Markus Silpala @msilpala@qoto.org
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
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the vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence.
ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. And the noise has the added benefit of drawing large crowds of bystanders who can quickly outnumber the ICE agents, who then have to decide if they want to escalate a situation or perhaps abandon their activity altogether.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-ice-watch-protesters-violence-research
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What’s it like living in Minneapolis / St. Paul right now?
This weekend, ICE abducted two people straight out of a car near where I live. Just straight up stopped the car and took them.
I found out because neighbors were trying to figure out what to do with the car, which ICE just left there blocking the street.
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ICE violence
The brutality is sickening. These are not enforcers of law; they are intimidators of the public.
https://med-mastodon.com/@cbarbermd/115879839506446165
One of my favorite things about my alma mater is the annual Nobel Conference. This year's topic is Sugar. It's happening today and tomorrow, and everyone can follow along with the livestream: https://gustavus.edu/events/nobelconference/2025 #nobel61
I'm very curious as to why it takes SO long to “prepare" a watchOS update for installation.
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Can’t sleep. This is not good.
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Business leaders: if you've stopped hiring & training software developers after listening to pronouncements from CEOs in Big Tech about all software code being written by "AI" in the near future, be advised: while you drink the Kool-Aid, businesses who've seen through it are stealing a march on you.
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Waybackify-WP.
I've finally cleaned up and posted something I've been using for a few years: wayback-wp.php is a script that you run from cron to replace any old links in your blog posts and comments with contemporaneous Wayback Machine URLs. I do this on all of my posts older than 5 years...
https://jwz.org/b/ykkS
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Anyone have tips on how to clean splattered, raw egg off of a car, when the air temperature is -25°C? Asking for a friend.
Cat washes are closed when it’s this cold.
This is outrageous and illegal treatment of US government staff. It also fits a pattern that both Trump and Musk have followed: get ahead by not paying what you owe.
https://social.coop/@judell/114018068455515369
Anyone else currently attending #CodeFreeze25 in Minneapolis?
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Finally some good news:
The fate of #FarRight website #Infowars will be controlled by #theOnion after the satirical news site emerged as the winning bidder of Wednesday’s private auction of the #media company founded by #conspiracy theorist #AlexJones.
#justice #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/14/infowars-auction-alex-jones-sandy-hook-the-onion/
Male parental unit of two kids; married to their mother; resident of Minneapolis, MN, USA; lover of cats, climbing, human connection; writer of software and occasional coach of software teams.
Joined Nov 2022
