George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

See which countries score the worst on the RSF Global Press Freedom Index.

👉 Threats posed by governments and lawmakers are among the most concerning challenges for journalists around the world, Reporters Without Borders said in a report on Friday.

More governments and political authorities are failing to support and respect press freedom, the media watchdog, known as RSF, said as it released its annual World Press Freedom Index.

https://www.voanews.com/a/watchdog-governments-aren-t-doing-enough-to-protect-press-freedom/7596418.html

I'm currently seeking a #remotejob with a distributed engineering team in an American company.

I enjoy working with #AWS, #terraform / #OpenTofu, #Kubernetes and #CICD automation.

I've been out of the game for a while and I'm happy to consider mid-level roles for the first year. I'm a US citizen living in Istanbul (UTC+3) & maintain Michigan residency for tax purposes.

Signal boosts are very much appreciated.

https://linkedin.com/in/halliganmt

#jobs #devops #fedihire

This week, the head of the Tesla Supercharger network was fired, along with almost everyone who worked under her.
On today's Batteries Included Podcast, we talk about the mass firings, the fallout, and what we've learned since.
And, of course, more. (But, mostly about the Supercharger network situation.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIGtRX7sQwc

What a surprise.

"The auditor for former president Donald Trump’s media company was charged with “massive fraud” Friday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the firm of being a “sham audit mill” whose failures put investors at risk."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/03/trump-media-auditor-borgers-suspended-permanently/

I bet if you formed an electric car company made only of people who previously worked for Tesla then quit in disgust, you could make a really good electric car company

(Cooied from https://bsky.app/profile/nobodysholm.bsky.social/post/3krk4pbvuas25)

So Utah, having passed a transphobic bathroom bill, has launched an online form for people to snitch on folks they think are in the "wrong" bathroom or locker room.

Be a real shame if people on the Internet flooded it with fake reports: https://ut-sao-special-prod.web.app/sex_basis_complaint.html

2 new job adverts at Co-op ... know any engineers who'd like to join us?

https://jobs.coop.co.uk/job/manchester/software-engineer-node-typescript/22964/61622399680

https://jobs.coop.co.uk/job/manchester/senior-platform-engineer/22964/64163851264

Happy Anniversary to BASIC.

Turns 60. 🎉

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/the-basic-programming-language-turns-60/

I believe my first #programming language (if you don't count LOGO) was Apple Basic. #history

Spectacular timelapse capturing an entire night from sunset to sunrise over the ALMA Observatory on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Atacama Desert.

Video Credit: ESO/C. Malin (christophmalin.com)

I think about this story more than I probably should https://www.gq.com/story/the-last-true-hermit

Many people do not understand why I think that the IEEE 754 Floating Point standard is defective and should be replaced.

So I made a demonstrator. You can enter a number literal or arithmetic expression, and it will show you IEEE 754's version. I think the errors are shocking.

https://www.crockford.com/deconstruct.html

Are your photo backups *actually* private?

Privacy advocate @naomibrockwell explores the dangers of default Apple and Google photo backups, recommending Nextcloud as a top go-to solution to keep your photos private.

#WhoOwnsYourPhotos? #photobackup

https://youtu.be/n_kTzu8NEyg

Via Angry Staffer:

…Project 2025 ..

- would let red states monitor & prosecute women who get abortions

- won’t commit to defending NATO nations

- wd fire attys who won’t prosec his political opponents

- suspend posse comitatus & deploy the military on US soil

- wd end pandemic preparedness office

- wd fire 1000s of civil servants

- pardon all J6 rioters

- try to make law enf officers immune from prosec

If this doesn’t scare the living shit out of you, you aren’t paying attention.

A warm welcome on Mastodon to blogger and Bachelor of Science @chahalAman.

Like so many of us, Aman used to be very active at The Dead Bird's Graveyard, where she was followed by 310 people, and now she is followed by only 3 people here on Mastodon.

But what do you say Mastodonians? We can improve that, can't we? Let's work our magic! ♥️💕🐘

#whotofollow

Trying to find a Samoan song I was taught as a child, includes the lyrics " kua fiafia". If anyone has a link, that would be great. Google doesn't recognize it as a song.

It's a delightful simple tune I have sung now for decades to the confusion of my New England neighbors. My grade school class sang it at our school's May Day celebration which, in Hawai'i was a celebration of all the different cultures in our state. We learned Bon dancing, square dancing, hula (of course), Filipino stick dancing (tinikling), the Kamehameha waltz, etc, and songs from around the Pacific.

Internets? Can you do your thing?

Why I'm not on Twitter any more.

And why I think less of you if you're still on it.

https://ketanjoshi.co/2024/04/19/you-are-the-fuel-that-energises-elon-musks-hate-machine/

#PoliticalCartoon #SCROTUS

#SCOTUS #Trump

Hi everyone! Nikki here - I just wanted to remind those of you who aren't yet Patreons that our Patreon supporters gain access to our videos the day before they publish to a general audience - and prices start from just $1 a month!

We would LOVE some more supporters - especially as we've lost quite a lot of support in recent months due to people experiencing a change of circumstance, some economic uncertainty, and the unfortunate passing of some of our previous patrons). We're down about $800 a month on November last year.

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So far this week...

The FTC banned the use of noncompete clauses.

The DOL strengthened overtime rules.

The FCC restored #NetNeutrality.

The DOT expanded protections for airline passengers.

This is what it looks like when the government works on behalf of the people.