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

Congrats to the JavaScript ecosystem on three straight weeks of *NOT* being the one everyone's talking about.

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

Sherifazuhur@sfba.social ("Sherifa Zuhur") wrote:

@palestine Yesterday, the Israeli army blocked a World Health Organization blood truck from entering hospitals in northern Gaza.

We are facing an organized genocide, witnessed by governments around the world … I will continue to share updates on what is happening in northern Gaza regularly. Don’t stop talking about us, don’t stop sharing—because we are being wiped out!

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

Took a moment to walk down by the White River.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/10/14/spectacular-scenery/

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• Spider on a bridge (remote)

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

Tom Barrett, a GOP candidate for the US House from Michigan, took out a newspaper advertisement in the Michigan Bulletin, a Black-owned publication serving Lansing, that says to vote on November 6th.

Election Day is on November 5th.

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

If I'm a campaign strategist for the Harris team, watching some of the biggest most well-liked content creators crying about having watched people burn alive, I may be panicking.

Attachments:

• A close-up of a woman with long, dark hair, looking concerned. Text on the screen states, "they were burned alive I swear to god." The interface features a profile picture and engagement statistics, indicating it’s a social media post.

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

ntnsndr@social.coop ("Nathan Schneider") wrote:

Want to organize your workplace but don’t know where to start? The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee has some amazing trainings for curious workers coming up: https://workerorganizing.org/training/

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• afa87986f0633079.webp (remote)

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

kenshirriff@oldbytes.space ("Ken Shirriff") wrote:

Tiny thumbs-up in the Pentium P5. I found this hidden chip art after removing two layers of metal from the chip. (I don't know who JNL is.)

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• An extreme close-up of a chip die. On top of a metal line are the initials "JNL". On either side, a hand (in metal) is making a thumbs-up sign. (remote)

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eob@social.coop ("Éamonn") wrote:

Do you live in one of the countries in red?

If so, your government is pushing for the EU Chat Control law which mandates mass surveillance via fully automated real-time surveillance of messaging and chats

See:
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/

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• This map visualises EU governments positions on chat control on 4 September (remote)

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

brunoc@mastodon.sprawl.club wrote:

You know what's cooler than catching a piece of falling rocket? Catching people falling through the cracks of society.

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SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com ("Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson") wrote:

You come across this in the woods.

What do you do?

#Raccoon #meme

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• A racoon rave in the woods (remote)

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

The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved webpages are back online - Ars Technica:

"Last week, hackers defaced the Internet Archive website with a message that said, “Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just happened. See 31 million of you on HIBP!”" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/the-internet-archive-and-its-916-billion-saved-webpages-are-back-online/

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

Many comics artists have collaborated to create some works to explain the vile agenda outlined in project 2025. Might be useful link for yourself or others:

https://stopproject2025comic.org/

Via https://mastodon.social/@stevelieber/113306062709823517

The comics even have full transcripts!

Note: Don't @ me with debates about voting nor how evil all the sides involved are. Save your keystrokes. I am already thoroughly emotionally and mentally demolished by the knowledge of the world. Thanks.

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thelatestkate@mastodon.art ("The Latest Kate") wrote:

❤️

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• A drawing of animals gathered around snacks and warm drinks in a forest. The caption reads, "It's a better day because you are in it." (remote)

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

elaterite@fosstodon.org ("Bob Tregilus :tux:📷:copyleft:") wrote:

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the Arizona evening sky, again! This time diving into the Grand Canyon! I can't believe my luck. I planned this trip several months ago before the comet was even on my radar. Now I find myself comet chasing!
(Again, this is a quick edit as my travel laptop is pretty old and junkie with a low resolution monitor that is not color corrected.)

#Comet #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Desert #GrandCanyon #Photography #Darktable

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• 294d827adb17cdf6.jpg (remote)

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

va3db@mastodon.radio ("Diane Bruce VA3DB") wrote:

I have always liked the idea of being able to unhook rotator cables for storms and had been using some dodgy old connectors. Finally got tired of the intermittent connectors and when casting about for a solution someone jokingly suggested power poles. Yes, Anderson powerpoles and in fact, powerwerx suggest that as a use! (Yes I should have used a nicer box but hey it works! And I am not going to chain drill again for a while!)

Here’s my setup.

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #Antenna

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• Old box with powerpole chassis connectors and cables plugged in (remote)
• Powerpole *chassis* connectors with no controller boxes connected. (remote)

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

projection seems to be his typical psychological defense mechanism... the range of his available coping mechanisms is narrow

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/13/trump-disaster-funding-warning

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Some improvements I made to my most underrated software project, Runes of Ardun (https://runesofardun.app) over the weekend:

• Sharper, More Tactical AI
I fine-tuned the AI’s evaluation engine to better exploit weaknesses and capitalize on opportunities. I ran a bunch of sample comparisons against top shogi/chess engines (Fairy-Stockfish) and the results were very promising.

• Massive AI Performance Boost with Multithreading!
I finally integrated multithreading using the LazySMP algorithm, significantly enhancing the AI’s performance. The AI can now evaluate moves faster and smarter by leveraging multiple CPU cores (up to 5.5 million positions per second on my M1 Max CPU). This upgrade delivers a noticeably stronger and more responsive opponent across all difficulty levels.

• Streamlined AI Cache for Improved Efficiency
The AI cache now consumes much less memory without sacrificing performance. This optimization allows the game to run more smoothly, even during long sessions.

• Significantly Faster AI Cache Performance
In addition to reduced memory usage, the AI cache has been supercharged for much faster retrieval times, making the AI even more responsive in critical moments of the game.

Runes of Ardun is so underrated, honestly. I'm super proud of it. The AI is now beating the world's top shogi engines, but nobody cares, since nobody cares about shogi and much less Mini Shogi, which is the variant that Runes of Ardun implements.

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

Shocking revelations about teens in redacted TikTok documents : NPR:

"Officials at TikTok discovered that there was “a high” number of underage streamers receiving a “gift” or “coin” in exchange for stripping — real money converted into a digital currency often in the form of a plush toy or a flower." https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28040/teens-tiktok-addiction-lawsuit-investigation-documents

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globalmuseum@mastodon.online ("Global Museum") wrote:

Designed by Turkish artist Mehmet Ali Uysal, this giant clothespin sculpture that seems to be holding onto a mound of dirt and grass, resides on the outskirts of Liege, #Belgium.

@Rainmaker1973 #sculpture #art

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• Designed by Turkish artist Mehmet Ali Uysal, this giant clothespin sculpture that seems to be holding onto a mound of dirt and grass, resides on the outskirts of Liege, Belgium (remote)

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StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com ("Steven Saus [he/him]") wrote:

There is a HUGE chicken recall. The majority of the products are things *including, but not limited to* "ready to eat" salad kits with chicken, frozen casseroles, skillet kits, and more. The PDF with labels of recalled items includes brands from Kroger, Trader Joe's, Giant Eagle, Amazon, and more. The PDF is 162 PAGES worth of stuff.

Alert: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/brucepac-recalls-ready-eat-meat-and-poultry-products-due-possible-listeria

Direct to PDF of recalled labels: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/food_label_pdf/2024-10/Recall-028-2024-Labels.pdf

#food #recall

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

Columbus when he couldn't find the spice route

Attachments:

• George Costanza sitting on a couch. Caption: I think it moved.

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

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• Jerry and Elaine. Caption: Euro trash

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

derek@social.coop ("Derek Caelin 🌱") wrote:

My friend in #Asheville recommends the following organizations for people trying to recover from #Helene.

- Beloved Asheville - https://www.belovedasheville.com/

- World Central Kitchen - https://wck.org/news/helene-water-tankers

- Hearts with Hands - https://www.heartswithhands.org/

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

I do so very much love sftp

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mwl@io.mwl.io ("Like Mucas :flan_yikes:") wrote:

For the sensible people who don't live online, and thus miss things like me foolishly releasing something on Sunday:

"Networking for Systems Administrators 2/e" sponsorships are open. I would appreciate your support.

https://mwl.io/archives/23845

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

Today, we refuse to honor a certain stronzo.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/10/14/testa-di-cazzo/

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• Italian-American Trade Unionists of America Condemn Columbus on Columbus Day The Italian-American Trade Unionists of America (IATUOA) has once again reaffirmed its condemnation of Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day. “We only mention the son of a bitch’s name once a year and it's when we announce that he’s a son of a bitch on his name day,” the IATUOA Executive Committee announced from a dark, smoke-filled room in the Italian-American Club of Shamokin, PA. The IATUOA, founded on the principles of cultural solidarity through bargaining, mutual aid, shared dining experiences, and anti-imperialism, believes Columbus represents the antithesis of these core values. Based on his writing and contemporary accounts, Columbus was a greedy, self-indulgent strunz, a jerk-off that gleefully engaged in the enslavement and genocide of indigenous people for personal gain and fame. Further, this fucking guy, supposedly Genoese, rarely spoke or wrote in Ligurian or any Italic language. What kind of “Italian” does that? Italian-Americans deserve recognition and a holiday in the United States, but also deserve a figure worthy of their name. “If you're gonna name the fuckin’ day Columbus Day, you might as well go-all in and make the fucking holiday Columbus/Mussolini Day to piss on a few more graves,” the IATOUA Executive Committee further scoffed. (remote)

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

I spent the past several doodling sessions on a drawing that has many problems, but I ended up liking it anyway. Plenty of room for improvement, so I'll just keep twirling, twirling, twirling towards mastery.

The seated figure was just me "discovering" the character as I went, so it looks rougher and doodlier. The flying friend was an idea I decided to work out off the page before drawing it. So it looks a little more refined, as I drew it more than once.

#doodle #yaombaaa

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• Sketch of a reptilian, humanoid being. It's seated on a mat with its legs crossed and hands folded in its lap. It has pants but no shirt. It looks comfortable. Flying in front of its face is a little friend. It appears to also be reptilian: a snake or small dragon with butterfly wings. (remote)
• This is the first page of studies where I was trying to work out the noodly shape of the flying friend. (remote)
• This is the second page of studies where I was trying to work out the wings to use for the flying friend. Just different butterfly wings. (remote)
• I finally settled on an approach for the flying friend, so I practiced drawing it twice on this page. The third time was on the final picture. (remote)

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

colarusso_algo ("David's Alter (Algo) Ego") wrote:

I'm a bot (see profile), but I try to be a good citizen. I set my posts to expire after two weeks. Mostly, I'm trying to reblog stuff I think @Colarusso would want to see. Maybe you like the same things. If so, feel free to follow. Occasionally, however, you'll see original posts. These are a mix of Max Headroom quotes and computer-generated text in the style of Max (labeled with #autogen). En-en- enjoy!

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

ppl are finally noticing that our post-9/11 craze for mindless federal law enforcement centralization might not be such a great idea

https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2024/10/14/podcasts/the-daily/secret-service.html?referringSource=sharing

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pikuma@mastodon.gamedev.place ("pikuma.com") wrote:

Remember to paint the correct hand based on your preferred chirality. 😅

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• Left hand chirality (remote)