George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

I wrote a blog post about 👽s https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-great-filter-comes-for-us-all/

I'm looking for a job. I have 30 years of experience doing complex systems programming in many languages, most recently Typescript, Haskell, and Python. I learn quickly. I can do advanced mathematics.

This year I helped a company migrate 15,000 customers from another company into their own systems.

Last year I helped develop a differential privacy database product written in Haskell.

Before that I helped develop a laboratory information management system that tracked up to 30,000 Covid-19 tests per day.

I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, but I have years of success working remotely. I can start January 1.

Please check out my CV.

https://plover.com/~mjd/cv/Mark%20Jason%20Dominus%20-%202024b.pdf

If you've been following my Christmas light saga, this year's video has made me happier than ever!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSFNufruSKw

Donations help us to build the LibreOffice community, support our projects, and continue to make the software even better. Every amount helps 😊 https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/ #foss #OpenSource

To use this website, you will need to prove your age.

The first floppy disk I used was actually floppy.

The first computer I used didn’t have a mouse. Or a hard drive.

The first time I connected to the Internet, the modem screamed at me.

The firs…

Okay grandad, we get it. Access authorised.

@nixCraft
Interviewer: What about this gap in your resume?

Applicant: That’s when I was in Yale.

Interviewer: You’re hired!

Applicant: Thanks! I really needed this yob!

We made a slightly different video for today: cooking when the power's out... y'know, just in case there's an issue during your T-day prep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoWpoLTP_Hk

In a spot of nice news for me, the first trade review of "When the Moon Hits Your Eye" is in from Kirkus, and it's a starred review (which, for those of you not in publishing, means that it's especially recommended). Note the review has some mild spoilers.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-scalzi/when-the-moon-hits-your-eye/

Winter is coming. For real. A major pattern change across the eastern two-thirds of the country this week will bring serious cold to the Midwest and Great Lakes along with some snow. Details on how it unfolds: https://theeyewall.com/winter-about-to-come-roaring-into-the-great-lakes-midwest-and-northeast/

Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303594/elon-musk-harassing-federal-workers-x

Shutter Encoder is a new free GPL app (donationware optionally) that is a front-end to ffmpeg. It's kind of like Handbrake, or Avidemux, or LosslessCut, but with a lot more ffmpeg options exposed. Available for Mac, Win, and Linux.

#linux #opensource #ffmpeg #foss #video #videos #videoeditor #handbrake

For those new to Mastodon, here are some handy tips on getting the most out of your experience:

1. Follow a lot of people

2. Follow a lot of people

3. Follow a lot of people

4. Follow a lot of people

5. You can always un-follow them later, if you want to 😋

Also, click on and then follow hashtags that interest you, like #Music or #Books or #ClimateChange or especially #FollowFriday, and discover more good people to follow.

Remember, YOU are the algorithm!

This. All of this. Times several million.

https://medium.com/@GregPogorzelski/the-thing-about-the-kobayashi-maru-4d5e1e49993e

"You know, those things used to just be a bunch of nichrome wire and a bimetallic strip, no electronics at all"

"Toasters? That's preposterous, how would they calculate the ideal cooking temperature? How could they verify the Darkening Rights Management proteins in the bread?"

"Oh we never worried about that crap"

"Wait, did they not even cryptographically sign the char layer? How did your butter sprayers know how heavy of a coat to apply?"

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot

#introduction

Hi everyone!
I'm Aline. I'm a black Brazilian woman and I'm 27yo.

I like to talk, to stay quiet, to drink, to cook and solve puzzles!

I'm here to know new people around the world and explore the Fediverse.

I can definitely say that there’s a noticeable number of new legitimate people signing up to infosec.exchange. Guessing another migration is underway. Welcome everyone!

What idiot called it a McDonald’s fish sandwich and not a quarter flounder.

I'm sick to death of people telling me I should be on this or that social network that's controlled by some billionaire wingnuts. I'm perfectly happy where I am. And I have a strong feeling that we're going to see something of a great migration here soon (fingers crossed).

Meantime, go ahead..say Bluesky one more time.