@roknrol I knew the first letter. I just had to go through all the words I associate with that letter. Yes, my passwords are probably terrible
@farah Most people's are, including some of mine. Be gentle with yourself.
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Luc, prolétaire
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Cette infos me donne envie d'aiguiser une guillotine...
Alex Akselrod
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I was sunning by the pool when the boxes arrived.
And here in my hand is my life’s work: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.”
Coming 8/18. Pre-orders make a huge difference! Make a fascist sweat—pre-order today!
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Alex Akselrod
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RE: https://journa.host/@gilduran/116908598101588787
Sigh. Really important that this story be told. And also reading it is going to cut waaaaay too close to home.
@intothewestaway @dannotdaniel
He is no more! He has ceased to be! He has expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! He has kicked the bucket, shuffled off the mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! HE IS AN EX-ARSEHOLE!
@woozle @intothewestaway @dannotdaniel HE’S PINING FOR THE FJORDS. My goodness.
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It’s apricot season in Santa Fe. Mine are few (relatively) in number, but huge and SO GOOD warm from the sun.
I’m trying to make apricot curd for the first time. Wish me luck or at least good learning
This week's @showuptoronto newsletter is out! A recap of the very funny Sneaky Dee’s denouement, but more importantly, 50+ events for mobilizing and organizing this week, including a bunch of data centre (derogatory) oriented meetups. Tell your friends, subscribe, etc https://buttondown.com/showup/archive/show-up-toronto-july-9-2026/ #toronto
@phire @showuptoronto sneaky deenoument. im sorry
@farah By being in an unfamiliar environment.
If you're a touch typist, put your fingers on the keys and try closing your eyes.
If not...well...you might be screwed.
@roknrol I knew the first letter. I just had to go through all the words I associate with that letter. Yes, my passwords are probably terrible
Your writing workflow shouldn't be:
- Ideas in Apple Notes
- Drafts in Google Docs
- Schedule in Notion
- Tracked on 3 different platforms
Kerouac is one studio for the whole job. A kanban pipeline from spark to shipped. No more scattered docs.
https://www.kerouacapp.com/
@hipsterelectron i meant how well it works visually
@wyatt oh yes sorry
Alex Akselrod
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Trump and his appointees have gutted election-related teams at federal law enforcement agencies.
FBI Director Kash Patel dismantled the agency’s public corruption team,
which had previously been deployed to help monitor possible criminal activity on Election Day.
The Foreign Influence Task Force, which aimed to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics, was also disbanded.
(An FBI spokesperson said the bureau “remains committed to detecting and countering foreign influence efforts by adversarial nations.”)
The voting section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had enforced federal laws that protect voting rights, particularly those that combat racial discrimination.
But now, nearly all of the section’s roughly 30 career lawyers have resigned or been moved.
Trump then filled the section with conservative lawyers, including at least four who participated in challenging the 2020 vote
or have worked with people who helped Trump try to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump has replaced ousted career specialists with “Team America.”
In the summer of 2025, after the Trump administration had forced out most of the career specialists,
a small group of political appointees
— which once called itself “Team America,”
— began convening at DHS headquarters,
looking for federal levers it could pull to realize a March 2025 executive order, in which Trump tried to exert greater federal control over aspects of voting.
Among the core members of the group was David Harvilicz,
a DHS assistant secretary tasked with overseeing the security of election infrastructure,
including voting machines,
and three of his top staffers.
As ProPublica has reported, Harvilicz co-founded an AI company with an architect of Trump’s claims about election hacking in Michigan.
Heather Honey, who serves under Harvilicz in a newly created position focused on elections, is a source of the false claim that more ballots were cast in Pennsylvania than there were voters in the 2020 presidential election
— a claim Trump cited on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021.
At least 11 administration appointees, including Honey, have ties to the Election Integrity Network,
a conservative grassroots organization led by Cleta Mitchell,
a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election.
Since moving into government, Honey has maintained close ties to Mitchell’s organization, and she and at least two other federal officials have given its members private briefings.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-midterm-elections-takeover-takeaways
@blogdiva Holy cow! That’s almost worse! I’m glad you were operated on in time.
@ramsey they made me wait for a month because the insurance said it was elective surgery.
@ramsey this isn't helpful but I can't stand the place
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@dannotdaniel I don’t ever spend any time there. I was just trying to post something for reach.
Alex Akselrod
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A Majority of #European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway
Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “Chat Control” bill to find child abuse material online.
#privacy #security #socialmedia
How can someone forget their laptop password?? 😭😭😭
Finally!!
Note to self: code word - lazy
listening to this https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxK7uj2E7fU
@hipsterelectron Immaculate taste.
The rats might not precisely be leaving the sinking ship, but they _are_ looking into alternative options.
https://fortune.com/2026/07/11/why-are-ultrawealthy-americans-leaving-us-citigroup/
ps: it wasn’t a heart attack. my gall bladder exploded.
@blogdiva Holy cow! That’s almost worse! I’m glad you were operated on in time.
NATO's Ankara Summit Was More of a Warning Than an Escape
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-07-13/nato-s-ankara-summit-was-more-of-a-warning-than-an-escape?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Emerging Markets @emerging-markets-bloomberg
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RE: https://aus.social/@decryption/116909613418773930
For anyone who doesn't know what "sicko mode with RF capture" means in the context of VHS videotape digitisation - check this out. Note particularly the clarity in the full head zoom at about 30 seconds in. The detail in the hair for example. (it's work watching full screen on a decent/large monitor with your YouTube quality cranked right up - but even on your phone it'll be impressive)
It's a software restoration of a VHS tape recording of a 1987 tv show!!! It's _stunning!_ I had _no idea_ that level of detail was making it onto the tape way back then (only to be let down by the playback process). And it's all open source software, you can do this yourself at home if you are sufficiently motivated.
