New server means a new #introduction
Hi, I am a design executive in Europe who started as a backend developer in Missouri.
My life has taken many turns, but I’ve always benefited from the advantage of being a white cishet male who is stereotyped as credible. Hopefully, I leave this planet more equitable than I found it.
I strive to apply critical analysis to everything yet also find solidarity with everyone.
While I value “strong opinions, weakly held”, I do indulge in strongly-held opinions on a few issues. I’ll thread them here so you can make an informed decision on whether to follow or block me:
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Pls spread the word:
Over 30 students have been k*lled in Bangladesh, some as young as 17. There is a near total internet blackout since yesterday. Cell network is minimal. People from abroad are unable to reach their families.
This protest for a government-job "quota" reform has been peaceful since July 1. Violence broke out when the first student was k*lled by the police a few days ago.
#QuotaReformProtest #SaveBangladeshiStudents
#Bangladesh
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/asia/bangladesh-job-quota-protests-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html
I cached some podcasts for a flight, one a simple news program for the Dutch language exposure.
So I listened to them discussion flight MH17 while we were flying over the Black Sea. 😬
This podcast episode with @mxshift really helps demystify quantum computing: https://www.macrofab.com/podcasts/quantum-computing-nuts-and-bolts/
This really resonates with me as I read it at 2:30: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/11/night-owls-cognitive-function-superior-to-early-risers-study-suggests
@zhenyi I appreciate your desire to keep it super-focused, but forgive me one request: posting via Micropub (which could be used with Wordpress or, in my case, any site with IndieKit).
This is a great idea and I’m happy to see it implemented.
But also, doing so with a central, corporate proxy service is scary. Other than “trust the brand” why believe that Cloudflare will never sell bypasses to the highest bidder?
https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/03/cloudflare_ai_blocks/
existential dread levels are holding at 71%
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@andrasbacsai great aesthetic improvement! The navigation IA could use some attention and the proposed project configuration really highlights this, but it's a great upgrade.
I have so many thoughts and questions about this.
https://flipboard.com/users/quartz/statuses/VBEE83tWRO2qwrK18FIyBQ:a:7497286
Current status: listening to @lamejoan rant about the decline of the technocratic administrative state. I can't help but think history will remember the US spent a century increasing the president's authority over other branches until the time was right to give them autocratic control of the executive.
Sometimes you put a lot of time into something only to throw it away when a more elegant and fitting solution presents itself. That's how it went with this little lantern, which was altogether too literal for the game. But hey, it was fun while it lasted, especially when I got the angle wrong. #godot #blender #indiegame
Okay, **now** I feel like AI might replace me.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/openais-criticgpt-outperforms-humans-in-catching-ai-generated-code-bugs/
The strategy of empowering a nitwit despot just to get SCOTUS stacked in their favor really paid off for the antifederalist anarcho-capitalists today.
Are you still here?
I love karma as a sort of byproduct of progress. It I see “progress studies” emerging from a zeitgeist of fear that progress is ending.
@dahukanna some clients still respect the intent of MIME and use the plaintext payload for previews. But people writing email-generating systems forget about anything but HTML. Hilariously, this means those slimy “click to read the message" notifications from Facebook and LinkedIn will show the actual message on e.g. the Apple Watch.
Adding height. This wasn't a part of my carefully laid plan, but I'm all in and can't wait to see what it brings to the game.
I just went on a follow-fest for women with a PhD, but realized I'm already mutuals with almost everyone who shows up in the limited search results 😋
If you're a Dr. Gal or other female science communicator type, pop into the thread, say hi!
I'd love to learn about what you do 💜
(and I'm sure lots of others would too)
#WomenInStem #FollowFriday (on Tuesday) #WomenInMedicine #Dr #PhD
After AI took his job as an online assistant, Mr Clippy was obliged to seek work in other sectors
@Cdespinosa I had one of those wrenches on my keychain until the mid 2010s, when it just broke in half. From metal fatigue accumulated simply being in my pocket. Making me feel extremely old.
In which I somehow connect Voyager 1 and @stevewozniak: https://hans.gerwitz.com/2024/06/18/creator.html
@CGLambdin did you have to do an audio captcha? “Please press 1 every time you hear a bus”
What? RISC-V in Framework laptops?
https://frame.work/blog/introducing-a-new-risc-v-mainboard-from-deepcomputing
As part of our mission to bring more high-quality journalism to the fediverse, we’re federating today the profiles of nine U.S. media sites, bringing their content to Mastodon and other platforms. We think this is especially important now as the world faces serious crises like Ukraine, Gaza and climate change — not to mention pivotal elections coming up this year in several countries.
We’re delighted to welcome this next wave of trusted publishers:
Bloomberg: @bloomberg
Bloomberg Law: @BloombergLaw
Bloomberg CityLab: @citylab
The Kyiv Independent: @KyivIndependent
Politico: @politico
Quartz: @quartz
Salon: @Salon
Time: @time
Vox: @Vox
Here are just a few of the amazing Magazines you’ll be able to follow:
Business News by Quartz, @business-news-quartz
Congress by Politico, @congress-politico
Markets by Bloomberg, @markets-bloomberg
News & Politics by Salon, @news-politics-Salon
Supreme Court by Vox, @supreme-court-Vox
Urban Planning by Bloomberg City Lab, @urban-planning-citylab
World News by Time, @world-time
More details on today's announcement: https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-brings-more-news-to-the-fediverse/
#Journalism #News #Media #Fediverse #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #Flipboard #Federation