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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I was listening to a local FM station on my commute and the traffic report comes on and I don't recognize any of the roads or place names even though I've lived here for 14 years. Finally at the very end I realize the report was for a city 600 miles south. And then I remembered most FM stations are "local" these days.
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tendigits@merveilles.town ("Tendigits") wrote:
I’ve had an amazing 1st full day in Ithaca NY. I took a full roll of mostly nature shots, the gorges, waterfalls, flowers. This library was impossible to capture with the lens on my camera, but the phone camera worked. So I can share it now, vs all the nature shots which will have to wait to be developed and scanned.
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ivana@mastodon.xyz ("Ivana Isadora Devcic") wrote:
The two stages of sorting through your old backups:
🥰 Wow, this is so well-organized! I'm proud of my past self
💀 What the heck is this file naming scheme...? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SUBFOLDERS?!?
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jasonsantamaria@typo.social ("Jason Santa Maria") wrote:
📕 My book On Web Typography is now free!
It’s 10 years old, and with A Book Apart winding down, I’d like to keep it available for everyone to read. Even though it’s about ever-evolving web typography, the information is still solid — I wrote it to act more as a guide for approaching aesthetics and function, and less about the specifics of code. Enjoy!
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Carl_Zimmer ("Carl Zimmer") wrote:
I'm very excited to share my next book: AIR-BORNE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LIFE WE BREATHE. Check out my new email newsletter to find out all about it! https://buttondown.email/carlzimmer/archive/fridays-elk-introducing-air-borne-my-next-book/
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Is anyone surprised that a court rules that Google is monopolistic?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/05/making-google-apple-and-microsoft-sweat/
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
This is good, not for Moritz's specific politics, but because it gives those who see and know better than to accept the "Trump 2 will be fine" lines we hear air cover to push back: https://on.ft.com/3SCd2Vr
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
excellent
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
a terrible idea, poorly thought out…
‘One bill sponsor has said that widely used educational materials that teach about the history of racism in the U.S. causes depression in kids. Kids speaking out about mental health challenges or trying to help friends with addiction are likely to be treated the same as those promoting addictive or self-harming behaviors, and will be kicked offline. Minors engaging in activism or even discussing the news could be shut down…’
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I love ‘bg’ and ‘disown’
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moorejh@mastodon.online ("Jason H. Moore, Ph.D.") wrote:
Nice practical use of machine learning: reconstructing 120 years of climate change impacts on Joshua tree flowering https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.14478 #machinelearning #joshuatree #botany
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
absorbing knowledge
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
truth!
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
It's not exactly peak SF politics -- no desperately needed housing projects are getting killed to "consider community input -- but it's real, real bad:
https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/05/san-francisco-chinatown-bike-lane-breed-sfmta/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
in my humble opinion, the Supreme Court needs an independent Inspector General with investigatory powers who reports to Congress & the American people.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid
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MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:
The patron
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The alien came to the library again, shortly before closing time, and quickly found a book."May this entity borrow The Complete History of Knitting?"
They always return the book they borrow after five minutes, but the ritual of checking it seems important to them.
"Of course. Did you bring your card?"
1/4
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
"It's juts not realistic to expect people to use a sound from outside their own phonetic system."
Thank you Dr. Lindsey!
(from this pronunciation video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NihLE-wh0xc)
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
It's a UI crime that the "raise hand" button in Google Meet looks just like the waving emoji
(Source: once a week, somebody, sometimes me, raises their hand instead of posting the emoji they want and hijacks the whole meeting)
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“… the latest bizarre incident in Kennedy’s quixotic campaign that has divided his famous family and left Republicans and Democrats alike concerned about his potential impact on the presidential contest. Kennedy has acknowledged a parasite that lodged in his brain and died. He denied eating a dog after a friend shared a photo with Vanity Fair magazine showing Kennedy dramatically preparing to take a bite of a charred animal; Kennedy said it was a goat.”
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Let us read what we want in the library!
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/05/republicans-weird-library-policies/
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
It's always interesting to read about bootstrap projects. In some ways it's a little like speed running an alternate computer history and makes obvious the places where there are discontinuities. Or I guess I could look at it as how to automate rebuilding (computer) civilization. Of course, it takes as a given that rebuilding computer civilization as we know it is worthwhile. 😆
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siliconundergro@ioc.exchange ("Silicon Underground (Dave F)") wrote:
In 1985, #commodore commissioned Andy Warhol to demonstrate its new #amiga computer. Jeff Bruette, the software engineer who assisted Warhol, was one of only two people who thought to keep copies of the original files. Last week, he came forward. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/andy-warhols-lost-amiga-art-found/
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
My appreciation of Destin Sandlin has now gone negative.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/05/i-coulda-told-you-so/
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
In the Langdale valley.
📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #TheLakes #LakeDistrict #Cumbria
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Dementia: Healthier lifestyles could prevent it
The Lancet Commission on dementia said in its 2024 report that 14 lifestyle factors make up 45% of a person's risk — a guide to reduce your risk.
https://www.dw.com/en/dementia-healthier-lifestyles-could-delay-or-prevent-it/a-69836594?
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
There's a market for "I ❤️ my infuriating little fuckwit" bumper stickers, is all I'm saying.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
North Korea moves 250 missile launchers to southern border
Pyongyang staged a celebration to mark the deployment of the launchers. North Korea claims stationing more nuclear capable weapons on the border is a necessary deterrent to the US and South Korea.
https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-moves-250-missile-launchers-to-southern-border/a-69855788?short range “dirty” nuclear munitions for “tactical” use?
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
(note that the suspect was born & raised in Britain)
“On Saturday, a library and a food bank were set alight in Liverpool as groups damaged and looted businesses, and in Hull, fires were set and storefronts smashed in the city center.”
