2026-08-19T16:03:48Z https://nostr.now Ben Cohen https://nostr.now/npub1u7em8ust82j466n4jrzf6e2gfe9s99hku0pn4kpf2rh57ppa4j7sm60uy9 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/431/884/original/844fc16a0ca01bf4.jpeg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/431/884/original/844fc16a0ca01bf4.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8hav8n5t2gt9rggm7mlk5wdfu6r64aep0g2yle65eq3749rp2a6szyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt62lm596 Bluesky has been down for hours.<br/>Me: goes to mastodon wondering if anyone knows why<br/>Mastodon:<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/106/819/952/662/685/original/926a95698c5a55b8.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-16T19:24:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpmv6ycx4h7jf90enf9ydezjum7ulnqe9zwq42ps2jq7zr23rqmqzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6h5rmr7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzj9d3tmtp88xc40hntl7ze39ehmw3a8kgu66t2l40sprnvyc7agvgxcf4'>nevent1q…xcf4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I rag on Nextdoor but it genuinely is a good way to shake yourself out of “surely 40% of people can’t still be on board with all this” complacency. 2026-03-09T15:44:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspzj9d3tmtp88xc40hntl7ze39ehmw3a8kgu66t2l40sprnvyc7agzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt69yxpdd Nextdoor thinks the real reason gas prices are rising this week is CA has fewer refineries. Gas is fungible, people! Artisanally produced locavore gas isn’t magically cheaper. 2026-03-09T15:39:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf9rmmsw7plc8eqgdpcln9hqs4ma2v5mgqyssyxkfht35v7np7hhczyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6fnjvve FORD: They make a big thing out of the ship’s cybernetics. “A new generation of Sirius Cybernetics Corporation robots and computers, with the new GPP feature.”<br/><br/>ARTHUR: GPP? What’s that?<br/><br/>FORD: Er ………. It says Genuine People Personalities.<br/><br/>ARTHUR: Sounds ghastly.<br/><br/>F/X DOOR HUMS OPEN WITH A SORT OF OPTIMISTIC SOUND<br/><br/>MARVIN: It is.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/542/974/715/718/265/original/8059f531a2bd0b4f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-13T14:58:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw43sze0r88rxel7qjv8ptwylcjky6sqy50ew5ua36xrmjf369q9czyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6vcvwc7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8fsg4vnyhfxr4ad9fk65tq389efd6tqu4p4ksz86lgxe23sc7z7gws5cfs'>nevent1q…5cfs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>More weirdness: Woolworths is also one of Australia&#39;s biggest retailers. When I heard them talking about it on Australian soaps I assumed it was just the same company but nope. The founder just called it Woolworths because he knew that was a popular brand abroad. No link other than that. And now it&#39;s the only remaining thing called Woolworths. 2025-04-12T04:31:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8fsg4vnyhfxr4ad9fk65tq389efd6tqu4p4ksz86lgxe23sc7z7gzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6s0sxj9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs26zrsu7d82d36msjj0s5j3vqlfg946n4qqujf64t22l9geq7wt6c2dma5t'>nevent1q…ma5t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Once a big deal things becoming other things” story. Growing up in the UK there was a Woolworths on every high street, a budget department store beloved by kids for selling pick and mix sweets.<br/><br/>It was such a British mainstay that I never realized it was originally an American brand, that sold off its UK operations in the 80s, then almost went bankrupt in the 90s and is now... Foot Locker, a subsidiary it acquired in the 60s.<br/><br/>If you look at the ticker for FL, the price history is for woolies.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/323/077/526/044/599/original/22592547a8c139a2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-12T04:22:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26zrsu7d82d36msjj0s5j3vqlfg946n4qqujf64t22l9geq7wt6czyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt63y8lzv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs945q3hzdyskzgtz8mv6fql7vl8z5ad7szj32xlaan8ajspzqf9ugj7nu0h'>nevent1q…nu0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>still got it though<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/322/989/062/111/105/original/77c1dd6d6c472e4e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-12T03:59:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs945q3hzdyskzgtz8mv6fql7vl8z5ad7szj32xlaan8ajspzqf9ugzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6jkr5lm yahoo lives on only in finance form, kind of like with the flintstones and vitamin gummies 2025-04-12T03:44:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdfxp8w3njzmr658sglfcqzccy7ps9pyaja8vzlr8vfusllgk2nqzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt69sfaf6 Find the bar the aws sales rep who pulled this off is at they’re buying.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/294/073/956/212/026/original/687b5dbca6aed851.png"> <br/> 2025-04-07T01:26:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0u97chmnd55npmz3qawq8l9lmfvyw0675pv5v99uquqmdt4r34qqzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6d6c6wj Folks are right to say the stock market doesn&#39;t represent the economy, but that doesn&#39;t mean plunging markets aren&#39;t bad, because the stock market AFFECTS the economy.<br/><br/>Consumers feel less wealthy, spend less and save more when their investments fall. Companies pull back – especially the tech sector which relies on its share price to pay employees (who then spend less if the share price goes down). And in all sectors, execs get paid via their stock appreciating, so cut spending when it falls. 2025-04-05T17:36:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp5ugtlt2rk04a4sutzwq9s6v7c8m6szpzuh4e0yq7f7lnp2g8x7qzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6lxenz5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lfw7qdcgcsxdx4j7mxuqhaztkuvwsa9780dcyt7r35cmspdy42g4eaugv'>nevent1q…augv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like the schools are taking the wrong approach with the &#34;academic integrity&#34; pledges that imply LLMs are some genius way to cheat they&#39;re not allowed to touch.<br/><br/>What they need to do is show students how wrong the LLMs can be, and make it clear they are smarter than this supposed miracle tech.<br/><br/>(of course, I would also couple this with not banning calculators that can do fractions because we have had that particular tech since the 80s and it actually works and is good) 2025-03-27T15:46:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqze4chlpvnpm809sxfssy28nemdmfmdtggy7lade6va82cd7cw9szyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6lva24c the kids are constantly having to sign forms promising they haven&#39;t used chat gpt for their homework, but I don&#39;t think they need to worry about it going undetected quite yet<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/234/894/416/508/738/original/11e3aa3f1f9735f8.png"> <br/> 2025-03-27T14:36:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswm4j0alpne2hqjqkl0wyt9az2dedcqlh2ldwlmct7nfuvw9ced8czyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6qsseqx I&#39;m happy to say #swiftlang will be posting news to Mastodon and Bluesky starting soon.<br/><br/><a href="https://forums.swift.org/t/social-media-expansion-to-mastodon-and-bluesky/77999">https://forums.swift.org/t/social-media-expansion-to-mastodon-and-bluesky/77999</a> 2025-02-21T00:06:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs909cggs0wjjy6l56cvmj9tnua5tvfw47wavsmd4s6hue37a658cqzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt63cjev2 <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/488/711/087/546/654/original/70fd24d778ca7454.png"> <br/> 2024-11-15T19:51:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp5p8vv0v4hm04ncuuk8r0vard8aty7klrpxcdrxyhc9tjnqmjw9qzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt64c7dvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffxlqppcapcs9rwapxjudas6rm6ffx0yt2mgphmg87u6eq36d84q90tw34'>nevent1q…tw34</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You have to be really full-on can&#39;t look the other way racist for the NYT to break glass and call a political rally racist in a headline, instead of giving it the usual thesaurus and euphamism treatment.<br/><br/>Nobody can claim to be on the fence after this. No “I&#39;m a double hater” excuses. You either accept this, or take a stand against it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/us/harris-trump-election?ogrp=ctr&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.VU4.0620.OmwtPKcMm4Lu&amp;smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/us/harris-trump-election?ogrp=ctr&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.VU4.0620.OmwtPKcMm4Lu&amp;smid=url-share</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/381/900/073/760/850/original/fa5d24dab7b71907.png"> <br/> 2024-10-27T23:08:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffxlqppcapcs9rwapxjudas6rm6ffx0yt2mgphmg87u6eq36d84qzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6prrvr0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8syfssfd69uzdasf2cj08dfkrqg2048nex7tt52vaqcayde5ydfcexsver'>nevent1q…sver</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rudy Giuliani to rapturous applause just told the audience:<br/><br/>“The Palestinians are taught to kill us at two years old. […] They may have good people. I’m sorry, I don’t take a risk with people that are taught to kill Americans at two.”<br/><br/>Yes, the current administration has been awful on Gaza. But there&#39;s no doubt a Trump presidency would be far far worse. Trump has publicly said many times he thinks Bibi should go further, that he has been held back. 2024-10-27T21:24:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8syfssfd69uzdasf2cj08dfkrqg2048nex7tt52vaqcayde5ydfczyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6phwpyd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8nlery7y9fhng6nxh5xyff9xsndsxh3zfd0petp5v38xh9h76c0q6za4cn'>nevent1q…a4cn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As for the left wing person in your life who is angry that Biden/Harris haven&#39;t done more (Roe was overturned on their watch!), the idea that a quick dose of the bad stuff will bring America home to the DSA is so off it&#39;s hard to counter. The best approach is probably to try and scare them to their senses.<br/><br/>Luckily the Trump campaign is provide lots of material for this. Right now at a rally for Trump in NY there are some blood and soil speeches bringing the house down.<br/><br/><a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/1850639517281034317">https://x.com/atrupar/status/1850639517281034317</a> 2024-10-27T21:14:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8nlery7y9fhng6nxh5xyff9xsndsxh3zfd0petp5v38xh9h76c0qzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6y3syhy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsztpppjx3jwledc3qwsqfkxpfcn4fej0uhrg9w405gu0kwc6sk82g29vwaj'>nevent1q…vwaj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The news about how General Milley and Matthis–old white dudes they&#39;ll respect–genuinely think he&#39;s a fascist and a threat to America maybe hasn&#39;t broken through to them. They think another Trump term will be OK like the last one because people will keep him in check, so it&#39;ll be fine. It&#39;s different now. There&#39;ll be no Gary Cohns or John Kellys. Full on fascism is bad for business.<br/><br/>Remind them split ticket voting is a thing. They can vote D for President, and R all the way down after that. 2024-10-27T19:18:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsztpppjx3jwledc3qwsqfkxpfcn4fej0uhrg9w405gu0kwc6sk82gzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6z9g9x0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszm6gfmkp02z4cya4t4yemzlx6ffmd9x7gpcqwajmcxq4pgdzmexsww8ez9'>nevent1q…8ez9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The center-right men worry that Harris will raise their taxes, or heard from racists like Sacks that she&#39;s “stupid”. They hate Trump, but they think he&#39;ll be better for them financially.<br/><br/>Trump has said he wants to overrule the Fed on interest rates, risking the economy. Trump&#39;s tariff idiocy will bring back inflation, and unlike taxes a moderate congress can&#39;t stop tariffs. Tax-free social security will balloon the deficit. Deportations of workers harm the economy. These are WSJ-endorsed views. 2024-10-27T19:18:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszm6gfmkp02z4cya4t4yemzlx6ffmd9x7gpcqwajmcxq4pgdzmexszyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6kqlvj3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxkcu8gj6mn2878ftjqhtc9gspftax0n9uhyfn429e9xpy8lx430gdwxlgx'>nevent1q…xlgx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Forget your MAGA-pilled relatives, they&#39;re gone. There’s two completely different kinds of people you probably know one of who are persuadable: <br/><br/>Normie pro-business upper-middle-class men who think Trump will be better for their personal finances, and leftists convinced some light fascism will move America towards socialism.<br/><br/>Both are underestimating just how bad Trump would be for their interests. Call them and talk them off the ledge. 2024-10-27T18:46:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxkcu8gj6mn2878ftjqhtc9gspftax0n9uhyfn429e9xpy8lx430gzyrnm8vljpva22ht2wkgvf8t9fp8ykq5k7m3uxwkc99gw7ncy8kkt6cd6h2m America might sleepwalk into bizarrely voting for something that&#39;s bad for everyone next week. There&#39;s still time to reach out to someone in your life who might be wavering, and convince them to go vote for Harris instead of staying home, despite misgivings. 2024-10-27T18:39:54Z