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

This is, in fact, why I tried the Golden Sriracha Doritos AND the Oreo-flavored Coke Zero, so this is a made-up I suspect might be fairly close to the actual truth

RE: https://www.threads.net/@theonion/post/DGbY6vtC3%5FR

Boosted by jwz:
Tarnport@mastodon.green wrote:

I stopped using the word DEI last week and am using anti-discrimination/pro-discrimination instead. Don't let them set the terms of the discourse. Because they lie they find it very easy to spin messaging. Fight back, starting with truthful words. Name it simply to their faces!

Boosted by mbrubeck@mefi.social:
going_to_maine ("Going T. Maine") wrote:

We must imagine the itsy bitsy spider happy

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
davidho@mastodon.world ("David Ho") wrote:

It's hard for people to visualize removing tons or billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂). I propose we talk about CO₂ removal (#CDR) like a time machine (e.g., this machine will take us back 5 minutes). For example:

Q: How far back in time does planting 100 million trees take us?

A: If one mature tree takes up an average of 25 kg of CO₂ per year, then 100 million trees will take up 2.5 MtCO₂. That's a time machine that takes us back 33 minutes and 6 seconds in a year. It's not a lot.

Attachments:

• gifv: The console of digital clocks of the time machine from Back to the Future, the movie.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
davidho@mastodon.world ("David Ho") wrote:

I can't be the only one who thinks these people are doing the Nazi salute in this AfD poster.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
steve@s.yelvington.com ("Steve Yelvington") wrote:

Gannett removed this from all its remaining Sunday newspapers last week. Gee, I wonder why.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
oz1lqo@techhub.social ("Søren Kjærsgaard") wrote:

Do you still remember how to design and build a simple transistor amplifier?

“Transistors today are mainly being used for switching applications, everyone are using op-amps for signal conditioning” …-is what I recently heard someone say at lunch.. And while there’s some truth to this, occasionally a simple transistor amplifier may find its justification 🙂

Currently an instructor at a #hamradio license course, I built this simple circuit: it’s perfect to demonstrate simple biasing and it’s easy to test 🙂

#hamr #electronics #testandmeasurement #rfengineer

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
vbradio@mastodon.sdf.org ("vbradio 🎙️🌐") wrote:

With my 4 band WSPR receive setup, I total around 1040 unique call signs in a 24 hour period.
That puts my station at about 147 in the worlds top 200. #AmateurRadio

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social ("Nazo") wrote:

@rubinjoni @futurebird I just want to point out that carpenter ants still haven't built one thing for me and I'm very disappointed in them.

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

Whiskers twitch with joy,
From shelter to a warm home,
New friend purrs softly.

via Storyteller https://arghstudios.com

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
estelle@front-end.social ("Estelle Weyl") wrote:

A few truths:

Erectile Dysfunction medication is gender-affirming care.

The entity that has prevented the most abortions is Planned Parenthood.

And, if you believe in god, here's a truth for you:

While god is the entity that has induced the most abortions. In fact, god is responsible for terminating around 25% of all human pregnancies.

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

Good song, and deadly accurate.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/02/23/the-world-is-riddled-with-maggots/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYG7-d%5FQ9zU

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tofugolem ("Tofu Golem") wrote:

She raises great points about welcoming ex-MAGA.

They don't realize they were wrong because they voted to harm others. They only changed their minds because they also got hurt. They still want to harm others. Welcoming them back without demanding introspection can have serious consequences.

18-minute video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veGq9gcmc2E

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

hmmm, perhaps that is a bit excessive...

jeffs@rocky:~$ alias | wc -l
29
jeffs@rocky:~$

Boosted by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:

Last week, @bcantrill and I were joined by Randy Shoup to discuss the history of Silicon Valley (and comment on some of its contemporary impact). Randy shared amazing stories about his dad, Dick, a pioneer of computer graphics. https://youtu.be/-9WuDTGXMVc

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

Based on some Groundhog Day-esque conversations this week, I felt the need to write down some of what we have been saying over the years at @oxidecomputer on the need for transparency in hardware/software interfaces. Feedback welcome!
https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0552

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MikeElgan ("Mike Elgan") wrote:

This actually happened:

1. Elon Musk said something wrong about the space station.

2. A former space station commander politely said that Musk was wrong.

3. Musk called him retarded.

4. The astronaut exposed Musk's lie with specifics.

5. Musk calls for the destruction of the space station.

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

"We do not take an oath to a wannabe dictator, we take an oath to the Constitution and the idea of ​​America, and we are willing to die for it" — Gen Mark Milley (Retd)

https://masto.deoan.org/system/cache/media%5Fattachments/files/114/054/557/283/113/366/original/5e2ad19d4e60ae46.mp4

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

"We do not take an oath to a wannabe dictator, we take an oath to the Constitution and the idea of ​​America, and we are willing to die for it" — #US #General Mark #Milley (Retired)

With Trump showing signs of siding with the russian dictator Vladimir Putin in the war against Ukraine, there are voices in defiance being heard in the United States of America.

Attachments:

• video: 4983f5674393d40c.mp4

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
marynelson8@mstdn.social ("Mary Nelson") wrote:

Commentary by self-described "Reagan Republican" David French outlines how Trump and his minions have begun an authoritarian capture of what used to be the world's largest representative democratic state. Trump is not merely pushing the boundaries of the Executive. He's determined to emulate authoritarians he admires around the world--and destroy democracy.

"Trump Has One Idea"

#USpol #USpolitics #Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/opinion/trump-ukraine-justice-zelensky.html

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

It's admittedly windy here (was very windy overnight) and we're a wee country on the edge of a vast ocean. But this is the kind of renewable energy Trump is taking away from Americans now.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sejfqtu7azw7zimeaqvwdl6o/post/3litmktq2622q

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DevilsPanties@mastodon.sdf.org ("Devil's Panties") wrote:

02/23/2025
Pax Krasnov
https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16529
#Krasnov,#politics,#Russia,#trump,#Ukraine

Boosted by jwz:
jef ("Jef Poskanzer :batman:") wrote:

Forget secession. California should provoke Trump to throw us out https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/california-trump-secession-20177829.php

Boosted by jwz:
jwz wrote:

@tendstofortytwo This is my favorite bit, because it really looks like they just drew the Vaillancourt Fountain from memory. Big Ecce Homo energy here.

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

Space Karen grew up in apartheid-era Pretoria, and really does not understand the whole ‘separation of powers’ idea we have here:

“Federal judiciary employees also received the Saturday email from OPM, even though the court system is not part of the executive branch, people familiar with the matter said. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the judiciary's administrative arm, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/some-us-agencies-tell-workers-not-reply-musks-what-did-you-do-last-week-email-2025-02-23/

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

well now, this is interesting:

“Trump administration-appointed officials at the FBI and State Department sent their staff emails telling them not to respond outside their chains of command, in a possible sign of tension between allies of the Republican president and the world's richest person”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/some-us-agencies-tell-workers-not-reply-musks-what-did-you-do-last-week-email-2025-02-23/

Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
wholesomememes@mas.to ("Wholesomememes") wrote:

This is real great. (by u/avaLPellTraut)
(AI Alt-Text)

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
evs@social.lol ("Evan") wrote:

I just made a new post - Individuality: https://evs.weblog.lol/2025/02/individuality

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
bazurk@social.lol ("ᗪave") wrote:

Trying your best looks different every day. #bipolar #depression #mentalhealth

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
raganwald@social.bau-ha.us ("raganwald 🍓") wrote:

"The US is also ruled by a Mad King. But with typical American extravagance, they have two of them."

—ChatGPT as trained on the sayings of Julius Nyerere, first President of Tanzania