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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TechConnectify@mas.to ("Technology Connections") wrote:

Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJpZjg8GuA

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

@bsletten you had me hooked when I saw "Advocate of less typing and more thinking." on your bio +100

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

any more, DEI stands for Douche Ego Inflation

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:

I respect Governor of Maine (Janet T. Mills) for standing up against #Trump at his presser yesterday. He kept threatening to withhold all federal aid from the state if she violates his executive order banning transgender students from playing sports.

I personally would’ve been polite at first, but as #DictatorTrump ramped up his attacks, I would’ve lost it and told him to fuck off.

The only way to defeat bullies is to hit back hard. If you don’t, they see you as weak and will bully you more.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
munin@infosec.exchange ("Fi 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

:blobcatthinkingsmirk: Hey if you put a DEI policy in your open source projects, the feds can't use it now right?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
brandibuchman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Brandi Buchman") wrote:

I have fewer rights than my mother did and will never know home ownership or a clean peaceful planet and will probably spend what's left of my life watching a nation be destroyed by a reality tv hack and alleged Russian asset and an army of his sycophants. So. Happy Saturday I guess?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.

Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.

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

"There’s a deep historical irony in these recent developments: During the Third Reich, it was the Max Planck Society—then known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society—that lost its best and brightest to the U.S. and other countries, including Albert Einstein.

A day prior, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has seen a 50 percent increase in the number of Americans seeking Irish passports"

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

"On February 8, German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported that the Max Planck Society—one of the world’s top scientific research institutions—is experiencing an uptick in applications from American scientists. Its president said the society regards the U.S. as “a new talent pool” at a time when the Trump administration seeks to cut billions in funding to the National Institutes of Health." https://c.im/@cdarwin/114043287282062156

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cdarwin@c.im ("Chuck Darwin") wrote:

German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported that the Max Planck Society
—one of the world’s top scientific research institutions
—is experiencing an uptick in applications from American scientists.

Its president said the society regards the U.S. as
“a new talent pool” at a time when the Trump administration seeks to cut billions in funding to the National Institutes of Health.

There’s a deep historical irony in these recent developments:
During the Third Reich, it was the Max Planck Society
—then known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society
—that lost its best and brightest to the U.S. and other countries, including Albert Einstein.

https://newrepublic.com/article/191421/trump-emigration-wave-brain-drain

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kb9ens@mastodon.radio ("Tom - KB9ENS") wrote:

#HamRadio testing starts in 30 min at the w6TRW swap meet in Redondo Beach.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
bagder ("daniel:// stenberg://") wrote:

Changing every line three times

https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/02/18/changing-every-line-three-times/

Is there some magic making three times, or even pi, the number of times you need to write code for it to be good?

#curl

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

"curl is also an interesting test subject here because it has grown significantly over time. It started out as 180 lines of code in 1996 (then called httpget) and is almost 180,000 lines of code today in early 2025."

https://mastodon.social/@bagder/114025280515868105

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
clive@saturation.social ("Clive Thompson") wrote:

Very well-reported piece how the Musk/Trump wilding is laying off crucial FDA staffers

They laid off people who check the safety of high-end blood-glucose monitors, surgical staplers, e-cigarette devices … you name it

they laid off people who check the cybersecurity of robotic surgery devices. Man, better hope China/russia doesn’t hack *those*, eh?

Oh and many of these jobs were funded by industry fees, not taxes — so it won’t reduce the deficit one penny

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/health/fda-trump-layoffs-device-and-food-safety.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.y04.lvro.4RGYAg4qxVBf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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

Well, we know his primary achievement in business is buying things and trying to make people think he founded them, but also, in the grand scheme of things, he's going to be remembered as a petty ruinous buffoon, not a titan either of industry or intellect

https://www.yahoo.com/news/author-upcoming-elon-musk-biography-040538098.html

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

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
ben@werd.social ("Ben Werdmuller") wrote:

This is a good idea: a wiki for trans people who want to leave the US for another country. https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main%5FPage

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

This is the face of a gullible, deluded bigot. Look at the bone structure! The wide-set eyes! The vapid grin! Obviously, it's science.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/22/physiognomy-tells-me-this-man-is-the-village-idiot/

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

I hesitate to repost this, as I cannot find any "who runs this site?" info there or via DNS examination

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rxxohcl6ttptchry4rsgw3fe/post/3lipzzkjojc23

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

"cost federal and state taxpayers more than $86.9 million, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants... A mere 6,500 participants have enrolled 18 months into the program, approximately 75% fewer than the state had estimated for Pathways’ first year. Thousands of others never finished applying, according to the state’s data, as reports of technical glitches mounted."

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-medicaid-work-requirement-pathways-to-coverage-hurdles

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

the system of alliances & the web of trust which has kept Europe from a general war for over 75 years has been destroyed by The Fat Orange Child. my country has become an unreliable partner, and the world is worst off for that change.

https://mastodon.social/@ErikJonker/114047895443433570

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

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that a 'populist' fascist is destroying American science -- I've been fighting against pseudoscience & creationism for 40+ years. It looks like they're finally winning.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/22/the-us-has-always-had-an-anti-science-core-anyway/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ErikJonker ("Erik Jonker") wrote:

All European armies have to make a multi-year transition planning to make their fighting capabilities less dependent, possibly independent from the USA. This is a massive undertaking as anyone knows who knows anything about weapon systems in use.
But we can't have a president like Trump decide whether we are allowed to use a weapon system or not.
#eu #europe #usa #military #independence #trump #sovereignity #geopolitics @geopolitics

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
immarisabel@indieweb.social ("Marisabel Munoz") wrote:

I added a #Blogroll 🥳
I also added a Mastodon feed for #blogpost of #indieweb tags.

https://marisabel.nl/public/blogroll.php

https://marisabel.nl/public/indieweb%5Fblogs.php

#personalwebsite #blog

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
petebrown@social.lol ("Pete Brown") wrote:

I think one of the most unintentionally hilarious exemplars of the modern web is the indie dev type who uses 97 pounds of javascript, CSS, and assorted frameworks plus a rat's nest of integrations to create a website that looks like it was built in 1997 using Frontpage.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
m2m@sonomu.club ("Simone S") wrote:

Does anyone have experience in using AERC, the command-line email client?

I'd like to read posts outlining custom workflows and learn the proper way to set it up for my needs.

Boosts welcome.

#aerc #tui #email

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
sophie@social.lol ("Sophie") wrote:

Having your own website is not going to fix democracy, or topple the online pillars of capitalism - but it's making a political statement nonetheless. It says "I want to carve my own space on the web, away from the corporations". I think this is a radical act. It was when I originally said this in 2022, and I mean it even more today.

https://localghost.dev/blog/this-page-is-under-construction/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
daveycraney@social.lol ("Davey Craney") wrote:

Haha yes! @echofeed is awesome!

That did exactly what I wanted 😎

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
DavidDarnes@mastodon.design ("Dave 🧱 :cursor_pointer:") wrote:

HTML, CSS, JS & A11y course stack:

- HTML For People by @bw: https://htmlforpeople.com
- Complete CSS by @piccalilli: https://complete-css.com
- Joy For JavaScript Developers by @joshwcomeau: https://www.joyforjs.com
- Practical Accessibility by @SaraSoueidan: https://practical-accessibility.today