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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
f_dion@mastodon.online ("Francois Dion") wrote:

I have a large collection of #electronic and #computer #music #vinyl #records. I had a radio show on FM on the subject for about a decade. So it is always exciting to find something I don't have, especially early stuff. Found this 10" boxed "Music from Mathematics" from 1960, bell labs. Much more rare than 1962 Decca 12". Never seen it before. Found in a local shop, of all places, hiding inside a vinyl carry case.
#belllabs #IBM #retrocomputing #computerassisted

Box set "Music from Mathematics" . Features an IBM 7090 and 704, with a conductor in front of them

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I mean, DAMN

RE: https://www.threads.com/@berniceaking/post/DMYzPuZgriM

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kenshirriff@oldbytes.space ("Ken Shirriff") wrote:

We obtained a mysterious box of 1960s electronics. I reverse-engineered it and with much effort, we got it running. It turns out to be a test unit for testing NASA's Up-Data Link, a system from the Apollo moon landing to control the spacecraft from the ground. Let's take a look inside... 1/n

A gray box of electronics. It has thirteen large orange digits displayed at the top, with lights and switches underneath. These have labels such as Message, UDL Compare, AGC Confirm, and Program Start. A paper tape reader sticks out of the front, with a paper tape threaded through it. The unit is rack-mountable with two handles on the front.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Getting people to actually read is hard these days.

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

test post to ‘Loops’ app

h/t @dansup

https://loops.video/v/9G0uqlkmnU

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
joewo ("JoeWo") wrote:

What exactly is the left wing propaganda
in Sesame Street???

Empathy and learning to read.

 What exactly is the left wing propaganda in Sesame Street??? Empathy and learning to read.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kim_harding@mastodon.scot ("kim_harding ✅") wrote:

Microsoft SharePoint servers are under attack because of a major security flaw
https://www.theverge.com/news/710513/microsoft-sharepoint-server-attack-zero-day-exploit
Government agencies and thousands of companies could be affected by the zero-day breach.

Why are people still using Microsoft? After 30 years of security flaws, you'd think they would know better by now...

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dyckron@mstdn.ca ("Ron Dyck") wrote:

"Not long ago - in fact, just a couple of weeks before they called the election - the Liberals campaigned on a promise to solidify and strengthen funding for the CBC. They stood in front of microphones and told Canadians they understood the importance of public broadcasting for democracy, for culture, for national unity and they were prepared to put legislation forward to protect our public broadcaster.

Now, they’re walking away from that commitment."

The Liberals promised to strengthen the CBC. Now They’re Cutting It. - Heather McPherson, Proud NDP MP for Edmonton Strathcona
https://substack.com/home/post/p-168891067

https://archive.ph/tRlTL

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
black_intellect@mstdn.social ("Black Intellect") wrote:

The Difference Between Gerrymandering and Redistricting | https://time.com/7304038/gerrymandering-partisan-racial-redistricting-trump-texas-republicans/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
memeorandum@universeodon.com wrote:

US Marines mobilized to Los Angeles are being sent home, Pentagon says (Haley Britzky/CNN)

https://cnn.com/2025/07/21/politics/us-marines-los-angeles-being-sent-home
http://www.memeorandum.com/250721/p112#a250721p112

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jerry@infosec.exchange ("Very Hairy Jerry") wrote:

This is why we can’t have nice things https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/poisonseed-hackers-bypass-fido-keys.html?m=1

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“If a user's environment mandates hardware security keys plugged directly into the login device, or uses platform-bound authenticators (like Face ID tied to the browser context), the attack chain breaks.”

https://infosec.exchange/@jerry/114893240841223706

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Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🌹"):
MikeImBack@disabled.social ("Mike. 🩼🇨🇦") wrote:

If you don't know the universal hand signal for help, please check this out. I just learned myself, years after it was created. It could save a life. The fingers folding over the thumb is to represent being trapped. Please boost for everyone

#UniversalHandSignalForHelp
#Help

simple instructions for the hand signal. It says "Use this hand signal if you are in danger". step 1 is hold your hand out, palm facing someone. step 2 is tuck your thumb into your palm. step 3 is fold your fingers over your thumb. step 4 is lift your fingers but keep your thumb tucked in. Keep repeating this until someone helps

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Boosted by jwz:
docpop ("Doctor M. Popular") wrote:

Amado's is re-opening on Valencia Street, so here's a quick reminder:
Owner David Quinby has actively opposed safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists. In early 2023, Amado’s closed due to $500,000 in flood damage, a month before the Valencia bike lane began. Later, David claimed Amado's closed “because of the bike lane.” and pushed to remove any protected bike lanes from Valencia St. #SanFrancisco #ValenciaStreet #ZeroVision

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Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🌹"):
osnews@mstdn.social ("OSNews") wrote:

An artificially complex XML schema as a lock-in tool

The Document Foundation, which developers LibreOffice, is mad at Microsoft for the levels of complexity in the Microsoft 365 document format. They claim Microsoft intentionally makes this format's XML schema as complex and obtuse as possible to lock users into the Microsoft Office ecosystem.

This artificial complexity is charact

https://www.osnews.com/story/142851/an-artificially-complex-xml-schema-as-a-lock-in-tool/

#Office

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Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🌹"):
dissitou@piaille.fr ("Philippe") wrote:

Hello les mastonautes. J'ai 12 abonnés ici mais ça se tente ;)
Je cherche dans la région lyonnaise, une association promouvant le logiciel libre et qui pourrait intervenir dans le reconditionnement d'ordinateurs pour les envoyer à Cuba. Un ami a des machines en nombre, la logistique pour les expédier, et les contacts pour la distribution gratuite sur place. Le problème ce sont les licences, il y a beaucoup de Windows craqués, et ma suggestion est d'expédier des machines pré-installées avec une distribution Linux.
Est-ce que ça existe, comme objectif d'une association ? Et est-ce d'ailleurs une meilleure idée que d'envoyer les machines nues ?

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Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële 🌹"):
jan@kcore.org ("Jan ☕🎼🎹☁️🏋️‍♂️") wrote:

What do people use to #monitor their #homelab hardware/vms/containers?

Preferably selfhosted, and something that doesn't create more work than it monitors ;)

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NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@gleick "These leopards sure seem to be eating all the right faces!"

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Remember: Unlike Soylent Green, "AI" is not people

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Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
Walker@infosec.exchange wrote:

Software Supply Chain npm package compromise.

July 18, reported eslint-config-prettier npm package was modified to include info stealing node-gyp.dll (c68e42f416f482d43653f36cd14384270b54b68d6496a8e34ce887687de5b441)

Highlighting the ongoing threat to package security and software development.

https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/supply-chain-security-alert-eslint-config-prettier-package-shows-signs-of-compromise

#python #SoftwareSupplyChains #softwaredevelopment #secdevops #malware

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Adding the Moynihan Hall was a welcome improvement to Penn Station, but didn't address the main problem, which is insufficient capacity for the number of trains that run through it. There aren't enough tracks, the platforms are too narrow, and the tunnels entering and leaving the station have too limited capacity. These more fundamental constraints will be much harder to solve, because the underground area around the station is already heavily crowded.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Moynihan Hall occupies part of what had been New York's main post office building, a block west of the original Penn Station. It was situated over the tracks, with access to platforms, to facilitate Railway Post Office mail delivery, which was common into the 1970's. After the post office moved its sorting operations elsewhere, it was relatively straightforward to repurpose it as an extension of the adjacent railroad station, which is why it only took the better part of 50 years.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Many of the design elements of the new hall pay deliberate homage to the original, befittingly grand, Penn Station, including especially the prominently exposed steel beams.

There are no seats in the main hall, though there are smaller ticketed waiting areas to the side, as well as a substantial food court. The lack of a "big board" is deliberate, to discourage crowding in any particular area (there is instead a collection of smaller train status monitors spread throughout the hall).

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with the Rodenstock 23mm/5.6 HR-Digaron lens and the Phase One IQ4-150 XT camera. The 23mm Digaron is a sharp wide lens, but doesn't really have a large enough image circle to support extensive movements (which weren't required here). Captured from the balcony on the south side of the station.

The Moynihan Train Hall is a recently-opened annex (repurposed from the Post Office) to the otherwise dungeon-like remnants of the old Penn Station, buried under Madison Square Garden since 1963.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Moynihan Train Hall, Pennsylvania Station, NYC, 2021.

All the pixels, before rush hour, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51205135362

#photography

A modern urban passenger rail station hall. Passengers mill about around escalators that descend to unseen tracks below. Exposed steel beams support a skylight roof.

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andypiper@macaw.social ("Andy Piper") wrote:

I had a chat about Mastodon and our organisation and goals with @gfsc https://gfsc.community/community-spotlight-mastodon/

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I disliked flying Southwest because of the open seating thing, it always gave me middle seat anxiety, so I can't say that I will mourn its exit

https://qz.com/southwest-airlines-announces-select-seating-policy

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pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

I hope this bozo is drinking lots of cod liver oil.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/21/its-like-raaaain-on-your-wedding-day/

Brian Hooker, quack

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ryan@social.miyaku.media ("みやくモード") wrote:

bro that’s too many multitudes. you gotta start cutting back on multitudes bro

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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Other than figuring out the best ways to share them, skill and knowledge are not problems to solve necessarily. But since we can't learn everything ourselves, and can't do everything ourselves, we find ourselves in relationship with others. At that point, who has power and how they use it are the questions to ask.

And although those are not strictly "technical" questions, those are interesting questions to ask as you design your computing systems, pick employers, form your unions, etc.