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

wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

“I can’t imagine any other defendant posting on social media about a judge’s family and not being very quickly incarcerated.”

~ Gold, a law professor at the University of Alabama

#Trump #crime #criminal #threats #privilege

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/12/trump-trial-special-treatment-justice-system-00151814

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

Savvyhomestead ("Truth Or Consequences ✅") wrote:

Why not? Putin has bought off the GOP, NRA and the religious right so the US will no longer stand in his way.

“Russia is undertaking its most ambitious defense expansion since the Soviet era and on a faster timeline than we believed possible early on in this conflict,”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/china-supporting-russia-in-massive-military-expansion-us-says

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

stefan@stefanbohacek.online ("Stefan Bohacek") wrote:

Hm. I wonder if I can get any fediverse admins onboard to disable all images on their instance on the World Sight Day in October, so that only alt text shows up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sight_Day

#accessibility #a11y #ImageDescription #AltText #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins

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

matthewfacciani@threads.net ("Matthew Facciani") wrote:

“The market for lies still has no shortage of buyers and sellers, and few, if any, levers exist that can directly change this dynamic.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/when-fighting-disinformation-doesnt-work/677879/

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

Prompt engineer? uhhh yeah I'd hope they are, or the train's going to be late

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

Wileymiller ("Wiley Miller") wrote:

@GottaLaff

Where we are, where we have been all along and where we always will be...another blast from the distant #NonSequitur past...

https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2002/06/03

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

Bette@mstdn.social wrote:

Happy #Caturday, may it be filled with light and energy.

Attachments:

• A black and white comic with two people, a man and a woman, standing in the corner of a room. The room has two curtainless windows through which the sun shines. Three cats lay in the sunbeams on the floor, while one lies on a window sill, and another is standing on a chair arm, about to jump up on the other sill. All of the cats are wearing vests made of small solar panels. The caption says: "How else would I keep my solar panels in the sun all day?" (remote)

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

Lightfighter@infosec.exchange wrote:

How Indigenous Women Are Revolutionizing The Cannabis Industry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindseybartlett/2024/04/11/how-indigenous-women-are-revolutionizing-the-cannabis-industry/?sh=5aadbbb6c3a0

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

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

Reposting to add alt-text, and +1 this *as an actual information security practitioner*

(source: https://mastodon.online/@Peg33/112105315507948245 )

Attachments:

• Meme that says "Right now, I'm less concerned about who owns Tiktok than I am about who owns the Supreme Court." (remote)

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

Lightfighter@infosec.exchange wrote:

Ancient Indigenous lineage of Blackfoot Confederacy goes back 18,000 years to last ice age, DNA reveals | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-indigenous-lineage-of-blackfoot-confederacy-goes-back-18000-years-to-last-ice-age-dna-reveals

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

"Based on statistical modeling, the team believes that the Blackfoot people split from other groups in the Late Pleistocene, around 18,000 years ago, as multiple population waves from a single source fanned out into the vast geographic land of the Americas."

https://infosec.exchange/@Lightfighter/112264205611741158

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

robintw@mastodon.me.uk ("Robin Wilson") wrote:

Useful post on subdividing geometries in PostGIS to get faster intersections - this is on my 'todo' list for one of my projects.

https://findenergy.com/optimizing-polygon-intersections-with-subdivide/?ref=feedle.world

#postgis #geospatial #gis #sql #postgres

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

nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:

😂 dad knows the truth 💥

Attachments:

• This is a new popular meme format where a young man visits his date's father. The dad says: my daughter tells me you are an AI engineer. The young man replied: yes, prompt engineer. Dad tells him, you have exactly 10 seconds to get the fuck out of my house. https://x.com/sonam_murarkar/status/1778786248288805001?s=46

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

I do not think ppl who have not served really understand how dire the situation has to be for General Officers to sign something like this. https://masto.deoan.org/@jsonstein/112264167431708783

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

"III. Petitioner’s claimed immunity, by implicating the peaceful transition of power in particular, threatens national security"

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

"II. Petitioner’s claimed immunity would undermine the military’s adherence to the rule of law and thus its orderly functioning and public trust"

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

"I. Petitioner’s claimed immunity would
undermine our nation’s foundational
commitment to civilian control of the
military"

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

"BRIEF OF RETIRED FOUR-STAR ADMIRALS
AND GENERALS, AND FORMER SECRETARIES
OF THE U.S. ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE
AS AMICI CURIAE
IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENT"

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/307029/20240408130715170_No.%2023-939bsacRetiredFour-StarAdmiralsAndGenerals.pdf

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

MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

Inside you there are two Wolves.

Attachments:

• Wolf Blitzer
• Dick Wolf

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

W6KME@mastodon.radio wrote:

@jsonstein “The database includes an assortment of cases, many unrelated or tangentially related, going back decades, with only a handful pertaining to non-citizens voting or impersonation at the polls. They add up to a molecular fraction of the total votes cast nationwide. Inadvertently, the Heritage Foundation’s database undermines its claim of widespread voter fraud.”

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Swoosh!

Attachments:

• fea5d35657b4e5bc.mp4

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

eb@social.coop ("Evan Boehs") wrote:

Has the #fediverse replaced tech twitter? Instead of listening to Elon Musk, let's check Hacker News.

Our first statistic is the *number* of posts. As you can see, twitter lost some activity post-musk, and the fediverse took it. Big disparity, though.

But wait. The drop in *quality* on twitter is much more drastic. Despite similar volumes, it's upvoted less.

Our final chart shows that posts on the fediverse are, on average, regarded slightly higher than twitter ever was.

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• 0eea31122e671654.png (remote)
• 7ba8ecd966c700a7.png (remote)
• d21a45ff18f870ee.png (remote)

Reblogged by fribbledom ("muesli"):

InternetEh@dads.cool ("Sid🇵🇸") wrote:

@fribbledom unironically, I think writers should include "this was written by a real human being" with their writing

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

View from High Line, NYC.

📷 Canon AE-1 Program
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/1.8

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Silbersalz35 #NYC

Attachments:

• Two red brick buildings connected by a skybridge and a busy road underneath it. The sun is reflecting intensely off the roof of a bus stop.

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

In the not too distant future there will be a seal of quality for AI-free products.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

I need to know the backstory to Starship Troopers. How did a hundred million dollar anti-war satire get made in 1997??

The CGI still looks pretty great too

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

#monsterdon

Fan art from https://www.deviantart.com/thiennh2/art/GODZILLA-fan-art-454669594

Attachments:

• Fan art of Godzilla blasting Atomic Breath straight into the mouth of a MUTO from “Godzilla” (2014). Godzilla is labeled “monsterdon” and the MUTO is labeled “Fedi.” (remote)

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

bruno_j_navarro ("Bruno J. Navarro") wrote:

A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):

djb@cr.yp.to ("Daniel J. Bernstein") wrote:

Reminder for the sales team: If https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/555 turns out to be wrong, relentlessly hype the failure. If it turns out to be right, relentlessly hype the exponent in the approximation factor. Always remember: any attack claim short of a full break is a win-win scenario.

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

the next time somebody claims non-citizens are voting in the US:

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/heritage-fraud-database-assessment