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

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.

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!

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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!

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JamesK,
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@davidaugust @Jennifer Fuck.

mekkaokereke, (edited ) to random
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As we hear reports that it will take 10 years (🤯) to replace the 1.6 mile Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, remember that China built the Danyang-Kunshan bridge and Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in 4 years each.

Danyang-Kunshan Bridge is 102 miles long, and 100 ft above the water.

Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is 16 miles and 623 ft tall, earthquake and typhoon proof, and can withstand a direct strike from a 300,000 ton cargo ship. That last point is unfortunately topical.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7iQqogVmr8

JamesK,
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@hazelweakly @PJ_Evans @mekkaokereke My dad was a federal highway engineer back in the day and I remember him telling me that they were actually mandated to pass over bids that were thought to be unrealistically low. This is in marked contrast to my area where a contractor that I knew lost out on a bid to do the sidewalks on a huge project by so much that he actually took the time to recalculate it after the fact. And verified that the winning bid was less than the cost of the concrete alone. And we wonder why so much of our infrastructure is shit.

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    JamesK,
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    @DrALJONES @Kellys Contradicted not just by the official, but also by reality.

    melissabeartrix, to random
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    407kg

    Hugz & xXx

    407kg first prize

    JamesK,
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    @melissabeartrix Holy shit! A goddamn monster, eh?

    KCDOZ, to LGBTQ
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    Awww - Life comes at you fast, ay dad??

    #LGBTQ #NotADragQueen

    JamesK,
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    @melissabeartrix @KCDOZ Yes, funny that.

    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 random
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    Hey Salt Lake folks! @pluralistic is going to be at Weller Bookworks on the 21st! Please go in my stead as I have a meeting the next day that I can’t miss to drive down there😞

    JamesK, to random
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    CDC says that syphilis is still not that common.
    #CDCsays

    JamesK, to Idaho
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    Idaho senate struggles with English language. Not The Onion.

    https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/01/25/idaho-senate-passes-bill-to-define-domestic-terrorism-as-activity-associated-with-foreign-groups/

    #Idaho #embarrassing #dumbass #WeAreFucked

    JamesK, to random
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    Naps are good, actually.

    JamesK, to random
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    I have paid subscriptions to a few Substack folks. When they release things, they show up in my inbox but are too poorly formatted to pleasantly read directly, so I’ve been in the habit of selecting the link to read in a browser, which worked well.
    Now, however, they are arriving with only the open in app link. Fuck you, Substack, I’m not installing your app. You’re already getting a cut of my payment and you have my credit card info. You’re going to have to work harder than that to collect more data on me.
    I will suffer through reading in landscape mode, and if I come to find it too irritating I will reluctantly drop the subs.

    #Substack #Enshittification #DataHogs

    JamesK, to random
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    Please consider supporting your instance! It doesn’t have to be much as it all adds up! (Sorry, Mike, you’re an instance, but you’re not MY instance.) https://androiddev.social/@friendlymike/111176498894136387

    JamesK, to random
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    I just backed this because @pluralistic has been on a hell of a roll this year.

    The Lost Cause: a novel of climate and hope
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-lost-cause-a-novel-of-climate-and-hope

    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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    No, Dropbox, I don't want you to remember me. I've never, ever wanted you to remember me. Furthermore, I will never want you to remember me in future.

    #Dropbox #NotHelpful

    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 random
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    I backed this project of @pluralistic because I know that it will be great. Cory Doctorow has been crushing it in this space for some time now, and this will surely continue the run. No pressure, though.

    The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

    JamesK, to random
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    Goddamnit. https://mstdn.social/@mcnado/110741316362330020

    JamesK, to Ukraine
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    I urge you all to subscribe to the Ukraine newsletter of @timkmak to make up for the quitters. It’s real good.

    #Ukraine #UkraineWar https://journa.host/@timkmak/110644914173192515

    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 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

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