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  Was hoping to attend some #Wikimania sessions virtually, but I'm 10 hours behind here in San Francisco so unlikely. Wish I'd gotten a scholarship so I could be there in person, but at least I'm missing the heat wave. https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Wikimania

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  Happy to see Britta Gustafson aka Dreamyshade get a Wikimedian of the Year Laureate award at #Wikimania. I took the photo of her that was featured on the screen! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bay_Area_WikiSalon_Feb_2017_20170222-2065.jpg

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116970365105957725 On the one hand, I'm annoyed that as a #Patreon creator I'm reading important announcements from them on @404mediaco before I hear it from the platform itself. On the other hand, this is another confirmation that my subscription to 404 Media is well worth the money.

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  The @wikimediafoundation@wikimedia.social responded today to US staff's request for #union recognition. Reaction from editors thus far are that it reads like classic union busting rhetoric. https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/27/statement-cwa-recognition-request/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(WMF)#Recent_questions_about_the_Foundation_and_US_unionization_request #Wikipedia

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  I'm a #Black #trans freelance writer still seeking part-time work, nonprofits preferred. Any leads appreciated. Please support me at https://patreon.com/funcrunch, where I share paywall-free links to my writing on @medium@me.dm, @assignedmedia.org , and other platforms. #FediHire #FediJobs #BlackMastodon

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  @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io This is part of why I consider my volunteer editing on #Wikipedia to be the most important job of my life. An accurate record of the atrocities of this administration must be preserved.

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  Useful information for anyone with ovaries: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/12/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-pmos-symptoms-meaning-treatment-causes-risk-factors-new-name-explained #PCOS

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  Good to see The Left Hand of Darkness by my favorite author, Ursula K. Le Guin, on The Guardian's 100 Best Novels list. I took my last name from that book. https://www.theguardian.com/p/x4f9v5 #books #novels

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@emanuelmaiberg/116567606519577916 "It's like when we got cellphones and stopped remembering phone numbers, but it's grown to me mentally outsourcing ‘thinking’ in general." #AI #VibeCoding

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  "Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious", good TED Talk by @anilkseth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJV-vdbZ388 #AI

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  @knowprose@mastodon.social @medium@me.dm I thought you might have meant Grammarly, but wanted to make sure. 🙂 As I posted recently, I don't use that tool either: https://me.dm/@funcrunch/116518495566410300

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  @knowprose@mastodon.social @medium@me.dm Could you clarify what you meant by "grammar and others"? P.S. I love this line in your bio: "I like being wrong because it means I learned something."

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  Concern about #AI is part of why I asked a few months back, both on here and Patreon, for feedback on @medium@me.dm as a #writing platform, but I got only one response. https://me.dm/@funcrunch/116093448727712823

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  Rest in power Kiara St. James, Black #trans activist and co-founder of New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG). I created a #Wikipedia page after reading about her passing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiara_St._James

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  @mjdxp@labyrinth.zone This has happened: https://www.404media.co/an-ai-agent-was-banned-from-creating-wikipedia-articles-then-wrote-angry-blogs-about-being-banned/

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  @noodlemaz@mstdn.games Been there. :-(

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  "When the author of a book states that all sales of those books will contribute to an anti-trans fund, the only way we can choose not to participate is by not selling the books any longer. " - #SanFrancisco bookstore #Booksmith on why they've stopped selling titles by #transphobic author #JKRowling. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/san-francisco-bookstore-stops-selling-jk-rowling-titles-due-harry-pott-rcna215255

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  Really embarrassing when folks using #AI bots to write clearly don't even look at the output. Which is longer than the added content itself, in the case of this #Wikipedia edit.

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  Re-sharing a @medium story on #depression that I wrote a year ago for #MentalHealth Awareness Month: https://funcrunch.medium.com/unhelpful-advice-for-the-seriously-depressed-a8a8233623ba?sk=718578629e34c04f98c6539ab31c1f03

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  I usually avoid news and social media on Saturdays, but I have to post this major #gaming news that #Nethack 5.0.0 just dropped!! https://nethack.org/v500/release.html

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  List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2026 I've created #GuggenheimFellowship recipient lists each year since 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Guggenheim_Fellowships_awarded_in_2026 (2/5)

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  What is a reasonable amount of time to wait for a response to a work-related e-mail? By "work-related" I don't mean an email sent to a current co-worker necessarily, but an email sent in the context of what one does for work, paid or volunteer, and requesting a response.

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  #DavidByrne was back for the 2nd weekend of #Coachella with another #TalkingHeads classic, "Slippery People". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOK1_MnUkw

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  Reposting this story as I am still dismayed whenever I see a fellow progressive writer is hosted on #Substack. This platform continues to willingly host - and monetize - white supremacist newsletters with literal Nazi insignia. https://funcrunch.org/blog/2025/09/01/support-for-substack-is-normalizing-the-nazi-bar/

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  Today on @medium, I write about the #DavidByrne set last night at the #Coachella festival, and my love for #TalkingHeads. Here’s a link to bypass the paywall: https://funcrunch.medium.com/byrne-ing-down-the-house-at-coachella-7a466fdd1d91?sk=5007107608ce52e0a42028b2af60d60a

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  If you appreciate my work, please support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/funcrunch

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  I left some darker thoughts out of my published story, partly out of concern for my spouse. Since he doesn't follow my Mastodon posts, I'll share some of them here. I've grown increasingly distant from society as the extent of violence and hatred have become clear to me. At this point I basically don't want to be a part of human civilization, but it's not like I have any other options. If it weren't for the love of my spouse, I honestly don't think I could go on. (1...

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  Regarding the remarks of #Pope Leo, I still consider the #CatholicChurch to be a highly oppressive institution. https://funcrunch.medium.com/progressive-catholics-please-explain-yourselves-1ec9adc4fc67?sk=cdaa9645e434596425093f277467546d

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  @wikipedia As a Wikipedian who works on a desktop the vast majority of the time, I'll be grateful to no longer get mobile-formatted pages!

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  On #LinkedIn, two recruiters in the last month have contacted me about tech support positions. The last job I had where I did tech support ended in *1998*. That's almost 30 years ago! Even if I wanted to resume doing tech support - which I absolutely, categorically *do not* - I wouldn't be qualified for it now. (1/2)