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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 19h

I've started a new account at social.vivaldi.net/@Quasit . Or is it @Quasit@vivaldi.net ? In either case I'll be posting there from now on. If you follow me here on Beige.party or kolektiva.social, please consider following me on social.vivaldi.net. I won't be posting here any more […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 21h

The heavy-handed censorship practiced by beige.party and kolektiva.social, I'm leaving both accounts. If anyone can recommend an instance that ISN'T run by authoritarians, please let me know—but at this point I've been burned twice. I'll continue to post any future book recommendations over on […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 21h

I'm leaving Mastodon. Two censoring instances in a row is two too many. If I find an instance that DOESN'T censor, I may come back. Feel free to recommend one if you know one! For now I'll be posting on my old DreamWidth account. It's pretty empty, but at least there's freedom of speech there […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Looks like it's time for me to leave Beige.party. Can anyone recommend a decent, non-censoring instance? I hate censorship. This will be my last post here.

Three censorship warnings from the moderator of Beige.party.

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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

. He’s offering money for votes. That’s voter interference period. It’s against the law. WHY ARE WE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? ATP do laws even exist!?!!!? .

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "The Nine Billion Names of God" (1967) by Arthur C. Clarke Age Range: 14 to adult Genre: Science Fiction When I was a young science fiction fan, we had the "Big Three"–Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. They were widely considered the […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Decades ago, when I was a teenager, I was in Pennsylvania with my family. There was something going on; I don't think it was a festival, it seemed more like a full-time tourist destination. Kind of like a permanent Oktoberfest, know what I mean? They had beer, chicken, pretzels, and hot dogs […]

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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 06/10/2026

It's easy enough to walk past Devon hedge banks covered in moss and forget that they were made by people, until the moss parts and you see the stone-facing peeping out like exposed bones.

Mature beech tree with a thick, moss-covered trunk and a long, mossy limb reaching out to the right, rooted in a moss-covered bank faced with stone with scattered ferns and fallen copper leaves. Misty fields, a wire fence and a wooden gate rail fade into the pale fog behind.

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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

If I don't keep my car roadworthy and crash into yours, it hasn't gone "rogue", it's my negligence and I'm responsible. If my dog attacks you, I am liable. There are no rogue AIs, just negligent AI companies. Prosecute them.

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ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

A software always runs on a computer. A software always do what its creator wants it to do. If the software doesn’t do what its creator wanted, it is a mistake from the coder, a bug. If the software runs without the consent of the computer’s owner, it is a malware/virus. Stopping a software […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

How much will de-Trumpification cost? Mind you, I don't believe for a SECOND that the Dems will do anything much about it. They're the ones who brought us Trump and fascism in the first place. But if we the people ever manage to overthrow the establishment and get to work on fixing the world […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "Berserker" (1967) by Fred Saberhagen Age Range: 16 to adult Genre: Science Fiction Fred Saberhagen's "Berserker" series is one of the classics of science fiction (and not the only one that Saberhagen created). It's one of the earlier series that other […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The Democrats are panting with joy at the prospect of winning. But not TOO much; no supermajorities, they want to stay "helpless". They're all geared up to do absolutely NOTHING for the people of America, thereby setting up a bigger, "better" fascist regime two or six years from now. #Politics […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Why did the Pope declare a Crusade against AI, but not against climate change?

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "Double Star" (1956) by Robert A. Heinlein Age Range: 14 to adult Genre: Science Fiction Here's a great book. It was Heinlein's first novel to win a Hugo award. As such, it's as far from Heinlein's...what shall I call it? […] [Original post on beige.party]

Magazine Cover

"February 1956 35 Cents"
"Astounding Science Fiction"
"Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein"

Image: A man in an odd hat and cloak looks warily behind him as he goes past a wall with two posters: One for "The Great Lorzeno" and the other that says "Build With Boniface"

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Who else hates Sunday night because it means going back to work tomorrow morning? #capitalism

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Jorijn Schrijvershof :jorijn: @jorijn.jorijn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

New instance, and I need to test federation, so here's one of my favorite photos of Kaylan (who unfortunately passed away a few months ago). Tuning server processes, so feel free to boost to make it work a bit. #CatsOfMastodon

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Tippy the Wonder Cat is feeling chilly today!

A large tabby cat in repose on his bed, a plaid blanket drawn up over his hindquarters.

A closer picture of a large tabby cat in repose on his bed, a plaid blanket drawn up over his hindquarters.

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

So Trump is giving $90 to senior citizens for Medicare premiums. $90. That's not even pocket change to him. And it's not his money anyway; it's OUR money that he gives away, always. Meanwhile he's robbing us blind. I am ashamed that the American people are so spineless. #Trump #Medicare […]

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Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 @evan.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Personal computers were introduced around 1975 and were widespread in offices by 1985. The Internet was widely available by 1995. Yes, there was a cohort of people who grew up and became adults without Internet-connected computers in their lives. Those people are dead. Baby Boomers in their 70s […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "Split Infinity" (1980) by Piers Anthony Age Range: 17 to adult Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy I haven't run out of books in my collection of recommendations, but I HAVE used a lot of the best options; most of the rest are books which are still quite […]

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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops @ifixcoinops.retro.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

[Top tip for injured hairy men] If your plaster/bandaid is the sort that's more clothy/fabricy than plasticky/rubbery then rubbing/isopropyl alcohol will wick right through the fabric to the adhesive underneath and dissolve it damn near instantly. Put a dab on your fingers and rub the cloth and […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

This video impressed me. I've subscribed to her channel. It's incisive, intelligent, and detailed about the fascist state. youtu.be/n9fRpiCe59A?is=izepVXVrBLh… #Politics #fascism #revolution #YouTube

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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 03/10/2026

Fuckface, 80, hauled a 31-year-old communications aide on stage in Oklahoma to flatter her, which is apparently what the leader of the free world does at a campaign rally while his party bleeds out. Hope somebody in HR is still employed to read about it. #PissingOffNatalie

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How Trump Humiliates Natalie by Thirsting at Rival

Joanna Coles and Hugh Dougherty dissect the president fawning over Margo Martin in front of Natalie Harp.

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

How long before Hegseth bans atheists and non-Judeo-Christians from military service? #atheists #atheism

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trainguyrom @trainguyrom.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

So I learned today that the film The Bicentennial Man (1999) is based on an #IsaacAsimov short story by the same name and I can't believe I didn't see it before, the entire plot just has #Asimov written all over it! It's paced like an Asimov work, the philosophical questions it poses, explores […]

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Marc Abrahams @marcabrahams.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

ETIQUETTE QUESTION: Is there any reason to be polite to six people who have the power to screw you over, and persistently for years have been screwing you over? [Asking for 350,000,000 friends] NY TIMES report: "as the Supreme Court has reshaped American life and handed more power to President […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "Convergent Series" (1979) by Larry Niven Age Range: 15 to adult Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories As I've said before, Larry Niven is probably the top hard-SF author of all time. His "Known Space" […] [Original post on beige.party]

BOOK COVER

"A top-flight collection of out-of-print classics and stories collected here for the first time"

Larry Niven
Convergent Series

Image: A human and several different aliens sit around a table in a tavern. The alien in front is giving itself an electric shock.

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

This is not a good time for me. The Cornell situation has a lot of people talking about how all men are potential rapists. All women are victims, or potential victims. Okay. But *I* was a victim. I was date-raped by a woman after I told her "no" several times. I had all the symptoms; flashbacks […]

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The problem is the culture.

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essjax @essjax.m.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

These folks had the corner of their wall blasted off by a bolt of lightning, and they fixed it beautifully. #Kintsugi

A corner of a brick wall has been blasted away. The owners have filled in it with something like concrete, but with a beautiful golden flash of lightning.

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Just used DuckDuckGo's NoAI to search for the lyrics to a popular song. Nothing relevant came up. So I threw quotation marks around it to force a more specific search. NOTHING. No results AT ALL. #Search #NoAI

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Amazing how so many websites—particularly news websites—are using pop-ups these days. And Google is absolutely open to that. Reminder: if you use Google News, what you're seeing is NOT the website you think you're on. It's a Google copy. You have to open the site in your browser if you want to […]

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

So supposedly Trump is going to be going on a campaign blitz to support Republicans in the month or so leading up to the elections. I have a seriously hard time believing that he's up to that. 30 days of intense travel and campaign rallies? In his condition? I don't know if they have enough […]

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SpookJ 👻 @snoopj.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Happy "Charles Darwin is poorly today" Day to those who celebrate 165 years ago today, Charles Darwin was having a rough one

Photo of Charles Darwin's hand-written journal entry from 1 Oct 1861 and digitized text of same

"But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything."

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Quasit @quasit.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

So the Trump Administration are creating "Autowarcom" to develop killer robots and drones. Who needs Cyberdyne when you have Trump? You should see the pictures. They look like Terminators […]

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

CEO: We need to cut costs. Accountant: We paid you $50 million last year. You are being paid $1 million for this meeting. CEO: Who's that in the hallway? Accountant: That's Greg. He is the only thing keeping this company together. We pay him in nickels and Grubhub gift cards. CEO: Fire Greg.

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The next step is being ready for street protests and general strikes when Trump, Vance, Mike Johnson, and ultimately the Roberts 6 try to thwart actual Democratic and Independent winners from taking office. 5/

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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

. Can someone please explain why we’re allowing a single US election ballot to be transmitted via Starlink technology?? Musk has admitted, multiple times to manipulating the 2024 elections. Starlink launched 26 satellites today 5 wks before the election. WE ARE LETTING IT HAPPEN AGAIN! .

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