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konklone@me.konklone.com ("Eric Mill") wrote:

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kimberlyseville@masto.ai ("Kimberly Seville") wrote:

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flexghost ("Flexghost.") wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“- 2024 looks competitive

39 percent of voters had a favorable view of Mr. Trump, while 56 percent had an unfavorable view. Mr. Biden’s overall numbers were better — 46 percent favorable to 52 percent unfavorable”

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘- Democrats do have economic plans, but voters don’t always know it.

The challenge… is to ensure that voters know about those developments, and that they can connect the legislation to their daily lives.
“Most voters are not following national news or the details of the legislation, and many haven’t yet seen the impact on their lives… Working-class voters outside of the big metro areas are still leading pretty tough lives…”’

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘- Both parties have branding problems.

Many voters studied in these “Factory Towns” are “deeply, profoundly cynical” about both political parties… with swing voters holding the impression that both Democrats and Republicans are “too extreme.”
The sharpest argument against Republicans, the polling found, was that “they are on the side of corporations and C.E.O.s and they work for the wealthy.”
Democrats, meantime, are seen as “as weak and ineffective, especially when it comes to economics”’

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“some key findings and recommendations:

- Culture aside, the economy is the bigger problem for Democrats.

A Democratic economic message — focused on attacking corporate greed, investing in manufacturing in the United States and pursuing an economy that works for all rather than the “wealthy few” — tested better, in the Lake Research Partners polling, than a Republican message that claimed liberals were undermining “our way of life.”
… results varied by state…”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/us/politics/democrats-factory-towns-2024.html

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘“The most difficult thing about wafer manufacturing is not technology,” he said. “The most difficult thing is personnel management. Americans are the worst at this, because Americans are the most difficult to manage.”

Three TSMC employees who trained American engineers said it was difficult to standardize practices among them.‘

ppl are not widgets, culture matters

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/technology/tsmc-arizona-factory-tensions.html

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

https://breakingdefense.com/2023/02/edge-announces-1-1b-deal-with-angolan-navy-unveils-11-new-autonomous-systems/

some folks trust autonomous vehicle software a lot, some are skeptical. either way, the platforms are getting cheaper & more accessible to smaller govs... this is a srsly mixed blessing.

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beaubec-monastery-ireland

“The dig also uncovered flint arrowheads and the remnants of what might be a stone circle or passage tomb similar to the structures, more than 5,000 years old, found at the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange.”

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“George McJunkin can be celebrated as an extraordinary man whose inquiring mind, intrepid spirit, and perseverance instigated finds that would transform archaeology.”

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/george-mcjunkin-folsom

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Arizona’s top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims - The Washington Post

“also reported that some high-profile Republican officials — who had publicly made fantastical claims of fraud — did not reiterate those assertions under questioning by agents, when they were subject to a state law prohibiting false reporting to law enforcement.”

https://apple.news/A2Yb1hxkETj2iHWWlR-96Hg

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

LLMs are not a threat to humanity -- humanity is a threat to humanity. The concern should not be for LLMs in and of themselves, but rather the actions that they will induce in humans. This feels obvious?

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vileboss@bitbang.social ("Baylin :win:") wrote:

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RobertMaguire@journa.host ("Robert Maguire") wrote:

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kimzetter@infosec.exchange ("Kim Zetter") wrote:

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richmintz@masto.ai ("Rich Mintz") wrote:

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vagina_museum@masto.ai ("Vagina Museum") wrote:

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I guess it's a snow day.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/02/22/snow-day-sort-of/

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

Donna Summer's "I Feel Love":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHfrdQ8h2Pw

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@blithe oh no. 😞 What (else) happened?

blithe ("Blithe") wrote:

Gonna need to drink more water because the tears just keep coming.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

I went on a quest of learning what was so special about X-Trans sensors used in Fujifilm cameras. And despite the best efforts of SEO scammers, I succeeded in finding a well-rounded, fascinating article on the subject:
https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2020/04/20/fujifilm-x-trans-is-it-really-all-that-different

#fujifilm #photography

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

The visceral roasting of VC self-ownerahip I need in my life right now:

https://pca.st/episode/58ce82b0-622d-4ded-a0d7-8492d13da98a

via https://www.trashfuture.co.uk/

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unicorndeburgh@hachyderm.io wrote:

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BBCWorld@mediastodon.com ("BBC News (World)") wrote:

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SteveBellovin@mastodon.lawprofs.org ("Steve Bellovin") wrote:

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SteveBellovin@mastodon.lawprofs.org ("Steve Bellovin") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“And 7th Edition had uucp (Unix-to-Unix Copy), a dial-up networking facility. This set the stage for Usenet.”

yup, uucp changed everything

https://mastodon.lawprofs.org/@SteveBellovin/109905665757593748

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