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USA map showing the relative mix of red/blue by state in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 141 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I really like the maps that also indicate population, like this dot density map:

https://media.wired.com/photos/5b59eab77756071a9b78f1ee/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/Dasymetric-Dot-Density-w.jpg

Is it better to give misinformation or give none at all? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No information is the best option. How bad the misinformation is depends on intent. Is the misinformation a lie intentionally told to conceal a truth? Or is it bullshit, information intended to persuade regardless of truth?

Someone who lies and someone who tells the truth are playing on opposite sides, so to speak, in the same game. Each responds to the facts as he understands them, although the response of the one is guided by the authority of the truth, while the response of the other defies that authority and refuses to meet its demands. The bullshitter ignores these demands altogether. He does not reject the authority of the truth, as the liar does, and oppose himself to it. He pays no attention to it at all. By virtue of this, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.

From Harry Frankfurt's essay On Bullshit

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Bookmark this one (i.imgur.com)
 
During the latest congressional hearing, the goverment has finally confirmed the existence of unidentified flying ________ from outer space. in c/[email protected]
During the latest congressional hearing, the goverment has finally confirmed the existence of unidentified flying ________ from outer space. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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AMA: I had cause to use the word "aglet" in a non contrived everyday situation, AMA in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This would fit better in [email protected].

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I still do this decades later (i.imgur.com)
 
_________ is the greatest thing to have ever existed. in c/[email protected]
_________ is the greatest thing to have ever existed. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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Why work when you can ____. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (4 children)

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We need to ______ the warp core! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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We need to ______ the warp core! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (4 children)

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US Spaceports in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

People have certainly left the country at some of these sites. But they are (almost) always brought back so it isn't a great escape route.

The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The Onion got new owners earlier this year, and they seem serious about making it a sharp and relevant publication

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Public art rule (sh.itjust.works)
 
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Midnight voting delivered the first results in the 2024 US election (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Dixville Notch, NH has returned the first results in the 2024 US election. The town voted at midnight and only six ballots were cast, so tallying the results didn't take long. In the presidential race the results were evenly split, with 3 votes each for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

https://www.wmur.com/article/midnight-voting-new-hampshire-election-results-24/62810457

~~And now we get the first spot of color on the map, courtesy of Associated Press:~~
Edit: AP has now removed the blue squares in New Hampshire from their map.

https://apnews.com/projects/election-results-2024/

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No one gets left behind (sh.itjust.works)
 
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They know exactly what they are doing (i.imgur.com)
 
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Victory tastes just as sweet in low res mode (i.imgur.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Even cats need a hobby (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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In case you cannot zoom in, the sign reads:

My cat is a thief
Please take these items if they are yours

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Should be good for partial credit, at least (i.imgur.com)
 
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Jurassic [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal] (www.smbc-comics.com)
 

Source: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/jurassic-2

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Update to sh.itjust.works announcement regarding the recent spam wave (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This is an update to a previous post: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26389783

The spam wave has slowed down significantly, so we have unblocked almost all of the Misskey and Mastodon instances that were being used to relay the spam posts. Six instances are going to stay on our block list for now:

  • kitsui.life
  • lawsocial.org
  • m.corduba.tech
  • puls.social
  • seda.social
  • startrekshitposting.com

It is interesting to note that these six instances are also considered abandoned by IFTAS, and have been added to the IFTAS DNI list.
https://mastodon.iftas.org/@sw_isac/113317470469259706

Since we're adjusting our instance blocks, we have taken this opportunity to update the sh.itjust.works Censures list in Fediseer to match our current block list.
https://gui.fediseer.com/instances/detail/sh.itjust.works

That is all. Have a good day, everyone!

Edit: transforthe.win is also now on our block list. Spam posts are still coming from that instance.

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sh.itjust.works announcement regarding the recent spam wave (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
15 comments fedilink
 

Hello everyone. In the interest of transparency, I want to fill you in on some recent admin activity here at sh.itjust.works.

The post shown in the attached image may look familiar. A large number of Misskey and Mastodon accounts started spamming similar posts yesterday. Some have spilled over into Lemmy because the posts mention specific communities by name. The spam wave is ongoing at the time that I am making this post.

sh.itjust.works has temporarily defederated from 34 Misskey and Mastodon instances to slow the flow of posts. However, the accounts are spread across so many instances that a block list can’t stop everything. Fortunately, our automod bot is doing a good job of catching additional posts as they appear. We should be able to refederate with the Misskey and Mastodon instances once the spam wave passes.

If you see a post that slipped by our automod, please report it so we can remove it.

If you are curious about the extent that this spam wave is affecting Lemmy, look at the modlog for the lemmy.world AutoMod bot. That instance is relying more on their automod to mitigate this spam wave than we are, and you can clearly see how much work their bot has been doing. As I type this post it has banned+removed well over 200 Misskey and Mastodon spam accounts in the past day.
https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=ModBan&modId=2349429

I want to end with a shout out to all the users who identified and reported these posts, and all the proactive admins on other Lemmy instances who were quick to jump on this problem. Thank you, everyone, for making Lemmy better for the whole community!

That is all for now. Have a great day!

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