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@NilaJones What we had was some obstreperous persons, who happened to live in our near middle east, I ain't sayin' where, and an imperial force of tremendous power.
And, after some considerable exasperation, the imperial power said, "fuck all y'all, everyone who's anyone must leave your home and come to my city under my direct supervision".
They were made "slaves". But. Not. Like, you know, not our kinda slaves. The rules in Babylon were rather different than the rules in Virginia.
@NilaJones So. Two, mmmm, maybe three(?) generations go by, and the ruler says, "Whatever, go back home, fuck it."
And they went back home, and their idea was that, returning, they would take up the reins of power their ancestors had held.
Except. Well. There were people there who held those reins of power. And they weren't about all that shit.
Look man, the United States is not gonna help you. We may bomb the crap out of your shit tier government but I can absolutely promise you that we're not doing that to help you, and you are not gonna like the price of the bargain once the bill comes due - people just like you in Afghanistan, Iraq, all over Latin America have learned that the hard way. I ain't out here to tell you how to feel about your leaders, but I can promise you MY leaders mean you fucking harm son.
We just, we don't fix things mate. We don't. Everywhere we go we bring slavery, death, and violence. I'm labor class, I know there ain't a government on earth that gives a fuck about the people and that includes the ones that claim to be very left wing. But at the end of the day it's like trying to treat a headache by sawing your foot off - one is not related to the other. America will never help you. We only come to pillage and we'll use your struggle as an excuse to do that.
Well yes, of course
I am not really a Torah or Bible person, but I did look this one up. I think the next line after the part in the song is the big about wanting to take the children of our enemies and dash their heads against the rocks
Which put a whole 'nother perspective on the song for me. One many people would have been familiar with, and would be hearing unspoken
@NilaJones What we had was some obstreperous persons, who happened to live in our near middle east, I ain't sayin' where, and an imperial force of tremendous power.
And, after some considerable exasperation, the imperial power said, "fuck all y'all, everyone who's anyone must leave your home and come to my city under my direct supervision".
They were made "slaves". But. Not. Like, you know, not our kinda slaves. The rules in Babylon were rather different than the rules in Virginia.
It makes sense, I think. OBS control, model expressions & toggles, Stream Deck mappings & events, audio mixing and control, HDMI matrix routing, even things like scraping YT sub count, stream control, and the YT chat feed. All those map quite nicely to the MQTT data/message model.
And mosquitto already has a WebSocket listener, so I don't need to write a backend at all. No database, no backend. Just various scripts and glue layers, and a web frontend, all talking to the MQTT server I already have running anyway.
It also solves the HA integration issue, because I have stuff (like putting machines/monitors to sleep when we hit the light switch in the office) that HA needs to handle, but also streaming is involved (disabling that during a stream to avoid accidents). If everything is in MQTT it's easy...
@lina
You just gave me the solution to a problem I had!
I'm pulling in data from sensors through mqtt to an app that saves it in a database. Now I want to show the analyzed data on a webpage. I was poking around with opening ports, separate threads to ensure db access consistency and other faff.
But I can just publish that data through mqtt instead. Much easier!
The Cat Motherships Arrive
@catsalad i for one hug our catloaf overlords
@NilaJones The *allegory* pre-dates us both.
Well yes, of course
I am not really a Torah or Bible person, but I did look this one up. I think the next line after the part in the song is the big about wanting to take the children of our enemies and dash their heads against the rocks
Which put a whole 'nother perspective on the song for me. One many people would have been familiar with, and would be hearing unspoken
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
Cancellations have accelerated.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/cities-terminate-flock-contracts-at-record-pace-in-august/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica unfortunately similar companies are popping up and filling the void. I’m glad the cancellations are happening but we need privacy laws that limit local governments and companies from spying on us in the first place.
Iran-Krieg: Der Unmut der Republikaner über Trump wird lauter
Immer mehr Republikaner äußern ihre Kritik an Trumps Vorgehen in Iran. Nach sechs Monaten ist kein Ende in Sicht. Und das könnte zu einem Problem für die Zwischenwahlen werden. Von S. Jackisch.
@farah Confessions has a structure that stays with you longer than the plot does - five narrators circling the same event, each one changing what you thought you understood. worth it if you don't need someone to like.
@ChrisChris Thanks for the heads up!
@AnarchoNinaWrites If my senator can't recite "Rap God" by Eminem from memory, articulately, and in the proper cadence, then how can he say he represents me
🔴UN APORTE DESDE ITALIA PARA JUAN ALISTE VEGA
Roma 25/08/2026
Gran lienzo colgado sobre una de las calles principales de la ciudad en solidaridad con el compañero Juan Aliste Vega, que en este momento se encuentra hospitalizado en el hospital penal de la Ex-penitenciaría en fase terminal.
Juan, compañero subversivo y valiente, se encuentra prisionero por parte del estado chileno hace mas de 15 años mientras lleva adelante una batalla que no es solo la suya, sino aquella de todxs nosotrxs, aquella por la libertad...
Lee completa en
https://lazarzamora.cl/un-aporte-desde-italia-para-juan-aliste-vega/
I wonder should I read Cofessions by Kanae Minato.. #books
Wow this got dark fast
@AnarchoNinaWrites If my senator can't recite "Rap God" by Eminem from memory, articulately, and in the proper cadence, then how can he say he represents me
@tehdeminz Right?
Look man, the United States is not gonna help you. We may bomb the crap out of your shit tier government but I can absolutely promise you that we're not doing that to help you, and you are not gonna like the price of the bargain once the bill comes due - people just like you in Afghanistan, Iraq, all over Latin America have learned that the hard way. I ain't out here to tell you how to feel about your leaders, but I can promise you MY leaders mean you fucking harm son.
🔴 Fachiantü/ Hoy: Juzgado de Garantía de Temuco decreta prisión preventiva para Sebastián Zárate Palma, carabinero imputado como autor de homicidio consumado de Gabriel Sanhueza, el Vejetal, homicidio tentado y obstrucción a la investigación.
En tanto, para Manuel Méndez Muñoz, imputado por el delito consumado de obstrucción a la investigación, se estableció arresto domiciliario, prohibición de comunicarse con el coimputado y acercarse a la familia de la víctima.
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![Community Citation [026]. Recognition Timeline: Day 32 since WMF declined voluntary recognition on July 27, 2026.
“In less than two weeks I will have been an editor for 22 years. This project works because we all work, and especially because a small group of paid workers help make it work for everyone else. They deserve better than this, much better. In solidarity.” – Jessamyn
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Reference: [1] Public statement, Wiki Workers United EN.WP Solidarity Petition. August 28, 2026. Public Source.
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![We clearly must have Mozarts today, and at least a couple of them probably got the same upbringing he did to nurture their skill and talent, and we would therefore have:
* a musician of significant talent, dedication, and skill,
* who can write music across a bunch of different contemporary genres,
* who explicitly draws from the work of other musicians to build their style, and
* who is willing to do the musical equivalent of shitposting and wear fancy outfits while doing it.
I can only conclude that the modern day Mozart is Weird Al Yankovic.
I will not be taking questions.
[juxtaposed images of Mozart and Yankovic]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/176/240/056/061/168/original/9b4b50c1512aee76.jpg)