Introducing Bounce, a tool to move your following between Bluesky and Mastodon | TechCrunch
The overall goal at A New Social is to shift the power of social networks back to the people, not the platform makers, by giving them tools that let them move their account, their followings, and leave if a platform ever fails them in some way.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
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I am so sorry comrade ketamine; I have been so unfair to you and your contributions to the cause.
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It ain't over until Trump posts, "Elon, go offline and find some of your babies you haven't met yet."
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#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
UN advisor says Ukraine's demining will take decades, first phase to last five years
The complete clearance of Ukrainian territory from mines and explosive remnants of war could take decades after the end of hostilities, according to Paul Heslop, Senior Mine Action Advisor at the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Ukraine.Ukrinform
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Russian civilians filmed a possible failed “Oreshnik” launch all over the country. 05.06.2025
Russian civilians filmed a possible failed "Oreshnik" launch all over the country. 05.06.2025BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Geopolitics Accelerates Emerging Technology Investment In Europe - EUROPE SAYS
Geopolitical Shifts Drive Increased Investment in Emerging Technologies Across EuropeEUROPE SAYS
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I bought an old copy of "Darwin's Journal of researches" aka "The Voyage of the Beagle" for a student as a graduation gift. (It was not that expensive! But it's a popular book with many copies)
When it arrives I discover many of the pages are looped. (Because I WAS going to read it again first before I gave it to them)
So... do I take a letter opener to these or let the kid do it?
Hmmm.
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A nice touch for a historical drama might be some person reading a book published by their rival who they loath and conspicuously ripping open the pages without much care.
(although I don't think book people would find this funny, and thanks for the tip.)
OK but I want to read it and one of the looped pages is about when Darwin first saw an army ant colony. Do you see my problem. The discipline this is requiring of me?
Oh nooo I know you love your ants, too!
I often buy antique books and then look for the text online if they are rare, but I'm not sure that helps in this case. ..
Every book tells a story. You can read what is in the book, but you can also read the book itself, as an object.
This book was published in 1896 by Appleton in NYC. It used to be that having your book "published" meant sheets were printed, local bookshops and binders would then cut and bind the books for customers. Appleton was making this process more industrial. The book has a wild mix of features: a gilded top edge, but also uncut-pages, a fake headband, but real leather quarter binding.
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The binding looks so dark it almost looks like it was exposed to fire. This is possible but I think it's just sun damage. This book sat on a shelf for a LONG time untouched in some pretty library that probably made someone feel very smart and erudite. I will write a dedication in it, re-read it (I have a digital version so I'm not really missing anything) and give it away.
I hope the kid writes in it too.
This book needs love. If it had been read more the spine might be less cracked.
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This book is called "researches" but it's really just a young Darwin goggling at every creature he sees and getting excited by nature over and over. It's delightful to read even after all these years. You can practically see him bouncing up and down with excitement gushing about each more strange and unexpected adaptation he encounters.
It's not dry AT ALL.
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When I was a teenager I found a 19th century edition of Victor Hugo's Toilers of the Sea at a flee market, a beautiful tall red leather-bound book including the author's illustrations. It was the same price as a new paperback edition of the novel and way more exhilarating to read (if less practical). Still one of the most cherished books in my personal bookshelves to this day.
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Sickle cell patient meets scientist behind technology that saved her life - EUROPE SAYS
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.EUROPE SAYS
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NATO likely to hike defense spending, amid economic concerns – DW – 06/05/2025 - EUROPE SAYS
NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday showed "broad support" for signing off a historic hike in defense spending at a crunch summit laterEUROPE SAYS
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for her thoughts
on a recent headline
which read: “Measles
Is Now Showing Up
in Wastewater,”
and my aunt, the doctor,
responded: “Oh shit.”
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l'Otan "proche" d'un accord sur les demandes de Trump - EUROPE SAYS
L'Otan est "très proche" d'un accord pour dépenser beaucoup plus pour sa sécurité, s'est félicité jeudi le secrétaire américain à la Défense Pete Hegseth,EUROPE SAYS
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Implications for those in charge of Texas...can't wait for them to pick a side. Looking at Abbott, Paxton, Cornyn, and Cruz.
Every MAGAt and GOP dish rag will be dragged into this.
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#HashtagGames
#FashionAndStyleSongsOrPoems
Looking like a million-dollar trooper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper--Super duper!
When you're blue
And you don't know
Where to go to
Go where the fashion sits--
Puttin' on the Ritz.
Come let’s mix
Where Rockefellers
Walk with sticks
And um-ber-ellas in their mitts--
Puttin’ on the Ritz.
#NoEffort
--NB: looks like YouTube has nixed Street Directory's embedding of the video that goes with the tune. #BoycottYouTube
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I just read a post (not on Mastodon) where someone called a non-electric bike an acoustic bike and now I can't stop laughing 😂
I did a search and so I do see that this is a commonly used term now, but it has broken my brain!
And it makes me wonder - are electric bikes noisy? Is that part of the joke?
I haven't ridden a bike in a really long time…
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Ukraine’s Strategic Targets: Key to Defeating Russia’s War Machine
Ukraine faces a formidable adversary, but victory isn’t solely determined on the battlefield. In this video, Jason Jay Smart delves into strategic methods Ukraine can employ to undermine Russ…Ukraine Today .org
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Trump compares Russo-Ukrainian war to "children fighting in a park" in his call with Putin
US President Donald Trump has revealed details of his latest conversation with Vladimir Putin, including his suggestion that Ukraine and Russia should be allowed to “fight for a while” because it would make ending the war easier later.Oleh Pavliuk (Ukrainska Pravda)
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UAE, Egypt leaders renew call for Gaza ceasefire
UAE’s Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday reiterated the call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during theirBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Kitty Update:
Leela continues on her twice a day med for her thyroid condition and seems to be doing good overall. The Blaze (aka Blazey) kitten has been growing up fast and he's an utterly insane bundle of cat love.
A note about oral medication with pets. I'm able to get Leela's med in liquid form from a local compounding pharmacy, this is vastly easier than dealing with pills, which like most cats Leela despises. The med is dripped onto a treat (it's supposedly tuna-flavored) and she eats it all immediately. Be sure the pharmacy uses those rubber inserts in the medicine bottle. They seal the bottle so nothing can spill even if the cap is off, and the oral syringe pushes in through the rubber and you extract the proper amount with the bottle upside down. Vastly better than an open bottle without the insert.
#cats
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US forces in South Korea pivot to focus on threat of China
For more than 70 years, since the end of the Korean War in 1953, tens of thousands of American troops have been based in South Korea to deter and repel aBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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#HashtagGames
#FashionAndStyleSongsOrPoems
A white sport coat and a pink carnation
#MartyRobbins #NoEffort
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Sherlock Schaf
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Alexf24
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •If I lived outside I wouldn't come.
Is it going to be a repeat of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin? Complete with MAGA hats, and nazi armbands?
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Elfbiter
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Tofu Golem
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Darcy
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Well, it's the summer games so it would be easy to move vs winter Olympics
Take it to a country who hosted the summer games in the last 20 years and most of the infrastructure would be there.
Mark Kahl 🚲🐻🦁🇺🇦🇮🇱
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •dperkins
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Mrinappropriate
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Havyhh2
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Kevin Russell
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Countries should announce quickly they are NOT ATTENDING Olympics in the U.S. and will not be attending World Cup in U.S.
Nahht gunnnah do it.
samiamsam
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •no one should travel to the US for any reason at this point
there is no guarantee that anyone coming in will not be detained at least and renditioned to a torture gulag at worst
DO NOT TRAVEL TO THE US
signed, concerned american
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in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •supernova
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Lord Siegelbewahrer
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Marion
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Simon Zerafa
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Baron Vonskinnback
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •