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amalia12 , to random
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Here's for the comedians who think it's cool to make jokes about literally everyone.

Can't be quoted often enough, so here it is again:

“Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it's not satire, it's bullying.”
― Terry Pratchett

johnaldis ,
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@ttk @amalia12 @DerMolly I wouldn’t presume to give much weight to my opinion of whether he would have agreed with this formulation and trying a web search for Terry Pratchett satire bullying is only going to bring us back to this quote. Can we get an opinion from someone who might have a better idea of what he thought? @neilhimself ? 2/2

neilhimself ,
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@johnaldis @ttk @amalia12 @DerMolly it was an anonymous quote before it qas attributed to Terry. I never personally heard him say anything like this.

Ductos , to random
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@neilhimself no longer seems to be active on @Mastodon, so might as well share his words here.

heracles , to random
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"Books aren't just commodities; the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. […] We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."

The extraordinary Ursula Le Guin, with an introduction by the remarkable @neilhimself
https://youtu.be/s2v7RDyo7os

ElleGray , to random
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Coraline in 3D!

@neilhimself 's beautiful story is being rereleased in its 3D version in some theatres this summer!

I've never seen Coraline on screen, and from what I hear, the 3D version is a 3D movie that actual works and is remarkable to watch. It's not playing in my little city, but it feels like it could be worth driving to a nearby city to see. A little road trip might be in our future 💛💙♥️

https://www.coraline15.com

todayonscreen , to random
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Today, June 23, 1593, William Shakespeare and his acting troupe perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Morpheus and an audience of fae folk (The Sandman: Dream Country, by @neilhimself and Charles Vess)

A dark and mysterious figure greets William Shakespeare. The figure says, "You have come, then, Will Shekespear. It is all ready?"
An image of fairies, goblins, and other creatures entering the mortal realm
An audience of fairies watches a group of humans performing a play

Ilovechai , to random
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To get out of shutdown: Qi Gong


https://youtu.be/xiTSC2KUAyU?si=3PUCrs9a3xCUwK5C

D5V3 ,
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@Ilovechai @actuallyautistic @adhd @autisticadvocacy @actuallyaudhd

Kseny is one of my favorites.

Ilovechai OP ,
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@D5V3 @actuallyautistic @adhd @autisticadvocacy @actuallyaudhd
✨️🙏🏻✨️ Thanks for the recommendation. I'll try some!

giotras , to science Italian

The Frontiers Planet Prize announces 2024 International Champions

@science

https://council.science/news/the-frontiers-planet-prize-announces-2024-international-champions/

elonjet , to random
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Landed in Austin, Texas, United States. Apx. flt. time 2 h 53 min.

elonjet OP ,
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~ 1,452 gallons (5,497 liters).
~ 9,732 lbs (4,414 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $8,131 cost of fuel.
~ 15 tons of CO2 emissions.

elonjet , to random
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Took off from San Jose, California, United States.

elonjet , to random
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Landed in Hawthorne, California, United States. Apx. flt. time 3 h 16 min.

elonjet OP ,
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~ 1,651 gallons (6,250 liters).
~ 11,066 lbs (5,019 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $9,246 cost of fuel.
~ 17 tons of CO2 emissions.

gh0sti ,
@gh0sti@mastodon.social avatar

@elonjet My family doesn’t even go through that much gas in one year and this fucker did it in couple hours.

elonjet , to random
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Landed in San Jose, California, United States. Apx. flt. time 47 min.

elonjet OP ,
@elonjet@mastodon.social avatar

~ 394 gallons (1,493 liters).
~ 2,643 lbs (1,199 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $2,208 cost of fuel.
~ 4 tons of CO2 emissions.

nekoewen ,
@nekoewen@mastodon.social avatar

@elonjet These updates always make me think "Ew, he's too close."

elonjet , to random
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Took off from Hawthorne, California, United States.

ShaulaEvans , to random
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Friends of mine in education want to join Mastodon, for education-focused accounts. (Yay!)

I am looking for instances to recommend to them that:

  • Are a good home for a K12 (and sometimes K16) education account.
  • Have good moderation.
  • Stable instance, probably going to last for a while.
  • probably not a massive instance, medium-sized is better.

I'm aware of https://mastodon.education/.

If you have recs, please share. Thank you!

@edutooters 1/3

JourneysInFilm ,
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@SteveMcCarty @ShaulaEvans @edutooters @academicchatter @academicsunite Thank you for the recommendation, Steve. It was perfect! We're very excited about our new Mastodon home!

https://hcommons.social/@JourneysInFilm/

SteveMcCarty ,
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@JourneysInFilm @ShaulaEvans @edutooters @academicchatter @academicsunite

Thank YOU for letting me know you joined the Knowledge Commons instance as a result of my above report on it. They -- @hello -- might also be glad to know this.

Speaking of your mission of films for social activism, through our family friend in Tokyo, I happened to encounter such a group based in NYC led by a Chinese-American woman, with collaborators in Canada and here in Japan. I reviewed their most recent documentary -- available free at https://hi-lo.tv/Our-Work -- on professional photography of Japan's hostess bars, as explained at https://hcommons.social/@SteveMcCarty/112621109879323004

Being a career academic, it was my first foray into a film review or that kind of content, but it all goes toward my challenge as a Japanologist of explaining this inscrutable culture (for once a stereotype is an understatement!). If you happen to contact Hi Lo TV, please give them my regards.

Publications on Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology

giotras , to science Italian

Should scientists be doing more?

@science

https://council.science/blog/should-scientists-be-doing-more/

breadsmasher ,
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“Shouldn’t politicians be taking scientists more seriously?”

FTFY

Jake_Farm ,
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When has complaining about politicians ever been enough? You need to get them voted out and to do that you need to convince the voters.

ItalianSkeletonGaming , to games
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@games 20 Piña Demoladas to refresh your summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN6v48eeh5M

ItalianSkeletonGaming OP ,
@ItalianSkeletonGaming@mastodon.social avatar

@games This is the video recap of all the demos I've tried during the Steam Next Fest, with a bit more in detail, and some jokes added here and there, I hope you enjoy it

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