JCR :verified_paw:

User advocate, geek, pen hunter, ordained minister, photographer, guitarist, geocacher, gadget enthusiast, former bagel salesman.  he/him/they/them/hey you. @jcr on the hellsite

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Die Mad 🇨🇦bjornqc@mstdn.ca
2026-02-08

Prairie sunrise, 5 February 2026

Straight, flat, snow-covered road. Old wire fence on one side. Scrub bush in the field. Sun is just cresting the horizon and is obscured by trees. Sky is bright orange about the sun reflecting off  linear clouds just along horizon, Clouds change to rippled and colour  fades from orange to blue  to purple
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John Siracusasiracusa
2026-02-08

@nina_kali_nina @Cdespinosa Wow, that ZTerm icon really brings back memories.

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2026-02-08

While I was playing with old Linux, Akko has fixed VGA output on the Mac Perfoma 4000000000000

A photo of a computer desk with an opened up computer on the left, a tower of computers on the right, and the crt in the middleA photo of the  MacOS finder showing the contents of a Zip drive
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A Room of One's Joan 😷clickhere@mastodon.ie
2026-02-08

The @dublininquirer crew are looking for help:

"Will you help us with a reporting project? We want to test whether an self-checkout service at a Dublin shop is consistently flagging people with darker skin for extra checks.

"We're looking for people with all different shades of skin to go in and buy a small item, on us, and let us know if you were flagged for extra checks."

To get involved, email lois@dublininquirer.com

#Dublin #MastoDaoine #AntiRacism

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Denis - The COVID info guy -DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.social
2026-02-02

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: Feb 2, 2026

🔸1 in 80 Actively Infectious
🔸608,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸28,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,200 Weekly Excess Deaths

#COVID19

Source: pmc19.com/data/

Map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” dated Feb 2, 2026. States are color-coded from very low to very high transmission, with much of the Midwest and parts of the South shown as high or very high. The map notes the 12th U.S. COVID wave peaked Jan 3, with ongoing high transmission and limited data in some states.Table titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated Feb 2, 2026 (PMC Model). Estimates show 1 in 80 people (1.2%) actively infectious, ~608,000 new daily infections, 4.54 million weekly infections, and ~28 million infections in 2026 so far. Long COVID estimates range from 30,000–122,000 cases from daily infections and 227,000–910,000 from weekly infections. Excess deaths are estimated at 180–290 daily and 1,300–2,200 weekly.Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated Feb 2, 2026 (PMC Model). States are listed with CDC level, percent actively infectious, and the chance someone is infectious in rooms of 10–100 people. Red-highlighted states indicate high or very high prevalence, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with estimates as high as 1 in 20–27 people actively infectious and 90–99% chance at least one infectious person in gatherings of 50–100 people. Data last updated Jan 24.Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” dated Feb 2, 2026 (PMC Model). It lists U.S. states with CDC level, estimated percent actively infectious, and the chance someone is infectious in rooms of 10–100 people. Red-highlighted states indicate high or very high prevalence, including Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. These states show estimates ranging from about 1 in 36 to 1 in 19 people actively infectious, with 75–99% likelihood that at least one person is infectious in gatherings of 50–100 people. Data last updated Jan 24, with some states noting limited or lagged reporting.
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2026-01-15

chat help am i pregNAT? i keep craving non-publicly routable IPv4s ssjksdfvjhbsfvhjkvk

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Arnold Genthe CollectionArnoldGenthe@mastodon.ozioso.online
2026-01-08

A picnic on Portsmouth Square, Chinatown, San Francisco between 1896 and 1906.
Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.

#PortsmouthSquare #Chinatown #SanFrancisco #Arnold #Genthe,Arnold" #City&townlife #Parks #photography

loc.gov/item/2018704837/

The image is a black and white photograph featuring two children outdoors, with an adult seated on the curb. The setting appears to be a park or garden area in what looks like early 20th-century attire. One child stands wearing a schoolgirl's outfit while holding a small object. Beside them sits another figure dressed more traditionally, perhaps suggesting cultural heritage representation.
The photo is identified by "Genthe, Arnold" as the photographer and has an accession number indicating it might be part of a collection or archive. It seems to depict a scene from Chinatown in San Francisco between 1896-1906 on Portsmouth Square during a picnic event, capturing a moment that likely holds cultural significance.
This image is significant for its historical context, portraying the intersection of different cultures and traditions within an urban environment at the turn of the century.
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2026-01-03

🚨Trump has violated the Constitution by invading Venezuela & capturing its leader.
This is an illegal & hostile #ActOfWar which only Congress can declare
He is officially a dictator & war criminal in national & international legal terms
Everyone involved must be prosecuted
#RemoveTrumpNow

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2026-01-03

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

JCR :verified_paw:jcr@beige.party
2026-01-03

Construction site, 14 Mile Road, Clawson, Michigan. January 2026
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🌐42°32'1.6872" N 83°8'55.3992" W
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◉ HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4 ED Limited DC WR
📷 Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III
🎞️ISO 100
⏱️1/1000 sec f/5.6 (𝑓=21 mm)
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#fence #building #bulldozer #clouds #construction #excavator #fence #gasstation #newtopographics #pentax_dfa21limited #pentaxk3mkiii #pipes #sky #snow #sign #utilitypole #winter #nowherediary #subjectivelyobjective #thisisnthappiness #banalmag

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Ruben Bolling 🪲rubenbolling
2026-01-03

2️⃣ THE NUMBER TWO TOM THE DANCING BUG OF 2025
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"Know Your ICE Agent," from the week of June 30
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join the Inner Hive for 2026, won't you? tomdbug.wpcomstaging.com/the-i

JCR :verified_paw:jcr@beige.party
2026-01-03

The tree is up, Sunken Bridge Drain, Birmingham, Michigan. December 2025
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🌐42°33'26.802" N 83°13'29.1108" W
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◉ HD PENTAX-D FA* 50mm F1.4 SDM AW
📷 Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III
🎞️ISO 6400
⏱️1/80 sec f/2.2 (𝑓=50 mm)
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#minimalist #blinds #brick #wall #building #darkness #door #frame #handle #exterior #gutter #house #infrastructure #light #fixture #night #pentax_dfa5014 #pentaxk3mkiii #residential #shadows #steps #structure #window #nowherediary #subjectivelyobjective #thisisnthappiness #banalmag

JCR :verified_paw:jcr@beige.party
2025-12-29

Hotel conference-room holiday tree at dawn, Center City, Grand Rapids, Michigan. December 2025
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🌐42°57'59.2668" N 85°40'12.2124" W
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◉ HD PENTAX-D FA* 50mm F1.4 SDM AW
📷 Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III
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⏱️1/13 sec f/4.5 (𝑓=50 mm)
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#christmas #tree #modern #building #busstop, #church #cityscape #crosswalk #signal #dusk #hotel #hydrant #newtopographics #night #parking #garage #pentax_dfa5014 #pentaxk3mkiii #sidewalk #sign #street #streetlight #trafficlight #urban #nowherediary #subjectivelyobjective #thisisnthappiness #banalmag

JCR :verified_paw:jcr@beige.party
2025-12-29

End-of-road sign and cellular tower, Jacobs Drain, Midland, Michigan. December 2025
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🌐43°39'43.3008" N 84°14'8.8836" W
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◉ HD PENTAX-FA 31mm F1.8 Limited
📷 Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III
🎞️ISO 100
⏱️1/320 sec f/7.1 (𝑓=31 mm)
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#bare #cloudy sky #communication #countryside #field #horizon #landscape #newtopographics #overcast #pentax_fa31limited #pentaxk3mkiii #rural #sky #snow #sign #field #structure #telecommunications #tower #trees #winter #nowherediary #subjectivelyobjective #thisisnthappiness #banalmag

JCR :verified_paw:jcr@beige.party
2025-12-29

Shadow self portrait with Kingston on the Tridge, Tittabawassee River, Midland, Michigan. December 2025
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🌐43°36'39.636" N 84°14'56.8356" W
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◉ HD PENTAX-FA 31mm F1.8 Limited
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#bridge #human #ice #kingston #labels #river #bridge #daytime #outdoors #pentax_fa31limited #pentaxk3mkiii #shadow #snow #winter #nowherediary #subjectivelyobjective #thisisnthappiness #banalmag

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Alexander 😷alxndr@tech.lgbt
2025-12-24

@dannotdaniel Link to Archive.org, for people who would like to download the video or seed the Torrent: archive.org/details/insidececot

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ɹ uɐp :antifascism:dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud
2025-12-24

Here's that 60 minutes segment - not the Canadian guy filming his TV (thank you), but a 1080p grab from a browser someone posted to Internet Archive.

That 1080p video is 1.4GB. This 720p version (crf:35) is under 40MB, which just happens to be the default / most common media size limit for mastodon instances.

NOTE: mastodon re-encoded the upload to 100MB so HERE'S THE 40MB version
👉 drive.proton.me/urls/XA5XYQV47

This is unconscionable, and must not be covered up. Apparently CNN is running "the story" now; those jackals just want the clicks.

share / download / re-post elsewhere, etc.

#60minutes #cecot #fascism

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2025-12-11

Simply remarkable fall off in tourism to the United States.

"The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled." source: Anonymous on Bluesky

Edit: original source flowingdata.com/2025/04/15/dec

Charts showing steep decline in tourism to the US. In some cases by as much as 30%
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2025-12-09

RE: dair-community.social/@emilymb

"Big data in computational linguistics

"This off-loading of the concerns of dataset construction to a different group of researchers and culture of disdain for data and those who get their hands dirty with it partly set the conditions, I believe, for work on language technology to come unmoored from scientific foundations." --Emily M. Bender

"Louder for those in the back contemplating their navel fuzz with #ChatGPT." --Me

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JCR :verified_paw:jcr@beige.party
2025-11-19

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