Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

the whole purpose of the post-menopausal woman is to prevent the rise of generative AI

I am in need of support as I parent my son. He is 25 with #autism, a rare type which allows him to be verbal and outgoing. He's a charming guy. ❤️ Are there any books, social media groups, etc. for parents of adult children?

Has anyone¹ ever changed² YOUR mind via social media³ posts?

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¹ Must be a stranger.

² Has to be a reasonably contentious topic over which you had a different opinion.

³ Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook etc

(Please boost this, if you don't mind. )

The American taxpayer has paid to enrich Elon Musk, an oligarch poisoning our political discourse—and we’re still subsidizing him. It’s time to stop.

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/time-to-stop-musk?r=g7z5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Your blog does not need frameworks built for SPAs.

Your e-commerce "experience" should be progressively enhanced (no, that doen not mean "SSR+huge bundles")

Your news website is not "an app".

Part 3 of my series on how JavaScript fucked over US public benefits services is up, and includes a handy rubric for "should we React?"

https://infrequently.org/2024/08/caprock/

This arrived in my inbox this morning. I I have no idea who is behind it, but it's absolutely brilliant.

They're completely tearing this guy apart.

#USPolitics #Election2024

Do you ever revisit something you once loved and find it doesn't hit the same? It's happened to me a few times in the past 4 years.

But...that book didn't change. That show didn't change. I did. Sometimes, something finds us exactly when we need it most. Its impact isn't just about quality, it's timing. And that timing can never come again.

Trying to get better at cherishing those moments of perfect resonance. Or even just noticing them in the first place.

We’re not going to reach our climate targets if we keep doing this.

NASA shuts down asteroid-hunting telescope, but a better one is on the way https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043082 #science

Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown him and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/15/companies/musk-free-speech-hate-speech-disinformation/ #business #companies #x #socialmedia #twitter #elonmusk #misinformation #fakenews #donaldtrump

Cool toys on the desk:
This is the 1 bit computer. It runs at up to 5.6MHz. It has 7 inputs and 7 outputs. Its programmed in a custom assembler language consisting of over 50 instructions. A program can be up to 256 instructions. The hardware allows you to just plug it into a serial port and upload software. Right now this has a SRAM program memory, but you can also use a flash ROM.

https://github.com/ruenahcmohr/OneBit

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Not sure Tim Berners-Lee’s vision was to have 148 requests transfer 5.3 MB of assets to deliver 15 KB of text

#pollution

Doctors for the Environment and Comms Declare are calling for the urgent phasing out of #FossilFuels, removal of fossil fuel #subsidies & a ban on fossil fuel advertising https://buff.ly/3YIx30w

Hey all, I am looking for a new job in any of the following departments, specifically in either EV or green fuel industry in the UK, remote only;

Service Operations
Customer service management
Data analysis

Thanks :)

#GetFediHired #RemoteJobs

I trust that people in the UK have their A-Level results day bingo cards ready for the newspaper coverage...

I'll go first: "they're easier than they were in my day".

#NFL #Preseason Week 3 Scores:

Upcoming Games:
8/15 - 7:00 PM EDT #PHI @ #NE
8/17 - 12:00 PM EDT #ATL @ #BAL
8/17 - 1:00 PM EDT #CIN @ #CHI
8/17 - 1:00 PM EDT #NYG @ #HOU
8/17 - 4:00 PM EDT #DET @ #KC
8/17 - 4:25 PM EDT #MIN @ #CLE
8/17 - 7:00 PM EDT #SEA @ #TEN
8/17 - 7:00 PM EDT #ARI @ #IND
8/17 - 7:00 PM EDT #WSH @ #MIA
8/17 - 7:00 PM EDT #BUF @ #PIT
8/17 - 7:00 PM EDT #NYJ @ #CAR
8/17 - 7:05 PM EDT #LAR @ #LAC

John Oliver's recent takedown of Benjamin Netanjahu's illegal setler policies is one of the best episodes Last Week Tonight has ever produced.

Thought provoking, frightening even, but very, very important.

If you are against genocide, boost this:

https://youtu.be/NqK3_n6pdDY?si=u_Q1VeoZypVcoao6