George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

Nerds, I’m excited to share: my nephew’s making a feature horror/thriller called *In the Shadows of the Trees*.

"A man returns home. Kids vanish. A mysterious figure watches from the woods.
This is more than genre — it’s about transforming everyday spaces into something haunting. "

He is crowdfunding, which has way more film and less me. I appreciate your consideration:

https://seedandspark.com/fund/in-the-shadows-of-the-trees

#InTheShadows #IndieFilm #Horror #nepotism

The Wayback Machine has preserved 1 trillion web pages — a historic milestone for digital memory. 🌐
Join us next week, when we mark the occasion with two fantastic events:
1️⃣ Oct 21 – Doors Open 2025 (Richmond, CA): Tour the Physical Archive.
2️⃣ Oct 22 – The Web We’ve Built (SF + Virtual): Celebrate digital memory, stories & the resilient web we’ve made together.

ℹ️ & 🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/trillion/

#Wayback1T #InternetArchive #DigitalPreservation

Republicans: We don't think masked police shooting Christian pastors is excessive. Also due process is overrated. Also we'll bomb Venezuelan ships because we want to.

Young Republicans: We love H*tler, we should gas everyone who doesn't support us

Democrats: No Kings, No H*tler

Corporate Media: Why are Democrats escalating the political rhetoric??🧐

Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group
Meta removed ICE Sighting group after hearing from the Justice Department.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/trump-admin-pressured-facebook-into-removing-ice-tracking-group/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

When I ran a coal plant we kept 7 - 14 days of coal in the pile to accommodate rail volatility. When we got below 3 we started curtailment planning to ensure critical loads were served. Anyway, please tell me more about how PV can’t work because it requires overnight on-site energy storage.

i need to find a #foss project i can dedicate a couple of hours a week to for fun and education. i have the wiggle room in my schedule, i just don't know what to focus it on.

the last thing i contributed anything meaningful to was (the awesome) #ronin but i sadly don't have the chance to use #ruby these days in my work, so that doesn't help me sharpen my saw too much.

i think i should look for something #python based or maybe something #devops related, i dunno.

#opensource #development

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-deafblind-students-funding-reversal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Education #Deafblind #Students #Teaching #School #Trump

Hear me out: instead of faster chargers, we should lobby for SLOWER gas pumps https://electrek.co/2025/10/11/hear-me-out-instead-of-faster-chargers-we-should-lobby-for-slower-gas-pumps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Computer History Museum released an oral history interview with Ken Thompson, over four hours of video.

https://computerhistory.org/blog/a-computing-legend-speaks

#unix #retrocomputing

#Inktober2025 Day 10: Sweep.

My cats hate Roomba though.
#Inktober

In a land that celebrates the colonizer, the usurper, the destroyer, our organization is dedicated to the proposition that humanity can coexist with nature instead of throttling it. And we salute the decades of successful efforts of one of the leading – and one of the only – regenerative ranchers.

https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-rancher-who-loves-wolves

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that Reflect Orbital's fucking stupid giant mirror satellite, with absolutely NOTHING useful to offer, which will cause countless safety issues, ecological disasters, and destroy the night sky, is going to launch.

A bunch of astronomers and I have sent out a fact sheet about them to a bunch of journalists, but very few are going to write about this. So, let me try posting it all here.

Here's what I know about Reflect Orbital and all the downsides:

PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.

The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #EPA #Environment #Health #Safety #Water #Government

I used to wonder how IBM could possibly consent to create a system to help Hitler organize his concentration camps.

Then I look around at all the tech companies aligning with fascism today.

Ferrari reveals the specs of its first all-electric car: Elettrica https://electrek.co/2025/10/09/ferrari-reveals-specs-its-first-all-electric-car-elettrica/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

GM unveils new Chevy Bolt – same package, new battery, low $29k price https://electrek.co/2025/10/08/gm-unveils-new-chevy-bolt-same-package-new-battery-low-29k-price/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

My contract with Apple was up on August 1st, and I'm looking for a position doing UIKit/AppKit, or SwiftUI for Mac or iOS (or other Apple platform).

I’ve got 16 years of iOS and 30+ years of macOS engineer experience as a senior and team lead.

Experience in healthcare, banking, and CGI/creative. Plus more than a decade of technical writing.

If you have a lead, please reach out via http://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-anguish

Police used Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion. They said it was for her safety.

But new court documents show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation'. And the search was weeks after the abortion

🔗 https://www.404media.co/police-said-they-surveilled-woman-who-had-an-abortion-for-her-safety-court-records-show-they-considered-charging-her-with-a-crime/

As federal agencies go dark, the livestock industry keeps running the range — and the public must step up as watchdogs.

Luckily, we have a way for you to keep them accountable.

https://westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/when-the-watchdogs-are-furloughed