@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-06 21:00:42
I would go as far as to say maybe just don't retweet Elon Musk at all,
but what do I know?
I'm not the vice president of communications for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Tyler Barnes is, and on Tuesday he popped onto Twitter after a two-year hiatus to weigh in on British politics
by retweeting Elon Musk's white genocide propaganda.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-08-06 01:40:46
Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna backs Paramount's acquisition of WBD, saying the antitrust trial "creates more uncertainty and distraction" for the industry (Anthony D'Alessandro/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/08/regal-cinemas-ce…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-07-06 12:01:33
The Cowboys May Have a Breakout Player Coming Out of the Blue in 2026 https://insidethestar.com/the-cowboys-may-have-a-breakout-player-coming-out-of-the-blue-in-2026
@hex@kolektiva.social2026-06-06 13:53:55
I had an interesting chat with a friend who mentioned a book called "The Living Company." Apparently Shell was one of the few companies that saw the 1970's oil crisis coming and was able to adapt. They did it by talking to a bunch of people randomly about the future, identifying patterns, and coming up with possible future scenarios. They then formed clear plans for these future scenarios, where those plans would cover as many related scenarios as possible.
This was actually really familiar to me, though I hadn't read the book, because that's very close to what the Seattle GDC disaster prep committee did. We identified possible disaster scenarios, then identified preparedness steps that served multiple purposes. We got boxes of n95 masks in 2018 and 2019 for wildfire smoke and did a bit of work building box-fan air purifiers. Over the years we handed out these masks to houseless folks who were most exposed to the smoke. When the pandemic hit, we were able to take some of those boxes to first responders just as manufacturing in China dropped because of their lockdowns and as others started PPE hoarding. We focused on N95 because that was one of the overlap points between the unexpected but catastrophic "flu pandemic" that we knew was possible, and the regular "wildfire smoke" problem we were just getting used to.
The book sounds like it's at least partially influenced by cybernetics. There's this Dutch cybernetics connection that I haven't quite figured out. Anyway, this guy talked about how a company needs to be sustainable and all that. My dude, you worked for an oil company. That is categorically not sustainable. All this aside, I think there are a lot of things we can and should take from capitalists (or take back, in some cases). This practice is one of them.
So maybe get together with friends and talk about what you think might happen. We live in a world of crisis, so I'll always recommend disaster preparedness. But there's more than that.
What do you think will happen in the next 5 years?
Assuming that happens, what actions would you take to push that towards the most positive outcome?
I'm listening to Revolutions and reminded of how much effort monarchies put in to preventing revolutions. Corporations can be even more advanced in their planning and preemption. What would it look like if we planned like that?
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-06 15:53:30
A group of prominent conservative organizations has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny license renewal requests from the eight local television stations owned and operated by ABC,
accusing the network of political, racial and sexual bias and supporting the Chinese communist party.
The petitions come after the commission, led by Trump appointee Brendan Carr, took the nearly unprecedented step of requiring the network, a frequent recipient of attacks fro…
@usul@piaille.fr2026-07-04 02:48:27
File:Old people walking in baganuur.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
#streetphotography
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-05 11:05:57
It's No Wonder Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers (Molly Jong-Fast/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/graduation-speakers-ai-college-commencement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.n1A.Jeaz.7DS0B8WN4AKV&smid=nytcore-ios-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260605/p15#a260605p15
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-06 02:41:46
A new type of flu shot is coming
FDA approves mRNA-based flu vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 💥mRNA-based flu vaccine,
👉paving the way for a new type of shot that will be available for adults 50 and over looking to get immunized against the respiratory illness,
Moderna announced Wednesday evening.
The agency granted approval to Moderna’s vaccine for adults ages 50 to 64
-- and accelerated approval for those 65 and older
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-05 09:25:55
Rubio sanctions Cuban groups with ties to US nonprofit network funded by communist donor Neville Roy Singham (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rubio-sanctions-cuban-groups-ties-us-nonprofit-network-funded-communist-donor-neville-roy-singham
http://www.memeorandum.com/260605/p10#a260605p10
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-06 17:27:44
Microsoft said on Monday it was eliminating about 4,800 jobs
– roughly 2% of its global workforce
– in a cost-cutting move that will deliver a sweeping restructuring of its struggling Xbox gaming division.
The cuts include the deepest overhaul in Xbox’s history,
with approximately 3,200 gaming jobs to be shed over the coming fiscal year,
four game studios being spun off or sold,
and a fifth entering a review process that could lead to closure, the company …
