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

That it should be possible for a powerful state to maintain an equal and affectionate institutional relationship with its much-weakened former colonial ruler is something that should be possible for many in the UK and US to process by this point.

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

It's always a bit jarring to see how so many in the UK, US or EU project their own fantasies of ideal governance on to Canada as if its some kind of liberal Narnia rather than a multi-layered society with its own complex institutional and cultural relationships to the UK, France and other states

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tekiegirl@fosstodon.org ("Jacqui Read") wrote:

I'm excited to be running a brand new ✨ hands-on 🙌 workshop at @dddeu in a week's time! Join me for 2 hours of design as we explore a problem. What is design? I'll tell you via the #ACEDmodel

#software #softwareDesign #softwareDevelopment #softwareArchitecture #softwareEngineering

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
markmccaughrean ("Mark McCaughrean") wrote:

Back in the garden after an excellent few days of the METIS science team meeting at @mpi_astro, meeting old friends & new, discussing the past, present, & future of astronomy among other things 🔭

Plus it’s another of those endless May religious public holidays here in southern Germany 🙄

For now, just a quick phone camera photo of a thick-thighed flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on a soggy peony.

#Photography 📷
#BugOfTheDay 🐝
#iPhonePhotography 📱
#BackGardenEntomology 🪲

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
smallcircles@social.coop ("small circle 🕊 in calmness") wrote:

#ThoughtProvoker :blobhyperthink:

Don't you sometimes get exasperated when witnessing so many of the discussions on creating a better fedi, that deal with crazy technical bandaids for the wrong tools we built. Microblogging sticky note exchange.. and how do we feature-add to that until it supports society? Isn't that the ultimate Golden Hammer anti-pattern, really?

If a peopleverse is where online technology serves people's needs in their daily lives, can we we imagine one? Can we evolve that?

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

fook, my brain is full of fog 🌫️ and it is (un)clearly a two-cup ☕️☕️ morning today 🥱

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
R74n@mastodon.gamedev.place ("R74n - making Sandboxels") wrote:

who’s up sanding their box

Boosted by jwz:
flexghost ("flexghost.") wrote:

WHAT THE FUCK?! Did people really?

Boosted by jwz:
BrianJopek@mastodon.world ("Brian Jopek") wrote:

BHAHAHAHAHAHA

Boosted by jwz:
billyjoebowers@mastodon.online ("billy joe bowers-8647") wrote:

O.M.G.

Where do these freaks come from?

Chris Cillizza is upset someone taped a note to his Tesla, "defaced" his car.

"Does everything have to be political?" ask the clueless White guy while Nazis burn the country down around us.

Boosted by jwz:
carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

Today’s announcement by the Trump administration has been a long time coming.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-bannon-disgusted-asian-ceos-silicon-valley%5Fn%5F582c5d19e4b0e39c1fa71e48/amp

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
brhfl@digipres.club ("bri") wrote:

big thanks to @MxSadie for putting me on to this book by @loriemerson… i’m about 30 pages, 15 networks in and it’s the sort of examination of technology and communication that fuels my optimism that we will continue to find ways to get our message out there even as the futures of our best-known communications infrastructures feel increasingly grim.

https://shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898-lori-emerson-other-networks-a-radical-technology-sourcebook

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Taweret@timeloop.cafe ("4 8 15 16 23 42") wrote:

big bird: Mr. Buddha? is it true there's no such thing as me?

the buddha: There is a you, Big Bird. but not the kind you can hold in your hand

big bird: but I have a name. and feathers. and friends. Isn’t that me?

the buddha:those are parts of you. But they are always changing, aren’t they?

big bird: I guess so. my feathers fall out, and I get taller, and sometimes I even feel different inside

the buddha: That’s right. You are like a song, Big Bird, not a thing, but something happening

big bird: But if I’m just a song, what keeps me from disappearing?

the buddha: The love you give. teh kindness you carry. The way you make others smile. That’s the part that echoes

big bird: So I don’t have to hold onto 'me' so tightly?

the buddha: No. You are still here, even when you let go

big bird: Like a feather on the wind?

the buddha: Exactly.

big bird: I think I’ll go sing with my friends now

the buddha: And the song will go on

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
macmanx@social.lol ("James Huff :prami_pride_pan:") wrote:

"After last year’s fun with a photo drive, we’ve decided to repeat it this year with another #photo drive to the #WordPress Photo Directory! Once more, we’re offering up some cash prizes as a bonus. The funding for the prizes are proudly powered by Queeromattic, the collection of queers within #Automattic. "

https://lgbtqpress.com/2025/05/share-your-pride-photo-drive-is-back-for-2025/

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

@w7voa "Take my course and get deported".

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

He will, of course, work to (further) tear down the rule of law now, and the midterms are still far too far away for any hope. But it is hopeful in the sense that we a trail of things to emulate is being lit:

https://www.ft.com/content/bd6479b2-b7e5-42c2-ae17-779e57b02637

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

@w7voa I wonder what constitutes a "critical field"? As a professor who specializes in security and cryptography, I can only assume it includes what I teach.

Sigh.

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

Secretary of State Rubio announces cooperation with DHS “to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.” https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/05/new-visa-policies-put-america-first-not-china/

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

Radio nerditry: I've accumulated a bunch of receivers over the years, some of which are quite high end. I recently picked up an HF SDR (that must be controlled by an external computer), an ELAD FDM-S3.

The performance is quite impressive, quite competitive (in my suboptimal RF environment) with my fancypants R&S gear.

But it's just not fun. If I can't spin physical dials, it's just not radio to me.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
phae@status.fberriman.com wrote:

some real frontpage slander going on in here, but as usual @heydon nailed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wqnc2U9Fyc

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

Well, yes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xgdj9kyero

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
mpardalos ("Michalis Pardalos") wrote:

Made a little thing that might be useful to people working with/on verilog tooling

https://github.com/mpardalos/verilog-repl

Type in Verilog expressions, get a value out.

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

Just posted an updated statement https://github.com/foocorp/hacienda/discussions/117

Boosted by mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze"):
FritzAdalis@infosec.exchange ("Fritz Adalis") wrote:

@mattblaze
WINDOWS, AM I BEING DETAINED?

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

Even Windows itself acknowledges that you are free to just walk away.

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

Sam Altman: only boomers use ChatGPT like a search engine. The cool kids fill ChatGPT with their most intimate, compromising life experiences.

Journalist who definitely should ask what he plans to do with all that personal data: Neato!

#openai

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
radiofreefedi@musician.social ("radio free fedi") wrote:

Ahoy friends!

Announcing RFFF 25. The extra F is for Fest!

A month long artists' streaming series in July.

*DM* if you're keen to present/perform original material. You need not have been on RFF to participate.

More info for all (will grow) at the venue page https://party.radiofreefedi.net

Let's assemble, #party and welcome new friends who may not have caught the vibe of the station or our epic hangouts.

Stay vertical. 🐹

#music #art #spokenWord #fediWave #concert #live #owncast #joinIn

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

@huitema There are some things wearing a mask can impede. But so what? People deal with risks and benefits all the time. And we can weigh things differently. It’s fine.

But this underlying premise that any inconvenience is inherently unacceptable is complete bullshit. The only answer to that is “grow up already”.

jwz wrote:

In every photo, Andrew Tate looks like he's saying, "Gelato isn't vegan???"

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

@cstanhope Argh, that sucks. Sorry to hear it.

People have had some success getting these rules overturned with grassroots lobbying, if that helps. There's no big money lobby on the other side pushing to keep them around, so if you can get a few like-minded people organized and make noise to enough state lawmakers, it doesn't take that much pressure to produce change.

https://www.theautopian.com/texas-might-just-pass-the-best-car-law-in-years/