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1. A transgender man was detained in South Carolina for using the restroom that Republicans want him to use.
Officers allegedly hurled slurs at him for doing so.
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#pocket 2024. This photo was from the Pocket Team Week last year. It was the first and only gathering of the Pocket Tiger Team, and the last time an entire Pocket team would gather.
#pocket 2022. I took this photo at the end of Mozilla All-Hands. I’d never been the Hawaii before, and the long walks on the beach with coworkers and friends felt practically surreal.
@h5e I’ve been with Pocket for nine years now, and responsible for it for the last two. It’s been a very emotional ride these last few months, but I’m grateful for the friends I made along the way.
#pocket 2016. I took this photo at my first team week. As a daily user, joining Pocket was a dream for me. I’d always wanted to work on something I actually used, and the product sat at that intersection of web client and news utility that I was already extremely invested in.
@jlin I’m sad to share it!!
@h5e still too early to say, but it’s probably not impossible to port to a different bookmarking service if they believe its valuable enough.
@h5e oh gods, I’m sorry. The Kobo integration was such a beloved feature. Working with Kobo now to help guide them through this transition.
Mark Zuckerberg wants you to use AI as friends.
When you invest your time with AI instead of creating genuine bonds with real people, you become completely isolated without even noticing it.
This all serves capitalism and authoritarian regimes.
When you are isolated, you can't find humans to help you financially (AI won't).
When you are isolated, you can't find humans to rise up with you against abuse (AI won't).
You become completely alone (with AI friends), and completely vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation by the system implemented by those who control your AI "friends".
It seems obvious, I know. But how is Mark Zuckerberg able to market this insane idea at all then?
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