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

20m, 30m, & 40m # JS8 are jumpin' tonight
#AmateurRadio 📡

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

preparing for dry-run tonight of #JS8Call ROCDIGI Group mixed-media net planned for tuesday

#AmateurRadio 📡

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

Me: [muttering to myself looking increasingly worried and lost] "Turn *off* the computer," they said. "Walk *into* the woods," they said! [trips and falls] Waaugh!

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

gulovsen ("Grant Gulovsen") wrote:

Given the current trajectory of American politics, as long as the Republicans are beholden to their Daddy Trump and he's allowed to continue stoking hatred and violence while being under the protection of the U.S. Secret Service, I fully expect to see some sort of armed confrontation between Americans in the next few months.

I wish I didn't feel that way but at this point I think it's a near certainty.

May as well get mentally prepared for it.

Other preparations also probably not a bad idea.

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

somehow, nip has fallen upon the Housepanther

Psycho Kitty
Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away…

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

Michael@volumetrics.social wrote:

Had a great time presenting at the WebXR meet up. Here's the demo we shared, showing the powerful experiences you can achieve with WebXR.

Star the repo @ https://github.com/Volumetrics-io/mrjs

#Webxr #spatialweb #spatialcomputing #mixedreality #immersiveweb

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• A video captured on the quest 3 of a WebXR experience built with mr.js. in it you see a 2D UI panel with slides of various fish. Michael presses a button that enabled a virtual fish tank with those same fish in it. He then presses a "submersible" button, replacing a wall with an deep sea scene, with a koi fish and shark swimming around. A whale suddenly appears, diving through the wall and into the floor. (remote)

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

need to start keeping a list of all the times some big supposed display of bleeding edge technology turns out to just be A Guy

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• Ars Technica headline: Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will continue. KYLE ORLAND - UPDATED 1/27/2024, 8:44 PM (remote)

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

Nfoonf@chaos.social wrote:

The Icon Of The Seas Is 250,000 Tons Of Floating Carbon-Emissions Horror

„People who love cruises enjoy the ability to leave their cars behind and walk from their room to any number of high-quality restaurants, water parks, shopping experiences, and entertainment venues. They’re paying thousands of dollars and emitting untold tons of carbon in order to enjoy the walkable city they spend the rest of the year NIMBY-ing against.“ https://jalopnik.com/the-icon-of-the-seas-is-250-000-tons-of-floating-carbon-1851189439

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adolfor20@techhub.social ("Adolfo Rineckki") wrote:

RT: @anti_disease

Friday positivity!  😷💖

#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #covid19 #covid @novid

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

evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

I'm seeing a lot of out-of-date, misleading, and less-than-useful advice about digital privacy and security for people seeking an abortion, so here are the best resources over at Digital Defense Fund: https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy

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evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

Giving digital security/privacy advice for non-technical people in a crisis situation featuring an ever-shifting threat model is hard, actually.

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

minouette@spore.social ("Ele Willoughby, PhD") wrote:

Happy birthday to Kathleen Lonsdale DBE FRS (née Yardley, 1903-1971) who solved a longstanding #chemistry conundrum of the shape of benzene, here with her drawing of electron density for hexachlorobenzene (green) & model of hexamethylbenzene explore shape in different forms. Her husband said, “Before prison it might have bothered her to go to Buckingham Palace. Afterwards, Holloway or Buckingham Palace were all the same.” She was a #physicist, #crystallographer, #pacifist & prison reformer. 🧵1/

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• My linocut with portrait of Kathleen Lonsdale in gradient of lavender at the bottom to indigo at the top. She looks like a serious woman with a big mop of curly hair, round glasses, in a floral shirt and blazer. To her left is her own first drawing of electron density projection calculated for hexachlorobenzene. In front of her in black is her own one crystal model of hexamethylbenzene (with spheres for atoms and bars to indicate bonds or for structure and a small tag). (remote)

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emmalbriant@mastodon.online ("Dr. Emma L Briant🐕🇬🇧in🇦🇺") wrote:

Want to learn more about #Propaganda and #Disinformation? I’m excited to share with you all the new #udemy #course I’ve designed, you can sign up now and attend anywhere in the world!!! 🌍😃 this is Level 1 - for Beginners! https://www.udemy.com/course/propaganda-disinformation-level-1-beginners/?referralCode=F6D164B12D33A03ADF60 #media #digitalliteracy #commodon @potemkinvillage #udemy #onlinelearning #courses #socialmedia #misinformation #polcomm

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

kevinbolding@neuromatch.social wrote:

Hi Everyone.

At the beginning of the year I received notice I've got my first funding as a new PI. It's for an ambitious project to look at how the main olfactory system in mice enables individualized social interactions. I wanted to hire a postdoc before, but now I really really want to hire a postdoc. If you know anyone who is at the right stage and might think the picture attached to this post looks cool, please can you share? There's a lot more to it than what's in the diagrams here.

The job ad is in several places including here:
https://www.sparksociety.org/resource-blog/2023/11/2/postdoc-bolding-lab

#neurojobs #neuroscience #imaging #miniscope #olfaction #olfactory #photometry #electrophysiology #neuropixels

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• Diagrams illustrating 1. That animals need to tell individuals apart even if they are the same sex or strain. 2. That individual identity cues may be subtle and processes late in the odor processing cycle. 3. An approach for delivering mouse odors with experimental control and the ability to monitor neural activity in the olfactory system in the receiving mouse (i.e., miniscopes). (remote)

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paulox@fosstodon.org ("Paolo Melchiorre 🏖️") wrote:

I highly recommend supporting the Standard Ebooks project. 📚

«Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain e-books that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of copyright restrictions, and free of cost.»

Donate 👇
https://standardebooks.org/donate

Please boost 🙏

#standardebook #standardebooks #ebook #ebooks #publicdomain #book #books #reading #epub #standard

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• Ereaders with a Standard Ebook open. (remote)

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

dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org ("Daniel Lakeland") wrote:

I showed this diagram about the SI units from Wikipedia to my wife, who is a mid career professional research biologist, and she said she'd never seen something like it before and it is now her religion and she plans to put it on T-shirts and go door to door spreading the good news... Keep up the good work! #science #measurement #units

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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

@dlakelan

The mole telling a joke to their friends, who are just off frame laughing.

(What a third wheel.)

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• Cropped part of the graphic showing that mol isn't really connected to the rest of the graph. It's just there with it's constant trying to seem a part of the rest of the pattern. (remote)

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

"Donald Trump is a clear and present danger"

https://youtu.be/LfWuPsQmtns

#Vote #Vets

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

The city of Albuquerque recently made their free bus fare pilot program permanent (https://www.cabq.gov/transit/news/zero-fares-is-here-to-stay) and Kansas City has had fareless mass transit for several years now (https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/kansas-city-zero-fare-free-transit-program-shows-major-success, https://kcbeacon.org/stories/2023/12/15/people-who-ride-kcata-fare-free-buses-healthier-researchers-say/). This seems like a good time to remind people that transit fares are not about money: https://jamey.thesharps.us/2019/12/12/transit-fares-are-not-about-money/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

About iMessage Contact Key Verification - Apple Support:

"iMessage Contact Key Verification automatically verifies that you’re messaging with the person that you intend. In iMessage conversations with people who have also turned on iMessage Contact Key Verification, you receive an alert if there’s an error in this verification process."

Anyone else on iOS have this feature? #beepermini https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213465

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• Screenshot of a button with Contact Verification Key and description.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I have a question for the #smallweb

Rereading The Garden and the Stream: A Technopastoral – Hapgood really solidifies for me the idea that when we spend too much time in the “stream” (ie #Twitter, #Threads) we lose our ability to consume longer forms of content.

My experience suggests this is true. Curious to hear your experiences? https://hapgood.us/2015/10/17/the-garden-and-the-stream-a-technopastoral/

teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

Sunset in Mui Ne, Vietnam. November 2008. One of my all time fave pics I’ve taken. #photography

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• The image shows a group of people standing on a beach at sunset. There are silhouettes of five individuals—two appear to be women and three men—against a vibrant sky painted with shades of pink, purple, and blue. The ocean can be seen at their feet with waves gently coming in, and there are palm trees to the right, creating a tropical scene. The lighting suggests it is either sunrise or sunset, with the sun below the horizon casting a warm glow across the sky.

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bw@social.lol ("Blake Watson :prami:") wrote:

This is a story all about how @mhilltopple and I built our own private Discord knockoff.

https://blakewatson.com/journal/building-our-own-private-discord-knockoff/

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grimalkina ("Cat Hicks") wrote:

I have ✨ a new preprint ✨ to share!!

This is a scientific review paper which seeks to provide a map, an entry point, and a call to action for improving the lives of the people who create software:

"Psychological Affordances Can Provide a Missing Explanatory Layer for Why Interventions to Improve Developer Experience Take Hold or Fail"

You can download it free and open access here:

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/qz43x

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

consent? hah!

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tommi@pan.rent ("Tommi 🤯") wrote:

My heart was pounding and my mind was running, inspired by so much wit and enthusiasm.

You are the best, @pluralistic

I am glad I finally got to attend a talk!

#Berlin #InternetCon #SurveillanceCapitalism

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• A photo of me and Cory Doctorow (remote)
• “How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism” in my hand (remote)
• Cory’s autograph on “How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism” (remote)
• Cory reading “The Lost Cause” in Otherland Library (remote)

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

ANNOUNCE: @ROCDIGI group JS8 Learning & Exploration Net

#AmateurRadio #JS8 #RocDigi 📡

when: 9pm East Coast US time, Tuesday 30 JAN 2024
where: at the 20m JS8 meeting freq
(if 14.0780MHz is too busy
then we shall QSY to 14.107MHz)
and on Zoom (see below)
what: @ROCDIGI group JS8 Learning & Exploration Net

we have established a weekly net to explore the possibilities in JS8 with others, centered around but not limited to the Rochester NY area. feel free to join us no matter your location, it will be more fun with a good turnout to explore things like automated checkins and message relaying.

the idea is to establish a welcoming environment for people to get comfortable operating in this short-text-message mode, which works great with low power, with less-than-optimal antennas & sites, and over relatively long distances-per-watt.

this week there will be a parallel Zoom presentation, with a "live" walk-through of rig control and JS8Call settings & basic configuration and "live" operations. I will be sharing my desktop to the Zoom meeting while running the rig and JS8Call from that desktop. my partner in this amusing attempt at flying without a net (KN2Z) will organize and field questions from the Zoom text-chat display.

looking fwd to working together

jeffs
—
Jeff Sonstein
wa2rrb

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Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86417285725?pwd=nHiT76HRLG0rUlk4Q9aesaDZYgO05k.1

Meeting ID: 864 1728 5725
Passcode: 288157

Tuesday Jan 30, 2024 ⋅ 9pm – 10pm (Eastern Time - New York)

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

@ignace I'm about to compose and post a note about this week's "JS8 Experimental" net @ROCDIGI - hope you can hear & maybe even join in the play... we'll be running it over Zoom too, as I try to show new-to-the-mode folks how I am set up and how it works though a "live demo"

here is the test I ran today:
https://masto.deoan.org/@jsonstein/111834628058923901

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cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:

Now, I wonder if I can make Bard write traditional Kirk/Spock slashfic? Or Rocket Raccoon/Groot?

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

#AmateurRadio
https://mastodon.social/@destevez/111834656625435212