Lux

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

Good thing you live in the soon-to-be-foreign-country of California

Clearly you weren’t following me. Everything I post is of the highest quality.

And all I see is angry queer people. Which feels comforting to me as an angry queer people.

I’ve been hanging out on Threads more than here. It’s so serious here.

Quit your job and retreat into the woods.

not even the trans democrat is capable of saying “we should stand up for trans people because it’s the right thing to do” she’s gotta couch it as A Distraction From What Matters. this matters to me, sarah. go to hell

I wake up in the morning. I sit at my computer. The internet screams at me that the world is on fire. I am overwhelmed by the deluge of bad news and faceplant in front of the computer.

I would like this comic I drew in 2017 to stop being relevant pleeeaaaaase

But in its panicked retreat from the system it spent years building, Meta may now be putting billions of users at risk. Just because Meta deleted that line about hateful speech causing offline violence doesn't mean it isn't true. And now the company has all but declared open season on immigrants, transgender people and whatever other targets that Trump and his allies find useful in their fascist project. "I can't tell you how much harm comes from non-illegal but harmful content," a longtime former trust and safety employee at the company told me. The classifiers that the company is now switching off meaningfully reduced the spread of hate movements on Meta's platforms, they said. "This is not the climate change debate, or pro-life vs. pro-choice. This is degrading, horrible content that leads to violence and that has the intent to harm other people."

I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...

I picked the worst month/year/reality to take a break from weed.

I didn't even think about this. I'm a mod in my subdivision's Facebook group and approved posts about trash pick up during the snowstorm... I've been thinking about how I can leave but like -- I can't?

If things are moving forward this fast before he even takes office, how bad is this going to get?

I try not to give the NYT clicks so nah I’ll just be horrified

Who posted the original original post because for some reason I have it blocked 😬 sounds like this bro deserves a block too though

Who would have thought that the guy who created Facebook to rank hot women would turn out to be a moral coward

The R-Word's Comeback Is a Grim Sign of Our Political Moment The R-slur has made a comeback thanks to the MAGA movement and Elon Musk, who use it to dehumanize their political opponents.

Why is the "anti-woke" right leaning so hard on the R-slur these days? It's a rhetorical flourish in their wider campaign of dehumanizing cruelty—a claim that their opponents are not merely wrong but incapable of forming a viable opinion.

Oh I took a lot of detours on the way here sadly because I gave up websites for a bit during college (English major ftw) and then I graduated in 2007 into the recession. So I’ve been everything from gas station clerk to middle school teacher. But I like that it’s web I came back to!

Oh goddddd like I needed a hit of nostalgia like this.

But I went from building my first website on Geocities at 14 (a Hanson fan page built in Netscape Communicator) to overseeing a WordPress multisite for a university so this era of the interwebs will always be near and dear to my heart.

I am so pissed that I donated money to that fraud during his campaign.

I'm going to keep organizing in my community. We filled two elementary schools' food and hygiene pantries before break. I'm hoping to also volunteer in the schools in some capacity. I will keep attending Board of Ed meetings too, especially until the homophobic member is finally removed.

This is made up right? Like I know in high school yearbook we would make up quotes all the time for our stories because we were 17. But this is the NYT? This can't be real?

My mental health is in the trash can today and I just want to give up and lie face down on the floor.

In my tiny world, I might get a promotion this year as part of a reorg, but I also work for a university so if there’s no more department of education…? So I guess the answer is no.

Apparently when I was a college freshman my wish for Austin to be more like a big city was made upon a monkey’s paw because Silicon Valley billionaires are making it San Francisco for people who want to use slurs publicly.

A screenshot of a social media post by an account named "zuck" with a verified badge, posted 2 hours ago. The post states: "2/ Simplify our content policies and remove restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are out of touch with mainstream discourse." The post has 326 likes, 43 comments, 27 shares, and 8 other interactions.

Meta is declaring open season on women, LGBTQ people, and especially trans folks on its platforms the day after they hire a wife beater on their board.

You don't hate Meta enough.

Tempted to post "I hate AI and think it's destroying the planet" on my LinkedIn and see what kind of response I get hahahahahaha

The Washington Times Pope Francis is anti-Israel because he's anti-Western civilization COMMENTARY By Don Feder Sunday, January 5, 2025

The who is what now?

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Thank you for this because I was all hype to watch it after seeing it get all these awards and we looked up the summary and it sounded interesting. Will skip.

The discourse I saw earlier was about cost and yes it IS cost effective to do all this work but like. Time is a cost. Convenience is a cost. Being bored with leftovers is a cost. I’m just glad my spouse does most of the cooking and I don’t have a dog in this fight.