George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

BalkonKraftwerk - so solarpunk and I love it. https://grist.org/buildings/how-germany-outfitted-half-a-million-balconies-with-solar-panels/

Does anyone have a boxed copy of Day of the Tentacle they’re interested in selling?

"While the de-Dixiecratted Democratic Party broadly looks like a center-left European party, the GOP doesn’t look like the European center right. Instead it looks like Germany’s AfD or Hungary’s Fidesz, extremist parties with a clear authoritarian streak." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/declining-american-democracy-trump

#Inktober2025 Day 4: murky.

It wasn't easy to recreate the Ala Wai murky water accurately with my limited set of Copic markers and of course, my skill. So I ended up painting the mess 😅

#Inktober

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/germany-chat-control.pdf

HVAC giant Carrier has a solution for AC’s excessive grid load: home batteries https://electrek.co/2025/10/01/hvac-giant-carrier-has-a-solution-for-acs-excessive-grid-load-home-batteries/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"This dance of refusal and counter-refusal, called #taarof, governs countless daily interactions in #Persian culture. And #AI models are terrible at it."

(via Benj Edwards and @arstechnica)

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/when-no-means-yes-why-ai-chatbots-cant-process-persian-social-etiquette/

Doctors tested a common drug on COVID. The results are stunning.

"Inhaled heparin significantly lowers the risk of death and ventilation in COVID-19 patients while also showing potential against other respiratory infections. With its unique triple-action benefits, it could serve as a powerful and accessible treatment worldwide."

Source: https://archive.md/Uifo9

Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00271-8/fulltext

YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation
Alphabet blames the Biden administration for its moderation decisions.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/youtube-will-restore-channels-banned-for-covid-and-election-misinformation/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Thanks for the reminder to cancel Disney+. As my wacky Jethro Tull loving high school history teacher used to say, "you gotta hit 'em in the pocketbook". That was his primary take from all of U.S. History. And he's right. So let's really hit them where it hurts: the money.

MSNBC - In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help win government contracts in a second Trump administration. https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom-homan-cash-contracts-trump-doj-investigation-rcna232568

Hello world! Joined Mastodon to see if I can find a community of people looking for feedback on their writing, and who are willing to give feedback on mine. Also looking for advice on guiding independent publishing that can reach a wide audience.

After a 23-year career in HigherEd IT, I have been recently laid off and am ready to #GetFediHired for remote it support, application administration, and security roles.

I have been fortunate to have a long and varied career:

- remote technical support
- SharePoint document management,
- preparing monthly CIS security metrics for our team,
- designing and implementing the first systems-wide combined endpoint asset inventory,
- application administrator for the PaperCut printing platform.

Hello Mastodon,

I’m Jenny, a piano composer from Germany.

I live with chronic illnesses (ME/CFS, POTS) and found my love for composing through that journey. Music became a refuge for me.

I dream of reaching people who struggle, so they may feel less alone through my music.

I’m just starting here and would love to connect with others who enjoy soft, emotional music or share similar experiences.

Find my music here: https://linktr.ee/jennygrobosch

#introductions #pianomusic #chronicillness #mecfs

Today I am doing my best.

So are you.

"You must not forget how to dream"

"None can change in me these things that I believe
But I don't know what happens now
I am too scared to close my eyes"

If you need help, let me know.

My infrastructure team has a Sr. Software Engineer position open.

It is remote (US Only: CA, GA, NY, NC, TN, TX, and WA, some other states negotiable)

Supporting a python backend with a typescript/vue frontend on AWS.

Some security.
Some developer tools.

Signal in bio if you want more details.

A reminder that Signal will never reach out to you proactively, never send you a Signal message, and never ask for your verification code. The only way to correspond with Signal is via email (support@signal.org) or the Signal Support Center (support.signal.org).

#Jokes #Humour #Humor

A lost dog wanders into the jungle. A lion spots him from a distance and thinks, “Huh… never seen one of these before. Looks edible.

The lion starts charging. The dog freaks out until he notices some bones nearby. Thinking fast, he blurts out:
“Mmm… that was some tasty lion meat!”

The lion slams the brakes: “Wait… this little dude eats lions?! Nope, I’m out.”

But high up in a tree, a monkey saw the whole thing. He scampers over to the lion and spills the truth, hoping to score points. The lion growls: “Hop on my back. We’ll get him together.”

They storm back toward the dog. The dog sees them coming, panics harder… then yells:
“Where the hell is that monkey? I told him to bring me another lion an hour ago!

#Poland refuses to reopen its border with Belarus, cutting #China off from a €25B/year trade artery, after it was closed indefinitely following #Russia drone incursion into Polish airspace on 10 September.

Some 90% of China-EU rail freight moves through Poland, now frozen amid Zapad-2025 drills and a Russian drone incursion. Yestrday Beijing asked Warsaw to restore the route (vital for platforms like Temu & Shein) but after 3 hours of talks, FM Sikorski said no.

With sea routes slower and air transport up to 30% more expensive, Europe’s e-commerce supply chains risk serious disruption. As a reminder, the border was originally planned to be briefly closed for the period of the “Zapad-2025” exercises only, but the closure had been extended following Russian drones provocation. China is the primary supplier of military drone parts into Russia.

I'm looking for US/North America remote work and would love any boosts!

I'm a product designer who's made accessible design systems, trained people in human-centered design, managed teams, and still knows how to do the work. I've worked with governments, EV tech, and more.

I also wrote a book called We Need to Talk (Rosenfeld, 2025), so I'm good with nearly any kind of tricky conversation.

Resume: https://joshuagraves.me/resume.pdf
Portfolio: https://joshuagraves.me/professional/portfolio/

#getFediHired #FediHire #FediHired