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@knowprose@mastodon.social · 3d ago

Goodnight... to Mason Williams, Classical Gas.

https://youtu.be/mREi_Bb85Sk?si=xFwYnfGOtizPJUQY

#music

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Just ordered a grappling hook. 😂 I'm actually serious. I have a tree branch to deal with.

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Author, writer, software engineer. Systems-oriented neo-generalist focused on coherence, legitimacy, and real-world consequences. I like being wrong because it means I learned something. Privacy advocate · human rights advocate · sensible technology advocate. Politics left to the experts; my views are grounded in systems coherence.

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Author, writer, software engineer. Systems-oriented neo-generalist focused on coherence, legitimacy, and real-world consequences. I like being wrong because it means I learned something. Privacy advocate · human rights advocate · sensible technology advocate. Politics left to the experts; my views are grounded in systems coherence.

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · 3d ago

@the cool! I have never had one but always wanted one. 😀

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Author, writer, software engineer. Systems-oriented neo-generalist focused on coherence, legitimacy, and real-world consequences. I like being wrong because it means I learned something. Privacy advocate · human rights advocate · sensible technology advocate. Politics left to the experts; my views are grounded in systems coherence.

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · 3d ago

An interesting bipartisan interview:

"Julie Roginsky, a Democrat, and Mike DuHaime, a Republican, are consultants who have worked on opposite teams for their entire careers yet have remained friends. They break it down for us. Star-Ledger editor Enrique Lavín is moderator."

It's interesting to see the variance on elasticity of the wording in the responses.

There is more agreement than disagreement, imho.

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2026/03/ready-for-another-mass-terror-event-everything-we-feared-from-trump-is-unfolding-friendly-fire.html?outputType=amp

#uspolitics

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · 3d ago

Some teething issues, apparently.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0d6el50ppo

#ai #noai

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · 4d ago

Helium. This I did not see coming.

Helium.

https://www.techspot.com/news/111683-critical-semiconductor-gas-lost-third-global-supply-drone.html

#tech #iranwar

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · Mar 07, 2026

No need to read it, really, if you have been paying attention...

I just really like the image of #Trump with the dow overlayed. That should be his new default image.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/03/february-jobs-report-trump-economy.html

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

Pre-solar crystals. Quite a read before I head to bed, thinking about crystals formed before the sun.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-crystals-older-than-the-sun-reveal-about-the-start-of-the-solar-system-20260302/

#science

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Author, writer, software engineer. Systems-oriented neo-generalist focused on coherence, legitimacy, and real-world consequences. I like being wrong because it means I learned something. Privacy advocate · human rights advocate · sensible technology advocate. Politics left to the experts; my views are grounded in systems coherence.

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

Important for #mentalhealth app users - #android

#privacy #infosec

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-mental-health-apps-with-147m-installs-filled-with-security-flaws/amp/

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Author, writer, software engineer. Systems-oriented neo-generalist focused on coherence, legitimacy, and real-world consequences. I like being wrong because it means I learned something. Privacy advocate · human rights advocate · sensible technology advocate. Politics left to the experts; my views are grounded in systems coherence.

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · Feb 24, 2026

This one i think falls under #privacy and, yes, #infosec

Because you don't know what they are looking at.

I think the next step would be a wifi jammer, which could be... oh boy. I can't see that far ahead. Too many variables to account for. Too many different laws or lack of them with weak enforcement easily made draconian.

@404mediaco@mastodon.social

https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

@sam@break3.social @BeAware@mementomori.social @BeAware@loops.video You know... not everyone is going to agree with everyone. That's what mute and block are for. Life is too short for that. Personally I liked the video I saw, especially because it was ai slop, because it had an inherent poetry to centralized social media. Ahh well.

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@knowprose@mastodon.social · Jan 24, 2026

@Alice@beige.party and I am sorry she did not get more people to vote for her. #Votershaming is not how you make this moment better for anyone. You harden lines that are softening.

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