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Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):
Adam_Cadmon1@mastodon.online ("Adam F. Lawton") wrote:
"Who failed Uvalde? YOU failed Uvalde!"
Coldest chant I've heard in years. Should be yelled at every Texas Ranger and State cop for eternity.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
How to write pro-Meta propaganda disguised as a think piece:
Step 1: offer an early concession that Meta is a bad company. But keep it vague!
2. Say it's too early to make any conclusions.
3. Then conclude that you're optimistic nonetheless.
4. Tell people to ignore all critical thinking and instead to "wait and see."
Bonus: make it personal. Identify a Meta employee with no decision making authority and state you think they have good intentions.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Jontofski@mastodon.art ("Jonathan Edwards") wrote:
Yasaka Jinja, Kyoto. Watercolour.
Mastodon FeedIt's surreal how slowly time moves in the world of C compilers.
Today there are still active projects that are hesitant to move past C89, and C99 is still the "new" standard.
The C99 standard has been released before the first public Mac OS X and Windows XP. It's older Itanium and the x86-64 instruction set. It predates iPod, Game Cube, first ever Xbox, and Nokia 3310.
Entire platforms lived and died in the meantime, while C programmers still can't be sure if they can rely on the new C99.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:
Do I know any Wikipedia editors?
I have an actor that wants to change their picture and can supply a royalty free photo themselves. I can edit the page but I don’t know the process to make sure it is done properly.
They’re not trying to control the image btw, the current pic is just really old.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CogitoErgoWtf@mastodon.world ("Frankp") wrote:
That Merchan is allowing the Asshole to attend his son's graduation gives me some guarded optimism that the judge will actually throw thus fuck in jail at the next gag order violation, because it looks to me like a preemptive show of fairness and accommodation to Trump.
#TrumpTrial
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
thisistheworldofollie@mastodon.world ("Ollie the Golden Retriever") wrote:
My new little friend, Mister Duck (a l'Orange). 😊
Read my Dog Blog at vangemeren.nl (link in Bio).
#dogsofmastodon #goldenretrieversworld #goldentriever #goldenretrieversofmastodon #goldenreetrieverpuppy #goldenretrieverlovers #mastodondog #goldenpuppy #cutestpuppy #cutepuppy #dog #puppy #dogblog #adogwithablog #dogblogger #dogoftheday #doglife #cutedog #happydog #ilovemydog ❤️ 🐾
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
s0@cathode.church ("s0: Soldering Saboteuse") wrote:
I’m one of today’s lucky 10000 to learn about the Japanese fusion jazz band Casiopea’s live album Mint Jams. What an absolute masterclass in tight bops. And live recording mastering too, damn. Absolutely on point.
#musicRecommendation
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I think I’m going to love using Simon Willison’s “llm” tool https://simonwillison.net/2023/Aug/1/llama-2-mac/
Mastodon Feedbcrypt@infosec.exchange ("yan") wrote:
people who have had kids: what are the top things you wish you'd done (or done more of) in your pre-kids phase of life?
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I explained the tech demo for the idea I am working on to the lawyer today, and they said: "That sounds like magic." every time I get a reaction like that to my quick hack demo I am re-energized.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by bcrypt@infosec.exchange ("yan"):
tethik@infosec.exchange ("Joakim Uddholm 🇸🇪🇩🇪") wrote:
Started working on a tool to create PDFs for printing backups of cryptographic keys. Uses @bcrypt 's niceware format/encoding. Meant for use in storing offline copies of yubikey/disk encryption keys.
⚠️ Not ready for use yet. Please do not use in production and lose your keys.
Just sharing the initial prototype.
Still todo:
- Make PDF look pretty, with clear instructions.* Add option to encrypt (pbkdf+memorized master passphrase, or a static key) before encoding.* Move go port of niceware to it's own repo/lib.* Add recovery command/flow to the cli* Print and ✨Laminate✨ some keys :)
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
a lot of the time, I think things through while walking. it beats hell out of doing so while sitting at my desk, and has the added virtue of confusing ppl about why I walk so much each day.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CivilityFan@sfba.social ("Jeff Shaffer CBET, ret") wrote:
@trainman
How do we get 2 evils here? Biden has changed the course of US history for the good, establishing initiatives fighting climate change (my #1 issue), rebooting manufacturing in America that support organized labor, and standing up for our allies abroad, including his pressure on Netanyahu to prevent a genocide in Gaza which is unappreciated by most of the fools who think he is in charge there. If tfg was POTUS, there would be ten times as many dead Palestinians
Lessor of 2 evils is a false premise
@GottaLaff
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
maleve@zeroes.ca ("Matti Aleve") wrote:
There has been a lot of hand wringing by conservative media over car thefts and alcohol thefts at the LCBO where thieves are not confronted.
Today we have 4 dead on the 401, two grandparents and an infant as Durham police chase an LCBO thief.
Ford says this is why he is investing in more police helicopters. Durham has one and didn’t use it.
Property is not more valuable than lives.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
four generations of my family have taken an oath, which starts off with the words: “I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. by his actions, Citizen Trump has declared himself to be an enemy of that Constitution.
Citizen Trump should be treated as any other in our courts of law, for equal treatment under the law is one of the core promises of our Constitution.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
brianleroux@indieweb.social ("Brian LeRoux 💚") wrote:
Cloudflare has always been problematic in a variety of ways. Starts at the top.
https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2024/04/29/cloudflare_ceo_dog_lawsuit/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
NBC: ‘Judge in hush money trial threatens Trump with jail after holding him in contempt for violating gag order
Judge Juan Merchan warned that if Trump continues to violate the order, he could impose “an incarceratory punishment.”’
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I think Nate Silver can just go fuck a duck.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/30/i-never-cared-much-for-nate-silver/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):
DavidNielsen ("Sir David Nielsen") wrote:
Typically, the police.
https://mastodon.world/@muz4now/112351356771129613
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
How many companies adopted MongoDB because “it’s the future!” and are now stuck with it until insolvency or the heat-death of the universe, whichever comes first?
Be careful about making technical decisions based on bubble logic
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Some more experimentation with my tungsten light setup on a willing subject.
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
👤 @bibabobubi#BelieveInFilm #MediumFormat #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I am so fucking proud of our students protesting against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Even though I'd think it the easiest decision to make, there are people who can't seem to figure it out in the administration, in the press, in the capitol.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Looks like a great place to visit. It's where?
FLORIDA?
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Never mind.https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/30/too-bad-its-in-florida/
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
There are weird growths sprouting all over our trees. I think they're called "leaves".
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/30/spring-is-sprunging/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
edited a server's sshd config, for increased security through obscurity ;^}
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
one of my former colleagues sent me this… it is end-of-term grading time, I fear
Mastodon FeedReblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
As of 2 May, we will stop using X (formerly Twitter).
The reason is that X no longer matches SURF's public values such as humanity, autonomy and justice.
Also, the reach is declining on X and more and more academics and researchers are leaving the platform.
Read more about our decision: https://www.surf.nl/en/news/surf-stops-using-x-twitter?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2024-04-social&utm_kwd=surf-stops-using-x-twitter--&utm_source=mastodon&utm_content=surf
Mastodon FeedReblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
abstractbill@mathstodon.xyz ("Bill Moorier") wrote:
I've suspected for years that kids can pick up some pretty advanced math at a far younger age than they're typically allowed to. Now that I've spent a couple of years teaching my own kids math, and they're both comfortable with things like Cantor's Diagonal Argument (they adored the story of Hilbert's Hotel!) I'm even more certain this is true.
The way most people learn math now seems almost cruel to me. It's as if we were refusing to allow kids to read any fun stories until they had done a requisite amount of drilling on spelling and punctuation first. And if we did that, how many of those kids would wind up enjoying reading and writing?
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
As someone who has loved gadgets as long as I can remember, sometimes it feels like hardware is in the dark ages.
Starting to think that the key (if there is one) to these AI assistants is local-first processing in non-dedicated devices.
