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JamesK

@JamesK@sfba.social

Human being. I think.

Don’t feel compelled to follow back; I might ruin it. Ha! Just kidding, I won’t do it on purpose!

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Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon #Bookstodon #Scifi #ScienceFiction

JamesK,
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@Jennifer @bookstodon I have a love/hate relationship with this question. Every single time I see someone post it, I make the mistake of reading the replies. I already have too large an unread pile, dammit!
Guess I really should turn my phone off and get to it…

evelynefoerster, to Cat
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RIP Mars, 2010 - 2024
This morning I found Mars run over by a car. I miss him very much. We got him from the shelter and he showed his gratitude every day. He was cuddly, playful, a rascal and very curious. Wherever I was, Mars wasn't far away and he spent many cuddly hours on my lap. I am stunned and incredibly sad. My heart is broken and I am crushed 🖤
Goodbye Mars, miss you, Thank you for love 😭 😿

Mars, black cat, sitting on Paving stones, looking curious left
Mars, black cat, sitting on Paving stones, licking one of his front paws

JamesK,
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@paulfoerster @Firlefanz @evelynefoerster Pretty kitty!

JamesK,
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@paulfoerster @Firlefanz @evelynefoerster Excellent. Hopefully she’ll be around for a good while.

mekkaokereke, to random
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I told y'all, cops don't do what you think they do.🤷🏿‍♂️

Black folk know this from lived experience. Some white folk only learn this when they go to report a theft or sexual assault and find out that the $11B/year NYPD are not equipped to handle that.

15K NYC bikes stolen a year!

https://www.404media.co/nypd-bike-lock-chain-kryptonite-columbia-university-protests/

1/n

JamesK,
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@Jonas_Bostrom @mekkaokereke The Met: effective beating of protesters on half the budget and one-third the gear!

StillIRise1963, to random
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SOMEONE is going to be elected president of the U.S. in November. It can either be the guy you yell at who changes his approach, or the guy you yell at who puts you in a camp. Up to you.

JamesK,
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@StillIRise1963 @mcnado I will continue to yell into the void in hope that he changes his approach.

mcc, (edited ) to random
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Joe Biden just banned Tik Tok.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/biden-signs-israel-ukraine-tiktok-bill-into-law.html

If America can do this to Tik Tok, America can and will do it to whatever internet thing it is you like just as easily. Don't imagine China itself was the point of this. (The ban[s] cover ByteDance plus any company 20%+ owned within a country on this short list https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/4872#:~:text=metals%20and%20alloys.-,(2)Covered%20nation,-.%E2%80%94The%20term but given how easily this passed it seems a precedent is set for Congress to add whatever other company, organization or country it feels like to the list.)

JamesK,
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@mcc @EverMama8_ This is extremely bad.

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"When Israel’s fascist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says a Trump Administration would be better for Israel and its current war in Gaza, you should believe him. Trump is the same man who moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, appointed a pro-settlement zealot as his ambassador to Israel, and is indebted to a white, Christian evangelical base ...

Biden Is Very Old and Out of Touch, and Here’s Why You Should Vote for Him
https://progressive.org/magazine/biden-is-very-old-and-out-of-touch-and-here%E2%80%99s-why-you-should-vote-for-him-ali-20240502/

JamesK,
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@joeinwynnewood @mcnado Yeah, yeah, but he still needs to wake the fuck up.

JamesK,
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@joeinwynnewood My point was, and @mcnado picked up on, was that Biden in his answer to press questions seemed to label all of the student protests as the product of antisemitism.

Beyond that, and I leave @mcnado out of this part, Biden seems to be content to discount Arab American people’s distress over friends and family being hunted and killed, whether outright or by starvation and removal of medical care in what is pretty obviously a genocidal land grab supported by at least some of the Israeli populace.
This recent Onion article cuts way too close to the bone:

https://www.theonion.com/advisors-assure-biden-this-will-blow-over-once-all-gaza-1851452315

JamesK,
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@joeinwynnewood @mcnado Certainly, but also immediately acknowledge what it is that is upsetting Arab Americans and the protesting students and leave off the disingenuous crap about antisemitism.

w7voa, to random
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says ~300 arrests made on two campuses in response to attempts to radicalize people in the city. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/columbia-university-protests-nypd-video-hamilton-hall/5371376/

JamesK,
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@w7voa An ongoing genocide cannot possibly have a radicalizing effect on thinking humans!

dgar, to random
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So… I had a look at Threads.

That was a waste of time.

It’s awful.

JamesK,
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@dgar Oh, so you think this is superior? (Rolls up sleeves and pounds three espressos)

coffeegeek, to coffee
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This is, officially, AWESOME

DiFluid lets you visually analyse and identify the micron size of coffee grinds, using it's app, your smartphone camera, and a printable disk. And they offer it more or less free of charge (you can download and use the app at no charge, but you really should also buy their scale).

Do you KNOW the work I go through now with a Kruve sifter to check grind sizes for our reviews? It is wasteful, it takes forever, and it isn't terribly accurate either. This cannot be any less accurate, and it's WAY easier.

cc @coffee @espresso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBFOpYwWNGQ

JamesK,
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@coffeegeek @coffee @espresso At first blush, this looks like exactly something that a piker like me can use.

mcnado, to random
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So a gun owner gets killed in his own home by a cop raiding the wrong apartment, and yet the NRA doesn’t have a thing to say about it. Huh.

Must be something about the case. Something that just isn’t quite white about it.

JamesK,
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@mcnado This whole thing pisses me off more than I can express. I feel so inadequate in this moment. We are terrible.

Alice, to random
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I’m not interested in space travel unless it involves Cosmic Brownies.

JamesK,
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@Alice Apropos of nothing, I still chuckle every time that I see your new avi.

Alice, to random
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    JamesK,
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    @Alice Yes.

    Firlefanz, to random
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    Gute Nacht, Freunde.

    Today, I proofread 20 pages, took good care of myself, even cooked a meal.

    No writing, alas. No brain space for it. But I have a long weekend now, and I hope I can finally dig into Sun and finish his story.

    Of course, there's Valheim. Need to get back into the Swamp, after avoiding that for a while. (It's so dark and icky there.) Saw my first sea serpent and got it killed by a troll. Hah!

    Life is good.


    JamesK,
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    @Firlefanz Cooking: good. 😊

    lauren, to random
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    I actually believe that if Trump had simply admitted that night with Stormy, he wouldn't have been convicted. Really.

    JamesK,
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    @lauren @cstross I thought at the time that Clinton should have owned the bj. The lack of courage was disappointing. It certainly wasn’t because he was aware enough of the imbalance of power between him and an intern, but rather the stupid belief that he could deny his way out of it. But I digress.

    w7voa, to random
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    Kenya’s defense forces chief has been killed in the crash of a military helicopter. https://www.citizen.digital/news/cdf-francis-ogolla-killed-in-chopper-crash-president-ruto-announces-n340645

    JamesK,
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    @w7voa Are you a person of some prominence? Stay out of helicopters!
    Again and again we see this play out.

    JamesK, to random
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    Prizes came from @Alice !
    They’ll be going up on the cork board in my workshop for people to wonder about.

    JamesK, to random
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    You know, when one is out of town for the job, there are many worse things to do after the day than stop at an Indian restaurant, have a too-large, fairly zippy lamb biryani, and go back to the room to read a good chunk of the @pluralistic book the bezzle while drinking a couple of Belgian ales and listening to The Diablo Swing Orchestra softly playing from the phone stuffed in a glass.

    JamesK, to journalism
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    Don’t be fooled by the name: @TexasObserver brings a whole lot more than Texas to the Fediverse. Their local news stories are very important, but their reach really boosts their boosts. Hah! That was silly! All the value gone from this toot…sorry.
    Anyhow, support independent journalism, even if it’s far away from you.
    #journalism #LocalJournalism #news #USNews

    JamesK, to random
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    Photo of the postcard reading:
    “KNOXVILLE, April, 22, 1861.
    GEN. Gideon J. Pillow.-I have just received your message, through
    Mr. Sale, requesting me to serve as Chaplain to your Brigade in the Southern Army; and in the spirit of kindness in which this request is made, but all candor, I return for an answer, that when I sball have made up my mind
    to go to hell, I will cut my throat and go direct, and not trarel round by the
    way of the Southera Confoderacy.
    I am, very respectfully &c., W. M. BROWNLOW.”

    Exceedingly strong. https://bird.makeup/users/pptsapper/statuses/1691127099715977216

    JamesK, to books
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    I just finished Cory Doctorow’s ( @pluralistic ) novel, red team blues. It’s an excellent read and I wholeheartedly recommend it to you.

    #book #books

    JamesK, to random
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    In this time of uncertainty for Mastodon instance admins I think it’s a good time to again suggest that you consider supporting your instance with a small amount of money each month to help defray costs. These might include legal fees, hardware, and not least, paid moderators. Thank you.

    JamesK, to random
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    Is good thread. You read.
    Ht @Firlefanz https://mastodon.social/@shriramk/112476701322008737

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