I think about the fediverse the way tech-savvy librarians thought about the internet in the 80s; a place of fantastic possibilities for information, knowledge, and humanity . Almost none of that ethos is currently being willfully nurtured or tapped. Maybe that culture can't be reawakened, or reinvented, but l think it's being stuck on stupid to not try; its downright reckless.
Yesterday I heard someone on the radio arguing against working from home, and I havent been able to get it out of my head.
When the person she was "debating" with said "I save 90 minutes a day on the commute" she replied:
"I can imagine that being a good thing if it translated to 90 minutes more work, but people just use it to have a leisurely breakfast, or spend time cooking a nicer evening meal instead of being productive."
I just cant understand how you can be so broken as a person.
Via Chris Geidner:
NEWS: #Indiana filed its notice that it is appealing the preliminary injunction issued against enforcement of its new ban on gender-affirming care for minors (and its related aiding/abetting provision). #LGBTQ #legal https://t.co/HButQEV3as
This photo of the sun might not look too impressive... until you realize it was taken at night – not looking up but looking down, through the entire Earth, using neutrinos rather than light. Amazing! https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap980605.html
My snark of Chapter 1 of Scareway to Heaven: Murder at the Fillmore East is up!
Time for a new book to snark! My intro for Scareway to Heaven: Murder at the Fillmore East is up!
https://ultrasoniccarousel.wordpress.com/2023/05/04/part-the-tenth-or-scareway-to-heaven/
46 years ago today
The Cramps, Suicide, Blondie, Patti Smith and more played at CBGB for a Punk (magazine) benefit concert, New York City, May 4, 1977.
#punk #punks #punkrock #cbgb #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd
🖤 Remembering MCA aka Adam Nathaniel Yauch of the Beastie Boys who died of cancer at age 47 today in 2012
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hardcore #hiphop #mca #history #punkrockhistory #otd
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j3G3w309Dsg&feature=share
‼️🇺🇦Putin is not worth any spare missiles or drones Ukraine needs for critical military targets. Ukraine did not attack Kremlin, President Zelensky says as Nordics pledge continued support. (The Sun VIDEO) #Ukraine #Denmark #Iceland #Finland #Sweden #Norway #EU ##Mastodon #NATO #Press #News #Invasion #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
939,935 Americans have died, and 98,768,438 more cases have been reported since Trump promised he'd "immediately" sign an "order" to give out the miracle cure he got at Walter Reed, for free.
He promised it, and then he just walked away. https://nitter.net/realDonaldTrump/status/1314252606110412806
I looked this up a couple of weeks ago and I cannot believe it's been 11 years since MCA died.
@historyofpunkrock I saw them about 2 week ago (in Melbourne). Here they are singing "And if you should see Dave". Also, the current full band.
If I he #Republicans can incite and foment an #insurrection, then crashing the economy over the #DebtCeiling must be child’s play to them.
Snarker of bad books at ultrasoniccarousel.wordpress.com