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

Really appreciate this piece by @evs, especially for his thoughtful reflection. I also agree with his conclusions, including the part about handing things differently. (If that strikes you as odd, then you’re probably not used to seeing guys online who are genuinely open to criticism, and that’s unfortunate.) I’d love to see more of this kind of analysis, and far less of the loyalty-fueled excuse-making and white-washing that I saw instead.

https://social.lol/@evs/114774185596777733

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

I think the gang might be getting a new member.. 😏
So far I only know that her name is Minnie and that she’ll be a high risk asset in any runs.

#sketchbook #doodle #shadowrun #originalCharacter #cyberpunk #penDrawing #markers

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
evs@social.lol ("Evan :nonbinary_heart:") wrote:

Newest morsel up on Smörgåsboring - The Gestaltian Mistake
https://smorgasboring.com/the-gestaltian-mistake/

Aside from talking about gestalt principles - which I adore - I wrestle with groupthink, online social dynamics, accountability, and how we react when there are threats all around us.

Plus there is an Uncle Roger gif.

This one is about 1586 words long and talks about #Fediverse #Relationships

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

It goes without saying, of course, that there is no attendant, attributable increase in revenue. Often the opposite, if the project is a rewrite of an otherwise-functional HTML-first "legacy" site.

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

An incredible feature of the human brain is how endlessly adaptable we are. This also makes numeracy all the more precious, because it is grounding in objective facts that allows us to build perspective that is not washed away by events.

Apropos of nothing, I keep seeing teams double their server spend *and* their salary outlays by adopting React + "Server Side Rendering", and it's amazing to me that nobody seems to notice.

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

No Oxide and Friends today, but @ahl and I will be back next week for a long-overdue episode that isn't Morris Chang or Sarah Wynn-Williams -- but surely the third-best thing. Stay tuned!

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

#Gravy is trending today...

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Dhmspector ("Dave Spector") wrote:

In 1934 the Nazis ended birthright citizen ship in Germany.

Jews, Roma, Black Germans, communists, trade unionists, and others were stripped of citizenship entirely. Their assets stolen and they were rounded up, they were thrown into vans by government agents and disappeared.

Seems familiar somehow. Remind me — what happened next?

Meanwhile, right now, in America….

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5445398/denaturalization-trump-immigration-enforcement

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ErikJonker ("Erik Jonker") wrote:

Think about this, a judge keeping somebody in jail to protect him from his government, the USA in 2025 moving towards fascism. Not maybe but surely.
https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-deportation-immigration-trump-a94b2d9101bb0da10e6998bead07b9c2
#abregogarcia #usa #fascism

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
skinnylatte@hachyderm.io ("Adrianna Tan") wrote:

Comfy cat

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Torties

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
openculture@toot.community ("Open Culture (Official)") wrote:

Listen to Never-Before-Heard Works by Erik Satie, Performed 100 Years After His Death

https://www.openculture.com/2025/06/hear-newly-rediscovered-music-by-erik-satie-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-his-death.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

If the GOP bill passes, a lot of folks who have grandma in a nursing home will need to take her back home. Do voters across the rural states this will impact the most understand that?

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

Help a kitten is on my face again #CatsOfMastodon

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

@mamajax As the web site says, you dispose of it through whatever battery recycling is available in your area. My local hardware store has a bin for this. A lot of areas contract with call2recycle: https://www.call2recycle.org/locator/

xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

There's a Recurse Center tradition to produce a "return statement" at the end of your batch. Now that I'm an alum (again), here's some of what I've been up to for the last 12 weeks https://parkerhiggins.net/2025/06/recurse-center-return-statement/

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

Hey, someone for whom the bill currently being wrestled with in the Senate will provide a big-ass tax break, just checking in to let you know:

I DON'T NEED A FUCKING TAX CUT AND NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE WHO MAKES MORE THAN ME

And certainly not more than millions of Americans need health coverage and other federal services.

Please tell your senators that the rich will be just fine, honest, and that they should look out for everyone else. Thanks.

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

Oh, is it that they're finally going to compensate artists fairly and in line with the revenue their works generate for the company?

No?

Huh.

https://share.google/xURrU7RNeCwUEfBA8

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timnitGebru@dair-community.social ("Timnit Gebru (she/her).") wrote:

$2B funding rounds and $100M signing bonuses to individuals. Sure. There's no bubble here. Everything makes sense.

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-meta-leadership-talent-rivalry/

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

@bruce They aren't doing a safety recall out of the goodness of their hearts. They're doing it because of fairly robust (in the US) product liability laws that can make them responsible for damages from manufacturing defects.

A voluntary recall is a business decision about the relative costs of liability vs. replacement.

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

Note that to get a replacement if your power bank is recalled you have to supply a proof of purchase / Amazon invoice number, which I think is sketchy as all hell. If the product is dangerous, they should replace it, period, even if you aren't the original purchaser.

But even without a receipt, you can at least check to see if you need to stop using your power bank, and given the unpleasantness of, you know, having your house burn down, you should probably do that regardless.

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

If you're not aware, a bunch of Anker USB power banks were recently recalled due to fire hazard. https://www.anker.com/rc2506

The recall process is a bit cumbersome but manageable. The web site lets you upload a photo of the serial number to check whether its in a batch that's included in the recall (only two of the seven power banks I had with affected model numbers were part of the recall).

Stay safe!

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

First meeting of the day: "we reduced JS by 45% and bounces decreased by XX%"

When traces report JS in MB, there is *always* money being left on the table.

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RickiTarr@beige.party ("Ricki Bowie Knives Tarr") wrote:

Every time I meet an Anarchist, they really just want small local government.

Every time I meet a Satanist, they are really actually agnostic or atheists, with a wicked sense of humor.

Every time I meet a Nihilist, I'm really worried about their long term depression.

Every time I meet a MAGA, they're a Nazi.

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

Captured with the Rodenstock 23mm/5.6 HR-Digaron-S lens and Phase One IQ4-150 Achromatic Back, polarizer+590nm (red) filter.

Washington DC is not a city of many notable inclines, and so lacks the proliferation of "step streets" found in places like Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and The Bronx. Most famous are Georgetown's Exorcist Steps (so named for the fatal effect they have on members of that profession), and, shown here, Kalorama's Spanish Steps, which occupy 22nd St NW between S and Decatur.

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

Spanish Steps, Kalorama, Washington, DC, 2023.

All the pixels, but no wheelchair access, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53335651417

#photography

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

If you are a willing and enthusiastic member of this administration, you are almost certainly one (or more!) of three things: a grifter, a racist, or a tool. Sympathies to the career federal workers who are none of these things, now having to work for the people who are.

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

Shocked, shocked I am that there is a grifter in this administration run by and for grifters

https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-political-donations-income-dark-money-dhs-ethics

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
crashthearcade@mas.to ("mike") wrote:

If we don’t defend numbers, who will?

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

There is absolutely a technical writer equivalent to programmers wanting to rewrite adequate but meh existing code, and I am trying not to rewrite everything I’m just supposed to be reorganizing and freshening up but hrrrrrrrrgh

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
sutter@meemu.org ("Sutter") wrote:

Low-key lost it when I noticed the main image on the Wikipedia page for business casual attire is just an edit of the nude figures from the Pioneer plaque