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

RE: https://social.lol/@neatnik/115503802110016627

Obligatory quote post test. (Also, it was a very smooth upgrade!)

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam :prami:"):
neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik") wrote:

We’re now up and running with Mastodon 4.5 on social.lol. Learn what’s new at https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/, and take a moment to set your default post quoting preference at https://social.lol/settings/preferences/posting%5Fdefaults.

Also, huge thanks to @nileane for the updates to TangerineUI!

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
kottke ("kottke.org") wrote:

Lego is considering making this fan-created Daft Punk set into an official set. YES PLEASE. https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/4248139c-e8e8-47a9-852a-96e00d620012

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

What no one tells you about getting older is that phone calls are the highest of stakes.

Is my sister calling for the blender I borrowed, or did my dad die?

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

I did this just now and came in second to Grisham but also jeez, even being the second "John" called up in the search bar for the world's largest audiobook retailer isn't chopped liver

RE: https://www.threads.com/@jmob/post/DQuJu5KkVS7

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

It's not in just the obvious ways that this current administration sucks, it's also in a bunch of ways that you wouldn't necessarily know to expect.

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5600125/bird-flu-risk-outbreak-trump-administration

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

I did in fact say that, can confirm

RE: https://www.threads.com/@torbooks/post/DQuJRjGkeZw

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

I totally forgot that toot even has a tui interface

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

a test post from Toot on the MacOS commandline

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🎮") wrote:

we took turns reading the email 🫠

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🎮") wrote:

what's worse than a meeting that could have been an email?

a meeting that WAS an email 🫠

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

ICE has the opportunity to do the funniest thing and capture an immigrant who worked illegally before getting a green card, then reportedly abused the Einstein visa process.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
briangweber.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Brian G Weber Photography") wrote:

Here's the full supermoon from just after midnight on Nov 5th. Supermoons occur when the full moon coincides with the moon being closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit (perigee). Full res + details: buff.ly/Vwjs3Ta #moon #supermoon #fullmoon #astrophotography #touptek #skywatcherUSA 🔭 📷

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Jennifer@m.ai6yr.org wrote:

Saw this on Bluesky, jobs in NYC in the Mandami administration. I'm kinda jealous. Not sure what hashtags to use to get this in front of people looking for a job. #FediHire
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We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
https://www.transition2025.com/apply

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
vjack ("Jack Vance") wrote:

"The Freedom From Religion Foundation on Oct. 9 filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a South Carolina citizen challenging an unconstitutional requirement that poll workers swear a mandatory religious oath."

#ChurchAndState #secularism #voting

https://www.freethoughttoday.com/free/ffrf-files-suit-for-atheists-to-be-poll-workers/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
arduinoLibs@fosstodon.org ("Arduino Libraries") wrote:

Servo (1.3.0) for avr/megaavr/sam/samd/nrf52/stm32f4/mbed/mbed_nano by Michael Margolis, Arduino

➡️ https://github.com/arduino-libraries/Servo

Allows Arduino boards to control a variety of servo motors.

#ArduinoLibraries #ArduinoLibs #avrLibraries #megaavrLibraries #samLibraries #samdLibraries #nrf52Libraries #stm32f4Libraries #mbedLibraries #mbed_nanoLibraries

Boosted by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:

A bunch of folks at Oxide uncovered a tricky deadlock associated with async Rust (yes, another!), so--of course--@bcantrill and I got the crew together to discuss. If you're writing async Rust, you'll want to know how to avoid and diagnose "Futurelock"

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

Also:
- @ interviews to be the Blue Jays new manager
- a dramatized re-enactment of the critical moments diagnosing Futurelock
- async Rust doesn't make us mad, just disappointed

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
everylibrary ("EveryLibrary") wrote:

BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.

Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.

This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!

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

'A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of the former FBI director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the justice department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later”'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/james-comey-evidence-judge

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
sbisson ("Simon Bisson") wrote:

Thirty three years ago today I made this USENET post. That afternoon I ended up inviting the person who emailed me about it along to a book signing I was going to that evening.

We have now been married over 21 years.

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.callahans/c/gISqSlpAN6w/m/OAozj770C4QJ

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

Thank you, Nancy Pelosi, for your leadership, courage, and all you have accomplished -- and for making way for the next generation of leaders.

https://www.kqed.org/news/12062796/nancy-pelosi-leaves-congress-after-38-years-defining-generations-of-democratic-power

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aaronsojourner.org@bsky.brid.gy ("Aaron Sojourner") wrote:

Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate This streak dies tomorrow Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months This blind spot will remain forever

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mzmtoehujifw6wpzlz3hdpni/post/3m4xrfu3hh22s

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

“I have never, ever, ever, ever, ever thought that we would have our government attacking government employees,” said Omar Algeciras, who works at the Department of Labor. “ I think this is the epitome of harassment, bullying and attacks on people that are simply trying to do their best to provide a service or services to American workers.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/trump-federal-government-shutdown

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

Today in History: six white police officers shot and killed an unarmed 25-year-old Black military veteran named Roland T. Price outside of a bar in my home town: Rochester, New York. The shooting was deemed “justified” even though evidence showed that Mr. Price did not resist the officers’ demands.

Mr. Price was the recipient of the Purple Heart medal, which he was wearing when he entered the bar in his military uniform that evening in 1947.

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

Deer hunting season opens in Minnesota this weekend!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/06/deer-hunting-season-opens-this-weekend/

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

Today in "reasons to live"

RE: https://www.threads.com/@hollywoodreporter/post/DQtY%5FbKEkAh

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115503006012708370

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