Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@qoto.org
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So. Cal. engineer (hardware/software since 1968, retired, he/him), born at 313 ppm, musician, chef, now living in West Virginia. KW2P ham radio (the original social network), father of three, grandfather, astronomy, solar dynamics, photography, writing, birding, birdwatching, eBird, fountain pens, cats and dog, reader of banned books, scary fast Python jockey, Chairman of the Charcuterie Board, Whisk Manager, Compuserve refugee, founder of The Church of The Unwarranted Assumption. Crypto is short for cryptography. Blog: shuttersparks.net
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"To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire
"I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. Gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right? So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous amount of fumes and everything." --Donald Trump
Joined Nov 2022
@samiamsam @georgetakei That was my first thought when I read the article.
@caspercdn @georgetakei He's conveniently overlooking the history of blacks in the USA.
Go back to when I was a kid? Hah. No, he wouldn't like it. He wouldn't like it at all and there wouldn't be a damned thing he could do about it. Back then, no amount of wealth or fame would change how whites treated blacks. It was hard core with openly stated rules.
He's a fool.
@HolgerFiallo @georgetakei That's exactly what they are saying.
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Talk to your senior about how many prescription drugs are now going to be much cheaper thanks to a Pelosi law that now lets Medicare negotiate for better prices... breaking a GOP imposed ban on actually trying to get market value for our tax dollars.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/medicare-negotiations-on-lower-drug-prices-projected-to-save-the-program-billions-217238085773
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@FantasticalEconomics How many Chinese patents did the PRC government give #Walz4VP on a fast track as a token of his cozy relationship?
@rbreich Not strong. Let's put Trump, a much younger Trump if you prefer, into a firefight and video the whole thing.
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Remember when we were excited for new software and tech to come out with cool new features and not dreading it because it was going to get shittier?
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Trump's quietly installed Georgia election 'pit bulls' in place for 2024 'Big Lie': report https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2668966725/
@GottaLaff What a maroon. True to form tho.
I better not laugh; I won't be able to stop.
@petersuber Yes, an interview with two idiots. And the only reason anyone gives either one a moment of attention is they both inherited money they didn't earn and parlayed it into power.
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The White House should stop ignoring Musk’s behavior & insulate agencies against risk, starting with shifting unique agency activity off of X. https://civic-texts.ghost.io/if-x-and-musk-are-not-politically-neutral-democracies-need-to-act-to-mitigate-the-growing-risks/
No American should have to use a private platform to read official statements or interact with our elected representatives or appointed officials.
@ChrisMayLA6 Hmm. Are these people economists or just "personalities"? 1 to 2 percent inflation is normal and expected in a functioning economy. It's the target. It's what you want.
@Dhmspector Well, I would imagine he's stressed. He's just trying to stay out of prison.
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Don't. Ever. Publish. Stuff. That. ONLY. Supports. Dark. Mode.
I mean, I know a LOT of people love dark mode, and given the benefits that darkening interfaces provides... I get it.
But there are some people (like me) who may be visually impaired. Astigmatism, for example, can make reading text that is white on dark a real PITA. An effect known as "halation" occurs, where each letter behaves as if it were a flashlight, gaining its own halo of light and making all text read more blurry than normal.
No matter how good your glasses are, astigmatism still causes you to see a little blurry—it's something you get used to. But this damn effect makes all the text read as if you don't have your glasses on, or even worse, leading to much more tired eyes or even pain.
For everyone's sake, if you really care about accessibility, respect user preferences. If you want a dark interface by default, offer a light version if the user specifies it (in web design, this would be prefers-color-scheme: light). The same goes for light interfaces.
@claralistensprechen3rd @sasyecat Yes, and for some it's a really, really big deal. I've never understood that. (Very hetero male here, by the way. Pretty much fearless. Engaged in lots of manly behaviors and activities that would scare the crap out of most. And so what? Who I am has nothing to do with who you are. Do your thing and I'm there for it, whatever it is.)
@theogrin Engineer here. I use to use my wife as a sounding board (with her permission). The fastest way to find out if you really understand something is to explain it to someone. Presentation going along fine until "Uh, wait a second. Nope. I'll get back to you..."
@servelan Chaos is the objective so none of this needs to make sense.
@codinghorror Purple ink here. Seen blue a few times. Never any other colors, though.
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My high school was still in the mimeograph era when I started there, but by college it was all photocopies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph
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- https://shuttersparks.net
So. Cal. engineer (hardware/software since 1968, retired, he/him), born at 313 ppm, musician, chef, now living in West Virginia. KW2P ham radio (the original social network), father of three, grandfather, astronomy, solar dynamics, photography, writing, birding, birdwatching, eBird, fountain pens, cats and dog, reader of banned books, scary fast Python jockey, Chairman of the Charcuterie Board, Whisk Manager, Compuserve refugee, founder of The Church of The Unwarranted Assumption. Crypto is short for cryptography. Blog: shuttersparks.net
#HamRadio
#Morse
#MorseCode
#Birding
#BirdWatching
#eBird
#wv
#WestVirginia
#food
#cooking
#astronomy
#physics
#engineering
#photography
#FountainPens
"To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire
"I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. Gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world, right? So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous amount of fumes and everything." --Donald Trump
Joined Nov 2022
