jzacsh @jzacsh@qoto.org

https://youtu.be/g2tMcMQqSbA amazing history of Colossus and the true details behind breaking Enigma during WWII.

Interesting technical talk if you're a developer and use Linux

Watch "Tech Talks @ Kinvolk: IPC on Linux - DBus & bus1 w/ Tom Gundersen and David Herrmann"
https://youtu.be/380xkjflj8Y

@pixelfed Everytime I click "send verification" during register I get an "Oops" page. This started a few days ago when I first tried, and apparently wasn't a temporary issue.

Can I email someone my email address to check your logs and see what's wrong?

So good - rant on packaging model: https://youtu.be/Pzl1B7nB9Kc

It is proven! I am jzacsh on Keybase: https://keybase.io/jzacsh/sigchain#861ffe2bdf24de08ead58bab2f42d6a4f8891e26f91ce30e0c47684a476163760f

Huh! Why you can smell rain | Earth | EarthSky
https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-smell-of-rain-petrichor

Best explanation I've seen on wood movement: "What is Wood Movement in Woodworking - Expansion and Contraction."
https://youtu.be/BP0j9uy1nuk

"""
“We’ve had a variety of unruly protests by armed, far-right militia groups that the police react to in a very calm manner,” he said. “And yet when you see a group of environmentalists or people who might look similar to the way environmentalists at a protest look, you see a hyper-aggressive police response, even though the level of violence coming from those groups is significantly lower
"""

-- FBI Chased Imagined Eco-Activist Enemies, Documents Reveal
https://theintercept.com/2020/08/24/fbi-fusion-center-environmental-wind/

Fun: TIL about both an Erdos conjecture, as well as a not-Erdos quote:

https://scientificgems.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/something-is-going-on-with-the-primes/

Oh, nice list: 11 Black Sci-Fi Authors To Read Right Now
https://bookriot.com/black-sci-fi-authors

https://www.tor.com/2020/06/11/an-open-letter-to-j-k-rowling/

Useful post, as I hadn't heard any of this about Rowling before.

Totally agree. Great book.

https://lithub.com/its-the-perfect-day-to-start-reading-octavia-butlers-kindred/

https://youtu.be/2AecAXinars

https://www.citylab.com/life/2020/04/neighborhood-maps-coronavirus-lockdown-stay-at-home-art/610018/

New math theory suggests time travel is impossible
https://thenextweb.com/insights/2020/04/09/new-math-theory-suggests-time-travel-is-impossible/

This was a really fun (and as usual depressing) read.

CNN: The 40 wildest lines from Donald Trump's impromptu Friday press conference.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/08/politics/donald-trump-press-conference/index.html

#politics

"The world urban system—from its richest to poorest cities—is not a set of playgrounds or amenity parks but instead a vast system of interlinked workshops."

As a city lover, this was a great read.

Desperately Seeking Cities | Online Only | n+1
https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/desperately-seeking-cities/