George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

neat hand-drawn zoetrope disc

#zoetrope #animation

Hey, fediverse. Help us help Branquinha. She was hit by a car last night right in front of our place and since we seem to be the only ones who care, we took her to the emergency vet. She's alright now but with the stay, consultation, tests and medication, we end up with a US$ 300 bill. If anyone can help us to ease this burden, we will be forever grateful.

My ko-fe: https://ko-fe/mrecondo. DM me for my PayPal.

#PleaseBoost #SupportRequest

How cryptocurrency works...
😅😅😅

#cryptocurrency #crypto #infosec

A deeply personal piece by my wife Ayesha and I about the hell insurance companies have put us through to get the life saving care our daughter needs to live.

We're sharing because her story is sadly all too common. I have a platform & I intend to use it:
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/when-insurance-rejects-life-saving

Hi, we're a tech startup run by libertarian Silicon Valley tech bros.

We're not a newspaper, we're a content portal.
We're not a taxi service, we're a ride sharing app.
We're not a pay TV service, we're a streaming platform.
We're not a department store, we're an e-commerce marketplace.
We're not a financial services firm, we're crypto.
We're not a space agency, we're a group of visionaries who are totally going to Mars next year.
We're not a copywriting and graphic design agency, we're a large language model generative AI platform.

Oh sure, we compete against those established businesses. We basically provide the same goods and services.

But we're totally not those things. At least from a legal and PR standpoint.

And that means all the laws and regulations that have built up over the decades around those industries don't apply to us.

Things like consumer protections, privacy protections, minimum wage laws, local content requirements, safety regulations, environmental protections... They totally don't apply to us.

Even copyright laws — as long as we're talking about everyone else's intellectual property.

We're going to move fast and break things — and then externalise the costs of the things we break.

We've also raised several billion in VC funding, and we'll sell our products below cost — even give them away for free for a time — until we run our competition out of the market.

Once we have a near monopoly, we'll enshitify the hell out of our service and jack up prices.

You won't believe what you agreed to in our terms of service agreement.

We may also be secretly hoarding your personal information. We know who you are, we know where you work, we know where you live. But you can trust us.

By the time the regulators and the general public catch on to what we're doing, we will have well and truly moved on to our next grift.

By the way, don't forget to check out our latest innovation. It's the Uber of toothpaste!

#startup #business #tech #technology @technology

It's genuinely frustrating how many people are being sold EVs without being educated on ownership and best practices.

So, it's time for our semi-regular topic of winter driving and EVs - this time, how to make sure you stay efficient in winter:

https://youtu.be/thqfZxU_thY

#EVs

#Green

#Electric

💥 THE BATTLE BEGINS 💥

The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?

🗳️ Voting is now open: https://forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1XV6A8

#tech #techwontsaveus #siliconvalley

Highly skilled #firefighters are the last line of defense against #wildfires, but that line is fraying because the #government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much.

(Published March 2024)
https://propub.li/49qmrXk

#News #Environment #Climate #Labor #Fire #ForestService #Health #Cancer #MentalHealth

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It sounds like great advice if your health insurance denies a claim.

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It was an absolutely glorious golden sunrise here in Glastonbury this morning, despite the ongoing storm. Very strong winds though but beautiful to see the sun out.

Hi! I’m a software engineer with more than 15 years experience looking for my next role.

For the last 3 years, I’ve worked in a primarily #Erlang environment, but I really love #Elixir (and have professional experience with it), and I have a lot of #Python experience.

If you’re at #AllThingsOpen and hiring, DM me, and we can meet up.

Located near Washington, DC, USA. Remote preferred. Only authorized to work in USA.

#fedihired #MyElixirStatus #AllThingsOpen2024 #FunctionalProgramming

Automakers regularly tell us that small EVs aren't popular, yet our comments section disagrees. So what's actually going on? Is there another reason why small, efficient EVs aren't selling? We think so... and it's down to pricing and luxury. 00:00 - Introduction 01:56 - The push toward large 03:49 - But what about crash tests? 05:21 - Packaging 07:53 - They're making them 'extra' 10:38 - Exhibit A - Aston Martin Cygnet 11:40 - The Fiat 500e today is has too much tech. 13:24 - The case of the 'bare bones pickup' 14:01 - Inappropriate target market estimations 14:31 - The problem with focus groups 15:48 - The solution to making small cars that people want. 18:45 - Thanks, and Goodbye! ---- Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Camera, Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton Art and Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield © Transport Evolved LLC, 2024 ----- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC675NhQ4EU5TzwCMwYp5XCw/join This video was made possible thanks to the kind donations of our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Join them in supporting us. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved Donate using bitcoin: BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Support us by buying some merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/shop Follow our 'second' channel - Transport Evolved Take Two, at https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/U3tnkGNfCA Follow the show on Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/ Follow the show on PeerTube: transport_evolved_main@peertube.tv Use the TE Aptera referral code - i.refs.cc/zz56EbIi - but watch our explainer video FIRST: https://youtu.be/mwzwEssgqNI Sing up for EnergySage at https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262

It's Saturday - and that means one thing: TEN. https://youtu.be/LS3b1tFEXAE

Today, a bunch of interesting news, from EV sales data, records in Norway, and karmic justice for EV trolls.

See it on PeerTube here: https://peertube.tv/w/91B928wpj4gYMr8eZe2CXH

Still the best explaination of what people are using genAI for in a business environment.

#GenAI #AI #work

New make !

Laser engraved slate coasters with famous CPU markings...

Mastodon isn't perfect.

But the fact a social network exists that is completely free to use

has no venture capital investors

has no shareholders to answer to

has no growth targets

with a web interface with zero tracking cookies

and mobile apps with zero trackers at all

with ten thousand server administrators who donate their time for user safety

is - in my opinion - mindbogglingly cool, given the state of the world we live in. Not everything has to be shit. People make things better.

Hey friends! I was recently laid off so I'm looking for what's next

I'm a Full Stack Software Engineer experienced in TypeScript, Nix, Rust, and more, based in Texas (US Central Time)

In my last role I worked most often in our React codebase focusing on systematizing API calls etc., and shoring up code correctness and type-safety. I also contributed to our Python and Java backends

If you or someone you know is hiring someone like me, I'd love to hear from you! Thanks!
#fedihire #fedihired

BOOSTS OK!

Hello fediverse, I'm an aspiring professional writer and a wannabe front end web developer, and I was wondering if I could connect with fellow writers and developers around here! Doesn't matter what kind of writer you are, or what kind of developer you may be!

Would love to get some temporary motivation boosts looking at y'all beautiful folks making or writing new things!

As for me I'm in the middle of practicing near-production-level web development and have just started a course on technical writing.

I also have experience with teaching the fundamentals of web development, and have taught secondary school students subjects such as Mathematics, science and social studies. My focus with pedagogy and education has been liberatory and agency-boosting.

I'm very much a work in progress w.r.t my skills and health, so/but you may connect with me if you're passionate about the things I like, and to look into what it means to be a struggling student haha!

I'm super into FOSS (Free and Open Source software), am interested in computer hardware, the internet, philosophy, Linux and loads of other things that we together can make and share with each other!

My Medium (where I've started writing a little) is this:

https://medium.com/@pherwaniharsh

Tags: #Medium #webDevelopment #WebDev #writer #writing #boost #introduction

Grading is an anti-lubricant for learning. I taught college students for 10 years and found I had to break them out of the grading trance to consider making our classroom into a real learning community. Ungrading came along too late for me, but I recommend it, and Jessifer knows what he is talking about.

#learning #education

https://www.jessestommel.com/ungrading-an-faq/

Someone finally did it 👌 No NAT November: My Month Without IPv4 https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2024-12-01-no-nat-november/