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Old hypertext hand. President and co-founder Traction Software Inc • Electronic Book Technologies (EBT) • Mentor Graphics/Context • Ship Analytics • US Naval Research Lab • Safeguard System Office US Army (while drafted) • CS and Physics, Brown University.
RIP Don Iwerks, "an innovator whose work brought The Disney Company to new technological heights, aiding in perfecting the sodium vapor process used in Mary Poppins, developing the 360-degree Circle-Vision camera and implementing the projection system for the fan-favorite Star Tours attraction."
The Hollywood Reporter@thr.com · 3mo agoDon Iwerks, the Disney legend who spearheaded various camera and projection systems for the company’s parks and films, has died. He was 96.
It's actually *exactly* like this, because Vannevar Bush laid out the modern structure for US research funding after WWII to ensure general R&D capacity—to keep the economy humming, but also in case there was another war, because it had been so hard to get big defense-critical projects spun up.
Dr. Jeff Masters@drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 10mo agoIt's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
"Enlisted personnel obey lawful orders; officers ensure the orders that reach them are lawful. The real constitutional failsafe...is the officer corps, obligated to the Constitution alone." @markhertling.bsky.social on the military and illegal orders: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-ameri...
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.” www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 12mo agoWhenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
My colleague @hunterw.bsky.social in tonight's Where Things Stand: "The '3.5 Percent Rule' refers to the idea that no government has survived a challenge against it from a nonviolent mass movement that brought together at least 3.5 percent of the population during a 'peak event.'" More ⤵️
Donald Trump, ‘No Kings,’ and the ‘3.5 Percent Rule’
This is your TPM evening briefing.
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Judge William G. Young’s 30 Sep 2025 1st Amendment ruling in AAUP vs. Rubio storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 18 Oct 2025 No Kings Day Protest, Harrisburg PA. #NoKings
This is Delta. He just had his first bath. And you just had your last day of peace. 12/10 (IG: camphusky)
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF. Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣️🗣️🗣️
“Going back right to the beginning, Superman’s storylines have defined good versus evil. Superman’s co-creator Jerry Siegel, a Jewish writer, said the rise of Nazism made him feel “the world desperately needed a crusader, if only a fictional one.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️ essay #Superman flipboard.com/@csmonitor/t...
Truth, justice, and the immigrant story. ‘Superman’ is a tale for our times. | Flipboard
csmonitor.com - In the new Superman movie, the hero wears frumpy red trunks – with belt loops – over blue tights. Someone call the fashion police. Or Edna Mode. Then …
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Elite journalists wriggle & wriggle & try & try but they can not escape the fundamental dilemma: journalism is, by its nature, supposed to be on the side of accuracy, against lies & liars, but the GOP is lies & liars top to bottom. And for reasons of power & access, journalism can not say so.
Praise be, my visionOS 26 persona is significantly less cursed! www.theverge.com/hands-on/684...
(me, smugly) I've successfully incorporated the day's news into the cartoon I had written! Now as long as there are no further developments tomorrow, I can finish this one up and take a nice relaxing weekend!
"In one of his final public appearances leading the stations of the cross on Good Friday, Francis [said], “Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell.” www.thebulwark.com/p/a-pope-who...
A Pope Who Preached Decency in Indecent Times
Pope Francis’s death leaves a spiritual void at a moment of great stress.
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@mobydickatsea.bsky.social Please follow bsky.app/profile/ap.b... to let all Fediverse folk follow mobydickatsea using Bluesky. I can’t see mastodon.art posts since the federate.social host I use is blocked by mastodon.art due to an admin dispute concerning some other federate.social user. 😕
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Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 2y agoHAPPENING NOW: Following the Supreme Court's decision requiring the government to "facilitate" the release of Abrego Garcia, a hearing before Judge Paula Xinis is about to begin. I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social Follow along for updates
It seems to me that it can only be seen at random at the Ghibli Museum.
Works - Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
Works。Boro the Caterpillar, Treasure Hunting, Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess, A Sumo Wrestler's Tail, Mon Mon the Water Spider, The Day I Bought a Star, House Hunting, Mei and the Baby Cat Bus, Koro's...
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The Day I Bought A Star (Hoshi o Katta Hi, 2006): A rare space-related short directed by Hayao Miyazaki "A young boy is tired of the city and escapes into the country. Two strangers trade him a strange seed. The boy accepts and the seed sprouts into a miniature planet, which continues to grow."
@profile-labels.bossett.social It would be very helpful have a label for profiles that follow Bridgy. Maybe ‘Bridgy Sender’ or similar. This would make it much easier to recognize ATProto folk who can be followed from the other side of Bridgy. #suggestion
Here is the meat of that argument, explaining why (allegedly) false speech is simply not "fraud":
![U.S. at 617. Fraud has “exacting” requirements in order “to provide sufficient breathing room for
protected speech,” so a “[f]alse statement alone” cannot trigger liability. Id. at 620.
Plaintiffs’ lawsuit simply misunderstands fraud. Fraud is “[a] knowing misrepresentation or knowing concealment of a material fact made to induce another to act to his or her detriment.” Fraud, Black’s Law Dictionary (12th ed. 2024). Fraud requires not just a false statement, but one made by the defendant in the context of persuading the plaintiff to “part[] with money, or property of value in reliance upon the defendant’s representations.” William L. Prosser, Handbook of the Law of Torts § 105, at 684 (4th ed. 1971); see Alvarez, 567 U.S. at 722–23 (distinguishing false statements generally from fraud, which is designed to “secure moneys or other valuable considerations, [like] offers of employment”). The classic example of fraud is a crooked used-car salesman rolling back an odometer. See Restatement (Second) of Torts § 525, cmt.b, illus. 1.
Plaintiffs allege no representations by Selzer for the purpose of inducing them into a transaction. Instead, Plaintiffs skip (several) steps. They allege Selzer made false statements and tack on conclusory allegations that Plaintiffs later “relied on” and were “damaged” by the statements. Even accepting such unspecific allegations as true, that’s not fraud. There is no transactional nexus between the parties and no purpose by Selzer to induce Plaintiffs into doing anything. Being wrong (even intentionally) does not become fraud when someone listens and acts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreifpk72odnoe6p7mrveg6uc4vexmqlymi5fhooz3sbdypvqxaau26q)
Motion to dismiss Trump's "consumer fraud" lawsuit against J. Ann Selzer, filed on her behalf by @thefireorg.bsky.social today: www.thefire.org/research-lea...
The gravitas gap between @petebuttigieg.bsky.social and Karoline Leavitt would be HUGE -- and it may be the only measurable advantage Dems get for a while. But the world is watching and need Dems to fight back. If we fight -- they will fight with us. If we fold -- they stand down.
Cheri Jacobus@cherijacobus.bsky.social · 2y agoI keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
Douglas Engelbart Born 100 Years Ago Today “By ‘augmenting human intellect’ we mean increasing the capability of a man to approach a complex problem situation, to gain comprehension to suit his particular needs, and to derive solutions to problems.” #botd tractionsoftware.com/traction/per...
Only someone who didn’t want to make America great again would personally disappoint Trump by wearing a coat or shoes to his inauguration. Frostbite is made up by Dr. Fauci and Big Wool. Don’t be a cuck.
Shannon Watts@shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 2y agoA reminder that coats steal your masculine energy.
In 2023, @runforsomething.bsky.social recruited Justin Douglas to run for Dauphin County Commission. He flipped a seat by less than 150 votes - because of him, the county just forgave $65 million in pay-to-stay debt that former prisoners had racked up while incarcerated. boltsmag.org/jail-debt-an...
This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
After Dauphin County ended the practice of charging people while they’re detained in jail, Commissioner Justin Douglas pushed it to forgive more than $65 million in lodging fees.
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Spud and friend PA Co-Operative Potato Growers “We look forward to the 109th Annual Farm Show, where we are excited to be offering fresh potato donuts in the Main Hall next to the Butter Sculpture this year” #PAFarmshow #mascot #potato pacooppotatoes.com
Watch DONT LOOK BACK free on the Criterion Channel through 31 Dec 24. D.A. Pennebaker’s landmark documentary follows Bob Dylan and his entourage — including Joan Baez — on the 1965 England tour which would be his last as an acoustic artist. #Dylan #movies www.criterionchannel.com/dont-look-back
Dont Look Back - The Criterion Channel
Directed by D. A. Pennebaker • 1967 • United States Bob Dylan is captured on-screen as he never would be again in this groundbreaking film from D. A. Pennebaker. The legendary documentarian finds Dyl...
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From now through New Year's Day. we're counting down our 24 most-read articles of 2024. To kick things off, here's #24...
We Are Not a “School”—We Are a Hospital System with a Football Team
Dear valued faculty, In light of the recent budget cuts, the university administration thought it would be helpful to clarify a few things about ou...
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