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

black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:

‘My colleagues and I are still in shock.’ 32 majors marked for elimination at WVU

https://westvirginiawatch.com/2023/08/11/my-colleagues-and-i-are-still-in-shock-32-majors-marked-for-elimination-at-wvu/

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

Free_Press@mstdn.social ("Aure Free Press") wrote:

POLITICAL CORRUPTION!

Some members of Congress using donor money to repay themselves

Supreme Court ruling in 2022 removed limits on repaying old loans

Nearly $2.3 million in campaign contributions raised by 16 House and Senate members this cycle have gone to the lawmakers themselves to repay loans they made in past campaigns — two of them more than a decade ago.
#News #Politics #USA #Breaking #BreakingNews #AureFreePress

https://rollcall.com/2023/08/14/some-members-of-congress-using-donor-money-to-repay-themselves/

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

chrisgeidner@journa.host ("Chris Geidner") wrote:

HUGE: "DeSantis has rendered 3.3 million Floridians without their elected choice of prosecutor. That means that more than 15% of the people of the state of Florida have had one of their elections nullified unilaterally by the governor."

Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/ron-desantis-is-running-for-president

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

how serendipitous to pass that milestone just as we're preparing for the Year of Linux on the Desktop

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

realized i've recently passed the point where i've been a linux user for the majority of my computer-using life

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

I get into needles, I have to admit. If you don't, please ignore my current treatment regimen.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/14/how-my-morning-is-going/

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• Just a little needle stick (remote)

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

in his 20s, Trooper John Thomas risked death or eternal slavery by joining Company F, 26th United States Colored Volunteer Infantry and marching South with a musket on his shoulder. no braver people have lived than such as him, who answered his country’s call.

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• 69b5690355fa2b48.jpeg (remote)

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

a Regular Army teenager in the Civil War, Trooper MacKay has more than earned some rest.

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• grave of john MacKay, Company D, 9th United States Army Infantry, died 3 August 1909 at age 65 (remote)

Reblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):

oldroadside@botsin.space ("old roadside pictures") wrote:

the donut hole, la puente, california, 1991

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• ed2909343ae23008.jpg (remote)

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

EverMama8_ ("EverMama8_@mastodon.social") wrote:

The current top-bracket tax rate is 37%.

In 1965 it was 70%.

In the 1950s it was 90%.

NOT taxing the rich is what’s new.

https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/historical-income-tax-rates-brackets/

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

dansup ("Daniel Supernault") wrote:

I'm going to try and squeeze in #PubKit development when I can

This is a fundamental service for ActivityPub, and while I understand my focus is @pixelfed, there are few people who have the knowledge and skills to be able to build something like this

Sometimes you gotta sacrifice for the greater good, and @pixelfed is mature enough for me to be able to do that

Also I can't wait to setup this on my activitypub.io domain and finally put it to use!

Attachments:

• PubKit website screenshot

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

kcarruthers wrote:

Very on brand for Florida tho: “Not only does this program set a chilling precedent for coastal management, but it is also likely unconstitutional under Florida law, which prohibits the use of public funds without a public purpose. There is no purpose that serves the public less than granting funds to affluent property owners for activities that will irrevocably harm the state’s beaches.”

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2023/08/13/seawalls-do-not-work-especially-not-florida-column/

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• Beach erosion in Florida

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

jamey@toot.cat ("Jamey Sharp") wrote:

@onepict You might also like a blog post I wrote a couple years ago. I concluded that multicast is pretty much the only way we could do better at video conferencing than we do now, but I took some detours through cryptography topics that I think are neat. https://jamey.thesharps.us/2021/04/07/how-not-to-improve-video-conferencing/

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

The torrent of lies is never going to stop until that man is in jail.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/08/14/aw-shucks-i-missed-it/

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• Trump once again obsesses over the size of crowds at his rallies, and lies about them. (remote)

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

calebkraft ("Caleb Kraft") wrote:

Important information here.

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• c61a040ea3b51ed6.mp4

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

The_Whore_of_Blahbylon ("The Whore of Blahbylon") wrote:

Anyone else?

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• b25b29baf546021a.jpg

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

CodexArcanum@hachyderm.io ("Codex ☯️♈☮") wrote:

@deilann
@mekkaokereke

A pretty handy tactic for white male allies is to wait a beat and then just repeat back a talking point just made by a BIPOC or non-male colleague, with credit of course.

"Interesting Ted... hey I really liked what Shawna was saying can we pull that slide back up? That point about retention seemed vital."

It is truly incredible (incredibly sad) to see (white, men) people only hear words for the first time when repeated back to them by someone who looks like them.

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

carlmalamud@official.resource.org ("Carl Malamud") wrote:

Overt exuberance in the pursuit of the increase and diffusion of knowledge alleged in $400m federal case. Volunteers took great 78s and preserved and transformed them. They did not have a license, certification, or other verification for this act.

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

simon@simonwillison.net ("Simon Willison") wrote:

New release of my llm-mlc plugin for https://llm.datasette.io/ - this plugin allows you to run large language models like Llama 2 using the MLC Python library, which means you get GPU acceleration on M1/M2 Macs! https://github.com/simonw/llm-mlc/releases/tag/0.4

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• [The llm mlc download-model command now takes zero or more optional -a/--alias options to configure aliases for the model once it has been installed. #4:

 llm mlc download-model Llama-2-7b-chat --alias llama2
 
 Installation instructions are clearer, and show how to install required dependencies first. #6
 The plugin no longer crashes llm if it cannot find the dist/prebuilt folder. #9
 New options for temperature, top\_p and repetition\_penalty: #7
 
 llm -m Llama-2-7b-chat \\
   -o temperature 0.5 \\
   -o top\_p 0.9 \\
   -o repetition\_penalty 0.9 \\
   'five names for a cute pet ferret'][7] ([remote][8])

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

mcnees ("Robert McNees") wrote:

Engineer and inventor Frances Hugle was born #OTD in 1927.

She pioneered techniques used in microcircuitry fabrication and obtained patents for many of them, including methods for printing circuits and producing semiconducting films.

Image: IEEE

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• A black and white photo of Frances Hugle. She is sitting on a table or desk, photographed from the side but facing the camera. Her dark dress has elbow-length sleeves and she is wearing what appears to be a sheer, colorful scarf tied around her neck. Hugle is smiling and looking over her shoulder at the camera. Her hair is done up in a 1940s or 50s hairstyle with rolls and curls, and she is wearing bold lipstick.

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

w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

The Marion County, #Kansas newspaper raid story has gone international. @BBCWorld reporting on it now.

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

luca_lichen@kolektiva.social wrote:

… and small table beside entrance has clear rationale, plus free V-Flex N95s. It can be done 🖤 if you’re in Asheville NC area, you’ll love stopping in. oh, and their book collection is Mind Blowing!!

https://firestorm.coop

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• Tabletop sign reads: “Why are we still requiring masks? - Getting sick means we can’t staff our store. - We have high-risk workers. -We are committed to being in accessible space for our disabled/immunocompromised community members.  Masking is community care.” On table is also stack of free V-Flex N95. (remote)

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Lionel #Corgi in action.

#dog #video #football #footballer #shortKing

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• abd265f4a025c7f4.mp4

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

EposVox@glitch.lgbt ("addie") wrote:

Stop using Brave Browser. https://www.spacebar.news/p/stop-using-brave-browser

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Shiny hunting via eggs isn't too bad in Scarlet/Violet, though. Since you get eggs by idling while camping out, there are regular breaks to rest your hands and do other things built into the design.

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

In a world historical first, complaining about it on the internet did not do anything

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

uspolitics@mastodon.sdf.org ("U.S. Politics in Real Time") wrote:

Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch.

https://www.businessinsider.com/massachusetts-millionaire-tax-gets-kids-free-school-lunches-2023-8

#MassachusettsMillionairesTax #FreeSchoolLunches #PublicSchools #Education #IncomeInequality #SocialJustice #Politics #News

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

I'm still enjoying Tim Cain's daily youtube videos. In this one he talks about his programming habits, and he mentions that pretty early on, he started adding a comment that just says "zzz" whenever he gets interrupted. It's those areas that he checks for bugs first when something goes wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIV4BTuq6QQ

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

Hacksaw ("Hacksaw{{}{}}") wrote:

@thesiswhisperer @pluralistic
Me: Google search used to be the best, now it’s frustrating more often than not. I don't see how it could be worse.
Google: Hold my beer, a beverage made by brewing malted grains, straining off the liquids and then storing them in oak casks for multiple years.

Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):

carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

It’s official, cord cutting is now more expensive than cable.

Subscribing to the top US streaming services will cost $87 this autumn, compared with $73 a year ago. Meanwhile the average cable TV package costs $83 a month.

This isn’t sustainable and I expect one or more of these streaming services to throw in the towel within the next year or two.

https://www.ft.com/content/02e7e67d-8367-427e-9aa7-e66c7f7fa8a1