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Julia S.<p>A GLORIOUS MULTI-GENRE COLLECTION of memoir, essays, and poetry exploring the lives of Black women as a group, as individuals, and in families. The clarity of Jeffers’s insights and the power of her words will leave you breathless. A MINUS</p><p><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/misbehaving-at-the-crossroads-honoree-fanonne-jeffers/1146642491?ean=9780063246638" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barnesandnoble.com/w/misbehavi</span><span class="invisible">ng-at-the-crossroads-honoree-fanonne-jeffers/1146642491?ean=9780063246638</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookreviews</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memoir</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/memoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memoirs</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BlackWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackWomen</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/womanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womanism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sociology</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Blackstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blackstudies</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/womensstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womensstudies</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2302257/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2302257/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> The Secret Deals Driving Crypto Markets…and Leeching Into Wall Street <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>In this week's Top 5:</p><p>-Mining mortality<br>-Coach AI<br>-Saving Sacagawea<br>-Fighting time<br>-Honoring hoarding </p><p><a href="https://longreads.com/2025/08/01/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-573/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">longreads.com/2025/08/01/the-t</span><span class="invisible">op-5-longreads-of-the-week-573/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Top5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Top5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
isotope239 🥸💻🇺🇦😣<p>Consumption <a href="https://mrfunkedude.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/consumption/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mrfunkedude.wordpress.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/16/consumption/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consumption</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wordpress</span></a></p>
fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻<p>Some of my favorite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> with no context (please feel free to share some of yours too) 🧵</p>
Stan Carey<p>I explored some of these ideas in an essay for the CIEP a few years ago: "How well read should editors be?"<br><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/10/13/how-well-read-should-editors-be/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/1</span><span class="invisible">0/13/how-well-read-should-editors-be/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Tagging for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a>! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@alxd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alxd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@AndrewDanaHudson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AndrewDanaHudson</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>"After a brief dalliance with literacy, humanity is returning to its oral roots."</p><p>Not sure I go along with all the arguments here, but it's a considered essay on deep reading vs "digital orality" (paywall currently removed): <br><a href="https://www.vox.com/politics/414049/reading-books-decline-tiktok-oral-culture" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/politics/414049/readin</span><span class="invisible">g-books-decline-tiktok-oral-culture</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DeepReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/orality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WalterOng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WalterOng</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2208341/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2208341/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Politics and science can mix <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arizona</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Encounters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Encounters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScientificResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificResearch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>How Cybersecurity Fears Affect Confidence in Voting Systems – Source: www.schneier.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/how-cybersecurity-fears-affect-confidence-in-voting-systems-source-www-schneier-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/how-cybersecurit</span><span class="invisible">y-fears-affect-confidence-in-voting-systems-source-www-schneier-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SchneierOnSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchneierOnSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SchneieronSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchneieronSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberattack</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trust</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>How Cybersecurity Fears Affect Confidence in Voting Systems</p><p>American democracy runs on trust, and that trust is cracking.<br>Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are &lt;a href="<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/651185/partisan-split-election-integrity-gets-even-" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.gallup.com/poll/651185/pa</span><span class="invisible">rtisan-split-election-integrity-gets-even-</span></a>... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/cyberattacks-shake-voters-trust-in-elections.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/cyberattacks-shake-voters-trust-in-elections.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberattack</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trust</span></a></p>
Paria sans portefeuille<p>Ghassan Kanafani’s “Guerrilla Rhetoric,” Then and Now</p><p>Jay Murphy reviews “<a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/GhassanKanafani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GhassanKanafani</span></a>: Selected Political Writings,” a collection of newly translated <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> by the influential Palestinian philosopher, author, and activist. </p><p><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/ghassan-kanafanis-guerrilla-rhetoric-then-and-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lareviewofbooks.org/article/gh</span><span class="invisible">assan-kanafanis-guerrilla-rhetoric-then-and-now/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PalestineLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineLiberation</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PalestinianResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianResistance</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/PFLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFLP</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span></p>
Dimly Lit Corners<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Goals2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goals2025</span></a> </p><p>Moving away from the constant upgrade cycle &amp; moving closer to the ideals of <a href="https://c.im/tags/PermaComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PermaComputing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MalleableSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MalleableSoftware</span></a> </p><p>Design and setup a redundant system of old/used, cheap, low-power devices running ia: <a href="https://c.im/tags/Guix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guix</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/HaikuOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuOS</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Plan9Front" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plan9Front</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/X11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X11</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/P9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P9</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/NFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFS</span></a>, all working together </p><p>Become an expert on <a href="https://c.im/tags/MicroControllers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroControllers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ESP32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESP32</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/STM32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STM32</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RP2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RP2040</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MIPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MIPS</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RiscV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiscV</span></a> </p><p>DIY sensors which sing like birds to communicate their status</p><p>DIY robots "drones" </p><p>Move as much as possible of my computing needs to the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Terminal</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emacs</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rio</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CLI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLI</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TUI</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/P9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>P9</span></a> </p><p>Get an <a href="https://c.im/tags/3DPrinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinter</span></a> and learn to use it</p><p>Design and build my own portable 8dot <a href="https://c.im/tags/braille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>braille</span></a> terminal &amp; try out if 3x3 or 3x4 dots is also workable.</p><p>Design and build my own low-power computers, their OS, and tools</p><p>Writing more of my own tools <a href="https://c.im/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/SmallTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallTalk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ObjectPascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ObjectPascal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Prolog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prolog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Scheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scheme</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Racket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racket</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CommonLisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonLisp</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Haskell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haskell</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rust</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Go" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Go</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ObjectiveC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ObjectiveC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Swift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Swift</span></a></p><p>Deploy <a href="https://c.im/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoRa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ReticullumNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReticullumNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RNodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNodes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MeshCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeshCore</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meshtastic</span></a> </p><p>Start an <a href="https://c.im/tags/InternetResiliencyClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetResiliencyClub</span></a> </p><p>Add <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/I2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>I2P</span></a> support by <a href="https://c.im/tags/WebProxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebProxy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/SolarPowered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPowered</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHost</span></a> over <a href="https://c.im/tags/I2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>I2P</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wiki</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Repositories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repositories</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GopherHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GopherHole</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Darcs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darcs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mercurial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mercurial</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/SelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHost</span></a> my own <a href="https://c.im/tags/EmailServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmailServer</span></a>, which will only accept email from <a href="https://c.im/tags/KnownServers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnownServers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CommunityEmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityEmail</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MutualEmailAcceptance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualEmailAcceptance</span></a> </p><p>Share files via <a href="https://c.im/tags/BitTorrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BitTorrent</span></a> over <a href="https://c.im/tags/I2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>I2P</span></a> </p><p>DIY <a href="https://c.im/tags/HomeAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeAutomation</span></a><br>DIY <a href="https://c.im/tags/GardeningAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardeningAutomation</span></a><br>DIY <a href="https://c.im/tags/GreenHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenHouse</span></a> </p><p>Get a house cat, train the cat, use voice and gestures</p><p>Start asking money for advice &amp; technology support</p><p>Build/program my own opportunistic and strange cryptocurrency miners <a href="https://c.im/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BTC</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/XMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMR</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/ZEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZEC</span></a>, etc <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/MakeMoreArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeMoreArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LearnToDraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnToDraw</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Learn3DModeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Learn3DModeling</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LearnGenerativeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGenerativeArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LearnToComposeAmbientMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnToComposeAmbientMusic</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/ReCreateJottit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReCreateJottit</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ReCreateInstikiWiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReCreateInstikiWiki</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/WriteMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WriteMore</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PublishMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublishMore</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Letters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Letters</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Missives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Missives</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reports</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Treatise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treatise</span></a> </p><p>…</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Incomplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Incomplete</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ongoing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ongoing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NotFinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotFinal</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>In this week's Top 5:</p><p>—Documenting Israel<br>—Detective Google<br>—Parade pondering<br>—Thoughtful foraging<br>—Bowling forward </p><p><a href="https://longreads.com/2025/06/20/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-568/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">longreads.com/2025/06/20/the-t</span><span class="invisible">op-5-longreads-of-the-week-568/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Top5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Top5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Someone pointed out to me that they couldn't find my publications list on my blog. I've remedied that. <a href="https://shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/1025779.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shanmonster.dreamwidth.org/102</span><span class="invisible">5779.html</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndigenousCreatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousCreatives</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CNF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CNF</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"Deep down, I think we all sensed the ways that Jackass, as we saw it, was a kind of community-building, of getting closer to those you love by partaking in the stupidest, most humiliating, most dangerous acts imaginable. " — Natalie Marlin for Bright Wall/Dark Room</p><p><a href="https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/05/30/laughing-with-the-pain?src=longreads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/05</span><span class="invisible">/30/laughing-with-the-pain?src=longreads</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/jackass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jackass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a></p>
Sidequest<p>Final Fantasy VII Confronts Capitalism: Tifa Lockhart vs. Medical Debt</p><p>Tifa Lockhart never had any intention of changing the world, but as the Final Fantasy VII Remake prequel novel Traces of Two Pasts demonstrates, sometimes the start of something big is as easy as offering a welcoming space (and perhaps a drink) to a friend who could use a</p><p><a href="https://sidequest.zone/2025/06/02/final-fantasy-vii-confronts-capitalism/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sidequest.zone/2025/06/02/fina</span><span class="invisible">l-fantasy-vii-confronts-capitalism/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/FinalFantasyVII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinalFantasyVII</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/TifaLockhart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TifaLockhart</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/TracesOfTwoPasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TracesOfTwoPasts</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"I cherished the whole sequin-heavy, three-hour, glittery, multicultural spectacle that was our continent’s pop music Olympics." <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> @vesnajaksic @ElectricLit </p><p><a href="https://electricliterature.com/eurovision-reminds-me-of-a-country-that-no-longer-exists/?src=longreads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electricliterature.com/eurovis</span><span class="invisible">ion-reminds-me-of-a-country-that-no-longer-exists/?src=longreads</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurovision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"While his father was supposedly driving Porsches and cashing paychecks from GQ Magazine, Thompson was growing up the only son of a nurse in Anchorage." —Will Steinfield for Chilkat Valley News </p><p><a href="https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/2025/05/15/haines-man-finds-long-lost-father-in-scotland/?src=longreads" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chilkatvalleynews.com/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">15/haines-man-finds-long-lost-father-in-scotland/?src=longreads</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2113261/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2113261/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> We Are Living Through a Creative Inflection Point <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Essays</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
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