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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
rasterweb ("Pete Prodoehl 🍕") wrote:

Whew! Mistakes were made, but I got the dashboard of the Beat Bike put together. I can now pedal to set the tempo while I live program the drum machine. (No video of programming yet because I had to hold the phone up high!)

#bikeTooter #diy #maker #synth

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
cmconseils ("Laura Manach :bongoCat:") wrote:

A list of 12 ADHD-friendly tips for getting stuff done !

An infographic with the title "12 EASY ADHD TIPS for GETTING STUFF DONE based on 'Driven to Distraction'". It features cartoon illustrations. This image shows tips 1, 2, and 3. Tip 1: Spice up your space. It says, "Your brain runs on vibes. So add color, play music, & use quirky tools!" The illustration shows a person with purple hair and headphones on, dancing and cooking in a kitchen. Tip 2: Accept the fear of things going too well. It advises, "Don't purposely mess it up just to make things more exciting." The illustration shows the person wrapped in a blanket on a couch with a cat, looking unhappily at a box labeled "UNNECESSARY CHAOS." Tip 3: O.H.I.O. (Only Handle It. Once). It explains to try and handle a message or email only once by either responding, deleting, or filing it immediately. The illustration shows an overwhelmed person at a desk with a large pile of papers and a flowchart demonstrating the O.H.I.O. method, warning not to leave items in a "LATER" box.
Tip 4: Use external structure. It says, "It does the remembering so you don't have to." The illustration shows a person with purple hair at a desk using sticky notes. Below are examples: "sticky notes," "labelled containers" for wires and stationery, a "pre-made routines for everyday tasks" checklist, and having "everything for one task in one place," showing a coffee station. Tip 5: Accept that you'll fail sometimes. It reads, "It's part of being human. Be okay with it, so you can move on without feeling crushed." The illustration shows the person in a garden, looking at a small plant they've accidentally uprooted, with a watering can nearby. Tip 6: Break tasks into tiny parts. It explains, "Tiny steps give you a sense of progress and hope." The illustration shows the person happily holding a single puzzle piece labeled "TINY TASK" from a large jigsaw puzzle labeled "BIG TASK."
Tip 7: Keep something handy to capture thoughts. It suggests, "Like a notepad or a speech-to-text app. (ADHD brains are leaky!)" The illustration shows the character writing in a notepad while on a bus or train. Tip 8: Hold on to reminders of what's good. The text is broken down into "the people who care..." and "...and the moments you succeed. no matter how small." The illustrations show the character smiling at a corkboard with photos, followed by separate images of photos with friends and mementos like a music festival wristband and a ticket. Tip 9: Physically direct your focus. It advises to "track text with your finger or pen, or use a lamp to highlight your work." The illustration shows the character at a desk, using a pen to follow along in a book under the light of a desk lamp.
Tip 10: Notice how and where you work best. It lists examples like "in a noisy cafe," "wrapped in blankets," and "listening to music," saying "whatever works." The illustrations show the character working on a laptop in these various settings. It concludes, "ADHDers can do their best under rather weird conditions." Tip 11: It's ok to do 2 things at the same time. The text suggests, "Jog while you plan. Knit while you chat. For ADHD, pairing physical and mental tasks can improve focus." The illustration shows the character knitting while on a video call on their laptop. Tip 12: Shifting mentally from one task to the next is tough. It advises, "Give yourself mini-breaks between tasks to help your brain switch to the next thing." The illustration shows the character taking a 5-minute break from their computer to play with a small dog.

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Boosted by jwz:
tilde@infosec.town ("Tilde Lowengrimm") wrote:

Remember when you were a kid and you learned about Superman and thought it was totally ridiculous that Krypton was going to be destroyed but nobody did anything about it? I miss feeling that way.

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

finally our arm-tv (translation validation for LLVM's AArch64 backend) paper is out. this one took a long time, but I'm proud of it, it's as good as anything my group has produced

https://users.cs.utah.edu/~regehr/papers/arm-tv.pdf

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

I’m remembering now how the guy who dismissed my concern with his “I like rockets too” remark also tried to tell me that my concerns were entirely misguided because “we’re on the same side.”

That sentiment was bullshit in January (I’m absolutely *not* on the side that sees Nazi salutes as something to just shrug off) and it’s aged like milk since then.

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
lattera@bsd.network ("Shawn Webb") wrote:

It appears the vendor I used to use to purchased refurbished Dell PowerEdge servers didn't survive the pandemic.

Where do you all buy refurbished (doesn't have to be Dell) servers from?

Imaginary bonus points if they give discounts to human rights-focused tax-exempt not-for-profit 501(c)3 charitable organizations with a budget the size of a grain of sand.

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

@adam to reporters on monday and in a meeting today Trump remarked about how the people are looking for a dictator (in discussing the possibilities of military in democrat run cities). Also his evil shadow called the democrat party a domestic extremist operation today in an interview on Fox.

It's escalating not slowing down. Explaining it away because it doesn't affect you at the expense of those it does effect is the height of privilege gone bad.

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

It started with two Nazi salutes at the inauguration.

“I like rockets too,” said someone who smugly downplayed my concern about Elon Musk.

Now we have “MechaHitler” and Nazi marches in our cities.

I know which side of this I’m on. But anyone who’s still saying that there isn’t a problem, or is still supporting Musk or making excuses for those who do, is absolutely telling you which side they’re on.

Pay attention.

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

Since January, I’ve been told that I’m “blowing the fascism stuff out of proportion”. I’ve been told that “there aren’t really any Nazis out there” and that I’m “overreacting”.

I don’t know if the guys who say this stuff are just ignorant or sympathizers, but anyone paying attention knows that this problem is very real, and that it is steadily growing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/s/aRoHFOu8G4

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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Even as it offers a bit of useful context, the Associated Press adopts Trump regime propaganda, calling the military occupation of Washington, DC, a "law-enforcement surge" -- language that is both a lie and one-sided.

A perfect example of how Big Journalism bends its knee to power.

AP headline: "Trump’s law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say"

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

Oh shit yes. Works this way with film/TV stuff too.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@ericsmithrocks/post/DN1b2jJXB8f

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

Do any of us know what we’re made of, who we are at our core?

I submit that until you’ve stared down 12 inches of slightly soggy bread, with assorted cheeses and luncheon meats being hurled at you at several miles per hour while wearing body armor and protective gear, you can never truly know.

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Apple's philosophy is simple:
If a feature isn't elegant enough for a keynote demo, it doesn't deserve to exist.

Want keyboard window resizing? Sorry, that's not sexy on a stage. Here's a weather app with animated raindrops that uses more GPU and RAM than Crysis.

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

When I started the omglol interview series on my blog I wondered what I’d do if someone I interviewed left the omglol community and decided on “not much of anything” because the people in the community are open, welcoming, inclusive and sincerely worth knowing. Some links might go stale but I generally landed on “let it ride” so people can get to know some cool folks.

I am though going against that personal policy and unpublishing the second interview I did. To sum it up briefly, that individual heavily based (as in copied code) their personal site on another omg.lol members site. They got permission as the other member released it on a creative commons, attribution required, license. When that original developer tragically passed, the interviewee removed the attribution. When pressed about it, they refused (or "joked" about refusing while simultaneously not adding it back) to add it back because that person had passed away. That’s where it started. This refusal to follow the license agreement became a code of conduct violation.

These sorts of things matter. It would have mattered just as much if that original developer *hadn’t* been in the omglol community. There are many ways to maintain safety and security in a community; one of them is to make sure that people aren’t taking the work of others without accountability.

If you think that’s too far, fair enough. The beauty of a federated web is there are probably lots of places you can find to call home on it. I for one though don’t think it's to far and don’t really want to promote that sort of behavior so have removed the interview.

Anyways - go read some great interviews on my website if you want! I hope to get another round of 3 going soon!

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Open Source to the rescue:

brew install --cask alt-tab

Honestly, everything on macOS feels like an ugly workaround.

Want to tab-cycle through all open windows? Need an app for that.

Want different scroll directions for trackpad and mouse wheel? Need an app for that.

Want to resize windows with mouse and keyboard shortcut? Need an app for that.

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Boosted by denschub@schub.social ("Dennis Schubert"):
mhoye wrote:

"I’ve invested in a new odometer that will help my car go faster. Accountability is important, and as a driver, I believe in setting measurable, achievable and inspiring goals for the people pushing my car down the road."

I'm not sure what to say to people who don't quite realize they sound like this.

Look, I still think we can solve real problems. But we have to start by pointing at the real problems.

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

There are also ventilation structures for the various railroad and subway tunnels that cross the NYC rivers, but their smaller size makes them less prominent. (The electric trains that use these tunnels don't produce exhaust that has to be as aggressively vented as in an automotive tunnel).

Let me just mention that photographing buildings from across the major avenues during the day in midtown Manhattan is like playing a video game in "extreme hardcore" mode.

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

Manhattan boasts six large ventilation towers serving the four automobile tunnels that cross the Hudson and East Rivers: two each for the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, and one each for the Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn Battery Tunnels.

All sport an industrial art deco design reflecting their early/mid 20th century construction. Their large scale and lack of windows lends them an air of mystery; the exterior of the Battery Tunnel building was used as the secret HQ in the Men in Black films.

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

The Lincoln Tunnel, opened in 1937, is a multi-tube automobile tunnel that connects midtown Manhattan with Weehawken, NJ under the Hudson (North) river. To provide fresh air and remove dangerous car exhaust, three ventilation towers (two in Manhattan and one in NJ) exchange the air in the tunnels approximately every 90 seconds.

Infrastructure is heroic.

I didn't notice the "Camera Use Prohibited" sign until it was too late. I guess their secret is out now.

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

Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 32mm/4.0 lens (@ f/7.1), Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 64), Cambo WRS 1250 camera, shifted vertically -5mm, horizontally -15mm. Cropped a bit.

This humble and functional, yet handsome, art deco structure is the easternmost of three ventilation towers for the Lincoln Tunnel and was completed with its first tube in 1937. The facade was refurbished about ten years ago. It also hosts a large array of cellular telephone base station antennas.

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

Lincoln Tunnel Ventilation Tower, 491 11th Avenue, NYC, 2025.

All the pixels, none of the tolls, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54365775629

#photography

A simple industrial art deco-style building, lacking windows, but with a narrow louvered vent at center running vertically along its length, on a city street.

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

One of the standout bands from this year's #ArcTanGent to me was #Mew. I had no idea about them beforehand and caught them purely by accident as we were near the tent where they were playing. In the sea of post-rock, their clean vocals and distinguishable melodies clearly stood out. Sadly I learned it's their farewell tour.

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Boosted by jwz:
leafygreens@meow.social ("Leafy Greens") wrote:

@denisbloodnok @EndorNim @davidgerard I saw someone on fedi say one time that the statement "people who use AI at work feel like they're more productive" and the statement "people who do cocaine at parties feel like they're more entertaining" are virtually indistinguishable

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

@cliffordheath @duncan_bayne I said what I said. Take it or leave it. I don't presume to speak for anyone else.

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

@duncan_bayne If you want to know what I look like my profile photo here is a reasonable likeness.

I'm sharing my own personal experience. Sorry if that doesn't meet your expectations.

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

It's nice that the big news today was about two people getting engaged.

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Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
alecaddd ("Aleca") wrote:

It really sucks that culturally we're wired to only give feedback to developers or projects when things are broken.

A product with 15M users gets 100 complaints and only 1 nice "good job" message per month.

It's really demoralizing that we accepted the fact that "if you don't hear from them it means things are good".

People need positive reinforcement and to know that folks are happy about their work.

I understand it's fashionable to bitch about everything because hate brings views

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

All this said, while I find their (now armed) presence unsettling and dangerous, the Guard troops have been so far in my experience approachable and friendly. This is in sharp contrast to the DEA/ICE/etc federal law enforcement now patrolling around the District, who are generally masked, standoffish, and seem to be looking for trouble.

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

Interesting. On the way home, there were far fewer Guard troops around Union Station than usual, and none of the heavy vehicles (though there were several troops outside the Metro escalators), but I also noticed troops posted at several Metro stations that I'd not seen them at previously.

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

Kind of wild that this guy doesn’t understand why he’s been blocked. The person to whom he’s replying *does* have the full story; he just doesn’t know who she is, and this is how he talked to her.

It’s also interesting that he removed the required attribution within *minutes* of discovering that the person whose design he was using had died.

The whole situation is sad, but watching guys like this openly lie in an effort to gather sympathy online is just kind of pathetic.

CybersecKyle @beardedtechguy@infosec.exchange @foundcuriosity Yeah, how about maybe get the whole story before opening your mouth. For your information, it was repeatedly. And I never "refused"'. I said I'll think about it…..jokingly and this guy took it out of context like he does everything else. Hell I even said I would put it back but he blocked me from adding to my site and would t let me. Pfft.
adam 6/25/25, 5:22 PM This is very sad: https://neatnik.net/remembering-anne-sturdivant/?v=1 (edited) Remembering Anne Sturdivant Anne Sturdivant, who was known online as Apple Annie or @anniegreens, has passed away. (ignore the slashes, I'm bad at making web pages) Some folks have been asking about anniegreens for a while, noticing her Bunny CDN vanished, and more recently that her site went offline entirely It does look like she has passed away there, I was able to make the slashes go away, lol. CybersecKyle 6/25/25, 5:27 PM OMG! This is very sad indeed. (edited)