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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On), Outtasite Dallasite https://youtu.be/yA-G81xJT3U (by Allen Toussaint)
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"People generally say they don't want corporation spending in politics. What this is trying to do is go around Citizens United, not smash into it head on."
Montana's plan to beat Citizens United could reshape political spending
A Montana ballot initiative seeks to prohibit corporate election spending, leveraging states' rights under the Tenth Amendment to regulate corporations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxCW4BPREzM
#CitizensUnited #Montana #Hawaii #TenthAmendment #StatesRights #USPol #Politics
I normally check my books and ebooks out from the library. Bought an ePub file from Kobo today instead of from Amazon. It's not DRM free. But it's pretty trivial to de-DRM an ePub file compared to Amazon. 📚 🛒
RF Kuang talks new novel ‘Taipei Story’ - Texas Standard
In ‘Taipei Story,’ Dallas-raised RF Kuang wants us to take risks in language and life
The novel tells a story of heritage, language, homecoming and connection.
@TexasStandard@mastodon.social
https://texasstandard.org/stories/rf-kuang-taipei-story-novel-book/
#Bookstodon #Library #RFKuang #Books #SarahRadinAsch #TaipeiStory #Babel
I was already a Jeopardy fan. Now I'm a Ken Jennings fan too. Take notes, Ed Sheeran. 📝
No Alternative Facts: Ken Jennings on Why Jeopardy Still Matters
"I want to normalize it, speaking out."
No Alternative Facts: Ken Jennings on Why Jeopardy Still Matters
"Excuse me. Pardon me. Sorry." 🏈 😁
#Football #Humor #NewYorker #Sports #LiamFrancisWalsh #Cartoon
Nothing more satisfying than seeing
trump's name being removed by mexicans in front of a rainbow. 🌈 🏳️🌈🇲🇽 🇺🇲
#KennedyCenter #DC #Humor #USPol #Funny
I defy you to listen to this song for the Japanese dollar store Daiso and not let its charms improve your mood. 🇯🇵 🛒
It comes on in the store like every 20 minutes and I'm powerless under its uber positivity. I've actually talked to the clerks there about it and they agreed. They clued me in to the fact that it's available online as well.
Daiso: Happy Price Paradise
【大創産業(DAISO)】Happy Price Paradise「ダイソーストアソング オリジナルダンス2025」フルバージョン
How Taylor Sheridan is reshaping Fort Worth, beyond his hit television shows 📺️
Sheridan has also made North Texas a production hub. His studio at Alliance Airport is now the second-largest film studio between the East and West coasts, allowing productions that appear to take place across the country to be filmed right here in Texas.
https://www.keranews.org/entertainment/2026-07-03/taylor-sheridan-film-food-culture
#TaylorSheridan #KERA #FortWorth #TV #BudKennedy #RonCorning
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Actually it's a Linux two-fer this week. My son's classmate remarked to him that he was thinking about trying Linux. My son told him to ask me about it with the warning that I wouldn't stop talking about it.
Fedifriends: You'd be proud of my restraint and cool telling this kid about what all is possible. Sure enough he's got out his old laptop that had fallen out of use &installed Linux Mint on it. Reported back that he was tinkering with the terminal & trying to learn Python. He's on his way!
"Yeah, if you could just surrender to the dark side force that'd be great."
#MayThe4th #OfficeSpace #BillLumbergh #MikeJudge #GaryCole #Humor #Meme #StarWars #DarthVader #Anitech
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@faduda Bezos: what a complete sleazeball. Today I'm thinking about that ridiculous wedding in Venice to that total bimbo.
Neither of them will ever hold a candle to his ex-wife Mackenzie Scott.
Pity the journalists and journalism. The Graham family sold the Washington Post to a creep disguised as a geeky bookseller.
"Scientists move the crank on the doomsday Jack-In-The-Box one turn"
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@michaelharley@infosec.exchange Another beautiful photo, Michael. Kudos to you for great framing. Also kudos to Google for its Pixel camera.
Last night after watching the Artemis II crew splashdown, I explained to our son that we used to be able to land our shuttle like an airplane. The whole "I Dream of Jeannie" splashdown process feels so retro for this Gen X-er. 🚀
"Welcome Back!" Discovery Lands Safely at Kennedy
Somehow missed that a new Joe Jackson album came out last Friday. He's coming to the Majestic Theater in Dallas on Wednesday, June 17.
Joe Jackson - Hope and Fury 🇬🇧 🎹
It wasn't till I was 56 years old when I learned that there is a right-side-up way to fly the British flag. 🇬🇧
How can you tell if the union flag (union jack) is upside down?
Give it up for The Boss covering Minneapolis' Prince last night to kick off the American Tour. 🎸 💜
Bruce Springsteen E Street Band Tom Morello Purple Rain Minneapolis MN March 31, 2026 Target Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_STaxhaIJg
#Prince #Rock #BruceSpringsteen #Music #LandOfHopeAndDreams #PurpleRain #TomMorello #ICEOutNow #NilsLofgren #NoKings #MaxWeinberg
I have especially enjoyed these last few weeks of the Late Show. I know Colbert will be fine. But network TV will never be the same 📺
What Do We Lose When ‘The Late Show’ Goes Away?
Our attachment to an institution may seem counterintuitive, especially w/ comedy, a rebellious art form. But with Stephen Colbert’s program, there was a lot at stake.
The future of late-night will look more like a video podcast, and it’s hard to imagine the big-show aspect returning
Dallas Morning News and Texas Monthly journalists win Pulitzer prizes
"Lamster’s criticism frequently examines the consequences of rapid urban growth, questioning who benefits and who is left out when cities evolve. He’s critiqued proposals to tear down Dallas City Hall and advocated for the building, designed by famed architect I.M. Pei."
@dallasnews@mastodon.social @TexasMonthly@flipboard.com
#Dallas #Journalism #MarkLamster #PulitzerPrize #Criticism #Architecture #Texas
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UPDATE: Yesterday we switched home internet providers from AT&T to Spectrum. It's significantly cheaper than AT&T's service. So far, so good.
Thx to @artandtechnic for the guidance on my Google WiFi IP Passthrough issue.
Still not getting the max throughput via Google WiFi. But it's enough for the household now. Will keep an eye out for deals on the Nest WiFi Pro.
@hardly_ted
RE: @pbsnewshour@flipboard.com
Hell is paved with good intentions.
"Just look at our economy. Things are costing more money, but the other things are not changing. The amount of money we make, our minimum wage, our SNAP benefits, all of those things are not changing"
#SNAP #Texas #SugaryDrinks #Garland #GoodSamaritansOfGarland #SaraKenefake #TrumpEconomy #DFW
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@jon that's 932 miles for those of us metrically challenged.
🆓🔗 https://archive.ph/4tQBy
More sans paywall here:
CATL one-ups BYD with its new LFP EV battery capable of a full recharge in just 6 minutes
https://electrek.co/2026/04/21/catl-one-ups-byd-new-lfp-ev-battery-charges-in-6-mins/
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@cmconseils@mastodon.social I keep CDs in my sun visor in case the premise of that TV show "Life on Mars?" happens to me for the 1990s.
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@kevinrns@mstdn.social Wait till you hear what the Dallas City Manager and corrupt mayor want to do with its I.M. Pei-designed City Hall.
https://www.archpaper.com/2026/04/dallas-city-hall-mavericks-stadium/
#SaveDallasCityHall #Dallas
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@SquirrelwithaninvisibleW And yet both Star Wars models will sell out like the equally overpriced 40th Anniversary Back to the Future CA-53 did.
That's movie collectibles for you, I guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEZnymPQevA
I.M. Pei on City Hall and preservation.
"I am unhappy about the fact that our society seems to be much more inclined to build something for a short time and then tear them down. I think this self-disposable society of ours is not conducive to doing good architecture, and this I am unhappy about. Why is Paris so beautiful? Because the buildings were well-built, were built to last. That’s the difference. And we don’t, and this I regret.”
https://www.dmagazine.com/micropost/i-m-pei-on-city-hall-and-preservation/?ref=share
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Someone get this guy a macchiato. ☕ Sheesh.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on CNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmj2PaxX24E
#RyanCohen #CNBC #eBay #GameStop #Business #Retail
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Video Rentals + Theater + Non-Profit = Smart Moves
Inside L.A.’s Vidiots, a Video Rental Store Where DVDs Still Have a Waiting List
Vidiots, a holdover from the golden age of VHS, is staging a comeback as a community hub.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/t-magazine/vidiots-los-angeles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.lx3H.DaN92uv1zIB-&smid=url-share
#Movies #DVD #NonProfit #Vidiots #PhysicalMedia #Cinema #NotStreaming
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@lydialurch This new album "Hope and Fury" is GREAT. I highly recommend giving it a listen.
(His show at the Majestic Theater is sold out except for upper balcony seats. So not sure I'll make it this time around. But I'm glad to see that so many are still tuning in to Joe Jackson after all these years.)
RE: @dnanian@mas.to
His Saving Grace band is a really great band. I love this reinterpreted version of the Led Zep classic.
Stephen Colbert must've been really enjoying this one. 
#Music #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #Rock #LedZeppelin #StephenColbert #LordOfTheRings #Mordor
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@tedchoward Do you use a mesh network? Honestly I didn't even know you could bring your own router device to the gateway.
These Drivers Are Taking Extreme Measures to Avoid New Car Technology 🚗
Curmudgeonly roadblocks or the last beacons of sanity? These car owners disable alarms and reconfigure dashboards in search of low-tech bliss.
“If I get hot in my car and want some air conditioning, I just want to turn a knob and have cold air come out,” Doyle said. “There’s this fatigue of having to learn one more new thing.”
@WSJ@flipboard.comhttps://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/driver-assistance-technology-dashboard-ead96bd2?st=mCzsk5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
#DIY #Cars #Automotive #Dials #Knobs
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social I sent this to our oldest who's working on his role in school's production of Romeo & Juliet. He was rehearsing his part in our backyard at full stage volume last night for a couple of hours. (Neighbors know he's a theater geek.)
When he came back in he was talking to me in long swaths of Elizabethan verse and mentioned the effect that rehearsing the Bard's lines had on his English. He got a good chuckle out of your toot.
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This movie's going to do gang-busters at the box office this summer FWIW.
G-SHOCK announces global collaboration with "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AthzazGxcs
#Movies #TheMandalorianAndGrogu #Casio #CasioCult
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@michaelharley@infosec.exchange Did you see The Odyssey in IMAX? Showings are sold out for weeks here in DFW.
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@michaelharley@infosec.exchange Yes! This is a Vivaldi issue. Lots of bot challenges.
Did you activate the feed reader, email client, and calendar?
‘All hat and no cattle’: Dallas City Council pushes back on mayor
"The mayor is often flanked by at least two security officials. Public records from April last year show the police department estimated the mayor’s detail would have an annual cost of $1.7 million. Yearly overtime costs for the detail averaged $204,400 from 2021 to 2025."
Neat profile of our local anchorwoman here in DFW.
Here's hoping that the Nexstar takeover of Tegna is blocked.
Cynthia Izaguirre of WFAA-TV, Dallas' beloved queen of bloopers 📺
WFAA’s Cynthia Izaguirre has been shaped by “Wednesday’s Child,” her first-grade teacher — and one small, strange slip-up about a mountain climber.
#CynthiaIzaguirre #WFAA #TV #Anchorman #Dallas #ABQ #SarahHepola #HighProfile #DFW