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

moonrabbit@strangeobject.space ("lily") wrote:

🔥 please, this is a desperate post: can anyone in #france give a home to a gentle / timid FIV+ stray cat?

he's at the vet now getting treatment, but if we don't find a home by tomorrow midday, the refuge helping us will drop him back off here. we're moving internationally soon, have 2 cats already, and can't take him. (we've also been told we can't take him bc FIV.)

> he’s a beautiful, sweet boy who deserves a good life.

please boost / SVP boostez

SVP, avec désespoir: est-ce que quelqu'un en #france qui peut donner un foyer aimant à un chat errant mais très gentil qui est FIV+ ?

> 
> il est au véto pour être traité, mais si nous ne trouvons pas un foyer avant demain midi, le refuge va le relâchez ici. nous déménageons hors de la france bientôt, nous avons deux de nos propres chats, et nous ne pouvons pas le prendre (et apparement c’est pas possible pour voyager avec le FIV). 
> 
> il est un garçon beau et doux qui mérite une bonne vie.

🙏 (dépt 16/24)

#cat #chat #cats #CatsOfMastodon

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• a grey and white cat with folded ears sits at a window. behind him is a garden with grass and plants. further back is a telegraph pole and an old barn. this picture was taken last november. un chat gris et blanc avec des oreilles pliés est assis à l’extérieur par une fenêtre. derrière de lui est un jardin avec des plantes. il y a aussi une vielle grange. 
ce photo est de novembre dernier. (remote)

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

obeto@mas.to ("Biped Earthling") wrote:

@Pineywoozle @wendinoakland @ClintBarton So true.

I was just reading this story.

Incredible how they are allowed to do this with impunity here in the US.

Yet, we'd excoriate them if it was happening abroad. https://www.salon.com/2024/06/18/how-a-semi-secret-right-wing-media-empire-is-blanketing-america-with-lies/

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

mmby wrote:

@futurebird @apophis@brain.worm.pink one wonders whether there will be a polymer fossil record or whether those microplastics will be metabolized too quickly in the end

I've been watching live streams of ROV deep submergence vehicles recently and you can find plastic bags at depths of 3km+

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

directly in front of an a/c

https://mastodon.well.com/@jeffs/112645820110528505

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

ludicity@mastodon.sprawl.club ("Ludic 🧛") wrote:

Great news everyone! I finally talk about AI hype. Someone finally mentioned LLMs one time too many, and the reckoning is upon us:

https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/

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

Strandjunker@mstdn.social ("Andrea Junker :verified:") wrote:

Juneteenth is the perfect moment to remind everyone of these two facts:

1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.

Read this out loud. Then read it again. Then teach it to your kids.

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

dko@infosec.exchange ("Dan") wrote:

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• Still image. Wood-framed church sign, teal background, black text. Reads: ANYTHING SEEMS POSSIBLE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT (remote)

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

This is a sick, sad joke, perpetrated first on people who aspire to a better life in tech, and then on folks who rely on the sites they produce. When 2/3 of the time spent on frontend is being wasted on framework du jour, it's no mystery why teams lack the confidence to evaluate other, better options.

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

This is an *absolute banger* of a long read about the omnishambles of Lambda School:

https://www.sandofsky.com/lambda-school/

It caused me to look up their current "web developer" syllabus; I think we can draw a straight line to the *horrible* education that otherwise great people are getting at overpriced diploma mills to the shockingly poor results in contemporary web products:

https://www.bloomtech.com/courses/full-stack-web-development#curriculum

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

redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:

Oh tell all your children that Hell ain't no dream; old Satan he lives in that Turing machine

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

For the month of June, Cinelimite has put up a bunch of short films made in the early 80s by queer activists in Paraíba. English subs https://www.cinelimite.com/programs-2/a-onda-de-filmes-queer-em-super-8-da-paraiba

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

remi@universeodon.com ("Remi") wrote:

Well after 14 years I'm laid off from Viavi. This has been a particular nightmare for me for 14 years since I was a victim of the 2008 financial meltdown and laid off then and couldn't find work for all of 2009. It was rough.

But anyway, locally fantastic staff and great people to work with. Higher management, no comment as I am negatively biased. We made some cool stuff and I will miss seeing how my current baby will turn out.

Anyhow I don't really know how far this might go, but if someone is looking for a #EE with 25 years experience in digital design primarily with #FPGA and #VHDL (and a smattering of #Verilog), including verification mainly using #OSVVM and #UVVM (the latter modeled after #UVM) please contact me, especially if you can support remote work. I do have a professional office at home, it can be YOURS (along with me of course).

(And if so inclined, boosting this for greater visibility in networks is greatly appreciated.)

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

Kids, don't have sex in public parks. That's where the predators hang out!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/06/19/flawless-slasher-movie-content/

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• Calligrapher flies mating (remote)
• Spider with fly caught visiting a flower (remote)

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

clive@saturation.social ("Clive Thompson") wrote:

A terrific investigation at @WIRED finds that Perplexity scrapes and (sometimes with bullshit added) summarizes web sites that it has been explicitly told, by those web site owners, not to visit

https://www.wired.com/story/perplexity-is-a-bullshit-machine/

Excellent work by @dmehro and @timmarchman

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

sandofsky ("Ben Sandofsky") wrote:

It took five years to write, but here's the full story behind Lambda School, Silicon Valley's disastrous foray into for-profit education.

I explain how they burned through $120 million in funding, why Income Share Agreements failed, the crimes committed along the way, and how one developer turned journalist put an end to the fraud.

https://www.sandofsky.com/lambda-school/

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Probably not a film I'm going to use ever again, but for this shot it sort of worked.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Rollei Retro 80s
🔭 SMC Pentax-M 50mm/1.7

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm

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• A slightly out of focus, black and white photo of a white cat.

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

josephholsten@mstdn.social (": j@fabrica:~/src; :t_blink:") wrote:

@danirabbit Oh, I just discovered @nnedi is on fedi! At this point I read everything she publishes. When people ask me for fiction recommendations, she’s on my sci-fi short list (with NK Jemisin, Anne Leckie, Martha Wells, Arkady Martin, R F Kuang)

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

tell me this is not a cool tool from @simon

cat source/app.d | llm -s "explain this code" | pandoc -o ./explain.html

andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella") wrote:

In case you want to hear me interviewed by @Meyerweb about the stuff I'm working on related to line-clamp in Chromium, while sounding completely stilted and nervous (and tired from taking care of the organization of the face-to-face), go check this out I guess!

https://floss.social/@igalia/112644550606754440

Reblogged by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella"):

igalia@floss.social ("Igalia") wrote:

🎙️ New Episode of Igalia Chats: CSS Working Group Face to Face LIVE!

@bkardell and @Meyerweb talked to SEVEN CSS WG members — including @rachelandrew, @Una, @andreu, @mia, and more — during the latest face to face meeting, held last week at Igalia HQ. Get a whole bunch of perspectives on the state of #CSS in just one hour! https://www.igalia.com/chats/css-ftf-live-2024

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• CSS Working Group Face to Face LIVE! featuring Seven CSS WG members (And a photo of a small black cat looking a little bit puzzled.) (remote)

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

okay, this is seriously cool:

curl -s https://www.nytimes.com/ | strip-tags .story-wrapper | llm -s 'summarize the news'

h/t @simon

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

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

"News broke on Saturday that Paul Pressler, a major leader of the Southern Baptist Convention and a key Republican activist, died on June 7 at age 94. In 1967, Pressler, a Texas judge, and Paige Patterson, a seminary student, met in New Orleans to plan a takeover of the Southern Baptists, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S.,"

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#SouthernBaptists #Republicans #PaigePressler
/1

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-18-2024

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

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

"Today, Robert Morris, the pastor of Texas megachurch Gateway Church, resigned after news broke on Friday that a woman has accused him of sexually abusing her for several years in the 1980s beginning when she was 12."

#SouthernBaptists #Republicans #PaigePressler
/7

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

nblr@chaos.social ("~n") wrote:

Move slow and fix things!
Most of all… Take your time. ✌️

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

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

“Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.”  — HENRY ADAMS

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

damn, the ‘llm’ command line tool by @simon kicks butt

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

yurnidiot@mstdn.social ("Mandu 🥟") wrote:

he’s done asking politely

#Caturday

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• cat carries a sign, puts it down on the floor and taps it with its paw. sign says "feed me you dumb bitch" (remote)

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

ameliacervera ("Amelia 🍉") wrote:

"Think of the most vulnerable person you know, and vote in their best interests".

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• Pic of a man holding a poster that says "Think of the most vulnerable person you know, and vote in their best interests".

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

faduda@mastodon.ie ("Gerard Cunningham ✒️") wrote:

We need to talk about Hungary.

Make Europe Great Again: Hungary channels Trump in EU presidency slogan – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/make-europe-great-again-hungary-channels-donald-trump-eu-presidency-slogan-viktor-orban/

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

jeffs@well.com ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893