CharlieMcHenry

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to tech

A Murder Story: Whatever Happened to Interoperability? The eminent Cory Doctorow, @pluralistic, accurately reveals the murder of #interoperability by tech giants in this new post. Long, but totally worth a read. Here’s a sample: “Interoperability wasn’t killed by the reverse-engineer-proof computer nor by the lack of market demand for aftermarket modifications. It was killed by regulatory capture, arising from market concentration, arising from the bad idea that monopolies are efficient sources of consumer welfare, rather than deep-pocketed rent-seekers who leverage their scale to extinguish rivals, corrupt our politics, harm workers, and gouge customers.” #tech #technology #TechNews #CorporateGreed https://www.theamericanconservative.com/a-murder-story-whatever-happened-to-interoperability/

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to PetBirds

A third of North America’s birds have vanished - an astounding third of the adult birds that not long ago filled North America but now are gone. #Extinction #Birds #Wildlife #Zoology #environment https://nautil.us/a-third-of-north-americas-birds-have-vanished-340007/

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to ShareYourMusic

Bandcamp has been sold to Songtradr. What does this mean for the musicians? - “…I work at Bandcamp. We’re all very frightened and don’t know what the future holds. We were told that some, but not all, will get offers from Songtradr and it may be up to a month before we receive an offer. It’s pretty depressing.” #Bandcamp #Musicians https://rocknerd.co.uk/2023/09/28/bandcamp-has-been-sold-to-songtradr/

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to threads

So let me get this straight… #Threads collects massive amounts of data, the platform is full of brands and celebrities, AND it uses an algorithm-driven feed. It tracks users, serves ads, and has quickly filled up, according to reports, with trolls, Nazis and the far right. Oh, and the site makes a shadow account for everyone with an Instagram profile, whether they want to participate or not. But still new users are flocking to the platform?? It’s a case of FOMO, and I don’t think it will last. F*ck Zuck and the corporate trojan horse he rode in on. Very disappointed in those I know who have bought the BS. That’s all I have to say on the matter. #TwitterMigration #TwitterMigrants #SocialMedia #Meta #Zuckerberg

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to random

Damn, if you’re in Acapulco, LEAVE NOW. Make that if you’re anywhere on the south Mexican Pacific coast. Damn big storm headed your way. It will kill, mark my words. Just another extreme weather event. A real eye-opener that the big hurricanes that hit this year hit on the West Coast of the hemisphere.

CharlieMcHenry, 3 months ago to pakistan

I know there’s no shortage of political drama in the world right now, but if you follow that sort of thing… Pakistan just jumped to the top of the list. In a shock upset, the party of the ex-PM who is currently in jail just won a majority of seats in parliament. Get out the popcorn and find a comfortable seat, this should be interesting. https://www.dawn.com/news/1813028 #Pakistan #PakistanElection2024 #Pakistanelections

CharlieMcHenry, 1 month ago to Israel

Catherine Russell, the head of UNICEF, said this week that of the 600,000 children in Rafah, southern Gaza, all of them are either injured, or sick, or malnourished. Much of the Gaza population has been forced south to Rafah by the Israeli military, which had promised them it was a safe zone. She added, “Over 200 days of war have already killed and maimed tens of thousands of children in Gaza.” #Gaza #GazaGenocide #Israel #IsraeliWarCrimes #War #Middleeast

CharlieMcHenry, 1 month ago to random

Israeli strikes on southern #Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package https://apnews.com/article/8c027f2587c2c433d0fde41b63a0e0c3

CharlieMcHenry, 1 year ago to random

Oops. Too bad about that. Conservative and hyper religious doctors group with only a few hundred members but a big voice and even bigger plans pushes anti-gay, anti-trans hate and misinformation - leaks personal information about their members, including contact info, spreadsheets, communications. Oh my! 👀 https://www.wired.com/story/american-college-pediatricians-google-drive-leak/ #religion #conservatives #christian #christiantaliban #gender #trans #transgender #lgbtqia #LGBTQ

CharlieMcHenry, 1 year ago to random

Oregon bill would decriminalize homeless encampments and propose penalties if unhoused people are harassed or ordered to leave | This makes me very happy, as it puts the onus of dealing with the #unhoused population exactly where it should be - on society in general and local municipalities specifically. If you don’t want the #homeless in your downtown, provide them a safe space elsewhere. It’s our responsibility as a society to care for our homeless citizens, it is society that has failed them in most cases. So instead of NIMBY vigilantes at all levels punting the population from one place or another, it’s long past time to deal with the crisis head on and provide the space for their tents, tiny houses and warming centers during harsh winters, cooling centers during blazing summers, and access to service at all times. Proud of my state: #oregon and proud of our Governor, Tina Kotek, who with her first lady constitute our first same sex first couple. #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Governance https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/28/us/oregon-homeless-camp-bill/index.html

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to environment

Ecosystem collapse could occur "surprisingly quickly," study finds - "I think that, with climate change and its associated extreme events, [they] will put additional stress on the world's ecosystems, which are already under tremendous pressure," Willcock wrote to Salon. "This might cause some ecosystems to collapse surprisingly quickly." #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Ecosystems #Ecology #Environment https://www.salon.com/2023/07/09/ecosystem-collapse-could-occur-surprisingly-quickly-study-finds/

CharlieMcHenry, 4 months ago to LGBTQ

The extremes of homophobia in full view as "Russian Girl Jailed for Wearing Rainbow-Colored Earrings" https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-girl-jailed-for-wearing-rainbow-colored-earrings?via=ios #LGBTQ #Russia

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to random

#Conservatives are already drawing up plans to destroy the federal government in the US to remake it in Trump’s image - autocratic control with no constraints, eliminating up to 50,000 federal jobs, and packing the rest of the government with loyal political appointees. Damn, that’s a recipe for a fascist state if I’ve ever seen one. #Fascism #FascistWatch #Trump #Republicans #RepublicansAreTheProblem https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to twitter

“Musk’s project…is best understood not as a money-making endeavor, but as an extended act of cultural vandalism… at its core, Musk’s misadventure at Twitter has been reactionary: an ideological purge of the employees he saw as “woke” and entitled; a gleeful inversion of industry standards around content moderation; a hollowing out of the free product; and a redistribution of the company’s attention and wealth toward right-wing users.” — Casey Newton #Twitter #x #ElonMusk #SocialMedia #BillionaireFolly #ElonIsAWanker #CulturalVandalism #DigitalVandalism

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to climate

“…a historic loss of Arctic sea ice could be to blame for the latest gray whale die-off. That's because sea ice hosts a carpet of algae on its underside, which decays and showers the seabed with food for bottom-dwellers, including the whales' preferred crustaceans.” #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Oceans #Whales #exctinction
https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/scientists-finally-figure-out-why-hundreds-of-gray-whales-keep-washing-up-dead-along-us-coasts

CharlieMcHenry, 11 days ago to Bloomscrolling

We’re particularly fond of Calla Lilies. So elegant, so stunning. This is the first of what we anticipate will be a bunch of blooms this Spring. #BloomScrolling #FlowersOfMastodon #Flowers #Lily #Flowers

Single white Calla Lily bloom from the top, showing off the lovely perfectly curved interior of the blossom.

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to Halloween

Need a classic, ‘b’ horror film or two for Halloween, or just movie night? Love vampire films? How about 31 #Vampire titles from the past, and countless other horror genres, all on one site? Uh-huh. I know, why didn’t anyone tell you about sinistercinema.com before? It’s only the world’s largest catalogue of campy, b-films in all genres, including westerns, real crime, you name it. But their horror collection is massive and unmatched on the Net. Movie night will never be the same. My buddy Greg, who founded and runs the site, can chat with you, in detail, about all the many titles he offers. #halloween #Halloween2023 #HorrorMovies #MovieNight #ClassicHorror #ClassicHorrorMovies #VampireMovies #FlimClassics #ClassicHollywood #FrightNight #SinisterCinema

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CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to Starlink

"The U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars" - Musk is a national security risk who has committed treason by intervening for a US enemy over a US ally. He should be detained and tried. #Starlink should be seized and removed from #ElonMusk control. What will he do next? Sell our secrets to China? #Ukraine #UkraineWar https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-government-cant-allow-elon-musk-the-power-to-intervene-in-wars?via=ios

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to random

New House Speaker would take the nation and all of its citizens to #theocracy while allowing the destruction of the planet. The new GOP House speaker also compared environmentalists to the devil. We’re in serious trouble folks. How I miss Nancy Pelosi. We HAVE TO vote the R’s out next opportunity. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/mike-johnson-urged-a-religious-test-for-politicians/

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to ukteachers

School Surveillance Tools Are Harming Kids - Because, of course they are. #Surveillance #Education #privacy #schools https://gizmodo.com/school-surveillance-harm-kids-homework-report-1850854919

CharlieMcHenry, 2 months ago to Idaho

Oh no, consequences… #Idaho #Medicine #Obstetrics #WomensHealth #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/mar/17/idaho-needs-doctors-but-many-dont-want-to-come-what-that-means-for-patients/

CharlieMcHenry, 2 months ago to random

Uh-huh, sure… Team Trump blames algorithm after campaign ads on Pro-Nazi content https://www.salon.com/2024/03/15/team-algorithm-after-campaign-ads-on-pro-nazi-content/

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to emacstory

If you want to know just whom to blame for the #IsraelPalestineConflict than perhaps this ‘lead’ editorial from the country’s Haaretz Newspaper (considered a progressive political source) will help. The paper’s digital site is behind a paywall, so this is an archived version. #IsraelHamasWar #MENA #Palestine
https://archive.ph/2023.10.09-201713/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2023-10-08/ty-article-opinion/netanyahu-bears-responsibility/0000018b-0b9d-d8fc-adff-6bfd1c880000

CharlieMcHenry, 9 months ago to climate

In yet another example of #climate and #ecosystem interdependency, and the tipping point effect: Extreme El Niño weather switched off South American’s carbon sink - Bottom line: the Amazon and other tropical rainforests cannot absorb carbon like they usually do, exacerbating the trend toward drought, #GlobalWarming, the #ClimateCrisis and #ClimateMigration https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-environment/news/article/5391/extreme-el-ni-o-weather-switched-off-south-american-s-carbon-sink

auscandoc, 5 months ago to TeslaMotors

Two #EV models powered by #SodiumIonBatteries roll off line in China https://cnevpost.com/2023/12/28/2-evs-powered-by-sodium-batteries-roll-off-line/ “Two electric vehicle (EV) models powered by sodium-ion batteries have rolled off the production line in China, signaling that the new, lower-cost batteries are closer to being used on a large scale.

A model powered by sodium-ion batteries built by Farasis Energy in partnership with JMEV, an EV brand owned by Jiangling Motors Group, rolled off the assembly line on December 28,”