misfiled as "Keet, Electric" @ElectricKeet@awoo.space

okay so:

- southern white lady
- will not stop popping up when you don't want her around
- always screaming at you
- when you piss her off she's all I AM THE WOMBMOTHER and accosts you with her genitals
- throws swarms of annoying bugs at you, will not shut up about "my children"
- weird obsession with babies (hanging dolls everywhere)

ppl who aren't trans women please note this is pretty much what dealing with terfs is like for us

an IgNobel shoo-in: "If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus)"
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105338 / https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/authShare/S0168159121001258/20210504T154400Z/1?md5=f7dce735ee3c921b72784640686a981b&dgcid=coauthor (free to read till June 23 2021)

via Twitter (https://twitter.com/Explanimals/status/1389623777781239816)

#science #cats #news 🐘

Hey so remember how I posted a thing and was like is this a fox? So yeah that was because I was making some tiny adorable animal friends. They are done now!

These wood pins are available here! https://shop.sevenishmagpies.com/category/animal-friends-pins

this explains so much about how i post lmao (it's about ADHD)

it's only "software engineering" if you put the same ethical considerations into it as other engineers. otherwise you're just a sparkling megacorp coder

Hey so the Seattle Police Department is holding a free Law Enforcement Appreciation Dinner next week!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seattle-washington-law-enforcement-appreciation-dinner-may-11-tickets-150101085387

It Sure Would Be Terrible if all the seats were taken up by people who aren't law enforcement officers and don't intend to show up!

@tessaracht

Original article:

https://signal.org/blog/the-instagram-ads-you-will-never-see/

(at the smash tournament) mindgames presume a mind to be gamed. luckily for me, i am a philosophical zombie, with all the outward trappings of sentience but no qualia or inner life, so i am immune (i am knocked out in pools) entropy at work. isn't it beautiful

I enjoyed this example in "Digital Design and Computer Architecture (ARM Edition)":

The FTC is looking into "what dark patterns are and how they affect consumers and the marketplace. Some of the topics the workshop will examine include:

* how dark patterns differ from sales tactics employed by brick-and-mortar stores;

* how they affect consumer behavior, including potential harms;

* whether some groups of consumers are unfairly targeted or are especially vulnerable; what laws, rules, and norms regulate the use of dark patterns; and

* whether additional rules, standards, or enforcement efforts are needed to protect consumers."

"To assist the agency’s analysis of this issue, the FTC seeks public comments on the following topics to be discussed at the workshop. The FTC is particularly interested in data, studies, research, and other empirical evidence addressing these issues. Interested parties may submit comments electronically at Regulations.gov. The deadline for submitting comments is May 29, 2021."

(The document's slightly confusing, as there was also a workshop - that's already happened - but that was only a starting point)

https://downloads.regulations.gov/FTC-2021-0019-0001/content.pdf

To offer comments:

https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-2021-0019-0001/comment

The quality of instant ramen bowls is measured by how many packets it has. The cheap stuff has one, the better stuff has seasoning powder + veggies, the good stuff has an extra sauce packet. I'm in search of the legendary million-packet ramen