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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
If there's a single thing I wish all web developers understood, it's that platforms are competitions, and that native app platforms are not big on "live and let live".
For the web to get healthy, it must displace native mobile apps. Obstacles to that displacement are fundamentally anti-web.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I had not realized quite how successful The Fat Orange Old Guy had been at ‘weaponizing’ the Justice Department & the IRS to harass his ‘enemies’
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
All I have for November is dread.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/10/11/i-am-burdened-by-pessimism/
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
I've been told there's delays in delivering the stuffed toys to the US warehouse because of the hurricane. The EU warehouse is ready to go though. Should we open the shop now or wait for US fulfillment to be possible?
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
fsfe ("Free Software Foundation Europe") wrote:
💥The FSFE submitted last month its arguments in the #Apple vs. @EUCommission litigation, arguing how interoperability is key for our digital societies
📎 Want to know more about this case? Check out this article by @heiseonline https://www.heise.de/en/news/FSFE-Apple-is-a-threat-to-free-software-and-a-DMA-rule-breaker-9785638.html
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
mattround@crispsandwi.ch ("Matt Round") wrote:
This is a good gentle intro to web dev https://htmlforpeople.com
(I do think a lot of people struggle with CSS because they partly skipped these HTML basics, so they don't grasp the structural/semantic/hierarchical aspects very well)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
rbreich@masto.ai ("Robert Reich") wrote:
The crypto lobby has spent $129 million to elect industry-friendly candidates over the last three election cycles.
Crypto is now one of the largest campaign contributors since Citizens United — second to Big Oil.
For the sake of democracy, we must get big money out of politics.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
We have quantitative confirmation that grad school is hell.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/10/11/my-personal-experience-matches-this-observation/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
cmconseils ("Laura-ween :bongoCat: 🎃🧙♀️") wrote:
Someone said:
“Art Nouveau is when it looks made by elves.
Art Deco is when it looks made by dwarves.”
And after looking into it, I think they’re 100% correct.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
"It's going to be awesome." Another lie from a ridiculous liar.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/10/11/do-you-believe-him-yet/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
Leica’s #aurora photo bomb may just be the best picture I’ll ever take
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Moss@beige.party ("Mage Lich’en") wrote:
*Willie Nelson voice*
Frog and Toad again
I just can’t wait to read Frog and Toad again
The books I love are ‘bout those two amphibian friends
And I can’t wait to read Frog and Toad again
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
TomF@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Tom Forsyth") wrote:
Master Boot Record just dropped a new album
https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/album/hardwarez
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social wrote:
Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails
While some residents in hurricane-impacted areas can’t send texts or make calls, #AmateurRadio enthusiasts are helping communicate requests for help and messages between loved ones.
Wired
9 October"Hurricanes have wreaked havoc on the United States over the past month. More than 200 people have been confirmed dead as a result of #HurricaneHelene and many more have gone missing, making it the most destructive US hurricane since Katrina in 2005. Nearly a week after Helene made landfall, #CellService #DeadZones plagued the Carolinas, leaving thousands of residents unable to reach their friends, families, and even emergency responders. As #HurricaneMilton builds in the Gulf of Mexico this week, radio operators in #Florida are also preparing to launch their net—a group of operators communicating live over the air. Scott Roberts, an amateur radio section manager for northern Florida, said that operators in his area started checking their equipment and making plans to deploy to shelters as of Monday.
"There are more than 1 million licensed radio amateurs in the US like Witherspoon and Roberts, according to a Federal Communications Commission spokesperson who spoke to WIRED last week. Some amateur radio bands are short bands, reaching only small communities of people, while others cover hundreds and even thousands of miles. When #CommunicationInfrastructure fails, like #CellularNetworks during a natural disaster, the FCC allows for amateur radio operators to assist in recovery efforts.
"Gordon Mooneyhan, spokesperson for the American Radio Relay League, said he knows of three main #repeaters being used to convey messages inside the disaster area from Hurricane Helene, including the #MountMitchellRepeater, which is located at the highest point in #NorthCarolina at 6,600 feet and boosts localized radio broadcasts to a wider network. This is where Witherspoon read off supply requests and #RoadClosures."
#HamRadioOperators #AmateurRadio #Disasters #DisasterAssistance #Communication #MutualAid
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AssociatedPress@flipboard.com ("Associated Press") wrote:
Arizona Democratic office hit by third shooting in weeks. There were no injuries or arrests
https://apnews.com/article/gunfire-arizona-democratic-office-7707867b9421585576d9a42c4cc4cc9b?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypubPosted into Politics @politics-AssociatedPress
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
The cherry on this garbage sundae is this quote right here: "Meta did allow me to request to download my data before it gets deleted, but then the link it provided failed to load."
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
as usual, @laloalcaraz is spot on
Mastodon FeedAh, looks like Elon just finished his first Blender tutorial.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:
Find out how Freexian Collaborators contributed to Debian this September - read about Packaging Pydantic v2, Reworking of glib2.0 for cross bootstrap, Python archive rebuilds and more!
https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-09-2024/
These contributions are made possible by organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts (https://www.freexian.com/lts/) and consulting services (https://www.freexian.com/services/).
Mastodon Feedisagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:
Sitting at Peter Shor's public lecture on #quantum computing. Feeling very dumb :-)
Mastodon Feedfromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The Project 2025 Refugee Who Slid Into Your Socials | The New Republic:
"Carmack’s arrival at Meta also coincides with the company’s restrictions on “political content” on Instagram and Threads instituted earlier this year, which limit the reach of accounts that post about politics and social issues."
Project 2025 bad. Meta guiding the social web, good? Okay. https://newrepublic.com/post/185306/project-2025-dustin-carmack-meta
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
anirvan ("Anirvan Chatterjee") wrote:
"Why do so many people believe the Electoral College protects 'rural' interests when it demonstrably does not? I believe what’s happening is that these people are using 'rural' as a euphemism for 'white,' and 'urban' as a euphemism for 'Black.' The Electoral College protects white interests and sensibilities from being overrun by the emerging non-white majority in this country, and the people who defend the EC are desperate to keep it that way."
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-electoral-college-is-bad/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her)") wrote:
Does anyone with a background in electrical engineering/electronics etc have any references or other information for how datasheets became a standard thing, or something that is expected of a manufacturer to produce?
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JoshuaHolland ("Joshua Holland") wrote:
“Gaslighting” is badly overused but how else could we describe the press covering this as a normal horse race—and bitching about Harris’s interviews and policy details—when we have a candidate constantly cribbing from Hitler while his goons threaten anyone who pushes back on his alternate reality.
#Election2024 #media #trump #fascism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/springfield-ohio-haitians-threats.html
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
How people think AI is going to kill them: terminator robots.
How AI is actually going to kill them: by destroying their habitat and drinking all their water.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
owa ("Open Web Advocacy") wrote:
Interop 2025 must drop secret vetos! 🚨
The voting process for Interop proposals is done in secret and every browser vendor can veto any feature without any transparency.
We need your help to change this and more. Read the article. Spread the word ❤️🌐
https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/interop-2025-must-drop-secret-vetos/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
davatron5000 ("Dave Rupert") wrote:
/me during a standup meeting and other people are talking...
don't forget to mention X, Y, and Z and how that impacts A, B, C.
don't forget to mention X, Y, and Z and how that impacts A, B, C.
don't forget to mention X, Y, and Z and how that impacts A, B, C./me when it's my time to talk...
not much just working on X
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:
One of my favourite artists just died. 100!!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/arts/richard-mayhew-dead.html
Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
zachariah@mas.to ("Zac") wrote:
“This keyboard layout is called a QAZ/35% layout, where the Q, A, and Z keys are gone.”
“My friend always said my 35 didn’t have enough keys so I designed this layout as a joke but enough people liked it that I decided to actually make it.”
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
mhoye ("mhoye but spooky") wrote:
My fellow parents: what do you say we make the first week of December about cleaning up and clearing out.
