"Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Terry Pratchett, Snuff (Discworld, #39)
RT @JoyceWhiteVance
Iranian authorities now concede that months of poison attacks on hundreds of schoolgirls are linked to efforts to prevent girls from getting an education. Until now, they've been downplaying the attacks, which are still characterized as minor. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-poisoning-schoolgirls-deliberate-islamic-republic-rcna72610
Right on, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar https://kareem.substack.com/p/hannity-and-carlson-admit-lying-to?sd=pf
First 4-5 things I get recommended, I'll buy and read, no questions asked (If don't have them already.)
Alright, need help. Putting a request out for book recommendations from #bookstodon people, as my strategic book reserves are running low. Fiction please, #Fantasy or #scifi are the usuals, but I'm an open minded fellow.
Some #Mosstodon and #LichenAndSubscribe snaps from a stroll through the wetlands near my home this morning.
For #history & #archaeology nerds in the #WinterStorm’s path (stay safe!)
(meme credit: David Anderson)
THIS IS A BABY EEL. Many eels live in the open ocean when young & are barely recognizable (this may be a conger eel). They're at the mercy of the currents, never sure what will happen. Their lives are mysterious, perilous, & beautiful.
Video: Fan Zhang http://bit.ly/2sfG7gH
Are you sitting down? Here goes!
44% of all websites that exist right now run on WordPress.
Right now, connecting a WordPress site to the Fediverse is just a matter of installing this plug-in.
If just a fraction of WordPress sites connect to ActivityPub, then the network effect of the Fediverse will eclipse Big Social.
@rysiek @axbom This is super exciting! I see I can start a blog with WriteFreely and have it naturally interact with Mastodon, through this fediverse system.
I've been waiting for this kind of thing since forever! We have been stuck with corporate bubbles for so long. And now finally.. what a time to be alive :)
(He/Him)
I manage IT folks for a living and work at not letting my technical chops rust away completely.
In the twin cities, MN with my better half and kiddo. My dog is probably asleep on my feet right now.
Occupying this tiny independent instance like a digital Little Prince.
Opinions utterly my own, for better or worse.