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Changeling

For blind cat owners, what recommendations do you have for managing the litter box? Answers and shares appreciated. Thanks.

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US politics, call for feedback on legislation would biometric tech and AI 

Reposting from a Cyberian that does a buncha politics stuff. US folks might be interested in voicing opinions. Boosts welcome.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is kicking off a process to develop a Bill of Rights for AI. They are holding listening sessions starting this week (tomorrow - Thursday the 18th, and another on the 29th) hoping to hear from communities about their Bill of Rights proposal, in particular, about biometric technologies. registration is required to attend.

Listening Session 1: 4:00-6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, November 18, 2021
ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/re
Listening Session 2: 7:00-9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, November 29, 2021 ida-org.zoomgov.com/meeting/re

Due to time constraints, comments should be limited to two minutes, and OSTP may not be able to hear from all interested parties at the listening session. OSTP is also accepting written comments, which can be emailed to BiometricRFI@ostp.eop.gov

can read more about it here: wired.com/story/opinion-bill-o

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rambling about art, 

@montagsoup that's fair. You can mark them up and use clay to build out a body type, too, but you're right, they can be kinda uniform.

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rambling about art, 

@montagsoup in case you didn't know, you can also buy wooden artist figure models that are posable and whatnot.

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not sure if this helps to clarify what I meant? long 

@thufie yeah, that helps. I agree that it'd be good if the language committees themselves were more proactive about adding things and the like.

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Apologies if I'm interrupting, but it seems a bit like the solution you want to see is "use a different tool", even though you might not know why they're using the one they have in the first place.

When you start from a place of "this code does something meaningful for the user and needs to exist somewhere, somehow", does your take change? Or am I misunderstanding?

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@aurynn good morning, Aurynn!

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Fire Wally

I donated a large stash of computers+gadgets to Free Geek Twin Cities last week and the experience was delightful. A+, would recommend cleaning out your tech closet and handing it over to these folks: freegeektwincities.org/

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Product/ad, warm jeans 

There's a local designer that put together an insulated pant design.

I put off ordering a pair for a while because they're a little expensive and I wasn't sure if they'd fit. I ordered a pair about a week ago and they arrived yesterday!

I ordered a pair of women's high rise classic pants in 'midnight'.

First impressions: the black isn't a true black, and the fabric has a sort of a 'tech wear' feel to it. I was expecting something a little thicker, like a flannel lined jean, but these are substantially thinner than that. The fit is perfect and they're pretty comfy.

It doesn't seem like they're selling that much, which makes me kinda sad because the designer was super nice when I had some questions about my order, and they're pretty warm and comfy.

If you've got a little dosh to spare and someone in your life with cold legs, maybe consider picking up a pair. They're made by a local woman of color and she ships.

arcticdenim.com/shop

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Hair colouring question 

@zoec there's a 'midnight' series from splat that works alright, but it depends some on how dark your hair already is. Most rainbow colors are deposit only dyes and need a lighter, porous hair strand to show up.

Additionally, some dyes can work with a developer. You may want to look up 'high lift' dyes and similar, but their action will be like bleaching, though it's technically not bleach.

Lastly, you could use colored extensions or a weave, though they can introduce their own complications.

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Russ Sharek

Join us tonight for #CircusInPlace, where I throw one friend in the air while talking with others.

Acrobatics and shenanigans start at 8pm UTC-6, and run through most of the night.

meet.jit.si/circushomegym

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H. Wren D'Arcy

@f0x

discogs.com/release/5611818-No
discogs.com/release/6912565-No

These are audio games. When playing these records on a turntable, the stylus enters one of several grooves, with each groove producing a different series of recordings of events in a baseball or football game. The record is played several times for both players to score points.

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re: holidays, cancer 

@socketwench 🖤

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Andrew (Television Executive)

Hi! My internet radio station (mountaintown.fm) is currently being played in several local businesses in Ellijay GA.

We're accepting submissions for music to play on the radio, if you'd like your band to be heard by folks from and traveling to Ellijay, GA, and the handful of folks that listen online, HMU!

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Piotr Esden-Tempski

Hey everyone! I am going live on Twitch in a few minutes! It's time for another "Electronics Let's Play" Twitch stream, At noon PT. We will review the work on iCE-TWANG FPGA 1D Dungeon game, and plan next steps! Be aware there will be verilog gateware and Rust firmware! ;) twitch.tv/esden

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We got the first snow of the season last night. This morning was hushed and crisp and otherworldly.

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@tindall Scrolling through the thread I see a lot of people talking about modern interfaces and I partially agree, most forums suck on mobile.

But I also really miss the web design vibe forums have, and I feel like Discourse in its design really misses that old forum vibe.

A project I've been a member of has recently set up Invision as their forum, and while its sadly not FOSS its design has a far better vibe to it in my opinion.

Maybe this is part nostalgia, but it's a very strong feeling I have.

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Shark Blackle

you're wearing pink striped socks, drinking monster energy, and writing rust code

I'm wearing leather gloves, drinking club mate, and writing c code

we're both equally valid and valuable and I love what ur doing babe

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:garfield:‍fuchsiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

lord of the rings character GanDILF, which also implies the existence of a GanMILF

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The research fairy, but scary

If it's a "volunteer" or "community service" thing, ask yourself:

🍍 Is it exploitation? Are private parties being enriched at the expense of the less powerful in exchange for "exposure," "experience" or vague promises that it will "help your career"?
🍍 Is this a way of giving necessary work that is uncompensated and unrecognized to women, while freeing men to advance their careers?
🍍 Is this an opportunity that is only accessible to those who are already well-off, because it is un-paid?

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