Erik Przekop @IAmErik@qoto.org
Parent, programmer, amateur astronomer and terrible guitar player.
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Here is my introduction post:
Instead of defining myself by saying “I am a…”, here’s a collection of hashtags that interest me (in no particular order). #meditation (specifically #twim right now) #cigars #bicycling #photography #computerscience #physics #guitar #music .
I live in #Michigan (in #LakeOrion, which is 35+ miles north of #Detroit), and spend a lot of time around #RogersCity (I’ll bet that’s the first time that hashtag has been used on Mastodon). My kids are really bright and sometimes struggle with #ADHD, so I’ll probably talk about that at times as well. I have spent more than 3 decades of my life as a #programmer, and now I get to be the old man who leads really smart people in solving big problems with small amounts of #software.
Joined Nov 2022
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https://www.usluck.com/159382/trump-is-on-epsteins-pedo-list-biden-is-not/ Trump is on Epstein’s pedo list. Biden is not. #Humor #Political #PoliticalHumor
An excellent discussion of Meta's entry into the fediverse.
I just learned about this. It won't rival European rail, but it's a start. I think a big part of building a real rail network in the US will be changing public perception about it. It's a public service, not a for-profit enterprise. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-billions-to-deliver-world-class-high-speed-rail-and-launch-new-passenger-rail-corridors-across-the-country/
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I am glad to see big media starting to pay attention to the wacko faux philosophies guiding the nutter ideas of the AI boys. Here is Prof. @henryfarrell
in The Economist:
https://www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-singularity-is-nigh-republished
@Unixbigot
I love it.
To be fair, though, most tech bros are power users and managers. I've not met one that can code worth a damn.
@aral @onepict @cstross
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"In your own words, how would you describe Libertarians?"
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Scientific American op-ed:
Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real
Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American science fiction. Now they’re trying to make it come true, embodying a dangerous political outlook
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Friends, today is a good day to stop using chrome :)
Download Firefox, reimport your bookmarks, set as default browser, replace chrome in all the places you launch it from muscle memory... I guarantee you wont miss anything from chrome, and in one step you take one step away from Google owning the web.
20 minutes, tops.
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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Once again I'm doing my #Top25Sunsets countdown as part of the #ArtAdventCalendar.
I didn't get out to see as many sunsets this year as I did during the height of the pandemic, but there was still plenty of sunset watching and photography in 2023. I ended up with 78 finalists for the Top 25 of 2023 countdown. We'll start with batches of four from the 48 honorable mentions, which are mixed up in more-or-less random order. Enjoy!
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🔵 This week's comic...
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ELON'S FUN PAGE!
An activity-packed page of pastimes for bored billionaires
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Brought to you by the Proud and Mighty Inner Hive, including longtime member David Alpert and new member "John Barron."
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This just went live: The John Scalzi Humble Bundle! Get a whole bunch of my books really cheap - and support the literacy charity First Book, which provides books and literary resources to kids in need. A perfect way to stock up on my eBooks. Please feel free to share around!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/john-scalzis-interdependency-old-mans-war-and-more-tor-books
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That's a healthy workplace. "Buma has also been “shunned and attacked” by fellow agents, Horton said. He said that in recent weeks, someone put large plastic rats, three-to-four feet long, next to Buma’s #FBI cubicle". https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/fbi-raids-buma-whistleblower-giuliani/
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Link Post: What rights have men lost because of feminism? https://tacit.livejournal.com/656432.html
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A good reminder of the bad he has done. #conman #charlatan #liar #thief #crook #Trump is a confidence man, charlatan and liar — so why is America so vulnerable? - Alternet.org https://www.alternet.org/amp/trump-lies-2666234011-2666234011
Parent, programmer, amateur astronomer and terrible guitar player.
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Here is my introduction post:
Instead of defining myself by saying “I am a…”, here’s a collection of hashtags that interest me (in no particular order). #meditation (specifically #twim right now) #cigars #bicycling #photography #computerscience #physics #guitar #music .
I live in #Michigan (in #LakeOrion, which is 35+ miles north of #Detroit), and spend a lot of time around #RogersCity (I’ll bet that’s the first time that hashtag has been used on Mastodon). My kids are really bright and sometimes struggle with #ADHD, so I’ll probably talk about that at times as well. I have spent more than 3 decades of my life as a #programmer, and now I get to be the old man who leads really smart people in solving big problems with small amounts of #software.
Joined Nov 2022
