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Scientific computing, materials science, Linux, and the occasional bike ride.

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ceci n'est pas une bannière

#StreetFurniture #Recursion #Torino

reid ,
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"Flag_v3_20240410_final_new.pdf", pour plus de réalisme.

pluralistic , to random
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Audre Lorde counsels us: "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House," MLK said "the law cannot make a man love me, but it can restrain him from lynching me." Somewhere between replacing the system and using the system lies a pragmatic - if easily derailed - course.

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/08/money-talks/#bullshit-walks

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That investigate-and-short scheme reminds me of a TV series, "Leverage", which I recall having a similar dynamic -- a team of white-hat hackers and thieves punishes corporate evil-doers and funds themselves by shorting the relevant corp.

The wikipedia page doesn't exactly support this recollection, but that's how I remember it going.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leverage_(American_TV_series)

pluralistic , to random
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The City

#London #aviation

reid ,
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@kelvin0mql @pluralistic @lrosa

Having done my time in the urban legend mines of the early Internet, I regret that I am duty-bound to contest your folk etymology.

It's still a fun story, and legit to share as a cultural nugget, but it's not actually true.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/posh/

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