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weaselx86

@weaselx86@mastodon.social

California, Ireland, Colorado.
MS Math/CompSci UCLA.
Locus, Sun Microsystems; PDP-11, x86, C, Go.
Programming since 1973.
I wrote the program that calculated the GPA that appears on my high-school transcript.

Starting in 1984 I led the project at Locus to create the first x86 virtual machine, to run MS-DOS under Unix, on the AT&T 6300 Plus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6300_Plus).

The lines in the avatar are horizontal.
née Twitter https://mastodon.social/@weaselx86
There should be no profit in human misery.

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heidilifeldman, to random
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has no shame. It isn’t just that he refuses to recuse himself from cases before the Supreme Court — it’s his arrogant assertion that he can assess how a “reasonable person” would view his involvement. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/29/justice-alito-rejects-recuse-flags-jan-6-cases/ 73895356007/ 1/

weaselx86, (edited )
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@heidilifeldman

Since Alito gets to make the recusal decision, he gets to define "reasonable person", which would be someone who agrees with his opinions.

nixCraft, to random
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Google Ad from 1999. https://www.instagram.com/blackcactusx/p/C4llg93IaGb/

weaselx86,
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@nixCraft

I wonder if we can get Google's AI to dredge that up as a current piece of information...

realTuckFrumper, to random
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Laura Ingraham Misses Show After Eight-Hour United Airlines Debacle https://www.mediaite.com/tv/laura-ingraham-misses-show-after-eight-hour-united-airlines-debacle/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

Dark Brandon strikes again!

realTuckFrumper, to random
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Company Gets Fined For 'Whites Only' Job Listing https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/company-gets-fined-whites-only-job-listing?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

Company Gets Fined For 'Whites Only' Job Listing

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/05/company-gets-fined-whites-only-job-listing

pluralistic, to random
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It's the start of a long weekend and I've found myself with a backlog of links, so it's time for another linkdump - the eighteenth in the (occasional) series. Here's the previous installments:

https://pluralistic.net/tag/linkdump/

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/25/anthology/#lol-no

1/

weaselx86,
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@pluralistic

“[t]he LAPD is not expected to like the existence of ‘Fck the LAPD’ merchandise. But their sole remedy is to not do things that result in people wanting to buy and wear ‘Fck the LAPD’ merchandise.” That may be difficult, he conceded, “[b]ut I promise you it would still be easier than trying to get a court to rule” that these shirts are infringing.

https://www.loweringthebar.net/2024/05/lol-no-explained.html

gfarrell, to random
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weaselx86,
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@gfarrell

dbsalk, to books
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My heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.

The cruelty is the point.

https://bookriot.com/donnelly-public-library-adults-only/

#Books #BookBans #Bookstodon #Libraries @bookstodon on@a.gup.pe

weaselx86,
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@godofbiscuits @dbsalk @bookstodon

Troll

futurebird, to random
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What is the best explanation you’ve heard for 1 not being a prime number? For me it’s “because it breaks everything in my programs since the loops won’t terminate” but that’s obtuse. “Because the God of math decrees it so!” is compelling, but shallow.

“it can only be divided by 1 distinct number” is contrived.

1 “feels” prime— it has the fewest factors. (Primeness being about NOT having factors) ruling it out for having too few? eh.

“it’s the zero of multiplication” is better… thoughts?

weaselx86,
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@futurebird

There is probably a history of mathematical papers arguing about whether 1 should be considered to be a prime number...

"In the mid-18th century Christian Goldbach listed 1 as prime in his correspondence with Leonhard Euler; however, Euler himself did not consider 1 to be prime. In the 19th century many mathematicians still considered 1 to be prime, and lists of primes that included 1 continued to be published as recently as 1956."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_number#Primality_of_one

dlakelan, to random
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I can't emphasis enough the point that exp(t)/(exp(t) + exp((1-epsilon)t)) ~ 1 for large t and any positive epsilon.

This may seem obscure but it's the problem with "capitalism" as we know it. Even in an infinite world where wealth grows exponentially forever, eventually the person with the epsilon larger growth rate than everyone else owns everything.

Add in political power and finite resources and it just happens faster.

weaselx86,
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@dlakelan

Extreme wealth concentration is an inherent property of a capitalistic system.

The wealthier participant in a transaction has an inherent advantage in risk-tolerance and greater ability to hold out for a better deal.

Absent sufficiently progressive taxation to counteract it, the inherent advantage of the wealthier participant in every transaction leads to a positive feedback loop of wealth accumulation and concentration with mathematical inevitability.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-inequality-inevitable/

futurebird, to random
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m'lady's false-fairhaird', faulty-functioning feral form

weaselx86,
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@futurebird

Is that "bleach blonde bad-built butch body" translated into some other language and back?

Theblueone, (edited ) to random
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US cops never turn out like this at Nazi rallies or school shootings, but against peaceful genocide protesters they bring their very best A game, huh? (Photo: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

weaselx86,
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@Theblueone @Npars01

Most bullies are cowards at heart. It is no surprise at all that they would prefer to attack peaceful protestors than risk going up against dangerous Nazis or school shooters.

realTuckFrumper, to random
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Biden Proposes 2 Changes To Presidential Debates That Would Neuter Trump https://www.politicususa.com/2024/05/15/biden-proposes-2-changes-to-presidential-debates-that-would-neuter-trump.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

"So let’s pick the dates, Donald. I hear you’re free on Wednesdays."

https://youtu.be/O3o9eqO8G3I

zakalwe, to random
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"I paid off MY #student #loans myself! Why should these kids get theirs #forgiven?"

Dude. You had $3,000 in student loans. Some of "these kids" graduated from college $70,000 in debt for the same degree you got, now they're earning half as much as you did for a comparable job and they have no expectation of any retirement benefits, and they've been paying on that loan for fifteen years and owe more on it now than they did when they started paying it. They are being ruthlessly exploited by student loan management companies whose entire business model is based upon gouging people who are struggling to pay off their student loans.

Would it fucking KILL YOU to show a little compassion and understanding?

weaselx86,
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@zakalwe @arisummerland

lauren, to random
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If you're going to post a link that includes no clue as to what it is about -- PLEASE also include some text explaining what it is. Clicking on bare links that give no indication as to what the blazes they are about is really suboptimal. This includes links to other Mastodon posts and many other kinds of sites. Text like "Wow!" or "Interesting!" or similar really aren't that useful in this regard. Thanks!

weaselx86,
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@lauren

On some links the browser pulls in an image and headline text from the link target, providing the sort of preview information you seek. But on some links this does not happen automatically. I have found that if I click the "bookmark" button at the bottom of the post, it usually then pulls the preview in where I can see it.

(In making that happen I click the "bookmark" button a second time to re-remove it from my bookmarks)

(Using firefox browser)

weaselx86,
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@lauren

People should not have to work harder to see the preview -- the browser should display it automatically. Sometimes it does, but often it doesn't. That sounds like a bug to me, but maybe it's intentional as a way to conserve bandwidth.

The "bug" behavior could be dependent on what client (browser or app) you run. I offered the bit about clicking the "bookmarks" button as a workaround to the missing preview. Adding redundant additional text along with the link is another workaround.

sjvn, to random
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I'll take the large MINIX firmware with a side of UEFI.

weaselx86,
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@sjvn

realTuckFrumper, to random
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MSNBC Anchors Crack Up Over Stormy Daniels’ Snarky Response to Trump Lawyer From Witness Stand https://www.mediaite.com/politics/msnbc-anchors-crack-up-over-stormy-daniels-snarky-response-to-trump-lawyer-from-witness-stand/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

"If that story was untrue I would have written it to be a lot better."
-- Stormy Daniels, under cross-examination

DrJackBrown, to random
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Who doth pull thy strings, Aileen Cannon?

weaselx86,
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@joeinwynnewood @DrJackBrown

Someone is coaching her on tactics to help Trump.

realTuckFrumper, to random
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Leaked audio shows GOP lawmaker calling the KKK 'the military wing of the Democratic Party' https://www.alternet.org/gop-lawmaker-kkk/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

So he's saying that the KKK is far to the left of today's GOP. OK.

anathema_device, to random
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I had to check the date on this one because I was sure it was April 1st!

Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire Man Vitamins Will Flush Out Woke Mind Virus, Replace It With Sperm

https://www.wonkette.com/p/ben-shapiros-daily-wire-man-vitamins

weaselx86,
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@anathema_device

Why must we endure Ben Shapiro
Conservative wannabe hero
No use for a WAP
A bucket or mop
Attractiveness lower than zero

GottaLaff, to random
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Well we have a showing tomorrow which means my coverage will be interrupted tomorrow and today, because today we have to scramble to finish painting all the areas that we need to "touch up" including an entire wall.

Just a heads up.

weaselx86,
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@GottaLaff @jda

Also, even if you someday were to become Canadian citizens, it's legal to keep US citizenship and be dual citizens of both USA and Canada.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-to-get-dual-citizenship-in-the-united-states-and-canada.html

And you probably already know that as a US citizen you're still entitled to vote in US elections when living outside the country.

The downside is that as a US citizen you have to pay US federal income tax even when living abroad. But you do get to claim a credit against taxes you pay to the foreign government.

RickiTarr, to random
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Oppenheimer is Godzilla's Dad.

I don't make the rules, don't get mad at me.

weaselx86,
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@RickiTarr @Mary625

Billboard ad for original Godzilla / Gojira movie (released October 1954)

"H-Bomb Monster First Science-Fiction Film to be Produced in Japan"

Kodachrome slide photographed May 1954, Tokyo, Japan by Richard R. Butterfield

realTuckFrumper, to random
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🚨 Watergate Whistleblower John Dean and Cohen on Trump CRIMINAL Acts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5yDuyFmuCs&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

What did the President know, and when did he know it?

lauren, to random
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Nobody warned me in advance that Siamese cats were extraterrestrial in origin. #Leela

weaselx86,
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@lauren

realTuckFrumper, to random
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Rachel Maddow: Trump Is Quarterbacking A National GOP Crime Scandal https://www.politicususa.com/2024/04/29/rachel-maddow-trump-gop-crime.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

weaselx86,
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@realTuckFrumper

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