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

bhcompy@hachyderm.io wrote:

@funnymonkey
If policy mattered, the DNC protestors would've been protesting at Trump rallies

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

yup

https://hachyderm.io/@bhcompy/113018385670687238

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

oliphant@oliphant.social ("Oliphantom Menace") wrote:

After a legacy of environmentalism and a demand the US stop oil exports, RFK Jr. just endorsed Mr. “drill, baby, drill.” Just like Elon Musk, they don’t give a fuck about clean energy or the environment, it’s a grift.

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

eliezyer@neuromatch.social wrote:

Early this week someone mentioned the lack of education/scientific resources in Mastodon (compared to twitter pre-musk), and that we have to start somewhere, so here's my contribution for this week:

A comprehensive list of grants (public and private opportunities) assembled by Johns Hopkins University https://research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-opportunities/

That's the largest and most detailed grant resource I know of, if you know other ones let's contribute :)

Attachments:

• Picture of a spreadsheet with early career faculty grant resource (remote)

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

simon@simonwillison.net ("Simon Willison") wrote:

Imagine a version of my dumb little "write a haiku about a photo you take" page which used OAuth, harvested API keys and then racked up hundreds of dollar bills against everyone who tried it out running illicit election interference campaigns or whatever

https://tools.simonwillison.net/haiku

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

rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:

Over 60 billionaires have now publicly endorsed Trump, hosted a fundraiser for him, or contributed to Trump aligned PACs.

Why are they rallying behind him? Tax cuts, mostly. But there's more.

The more Trump tears down democracy, the safer the oligarchy becomes.

Be warned.

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

ParadeGrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org ("Parade du Grotesque 💀") wrote:

This is a PSA. Thank you for your attention, and have a great weekend!

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• A wooden table, with three frogs seated around it, in humanlike positions. All the frogs are dressed like wizards, complete with pointy hats and long flowing robes. The caption of the picture is "The council has decided that you are smart, beautiful, and worthy of achieving your goals". (remote)

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

The kiddo has been following some youtube videos where they make fold out images. Or maybe fold-in? I'm not sure the right term here, but you get two images. One when the paper is folded, and another after you unfold it. Anyway, I've been riffing on the idea with the kiddo. I think the second one would make a good valentines. :thonking:

#yaombaaa

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• A cartoon dinosaur on top of a hill. It seems to be yelling in alarm. It's tail is straight out and it has an exclamation point above its head. (remote)
• The image is now folded out to reveal that the top of the hill the dinosaur had been standing on has just been blown off as a volcano exploded beneath its feet. The bottom and top of the hill is separated by a column of lava with two dinosaurs joining the scene as they are tossed to either side of the hill turned volcano: a triceratops and a T-Rex lookin' fellow. Both dinosaurs eyes and mouths opened wide in fear. The kiddo liked this one but asked me, "Where did the other dinosaurs come from?" :/ (It is all cartoony and not nearly as horrific as it would be in real life to have a volcano explode under your feet.) (remote)
• A simple stylized red heart. Awwww.... (remote)
• Opening up the heart picture to reveal a green monster head with pointed years and perhaps a bat nose. The bottom of the heart forms its neckline and the top of the heart its head. The monster's mouth is open revealing many sharp teeth. The monster is saying, "Sorry. I'm a monster." I think this has potential to be a valentines or maybe an apology card. (remote)

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

username@labyrinth.zone ("allie") wrote:

i think the internet would be better if "web designers" were banned from having internet faster than train wifi

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

The kids looked pretty uncomfortable about Bill Maher grooming them. An 8 year old is more aware of how creepy an old drunk guy making sexual innuendo is than Maher is.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/24/keep-bill-maher-away-from-kids/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giBhwQnuy9k

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

bgzimmer ("Ben Zimmer") wrote:

Now on Crossword Craze: In 1924, crossword speed solvers were treated like rival prizefighters. https://crosswordcraze.today/the-crossword-champion-vs-the-lady-wizard-of-the-art/

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Finally finished reading "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies".

Great read. Informative, with IMO reasonable data to support a thought-provoking take that has implications on progress in and of organisations.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Jared-Diamond/dp/0393317552

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

916253@tacobelllabs.net ("emma (dumb) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

i think about this image a lot

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• warning sign that says WARNING IT IS POSSIBLE TO SURVIVE THIS BUT NOT UNALTERED (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

Nothing changes until we stop treating these conventions like an Apple Event.

Put on your poker faces my guy.

These are elected officials, not Steve Jobs pulling a laptop from a manila envelope.

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

My brain's been latched onto a variation of a bad idea I've had kicking around for a while. It doesn't seem to want to let it go. I guess I'm going to have to give in and explore the idea long enough that it hopefully becomes satisfied. :/

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

in the mood for some old Bobby Dylan

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-real-royal-albert-hall-1966-concert-live/1157121049

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

> This product contains software known to the State of California to cause information compromise, unauthorized remote code execution, and other cybersecurity harms.

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

I'm not against progress, but I'm just saying that old timey desks had *one* inbox.

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

Modernity is seeing a relevant job posting for a friend you know is looking and then checking no fewer than 6 different inboxes across 2 machines to find the correct thread to respond to.

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

Creepy weird anti-vax bear killer resigns from the campaign for president, announces that his creepy weird followers should vote for a different creepy weird presidential candidate. It's a consolidation of sickos.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-is-out/

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

gtconway3dg@threads.net ("Ghost of GC") wrote:

White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown

"We endorse Kamala Harris and support her election as President because we believe that returning former President Trump to office would threaten American democracy and undermine the rule of law in our country. ... This election presents a binary choice, and Trump is utterly disqualified."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-lawyers-who-advised-reagan-bush-endorse-harris-over-trump-2024-showdown

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

ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

In May I opened my calendar for anyone who wanted to have a 30-minute conversation. It was fantastic: I had meaningful conversations with all kinds of people. So I'm doing it again - no strings, no money, no expectations. Come say hi? https://werd.io/2024/more-unoffice-hours

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

GottaLaff ("Laffy") wrote:

Via Judge Luttig:

FOX just posted the endorsement of Vice President Kamala #Harris by former Republican White House lawyers who served in The White House under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. I am proud to join my colleagues and friends in this endorsement.

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

gsuberland@chaos.social ("Graham Sutherland / Polynomial") wrote:

still the best album art

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• Album art for Monolake's "VLSI". The art is a stylised form of chip gate layout. (remote)

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

meg@fediscience.org ("Megan") wrote:

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings just released their first studio album of original material as a duo in a while and it is a keeper. The songs are both heartbreaking and hopeful with their signature melancholy sound. Gillian's voice is exquisite as always and David's guitar playing reminds me why he is one of my favorite guitarists active today. These two are true treasures in #music. https://gillianwelch.bandcamp.com/album/woodland

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

why, yer right

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• 26a557c6b30d8ba7.mp4 (remote)

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

well, yes

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/techno.png

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

searls ("Justin Searls") wrote:

I got so frustrated getting the runaround from my ISP that I filed an FCC complaint and… holy shit.

1. Complaint triggers mandatory contact from ISP within a few days
2. Got a call from Spectrum corporate, super kind and helpful/understanding guy
3. Delegates to research team to look into the issue and have answers within 24 hours.

Government in action.

🔗 https://justin.searls.co/takes/2024-08-23-08h47m21s/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

For a moment, my heart jumped out my body and began to drown itself

#DNC #Democrats

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• Text message alert on my iPhone home screen reads: Maybe: Hillary Clinton Jason, last night, I formally accepted the nomination for President of the United States at the 2024 Democratic National Co...

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

Sh4d0w_H34rt@cyberpunk.lol ("Shadow Heart") wrote:

@verge or buy only physical releases and run a #jellyfin or #plex server instead of continuing to pay for this garbage.