Abraham Accords. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-becomes-first-country-to-recognize-breakaway-somaliland-as-independent-state/
donald trump won twice in part because he speaks to the secret soul in all americans who wants to methodically knock the hats off of strangers they meet in the street before fleeing to the manosphere tradlife sanctuary known as the high seas.
With more Canadian politicians and leadership candidates joining the #fediverse, I'm curious:
If you're torn between two candidates who both align with your values, does their fediverse presence actually influence your vote?
Or is "they're on Mastodon" just vibes that don't translate to real support?
Related:9-Don’t think & decide yourself, only follow instructions of others.
“In 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could partly be explained by people preferring to surrender freedom in exchange for reassuring certainty of subordination. AI-LLM (produces information but without necessarily deepening human understanding) offers new way to surrender burden to think & decide for yourself.”
- https://mastodon.social/@andrewstroehlein/115784707689297472
#tyrannyOfAesthetics
We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of-the-ancient-maintainer/
@Daojoan it's overlooked work, but it's what I professionally do in higher education information technology. Keep systems operating for hundreds of thousands of users.
Yes, please, let’s emulate what the US does. Because who doesn’t want to experience a dystopian sci-fi future first-hand?
Mercy! Is that a real wood fire?
@cavyherd It is!
It almost looks like some AI generated slop.
@Daojoan I feel this in my bones. The only indispensable employee of my massive uni was for the longest time the ancient COBOL dev who maintained our homegrown student information system. For decades, seriously. No one will be as important to the institution as that guy ever again. (Which I fear is part of the point.)
BT Free is a non-profit organization founded by @ozoned@btfree.social . It's goal is for digital privacy rights, advocacy and consulting. This goal will be attained by hosting open platforms to allow others to seamlessly join the Fediverse on moderated instances or by helping others join the Fediverse.
