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

henrihelvetica@webperf.social ("Henri Helvetica") wrote:

🎂 Since I LOVE to do this every Nov 11, wishing a HAPPY 30th BDAY to the MOSAIC browsers which is at the root of literally EVERYTHING we do online. Developed by a small visionary group of students at NCSA at Illinois, the world changed for ever. Can you even imagine what might have happened w/o it... who knows.

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• image of NCSA Mosaic browser, and it's homepage. (remote)

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

soundwarrior20@ravenation.club ("sound warrior") wrote:

I'm a totally blind software tester with previous testing experience. I know there are many of you in the #Fedivers working on many cool projects, I'd love to test them for accessibility if you're looking for an accessibility tester or any accessibility consultancy please get in touch :-) if everyone could repost this, that would be great thanks very much :-) #a11y #Blind #Accessibility

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

Smootasaurus@mstdn.social ("Tommy Boy :verified:") wrote:

Don't always share resolutions but in non-specific detail I'd like to leave my 40s, and enter my 50s, healthier and more fit than I've ever been. It's supposed to all go downhill sometime right? Is my last chance to start a decade this way?

Just registered for my 8th Marine Corps Marathon. I'll put on a few pounds this winter and do some cross training, AKA non #running things. (Also need less focus on "work" and more on a personal life)

Happy Veterans Day. Take care of yourselves. And go Army

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• Marine Corps Marathon registration confirmation email (remote)

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

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

Over 1,800 Jewish Writers, Artists, and Professors Sign Open Letter Saying Criticism of Israel Isn't Inherently Antisemitic | https://www.teenvogue.com/story/over-1000-jewish-writers-artists-and-professors-sign-open-letter-saying-criticism-of-israel-isnt-inherently-antisemitic

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

piger ("Daniel") wrote:

what I call “the perl grep" is one of the most useful tools I can think of, albeit a bit cumbersome to type:

$ echo "give me 12345 numbers" | perl -nl -e '/(\d+)/ && print "$1"'
12345

#perl #cli #grep

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

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

This Pennsylvania school board made news for banning books. Voters flipped it : https://www.npr.org/2023/11/11/1212185489/election-pennsylvania-school-board

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

damned good idea:

https://mstdn.social/@Smootasaurus/111393843464470185

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

playing around on JS8, pskreporter says I'm hitting Australia on 20m & had a couple of nice conversations w folks in NC and CO... putting out about 12w, like a dim 💡

makes me giggle, that

#AmateurRadio

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

neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

Question specifically for neurodivergent women, especially those with ADHD:

I have an adult friend going through significant stress right now, and one of the main problems presenting itself is that she forgets to eat. Completely forgets, and then gets malnourished and feels even worse.

Once she remembers to eat, or when she sets reminders to try and schedule it better/regularize it, she can't find anything appetizing, no matter what's available.

Specific to neurodivergent women (especially those with ADHD, and specifically women since neurodivergence often manifests differently in women over time): has this happened to you? or similar? do you have any hack or solution or other thing to suggest here?

Thanks in advance.

#adhd #neurodivergent

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

This post is essential reading re: the DMA and tech giant oligopolistic tactics, but it misses a further wrinkle: many of the practices the DMA regulates may be discontinued in Europe, but Apple/Google/etc. have already shown that they will try to geographically ring-fence compliance so that the rest of the world doesn't benefit from them:

https://theplatformlaw.blog/2023/11/10/will-dma-proceedings-make-competition-law-obsolete-no-they-wont/

/cc @owa

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

You ever think about how when you eat cheese, that's the second time it's been inside a stomach?

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

jonny@neuromatch.social ("Dr. jonny phd") wrote:

This post will serve as the fediverse representation of my poster for #SfN23 :

Social-First #P2P: Strategies for Joy, Agency, and Ethics in Digital Infrastructure.
main website: https://jon-e.net/sfn23/
conference page: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/10892/presentation/35685
PSTR241.22 / WW65
November 13, 2023, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WCC Halls A-C

This post is linked to the poster's website, https://jon-e.net/sfn23/ which embeds comments beneath this post. Comments below here serve as a discussion for those that can't be at the conference, or otherwise want to mark up the work.

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

frankashwood@flipping.rocks ("Frank Ashwood") wrote:

Did you know that New Zealand and other land masses in the south-west Pacific are home to LEAF-VEINED SLUGS?

Unlike their omnivorous European relatives, these slugs eat only fungi. They breathe mainly through the skin of the back, which is kept moist by secretions passing along the many grooves.

I think they're utterly amazing, and apparently so do mesostigmatid mites (look at that mite party by the green slug)!

#Mollusc #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #SoilBiodiversity

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• A photograph of a pair of slugs on a decaying log. One is orange and the other is green, but both have distinct venation on their back, similar to the veins of a leaf. (remote)

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

phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

If I get every "your first box is free" meal service, sequentially, and then cancel, how many meals do I get funded purely by VC money, and is the answer "infinity" because they won't stop throwing money at meal startups?

I haven't been able to stop wondering since I watched this: https://youtu.be/89u2Ftt23Sk?si=-f19Eh3-p2IMpbIU

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

Ayaan Hirsi Ali renounces atheism because it's not sufficiently anti-woke or anti-Muslim. She needs Christianity for that.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/11/ayaan-hirsi-ali-is-a-christian-now/

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• Ayaan Hirsi Ali (remote)

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

Students don't just learn math at a university, but I guess some people can't understand that.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/11/some-people-dont-understand-free-speech/

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• Student with sign reading "I am more than just a test score." (remote)

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

My email situation continues to be a disaster. I mean, my emails are all there, but scattered in various states and places. And I have not even half-completed migrations... It's just such a mess. :/

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

pierrickblons@fosstodon.org ("Pierrick") wrote:

Just tested @pixelfed and it’s amazing! Such a great alternative to Instagram.
Will start rebuilding a feed of pictures there on this profile https://pixelfed.social/pierrick

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

done with my shift walking dogs at the pound… they are completely full now, not one kennel left & overflow cages being assembled in the hallway

;^{

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

futzle@old.mermaid.town ("Deborah Pickett") wrote:

Is anyone aware of a word processing/publishing tool that is adept at interspersing text and musical notation? Something that would be good for an academic discussion of a piece of music, for instance. Paragraphs of text, paragraphs of staves, paragraphs of guitar tab, inline symbols. Free or paid.

Please only suggest something you’re familiar with; I can google things myself. :boost_ok:

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

liamvhogan@aus.social ("Liam :fnord:") wrote:

The coyote in the road runner cartoons is a heroic figure; despite failure and grossly illiberal treatment by the dramatic rules of the series (the road runner is bound by no laws) he retains his identity and perseverance. The coyote makes his own decisions and accepts all the consequences, and is in control of his life in a universe hostile to him.

We must imagine the coyote happy.

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

ggpsv@social.coop ("Gabriel Garrido") wrote:

#introduction

Hello! I made social.coop my new Fediverse home. I already followed some folks here, looking forward to get to know others!

My name is Gabriel and I am from Costa Rica. I currently live in Spain.

I write #software for a living and for fun. I have other interests, such as #plants and #ecology, playing #music, reading #philosophy and #socialscience, and practicing #permaculture, #agroforestry, and #simpleliving.

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

APoD@botsin.space ("Astronomy Picture of the Day") wrote:

The SAR and the Milky Way

Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Looten

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231111.html #APOD

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• 4c844899fbf8b741.jpg (remote)

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

Oh! The beautiful music of the night, in New Zealand!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/11/11/your-morning-wake-up-call/

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• Kiwi (remote)

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janellecshane@wandering.shop ("Janelle Shane") wrote:

Learn your fruits and vegetables with the help of DALL-E3!

https://www.aiweirdness.com/learn-your-fruits-and-vegetables/

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• Very cute fruit icons, mostly incorrectly labeled in cheerful rounded capital letters. Two apples at the upper left are labeled Apple, but the apple next to it is partially cut open and is labeled banana. Next to that are two actual bunches of bananas but their labeles say Oranga and Leame. Three strawberries are labeled Orange, Strawbery, and Cherpes. Four bunches of grabes are labeled Strawberry, Strawerry, S'Firo, and Lemon. There's a lemon labeled Bawo and an orance slice labeled Grande. (remote)

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

New cats just dropped.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

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• A black cat with dark beans and green eyes is looking towards the camera like he’s never had a thought in his life while being held in arms and his chin scratched.
• A white and orange cat with a pink nose is being held in arms and is having her chin scratched while her paws are in an awkward position.

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

konnorrogers@ruby.social ("Konnor Rogers") wrote:

@slightlyoff it sucks that I basically can't visit GitHub on mobile internet anymore because every page is so heavy. They managed to choose the worst of both worlds by merging their PJAX-like implementation with React. I hate it.

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

GitHub moved from a system that included more people, to a system that excludes folks at the margins, because of dogma. I wish to the heavens there was a different way to summarise it, but here we are. React-ecosystem nonsense f'd another service for marginalised folks, and this time it's one that matters.

I hope it's the last, but know it's only another scalp. This will will be written as a "win", no matter how many kids and schools at the margin lose.

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

When you, as a VP/Director that makes $XXX+k/yr decide that your users at the margins don't matter because you don't decide to learn about their needs, you're only telling on yourself. When you, as an engineer or TL/PM on these teams fail to push back, you're complicit (but not responsible; I know good people did a lot to prevent backsliding on GH).

All of this matters, not because dashboards, but because access.

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

If the idea embedded in your brand is "I'm rich, f-you", then then the line is clear. If, however, you're building for (and with) folks at the margins, the idea that you can afford "DX" in favour of "velocity" (per usual, metrics to be provided later/never) is contended.

How is that contention solved in tech today? Mostly by doing whatever the VP heard was cool.

I can't make this up.