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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-20 at 12:43

Now that Zuckerberg has blown the Trumpet, @sylv_a has suggested date to tell our friends to switch from WhatsApp to Signal. With cool graphics.

(thanks @sylv_a)

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-20 at 10:58

omg how can i not...

https://iclc.toplap.org/2025/

(h/t @mistertim )

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-18 at 20:06

One can go to a big well-connected server like mastodon.social before creating an account, without logging in, and do a search on a hashtag, say, #Crafts or #Writing or #Photography, or whatever. Play around with it! (You didn't know you wanted to check both #FiberArts and #FibreArts, did you?)

Then take a look at the users and toots that pop up, and check out their servers. One doesn't need an account to read policies and check the live local feeds to get the vibe.

Folks look for communities of common interests, but I think the priority ought to be on common values for safety and moderation. Although a fascinating local feed is a plus, you can follow anywhere (more or less). But wanting strong moderation on a server with weak moderation is a recipe for hurt.

[#]FediTips #MastodonMigration

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-18 at 11:53

I keep my bedside clock on 24-hour time, because otherwise I wake up after long flights and really have no idea if 03:00 means 3 a.m. or 3 p.m.

[#]SensibleAdaptations #FirstWorldProblems

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-18 at 11:12

As an ephemeraphile, all my posts here auto-delete after 30 days. So to give my photos a longer sojourn, I'm going to cross-post the best to my new pixelfed account, as an experiment.

Current project: 1 lovely photo per day from the 2024 portfolio.

So, I invite you to also follow @bradrubensteinphotos if you like.

https://pixel.infosec.exchange/p/bradrubensteinphotos/786184541399955387

cc/ @photography

[#]bloomscrolling #photography

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-16 at 16:57

Score

[#]Tradle #1047 1/6

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

https://tradle.net/

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-16 at 08:53

At least once per year,

Go to the gym

And work out

In formal wear.

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-15 at 08:58

I wonder why my account @bradrubenstein@pixel.infosec.exchange does not see my photos from the past week put on @BradRubenstein here.

It does seem to have a number of thumbnails that don't render, from posts that were autodeleted.

Just wondering. cc/ @jerry @support

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-15 at 08:21

Aside: Ronald Wright, in A Short History of Progress, 2004, mangles the original:

https://wist.info/steinbeck-john/46582/

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-15 at 08:15

John Steinbeck's article A Primer on the 30s (Esquire, 1960) chronicled his life during The Great Depression.

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-14 at 22:24

How unique is your browser fingerprint?

Starting in February, Google says they will be sharing data with advertisers that allows them to track activity by browser fingerprint.

The EFF has updated their tool to tell you how "trackable" your browser is. Check it out.

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-12 at 17:34

This 80s mashup was posted 15 years ago, and I'm just finding out about it now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ld3zsvR8g

[#]B52 #Lipps #PatrickHernandez #Yello #Soulwax

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-10 at 20:12

Seems in many places, WhatsApp is the hardest Meta service to leave.

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-07 at 20:50

This essay by @henryfarrell changes how I think about the affect of social media on politics. I recommend it to you. I need to sit with it a bit.

https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/were-getting-the-social-media-crisis

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-07 at 16:54

The population of Greenland is about 57K, about 20K live in the capital of Nuuk.

In the United States, there are three state capitals that are smaller: Montpelier, VT (8K), Pierre, SD (14K), and Augusta, ME (19K).

[#]Greenland #Nuuk #Cities #Population

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-06 at 14:14

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-01 at 11:49

2025 Resolution:

Instead of editing my broken toots, I'm going to piece them together and fill the cracks with gold.

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-01 at 11:26

The first film starring the Marx Brothers enters the public domain in the U.S. today!

Happy New Year, Marxists!

[#]CocoaNuts

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2024-12-31 at 11:06

@glyph has blessed me with the weltschmerz of "tech" writ large... and I'm living that life today.

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2024-12-30 at 23:19

I so look forward to the New Year, when I rebuild every machine from scratch with a fresh config and an empty home directory, and a clean set of default mail folders, all empty.

[#]EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind

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