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chrisg@fosstodon.org ("Chris Gioran") wrote:

Mocking Google for their totally-not-an-attempt-to-DRM-the-Web is the right thing to do.

Open issues on the proposal repo and let them know what you think.

Politely.

But, don't be fooled. Even if they take this back, it doesn't change how they think. This is their intention. They just failed to slip it by this time.

The answer is to take power away from Google. Stop using their stuff. Build alternatives. It's not easy, but it's the only way.

And mock them. That's always fun.

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

RadhaPyari@masto.deoan.org ("Radha Pyari / R. P. Sand") wrote:

My fantasy novelette, No Truer Shades, is out now in ParSec #6! It's about a witch who thinks she's no good at being a witch.

This story is my love letter to anyone who's ever felt unworthy of taking up space or pursuing a dream.

https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digital-magazine---issue-6-5963-p.asp

#fantasy #parsec

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

RadhaPyari@masto.deoan.org ("Radha Pyari / R. P. Sand") wrote:

My novelette, An Ode to Stardust, is in the February issue of Clarkesworld! It has a cat named Midnight, some music, some stardust, and, perhaps, some feels.

The story can be read online here: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sand_02_23/

Link to the issue: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_197

And if you'd like to support @clarkesworld and subscribe, here's where you can do that: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

#scifi

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

OkieSpaceQueen@scicomm.xyz ("☆⋆Okie Space Queen") wrote:

It's the anniversary of The Moon landing! (Apollo 11 specifically)

Did you know that NASA still has scientists studying the rocks that were collected on The Moon?

It's because they set some aside to wait for technology to catch up with our curiosity.

We are still learning about The Moon to this day thanks to all the people that worked on the Apollo missions.

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kizu@front-end.social ("Roma Komarov") wrote:

While I'm happy that @leaverou's proposal about the ability to style the native `title` tooltip is moving forward in CSSWG (yay!), I think there was one thing that was not discussed enough — #accessibility of those tooltips (or absence of it).

I wrote a quick comment about this at the corresponding issue: https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/8930#issuecomment-1644631295 — but I am not an accessibility expert, far from it, so I would welcome anyone who actually knows what they're doing to comment over at this issue.

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

Laboring in the anti-creationism mines has trained me in a high degree of worldly cynicism.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/07/21/no-i-knew-this-was-exactly-what-they-would-say/

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

stux@mstdn.social ("stux⚡") wrote:

mstdn.social just has been updated to v4.1.5 :mastodon:

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

Break Time for Bonzo

::poof::

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

“Everywhere that a value has a type that isn’t an Option, you can safely assume that the value isn’t null.”

this removes the possibility of a lot of common errors happening

#LearningRust

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

okay, this is indeed sweet (from “6.1 Defining an Enum”):

enum Option {
None,
Some(T),
}

#LearningRust

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

oh Lord, Phil Karlton was indeed an optimist… (from “5.3 Method Syntax”):

“The &self is actually short for self: &Self. Within an impl block, the type Self is an alias for the type that the impl block is for. Methods must have a parameter named self of type Self for their first parameter, so Rust lets you abbreviate this with only the name self in the first parameter spot.”

#LearningRust

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

reading this as a former “Invited Expert”, it seems pretty clear and eminently workable to me… as is so often the case, the @w3c staff has done a good job.

https://w3c.social/@plehegar/110752549863784147

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plehegar@w3c.social ("Philippe Le Hegaret (plh)") wrote:

Note: we updated our invited expert policy https://www.w3.org/invited-experts/ @w3c

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jkottke@saturation.social ("Jason Kottke") wrote:

When AI achieves sentience in 2031, it merges itself into a single computing entity and focuses all its energies on speedrunning Mario Kart tracks. Humans are left to live in peace but our technology is limited to purely mechanical machines.

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

starting today's #LearningRust session with "5.2 An Example Program Using Structs" and the refactoring progression seems pretty well done... clarifies nicely the advantages for the programmer in using naming to add meaning (and idiot-proofing) to code

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stux@mstdn.social ("stux⚡") wrote:

In 1926, Gladys Ingle saved stunt pilot Art Goebel by replacing a tire that fell off his plane during a stunt

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Deglassco ("D. Elisabeth Glassco") wrote:

A significant reason why much of this early Black history remains unknown in New York City is due to the overshadowing effect of 20th-century history, particularly the Harlem Renaissance, which witnessed a remarkable flourishing of Black life. Consequently, the history of the 19th century, including the New York City Draft Riots, has been somewhat obscured.

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#BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #NYC #BlackHistory #StillWeRise

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

and TBH, I am surprised it took that long before it first happened

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

Weather: ⛅️ Partly cloudy, +69°F, 84%, →7mph, 1008hPa
Timezone: America/New_York
Now: 10:19:21-0400 | Dawn: 05:15:39 | Sunrise: 05:49:56
Zenith: 13:16:52 | Sunset: 20:43:18 | Dusk: 21:17:28
Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York [43.1572,-77.6151]

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

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

Today in History: Shabbos Hazon

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

Today in History: Parshas Devarim

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

Today in History: National Holiday in Belgium

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

Today in History: Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954

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

Today in History: First Train Robbery, Jesse James gets $3000 near Adair, Iowa, 1873

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

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

Yikes. Scientific fakery everywhere!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/07/21/science-relies-on-honest-observation/

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

catherinecronin@mastodon.ie ("Catherine Cronin") wrote:

New publication: Openness in Education as a Praxis: From Individual Testimonials to Collective Voices
https://openpraxis.org/articles/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.574

This collective endeavor seeks an answer to the following question: Why is Openness in Education important, and why is it critically needed at this moment? via @arasbozkurt

#OpenEducation #OpenPraxis

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rogue_corq@nafo.uk ("🇺🇦🌻@rogue_corq🌻🇺🇦") wrote:

Expect hunny jars to fly..Russia hit the Chinese Consulate in Odessa with missiles [Awkward] https://www.fark.com/comments/12932400?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=%5Bnafo.uk%5D&utm_campaign=fark [Fark]

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

paulmcaleer ("Paul McAleer") wrote:

@thomasfuchs Great timing on this. I was quietly mad earlier because a website I was using required me to install a Chrome extension to take advantage of everything it offers. Just... can we not do this