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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

Have been told by co-workers that I need to be more prescriptive and less *"you should learn your system and respect users at the margins"*, so with that in mind, a short list of things that should never be in the critical path of a new website in 2025:

• React
• "CSS-in-JS" with a "runtime"
• Redux
• Apollo
• Lottie
• MSAL.js
• Polyfills for classes, promises, or generators
• core-js, Underscore, or Lodash
• Node's Buffer
• Moment.js
• zlib.js

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Dave_Goldsmith@mastodon.scot ("Dave Goldsmith") wrote:

Musk called for eliminating taxpayer funding for NPR, claiming that they should be able to survive on their own.

We should eliminate tax breaks for religious institutions. They should be able to survive on their own.

We should also eliminate all tax breaks for all for-profit corporations.

American citizens should be granted shareholder status in all extractive- industry companies, including timber, coal, oil, gas, mining, etc. Profits derived from public lands should belong to the public.

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

the idea that this idiot child has his claws into sensitive government systems makes me want to scream.

https://mas.to/@gleick/113959266790086500

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

gleick@mas.to ("James Gleick") wrote:

Tired of the mainstream media? Wired magazine has stellar coverage of the ongoing hack of our government by Elon's mad cadre of incels, neo-nazis, and teen thugs. Try to keep up.

https://www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge/

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GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

Keep ’em coming

“Letitia James of New York and 11 other state attorneys general said that they would sue over a cost-cutting initiative that had given young aides to Elon #Musk broad access to the federal government’s most fundamental computer systems.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/nyregion/letitia-james-doge-suit.html

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xyzzy@mastodon.sandwich.net ("Text Adventure") wrote:

You enter a smelly, brown room. There is a HATRACK in the corner. You see a CUP OF COFFEE here, in the window. There is a GARFIALD here, sweeping the floor and holding a BLOCK OF WOOD.

Exits: DOWN NORTH
#bot

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Some_Emo_Chick ("Frankie ✅") wrote:

Donations to Luigi Mangione's legal defense fund slowed, then surged

Mangione's legal defense fund has received over $248,000 as of Wednesday.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/donations-luigi-mangiones-legal-defense-fund-slowed-surged/story?id=118510427

#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #luigi

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kissane@mas.to ("Erin Kissane") wrote:

IFTAS asked what people needed to run servers and then did their best to make them. The things they made resonate very strongly with the needs Darius and I heard about in our fediverse governance research last year:

https://fediverse-governance.github.io/

There are a lot of new institutions springing up around this stuff, ans I hope they work out, but none have yet shown IFTAS’s level of interest in + sensitivity to what fedi server teams actually want and need from their safety tooling, so this feels rough.

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dabeaz ("David Beazley") wrote:

I ought to write a guide for sabotaging Python projects (fight the power) and then just sit back and wait to see how long people take to figure out that it's all best practice. Sort of like that popular CIA manual.

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ceej.online@bsky.brid.gy wrote:

The CIA and FBI are evil organizations responsible for incomprehensible misery domestically and abroad and if they can’t deploy some of that evil to save their own skins one wonders what the point of it all was

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ancient_catbus@jorts.horse ("Catbus") wrote:

classic Loony Tunes have much to teach us about class solidarity

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• Bugs and Daffy standing by a tree, sign reads DUCK SEASON, then RABBIT SEASON then ELMER SEASON, and they both glare ominously off camera (remote)

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JauntyArt@crispsandwi.ch ("Jaunty Art") wrote:

Me reading something about America each day for the last couple of weeks

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• A man looking at his phone with a frown on his face. He is holding a cup of coffee. Speech bubble reads “Wow, that’s fucked up.” Seems apt for the first single panel comic I’ve made in a fair while and the first one of 2025. (remote)

jwz wrote:

If this post works, then it's true that Mastodon counts all links as 23 characters, and this 1,116 character post counts as 500 characters:
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/its-an-older-meme-but-it-checks-out/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/today-in-hoffman-lenses-3/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/marc-andreessen-murder-enthusiast/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/waiting-for-the-worms/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/think-tank-called-the-himmler-institute-assures-nation-this-all-legal/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/today-in-acab-5/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/the-network-state-coup-is-happening-right-now/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/finally-got-my-emacs-setup-just-how-i-like-it-8/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/2025-year-in-review/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/sprouts/
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/02/01.html
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/01/werewolf-futures/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/01/new-gmail-war-crime-spotted-in-the-wild/
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/01/recent-movies-and-tv-29/

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

Looks like I'm in agreement with another scientific society. Why do people keep telling me I'm not?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/06/who-is-the-disgrace-now/

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• Recent actions by the Executive branch of the United States Government threaten to freeze scientific funding, disable public and scientific resources, inhibit academic freedom and free speech, and dismantle the scientific infrastructure of the United States. These actions will harm science, the people who contribute to science, and humanity as a whole which benefits from science. Political changes within the United States only serve to highlight the importance of our mission and strengthen our resolve to pursue our mission. The pursuit of scientific knowledge requires adequate and reliable funding free from political pressures. We remain steadfast in our advocacy for both governmental and private scientific funding that allows researchers to follow evidence wherever it leads. Inquiry must not be curtailed, or data hidden, simply because the conclusion is unpopular with political leaders. Our organization will increase efforts to engage with policymakers to advocate for continued scientific funding, scientific free speech and inquiry, and rigorous application of scientific discoveries to guide policy. We will emphasize the crucial role of science in addressing society’s most pressing challenges, including the reality of global climate change, importance of conservation, or the complex nature of sex and gender. (remote)

jwz wrote:

Since I instituted the policy of not linking to Facebook or Instagram from the @dnalounge calendar, it turns out that most bands are able to remember that BANDNAMEofficial dot com does in fact exist.

DJs, not so much.

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Hey #Mastodon #developers -- is there a way to link to a "boost" in the UI?

I can link to the #ActivityPub JSON, like:

https://mastodon.social/users/jwz/statuses/113953955781578455/activity

But I want to link to the "X boosted [post]" UI that I get in my Mastodon feed, so that users can:

1. Visually verify that yes, that user boosted $otherUser's content.

2. Immediately interact with that boost in the UI, without having to go search for it. (ex: a reply to a boost in the UI will @ both the booster and the OP.)

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dusk@todon.eu ("Dusk To Don :raccoon:") wrote:

This is how I feel about the entire lineup of generative #AI product offerings from #Meta and #Google

[edit: thanks to @cstanhope for noting, gif is sourced from the work of Simone Giertz]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2evC2xTNWg

#gemini #humor

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• A person is sitting at a table at home, near a window, reading a book and munching on cereal. A robotic arm next to them knocks over a carton of milk, spilling most of it, and makes a feeble attempt to get some into her bowl of cereal (also spilled) (remote)

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

Nearly a week into Black History Month, @omgdotlol has given free memberships to thirteen people from minority backgrounds so far. Small but steady steps toward a more inclusive and diverse social web.

Please feel free to continue to tell your black and brown friends about this! #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth

https://social.lol/@prami/113926760810119996

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

mweagle@hachyderm.io ("Matt Weagle") wrote:

Splice is on a hiring roll! 🎉

We have several open positions including two new Sr. Data Engineering roles. If your groove is secure, efficient, and reliable data transport and self-service tooling then this is a great opportunity to play in the pocket:

https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/splice/jobs/7847431002

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lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:

Republican congressmen call for shutting down depts of Education, OSHA, EPA, ATF, others

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jackmjenkins@mastodon.online ("Jack Jenkins") wrote:

Hi.

If you’re a religious organization that uses federal funds to do your work, but are now frozen out of using those funds, feel free to drop me a line over Signal (in bio).

Same goes for federal workers who work on/with religion, but are facing cuts.

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

HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social ("Imogen") wrote:

Then, for 24 hours, the Baltic Power System will operate solo in an "island operation mode." The next day, the power system is set to merge with the Continental European and Nordic grids through several links with Finland, Sweden and Poland.

EOF

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/g-s1-46775/baltic-nations-count-final-hours-to-ending-electricity-ties-to-russia

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HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social ("Imogen") wrote:

#News #EU

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus — and turn to their European Union allies.

The severing of electricity ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia is steeped in geopolitical and symbolic significance.

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petersuber@fediscience.org wrote:

"Elon #Musk’s Enemy, #USAID, Was Investigating #Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine"
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365

#FollowTheMoney

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JosephMenn@infosec.exchange wrote:

I interviewed two despairing Office of Personnel Management employees for this story. Musk's people at DOGE were granted full access to sensitive records on millions of people within hours of Trump being sworn in. They can now make further actions harder to spot. Please read and share, this version should be free with an email address. https://wapo.st/3WNsOik #musk #opm

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

Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

Unbelievable

#ElonMusk’s US #DOGE Service are feeding sensitive data into #AI software via #Microsoft’s #cloud

#Musk’s US #DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the #Education Dept into #ArtificialIntelligence software to probe the agency’s programs & spending….
> The AI probe includes data w/personally identifiable info for people who manage grants, & sensitive internal financial data…

#law #security #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #Trump #TrumpCoup
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-ai-department-education/

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ami_angelwings@urusai.social ("Ami Angelwings") wrote:

don't discourage people from trying or learning

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dinosven@sciencemastodon.com ("Sven Sachs") wrote:

! Big plesiosaur news !
Our paper that might change the way we look at plesiosaurs is published in Current Biology. We describe for the first time evidence for pigment cells and provide a detailed analysis of scales in a plesiosaur. We found scale-like structures at the limbs that may had a hydrodynamic effect and stiffened the paddles. Body and tail were scale-less.
I thank Miguel Marx and my fellow co-authors for being part of the team.
Artwork: Joschua Knüppe.
#science #news #biology #nature

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• 2cdd8df0a2d9b0ca.jpg (remote)

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wingo ("Andy Wingo") wrote:

the IU compilers course (https://github.com/IUCompilerCourse/IU-Fall-2024/blob/main/index.md) with @jeremysiek's "essentials of compilation" book (PDF available on link above) was what I was looking for, tx to @leah for the tip 🎩

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Some_Emo_Chick ("Frankie ✅") wrote:

Elon Musk’s Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink’s Contracts in Ukraine

The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's equipment at the time of Musk's assault.

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-enemy-usaid-was-investigating-starlink-over-its-contracts-in-ukraine-2000559365

#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #elonmusk #nazi #corruption