George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

California Connection: Chinese Electronics Fueling Russia's War

A Chinese company that owns a California manufacturing plant has sent hundreds of shipments of restricted dual-use electronics to Russia since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, including to sanctioned companies with ties to the Russian military.

> https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-china-sanctions-dual-use-yangjie-technology/33223415.html

#FckRussia #Russia #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

HE PLAYED A TRICK!

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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

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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.

It is a very dense black cat, so dense that it bends the space-time of the pillow. 🐈‍⬛
#catsofmastodon #cats #cat #physics #relativity #blackcats

@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

Hi, everyone. My name is Jean. Looking to connect with people here! I will follow you back but might unfollow you if I dont like what youre posting.

Also, most of my posts are rhetorical questions or just plain rants that I want to shout to the void.
Rhetorical questions don't need replies.

Recently finished a PhD in cybersecurity, but quit academia right away. I just can't work there lol. I work in data by day, but Im a fulltime human rights activist and have spoken at various fora against digital dictatorship and BigTech's regulatory capture. I am a socialist and I have been for awhile now. I am working closely with various grassroot movement particularly within the digital rights/labour space.

I am into FLOSS, #privacy and #humanrights. I have foul mouth and I own it. Outside of my activism, I enjoy walking my dog, Heidi, #vegan food, gaming, programming #python, #dadjokes and makeup.

#pleaseboost #boostswelcome #followfriday #followerpower #digitalrights #introduction #introductionfr #followme #ifollowback #womeninstem #retoot #Toots

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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

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Remember, YOU are the algorithm!

This. All of this. Times several million.

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