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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
eamon@social.coop ("Eamon") wrote:

Almost a year ago @shinypb (who isn't active on Fedi these days) made a joke about "FORTH of July" and I thought it sounded genuinely awesome.

Since then, I have not actually learned Forth proper (I did write more Postscript though), but I have become aware that there is a whole #catlang community who might have done something like this before.

So: who would be interested in participating in an extremely casual programming thing called "FORTH of July"?

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

By now many, though not all, of the structures from the island's military era have been demolished (including the bowling alley in the photo). Environmental remediation is proceeding slowly.

A small community of mostly low-income families live in the island's housing, and some of the larger buildings are used as sound stages for film production and related industries. Fancier redevelopment is starting to accelerate.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

San Francisco's Treasure Island is a weird place. An artificial island built adjacent to Yerba Buena Island in the middle of the Bay Bridge, it initially hosted the 1939 World's fair, with plans to then use it for the city's main airport. At the start of WW II, the US government appropriated it for use as a Naval station. After the Cold War, the government returned the island to the city. It was extensively contaminated by radioactive waste from decontamination training conducted on the island.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

This was captured with a BetterLight scanning digital back and Nikkor 90mm lens on a Sinar P 4x5 camera.

This now-demolished bowling alley was part of the Treasure Island Naval Station, closed about 15 years earlier and then just starting to be redeveloped (a process that's been slowed by serious environmental contamination).

The composition emphasizes the simple lines of the structure and the isolated, rather desolate setting.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

"Bowl For Health", Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA, 2007

All the pixels, none of the rental shoes, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/2123765265/

#photography

Boosted by rust@social.rust-lang.org ("Rust Language"):
terts@mastodon.online ("Terts Diepraam") wrote:

#rustweek is on the horizon...

@rustnl #rustlang

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
root42@chaos.social wrote:

While I disagree with his business ethics and his stance on software, I must say that Bill Gates is pretty reflected on his own life and how he got where he is.

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

this book blew my young mind away when it came out, Varley is an incredible writer

https://wandering.shop/@nwhyte/114495444477429557

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

At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/12/health/listeria-outbreak-ready-to-eat-foods?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health and Wellness @health-and-wellness-CNN

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

well, that attempt at reconfiguring mongod was a spectacular failure. ugh.

time to take a few steps back and think some more about the problem.

Boosted by mbrubeck@mefi.social:
eirias@mefi.social wrote:

My mother, a history major and rules nerd, has lately been reminiscing about the “handbook for women” from her college, her copy of which perished on a feminist bonfire during the sexual revolution. She now wishes that instead of burning it she’d saved it for laughing at in her old age. So for Mother’s Day I reached out to an archivist at her college, who this past Wednesday sent me a scanned PDF. Probably the best gift I’ve managed. Sometimes the internet is grand (and libraries and archives are grander).

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

Today in History: Pink Floyd performs first quadrophonic concert, 1977

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

Today in History: Tunisia becomes French protectorate, 1881

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

Today in History: Berdrich Smetana (CZ composer) dies, 1884

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

Today in History: Jules Emile Frederic Massenet (FR composer) is born, 1842

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

Today in History: Florence Nightingale born in Florence, Italy, 1820

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

Leonardo DiCaprio when his gf turns 26.

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• video: b43a1a12ce5d9520.mp4

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Am I about to alienate all my California readers by mentioning how much I dislike this wanker with good hair and Hollywood teeth?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/12/what-is-wrong-with-california/

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
echofeed@hub.7622.me ("EchoFeed") wrote:

Soon™

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
lisyarus@mastodon.gamedev.place ("Nikita Lisitsa") wrote:

A new (and probably last) version of my in-browser particle life simulator with some highly-requested features:
✅ Toroidal (aka looping) map
✅ Copying URL to share your simulation with others
✅ Various UI improvements

https://lisyarus.github.io/webgpu/particle-life.html

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• video: 672cd51dd6fe1e86.mp4

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

"If not stick, then why stick shaped?"

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

Today's reminder that this current administration is racist as fuck and deserves to be thrown into the dustbin of history at the soonest available opportunity

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasa-celebrated-this-employees-story-of-resilience-then-tried-to-scrub-it-from-the-internet-then-fired-her

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
mbjones@social.lol ("Brandon") wrote:

@Gina @janet @YKantRachelRead don't want to be called a nazi, fascist, white supremacist? it's pretty easy - don't platform and defend them and definitely don't whine and claim victimhood when people call you on it. it's pretty easy. The whole "volunteers with lives" is a red herring cuz lots of volunteers with lives get it right everyday. the whole "disrespectful [or] outright abusive" is just DARVO.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
spsanderson@rstats.me ("Steven Sanderson") wrote:

📊 Did you know integer(0) can break your R functions? 💡 Discover best practices for subsetting data frames, handling function returns, and debugging empty vectors. Level up your R programming skills with our detailed guide!

Read more: https://www.spsanderson.com/steveondata/posts/2025-05-12/

#RStats #RPogramming #Programming #Data #R #Blog

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

Ziggie in the Window

Soft light breaks the dawn,
Whiskers twitch in morning glow,
A cat dreams of spring.

- via https://arghstudios.com

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wi8x@mastodon.radio ("Chris - WI8X") wrote:

From N4RTD via WI8X@7:02am EDT on 5/12/25:
Good Morning Folks! The Sunspot Number has dropped to 49. The Solar Flux Index has dropped to 126. Giant sunspot 4079 has just rotated off the western limb of the sun. This leaves the solar disk almost spotless. Chance of flares today: 1% for M-Class, 1% for X-Class.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
design-law.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Sarah Fackrell") wrote:

ICYMI, this bot was a total game-changer on Mastodon. Glad @davidcolarusso.com brought it here to Bluesky:

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tf3cuutfe2ukjvmimfljzptd/post/3lorbl7tuhk2a

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

https://youtu.be/xnt2V4ygBG0?si=%5FyWu7EifosCcE7oV

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

They have simply applied Joey Overton’s window to economics. You push so far to one side that the previous extreme seems more acceptable.

https://www.threads.com/@msignorile/post/DJjdWssuHz%5F

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

Comrades, Great News! Our glorious struggle with Asiana has yielded a great victory! Now you shall only pay a third more for things than you did in January, instead of 145% more! For an entire 90 days! All hail our Beloved Leader, whose wisdom and fortitude has led us to this day! Airplanes to Him!