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

natematias@social.coop ("J. Nathan Matias 🦣") wrote:

Where are you finding hope today? Today, my class discussed public goods with network effects — goods that don't exclude people and that benefit everyone as more people access them. One of those things is education.

When my mother was born in the 1940s, around 70% of Americans over 25 didn't have a high school education. Now over 90% have finished high school.

That's an extraordinary expansion in human capability in a very short time period.

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/time-series/demo/cps-historical-time-series.html

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• Charge: percent of population age 25 and over by educational attainment: 1940 - 2021. In 1930, 76% of Americans didn't have a high school education. By 2021, over 91% of Americans had a high school education. (remote)

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

Restored DKIM signing after upgrading my email server. Now apparently something called DMARC is in vogue, so I need to set it up as well. Why do I do it to myself?

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

stfn@fosstodon.org ("stfn :raspberrypi: :python:") wrote:

If Apple was making Ethernet cables, you would need to pay extra for the cable to be compatible with ports above 79.

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

ike@social.coop wrote:

what have you done to me: https://ike.io/what-have-you-done-to-me-imogen-heap/

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Boo, power dipped just long enough to reset everything

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

aardrian@toot.cafe ("Adrian Roselli") wrote:

Friends don’t let friends use overlays.

Consultants don’t let clients use overlays either, so @accudio shares the letter he sends clients when they are about to do some stupid shit:
https://alistairshepherd.uk/writing/accessibility-overlays-email/

Unless your client is also your friend, in which case see my first statement.

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

Cloud68@fosstodon.org ("Cloud68.co 👩‍💻👨‍💻") wrote:

Rise Against Big Tech web page is on our website now https://cloud68.co/rabt. The goal is to have (soon-ish) a dedicated microsite for the project and add all the materials there. Feedback welcome :) #rabt ✊ .

Attachments:

• Purple background with the illustration of the text Rise Against Big Tech. (remote)

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

jdp23@gotosocial.thenexus.today ("Jon P") wrote:

@fromjason yeah, I wrote a bit about this when I updated https://about.iftas.org/2024/10/29/5-ways-to-fight-election-disinformation-on-bluesky-and-the-fediverse/ :

"And if you’re tempted to share exit poll information, remember that it frequently turns out to be wrong, especially when looking at non-white demographics. Both in 2016 and 2020, for example, more detailed analysis eventually revealed significant errors with initial estimates of Latino votes. The framing itself is often misleading, for example not distinguishing between Latino voters of different races and nationalities. And there are significant differences between states, so be extra wary of exit polling diagrams that don’t specify whether they’re at the state level (and if so what state) or national. "

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

WetDreamTomato—Now is the time to get serious about our digital privacy and tech literacy. Welcome to the Internet. My name is Jason. I'll be your guide.

Subscribe now via email or RSS: https://buttondown.com/wetdreamtomato

#SmallWeb

Reblogged by mbrubeck@mefi.social:

djm62@beige.party ("серафими многоꙮчитїи") wrote:

SF micro-genre: single sentence description of the colour of the sky above the port

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

hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange ("Hal Pomeranz") wrote:

Wow has the advice I’m giving to others shifted in the last 24 hours.

- move to Signal for comms
- use non-US hosting providers
- use non-US registrars
- consider ProtonMail

Is there a privacy-respecting DNS service out there that does DoH?

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

bisonrimant@piaille.fr ("Bison") wrote:

Honk and Bonk

Attachments:

• Woodcarved humanoid goose wearing plate armour. She's holding a shield and a flanged mace. On the handle of the mace, a red robin landed. The eyes of the goose are made of glass. The feet and the beak are painted in burnt yellow, as the breast of the red robin. The upper part of the robin is painted in brown/grey and its eyes and beak in black. (remote)
• Another point of view (remote)
• Another point of view (remote)
• Another point of view (remote)

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

darnell@one.darnell.one ("Darnell Clayton :verified:") wrote:

Trump Attorney General Hopeful Vows to Drag Bodies Through the Street 🔛 @darnell@flipboard.com (Flipboard) 🐬📰 https://newrepublic.com/post/188127/trump-attorney-general-hopeful-mike-davis-drag-bodies-street?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/politics

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

yup:

“Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Trump faces few, if any, legal constraints, and we’re about to find out what still stands in his way.”

https://newrepublic.com/post/188127/trump-attorney-general-hopeful-mike-davis-drag-bodies-street?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/politics

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

Memewrangler@newsie.social ("Basketherder") wrote:

I've heard that regret is a particularly useless emotion since by the time you get it there is nothing you can do about it.

I regret not leaving Twitter completely sooner. After the election it occurred to me that thinking a part of Twitter is good while Musk manipulated it to elect Trump is like thinking part of a gun is good while the other part of it shoots you.

#JustSayin

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

HannahHowe@toot.wales ("Hannah Howe") wrote:

@CindyWeinstein A view from Britain. I’m a long-time admirer of America and American culture. However, in this election the American people knew exactly what they were voting for, and they will get what they voted for. I know that there are still good people in America, but the image now projected of the country as a whole is not a good one. I sometimes look at history and wonder “how did the people allow that to happen?” Now, I know the answer, and it’s disturbing in the extreme.

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

yup

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/americans-switch-from-washington?publication_id=2337656&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=4qey6&utm_medium=email

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

“His win… demonstrated Trump’s keen ear for what stirs emotions, especially the sense of millions of voters of being left out — whether because someone else cheated or got special treatment or otherwise fell to the ravages of the enemy within.

That’s whom Americans decisively chose.

The centuries-old democracy delivered power to the presidential candidate who gave voters fair warning he might take core elements of that democracy apart.” [2/2]

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

“In Trump’s telling, the economy was in shambles, even when almost every measure said otherwise, and the border was an open sore leeching murderous migrants, when the actual number of crossings had dropped precipitously. All this came wrapped in his signature language of catastrophism.” [1/2]

https://apnews.com/article/4bf1465b465ea1da92fb7474f2f9becd

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

the best handling of this issue I have ever heard +100

https://mamot.fr/@lutzray/113438592275381189

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

Beans and leeks and greens slowly going bad in my fridge but I will not look at NYT Cooking, @NYTGuildTech

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

lutzray@mamot.fr ("Les capsules du prof Lutz") wrote:

Francesca Albanese (U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory) was asked this question by a canadian 'journalist':

"Do you believe Israel has the right to exist?"

#StopGazaGenocide #Gaza #Canada

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• 354b45a157aa000e.mp4 (remote)

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

Memewrangler@newsie.social ("Basketherder") wrote:

Donated to Wikipedia again.

Personally I use it just about every day.

If you aren't learning, you're dying.

#JustSayin

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

In solidarity with @NYTGuildTech I snapped my 1643 day crossword streak on Monday. No NYT Cooking or NYT Games until the strike is over!

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• Streaks view showing "Longest" at 1643 and "Current" at 0 (remote)

Reblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):

hoffm ("Michael Hoffman") wrote:

This is a reminder that @NYTGuildTech is still on strike. We’re out here picketing every day, all day. Support us:

1. Don’t play NYT Games. Don’t use NYT cooking.

2. Strike fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nyt-tech-strike-fund

3. Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-the-ny-times-to-agree-to-a-fair-contract-with-times-tech

4. TELL YOUR FRIENDS

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

We've got an obvious topic for the Freethoughtblogs monthly podcast.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/07/life-goes-on-2/

https://www.youtube.com/live/qcBnXR9Qb6g

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

camille@praxis.nyc ("Camille lives at Praxis Now") wrote:

For anyone considering getting involved in activism for the first time, I offer a talk I gave years ago about how to decide whether to get involved in a project or not
https://vimeo.com/202061452

Happy to answer any questions!

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I too have something for #DefaidodonDay. I've met these two a couple of months ago on a farm in the Langdale Valley.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab

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

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• Two small but fluffy black sheep behind metal bars. One is looking at the camera while the other is seemingly trying to eat the string that keeps the gate closed.

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

graydon@canada.masto.host ("Graydon") wrote:

SARS-CoV-2 infection makes everyone less intellectually capable.

So far as is now known, this is mostly invisible to those experiencing it and it stacks; multiple x damage by n infections.

It seems likely this has broad political consequences.

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

MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:

I have lost count of how many demons I summoned before I finally got the sigil and incantation right. An angel appeared.

"Tell me," I demanded, "why God created humans!"

"To make art."

"Wait, what? To glorify him?"

"If you wish. But all art you make delights and surprises Him."

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories