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

I’m going to wave my hands in the air and declare those pig ribs “done”

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

I read a thing that depressed me, was going to whine about it, and then decided to think about what I could do that’s positive and productive instead.

https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/05/come-make-some-candles-with-me

I’m offering a web development apprenticeship (focused on PHP, HTML, and CSS) to one person during July. Details and application info in the link above. I think it’ll be a lot of fun!

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

o hi

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

What does meta want with 25,000 miles of deep sea cable 😭

Boosted by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):
sophie@catgirl.cloud ("⛧-440729 [sophie]") wrote:

hey france if you don't stop calling our stations frankfurt gare centrale we'll start calling yours paris ostbahnhof

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

In the center of this blurry photo is an out-of-focus dead mosquito that was lowered to me on a strand of spider silk.
You're welcome!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/31/i-feel-a-bit-cthulhu-esque/

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

oh, now I think I see why propagation suxs so bad today #HamRadio https://universeodon.com/@g7izu/114603207868735463

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

OpenAI is featuring a "Looksmaxxing GPT" that provides "PSL ratings" for photos. It will rate people as "subhuman", and advise men to get invasive procedures like jaw surgery to "increase their sexual market value" among women, who it describes as "hypergamous by nature".

"PSL" is short for "PUAhate Sluthate Lookism", a group of three manosphere/incel communities. PUAHate came to public attention after Elliot Rodger's 2014 mass shooting in Isla Vista, California, when it came out that he frequented the platform to talk about his "incel" status.

After uploading a photo, this GPT gives ratings like "Subhuman", "Low Normie / High Subhuman Borderline (White)", or "high-tier normie, borderline Chadlite".

It proactively offers to provide "hardmaxxing" (medical interventions like plastic surgery) or "softmaxxing" advice (grooming, fitness training, etc).

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
g7izu@universeodon.com ("G7IZU RRD") wrote:

Space Weather

A polar cap absorption event is in progress thanks to an increase in solar electrons and protons following the M8.2 flare.

A strong G3 geomagnetic storm watch has been predicted by NOAA for 01 June, and a "G4 or Greater" storm is predicted for 02 June.

#spaceweather

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

I love this change to The Great Highway, used to walk there a lot

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/san-francisco-highway-park.html?smid=url-share

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

defending Medicaid cuts, Senator (R-Iowa) Joni Ernst says: ‘We all are going to die’

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

"Evan’s life was in our hands, and for five years America kept him alive with antiretroviral medicines costing less than 12 cents a day"

5-year-old Evan is dead now

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/opinion/rubio-usaid-africa.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.LU8.Kd13.sTmNRVd92tEz&smid=url-share

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

I keep wondering why ppl are not going to jail for lying to the Courts...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/trump-deportation-el-salvador.html?rsrc=flt&smid=url-share

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devopscats@toot.cat wrote:

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

well, I can get this endfed to tune up no longer than 80m... maybe I'll see if the local repeater network is working okay in this rain

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

nah duh

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

trying a CQ on 80m JS8 now

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

okay, lots of automated HB responses but nobody really home for CQ responses

boo hoo hoo #HamRadio JS8

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

trying a CQ on 40m JS8 now 📡

#HamRadio

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

@N4JAW meant to say: you have inspired me... I ordered one of these so I can go bike-portable if not also bike-mobile ;^}

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

2nd & 3rd HB contacts on 40m JS8 #HamRadio 📡

rain rain go away, goddddammit

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

1st contact: 30m

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

huh, in this rain even 20m JS8 is sucky

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

okay, below 17m band conditions for JS8 *really* suck here #HamRadio 📡

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
sleepless@social.lol ("Courtney") wrote:

It's the last day of the May omg.lol fundraiser!

https://home.omg.lol/giving

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

Took a wrong turn and wound up in the financial district. Saw a billionaire in my peripheral and instinctively locked my doors. I felt bad but better safe than sorry.

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

time to fire up the rig and see if anything is happening which I can hear on JS8 📡

#HamRadio

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mwl@io.mwl.io ("Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:") wrote:

It's the end of May, so: obligatory
Blue Öyster Cult.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyLMgIR69G4

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

this seems an appropriate time to remind folks of https://archive.org/details/flamewarsdiscour00dery/mode/2up

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

Goodbye, American science. It was nice knowing you.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/05/31/welcome-to-the-new-dark-ages/