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rust@social.rust-lang.org ("Rust Language") wrote:

Rust 1.85.0 has been released! 🌈🦀✨

Not only does this release add *async closures*, it also includes a whole *new Rust Edition*, Rust 2024! 🎆🚀

Check out the blog post for an overview of all the changes and additions: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/02/20/Rust-1.85.0.html

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

Ziggi Prime

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bouriquet wrote:

President Trump announced this month that he planned to impose a 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminum in a bid to boost American producers by cracking down on foreign competition.
But food and beverage industry experts warn that driving up the cost of imported steel and aluminum could make it more expensive to manufacture cans in the U.S. — a price increase that will ultimately be passed on to consumers.

Why not exploit the opportunity to increase aluminum and steel can recycling? ♻️

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
djsundog@fedi.reclaim.technology ("DJ Sundog from the *new* toot-lab") wrote:

good morning fediverse. :cofe_pats:

we have flurries in Sundogistan this morning, which was not predicted but is appropriate considering the temperature is many degrees below the freezing point of water.

that will not stop this Implement of Destruction from making my way to ATL for the punk show at The Star Bar that @DoctorDeathray will be kicking off tonight - doors at 8!

if you’re in the area come rock out with us!

:blobpats:

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

There are those who will tell you it was never really about egg prices, and that it true, but the fact that egg prices are rocketing is certainly a metaphor for the competence of this administration

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/no-end-in-sight-to-soaring-egg-prices-amid-bird-flu/QM7BYL66PVE3PNHR5S6MGC7YT4/

https://daytondailynews.com/local/no-end-in-sight-to-soaring-egg-prices-amid-bird-flu/QM7BYL66PVE3PNHR5S6MGC7YT4/

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Adjusting my LinkedIn profile to make sure it includes non-standard pronouns and a Pride flag background, because anyone put off by that is not someone I want to work for anyway.

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

test https://herereadthis.blog/2025/02/20/test-2/

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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

There’s no federal methodology for studying complications that arise during a pregnancy loss. To understand how Texas’ abortion ban is impacting maternal health, we consulted with researchers to craft one.

Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and analyzed the outcomes before and after the ban.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#Data #Research #Texas #Abortion #Health

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

thread

https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/114036612381700811

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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

Trump "is parroting a regular supply of Kremlin talking points stemming from somewhere yet unknown, altering the course of the largest war in Europe since the 1940s. ...

Only one strategic interest has been served by Trump’s radical rewriting of the global order in the past fortnight. And it is that of the one adversary NATO was founded to confront."

~ Nick Paton Walsh

#Putin #Russia #Trump #PutinsPoodle #Zelenskyy #Ukraine
/5

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/europe/analysis-trump-zelensky-dictator-intl-latam/index.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
br00t4c wrote:

NATO Holds Combat Exercises To Protect Eastern Border - W/O U.S.

#EasternBorderSecurity #SecurityGuaranteesEurope #USRoleInEurope #EuropeanDefenseCooperation #TrumpAdministrationPolicy

https://crooksandliars.com/2025/02/nato-holds-combat-exercises-protect

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
davejohnson@friendica.world ("David Johnson") wrote:

@KJ7OFH If you're in an area with SOTA summits within line-of-sight of places where hams live, you can activate those summits on VHF FM simplex with your Technician license. Just spotting yourself and calling CQ probably isn't going to cut it. You'll probably need to find people on the repeaters and ask them to QSY to a simplex frequency. It might be necessary to use a J-pole or Yagi, both of which you can build. You can also try VHF SSB, but will likely have to line up your buddies. You can use 10m SSB, though counting on that band being open when you happen to be on a summit isn't a great idea. Learning CW so you can use that 40m band is a good idea.

Even operating from home, you can do lots with VHF: APRS, packet BBS, Winlink, satellites, space station, etc. Some repeaters give you access to other repeaters that are linked via the Internet.

This guy is pushing the General license pretty hard and I agree with him. I got Extra so I could operate in Europe under CEPT, since I'm now living in Belgium. But there's an awful lot you can do with a Technician license and it's a shame a lot of people never go beyond talking on their local repeater.

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

American Oversight Files Bar Complaint Against Deputy AG Bove for Corrupt Actions in Dismissal of #EricAdams Charges

The organization calls for a full investigation of reported misconduct by Bove, who pushed for the dismissal of criminal charges in return for Adams’ political cooperation with the Trump administration. https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-files-bar-complaint-against-deputy-ag-bove-for-corrupt-actions-in-dismissal-of-eric-adams-charges/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
noelreports@mstdn.social ("NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦") wrote:

🇺🇸 U.S. Vice President Vance: Europe's weapon stockpiles are depleted, Russia outnumbers Ukraine's forces, and new supplies to Kyiv won't help—peace is needed.

You are not dictating, buddy.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dannyjpalmer@infosec.exchange ("Danny Palmer") wrote:

After almost two years in the role, I recently received the unfortunate news that my job as Head of Editorial for [well-known cybersecurity] company is being eliminated because of corporate realignment.

I'm really sad and still in shock tbh. And I also need to find another job now in order to pay to keep a roof over my head, I guess?

Not really sure what the future holds but before I was in the job I'm now no longer have, I was a cybersecurity journalist for many, many years at ZDNet ( a role which was also taken out from under me when the whole senior editorial team was eliminated by new owners... who went onto sell the site at a big loss) so hopefully I'm still remembered from that.

(Google doesn't remember me though, my knowledge panel isn't a thing anymore)

I know I'm rambling now, but yeah - editorial, content, writing, journalism, that's my thing. Hopefully someone out there in the tech/cyber space needs that? Please. 🥺

Additional: something that's already proving tricky is that I'm in the UK, when it feels like the job market in this space is not great at all.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
memeorandum@universeodon.com wrote:

A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

https://www.wired.com/story/russia-signal-qr-code-phishing-attack/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250220/p4#a250220p4

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

yup, another "80/20 Rule-of-Thumb"

https://toot.cafe/@baldur/114035348046528605

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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"It's a challenge to convey the enormity of this story. Check out the Wall Street Journal's lead homepage headline right now: 'Trump's Attack on Zelensky Signals a New World Order Taking Shape.'"

~ Brian Stelter

#Putin #Russia #Trump #PutinsPoodle #Zelenskyy #Ukraine
/1

https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/17400589376987931c49b9679/raw

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

Today in History: Percy Grainger (Australian-American composer) dies in New York City, 1961

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

Today in History: Carl Czerny (Austrian composer) born, 1791

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

Today in History: Yes sells out Madison Square Garden... without advertising, 1974

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

Today in History: J. Geils (of the J. Geils Band) is born, 1946

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

Today in History: John Glenn orbits Earth 3 times, 1962

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bolts@journa.host ("BoltsMag.org") wrote:

In Wisconsin’s last supreme court race, candidates and outside groups spent a record $50 million. This year’s contest is already outpacing that spending.
https://boltsmag.org/wisconsin-2025-supreme-court-election-democracy/

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

Today in History: Ludwig Boltzmann born, 1844, atomic physics pioneer

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

That's a terrible plan, Bernie. It's a tiny incremental chip taken out of a criminal juggernaut, and it doesn't leave much for the citizenry to do.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/20/bernie-sanders-has-a-plan/

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

"The initial reaction from Republicans was more muted, but by Wednesday, as it became clearer that the blowback to the firings was widespread, the Republican resistance grew more vocal, especially from districts in and around New York City, where the memory of 9/11 still resonates”

as the Republican Party has no interest in compromise or governing, & as The Fat Orange Child only cares about becoming King, the Democrats need to to ‘just say no’ to every proposal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/nyregion/doge-ground-zero-health-care-cuts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=highlightShare

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

“Zelenskyy Agrees to Hold Immediate Election and Run for President of United States”

I’d vote for him if he were eligible.

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/zelenskyy-agrees-to-hold-immediate?publication%5Fid=2337656&utm%5Fcampaign=email-post-title&r=4qey6&utm%5Fmedium=email

jwz wrote:

I know it's like pointing out that The Titanic had terrible curtains, but can we just take a moment to appreciate how absolutely godawful the new new Mozilla logo is? They paid money for that. I'm gonna guess a lot of money.

Maybe an AI did it and ran away.

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

“The reality of long-term software maintenance”

https://www.construct.net/en/blogs/ashleys-blog-2/reality-long-term-software-1892

> writing the initial code for a feature is only a fraction of the work, once you take in to account everything else you also have to do in the long term

Very few managers genuinely understands this