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Apparently some people who do not understand the point of swearing an oath on something sacred to the oath taker are unhappy Mamdanj swore on a Koran rather than a Bible. John Quincy Adams swore on a law book. What book would you swear on if you were being inaugurated?
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Aesop’s Fables.

The lessons within are far more useful than anything from the Bible.

in reply to Heidi Li Feldman

If it means more to my constituents, I’d swear in on a bible, but that’s not meant to disrespect Mamdani’s choice. It’s that, to me, the choice is insignificant. I do not need to make that choice.



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Logging in to website.

me: fills in email address

site: check your email for a login link!

me: but I have a password

site: use the link to log in!

me: but I’m already here. please just let me log in.

site: would you like to set up a passkey?

me: please… I’m begging you

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For real though why is seemingly everyone doing password-less login all of a sudden? Feels like it spread like wildfire in the last year. Did I miss a memo on that?

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We have seen a recent wave of impersonation accounts which claim to be another fediverse user, often with a similar username and boosting some posts from the original account, before reaching out to followers over private mentions and claiming to have issues with their original account.

Please report them if you see them!



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Are there any older women that are gamers and are looking for new people to play with?

I'm 61 and have lost my gaming group for reasons that are not clear to me. I prefer playing with other women or queer folks.

I mostly play:

#Warframe
#Palia
#DeadByDaylight
#Terraria
#GTAOnline

But I'm open to other games. I just can't play anything in first person due to nausea. I prefer cooperative games to competitive ones.

I play on #PS5, so I can play with other playstation folks or on cross-platform titles.

Please boost for visibility.

#VideoGames #Gaming #Women

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California residents now have a real tool against the data broker industry.

The state has launched DROP, a single portal to demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers in one request, for free.

To start: consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov/

#ca #drop #privacy #consumer
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This enforces the Delete Act. Data brokers must comply, report what they collect, and face audits and penalties if they don’t.

This is the strongest data deletion mechanism in the U.S.

Use it.
Make this type of practice the new normal.

For more information: privacy.ca.gov/drop/about-drop…
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"Can you open one of these?" the treasure hunter asked.

He showed the witch an egg shell, with an intricate pattern of silk thread knotted around it.

"Put that back!"

"There's something inside, it must be valuable. But when-"

"Someone locked their grief away. Break one, and it's yours."

"Oh..."

#TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories

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Koschei, I learned the other day, is a Russian folklore character who hides his death and misfortune inside objects like eggs. They may be nested and hidden again inside other objects, and then secreted away to hidden places. The story goes that the original Koschei was a Kahn who, according to custom and ritual, placed arrowheads inside little eggs, or bells, or something like that. Neat microfiction, I can nest it what I learned and it is even richer. Anyhow, I'll leave now. Bye.


#LGBTQ


I never say this, but you want to watch this commercial, and I suggest you be somewhere that you can cry a bit without anybody caring. (Damn ninjas cutting onions somewhere in the house…)

at.tumblr.com/tkingfisher/i-ba…


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Welcome to the Public Domain, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) πŸŽ–οΈ

🎬 The third film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards is a realistic look at the First World War. Experience the first filmed adaptation now in the public domain.

Learn more ➑️ blog.archive.org/public-domain…

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree





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Me, today: Why can't I find a single power cable anywhere? I have dozens! How can they all be missing? What's going on here?

Me, a few weeks ago: This box will be perfect for storing all my mixed power cables! I will put them all in here and I'll never have trouble finding the one I need ever again! I am the god of organisation!

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@jpm no, it's right where I left it. I just forgot that I needed to go get the box instead of looking in all the places where power cables might be.


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Tesla revamped Semi spotted, insane 1.2 MW charging video releases


I doubt it'll hit this frequently, but I gotta admit to being impressed, I still don't think electric semi's are really going to work, at least for long haul work, but this is impressive and a step towards it.

teslarati.com/tesla-revamped-s…

#electricTrucks

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Would be great if any standard truck cab could bolt onto the chassis.

But an ignorant billionaire dictated the absurd design

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@diana πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ¦‹ I hear there is some good about it, but yeah, usual Tesla BS, but its not like they're the only show out there, Freightliner has been electrifying, and I don't think they're the only one.


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Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power β€” And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future zmescience.com/ecology/renewab…

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Is peertube a practical alternative to youtube for short instructional videos? Or is anything else an alternative? I know zero about this but would like to know more. Thanks.

#Peertube

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@vextaur @dansup

Hmm. I signed up, downloaded a Mac app, and tried and failed to upload two different short videos. Timeout errors. I'll have to explore more when I have time, I guess. Thanks for your help!

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@B Kahn @dansup Huh, didn't know there was a Mac app, I did see some software when I searched, but considering how common the name is, not sure they're associated, hence suggesting the web option. I will say I'm having upload issues on the Android app, but thanks to a recent update, you can now record your video in the app, and that works, so I'm not that bothered by it.

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@kimlockhartga These things always make me vaguely nervous that they might make a mistake and ruin the whole design. πŸ˜†
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@sibylle Yeah. But I still have to jump to the end to convince myself it's not going to go wrong before watching from the start. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ
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I wonder what it looks like in person? The animation effect probably comes from the low motion blur shutter of the camera, right? Very cool!

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I just had a discussion with a friend, that the last years each felt exhausting like a complete decade.

Then I remembered this quote:

β€œHis age was indeterminate. But in cynicism and general world weariness, which is a sort of carbon dating of the personality, he was about seven thousand years old.”
― Terry Pratchett


And we both felt as Terry has been looking at us when he wrote it.

#terrypratchett








Almost forgot...


This is my tradition to share this every year, the only New Year's song I know, though I can't imagine one better than this.

youtu.be/3_4BrQeTFKo

#YouTube #music #newyearsresolutions

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Welcome to the public domain, DIZZY DISHES (1930), the first appearance of Betty Boop! ⭐️

Learn more ➑️ blog.archive.org/public-domain…

#PublicDomainDay

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Happy New Year, everyone! This is a Guardian Books cartoon from a few years ago. – @myjetpack on Tumblr


Best resolution any year

tumblr.com/myjetpack/804535632…

#cartoon

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