Notices by Mar Hicks (histoftech@mastodon.social)

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The city of LA is trying to get free n95s from grassroots covid mutual aid groups while leaving disabled people behind in the fires (at least 3 of the 12 dead so far have been disabled people who couldn’t evacuate without aid). This is what eugenics looks like.

@dalias gotcha, thanks! I’ve heard about this but don’t know much about the details of how it works in practice. If I did that, would mastodon folks interact with my bsky posts in a way that showed me notifications on mastodon? Or somewhere else?

Might it be a little bit confusing to followers to have an active account on the bridge as well as an active handle on mastodon?

@dalias what is the bridge?

My at is: @histoftech.bsky.social

Feels kind of illegal to say here, but I am mostly posting on bluesky for the time being. Same handle over there.

“Despite creating one of the foundational technologies of the digital age, Christensen maintained a low profile in his life, content with his long-standing career at IBM and showing no bitterness or sense of missed opportunity as the Internet age dawned.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabU3viAI-qMf3U_r_2qKqUx2GfIBDquilzCVNq55OpFe-o0kngwjcZa2_Y_aem_DBR112uIgMPT00Q0GuM8PA

Um😮 did anyone else just see the huge meteor (comet?) that sailed downwards in the northeast sky over Durham, North Carolina? I can’t be the only one who saw it😮 It was about 20-25(?) minutes ago☄️

Ready for his quest✨✨

Big if true.

“The CDC has stopped reporting excess mortality, after manipulating their own data. Insurance companies are changing their eligibility guidelines and denying claims. In many cases, your health insurance provider now requires you to report Covid infections, and they use that information to reject coverage.”

https://www.okdoomer.io/its-that-bad/

I keep getting an error message when I try to follow people now?

@mhoye @memory @jwz I remember there was even a backlash to making antilock brakes standard… I vividly recall a very spirited class discussion from many years ago with some students vociferously arguing that antilock brakes were a nanny state infringement on their rights as USians.

I’m old enough to remember when smoking (and smoke) was everywhere, and the idea that smokers might ever be asked or made to stop was seen as absurd. Many kids (including me) got horrible bronchitis every single year and had other sorts of breathing problems all the time. Many parents (and other adults) died early.

Name this pastry. Wrong answers only.

If anyone is looking for new podcasts for spooky season, check out the scary stories (fiction) on the Camp Monsters podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/camp-monsters/id1479227419

Do you have any recommendations for others?👻🎃

Grandma finally got the last word

Management “visionary”

What a time to be alive and on 16 near-identical microblogging services

These laws are ready made tools for abusive spouses/partners and former spouses/partners https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-abortion-lawsuit/

Recycling some old bottles??☄️