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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

similar to the experiences of a friend of mine, a retired computing prof. the new UI is *worst* than what they had, and that was not wonderful

https://mastodon.social/@Meyerweb/109937577457830463

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘Asked by the BBC if the bill could jeopardise Signal’s ability to operate in the UK, Meredith Whittaker said: “It could, and we would absolutely 100% walk rather than ever undermine the trust that people place in us to provide a truly private means of communication. We have never weakened our privacy promises, and we never would.”’

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/24/signal-app-warns-it-will-quit-uk-if-law-weakens-end-to-end-encryption

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

and I am old enough to remember how to ‘click-dial’ a number without actually rotating that pulse dialer

https://mastodon.social/@ranx/109937437097420047

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“Tomahawk cruise missiles are currently only in the arsenals of the US and Britain. The weapon launches from ships and submarines and can strike targets precisely from 1,000 miles away (some 1,600 kilometers), even in heavily defended airspace.”

https://www.dw.com/en/japan-to-buy-us-made-tomahawk-missiles-amid-china-challenges/a-64829530?mobileApp=true

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘Anti-government activists in Belarus have claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian Beriev A-50 surveillance aircraft at an airfield near Minsk.

They said the clandestine operation was carried out by a drone.

Alexander Azarau, the leader of the ByPol opposition organization, told Poland-based exile media channel Belsat the Machulishchi attack was conducted by Belarusians who have fled the country and were "in good hands."’

https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-belarus-activists-claim-russia-a-50-attack/a-64831874?mobileApp=true

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“Throughout the South, white southerners turned to violence, mass lynchings, and lawlessness in order to suppress and intimidate Black voters who were seeking to express themselves lawfully at the ballot box.”

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“By the time of Mr. Menard’s election in 1868, in 10 of the 11 former Confederate states, approximately 80% of eligible Black men were registered voters. Consequently, many Black officials, particularly in the South where Black populations were much larger, were elected into public office. These officials faced fierce opposition and backlash from white people desperate to maintain a racial hierarchy.”

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“During the debate, Mr. Menard became the first Black man to speak on the floor of the House of Representatives… Mr. Hunt did not even show up to testify and presented no evidence supporting his claims. However Congress refused to seat Mr. Menard by a vote of 130 to 57, because he was a Black man.”

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/feb/27

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mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

Interesting article by Alex Brown about US Forest Service seed orchards: https://crosscut.com/environment/2023/02/planting-seeds-washingtons-forest-restoration-efforts

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

Hiring a defrocked Catholic priest is one of those classic blunders.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/02/27/hiring-a-catholic-ex-priest-was-only-one-of-many-stupid-decisions/

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

No good vibes music list would be complete without War's "Low Rider":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsrqKE1iqqo

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

Predictable. Depressingly unsurprising.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/02/27/you-knew-this-combo-was-coming/

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“the AAR has paid for dozens of sponsored articles in the Washington Post and Politico, two publications widely read by the “policymakers and opinion elites” who the group targets with its messages of innovation and self-regulation. Under headlines such as “No need to fix a freight rail system that is thriving” and “How America’s freight railroads became great again,” the AAR touts its members’ impact on the US economy and warns of the consequences of new regulations.”