ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

#Squirrels #Sabotage

We've had weird electric power issues for the past couple of weeks, but on the first visit the power company said nothing was wrong...
Had big power sags today, so filed another report.
Turns out that squirrels chew on the aluminum cladding where our supply line goes through our guava tree.

The repair guys said they see it all the time.

TIL this is a very common source of outages
https://greenbuildingelements.com/squirrels-driving-utilities-nuts/

#Electricity #PowerGrid

One day after quoting MLK on MLK Day, Florida MAGA Gov Ron DeSantis cancels AP African American Studies Program, saying it ‘Lacks Educational Value’

This is literally white supremacist talking points & a reminder how much these people still hate MLK today.

Indeed, DeSantis banning AP African American Studies is a reminder of that old quote -- White privilege is when your history is the curriculum and every other history is an elective.
#BlackMastodon

The Computer History Museum in Mountain View has worked with Apple to secure the release of the source code for the Apple Lisa computer. You can download it here:

https://computerhistory.org/blog/the-lisa-apples-most-influential-failure/

Meanwhile, on LisaList2, folks are starting to dig in:

https://lisalist2.com/index.php/topic,351.0.html

1923 cartoon predicts AI art generators in 2023: "Cartoon Dynamo (Pat. 2023)" https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/a-cartoonist-predicted-2023s-ai-drawing-machines-in-1923/

The many ingenious ways people in prison use forbidden cell phones: connecting with others, side hustles, exposing inhumane conditions, and taking Harvard's free online comp sci classes https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/01/19/cell-phones-in-prisons-tiktok-education

He's not mad, he's just thinking of a sure fire way to take Data with him when his stint on the Enterprise ends #StarTrek #JellicoTrek

Ready for your close-up, Pluto!

#OTD in 2006, NASA launched the first spacecraft to take a close look at the edges of our solar system: New Horizons! We got our first detailed views of Pluto and its moons 9 years later in 2015.

More on @NASANewHorizons: https://go.nasa.gov/3GO3MHg
#NASAhistory

One of the finest things I've ever read on memory and the elusiveness of the self, considered through the lens of photography https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/29/hold-still-sally-mann-memory/

Next time you huff and puff about having to pay for good journalism, remember that Nebraska charges $15/search of state court records.

A Persistent Electrical Storm on Saturn
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Good morning from the federal courthouse in Washington D.C. where I am here and ready to bring you live coverage of DAY 5 of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial. Live blog link here:

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/19/2148037/-Live-Follow-along-for-Day-Five-of-the-Proud-Boys-seditious-conspiracy-trial?t=1674137913089

If EVERYONE had access to the same COVID protections used for billionaires at the Word Economic Forum—state-of-the-art ventilation systems and same day PCR testing prior to entry, we could significantly reduce the risks of COVID and Long COVID.

We are third class passengers on the Titanic. #COVID19

A little philosophy humor to start your day.

Via @brksstrrtt@twitter.com
#WhatIsReality

David Bombal's interview of Lesley Carhart (@hacks4pancakes) on YT was interesting to watch. As somebody that is considering moving from IT project management and ongoing operations to a cybersecurity role, there were some fantastic ideas here.

I have little idea of where to start now as I was considering one or two of the over issued certificates I suspect they were discussing, but there were also some specific places to look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-TJVyBdF2M

Raging wealth inequality doesn’t stop just because the media gets tired of talking about it.

Since 2020, the richest 1% have captured nearly twice as much wealth as the bottom 99% of the world’s population.

Billionaire fortunes are increasing by $2.7 billion a day.

Hello?

With all the news about layoffs in tech, I'll throw it out there that my team has multiple openings we are desperately trying to fill: https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200307779/aiml-software-engineer-siri-runtime-platform?team=MLAI

We're the execution engine of Siri: we coordinate just about everything that comes out of the microphone + NL up to domain-specific logic, across multiple devices and between devices + servers.

Job is located in Seattle/SCV/Boston/Raleigh. Sadly not remote-friendly 😭

It's a short sleeve bee-shirt.

#stablediffusion #aiart #invokeai

I’m all about caring for animals, and I give to rescue shelters, but lately I’ve noticed big push on tv for #ASPCA solicitations, so I looked up to see it’s rating as a charity to see if worthy of donation - 3 star is an ok rating, but CEO makes $852K per year and with bonus over $1M - so #ASPCA needs nearly 5,000 of us to donate $19 per month for a year just to pay their CEO’s salary, maybe I’m wrong to question?