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

I disliked flying Southwest because of the open seating thing, it always gave me middle seat anxiety, so I can't say that I will mourn its exit

https://qz.com/southwest-airlines-announces-select-seating-policy

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

I hope this bozo is drinking lots of cod liver oil.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/21/its-like-raaaain-on-your-wedding-day/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ryan@social.miyaku.media ("みやくモード") wrote:

bro that’s too many multitudes. you gotta start cutting back on multitudes bro

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

Other than figuring out the best ways to share them, skill and knowledge are not problems to solve necessarily. But since we can't learn everything ourselves, and can't do everything ourselves, we find ourselves in relationship with others. At that point, who has power and how they use it are the questions to ask.

And although those are not strictly "technical" questions, those are interesting questions to ask as you design your computing systems, pick employers, form your unions, etc.

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

Tasks that require skills and knowledge to perform are not gate kept. Gate keeping occurs at the point that one person actively tries to prevent another person from gaining those skills and knowledge. Gate keeping is something people do to each other.

There's nothing wrong with requiring skills and knowledge to do a task. So many tasks in life do, and we can't learn them all in our short lives. We should respect that, and welcome as many people into those skills and knowledge as who wants in.

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MarcAbrahams@mstdn.science ("Marc Abrahams") wrote:

We are looking for a new Miss Sweetie Poo, for this year’s Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Miss Sweetie Poo is our time enforcer — she helps the speakers keep their speeches brief and delightful. She informs them: “Please stop. I’m bored. Please stop. I’m bored. Please stop. I’m bored. Please stop…” If you know of a truly good candidate for the role... https://improbable.com/2025/07/02/looking-for-the-new-miss-sweetie-poo-2025/

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

thinking a little about my brother today, on the anniversary of his death. RIP Maj Larry Sonstein, VMI ‘66.

you always tried to take care of your people, and you are sorely missed.

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

Are you in #pdx? do you like #coop s? We are lucky enough to have a regular local coop meetup, in person.

Our next meeting is the evening of Friday, August 1
https://lu.ma/i4shfnxm?tk=idjcOz

Join us in person at https://symbiop.com to hang out with fellow coop nerds and learn about how SymbiOp is organized.

boosts very welcome!

Edit: i am a regular visitor of the coop meetup, but not the organizer. I did get the real organizer (JT) to make a non facebook link so i could share here!

jwz wrote:

"Meet The INCOMM Scientology Keyboard made by Cherry. Quite possibly the most insane keyboard of all time." The Xenu-Speak in these ads is amazing: "The datum here is that power is proportional to the speed of particle flow. This is the real secret behind
https://jwz.org/b/ykrl

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AnarchoNinaWrites@jorts.horse wrote:

Fine, I'm gonna write this up later, I basically have to, but I'll show you why I'm spitting fire this morning:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/migrants-miami-ice-jail-abuses

Yeah - I'm angry. No apologies for that.

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

link to and overview of Human Rights Watch report

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/migrants-miami-ice-jail-abuses

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

Weather radars are not weather control devices, no matter what the conspiracy theorists say.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/21/the-perils-of-listening-to-marjorie-taylor-greene/

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oldbookillustrations ("Old Book Illustrations") wrote:

The dragon behind the door.
From "Folk and Fairy Tales" by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, New York: [1883?] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dragon-door/

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gleick@mas.to ("James Gleick") wrote:

Should the United States have Secret Police (Gestapo), operating without warrants or judicial oversight, seizing people of color and political dissidents and disappearing them to camps?

Depends who you ask, says the New York Times.

https://bsky.app/profile/owillis.bsky.social/post/3luhsx3m4kc2p

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jasongorman@mastodon.cloud ("Jason Gorman") wrote:

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

4. Because it's not part of standard Git, some git tools may not work with it well. (ex: #jjvcs)
5. Your git repository is no longer the single canonical source of your project's history. If your LFS store goes away, you now have a partially broken repo.

If you're worried about having too many large files on disk, consider shallow clones instead.
#Git

NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

I realize git-lfs has its uses. But man does it complicate working with a repo. Please consider whether you really need it before you introduce it as a dependency.

1. git-lfs is not part of standard Git.
2. Every developer will have to install git-lfs onto their machine, and remember to initialize it for your particular repo(s) every time they clone them.
3. Builds/tests may fail if someone has forgotten. So you might have to write special handling to warn users to go init git-lfs.

#Git

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
annie@social.lol wrote:

-----IMPORTANT POLL-----
If I am describing a dog do you know what I mean when I say "peanut-butter eyebrows" please answer honestly

Also please boost for science. And dogs.

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

Today in History: Vietnam temporarily divided at 17th parallel, 1954

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

Today in History: First Train Robbery... Jesse James gets $3000 near Adair, Iowa, 1873

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
zachleat@zachleat.com ("Zach Leatherman :11ty:") wrote:

someone at Replit is adding “our AI probably won’t delete your production database any more” to their changelog release notes

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zackwhittaker ("Zack Whittaker") wrote:

I wrote some weekend words on why you should think twice before allowing AI access to your email, calendar, or any other personal data. This may seem obvious to some, but perhaps not to others: the privacy and security risks just aren't worth it.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/for-privacy-and-security-think-twice-before-granting-ai-access-to-your-personal-data/

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musikblog@dju.social ("MusikBlog™") wrote:

Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap The Glass - Neues Album. Tyler, The Creator hat heute sein neues Album "Don't Tap The Glass" via Columbia veröffentlicht.

......
#TylerTheCreator#DancePop #HipHop #House #News
https://www.musikblog.de/2025/07/tyler-the-creator-dont-tap-the-glass-neues-album/

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

If you've ever wondered how seahorses evolved and developed, it's in the scientific literature.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/21/how-to-make-a-seahorse/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jamey@toot.cat ("Jamey Sharp") wrote:

@skade Ah, yes, those controversial S-exp education classes

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

this is fascinating

https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/21/apple-details-how-it-trained-its-new-ai-models-4-interesting-highlights/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:

@dangillmor

I'm annoyed how the issue of police/ ICE employees using physical force refusing to identify themselves is being conflated with masks.

"Masked Men" becomes a shorthand for "people who refuse to tell you who they are"

The real issue isn't the mask, the masks are part of an incorrect belief that people working for the state should be able to do so anonymously.

No you may not. If that is a problem then perhaps there is something wrong with the orders you have been asked to follow.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
HopelessDemigod@mstdn.social ("Imogen") wrote:

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT HENNEPIN...NORTHEASTERN
MCLEOD...NORTHERN CARVER...WEST CENTRAL ANOKA...SOUTHEASTERN
SHERBURNE AND WRIGHT COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CDT...

At 759 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Howard Lake, or 10 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

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

The descent of organized religion, from the Crusades to Jimmy Swaggart. Why is humanity like this?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/07/21/gods-glory-is-awfully-tawdry/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhKdSvhung

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
N4JAW@mastodon.radio ("Jim "Ham on a Bike"") wrote:

An AWESOME two days of #AmateurRadio #HamRadio during the #parksontheair "Support Your Parks" weekend as an activator and hunter. Thanks for the GREAT people at @potaspots for all the work they do and all who make #POTA so GREAT!