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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

An interesting new addition to the legalese page in the book I started reading today. At least, it was the first time I'd seen this sort of thing.

Section of the copyright info page for Neal Stephenson's _D: Heavy Water_ that says, "Without limiting the exclusive rights of any author, contributor or the publisher of this publication, any unauthorized use of this publication to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is expressly prohibited. HarperCollins also exercise their rights under Article 4(3) of the Digital Single Market Directive 2019/790 and expressly reserve this publication from the text and data mining exception."

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

I’ve voted. Have you? Also, King County (WA)’s vote by mail system is safe, secure, convenient, and really nice. Don’t listen to Republican fearmongering around voting by mail. (To avoid confusion: the first visible text in this screenshot is from the […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A series of text messages from King County Elections letting me know that my ballot was mailed, then received by the election office, then verified and ready for counting, with links to web resources on how ballots are processed and the (eventual) final results.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Prior commitments mean we won’t be at any of today’s #NoKings events, but we got out and got our ballots in the local drop box this morning. If you can get out to an event today, do it. Check in with people you know and encourage them to vote. And #VOTE! […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Me holding my ballot in front of a ballot drop box, wearing a ‘No Kings’ t-shirt.

My hand sliding the ballot into the drop box’s slot. It’s not as dirty as it sounds.

My wife and I, both wearing ‘No Kings’ t-shirts, in front of the ballot drop box.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

This morning on the Highline College campus (in the Seattle area). With the thick fog, low morning sun, and the angles of the buildings and landscaping, the real world looked incredibly like a video game screenshot. #photography #fog #seattle

In a panoramic shot, a grassy lawn with randomly placed angular boulders and a stone pillar on the left side is seen with trees and angular buildings a short distance away, all shrouded in heavy fog, with the sun trying to shine through near the upper center of the shot just above one of the buildings. It’s very mysterious and otherworldly.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The fog in the trees and over the Puget Sound is gorgeous this morning. #fog #Seattle #PugetSound #photography

A panoramic shot with fog banks settled along between successive rows of trees, with just the tops of the trees poking above the clouds, stretching off to large cloud banks in the distance under a light blue and slightly pink morning sky.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

And no, this isn't because I have sorting set one way or the other, as the View > Sort By menu isn't even active in this view.

Screenshot of the Music app's View menu showing that the "Sort By" menu option is greyed out and unclickable.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

The latest thing in my "Apple really needs to get their shit together with the macOS Music (iTunes) app" file: If you have a compilation album where the tracks aren't numbered (common for things like mashup compilations), the tracks display and play in […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Screenshot of Apple's Music app showing a "Bootie Mashup Top 10 September 2026" album. The tracks are listed alphabetically by track title, but red arrows show how they play alphabetically by artist.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I understand that this is a food article. But that headline…. Something about the phrase “deeply comforting bratwurst” is hilariously disturbing.

A Seattle Times article (as seen in the NetNewsWire RSS reader) with the headline, “Celebrate Oktoberfest with these deeply comforting bratwursts”, accompanied by a photo of four bratwurst sausages cooking in a light-colored seasoned sauce or gravy.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Happy Star Trek Day, and happy 60th to Star Trek! I’ve been watching this show my entire life, and Star Trek will always be my home fandom. It’s not in the greatest place right now, but there have been cancellations and rough times before. In keeping with […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A giant blue billboard that says, “Celebrating 60 years of Star Trek. We cancelled every Star Trek show in production. Buy this commemorative cookware. Paramount.”

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

Seen at Burger King in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport train station. I can only hope it’s not directly related to long pork. (Most of the time we’re eating much better than BK, but sometimes it’s a travel day and you just need something quick, predictable […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A Burger King ordering screen with a sandwich called a “Long Chicken” selected.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Because “fuck you, that’s why”. No useful info, no way to troubleshoot. Why do I still use #wordpress? I keep forgetting. (Not really. Sunk cost and inertia. But goddamn it pisses me off regularly.)

A Wordpress mobile app error message that just says, “Something went wrong. Something went wrong, please try again later. [OK]”.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Summer vacation quick notes thread (more details and photos and such to come later): Day 1 (Friday): Seattle to San Francisco: ✈️ 🚊 🚶 Day 2 (yesterday): San Francisco :🚶⛵️

GPS tracking map of a day’s adventures in San Francisco. Mostly along the Embarcadero, with a big loop around San Francisco Bay, by Alcatraz, under the Golden Gate Bridge, and back.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

So here’s some thing that’s been ticking me off for the past week or so. You know how the NYT has a paywall, but subscribers could create “gift links” that would allow non-subscribers to read specific articles? This is what those gift links do now […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Screenshot of the NYT’s new “someone unlocked this story for you; log in to read for free” screen.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

In case you haven’t seen this already: If you stream on #Twitch, you should go into your Settings: Security and Privacy and turn _off_ (opt-out) the option for “Training for Generative AI”. Twitch (now owned by #Amazon) recently rolled this out. It’s an […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Screenshot of Twitch’s Security and Privacy settings screen with the “Training for Generative AI” option marked with a red outline and switched off.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

Got a new “geeks coexist” shirt to replace the old shirt that was wearing out. It was nice to see that the design has been updated to replace the symbol used for “S”. Even though I always thought it looked more like the Shazam bolt than that other lightning […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

(Warning: Slightly obscure, gender binary dependent, geeky joke. Just scroll by if it doesn’t hit.) So does that make this a women’s restroom?

A men’s restroom sign with a room number, so the text under the male figure icon is “MEN 404”.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

Two ASL interpreters on stage, one on each side of the audience, four large screens, two on either side of the stage, with live captions (CART, not AI) and an inset with one of the ASL interpreters. Nice setup (as one would expect for this conference). #ahead2026

A conference stage with three people, the speaker standing at the lectern flanked by two ASL interpreters.

A wider view, showing the stage flanked by large video screens.

One of the video screens showing the speaker as the main image, captions in yellow text on a black background at the bottom, and an oval inset to the lower right showing one of the ASL interpreters.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

After a good two days of pre-conference sessions, it’s time for the official opening of the main #AHEAD2026 conference.

Selfie of me in the audience in a large convention hall, with large screens set up on either side of a stage.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Tossed together after someone remarked that Mulder would have been all over this Jimothy cryptid. #XFiles #cryptid #Jimothy

The classic “I want to believe” poster, only with the UFO replaced by Jimothy.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

I'm glad Mastodon has controls over how boosts are shown as a way to protect potential abuse. But I sure do end up seeing a lot of boosts like this.

A boosted post, where the booster says, "What he said!", and the boosted post only shows, "Post pending (Learn more)".

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

Well, it appears my reign of terror is over. 😉 (Pretty sure it’s just the one-year-later cleanup being done by our social media admins removing my admin access to the Facebook page; nothing to worry about. It just made me laugh.) #Worldcon

Screenshot of a Facebook email with the subject line, “You no longer have full control of Seattle Worldcon 2025”.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

Was not at all disappointed to see the news of Lindsey Graham’s sudden and unexpected but not unwelcome passing. Now we really need someone to open this box.

Mitch McConnell with the text, “Schrödinger’s Senator”.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

Neat fungus growing in the underbrush among California's redwoods. 📷 Nikon D70s / Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 / September 2009 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/444351… #photography #nikon #d70s #nikkor #24mmf28 #fungus

A tan cone-shaped fungus grows out of the forest floor, surrounded by the browns of dead leaves and twigs and greens of new growth.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

An elk in a field right next to the campground we were staying at in northern California. 📷 Nikon D70s / Quantaray 55–200mm f/4–5.6 / September 2009 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/444435… #photography #nikon #d70s #quantaray #55200f456 #elk #california

An elk stands looking away into the distance in a brown grassy field, with large redwood trees visible on a hillside.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

Old experiment with getting macro shots of a piece of crystal by holding a 50mm lens backwards against the camera body (before I picked up a reversing ring). 📷 Nikon D70s / Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 / July 2006 On Flickr […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Three sides of a piece of clear crystal meet at a point in the center of the photo. The crystal has a greyish silver tone, and various flaws, ridges, and dust particles can be seen on each of the faces.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

A bit of sticker graffiti that gave me a good laugh. Seen along the Portland river walk. 📷 Nikon Z5ii / PocketDispo Pro / May 2026 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/553090… #photography #nikon #z5ii #PocketDispo #graffiti #TearsForFears #MadWorld

A sticker on a railing by a river says, 'I find it kinda bussin' / I find it kinda cap / That the dreams in which I'm dying / Are the ones that kinda slap'.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

Ankylosaurus has long been a favorite of mine. 📷 Nikon D70s / Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 / September 2009 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/444584… #photography #nikon #d70s #nikkor #24mmf28 #PrehistoricGardens #oregon

A sculpture of a large, tank-like dinosaur, with armored back and large spikes sticking out to the sides, set amidst ferns and trees.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

I don't really celebrate the 4th of July anymore. I remember what we once were. I think we can be so much better than we are right now. I'm worried about how long it will take, and how much worse things will get in the meantime. But I hope we can get there […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A giant inflatable head of the Statue of Liberty sits on top of a hill covered in people as kites fly in the evening sky; the balloon, hill, and people are all underexposed and silhouetted against the light grey-blue of the sky. It all looks vaguely ominous.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Smith Tower in downtown Seattle. The tallest building on the West Coast from when it was built in 1914 until the Space Needle was built in 1962. 📷 Nikon D70s / 50mm f/1.4 / June 2006 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/185628… #photography #nikon #d70s #nikkor #50mmf14 #seattle

Against a deep blue cloudless sky is the top of an old stone skyscraper with a pyramidal top with small inset windows.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Flowers and a pretty bit of sculpted roof line at Portland's Lan Su Chinese Garden. 📷 Nikon Z5ii / Tamron 28–75mm f/2.8 / May 2026 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/553092… #photography #nikon #z5ii #tamron #2875mmf28

Bright pink flowers amidst green leaves under a clear, bright blue sky, with a sculpted bit of grey and brown painted wooden roof corner slightly out of focus behind the flowers.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

July is Disability Pride Month! A few years ago, I made a high-resolution file of the disability pride flag when I couldn’t find one elsewhere. There may be more out there now, but once again, here’s this one, with .png, .svg, .pdf, and Affinity source […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

The disability pride flag, with muted green, blue, white, yellow, and red bands running diagonally from the top left to the bottom right corners on a muted black background.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

Derpy pteranodon at the Prehistoric Gardens on the Oregon coast. A completely ridiculous roadside attraction that we thoroughly enjoyed. 📷 Nikon D70s / Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 / September 2009 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/444662… […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A large sculpture of a pteranodon launching itself off of a moss-covered rock in the midst of ferns and trees. The pteranodon is greyish brown, with yellow and red stripes below and above its eye. The eye is wide open and the mouth is slightly downturned, making it look a little confused, worried, or both.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Cigarettes are icky. So is Seattle's gum wall. (But the wall is at least icky in a very entertaining sort of way.) 📷 Nikon D70s / Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 / June 2006 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/176817… #photography #nikon #d70s #nikkor #50mmf14 #seattle

A red brick wall is covered with smooshed wads of gum in various colors. One blue gum wad has had a cigarette butt stuck into it, and someone has drawn eyes and a nose onto the wad of gum so it looks like the gum is smoking.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

A short thread of some of my shots from Seattle's Pride parade this past weekend. Happy Pride! #pride #SeattlePride

The inclusive Pride flag flying from a pole.

A woman in a rainbow cowboy hat smiles and shoots bubbles from a bubble gun directly at the camera, partially obscuring her face.

Seen from the waist down, a person wearing a black kilt with rainbow inset panels and rainbow Doc Martens walks along holding part of a large Pride flag being held horizontally, casting rainbow light onto the street below the flag.

Bubbles float through the air in front of people draped in various styles of Pride flag.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Oddly, the Fesarius seems to be docked in downtown Portland. 📷 Nikon Z5ii / Pocket Dispo Pro / May 2026 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/553092… #photography #nikon #z5ii #PocketDispo #StarTrek (This is a Star Trek joke. You get 100 […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A sphere made up of lots of round mirrors, like a disco ball only with larger and rounder mirrors, hung from a metal and glass roof, is seen from directly below.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Got here nice and early and found a good spot for Seattle’s Pride parade. Been a few years for us, and it’s good to be back!

Me on an open city street with people lining up along the sides, wearing a shirt that says, “Yes, this is me flirting with you.”

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Mist and fog on the Oregon coast. 📷 Nikon D70s / Tamron 28–75mm f/2.8 / September 2009 On Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/445479… #photography #nikon #d70s #tamron #2875mmf28 #oregon

Grey waves roll up to mist-shrouded rocky cliffs under grey cloudy skies.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

Two particularly fun moments from seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark with the Seattle Symphony today: The trio of Indys seated near us. One was on his own, the other two showed up later together and happened to be in the row behind the first one. Very amusing […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

Wide-angle shot of the Seattle Symphony on a stage lit in reds and yellows, with a large screen behind them showing a title card for Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert.

Three people, two men and one woman, all dressed nearly identically as Indiana Jones, with fedora, brown leather jacket, khaki shirt, and grey pants.

Still from the end of Raiders showing the Washington Monument reflected in the pool as seen from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Michael Hanscom @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

Happy Pride! Seattle's Pride parade is today; this photo is from Seattle's Pride parade 20 years ago. Looking forward to Pride parades for another 20 years and more. 📷 Nikon D70s / Nikkor 18–70mm f/3.5–4.5 / June 2006 On Flickr […] [Original post on tenforward.social]

A giant Pride flag is carried horizontally; the shot is from low to the ground, under the flag, so that the sun shining above casts rainbow colors down onto the pavement beneath the flag.

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