Jed @elysdir

Editor, writer, generalist, logophile, paronomasiac, ludophile. Bi, poly. Pronouns: he/him. Mastodon: @[email protected]. I don’t speak for my employer. kith.org/jed/lorem-ipsu… Mountain View, CA Joined November 2008

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

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Indy @IndecisiveJones

2 years ago

me: correct me if I’m wrong- the internet: sir, we will correct you even if you’re right

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@somegreybloke.bsky.social @SgbAlt

2 years ago

People are so easily offended these days. That's why I only make jokes at the expense of white men, whose thick skins and calmly rational attitudes make them impossible to upset.

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Sondra Eklund @Sonderbooks

2 years ago

Crazy times! It looks like people are already selling AI-produced children's nonfiction books. We'd ordered two titles from "Bold Kids" publishers around the same time. I ordered "Rabbits: Children's Animal Fact Book" wanting books about pets that weren't cats or dogs 1/x

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Alice R Fraser @aliterative

6 years ago

Interesting fact: t-shirt is actually short for “Tyrannosaurus Shirt”

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Katie Pennick @KatiePennick

2 years ago

barbie’s wheelchair vs my actual wheelchair: a critical comparison aka the best twitter thread i will ever post strap in #Barbie

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

I’m giving up on posting on Twitter, at least for now. (Might change my mind later; we’ll see.) You can find my posts on Mastodon at @[email protected], or on Facebook, or on my blog: (kith.org/jed/lorem-ipsum), which has an RSS feed.

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

“It is often necessary to reverse engineer images of data visualizations to extract the underlying numerical data. WebPlotDigitizer is a semi-automated tool that makes this process extremely easy” automeris.io/WebPlotDigitiz…

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

The Job Accommodation Network provides a list of several dozen disabilities, limitations, and accommodations. “This information is designed to help employers and individuals determine effective accommodations and comply with [the ADA].” askjan.org/a-to-z.cfm

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

More about deepfakes. The ability to create realistic-looking fake images of real people keeps getting easier, faster, and cheaper. At this point, you can do it for free, given about five images of the real person in question. (Article from late 2022.) arstechnica.com/information-te…

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

This article starts by focusing on the conflict between rooftop solar and desert-based solar, in Nevada. But it goes on to explore some difficult tradeoffs between building solar and wind farms on public land, and protecting endangered plants and animals. latimes.com/environment/st…

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

Free sewing patterns for various stuffed animals, including a bunch of Pokemon. cholyknight.com/free-projects/

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Jed @elysdir

2 years ago

“Civil Liberties Groups Demand California Police Stop Sharing Drivers’ Location Data With Police In Anti-Abortion States” (Press release from May.) eff.org/press/releases…