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USA map showing the relative mix of red/blue by state in c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 78 points 6 hours ago (4 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/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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)
 
AMA: I had cause to use the word "aglet" in a non contrived everyday situation, AMA in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This would fit better in !askmeanything@lemmy.ca.

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I still do this decades later (i.imgur.com)
 
US Spaceports in c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 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/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 43 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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

Anyone watch public television globally? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Loved that show.

is "oh boy" considered a gendered term? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

In a similar vein, I'm curious about the modern consensus on "you guys," as in, "what do you guys want to do this weekend?"

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Public art rule (sh.itjust.works)
 
Hear me out..... in c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Let's kick it up a notch and get Raytheon working on a helmet-mounted Phalanx that fires .22LR. The old farts at the trap & skeet range are gonna be in for a surprise when I show up with that bad boy.

Hear me out..... in c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

Load it with Dragon's Breath shells and add a manual trigger, and it becomes the latest craze for New Year's parties!

What positive things do you expect from Trumps upcoming four years? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

Or result in US businesses moving their trade dollars from tariff-affectrd countries to others that could really use the money, like Mexico or Central America.

Boong-Ga Boong-Ga rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here in the US, I first learned about this from a Japanese exchange student. We quickly told him not to try it. Dude would have gotten his ass kicked by whomever he poked.

Boong-Ga Boong-Ga rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Of course Wikipedia has a helpful diagram for those who don't know about Kanchō.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Kancho_2021-08-20.jpg

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Midnight voting delivered the first results in the 2024 US election (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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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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Victory tastes just as sweet in low res mode (i.imgur.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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Even cats need a hobby (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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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 kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works
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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 kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works
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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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When you throw the tennis ball in the lake (sh.itjust.works)
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