Public service announcement: this is *not* a dire wolf.

It is a genetically modified grey wolf made to resemble an extinct species, so a bullshit company can raise more money for their bullshit projects.

#Deextinction is a scam on so many levels I don't even know where to begin. It will *not* help us save endangered species. Instead, we should spend our money on preserving their habitats *before* they go extinct.

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Lifehack:

Instead of wondering if something is normal, ask if it's harmful.

Dressing up as an anthropomorphic animal character isn't normal, but it makes a lot of people smile.

Being exceptionally talented isn't normal, but it sure offers a way to enrich your life as well as the people you care for.

To hell with normal. To hell with being afraid of being called weird. Furries figured this out decades ago. Many anime fans and gamers, too.

Yet, I hear people ask things like, "Is it normal to feel the way I do?"

I dunno.

Does it make your life harder? Then you might want to do something about it. Does it cause harm to others? Definitely do something to correct it.

But to cry when you watch movies? Or to want to cuddle so much that you lose any interest in actually having sex? Or to hate the world we inherited so much that it hurts, and so you channel it into helping others suffer a little less?

Who gives a shit about normal. That's human.

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#ChunderRoad

Tesla refuses to take "cybertrucks" as trade-ins, is forcing its customers to go through the "lemon law" process to get repairs or refunds on defective vehicles, has a $200 million backlog of unsold cybertruck inventory, and even its own spin admits sales dropped 13% in Q1. And all that was before the tariffs.

masslive.com/business/2025/04/…

Note: people use tax refunds as a down payment on a car, so sales are usually the highest in Q1 that they'll be all year.

Cybertruck owners want to return their vehicles. Tesla says no

As Tesla faces headwinds in 2025, the company is reportedly refusing to accept its own product, the Cybertruck, as a trade-in for a new vehicle.

^{Adam Bass | abass@masslive.com (masslive)}

While we mourn US programs that provided vaccinations around the world, it is important to remember why the world was dependent on the US for vaccinations.

The US maintained overpriced medicines by enforcing patents and did not hesitate to claim without evidence that an African factory producing vaccines for use in Africa was manufacturing weapons and blow it up.

Route around the collapsing US and ignore the IP restrictions they have forced on so many countries.

The #DOJ sent🚨ARMED US Marshals to deliver a letter WARNING A FIRED CAREER PARDON ATTY Oyer ABOUT TESTIFYING TO CONGRESS.

DOJ letter warns that info. about clemency +restoration of firearms rights is confidential.

"The letter from Assc DEP AG Wharton warned Oyer that DOJ “has significant confidentiality interests when it comes to congress. oversight of law enfor matters” & -Dept “expects that you'll abide by your obligations under the law-."
-K Dilanian

#Fascism #USPol
reuters.com/world/us/us-justic…

Microsoft thinks you should recycle pcs that can't be upgraded to windows 11...

Please do not do this. Try linux or give them to someone else who will, or donate them to charitable organizations.

Goblins need spare computers everywhere!

#question
Can we have a #hashtag on here for people who wish to discard perfectly good computers, so other people on here who are less fortunate can get them and use linux or something?

Any opinions on a best hashtag for that?

*edit @generationX mentioned a hashtag, #computertruhe (which is a group or the german equivalent to this paying it forward of computers or related parts, and is active on mastodon!) This may translate to #computerchest and is the best lead on a relevant hashtag for this purpose so far!

#retux (for games?)
possibly #upcycling

Unique for this purpose suggested:
#takemytech (at least 2 votes!)
#sparePChere
#pc2hand

by area:
@PCsfueralle for Austria, like computertruhe for DE

#LinuxInstallParty may be relevant! DE I think!

#FreeGeek for #Portland and maybe #Minneapolis !

#Debian 12 Bookworm made installation and GUI much easier than previous versions, including nonfree repositories for proprietary driver support! Debian 13 Trixie (stable) drops later this year. It is upstream and all about open source, as a Linux option.

#mastodon #windows #windows10 #recyclewindows10 #policy #terriblepolicy #linux #payitforward #charity #computer #computerrepair #goblinsolutions