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The Shitty Technology Adoption Curve. "Successful shitty tech rollouts start with people you can abuse with impunity (prisoners, kids, migrants, etc) and then work their way up the privilege gradient." pluralistic.net/2022/08/21/gre…


The Biden administration has restarted its free at-home Covid test program. Each household can order 4 free tests starting today through the USPS; I just ordered mine. covid.gov/tests
in reply to kottke.org

Just put in my request; and, for all the complaining that that one hears from the "if the gov't does it, they're doing it wrong" crowd, it's still the easiest on-line order experience I've ever had.


Valve hit a home run with the first year of Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2022/12/valv… #SteamDeck #Steam #Gaming


Looks like Vilros will have a hammer header rig for the @Raspberry_Pi #picow soon (it's in the store but not available yet but email I got says soon)

vilros.com/products/copy-of-ha…

in reply to Russell Davis

urgh, I wish they'd stop trying to do hammer headers - they're just not reliable enough (and frankly, soldering up a Pico is a breeze compared to a double-row Pi!)
in reply to ahnlak

They are handy in a pinch and soldering can be problematic for some of us no matter how easy it is. i have poor eyesight, right hand shakes and no strength in it any more, can't even hold a coffee mug any more. they aren't optimum but they do work most of the time
in reply to Russell Davis

I completely get that soldering isn't for everyone (frankly, it brought home to me how far my eyesight has slid since my wilder, flux-filled youth!) but I've always found "most of the time" to be a frustrating threshold for electrical connections 🙂

Then again, they're a cut above the folk who come into forums wondering why the pins they've just balanced in the holes aren't working...

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it was soldering that finally prompted me to get reading glasses.

Turns out there are actual individual *pins* you can solder, not just a vaguely silvery blur...





Heading home from Old Faithful this afternoon we encountered a group of bison braving the 150F water while crossing the runoff of Excelsior Geyser. The cold air causes heavy steam to rise and surround the bison.


Help us spread the word about Nextcloud Hub and inspire other people to liberate their data.

Write a review about Nextcloud Hub 😍

go.nextcloud.com/r/ZGU

in reply to Nextcloud 📱☁️💻

I do 'so much' with my Nextcloud. As a non IT person it only took a minute to set up.
These are all the things I use it for:
phillips.next-cloud.org/index.…



Interesting interview with David Tennant.
youtu.be/PIZENu4Xxsc


I've started reading The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth. I'm already in love with this book. This line has totally sold it for me:

"Now some people will tell you that great writing cannot be learnt. Such people should be hit repeatedly on the nose until they promise not to talk nonsense any more."

hehehehehehehe!
The Elements of Eloquence
#books #bookclub



in reply to Muse

11/22/63 isn't horror. It's science fiction. Mr. King's work gets pigeonholed as horror when a sizable portion of it isn't. The Eyes of the Dragon is fantasy, for example (his daughter asked him to write a fantasy novel).


I'm on Tech Over Tea again!!!! ✨✨✨

mastodon.social/@TechOverTeaSh…



Modular Melody Maker 2 in/2 out Quantizer Demo


i wanted to have a good quality demo of the 2in/2 out quantizer progress for the modular melody maker aka not recorded with my phone. both ADC inputs are receiving a random waveform, the waveform is quantized and output through the DAC.

for the patch, braids is receiving one of the 1v/oct signals and is going into a VCA with a triangle wave CV signal. the output of the VCA is going into IN on rings. rings is getting the other 1v/oct signal along with a gate trigger on strum.

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An experimental cancer vaccine using mRNA technology made by Moderna showed promising results, "cutting the risk of recurrence or death of the most deadly skin cancer by 44%" (in combination with an immunotherapy drug). reuters.com/business/healthcar…


It's time for pure chaos, @ItsRogueRen@twitter.com and I are doing a randomized soul link nuzlocke with #Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire, neither of us know this generation that well so we'll see how this goes youtube.com/watch?v=XaEFH30t74…


Why Car-Centric Cities Are a GREAT Idea. Several great points in this video. kottke.org/22/12/why-car-centr…


Mike Masnick notes Twitter's new policy about not sharing live location info. Ban first, then change the rules. Got it. mastodon.social/@mmasnick/1095…


Woohoo! I'm fully in the #fediverse having self-verified my website. Checkmark didn't cost me $8 (or $11) or my dignity or the stability of our democracy yay! #mastotunde


On episode 43 of Linux Out Loud! 😀🐧

Nate, Wendy & Bill chat
about geek gift ideas! 🎄🎅

And check out what the hosts are up to!

#podcasts #Linux
& subscribe:
youtu.be/cJfz3P8qCZs



Parentification: "when parents rely on their child to tend to them indefinitely without sufficient reciprocity". One parentified child recalled having "a finely tuned emotional radar that was always scanning for who needed what and when". aeon.co/essays/how-can-adults-…


if you are wondering where i went

im @tebicat having fun on a new instance


fedi.9til.de/@binarycat/109514…



Sid Meier Ultimate Collection Bundle back for a limited time on Humble humblebundle.com/games/sid-mei… (partner) #Gaming


Thunderbird Is Already Bloated #shorts #Gaming #CultOfTheLamb youtube.com/shorts/zQRJcp28REM


Fascinating FT piece on the secret lives of MI6's top female spies. "Precisely because they are so likely to be overlooked, women have the potential to be the best spies of all." kottke.org/22/12/the-secret-li…
in reply to kottke.org

i guess they should broaden their search for a new Bond…


I just don't like the way Fox announcers have chosen to pronounce "Qatar", even after reading this article. It's not that hard to get close to the actual pronunciation w/o completely Alex Trebeking it. nytimes.com/interactive/2022/1…
in reply to kottke.org

If it makes you feel any better, it takes a few weeks when learning Arabic to be able to pronounce the initial letter qaf.
in reply to kottke.org

The article implies (though doesn't explicitly say) that Fox went that way to avoid "KUH-ter", which is indicated to be worse than "kuh-TAHR"


Living in deer tick country in the US, am happy to see this Lyme vaccine go into Phase III trial! Hopefully will participate. aamc.org/news-insights/lyme-di…
in reply to Emily

I don't know if its worth your time to watch it. Maybe it would be nice to watch with some folks who are less aware of lyme. The filmmakers intend for it to serve as a lightning rod for continued activism around pushing for policy change to address lyme and I think that's great. So mostly I saw an opportunity to spread the word a little via your toot. Perhaps you will get all you need from reading this review:

3brothersfilm.com/blog/2022/5/…

(and if that entices you then give it watch 😛 )

in reply to Danny (he/they)

@danwchan Thank you that is a really good review (I think, but since I haven't seen the film.) Around here I cannot imagine anyone who isn't familiar with Lyme! What is interesting (I had considered for a moment, writing a book about tick-borne diseases not just Lyme) was that it isn't just US, Europe too has an apparently growing Lyme problem (the vax is French I think.) link.springer.com/article/10.1…



This Linux Video Was Made By #ChatGPT #Linux #YouTube youtu.be/YmqyaKx1deA


it’s hard to believe that in this day and age people are still wearing fir


friendly reminder that the halo announcer says "trans rights"

this makes me soooooooo happy omg

youtu.be/R-plZUgmA64



How Qatar built stadiums with forced labor. The kafala system "ties workers to their sponsors [which] often gives sponsors almost total control of migrant workers' employment and immigration status." youtube.com/watch?v=C-0CebFpF_…


Apologies for the less-than-stellar voice over quality in the last couple of videos

There was a regression in the Linux Pipewire audio stack in the latest release that Fedora shipped. Reverted for now.

gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewir…



What Happens to the Migrant Workers Who Built the World Cup? "After enduring at times exploitative or dangerous conditions, many workers said they remained stuck in poverty and debt, with no choice but to continue to work abroad, whatever the risks." youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3d4Oi0Ma…


Did you see our contacts app in Nextcloud Hub 3?

It features your organizational chart with pan, zoom & search for your team! go.nextcloud.com/r/sLk

in reply to Nextcloud 📱☁️💻

Can you please add a setting about which way to sync? My NC server is often crashing and losing contacts, dates and stuff and therefore deletes all mobile devices contacts and things.


The duality of the Respect for Marriage Act. Progressives see it as a "first step to protect marriage equality" while conservatives see it as "codifying permission for religious people to discriminate against L.G.B.T. people". newyorker.com/news/daily-comme…


The 30 Greatest Films Ever Made: A Video Essay. Film enthusiast Lewis Bond picks his 30 favorite films and explains, at length, why he chose each one. openculture.com/2022/12/the-30…


Wow. OverclockersUK admitted to overselling on their AMD 7900 GPU stock.

So no Radeon 7900 XTX for me this year, because I chose their store and they showed it clearly in stock even during taking payment details, when it wasn't.

in reply to Wyatt

@Wyatt Clearly under prepared, and likely their system simply isn't smart enough to know when it's out of stock to stop people buying something like this

either way, it's terrible and means i won't see the GPU this year, so refund requested and won't use them again

in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

smart decision. Rational mindset. I hope this hurts them, but that they learn and can recover. Unless this has happened numerous times. Then screw them, and their mum.
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

I'm going for a full refund on this.

If I'm putting my payment details in, with the item in my basket and you tell me a day later it was over-sold, that's just not something I'm going to support, that's bad business.

in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

are they refusing to automatically refund you? If so, they’re on record as having done this. I’d file a chargeback.
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

Sloppy inventory and sloppy accounting are two of the quickest ways to destroy my faith in a business.


The Boring Conservatism of Elon Musk. His actions at Twitter demonstrate his commitment to conservatism's key proposition: "There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." kottke.org/22/12/the-boring-co…
in reply to kottke.org

Elon’s jet is now on mastodon

mastodon.social/@elonjet



#DestinationLinux video #podcast 304! 😂❤🐧

We discuss, is using a VM or WSL real #Linux?

& the difficulty tiers of distros

& Jill has a special review for the @system76@twitter.com Launch Heavy keyboard! 🐧⌨️

+our tips, tricks & app pics!
@chzbacon@twitter.com
#podcast
youtu.be/22de5DtJXS4

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