As a retro historian, there is just something about this that makes me smile and feel a little better about my day.
IT_Spook
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Auditor Imperious | Cyber Security Elder | Proud Indigenous Person | Shit Posting Philosopher | Pride Dad | Movie Savant Author of horror fiction: @momentsintas.bsky.social
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I was lucky enough to illustrate for @jmcelroy.bsky.social's new book and here they are if you'd like to see them!
Amanda did the illustrations for the book and I can’t emphasize enough how lovely they are!
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I like Wab, but this is a pretty bad take. The Indian Act, while flawed, at least gives us some legal basis to fight. Abolishing it without anything to properly take it place would enfranchise us (i.e. loss of status rights).
Those treaties and constitutional rights he talks about? We have to fight in court repeatedly to get them recognized and bands don't have the money for such a prolonged expense. The White Paper in 1969 was an extreme approach to abolishing the Indian Act. Let's learn from history before we act.
Well, he has been dead inside for decades so I am not sure what the fuss is about.
A recent securities filing spotlighted what triggered Mark Zuckerberg’s months-long power battle with board directors at Meta — a fight that sparked not-so-veiled threats from Zuckerberg and led board members to contemplate quitting.
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BC nobly sacrifices good governance to teach one man about hubris
On one hand, BC voters punished the NDP for calling a snap election. One the other hand, their new Conservative government is going rule like it is 1959. Be careful when cutting off your nose to spite your face.
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I could have used AI to speed up the production of my podcast by having it do all the narration and art. But I am not a thief. I also want people to hear me (and my soils) when they listen; not some robotic soulless noise that only hacks and fakes use.
An AI narrated audiobook will never reach the quality of a book narrated by the right voice talent. The AI can't read through a paragraph, see something that causes the reaction the author wanted, and react to it, it will just make a voice say the words.
My first five TTRPGS in the order I played them: 1.) Basic D&D (Good old red box for me) 2.) Marvel Super Heroes (FASERIP 1984) 3.) Top Secret 4.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5.) Star Frontiers (Loved this one)
1. Basic D&D, supplemented by White Box supplementary kipple 2. AD&D (original, as it came out) 3. Metamorphosis Alpha 4. Traveller (original) 5. There is no 5.
Based on 47s repeated claims Canada is begging for a deal and his weak approach to *looks down* lift tariffs on exports of Maine potatoes and blueberries, I believe the US is trying desperately to make a deal and Canada just keeps saying "Keep trying, buddy."
Mark Carney: "We continue to be ready to sit down in good faith to negotiate a trade deal that are in both of our interests. We don't care about the timing of that. We could sign it this afternoon if the U.S. were there."
They say they can do anything you put your mind to. That is a lie. I submit Stallone attempting to sing country in the classic film "Rhinestone" as proof.
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Utah Mink Farm Bird Flu is my hacker name. You can call me Utah Mink for short.
NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
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NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
While I admire the intent of this group, professional sports is a luxury and driven by market demand; not a national right. There are a whole lot of others things the government should look at guarantee access to before a hockey game played by millionaires.
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I certainly hope nobody makes the mistake of conducting business with this company in the future, or involving them in any processes.
these fucking guys, man. “surely there must have been some mistake” “nah bro we did that on purpose and our company culture is so wild this is a normal thing to say on the public Internet”
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This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
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Speaking as your local democratic party treasurer, when you donate $100 to us through ActBlue, we receive $98.50 and when you cut us a direct check, we receive 100 percent of it.
We found that as of right now 73% of your campaign donation goes back to the consultants and vendors (!!!), four times more than just 20 years ago. Only 13% to ads. Even I was shocked.
I don't often post about 47, but I had to toss this one up and crack a bag of Old Dutch chips to pair it with. In Canada, we call this "Put up or shut up."
And now... a Heritage Minute.
Well, I thought the Rogers / NHL hockey was bad… The Brewers are not only soaking fans for World Series Tickets, but are changing the rules on Timeless Tickets for the series. That is downright ugly.
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