This year for Chanukah I decided to see if I could capture decent photos of candles burning out, and as if to help me out on the final night the shamash decided to collapse in a wax blob, giving me a very fun shot as it went out. A few other photos as well... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigdeufgyfec5xcm2ikdlgtirn4th4kt6a47g3diywwvswg2ymuyxe https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreic53xkpydieqbmvvkyrnzeicgvvu7lecnbmbpsfa5umzt7cb67vri https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreid6di6he6a27jbyf4wdvwbbj4s73qiznnmo2jvk36a5gdkkzxhmcy
Almost every story Weiss greenlit at the Free Press lacked sufficient context. It's kinda their entire schtick. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreihy4hjcatmuoo2qmoz7pkpk446qwusivj4q7fcmgfabcnztjeb5hq
Reminder: our Techdirt fundraiser is going on right now. Unlike some, we won't pull, or even water down, the stories we write about CECOT. View quoted note →
Weird interview with the Taskmaster guys where the interviewer admits he only first tried to watch the show the previous night and *found it hard to catch on*. And then keeps asking questions obviously prepared for him by someone who knows the show, but it's clear the interviewer has no idea. Greg Davies & Alex Horne on 10...
Haven't received any requests yet today, but since I know they're coming: No, it's still called the Streisand Effect. It's not the Epstein Effect or the Bondi Effect or anything like that. Stop trying to change the name. The name works.
For a decade now I've always totally ignored fwd (I seem to be on their mailing list) since they just seemed like a zuck initiative through and through. They never had anything creative or interesting to say. Wondering if that will change now that zuck has totally cut ties with them. View quoted note →
Had missed that a Reddit commenter actually had the info that was needed to find the shooter. newrepublic.com/post/204650/... Kash Patel Under Fire After Re...
A little timeline cleanse from all the nonsense. Anyone in the Bay Area want a lovely new puppy for Christmas? We're fostering again, and this little guy is a bit shy, but super sweet... www.dpsrescue.org/adopt/pet-de... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigelwyi3vevvbrq3ricedbwfvdxq7wv673temeukt3u5us3a3w6ui https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreig7nrfc7dmr6oel2c2oyboiszlh43tzdolx6zymhsktgl3t7cntq4 https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreibatqingri4exd2hhtuaxvqplpomtbttfv7qolte5bavkkt5jjtgm https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreicecntivlk272fwhwn33acp363abp2ntqxrhnfv3ymae6q6csemgu
What Daphne said here. But even leaving all that aside, if your entire business is built off of scraping the web, it's QUITE a look to then file a lawsuit saying "scraping *our* site might violate copyright law." Read the room. View quoted note →
(Spoiler alert: they were not fucking kidding. This is real. And it's just as stupid as it sounds). www.blackburn.senate.gov/services/fil... blackburn.senate.gov/services/files...