Ferman MonteRae

I want my children to remember that no matter how hard your life is right now: Just wait; it is heartbreakingly beautiful and moving


  • throw fire

    If Elmo implements AP??? ♲ Chris Riley (mchris@techpolicy.social) 2023-07-14 21:40:27: If you’re reading the WaPo piece on Threads deferring content moderation more to users (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/14/threads-algorithm-content-moderation/) and you’re struggling to see the potential upside, you might be interested in this piece I wrote with @rreisman last year about Twitter: https://techpolicy.press/the-future-of-twitter-is-open-or-bust/ Ultimately, users benefit from more agency… Continue reading

  • 13 Worst Supreme Court Decisions of All Time

    Where to place Dobbs, because it is supremely qualified By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. on October 14, 2015 | Last updated on March 21, 2019 Every once in awhile, the Supreme Court will decide a case that has widespread social and political impact, striking down discriminatory laws, upholding cherished institutions, protecting individual liberties. But not… Continue reading

  • Oldie, but Threads relevant, worthy of a reread — for me

    ZUCK: yea so if you ever need info about anyone at harvard ZUCK: just ask ZUCK: i have over 4000 emails, pictures, addresses, sns FRIEND: what!? how’d you manage that one? ZUCK: people just submitted it ZUCK: i don’t know why ZUCK: they “trust me” ZUCK: dumb fucks In the intervening years, I’ve learned that… Continue reading

  • He is not wrong

    ♲ James Thomson (jamesthomson@mastodon.social) 2023-07-03 16:00:20: Adult life mostly consists of exclaiming “christ, that happened ten years ago!” about a variety of different events until you die. Source Continue reading

  • CSD Parade 🏳️‍🌈 August 2022

    Some pictures and cool vibes from last summer, this event is always great fun and so peaceful with all its diversity 🫶🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💗 … … … … … posing … … … … … Okay I simply forgot to post this blog post, now I’ve found it in the drafts… hope you enjoy it though And… Continue reading

  • Oh, I wanna go on a walk

    a lovey curious thread 🧵 ♲ Granny Art (aka Shrimp) (artcollisions@vis.social) 2023-06-27 11:59:56: Starting this thread of #ThingsSeenInNyc with this street art oh handmade NYC fauna. This one is for @studiochris who has given me a newfound appreciation for pigeons. Source Continue reading

  • squished like an ant

    ♲ Sid🎨 (InternetEh@dads.cool) 2023-06-22 18:11:53: that CEO died so fast he never had a chance to interrogate how badly his “safety is inefficient” mindset had fucked him Source Continue reading

  • anti vaxxers, aka (pro plague)

    saved off the fediverse, but I lost the original post… These smug pilots have lost touch with regular passengers like us. Who thinks I should fly the plane? Source Continue reading

  • Where do you put Dobbs

    I think it is as ad as Buck v Bell OB/GYN access is only going to get worse By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. on October 14, 2015 | Last updated on March 21, 2019Every once in awhile, the Supreme Court will decide a case that has widespread social and political impact, striking down discriminatory laws,… Continue reading

  • New dialect

    Language doing what language does https://phys.org/news/2023-06-linguists-english-dialect-emerging-south.html Source Continue reading

About Me

Frustrated non-practicing artist
BS physics minor in math
I work in IT
Cancer survivor
Happily married for 30 some odd years

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