Notices by Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm: (markwyner@mas.to), page 2

It’s interesting how many people think wanting privacy means you’re doing something nefarious. The fact is, privacy is about sharing what you want with whom you choose.

(I don’t recall who wrote these words or where I originally saw them. I only made the graphic.)

#Privacy #InfoSec #OpSec #BigBrother

In 1991, right after I finished high school, my band Cadaverous Quartet won Tucson’s annual Battle of the Bands. They made these t-shirts for the finals.

It’s cool that I still have a couple of them. It’s more cool that my daughter wears one all the time. It makes my heart swell a bit, actually. 😍🥹

(A story about the band if you’re curious: https://markwrites.io/26-years-in-the-making-the-exhumation-of-cadaverous-quartet/)

#Music #CadaverousQuartet #BattleOfTheBands #Parenting #Metal

BookLore: A self-hosted, multi-user digital library with smart shelves, auto metadata, Kobo & KOReader sync, BookDrop imports, OPDS support, and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics.

https://github.com/booklore-app/booklore

#Books #Reading #FOSS #SelfHosting #BookLore #Software

@NanoRaptor I gave a lecture about this in 2013, shortly after Teslas hit the market with their touchscreens. Then I followed it up with an article. I cite CDC data about automobile deaths related to “distracted driving.” This includes use of touchscreen controls, which offer not tactile feedback.

https://markwrites.io/automobile-makers-are-trying-to-kill-us-with-touchscreen-dashboards/

Today, many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. My family will be taking advantage of the time given to us to eat and be together. But we will not be celebrating colonialism.

Today is also National Day of Mourning for Native Americans. It was initiated by Frank "Wamsutta" James of the Wampanoag people in 1970.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest)

#Thanksgiving #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #NationalDayOfMourning

Maybe you’ll laugh. I did.

Comic by Twonks:
https://www.twonks.co.uk/comics

#Comic #Funny #LOL #Twonks #FBomb

This is the face of a nazi. His name is Kevin Lunday. He is the fascist boot licker forcibly tasked to take over the U.S. Coast Guard after Donald fired Admiral Linda Fagan on his first day in office.

He has just removed classification of the swastika as a hate symbol. Yeah. It’s now classified as “potentially divisive.”

DIVISIVE! 🤬

If it acts like a nazi, it’s a nazi.

https://archive.ph/7xuit

#Nazi #Fascism #Swastika #HateSpeech #HateSymbol #KevinLunday #USCoastGuard #AntiSemitism

@skeletor this is my favorite.

@heidilifeldman

What we’ve learned (for those who don’t consider it obvious) is that billionaires spend their money on horrible things when they run out of ways to spend it.

Instead of simply helping others with their plethora of money (performative couch money doesn’t count) they do things like…oh…sexually abuse and traffic women.

This pattern isn’t unique.

#EatTheRich #NoBillionaires

@Wired

@anildash I was interested until I read “we left command-line interfaces behind 40 years ago for a reason.”

Um…

Slacker!

#Graffiti

Turns out tomato sex is the reason we have one of life’s greatest foods: the modern potato. They’re hybrids of tomatoes and a non-tuberous potato ancestor called Solanum Etuberosum.

Thank you, horny little tomatoes.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-potato-may-have-evolved-from-a-tomato-ancestor-nine-million-years-ago-genetic-study-suggests-180987091/

Hat tip: @peteorrall

#Botany #Nature #Biology #Science #Tomatoes #Potatoes

I’m seeing some encouraging things from amazing people today. I need this. You probably need this.

WARNING: this video has all the yelling cuss words.

This guy is bold af. He is not messing around. I almost teared up hearing him say “I’ll die for this shit.” And he’s shaking.

This is the LEAST we need to do every time we see them.

“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” —Maggie Kuhn

I aspire to be this brave. ❤️

#ICE #AbolishICE #StandUp #BeBrave #DontGiveUp #Hero

@kims 😂 😂 😂 😂 Good times.

And, I agree about the colors.

This is horrifying. It’s not surprising. Or unbelievable. It’s just horrifying to see it out in the light.

Peter Giunta, Bobby Walker, Anne KayKaty, Joe Maligno, Rachel Hope, Alex Dwyer.

Know their names. Know that they are nothing more than repugnant trash. Ostracize and ban them from everything.

Young Nazis, not Young Republicans. Literally.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146

#YoungRepublicans #GOP #Fascism #Racism #Homophobia #Sexism #LeakedChat #Nazi #YoungNazis #WhiteSupremacy

From one of my favorite artists, Nikkolas Smith. I have one of this pieces framed on my wall (https://mas.to/@markwyner/112170488602142538). His pieces are thought-provoking and his style is gorgeous.

More of his work here:
https://www.nikkolas.art/

#Art #Illustration #Animation #Painting #NikkolasSmith #Portland #PortlandFrog #Protest

Big tech doesn’t create or do anything meaningful. They just buy the meaningful that already exists. Then they destroy it.

We don’t need AI in SBCs. That’s antithetic to the entire culture surrounding them. FFS.

Big tech needs to leave small tech alone. They’re vampires.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/qualcomm-buys-arduino-will-bring-ai-tools-to-your-diy-tech-projects

#BigTech #Arduino #Qualcomm #Capitalism #AI #SBC

To all of the brave folks out there, fighting injustice. Those who call themselves antifascists, and those who don’t even know that they are. Those at the protests. Those in the flotillas. Those harassing ICE in the streets. All of you…

I just wanted to say you’re fucking rad. Thank you for fighting the good fight and getting in good trouble.

Cry, grieve, and have moments of despair. But don’t give up. Don’t lose hope.

✊🏻

#Resist #Antifascism #Resistance #Rebellion #Hope #Solidarity

Hello, new Mastodonians. Welcome! 👋🏻

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1. Before you follow folks, have your avatar/bio in place. This helps with trust.

2. Write an introduction post and include the hashtag #Introduction (and others relevant to you and your interests).

3. If you get lost, just ask. We are helpful.

4. Use ALT text. Always.

I wrote a guide on search:
https://markwrites.io/guide-for-using-mastodon-search/

@FediTips is invaluable.

#Welcome #Mastodon #FediHelp #NewHere

Even though you didn’t request this, I believe it is what you need right now. Enjoy.

#Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Mastodogs