Samantha (She/Her 🏳️‍⚧️)

Who at the NSA loved the number 4 this much bro how do we have another one

resetting the "days since a very important system used by large parts of critical infrastructure used '4' as a security key" counter to 0

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“Unfortunately, finding a stray tabby under a car and gently tying your ballot to its tail with a ribbon almost certainly ensures your vote will miss the deadline for counting.” — Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State

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RNZ’s Jesse Mulligan caught short by his guest Dr Geoff Bertram giving a huge dose of truth, saying the Luxon CoC has royally fucked us. Everything Geoff says supports the Greens tax, food and fiscal policies #NZPOL www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

I needed to keep quiet about this but this is what I was working on earlier this year. My publication “Harming Children: The Effects of the UK puberty-blocker ban” was evidence used for this! I had to submit a lengthy affidavit via NZ local trans group PATHA. Let’s hope we can overturn more now.

The Ol’ Reliable #comic #webcomic #trans #transgender #lgbt

I actually used one of those there when I was about 10 there was a table of them at the temporary library shortly after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake

This is brilliant. Exactly what the country needs. Invest in great alternatives to always driving. Even benefits drivers: #nzpol youtu.be/LGX6jjJnFBc?...

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I think that someone tried to rob the co-operative bank near Westfield in #Christchurch there were a bunch of police hanging around when I went past and one of the employees looked like they were crying while talking to the police

Don’t be left sitting on the sidelines, make sure you’re enrolled to vote!

i know this TIME cover might seem bleak but in my experience this means that AI won’t be allowed in the bathroom within 5-10 years

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

Food is "not essential", says MSD. Rage, disgust, disbelief and protest, on the other hand, are. #nzpol

For all practical purposes it's more like: 8 hours for work, 6 hours for rest, 6 hours to do what you will and 4 hours stuck in traffic

yaaay it got approved! my new extension lets you scan GitHub repositories for AI use right from the informational sidebar :] available for Firefox here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/github-ai-usage-scanner/ (you can install it on chrom{e,ium} as well, you will need to download […]

At the Antimatter Factory at CERN there are vacuum cleaners in cages. Those cages are there because when you vacuum the experiment hall, you might pick up some radioactive material, and so the vacuum has to be in a time out until enough half-lives of the contaminant have elapsed.

Hindsight is 20/20 #comic #webcomic #trans #transgender #lgbt

FULLY ANIMATED EPISODE 1 IS OUT NOWWWW 🌟 youtu.be/6_7L80WaIuU?...

Desperately trying to finish listening to this audiobook before Libby repos my shit

The businesses put into receivership would beg to differ, as would the 1000s who lost jobs. #nzpol “Business confidence slipped slightly in August but remains strong overall - ANZ” www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

'Finding a part time job for a kid is like winning the lottery' - parents worry about jobseeker benefit changes

All of those are just a little too intimate for me to be comfortable with random strangers using them like sweetheart and darling from actual friends/family fine (and maybe the odd acquaintance if they're flamboyant enough and I don't dislike them) but my love definitely SO only (when/if find one)

I still love how absolutely incredible it is that my bank gives me a free streaming TV service, but the service is Apple TV, the one with raised blacks on Windows, that doesn’t go landscape unless you unlock rotation on Android, and that has no way to create multiple unless you own an Apple device.

I can’t decide if these things are because Apple doesn’t give a shit, or if they deliberately degrade the experience of using their paid product unless you also pay them for their hardware, because—just like how they fuck with small creators on Patreon—they are bastards.

Also this oral history of the making of cutscenes is a fantastic read. Complete with unexpected appearance by @astrokatie.com and a side discussion of whether there’s capitalism in space?? Everything an oral history should be down to the fantastic kicker.

I will always love this oral history of how Tim Curry's Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 came to be: www.vice.com/en/article/a...

Chronic dehydration is surprisingly common in the modern developed world considering the fact that we for the most part have access to water anytime we want

Man Terrified After Urine Comes Out Clear For First Time In Life https://theonion.com/man-terrified-after-urine-comes-out-clear-for-first-time-in-life/

HAPPY MANJARO CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION DAY ‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥

I just donated to help SPIDER-MAN, who took on nazi scumbags trying to invade Minneapolis again. Arrested by our local cops (boooo) who were diligently defending their racist turd pals. Let’s help good ol’ Webhead with his defense! (PS I can vouch for the GoFundMe creator) gofund.me/6f36a1ac1