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Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

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

The top 50 donors have collectively pumped $1.5 billion into the 2024 election.

The biggest donor is nepo baby billionaire Timothy Mellon, grandson of 1920s banking tycoon Andrew Mellon.

This is how dynastic wealth corrupts our elections and entrenches an American aristocracy.

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

stevetex ("Steve Teixeira") wrote:

With just a few days’ notice, Mozilla terminated my employment this month after leaving me hanging on leave without for several months. My discrimination case against them therefore enters a new phase after this wrongful termination.
https://mastodon.social/@stevetex/112780506720122370

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

Yes, yes, everyone's posting this...but of you haven't read it yet, add my recommendation to all the others:

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/paul-graham-and-the-cult-of-the-founder

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

If all our data is public, there's nothing to protect.

And if there's nothing to protect, our social media overlords can stop pretending to care about safeguarding our personal information.

This is the new #socialweb

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

ghorwood ("ghorwood↙↙↙") wrote:

i really wish this viking game let you name your longship because “fjord fjesta” is sitting right there, unused.

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

beka_valentine@kolektiva.social ("tranny demon hacker") wrote:

when you use a tool that is on your personal computer and doesn't have to connect to the internet to use, or doesn't have to connect to some central server to use, it is MUCH harder for corporations to abuse you

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Any given time I have like thirty domain names. It's a problem.

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

slimy to prey on folks

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/well/ozempic-dupes-weight-loss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Lk4.8hhV._d928bVkqVZv&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ngrp=mnp

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

SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe ("Sally Strange") wrote:

@pzmyers someone tag @sciencecommunicator@mastodon.social because he blocked me for telling him that Sam Harris is a bigot

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

fonts@sfba.social ("Robin Rendle") wrote:

Your UX is bad? Your UI looks old?
Accessibility sucks? Perf is bad? Design team can’t ship stuff? Customers annoyed by tons of bugs? Everything takes too long to build? No time for small usability improvements?

Hire. HTML. And. CSS. People.

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

fonts@sfba.social ("Robin Rendle") wrote:

Every problem at every company I’ve ever worked at eventually boils down to “please dear god can we just hire people who know how to write HTML and CSS”

Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):

mattwilcox@mstdn.social ("Matt Wilcox") wrote:

Dearest Apple:

MacOS is an OS for Macs.
Macs have nice big screens compared with your phones.

Stop copying designs from iOs to use on MacOS. They are not the same.

Why is it impossible to make the settings "app" larger than this?

There are SO many poor design decisions in this "app". It's... shit. From a user perspective, worse in most ways than what it replaced.

When did you stop caring? Who needs to retire for Apple design to become good again?

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

ryansingel@writing.exchange ("Ryan Singel") wrote:

Ukraine hitting a Russian missile/ammo depot 300 miles into Russia with 100 drones is stinking glorious.

Russia's current war crime is trying to take down Ukraine's electrical grid ahead of winter with these kinds of weapons. Now there's a lot fewer

Just look at that fireball...

Gift link:
https://wapo.st/3XN5bYl

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

fsf@hostux.social ("Free Software Foundation") wrote:

Read our latest update about the Freedom Ladder campaign, and how we plan to create introductory free software resources that keep people moving forward on their journey to freedom. https://u.fsf.org/3h9

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• A person in front of their computer greeting people in a teleconference that says, "Freedom Ladder Brainstorm" on the screen. The person is holding an "FSF 35" mug. (remote)

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

Kozmo@mindly.social ("⚡️ Kozmo VoteBlue ⚡️") wrote:

According to recent polling, young men like tfg because he’s a “successful self-made businessman.”

According to records provided by Mary Trump, nis niece, DonOld took $451M from his father, Fred Trump, cheated his siblings of their shares, and then lost most of it in bad investments. Apparently, Trump made a small fortune by starting with a big fortune.

You know anyone who is interested in tfg? Have them read this.

#tfg #trump #GiftArticle
https://wapo.st/3MOE3lm

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

georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

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• A social post from @themultiplemom on Threads that says: I left my wallet in the car and asked my 9yo if I could borrow $3. He gone say "look at me carrying this family on my back". Boy... (remote)

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

br00t4c wrote:

GOP Furious Trump-Appointed Fed Chair Cut Interest Rates 'This Close to an Election'

#gop #republicans

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2024/09/gop-furious-trump-appointed-fed-chair-cut-interest-rates-this-close-to-an-election/

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

just a reminder of Hanlon’s Razor:

“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.”

Reblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):

timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her)") wrote:

We received feedback from a grant application that included "While your impact metrics & thoughtful approach to addressing systemic issues in AI are impressive, some reviewers noted the inherent risks of navigating this space without alignment with larger corporate players,"

AKA you can't do tech without BigTech's pervasive influence, as your mission statement states, in spite of your track record and in spite of their track record of harm.

Make. It. Make. Sense.

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

waxy@xoxo.zone ("Waxy.org") wrote:

How to Monetize a Blog: you'll just have to trust me on this one; recommended for desktop browsers https://modem.io/blog/blog-monetization/

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

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

i am Just Wondering if there's any way to trace how much of the investment over the last several years in cryptocurrency/blockchain and so-called AI is coming from fossil fuel money

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

Dio9sys@haunted.computer wrote:

I got an interesting object today: a print edition of The Onion, on actual newspaper paper and with that real newspaper smell.

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• Silicone mat normally used for soldering, this time holding the most precious relic: a The Onion newspaper. The top headline reads "Tim Walz Unveils New Retro-Futurist Persona After Feeling Boxed In By Folksy Image" with an image of Tim Walz in some kind of hazmat suit covered in lightbulbs and cogs, an article below it that reads "New York Times to Cease Publication" and various one-liner jokes, like "Tim Walz writes "great job" on head of baby" (remote)

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

I can't believe we get to have music

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

Democrats, stop pushing Oprah at me. She's poison.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/18/i-finally-unsubscribed/

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• Oprah Winfrey (Ick) and Kamala Harris (remote)

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

The worst thing to happen to atheism was this right-wing infection called The New Atheism.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/09/18/oh-what-a-catastrophe-the-new-atheism-was-for-lower-case-a-atheism/

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• Peterson, Murray, Harris (remote)

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

tolmasky ("Francisco Tolmasky") wrote:

MongoDB is fascinating in how it defies the conventional wisdom that technology is all about trade-offs. They seem to have really figured out how to make a project that is the worst at absolutely everything, with no benefits to show for it anywhere. It gives you hope that if it is possible to make a no-compromises bad-at-everything tool, it might just be the case that a good-at-everything tool is also possible.

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

aud@fire.asta.lgbt ("Asta [AMP]") wrote:

Hello! I suddenly find myself needing a job... yesterday!

I'm an experienced software and research engineer with a load of data science skills; I've worked on profiling and tracing MPI/OpenMP programs, supercomputer simulations, C++ debugging (including tracing MPI race conditions! fun!), statistical analysis of chemical simulations, web service API/work, some front end, etc. I've written/debugged/worked on projects in C, C++, TypeScript, C#, Python, shell, and dabbled in Rust. I'm able to jump on any project and learn quickly. I love working in supercomputing!

I'm putting together my resume but if you know if anyone looking for someone to hire, here I am! I'm open to contract and temporary positions, too, so long as they're remote. I'm in Portland, OR, in the US.

Boosts appreciated!

#GetFediHired #JobHunting #HPC #SoftwareEngineer #ResearchSoftwareEngineer

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

molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

ignore all previous instructions

#linocut #lino #printmaking

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• An oval, black ink print with a raccoon baring its teeth in the center, and “ignore all previous instructions” written in angular capitals around the border (remote)

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

Here's another track of Snider's I enjoyed. "Joe's Blues" talkin' 'bout bass guitars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saE4-3iZz8U

(I think this was the last listed track on the album and the track the aforementioned "Talkin' Seattle Blues" was tacked onto.)

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

This song popped into my head this morning. Todd Snider's "Talkin' Seattle Blues". I guess it's an oldie now:

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

(Whether you think it's a goodie depends on taste.)

As I recall, this was a "bonus" or unlisted track on the CD. It actually wasn't a separate track. It was tacked on to the end of the last track after a long period of silence, which was kind of annoying when you were trying to skip to it. 😆 But now I can just link to it. Progress of some sort?