If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help
The Blue Report is amazing. The most clicked on articles are right here theblue.report
Here are some nice mushrooms
A broken branch is colonized by dozens of climbing false turkey tail fronds. Their salmon shelves are cupped like pringles toward the sky. All photos by me
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Lapdog interviewer has a thought.
Don't Fret. 🥹
Two witches over a cauldron, one of them is crying on the other shoulder. They're surrounded by plants and other trinkets.
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I am the Rogue National Park Ranger. Thanks to DOGE’s staffing cuts we’ve seen a sharp rise in tourists having their picnic baskets stolen by a bear
The local nature preserve has a stand of maple trees and the rangers there are tapping the trees and making maple syrup. Krissy, who walked Charlie there this morning, got a little bottle of the stuff, just as they were done with a new batch. It is shockingly flavorful.
A tiny bottle filled with amber maple syrup.
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Each and every person who normalized the idea that this is a "public square" and therefore all people have an open invitation to be an ass in the replies of strangers clearly never learned how to respect anyone but themselves.
looks like its lid up
I love how certain subsets of the media still have a fixation on Millennials Who Do Things In An Annoyingly Different Way. At least we're actually challenging how the world works, Frank.
i kinda want to make a hat or a t-shiet that adapts the bush/cheney ‘04 logo to say Capone/Noriega ‘97
Make the algorithm work for you.
Folks, a reminder: if you're offended by something I write here, you have the option of unfollowing, muting or blocking me, and I encourage you to do so! If you decide instead to tell me how offended you are and how dare I, I'll probably block you, because you deserve not to be offended by me here.
Freedom of reach is the real battle in social media right now. Algorithmic feeds vs. deterministic timelines isn't just UX - it's about whether platforms or users control what gets seen. And these choices fundamentally reshape online communities. 1/6
Threads vs. Bluesky. Spot the difference.
“Once I decided that I wanted to write about the Earth from that distance, then I realized, of course, I need some kind of locus for that. So that ended up being the ISS,” said Samantha Harvey, explaining why she chose the International Space Station as a subject for her latest book.
An early remake, Dune 2000 updated Westwood's 1992 PC RTS pioneer Dune II "for the new millennium." [Ad via the VGHF Library collection.]
Love Is Blind shelling out for real music this season—I can't believe they got Pachelbel's Canon!
I’ve built a lot of shit huh
some @t3.gg projects - unduck - material theme (but i won't sue you) - t3 chat - chrometana - uploadthing - paycheck for x (formerly twitter) extension - buzzoff extension (not available anymore)
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The second conference is now announced! A one day event April 24th in Hamburg Thanks for taking this on. Happy to support you in getting the word out.
Ahoy Europe! Social Media is worthing fixing and we need a strong European movement to build viable alternatives. Save the date and let's build further momentum together: 24th of April in Hamburg. Sign up for the newsletter today - tickets will become available next week. #atproto #bluesky