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cmconseils ("Laura Manach :bongoCat:") wrote:
i cant believe ChatGPT lost its job to AI
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ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:
Just a quick reminder that if you're looking for some deeply-reported factual journalism that cuts under the surface, the website I work for is pretty good. https://www.propublica.org/
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dramypsyd@ohai.social ("Dr. Amy, Psy.D.") wrote:
I’m explaining voter suppression to a bunch of New Zealanders and they are completely floored by how hard it can be to vote in the US. They just thought we didn’t give a shit. I mean that is the case for some but that’s not all of it. When I said some people can’t get time off to go to the polls they were like WHAT
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Naughtygal ("Doris Wilson") wrote:
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LeonianUniverse@caneandable.social ("LeonianUniverse😁") wrote:
Any #Blind programmers out there, I am seeking help. You see, one of my biggest projects was to learn how to code using #Python, but I don't know where to get started in an accessible way. I am looking to find accessible resources so that I can learn how to do this in a viable way, and I need help to find some as I've done my own research and can't really determine which ones are the best to use to get started with learning. Any help would be appreciated for sure.
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art_history_animalia@historians.social ("Art History Animalia") wrote:
Tōshi Yoshida (吉田 遠志, Yoshida Tōshi, 1911-1995)
Dance of Eternal Love, c. 1970s
Color woodblock print, double oban size
https://ukiyo-e.org/image/artelino/25646g1
#BirdsInArt #JapaneseArt
🆔 Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis), Japan’s largest native bird, protected species, & cultural symbol (longevity, fidelity, luck)
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joshuajfriedman.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Joshua J. Friedman") wrote:
As Jesus famously said, Love thy neighbor a bit less than thyself
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i5j6whdy7nvbsczayf5w4mgs/post/3lgxtfablok2o
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Daojoan ("JA Westenberg") wrote:
do you pass the test?
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ikluft@avgeek.social ("Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋") wrote:
"Key airport along approach to SFO to lose all air traffic controllers this week" by @sfchronicle - San Carlos Airport #KSQL will be nontowered beginning Sat Feb 1 after all tower controllers declined to switch employment to contractor that does not pay enough for SF Bay Area cost of living. SQL is 9nm/10mi/16km from #KSFO next to Runways 28L/R final approach. Pilots are trained to radio each other at nontowered airports. But SQL is very busy. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-mateo-airport-faa-20066006.php #aviation #pilot #avgeek
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james@bne.social ("James Cridland") wrote:
Quite the image. From The New York Times.
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GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:
Obey obey obey🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
“NEW: CBS's parent company is in talks with #Trump about settling his lawsuit against "60 Minutes." If a deal is reached, it would be another extraordinary concession by a major media company to a president who has spent years vowing to clamp down on news outlets.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/media/paramount-trump-cbs-news-settlement.html...
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Lightfighter@infosec.exchange wrote:
@skykiss Having a military 10x more top heavy than the US isn't a goal anyone should aspire to.
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N4JAW@mastodon.radio ("Jim "Ham on a Bike"") wrote:
There is a (CW) mouse in my POTA activation bag. Find out more in the latest blog post of "Ham on a Bike"
#AmateurRadio #Hamradio #MorseCode CW #parksontheair #POTA #SOTA #RadioPota #QRP #MorseCodePaddle #iambicPaddle
@ParksOnTheAirhttps://hamonabike.blogspot.com/2025/01/there-is-cw-mouse-in-my-pota-bag.html
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
yup, 4 generations of honorable service to the Republic and now I see a plurality of my fellow Citizens has knowingly re-elected into the Presidency an autocrat and Wannabe Dictator.
if you think these people believe ‘All Persons Are Created Equal’, then I want to talk to you about buying a nice bridge…
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
and now one of my great-Nephews is a PFC.
we all voluntarily stepped forward & swore The Oath, not to a Prince or Potentate or Party… an Oath to the Constitution. Gen Milley was absolutely correct to remind our Citizen-Soldier Officer Corps of their Oaths and where their loyalty should be.
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
one of my nephews, getting commissioned after serving 9 years as an Enlisted Person & NCO (S/Sgt), then doing a BA & ROTC, then returning to finish up a 24 year career
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
me, as an 18 year old Spec/4, my brother as a 23 year old 1st/Lt, and my then 21 year old sister-in-law, in 1968.
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I *think* this is 1943, and my Mom is holding their wedding license in this pic. I still wear that Army Officers’ Woolen Overcoat you see on my Dad, then a Lt.
WTF has happened to our country?
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Mastodon FeedMichaelTBacon@social.coop ("Michael T. Bacon, Ph.D.") wrote:
In case you missed it, acting ICE head Tom Homan was up yesterday complaining that ICE is having a hard time meeting the quotas they're setting because of campaigns telling people their rights and how to resist raids.
In case you're wondering if the little things you do could possibly make a difference, know that they already are.
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danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:
I think I just onboarded someone to the fediverse. I didn’t say “decentralized” or “open source” or “server” or even mention email lol I just said “It’s like you can follow anyone from any social network and there’s no ads”
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jhaue@aus.social ("John Holmes") wrote:
More than 85,000 infants and toddlers diagnosed with RSV in 2024 ahead of national vaccine rollout https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-31/rsv-case-numbers-australia/104872260
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
see also https://support.google.com/mail/thread/319012159?hl=en&msgid=319236921
https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren/113920007449717242
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
thereby demonstrating his total lack of understanding of both AI technology and health care delivery
https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren/113920275890996383
Mastodon Feeddansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:
I am begging you: if you are writing a thread of more than a couple posts, get a blog. I don’t mean this in a mean way. I mean: allow this thought to continue to exist, outside of this platform, in an actually coherent, readable format that sticks around for longer than 20 minutes. You deserve it!
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hugo@treehouse.systems ("Hugo Slabbert ⚠️") wrote:
It feels like it took me too long to realize that the underlying opposition to Universal Basic Income (UBI) isn't "it's too expensive" or that it redistributes money; it's because it redistributes power.
During the pandemic, we saw a massive swell in worker power, as work-from-home requirements showed a better way of working was possible for many, accommodations that had been withheld for ages for being "unworkable" or "too expensive" suddenly were shown to be completely viable and broadly accessible, COVID relief benefits provided much needed supports and showed that direct distribution was possible, and more brutally the work force shrunk because of illness and death.
Remember the "nobody wants to work" mantra? Right, well, because the pool of available workers was lower and expectations for what employers should provide to their employees grew, so employers had to work harder (pay more, provide better working conditions) to fill positions. It's not that nobody wants to work; it's that the job and wages and working conditions you could get away with don't cut it anymore, because people have options.
And they didn't like that...
Workers had to be brought back to heel:
Greedflation juicing corporate profits, mass layoffs, Return To Office (RTO) mandates. These measures aren't about productivity or necessity; they're about taking back power and control.UBI works in the same spaces.
When people's basic needs are met, they can pursue better opportunities. When the threat of poverty is removed, you have more power at the bargaining table because you don't have to take the bare minimum just to survive. In other words: you have more power in the equation.That's why UBI is considered threatening to those that want to exploit their power advantage at the negotiating table. We need to recognize that our economic system demands desperation and the threat of poverty. This isn't some bogeyman conspiracy theory; it's documented economic policy (https://www.investopedia.com/insights/downside-low-unemployment/, https://www.vox.com/2014/11/14/7027823/nairu-natural-rate-unemployment).
Our institutions and society haven't solved poverty and unemployment because our economic system doesn't want them solved, because it needs people in a continual state of precariousness. We cannot expect to eradicate poverty and struggle when we're beholden to an economic system that has baked them into its very existence.
[edit: added cw per some comments and suggestions]
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Your wiki is not an SPA. If it comes with a copy of React served to every page, throw it out and start over.
Mastodon Feedchipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:
I am not saying I am going to flounce out and switch to Linux, I am just saying that it would sure be nice if Apple stopped adding to the list of both technical and political things that keep making me glance over at it
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/113919252881781192
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1/20 FAA Director fired
1/21 Air Traffic Controllers hiring frozen
1/22 Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
1/28 Buyout/retirement offer sent to almost all federal employees
1/29 First mid-air collision in the US in 16 years.
They starved the function by understaffing and made them afraid for their jobs which might actually be distracting. Nevermind that there’s airports operating without ATCs because they tried to privatize and low ball the ATCs who just threw up their hands and quit.
But tell me again about how it’s due to DEI hiring. 🤦♂️
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andyn@social.lol ("Andy :starfleet_command:") wrote:
If you’re not firmly against the na*i site and its ideals, then you’re in agreement with them. Apple can go do one. https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/113919252881781192
Mastodon FeedThe dwarves of yore made mighty spells
While hammers fell like ringing bells
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
In places deep, where dark things sleep
In hollow halls beneath the fells
The baffled king composing "Hallelujah"