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Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 19:21:15 EDT 
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@alienne Iran has shot down US drones before. They even captured one by exploiting its negligible security. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 17:36:32 EDT
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Advice to Comrades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5fh4h9SjUE -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 15:29:19 EDT
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@KitRedgrave @Trysdyn I expect that I might go back to taskwarrior. I used org-agenda for a few years, but now with my shiny minimal emacs config I might use a separate tool. Or perhaps more likely I'll just keep tasks in org documents. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 12:28:09 EDT
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@hansbauer A Conservative MP is attacking a Greenpeace protester, going straight for a strangulation hold. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 11:07:53 EDT
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This is what the modern Conservative party looks like. Brutal and thuggish. Strangling the oppressed. Its paper thin veneer of respectability temporarily interrupted to expose the hideousness which lurks beneath the surface.
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Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 10:35:39 EDT
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Between February and October https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxZhkqrZv0 -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 10:32:22 EDT
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@fitheach I saw the video and found it amazing that there were people defending this man. But we live in evil times. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 08:00:27 EDT
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Clarification that the "Respects Your Freedom" certification isn't for the hardware itself but for the retailer selling it. The judgment is made not just on the hardware but also the retailer's delivery process. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 07:41:05 EDT
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"Software is deeply intertwined with all means of production, communication, and travel. We are quickly approaching a society in which every action is determined, predicted, or prevented by an algorithm. This lack of tension, while injustice remains the status quo, is what negative peace [as described by MLK] looks like."
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Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 05:07:24 EDT
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@popstar @bort Yes. There does seem to be a high correlation between instances with anime girl avatars and alt-right goons. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 04:57:07 EDT
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@bort @popstar
My rule of thumb is that if you see people posting bad stuff then check the local timeline of the instance they're coming from. If it looks like a den of illegal content, hate speech and alt-right dogwhistle phrases then block the instance, otherwise block the individual account. Also if people I follow begin routinely boosting bad stuff into my timeline then I just unfollow them. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 04:28:58 EDT
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https://apnews.com/46da2dbe04f54adbb875cfbc06bbc615 -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 04:06:32 EDT
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@bort Pretty much yes. There is always the question of ceding space there, and that if there are no opposition voices on Twitter then it becomes entirely a mouthpiece of the establishment. But the ability to have control of your timeline there is so weak that really only the most combative personalities end up remaining active. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 03:57:06 EDT
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Another day, another bunfight on Birdsite. Best ignore it I suppose. But it is worth the observation that anyone who has an oppositional narrative to the government seems to be increasingly likely to be dogpiled there. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 03:18:30 EDT
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@bort This type of thing is also a problem for new entrants. Unless they're only following a small number of accounts they're likely to encounter a bunch of bad stuff and that doesn't give a good initial impression. If gab federates then this problem is likely to get worse. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 02:50:40 EDT
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@sean Tabloids are the original fake news -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Friday, 21-Jun-2019 02:35:40 EDT
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@ckeen I think so. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jun-2019 18:38:12 EDT
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The priest hole maker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMktGl0W7pI -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jun-2019 17:55:16 EDT
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@ckeen Yes as far as I know. I've considered deprecating it, but I think it has more functionality than Zap so is probably worth keeping. -
Bob Mottram π§ β β (bob@soc.freedombone.net)'s status on Thursday, 20-Jun-2019 17:45:58 EDT
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@sammorley The port number after the URL just depends on how you set it up. You can configure the web server to proxy through to that port.
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