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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Disclaimer: I am not a constitutional scholar, but I still harbor a quaint belief in the rule of law and stuff.

I don't see how Musk can operate in his current role without Senate confirmation. The appointments clause requires any principal officer of the United States (who exercises "significant authority") to be confirmed first. And if locking agency heads out of their own systems isn't "significant authority", I don't know what could be.

Sigh.

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r_flash@mastodon.r-flash.eu ("Adam P") wrote:

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jwz wrote:

What's with all the raver and douchestep kids wearing the little plastic clip-on bean sprouts? They're everywhere and nobody I've asked - including people wearing them - have any idea. There's a thousand-comment Reddit thread that reached the...
https://jwz.org/b/ykg9

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jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein the toilet project streams forward
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/02/01.html?utm_source=sp_ma

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

I'm rooting for everyone Latine, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Caribbean, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Haitian, Jamaican, Colombian, Venezuelan, Ecuadorian, Chilean, Brazilian, Argentinian, Bolivian, Costa Rican, El Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Honduran, Belizean, Trinidadian, Antiguan, Bahamian, Bajan, St. Lucian, Grenadian, Paraguayan, and Uruguayan. ❤️

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

The Opt Out Project:

"Yes, you can live without Big Tech. If data is the new oil, then I’m here to help you go electric."

Been looking for a resource like this! https://www.optoutproject.net/

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

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

What is the origin of the word "mainframe"? Digging through archives, I traced it back to 1953. The IBM 701 computer was built from "frames": power frames, a storage frame, a drum frame, and the main frame. This 1953 drawing from the Installation Manual shows the dimensions of the "main frame". 1/n

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adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

I’m not perfect, and I don’t claim to be “better” than anyone else. I’m just always trying to make myself better than who I was yesterday, and I recognize the painful twists and turns that go hand-in-hand with that effort. Nobody grows without feeling discomfort. Nobody sheds the most harmful parts of their worldview without first having their conscience stripped to its raw core. It hurts. It’s uncomfortable.

But it’s so worth it.

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

When I reflect on the gaslighting, the deflection, and the tone policing from a couple of weeks ago, it helps to realize that it came entirely from a small group of privileged cishet white guys working in tech. This is a demographic that traditionally doesn’t deal well with being made to feel uncomfortable. They have big problems dealing with change.

Their views aren’t informed by what’s truly good or right, but rather what’s best *for them*, especially when it protects their status quo bias.

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

“I want to listen and learn to diverse voices. Even if that makes me face uncomfortable truths about myself and my privileges. I want to be challenged, I want to consider my thinking and my actions and how it impacts people who are different than me and I want people who are not middle aged middle class white dudes like me to feel comfortable to tell me some hard truths.”

Davey gets it. This is what it looks like to be a responsible, compassionate person in 2025.

https://craney.uk/posts/leaving-microblog-heart-view

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daveycraney@social.lol ("Davey Craney") wrote:

Leaving micro.blog - Heart View ♥️ https://craney.uk/posts/leaving-microblog-heart-view

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

Today in History: RCA Victor unveils the 45 rpm record playing system, 1949

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

Today in History: Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrates 15 minutes before landing, 2003

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

Today in History: Revolutionary forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979

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

Today in History: First TV 'soap opera' episode airs: "Secret Storm", 1954

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

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

Let us know how it goes!

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

ottobackwards@fosstodon.org ("ottO") wrote:

PyPi now support archiving!
https://blog.pypi.org/posts/2025-01-30-archival/
#python #pypi

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

An interesting exercise that everyone should do more often: when you’re out and about, take a look at the people around you and consider the diversity of the space. Does it reflect the wider demographics of the area? How does it change based on context or venue? Who is there, and who *isn’t* there? Why?

Those attending #fosdem might find this an especially relevant exercise over the weekend.

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GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ("Kevin Beaumont") wrote:

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snazzyq@mas.to ("Quinn Nelson") wrote:

This morning, I published a video about an open-source e-ink dashboard I bought and love: TRMNL (thanks to @marcoarment and @atpfm for the recommendation!)

It’s currently my best-performing video since November, so it seems I’m not the only one that thinks it cool!

Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/eIcZZX10pa4?si=UM6XmpvAVNnGXoRh

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tofticles@helvede.net ("Tofticles") wrote:

If you ever had doubts whether technology is political:

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/72603

(Short recap: Github CoPilot stops working if you have gender-related words in your code, anything related to sex and so on).

Reblogged by jwz:

sebastian@schottkydio.de wrote:

So swearing at google disables the AI features and gives you regular old search results instead?
I wonder where I've seen that before...

The zeppelin turns out to be a maryceleste, crewed by capricious iffrits whose expert systems were trained by angry, resentful trade unionists in ransom for their pensions. The amount of abuse required to keep the ship on course and its commissary and sanitary systems in good working order is heroic. [...] Bonnie snorts, then gets back control. “Aw, sorry, darlin’. I’m hopped up on hateballs. It’s the only way I can get enough fucking spleen to make this buggery bollocky scum-sucking ship go where I tell it.”

• Rapture of the Nerds

Dear @pluralistic and @cstross I would once again kindly ask you to improve the containment of your fictional works. They keep leaking into my reality.

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babe@glitterkitten.co.uk ("tiddy roosevelt") wrote:

:blobcatpizza:

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

If you come to the Mastodon stand at #FOSDEM (building H, corridor downstairs), you will be able to meet the #Plushtodon.

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Reblogged by jwz:

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Anyway, I've never understood how nihilists can care so passionately about converting others to nihilism.

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

I appreciate the "... and you're surprised by this why? You're stupid/naive/etc." replies as an efficient indicator that my blocking you will improve both our lives.

Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):

cramirez ("Christian Ramirez") wrote:

Documented non-citizens in Tennessee will now be forced to carry a different driver's license than that of US-born citizens.

This is terrifying on so many levels.

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Reblogged by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):

prami@social.lol ("Prami") wrote:

📰 Toward a more diverse social web: https://omglol.news/2025/02/01/toward-a-more-diverse-social-web

This month, omg.lol is putting intention into action and offering a free year membership to anyone in a racial or ethnic minority group. :prami_hearts:

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Happy Black History Month, everyone. This month, I’m going to be the change that I want to see in the world. https://omglol.news/2025/02/01/toward-a-more-diverse-social-web 🤎

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

davepolaschek@writing.exchange ("Dave Polaschek (he/him)") wrote:

@fromjason A book I wrote in the 1990s on making mead: https://meadmadeeasy.info/

/ @patatas