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

typical

“[Trump] held Mr. Cohn in high regard and took his lessons to heart. In 1981, he gave his mentor a pair of huge diamond cuff links as a gesture of profound gratitude. Years later, a friend of Mr. Cohn’s had them appraised. They were worthless fakes.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/opinion/roy-cohn-trump-court.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk0.qGfp.aNHj0GbJyMS0&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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

“What Justice Jackson is calling for, as a liberal, is what conservatives once said they wanted: judicial restraint.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/opinion/supreme-court-judicial-restraint.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk0.gnCK.FhUdmomowxjD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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

I have a small shipment of spiders arriving sometime today. Tune in for conversation and unboxing later!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/29/spider-unboxing-today/

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• Cartoon spider (remote)

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

mhoye wrote:

This is a remarkable graph.

You might have heard that "EV sales are slumping", "people are starting to avoid EVs", etc.

That's not what's happening.

What's happening is "Tesla is cratering so hard that it's skewing the aggregate market data."

Or, put differently, "Tesla is failing harder than the entire rest of the market is succeeding, combined."

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mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

Also in the Seattle Daily Times from this date 100 years ago:

- Controversy over gas prices.
- An op-ed column on Zionism and Palestine.
- Deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

#OnThisDay

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

requiem@hackers.town ("requiem 🏴") wrote:

There’s a lot of luminescent corners of the web, the internet and the broader infosphere, but it’s hard to see them for the light pollution of the Terrible Ones.

We need a way to keep the lights on for each other.

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

petergleick@fediscience.org ("Peter Gleick") wrote:

E.O. Wilson, who must have spent much of his life thinking about comparisons between ants (one of the major subjects of his research) and humans, once said:

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.”

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

It’s always interesting to look at the newspaper archive and see what was happening exactly 100 years ago. From the Seattle Daily Times front page for May 28, 1924:

- First woman to be convicted of vehicular manslaughter in San Francisco.
- Japanese government protests new US immigration law barring Japanese immigrants.
- Rum smuggling ships play havoc with transatlantic cables.

#OnThisDay #history

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• Woman Convicted Of Deaths in Auto Wreck. San Francisco, Wednesday, May 28: Miss Lavina Perry of San Carlos was convicted in Superior Court here today of manslaughter because of an automobile accident in which two persons were killed. Miss Perry is said to be the first woman ever convicted in a similar case in San Francisco. (remote)
• Tokyo, Wednesday May 28: Foreign Minister Matsui today asked and obtained the assent of the prince regent to the forwarding of Japan's protest against American enactment of the immigration bill barring Japanese. The proceeding was extraordinary and is interpreted as indicating unusual importance was attached to the document. (remote)
• Liquor Fleets Play Havoc With Atlantic Cables. New York, Wednesday, May 28: Rum fleets anchored off the New Jersey and Long Island coasts are playing havoc with submarine cables to such an extent that officials of two transatlantic cable companies said they had protested to the Treasury Department at Washington. Another company is contemplating similar action. (remote)

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talia_christine@beige.party ("TC 💖") wrote:

The US is legally bound to support Israel, and I agree that this administration needs to do far more to stop the wholesale slaughter of the Palestinian people. So by all means, protest loudly, make your objections heard, demand better.
But please don't forget...
If the Democrats lose in November this is the kind of person that Republicans consider "too moderate"
Do with that what you will.

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• Nikki Haley signing Israeli artillery with the words "Finish them" and America hearts Israel in purple marker. It's disgusting and disturbing. (remote)

Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):

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

If you live in the UK or USA, you need to understand one thing about the coming election:

You need to vote *defensively*.

Neither of the main parties are appealing. But if you don't vote for the lesser evil you may end up helping a totalitarian horror get elected.

Hold your nose and goddamn vote, dammit. THEN go on protests. Because if you don't vote for the lesser evil, the victor will welcome your protests with bullets.

The prize for political purity this time round is a shallow grave.

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

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

just realized i've had the mollywhite.net domain for over 10 years(!!)

related sneak peek into an upcoming piece: i firmly believe that if you're going to spend money on one thing online it should be a domain, particularly as online identity gets more fragmented. as platforms come and go, you can always find me there.

#domains #web

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

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

“Between 12:05 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) May 28, Iranian-backed Houthis launched five anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Red Sea. M/V Laax, a Marshall Island flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier, reported being struck by three of the missiles, but continued its voyage. There were no injuries reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels.” - US Central Command

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

setting up for weekly local voice net on 50.250MHz USB 📡

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

Indeed, we've made equally big messes with Web Components in some teams as with React. Tool choice is symptomatic, not causal.

The important part is a culture that is so committed to the marginal user succeeding that it is willing to do what it takes to get reliably fast for them. What we're doing with WebUI 2 is using the tooling change and UI rebuilds to reset infrastructure and culture. The process changes that aren't in the blog are as big a win as anything about the tech.

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

In practice, this means that teams that actually value *real* speed (rather than a badge on the bonnet) *do* make choices that are off-piste. They *do* reject React and other framework orthodoxy. But switching tools isn't what makes them fast; caring about UX enough to be *willing* to invest deeply in the decisions they're making is what causes them to make different choices.

Use of different tools is symptomatic, not causal.

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

It's easier to start light and stay fast when you're sticking closer to the platform. That's why thinking in terms of progressive enhancement is such a win for performance. But putting guard rails in place, managing for speed, and building expertise and leadership in the team that value the *lived* experience are the most important ingredients.

A mature team can manage any tech; an immature team will see even the simplest systems get away from them:

https://infrequently.org/2022/05/performance-management-maturity/

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

This is building on the same open source, FAST-based design system ("Fluent Web Components v3"):

https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui/tree/master/packages/web-components

But the framework isn't what makes the difference; actually *looking* and *caring* about the performance is what has enabled this work to deliver 40-75% wins.

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

One of the teams I've been working with to climb the performance management maturity ladder is...Edge!?!

We build a *lot* of the browser out of web "stuff" these days (think bookmarks, history, downloads, settings, new-tab-page, etc.), and moving away from React to a modern Web Components + HTML-first architecture has had a *huge* benefit for users, particularly folks on low-end hardware:

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2024/05/28/an-even-faster-microsoft-edge/

#webcomponents #webperf #usetheplatform #sorrynotsorry

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

Macrame dancers are cool too. Actually, maybe it's like lace work. Not sure. I, unfortunately, know nothing about textile tech. But effective dance costumes.

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

but then remembered I have never been able to muster concern about my clothes beyond whether they function as required. One requirement, do not draw attention. And also I generally prefer not to think about... this meat covered skeleton hurtling through space I appear to be embedded in. But Bowie does look pretty fabulous here, and I do still appreciate other people's efforts in these things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjC7j8cNQ2k

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dingemansemark@scholar.social ("Mark Dingemanse") wrote:

In early 2023 we wrote a piece on human creativity in the age of text generators. TL;DR: With synthetic text generators on the rise, there was never a better time to cultivate the artisanal and interactive roots of human creativity.

It was desk-rejected so often that we stopped counting (journals seemed to prefer puff pieces on the amazing opportunities of #GenAI). I am still proud of it. Perhaps you would like to read it? https://ideophone.org/human-creativity-in-the-age-of-text-generators/

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• Illustration by Suzan Heijink of Émilie du Châtelet based on a contempary oil painting (author unknown). Du Châtelet is shown with an apple tree and falling apple, a prism and rainbow, and points describing an elliptical trajectory, signifying her contributions to the sciences. Source of this illustration: Trouw newspaper (2022) (remote)

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bunny_jane@plush.city ("Robo-Bunny Jane") wrote:

The existance of the psychological state known as "hangry" disproves the mind-body-duality hypothesis. In this essay I will...

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

cs@mastodon.sdf.org ("cseiler") wrote:

For me, the Internet literally was black and white & white—and sometimes black & amber or green.
And it came in about as fast as I could read it, cuz yes I had 300bps at first and then got 1200 when neighbor in the dorm moved up to 2400.

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• Old man with plaid cap and thick glasses: In those days, the Internet was in black and white. It was only on for three hours a day. We used to get dressed up in our Sunday best to log onto it. (remote)

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

Glad to see the subscription fees my public institution pays are being put to obvious good use. 🙄

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

Me: Attempts to use official journal privileges and searches journal site for article I know they have.

Journal: No results.

Me: Sees ad block and tracking protection are triggering. Disable.

Journal: No results.

Me: Ddg the dang article.

Ddg: Here's a direct link to journal article in question.

Journal: Oh! That's what you wanted. Yeah, it's here. You can download it if you want.

Me: Clicks download.

Journal: ...

Me: Clicking furiously.

Journal: ...

Me: 🏴‍☠️

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keithjgrant@front-end.social ("Keith J Grant") wrote:

Sometimes an idea pops in your head, and it won’t go away until you follow it through to completion.

📝 Anyway, new post: I Do Not Like These LLMs

https://keithjgrant.com/posts/2024/05/i-do-not-like-these-llms/

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matthewvenn@chaos.social ("Matt Venn") wrote:

It's been a long time coming, but I finally have the world’s first certified open source #ASIC hardware project as a kit you can buy!

https://store.tinytapeout.com/products/TT03p5-Development-Kit-VGA-PMOD-p655428056

For every kit sold, I will donate $100 to @oshwassociation

More info: https://bit.ly/vga-asic-clock

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babe@glitterkitten.co.uk ("tiddy roosevelt") wrote:

If you have not yet been unfortunate enough to bear witness to the canva keynote rap, I got you

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• Man rapping about canva on a stage with a dance troupe when a woman from the audience comes up and joins in (remote)

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

davatron5000 ("Dave Rupert") wrote:

📝 Quick post on a common experience I see when people are test-driving #webcomponents for the first time.

https://daverupert.com/2024/05/cold-turkey-wont-fix-your-javascript-addiction/

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Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie ("PJ Coffey") wrote:

A little fun from the FT. Apparently they don't care for American paper sizes in comparison to ISO 216 and I appreciate the poetry with which they express this. 😀

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• It blows our hivemind that the US doesn't use ISO 216 paper size (A4, A3 etc) Like we consider ourselves worldly people and are aware of America's idiosyncrasies like mass incarceration the widespread availability of assault weapons* and not being able to transfer money via your banking app, but come on! Look how great it is to be European (An image in the article titled the American mind cannot comprehend this diagram illustrates that A1 is half A0, A2 half A1 and so on down to teensy A8 1/16th of A4) Instead Americans prostrate themselves to bizarrely-named paper types of seemingly random size Letter, Legal and all other types of sordid nonsense. We're not even going to include a picture because this is a family-friendly finance blog. *presumably high magazine and rate of fire long arms. (remote)