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I've seen people attach pool noodles to their bikes in order to ensure that car drivers pass them within a safe (and often legally-required) distance.. But I think I prefer this person's prybar attachment. 🫡
#BikeTooter

I don't think I'm ever going to enjoy gifts.
I can get why people would give them to children. After all, children don't have their own budget. However, I'm talking about occasional gifts, not a new toy every second week, because "we must outcompete the other grandparents". But to adults?
Once I've heard that you should gift people with what they won't buy themselves. Well, that's won't work for me. I'm a minimalist. If I don't need something, I don't want to have it. Unnecessary junk is only emotional burden to me.
I can get why you'd enjoy something handmade. But something people bought? If I need something, I can buy it myself, when I need it. And I definitely don't need people to prove to me that they never cared to learn who I am, and just buy whatever they like or whatever is "fashionable"; which usually means exactly the opposite of what I'd prefer (i.e. something minimalistic). Or even worse, I don't need people manipulating me through gifts.
Sweets? Besides my diabetes, I don't really enjoy expensive shit that people generally buy because it's what's advertised. For the money they waste on it, I'd buy three times as much sweets I'd actually enjoy.
Gift cards? Oh yes, "you aren't supposed to give money, so let's just give the equivalent of money that's actually worth less than money". Actual money? And here we reach the true nonsense; we exchange the same amount of money, so it's just pointless gesture. Unless one of us gives less money…
What I'd really like, as a gift? Maybe that people would finally bother accepting me as who I am. The absolute minimum of caring that I hate consumerism, and not fueling it "for me".
#AntiCapitalism #minimalism #ActuallyAutistic

How Changpeng Zhao's pardon frees him to refocus on reclaiming ground in the US market, where Binance.US only has a 0.75% share of bitcoin trading volume (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-24/bina…

Since the so-called ceasefire came into effect in Gaza on October 10,
Israel has been consolidating its control of over 50% of Gaza and
—according to new research by Forensic Architecture
—physically altering the geography of the land.
Through a combination of the construction of military infrastructure alongside the destruction of existing buildings,
Israel appears to be laying the groundwork to establish a permanent presence in the majority of the Gaza Strip.

faculty_hiring_us: Faculty hiring networks in the US (2022)
Networks of faculty hiring for all PhD-granting US universities over the decade 2011–2020. Each node is a PhD-granting institution, and a directed edge (i,j) indicates that a person received their PhD from node i and was tenure-track faculty at node j during time of collection (2011-2020). This dataset is divided into separate networks for all 107 fields, as well as aggregate networks for 8 domains, and an overall network for …

Das #Leckerli zum Probieren:
Dieses einfache #Cupcake-Grundrezept ergibt leckere kleine #Küchlein als Grundlage für meeeeegamäßige

Einfache Cupcakes: Grundrezept für den Gebäckteil zum Selbermachen
Backe einfache und leckere Cupcakes mit diesem Grundrezept! Perfekt für jede Gelegenheit und individuell dekorierbar.

China’s coastal cities are sinking as seas rise at record speed #China

China’s coastal cities are sinking as seas rise at record speed
Sea levels are rising faster than at any time in 4,000 years, scientists report, with China’s major coastal cities at particular risk. The rapid increase is driven by warming oceans and melting ice, while human activities like groundwater pumping make it worse. In some areas, the land itself is sinking faster than the ocean is rising. Still, researchers see progress as cities like Shanghai adopt new technologies to stabilize the ground and prepare for the future.

Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/comcast-…

Comcast Extends Michael Cavanagh Contract Through 2029, Gets $35M Stock Award
Michael Cavanagh, as he's set to assume the role of Comcast's co-CEO on Jan. 2, extended his employment contract with the cable and media conglomerate that runs through Jan. 1, 2029.

49ers preparing for stunning split with star receiver Brandon Aiyuk https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6826885/2025/11/21/brandon-aiyuk-49ers-news-contract-guaranteed-money-release/

A look at New Save Collective, a group of gamers and activists roleplaying ICE raids in Fortnite and GTA 5 to prepare for real-world situations (Megan Farokhmanesh/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/activists-are-using-fortnite-to-fight-back-against-ice/

Activists Are Using ‘Fortnite’ to Fight Back Against ICE
Players are role-playing ICE raids in “Fortnite” and “Grand Theft Auto” to prepare for real-world situations.