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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: Michael Joseph Jackson born in Gary, Indiana, 1958
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Today in History: Oliver Wendell Holmes born, 1809
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Today in History: 1831 - Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction
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stevesilberman@newsie.social ("Steve Silberman") wrote:
Incandescently brilliant piece by Tina Brown on her autistic son and Gus Walz. We must BURY Trump and Vance at the ballot box and shovel dirt down the throat of the zombie corpse of the former Republican party. Please spread this gift link. #HarrisWalz2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/opinion/tim-walz-son-gus.html?unlocked_article_code=1
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bourgwick@heads.social ("jesse jarnow") wrote:
anybody flying a freak flag today, real or internal, would be advised to raise it at half mast for @stevesilberman.
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TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:
From Thomas Jefferson flip-flopping on presidential power to George HW Bush flip-flopping on taxes to today, accusations of inconsistency are nothing new in American politics.
A scholar of the presidency reminds us: "People evolve. Information changes. Hard choices have to be made for the good of the country. I think that we should all reserve the right to get smarter and, hopefully, better."
https://theconversation.com/all-politicians-change-their-minds-and-have-been-flip-flopping-on-positions-for-hundreds-of-years-237302
#USPolitics #Election2024 #Politics
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Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
My feelings on sloppy code that works fine but needs refactoring vary widely depending on the following important factors:
1. Was I the one who wrote it?
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Thank you for your argument. It's thorough soundness is matched only by its exhaustive uselessness.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I may be bringing some personal baggage into this take, but: the Linux penguin is creepy and off-putting.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former president in a late July Reuters/Ipsos poll. The new poll, which was conducted in the eight days ended Wednesday and had a 2 percentage point margin of error, showed Harris picking up support among women and Hispanics.”
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camerondotca@mastodon.nz ("Camerondotca") wrote:
Can someone explain to me how NASA's capabilities got so degraded that their options are now "fascist crackpot nutbar" and "military/aerospace assclowns who seem to be whacking whistleblowers and can't build anything for shit"?
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I like purple.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/29/purple-is-always-nice/
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
The horror of war does inspire some amazing art. Too bad it doesn't dissuade the war mongers.
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Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Walls caked with decaying meat and insects scurrying everywhere is what I think of when I hear the words "high quality deli meats and cheeses." Mmm-mmmmm. Makes me glad to be a vegetarian.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/08/29/if-i-werent-a-vegetarian-already/
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jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:
There's no "dispute." Trump exploited veterans for his campaign. #MurdochJournal
Dispute Grows Over Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit as Vance Says Harris Can ‘Go to Hell’
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-arlington-cemetery-visit-harris-walz-542a91b3?st=31ttrotm6go6mzw
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dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz wrote:
So would Trump’s - no indicted ex-president who incited violence against his own vice president’s certification of a free and fair election has ever been elected since the US was founded.
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Kamala Harris’ election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836 – Baltimore Sun https://sun-sentinel.com/2024/08/28/kamala-harris-election-would-defy-history-just-1-sitting-vp-has-been-elected-president-since-1836/
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BrianJopek@mastodon.world ("Brian Jopek") wrote:
Trump uses “Marxist,” “communist,” and “socialist” interchangeably, and when he and his allies accuse Democrats of being one of those things, they are not talking about an economic system in which the people, represented by the government, take control of the means of production. They are using a peculiarly American adaptation of the term “socialist.” - Heather Cox Richardson
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dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz wrote:
Harris Camp Trolls Trump with Ad Targeting Mar-a-Lago https://www.thebulwark.com/p/harris-camp-trolls-trump-with-ad
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
an audience of one.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“WHEN KAMALA HARRIS’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN announced a new attack ad Tuesday, the vice president’s strategists made sure to run it in every battleground state —as well as a single media market in Florida: the one that includes Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach.
In this case, the ad placement itself was the message… The Harris campaign is spending no other ad money in Florida—a sign that they still see the state as out of reach.”
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stonekettle@threads.net ("Jim Wright") wrote:
You think Trump's photo op in Arlington is bad?
Don't show up this November, let him back into office, and he'll be drilling for oil in the middle of our national cemeteries. Or turning them into golf courses and go-cart tracks for profit ala Ron DeSantis.
If by now you haven't figured out Trump is a classless buffoon who will do the absolute worst in every situation, and that his running mate is a smokey eyed dollar store fascist with zero integrity, I don't know what to tell you.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
looks like someone has discovered the catnip patch ;^}
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Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Here's why I don't believe in "smart" thermostats.
My thermostat is set keep between 72-75°F during the day, so it turns the heat on in the mornings to recover from a colder night temp. But during summer heat I don't want it to do that, I'd rather tolerate a cooler temp in the morning and avoid running the AC in the evening. And I check the weather to know how much I need to open windows for the night. I seriously doubt an average "smart" device can be programmed this way.
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Got a few suggestions:
- Ecobee, seems to be geared towards working with smart home devices, and even if it's usable by itself, just isn't worth its money.
- A whole range of Honewell, from simplest and dumbest to smart ones. I'll probably look there.
- May be it's an excuse to finally get interested in Arduinos and such? Shouldn't be hard, but it's a completely new universe for me.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
BRB, adding "finished the Pantheon of Hallownest" to my resume. #hollowknight
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
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mckra1g ("Molly Cantrell-Kraig ✅") wrote:
This clip from Lincoln Project reminds me of the teenager who was receiving coupons for baby items, based on her shopping habits (“Target knew his daughter better than her father did,” from 2012). If Trump and his Christo-Fascists get into office, this is our future. A vote for #HarrisWalz is a vote for bodily autonomy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGIyxhGkvo
#Project2025 #USpol #abortion #surveillance #WeWontGoBack #KamalaHarris
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@mheadd Should also underline that this is in a purely personal capacity and is something I've been doing since before I joined MSFT. I really, really, really want your website not to suck. That's the whole deal.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Since some new #civictech folks have followed today (thanks @mheadd!), wanted to re-up my offer of free performance consulting and guidance for public sector teams.
Mastodon DMs are open and my email info is here:
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BrianJopek@mastodon.world ("Brian Jopek") wrote:
Something from the executive editor of the American conservative magazine The National Review, founded by conservative journalist William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and who was really no fan of tRump.
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- A photo of Donald Trump with a portion of an editorial piece written by Mark Antonio Wright, executive editor of the American conservative magazine, The National Review. “Trump isn’t losing because Kamala Harris is being hyped by the press and fluffed up to kingdom come. He isn’t losing because the press is being unfair to him. He’s losing because he’s a weak, unpopular, undisciplined candidate running at the head of a weak, minority electoral coalition. That’s the truth, whether anyone wants to hear it.” (remote)
