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mwl@io.mwl.io ("Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:") wrote:
The #laserblasted Kickstarter is only $24 from the next stretch goal.
Despite being a Spite Book, my alpha readers tell me it's a solid novel.
I'd appreciate your support.
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rgarner ("Russell Garner") wrote:
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
like with immature 10-year-olds, this is just random-destructo energy
“The global trading system is only one example of the administration tearing something apart, only to reveal that it has no plan for how to replace it.”
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grickle@mstdn.social ("Grickle") wrote:
He found visits to the countryside, and the cows in particular, helped calm him down. #grickledoodle #godzilla #country #cows #calm #mentalhealth #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #kaiju
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dginev@mathstodon.xyz ("Deyan Ginev") wrote:
arXiv is freshly hiring for 3 positions:
- Software Engineer
- DevOps Software Engineer
- Software Engineer ScientistUS-only, NYC-based, hybrid/remote possible.
Share and help us build a backbone of Open Science.
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Baa@fedi.absturztau.be (":meow: Baa :blobsheepsnuggle:") wrote:
I turn on my PC.
The local wildlife are immediately sterilised by the excessive output from my four exposed nuclear reactors running at a critically risky heat output.
The sound of 10,000 cooling fans deafens the city’s morning traffic as my warehouse of 500 parallel-chained AMD Razer Threadrippers bursts into life, forming the equivalent processing power of 2015 in one room.
Nearby, my cluster of Nvidia 5090 Test Cards begins to warp the local time continuum as they calculate answers man was never meant to know.
Very gently, I open Microsoft Teams.
Instantly, the already deafening noise of fans increases to a murderous wail as they try to keep my equipment at operating temperatures. A nuclear reactors’ fusion catches up with its cooling and explodes destroying the lives of millions. The floor begins to melt away as my processors over clocked ten-fold reach critical mass and descend directly into hell. My Nvidia cluster collapses into a singularity and begins to devour the planet.
Quickly now, I open a text chat, it’s a bit laggy.
The sheer struggle of loading some text destroys the remaining systems. Me and my equipment are deleted from reality by an unknown overseer.
Humanity is not ready for instant messaging
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
How about this: I will trade you all the LLM features for reliably functional and accessible scrollbars.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
old saying: “open carry is for people who want to play army but are too chickensh*t to enlist”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Dr. Attia declined multiple requests for comment. In an interview, Dr. Lyon criticized the recommendation, in part because she said it was based only on data from 25-year-old men. That’s not true; it was based on data from men and women ages 18 to 99.”
Americans are obsessed with protein, and have been for a long time
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
The procedures at the children's hospital might be eye-wateringly expensive, but at least they validate parking.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“Of all the lawless acts by the Trump administration in its first two and a half months, none are more frightening than its dumping of human beings who have not had their day in court into an infamous maximum-security prison in El Salvador — and then contending that no federal court has the authority to right these brazen wrongs.”
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
‘silly’ is not the half of it
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
ugh… it apparently is a Windoze-only thing, and I honestly have no interest in ever putting WINE cruft on any machine again. I wish there were more ppl writing cross-platform code, but…
;^{
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jwz wrote:
Because of the ongoing fucktastrophe, the cries of "Use SIGNAL!" are constant and unavoidable. And I get it, it may be the least-bad option in a sea of terrible options. If, that is, you choose to ignore the advice of "don't use your phone for that shit" (the Stringer Bell Rule).
But out of curiosity, because I haven't been keeping up, has the Signal Corporation addressed: ...
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
We're podcasting on Saturday: all about social media.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/09/ftb-social-media/
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copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:
I heard #DictatorTrump will impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals.
My cancer drug substance, asciminib, which is the active ingredient in Scemblix, is manufactured at Novartis Pharma Schweizerhalle AG in Pratteln, Switzerland, while the drug product, Scemblix film-coated tablets, are manufactured at Novartis Pharma Stein AG in Stein, Switzerland.
It costs about $22,000 bucks for a 30 day supply.
Tariffs on the EU & now tariffs on pharmaceuticals will increase my copays!
Motherfucking Trump🤬
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EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:
A 13-year-old Ukrainian karate athlete refused a photo with a "neutral" Russian athlete at a competition in Spain.
Yevhenii Melnyk's father serves in the military, and the young athlete, who lives in Kyiv, personally witnesses the impact of the ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
He took a stand at the Youth Karate League in Guadalajara after winning a bronze medal in the under-45kg (99lbs) category.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
when the Citizens of a republic fail to exercise their rights, then tyrants flourish. do not just just complain, act.
find a group:
https://indivisible.org/prepare:
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-gear-tips/know your rights:
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
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markmccaughrean ("Mark McCaughrean") wrote:
A sunny week & the fig tree is in full bloom 💐
No, those aren’t fruit – they’re flowers. Or more properly, syconia, large numbers of inverted flowers in a green outer layer 🙃
Waiting to be pollinated by tiny fig wasps that crawl inside, then living, reproducing, & in many cases, dying there 🐝
Figs are weird 😬
As for the little fig leaves, well, they remind me of the narcissistic sociopaths who’re trying to destroy the world to make up for their inadequacies 🤷♂️
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TwraSun ("Twra Sun") wrote:
Heute vor 80 Jahren wurde Dietrich Bonhoeffer von den Nationalsozialisten ermordet. 🖤
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
think about it
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futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
I'm furious at the local grocery store! I buy many things from them, often every week ... but they buy nothing, not one thing from me!
You may mutter that the grocery has no need for services such as: math education, questionable short stories, or advice about ants... but, I think this is incorrect.
You may mutter that services aren't even included in trade deficits but I don't care!
I'm putting a tariff on the grocery until they correct this horrible trade deficit.
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samplereality.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Mark Sample") wrote:
The strategy of keeping your head low and hoping they don't see you is not going to work. On the radar, under the radar, doesn't matter. They're gunning for each and every elite university and college. If they're going to bring us down anyway, we should want to go down fighting.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t246266smqkjxhwir7xpbl3o/post/3lmdtqiggcs2s
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Soon, the café beckons,
A haven of warmth and comfort,
With thoughts of steaming coffee,
A rich aroma that dances in my mind,
A perfect end to our early morning journey.[3/3]
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
The trees stand tall, their branches bare,
Silhouettes against the awakening sky,
I feel the chill wrap around me,
Yet, I look forward to the warmth
That awaits in a cozy cup.The path winds through the park,
Each moment savored,
The crunch of leaves, the distant call of birds,
As we stroll, my heart fills with gratitude,
For this time, this bond, this cold embrace.[2/3]
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
A Walk With Mookie
In the hush of dawn, the world is still,
A blanket of frost covers the grass,
Breath visible in the crisp air,
Each step crunches softly beneath our feet.Beside me, my loyal companion,
Her fur gray with wisdom,
Eager to explore, she sniffs at the whispers
Of the morning breeze,
A reminder of adventures past.[1/3]
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luke@mastodon.macneilmediagroup.com ("Luke MacNeil") wrote:
This is VarAC, a digital mode of communication over HAM radio that uses a software modem to decode audio signals over HF Radio. It reminds me of the old days of IRC and BBSes and it ticks all of my nerdy boxes. It's very high tech and somehow also very primitive.
I can have an ascii chat with someone with a radio and a piece of wire strung up as an antenna and reach all over the world. It fascinates me.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
have to try this out
https://mastodon.macneilmediagroup.com/@luke/114306496147736510
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
well, good... it would appear that the President of Princeton values academic freedom, even if other uni presidents have shown little backbone.
https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2025/04/09/podcasts/the-daily/princeton-university-trump.html
Mastodon Feedjscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
What a stunning turn of events that absolutely no one could have ever seen coming
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/business/china-us-tariffs-retaliation-hnk-intl