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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Mussolini born, 1883
Mastodon FeedMastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:
I hope that Mastodon folks who like to scold newcomers will realize how off-putting -- and damaging -- that behavior is.
Please be helpful, not scornful. Let's reduce the genuine risk of poisoning fediverse growth, and thereby giving social-media oligarchs indefinite control over online discourse.
Read this essential post from @kissane to understand more. https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
simon_brooke@mastodon.scot ("Simon Brooke") wrote:
"The electric bicycle is a game-changer, much more significant than the overhyped, expensive and insufficiently green e-car: global sales of e-bikes are projected to reach 40 million next year, compared to 9 million for electric vehicles. Globally, most trips are less than 10 kilometres, which e-bikes can cover within half an hour."
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
20m is hopping the pond, hitting CH and UK stations, while 40m is mostly just getting me East Coast US reports. I imagine that will change as the terminator line shifts West
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
why I enjoy #JS8 more than #FT8:
‘FT8 transmits and receives only the bare essentials needed to make an amateur radio contact (QSO): Exhange of callsigns, readability report, signal strength report, and "best regards" ("73"). Because only this information can be sent, FT8 is not a "conversation" mode. FT8 transmits this minimum of information in a semi-automated fashion on its own time frame. Therefore, FT8 is not a "keyboard-to-keyboard" (real-time chat) mode.
JS8 is a variant of FT8 which allows operators to send more information and converse with each other. JS8 was created to allow the basic principles of FT8 to be applied to sending actual messages (instead of just the bare minimum QSO information that FT8 limits operators with).’
- Wikipedia
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
Alright I think I hammered out the various issues with @helpingfriendlybot but once again I haven't been able to test against live data and once again I will be at MSG so can't debug in real time. Cross your fingers!
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
timbray@cosocial.ca ("Tim Bray") wrote:
If you are, or have ever been, a sysadmin, grab a bag of popcorn and cruise through this one. Thrills and chills! https://thomasp.vivaldi.net/2023/07/28/what-happened-to-vivaldi-social/
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Twitter_expat@mastodon.world ("Twitter_expat 🧩(Fedi Resident)") wrote:
America's enemies could not dream of a better ally than the GOP itself.
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CliffWade@allthingstech.social wrote:
Your instance admins put in a lot of time and effort to keep things running as smoothly as possible.
It's always awesome if you can show your admins some love and throw a little donation their way. Even just $1 or a $5.99 subscription goes a LONG way and says so much.
If you'd like to support us here at #AllThingsTech, you can do so via the link below.
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Donations aren't mandatory, but they always put a smile on our face! 😀
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Tarah@infosec.exchange ("Tarah Wheeler") wrote:
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Join me, @jerry, Mari Galloway, and Talya Parker to talk about opportunities for underrepresented women in cybersecurity startups after the Twittersplosion removed all our weak social ties. How do we find job postings now that we've all gone to different places? There will be some *very frank opinions* shared.
Get jobs! Talk to Jerry about how I.E. is working to increase the voice of underrepresented women on this platform! Learn from Mari and Talya about how best to reach to communities respectfully to provide job postings!
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
We saw a few spiders at the ecostation.
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘There is a debate inside the administration over whether the goal of the operation is primarily aimed at disrupting the military, or at civilian life more broadly in the event of a conflict. But officials say that the initial searches for the code have focused first on areas with a high concentration of American military bases.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/us/politics/china-malware-us-military-bases-taiwan.html
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
I am now also on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nadim.computer
Mastodon FeedReblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:
The reason student debt exists today but didn’t for Boomers is that one of Ronald Reagan’s advisors believed having an overabundance of college educated and unemployed people is what led to fascism in Germany.
So Reagan attacked state funding of universities and the rest is history. Many structural problems in modern America can be traced to Ronald Reagan’s policies and a tinge of racism. https://theintercept.com/2022/08/25/student-loans-debt-reagan/
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
OK, why on Earth is anyone doing optimistic rollups if we have ZK rollups
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
io@merveilles.town ("isaac io schankler") wrote:
Wow I agonize about how to best teach audio synthesis with convoluted lesson plans and Stephin Merritt just lays it all out in three short verses
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- ’81: How to Play the Synthesizer Song by The Magnetic Fields Take a single oscillator Producing a drone Send it to the wave shaper Altering the tone This can be a triangle Sawtooth or a square Modulate the pulse width Nobody will care This is how to play the synthesizer This is how to play the synthesizer Now go to the filter bank Low, high, band or notch Fiddle with the cutoff point Pour yourself a Scotch Modern filters oscillate All by themselves It sounds like you're torturing Little metal elves This is how to play the synthesizer This is how to play the synthesizer Nextly, shape the envelope AKA ADSR Attack, delay, sustain, release Which means how loud you are One millisecond to the next Whether you pluck or lurch Or ooze like an organist In a Venusian church (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
coachgowron@tenforward.social ("Coach Gowron") wrote:
I call this "Drinks Are On the House."
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dirk_lotze@det.social ("Dirk Lotze") wrote:
Die schöne Brücke an der Schwesterstraße in #wuppertal ,
weltbekannt als "Die Legobrücke" von Künstler MEGX.Ich freu' mich jedes Mal, wenn ich da vorbei komme. #streetart
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
abraxas3d@mastodon.radio ("Abraxas3d W5NYV") wrote:
I've been on #17m #ft8 building up contacts for whatever awards and cards I get. It's been *super* fun for several reasons.
I know why ft8 works so well. I know a lot about #LDPC codes and #digital comms. It's a joy to use this mode. It's literally the best FEC outside of #Polar codes. We rock!
It seems to tick off the local very old white male DX club to no end that "lazy people are getting dxcc for nothing!" rawr grumble fulminate etc
Mastodon FeedIf you manage to get it through the door, the PS5 is actually a nice device.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
yes! tassles
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lukito@tech.lgbt ("Luke") wrote:
Another weekend, another location at which to smooch :blobfoxeyes:
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burger_jaap ("Jaap Burger") wrote:
Great social media campaign by WWF Germany over on the dark site:
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- [Twitter bird disappearing
Text: "Schützt unsere Tierarten, bevor es zu spät ist."][6]
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helenczerski@fediscience.org ("Helen Czerski") wrote:
Whenever I need cheering up about the climate, things like this really help:
"During the 2010s the levelised cost (that is the average lifetime cost of equipment, per megawatt hour of electricity generated) of solar, offshore wind and onshore wind fell by 87%, 62% and 56%, respectively"
And that dramatic fall in costs isn't stopping.
Even the most short-term thinkers must be convinced by that!
(Quote from this paywalled Economist article: https://www.economist.com/schools-brief/2020/05/23/the-worlds-energy-system-must-be-transformed-completely )
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Cool summer weather for a day. Time to go visit an EcoStation.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/07/29/its-ecostation-day/
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Smalljones@triangletoot.party ("Smalljones aka Paul Jones") wrote:
Tada
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
polarity@social.bitwig.community ("polarity :wig:") wrote:
Why people leave #Mastodon by @kissane
> The most common—but usually not the only—response, cited as a primary or secondary reason in about 75 replies—had to do with feeling unwelcome, being scolded, and getting lectured. Some people mentioned that they tried Mastodon during a rush of people out of Twitter and got what they perceived as a hostile response.
👉 https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
arstechnica ("Ars Technica") wrote:
Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data
The agency opposes an amendment that prevents it from using data brokers.
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black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:
GOP megadonor pours millions into effort to hinder Ohio abortion amendment