johne, 12 days ago to random

Oscar came to inspect our progress. Lots still to plant. most of what you see here is the neighbor’s plants. I don’t think Oscar knew what to make of all our new mulch. And he did not want pets from my dirty hands. #caturday

grvsmth, 12 days ago to random

"I think banning surveillance advertising would be a very good first step. We would be really cutting at the root of the pathologies that we are dealing with from the tech industry, which is this mass surveillance in the name of influence, influence to sell something, influence to convince someone to vote for something, influence to misinform someone. Ultimately, that’s the game."

• @Mer__edith

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/24/signals-meredith-whittaker-on-the-telegram-security-clash-and-the-edge-lords-at-openai/

johne, 13 days ago to random

An ironic name when his brother is obvy Jean-Luc. 🖖

darrellpf, 13 days ago to actuallyautistic

Is there a term in the autistic world for "outing" someone? In the gay world we have often very accurate "gaydar".

I was watching a mom and son on a television show. On one hand I want to talk about them and their interaction, but on the other hand I don't feel right about "diagnosing" them, particularly in a public way.

@actuallyautistic

johne, 13 days ago to random

@babe Piss Factory by Patti Smith came on in the car during a Punk playlist and I thought of you.

johne, 13 days ago to random

Fit that in your pick up truck. 21 year old subaru sedan. trunk is fully closed. 10’ galvanized landscaping edging.

johne, 15 days ago to random

#caturday Paw-beaning through the tulips. Yes, I know those are not tulips.

johne, 15 days ago to random

Yay! So glad this book is coming. I just pledged support. There's also a dedication option which I plan to do for those we've lost and those now permanently disabled with long covid. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/violetblue/the-covid-sanity-handbook

johne, 16 days ago to random

I love getting almost squished by a pickup truck driver who blocked the crosswalk. I tried meeting his 👁️ as I crossed in front of him. He started to pull forward. As I cleared the truck I yelled. At first he was apologetic for having been looking the other way. A few seconds later he yelled that I was “driving on the wrong side of the road.” So many things wrong with that. First of all, I was on the sidewalk. I only did that because a detour for road construction sent me that way.

shansterable, 16 days ago to random

I follow COVID scientists here on Mastodon. I've seen them post links to studies showing waning effectiveness of COVID vaccines after 6 months.

I received the updated booster last October and want to get boosted again prior to some planned travel in July. (Air travel to the MAGA anti-vax cesspool known as Florida)

I have contacted three pharmacies in my area.

One has no COVID vaccines at all and said they won't receive any until fall.

The other two say they will not vaccinate me because they must follow US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines stating that only people 65 years and older should receive boosters at this time.

They won't vaccinate me even if I am willing to pay out of pocket.

Both say I must get a recommendation from my health care provider before they will even consider it.

Less than 20% of people in my state are up to date on their COVID vaccines. For those of us who want to follow the science and not some arbitrary age limitation, why not let us get vaccinated?

#COVIDIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDVaccine #Healthcare

smellsofbikes, 17 days ago to random

I'm trying to test thermal shutdown on an IC: if it gets hot enough, does its thermal regulation work? It has: an ADC measuring die temp via bandgap, a hardware bandgap that cuts function at a specific temperature, and a write register that you can set a value into so when it exceeds that value it shuts down. The important one, the hardware that should cut the power section, is way off. It hasn't tripped at 200C.
So today I talked to a running chip through liquid solder. That's a first.

ProPublica, 17 days ago to Illinois

Ticketed at #School as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an #Illinois City for Violating Her Civil Rights

It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girl’s AirPods.

Now she’s heading back to court in the hope of stopping #schools from using #police to discipline #students.

#News #CivilRights #Lawsuits #Education #LawEnforcement #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-naperville-school-ticketing-amara-harris-civil-rights-lawsuit-airpods

johne, 17 days ago (edited 17 days ago) to random

Professor Plum. “Well then who did I kill?” “My butler.” “Aww shucks.” We guessed wrong on who dun it. We should have interviewed Mrs White more think.
Clue inspired murder mystery at the Lumber Baron Inn, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clue-20-an-immersive-queer-cinema-event-tickets-900143000947

ashleyspencer, 18 days ago to random

Finally got my ADHD meds!

Walked in the grocery store and instantly

✨ meltdown ✨

Zero cashiers. Only self-checkout. My hands are shaking a lot from the heat and struggled to bag my small amount of groceries. Kept dropping everything.

Going in grocery stores: zero stars, do not recommend 👎

johne, 18 days ago to random

infosec news from @violetblue https://www.patreon.com/posts/cybersecurity-21-104647828 Plus the cutest little otter/penguin.

clive, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago) to random

People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

#fedibikes

johne, 19 days ago to random

I am in a furry’s dream. Looking for Professor Plum costume.