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BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us ("Baloo Uriza") wrote:

Just aged my husband a thousand years by saying "here's a phrase that exists now: 'second-generation YouTuber.'"

Reblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):

jawnsy ("Jonathan Yu") wrote:

There's an article making the rounds, which reminds me that I'm broadly skeptical of the things that Venture Capitalists say, because they have much less skin in the game than operators.

Here are some good takes worth reading instead:

https://skamille.medium.com/founders-create-managers-aba3c88981ba by @skamille

https://oxide.computer/blog/reflections-on-founder-mode by @bcantrill

https://samgerstenzang.substack.com/p/founder-mode-in-context by Sam Gerstenzang

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

In 1958-59, I was that pudgy kid on the right.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/02/do-you-want-to-see-my-jiggly-belly/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnGnyY-2Brs

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

quirk@computerfairi.es ("FoxQuirk 🦊") wrote:

Found this old meme when rummaging around my files

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• A lattice graph showing the relationship between Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi and associations to programming languages. Mario is like C. Luigi is like objective C. Wario is like C++. Waluigi is like objective C++. (remote)

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

stephaniewalter@front-end.social ("Stef Walter") wrote:

Looking for a monospaced pixel font with a lo-fi technical vibe, serving old school interfaces? Meet Departure Mono. I love it soooo much!

https://departuremono.com/

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• Example of the font use in a orange on dark brown retro monochrome interface that has a very 60s sci-fi movies space ship vibe (remote)

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

The Fairfield Horseshoe.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #TheLakes

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• A lush green mountain range in the shape of a horseshoe, with woods and houses in front of it, underneath a cloudy grey sky.

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Reflections on Paul Graham's "Founder Mode": https://oxide.computer/blog/reflections-on-founder-mode

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

“The woke mob has distorted the true meaning of Labor Day,” Vance told supporters in Michigan. “Honoring workers might please people who work for a living, but it doesn’t delight me and Donald Trump.”

The vice-presidential nominee urged that Labor Day be “a time to pay tribute to the one thing that gives women’s lives meaning: reproducing.”

“Only women who have given birth should be allowed at Labor Day picnics,” he declared. “No baby, no hot dog.”

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/jd-vance-says-labor-day-should-celebrate

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

[Trump is] “a man who, to borrow from an old joke, could commit suicide by leaping from his ego to his I.Q.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/opinion/harris-trump-fracking-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

mbrubeck@mefi.social wrote:

Starliner was designed to remain in orbit up to 210 days (about 7 months), since its contracted missions are to carry crew to ISS and stay docked there until their return.

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

Would you trust these two men? They're back!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/02/wohl-and-burkmans-sneak-back-into-politics/

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• Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman (remote)

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

I'm going to unplug my electric toothbrush to fix this giant hole in Siberia.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/02/whats-the-least-you-can-do-to-address-climate-change/

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• Batagaika Crater, a massive megaslump in the Siberian permafrost. (remote)

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

andy@bell.bz ("Andy Bell") wrote:

This is @heydon’s masterpiece https://briefs.video/videos/what-is-react/

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

Texan Evangelicals only reject imaginary pedophiles -- the real ones who praise Jesus are OK.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/02/being-a-pedophile-a-molester-thats-not-ok/

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• Robert Morris of Gateway Church (remote)

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

larryfeltonj@journa.host ("Larry Felton Johnson") wrote:

The Cobb County Courier's Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a sweet-tempered female calico named Cleo #CobbCounty #cats

https://cobbcountycourier.com/2024/09/cobb-county-courier-cat-of-the-day-im-cleo-im-a-sweet-tempered-kitty-in-need-of-a-loving-home/

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• A very closeup shot of a calico cat lying prone in a carry crate. The kitty is looking away to the side of the camera, maybe a bit sad-eyed (remote)

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

antlerboy ("Benjamin P. Taylor") wrote:

Interview – Gödel, Escher, Bach author Doug Hofstadter on the book and on the state of AI today – Game Thinking TV with Amy Jo Kim on YouTube (2023) https://stream.syscoi.com/2024/08/31/interview-godel-escher-bach-author-doug-hofstadter-on-the-book-and-on-the-state-of-ai-today-game-thinking-tv-with-amy-jo-kim-on-youtube-2023/

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

looking forward to it

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• 6898caaac5a03f24.mp4 (remote)

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

Thank the gods I don't believe in for @molly0xfff:

https://pca.st/episode/7792e887-a553-4704-bd0f-1411494b9eda

https://www.citationneeded.news/paradigm-democrat-poll/

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

🎵 H-O-T-T-R-E-LOAD
🎵 Those components hot reload

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

TIL there was a Beetlejuice 2 (2014) staring Natasha Lyonne as Beetlejuice.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4209952/

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• Natasha Lyonne on set as Beetlejuice.

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

At Whorneyside Force.

📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Super Takumar 105mm/2.4
👤 Wife
⚗ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #MediumFormat #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #TheLakes

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• A woman with dark hair, wearing a white shirt and a purple wind jacket, is holding a backpack and glasses while sitting on a rock in front of a waterfall.

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:

This is really interesting and it makes sense that a specialized GPU would out perform a generalized one.

But I'm struggling to envision the type of hardware that would need this?

Anyone have a guess? #GPU #nvidia

https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai-chips

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

AfD seems to be on track to an electoral victory in Germany… the recent attack was indeed a ‘gift’ to the far Right

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Near a church...

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Fuji Superia X-tra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #Cumbria #LakeDistrict #TheLakes

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• A grey stone building peaking from behind lush green woods underneath a grey overcast sky.

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

BootsChantilly@mstdn.social ("Boots Chantilly (is with Her)") wrote:

No one should ever be forced to abort a wanted pregnancy. No one should ever be forced to surrender a wanted baby.
No one should ever be forced to endure an unwanted pregnancy. No one should ever be forced to bear an unwanted baby.
It really is that simple.
#ProChoiceIsProLife #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Please remember that Mastodon doesn't have a marketing team or budget. Whatever media coverage Mastodon gets is from inbound interest from journalists. The growth of the platform has been predominantly through word of mouth. If you want the fediverse to grow, tell your friends.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Apparently, there's a new erotic drama with Nicole Kidman, and I kinda want to watch it! https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/30/nicole-kidman-erotic-drama-babygirl-venice-film-festival

(Yes, I'm from the Eyes Wide Shut generation.)

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

davidzipper ("David Zipper") wrote:

The Economist has published a deeply-researched story about car bloat -- and it's very, very damning.

"For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles."

Well worth your time: https://www.economist.com/interactive/united-states/2024/08/31/americans-love-affair-with-big-cars-is-killing-them

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

mrbadger42@mastodon.world ("MrBadger42") wrote:

‘A few days ago, a Tik Tok creator posted a video where she'd been out and about in public with a T-shirt on that read "Harris 2024" and a man in her little Red town pointed out and said "You are brave wearing that shirt" And she said "Yea?! How does that make you feel knowing that the party you align with is so dangerous that you think I'm brave for wearing this shirt?".’

Let that sink in.

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• 34ab3fe2c8b4daca.png (remote)

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

Today in History: Engelbert Humperdinck is born in Siegburg, Germany, 1854

no, not *that* Engelbert Humperdinck, *this* Engelbert Humperdinck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(composer)