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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
In the waiting room,
Time ticks by, soft whispers hum,
Needles soon to come.courtesy https://arghstudios.com
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ramiismail.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Rami Ismail (رامي)") wrote:
Ramadan Kareem! 🌙✨
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MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:
There was a long queue to the repair shop. There always seemed to be, these days.
The areas for fabrics and fibre, wood, metal, mechanics and electronics were all busy, but none more so than the dreams section.
"Oh, this has taken some beating, poor thing."
"Can you fix it?"
"We'll do our best."
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sjwallin@social.lol ("Sarah :neobread_nd:") wrote:
My new 5.5-minute orchestra suite of early North American spiritual songs and styles is now available! It includes renditions of a Lakota lullaby, a 19th century ring shout song, Sacred Harp-style hymns, and more… Find more info on it at https://sarahwallinhuff.com/2025/02/28/spiritual-songs-new-sheet-music-for-orchestra/
#orchestra #spiritual #nativeamericansong #colonialmusic #hymns #northamericanmusic #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers #sheetmusic
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Mastodon FeedI was today years old when I found out that Flea and Dave Navarro play bass and guitar on Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know".
Mind blown.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
every time somebody starts babbling about the supposed “explosive growth” of the civilian government workforce, remind them that the actual numbers show there has been almost no change while the population has continued to soar.
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matuzo@front-end.social ("Manuel Matuzović") wrote:
I'm still in disbelief what happened yesterday. I feel anger, sadness, and disgust. If these men were representatives of my country I would be ashamed.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
strongly agree
“Instead of gearing up to fight them — as we love to do — the most radical thing we can do is nothing at all. Let the Republicans disagree with themselves publicly. Do not offer a single vote. Do not insert yourself into the discourse. Do not throw a monkey wrench into the equation. Simply step away and let them… You won’t win or achieve anything meaningful going toe to toe with the Trump administration right now.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘spoke disdainfully of NGP VAN’s private-equity ownership, saying that the profit motive was at odds with the database’s reason for existence in the first place.
“The mission should be the mission,” he said. “The idea that we would be taking dues from union members to help someone eventually buy a yacht makes my blood boil.”’
ditto… depending upon an outside for-profit entity for managing your political campaign data is an insane position for any Party.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
yup
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“This is a total perversion of U.S. foreign policy practiced by every president since World War I. My fellow Americans, we are in completely uncharted waters, led by a president, who — well, I cannot believe he is a Russian agent, but he sure plays one on TV.“
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
like the old Army saying goes: ‘shit rolls downhill’
“State Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy, a Black V.M.I. alumna, said in an interview that Mr. Adams, an attorney and former naval officer, told her the board no longer wanted a Black superintendent. A spokesman for Mr. Adams, another V.M.I. alumnus who also voted not to extend General Wins’s contract, said Mr. Adams denies ever saying that.”
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
And I do hope my students find applications for what they learn in my class, that mathematics permeates their world and informs how they solve problems.
But if all I could say is that all my students understand the difference between marginal and effective tax and how brackets are applied? If that's *all* they remember? That'd put them ahead of most adults I meet who generally DO NOT get this concept. And this common misunderstanding has many consequences!
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carlmalamud@official.resource.org ("Carl Malamud") wrote:
In a taxi heading to the global court headquarters of @indiankanoon, which like all the other tech giants is located in a high rise on the outskirts of Bangalore. I am bringing chocolate cake and a green tomato and coriander chutney. Beware of geeks bearing gifts.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
strongly agree
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jockr ("Jock Rutherford 🌻🥥🌴") wrote:
Federal firings could wreak havoc on Great Lakes fishery - Ars Technica
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
lord, ‘Threads’ is a swamp
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
having https://email.m.levelframes.com/c/eJwUzEtuxCAMANDTwKbKyID5LVhUqnKNygG7kyqfiqDJ9avZP71WXBSfF83FRIQEEMHoZ5FAEEGwojG2xQW9kSUKRzY2tEp6LSFWm-xSbQg-fUuqljhjzSbnAOgdKgQMgRL5MDX2PCEkM6VscVpSJe9bNBD5sdO66a08x%5Fi7lPtUdlZ2vu%5F7sfGLN-m08%5FWo567c3FmU-wJ0jsQ5DLqX3-s8rsHroRB-3tWb6lHO3rh%5FrIecfaexnod-FfsfAAD%5F%5F7CqRmg print, mount, and frame a few more of my snaps for hanging… they consistently do a good job, the prices are reasonable, and they seem to care about quality.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
A classic example of gaslighting.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/01/the-very-public-gaslighting-of-zelenskyy/
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neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk ("Neil Brown") wrote:
I need to clarify that I can’t tell you that I am not selling your data because legally I am selling your data because I am doing things that are not not selling your data which some people consider to be selling your data despite promising that I will never sell your data and I am not sure why you find this unclear and I still need that license to your content and I am very transparent and trustworthy.
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IndivisibleSF@sfba.social ("Indivisible SF") wrote:
The State Department is targeting trans people with changes to passport rules by preventing them from getting accurate documents and singling them out in the documentation process. Public comments matter! Government agencies are legally required to review and respond to public feedback before implementing policy changes.
Submit your public comment today to defend trans people’s ability to submit accurate passport forms: https://indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts/2025/2/25/public-comment-speak-out-against-passport-gender-policy-changes?mc%5Fcid=47c1188db1&mc%5Feid=be0e206ed0
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Aussiemandias wrote:
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mastodonmigration@mastodon.online ("Mastodon Migration") wrote:
Bluesky Free Our Feeds initiative turns out to be a blockchain play.
Remember a couple months ago when #FreeOurFeeds showed up asking for $30M to save Bluesky from billionaires by making a second 'relay'.
Well, now the plan is to hook the #Bluesky 'firehose' up to some kind of blockchain thing and declare it 'distributed' and safe from billionaires.
If you read this techno mumbo jumbo release and it makes no sense to you, it is not you. It literally makes no sense.
Mastodon FeedToday's retrocomputing rathole.
Did I just spend hours bit-twiddling the on-the-wire performance of cmatrix to make it run way faster on 1200 baud terminals? Yes. Yes I did.
https://jwz.org/b/ykit
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RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu ("Radical Graffiti") wrote:
"Future home of the incel Camino"
Seen on a new Tesla service center under construction in Vancouver, Canada
Mastodon FeedA rat or mouse got into our pantry and tore into the following items, carrying off most of their contents:
* bag of Sichuan peppercons,
* bag of dried chiles de árbol,
* box of spiced Mexican chocolate.It ignored all the other foods. Do we have some sort of Ratatouille situation on our hands?
Mastodon Feedadam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:
I’m donating half of everything omg.lol earns over the weekend to Ukraine’s U24 initiative. https://u24.gov.ua
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AF0AJ@mastodon.radio ("Wes AFØAJ") wrote:
I'm not equipped for any serious 6m work, but it's still fun to throw-out a CQ with #ft8 once in a while, just to see where (if anywhere) it gets spotted. I'll take Alberta!
Now if there had just been an operator in front of that radio, it would have been fun to log it...
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AF0AJ@mastodon.radio ("Wes AFØAJ") wrote:
My #POTA activation today with KØTDC at US-1211 went unexpectedly well. Never done dual op before; that was a trip, and we worked BC to GA, CA to NY, ND to TX, and lots of places in between. I continue to be totally addicted!
60°F (15°C) in the sun, but we were not in the sun... Shorts and a T-shirt were not brilliant choices on my part. Shivering by the end from the rather chilly breeze! 🥶
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skykiss@sfba.social ("Kailee ♾️ Voting Midterms God") wrote:
💬 "From the very first second of this war, Ukraine has sought peace. We must and can ensure that peace is strong and lasting – so that Russia can never return with war.
We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7"
-President Zelenskyy, Leader of the Free World.
