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I try not to involve myself with politics, but I just can't say something to this.

Seems I will not be visiting the USA any time soon if this revision to the ESTA system or Form I-94 is actually inacted.

This is the information they will be asking for, if this comes to pass. In particular point I is the most scary:

a. Telephone numbers used in the last five years;
b. Email addresses used in the last ten years;
c. IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos;
d. Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children);
e. Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years;
f. Family member dates of birth;
g. Family member places of birth;
h. Family member residencies;
i. Biometrics—face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris;
j. Business telephone numbers used in the last five years;
k. Business email addresses used in the last ten years.

source: federalregister.gov/documents/…

Federal Register :: Request Access

www.federalregister.gov

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Still using nvi on Slackware.

No plugins. No syntax highlighting. Just speed, predictability, and classic vi behavior, even with multi-GB files.

I wrote a short guide explaining why nvi still matters and how its architecture enables fast, low-memory editing.

📄 4c6e.xyz/code_notes.html (NVI Editor Guide)
📄 git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/b… (plain text)

#slackware #editor #nvi #vi #unix #minimalism

Code Notes

Ricardson's minimalist blog with Slackware Linux tips, coding notes, and open-source resources.
4c6e.xyz
#editor #unix #slackware #vi #minimalism #nvi

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Pooja Saxena's INDIA STREET LETTERING includes painted signs, wood signs, neon signs, bus signs, boat signs, food cart signs, signs in 13 different scripts and 17 languages, and signs featuring unusual romanisation of Indian names

Releasing soon! Pre-order here:
blaft.com/products/india-stree…

Chuckerverity Chatterjee & Co. Ltd. signboard in Kolkata
A stack of copies of India Street Lettering

India Street Lettering

Currently in production! Releasing December 2025! Pre-order now! India’s cityscapes are a typography lover’s paradise.
Blaft Publications

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GNOME.Asia 2025 is live in Tokyo, Japan! The two day event has a fantastic schedule of talks and workshops.

events.gnome.org/event/303/

If you can’t attend in person, the sessions can also be viewed remotely; head over to the online registration to sign up and follow along:

events.gnome.org/event/303/reg…

#GNOME #GNOMEAsia #GNOMEAsia2025 #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux


GNOME Asia Summit 2025

GNOME.Asia Summit is the featured annual GNOME conference in Asia. It focuses primarily on the GNOME desktop but also covers applications and platform development tools.
GNOME Events (Indico)
#linux #foss #opensource #gnome #gnomeasia #gnomeasia2025

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"Be a conservative who progressed, join the Liberal Party!"

thebeaverton.com/2025/12/progr…


Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party - The Beaverton

OTTAWA - In a stunning move, progressive conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor Thursday to the progressive conservative Liberal Party, just a few weeks after similar minded progressive conservative Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont did the sam…
Brigid Klyne-Simpson (The Beaverton)

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I get the feeling that the band Terra Glitch is actually AI generated music. It's really well done, so I'm not sure, but the fact that all of their albums were released in the last 18 months makes the idea that it is not AI less plausible to me...

They are my new favorite band... I'm just not sure. Maybe very prolific?

terraglitch.bandcamp.com/album…

#ai #aimusic #music #heavymetal #anticapitalist #terraglitch #aiscam #bandcamp


Emperor of Mankind, by Terra Glitch

14 track album
Terra Glitch
#music #AI #bandcamp #heavymetal #aimusic #anticapitalist #terraglitch #aiscam
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If I were on #spotify, I’d cancel my subscription/account immediately.

King Gizzard pulled their music from the platform so Spotify has replaced it with #AI knockoffs of their music. As if paying almost nothing for streaming wasn’t evil enough, they’re now using LLMs trained on stolen content to pay artists nothing at all.

futurism.com/future-society/ki…


King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs

An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
#AI #spotify

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Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party - The Beaverton
thebeaverton.com/2025/12/progr…

Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party - The Beaverton

OTTAWA - In a stunning move, progressive conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor Thursday to the progressive conservative Liberal Party, just a few weeks after similar minded progressive conservative Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont did the sam…
Brigid Klyne-Simpson (The Beaverton)

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I did something exciting this week! I relaunched my company website: futureethics.ai

It says, boldly, that we want to build ethical and sustainable pro-labor businesses that are pro people and the earth. It's scary to put that out in words because I feel like such an optimistic or naive person. But I don't know how else I can be.

I also started a Mastodon server just for work: @index

Over there, I will talk more about work, ideas, ethics, provide updates.

This post should give you an idea of how I'm structuring this: futureethics.ai/our-2026-busin…


PEM: Our 2026 Businesses

A sneak peek into the two businesses we will be incubating in 2026.
Adrianna Tan (Future Ethics)
@index

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#PSA: If someone says they accidentally reported you, it's a scam.

If someone says you need to verify your Mastodon account, it's a scam.

If someone says you need to change the email address on your account, it's a scam.

If someone tries to lure you off-platform to Discord or Telegram, it's a scam.

If someone jumps into your replies or DMs with a mutual aid request, it's a scam.

If someone from mastodon.social sends you an unsolicited DM, it's a scam.

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Telltale signs of a scam:

- wants you to move off-site
- wants you to change account settings
- wants you to click something
- unsolicited private interactions
- new account
- under ~20 followers and over ~5:1 follow ratio
- sense of urgency
- appeals to your compassion
- piggybacks on a trending post or event

#KnowTheSigns #Report #Scams

A screenshot of @Pink_m4n@mastodon.social trying to scam me with a "screenshot" saying they submitted a fraudulent report and they were able to take action. It tries to direct me to a Discord server for tech support.
#scams #psa #report #knowthesigns
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