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Blog Writing for Developers
https://rmoff.net/2023/07/19/blog-writing-for-developers/
Blog Writing for Developers
https://rmoff.net/2023/07/19/blog-writing-for-developers/
"Less than 6%" tithed by Billionaires, a pithy amount of ill-gotten gain.
--Tax the filthy rich to extinction.
:mastodon:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/202…
EU Ambassador to Ukraine: Ukraine could join EU in 2030: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/09/eu-ambassador-to.html
A Quaint English Murder 🔪🫖✉️
Dramatized detective story | A retired detective breaks his village’s community when he is encouraged onto the case of a respected member’s murder.
1 seasons, 4 episodes as of Jun 10, 2023.
https://www.theend.fyi/shows/a-quaint-englis…
Sources: Gopuff, one of the last fast-delivery startups in the US after Getir's exit, burned ~$400M in 2023 and wants to start generating cash by early 2025 (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/fast-delive…
News Corp reports The Sun revenue down 5% to £305.2M, losses down 48% to £65.9M in the year to July 2, 2023, The Times revenue up 3% to £385.8M, profit down 17% (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_busin
US Orthodox symposium on women deacons proposes a way forward
https://religionnews.com/2023/11/14/us-orthodox-symposium-on-women-deacons-proposes-a-way-forward/
JAWS, NVDA, & VoiceOver have Braille viewers built in. These are no substitute for testing with Braille displays and users who use them.
But these viewers can surface stuff (like live region issues, emoji exposure, etc.) before you waste a tester’s or user’s time reporting problems.
https://
@… the data suggests not much. I was surprised to see that the 70K twitter account sitting dormant since June 2023 too
Colts' Julian Blackmon: Safety position this offseason is 'how it was for the running backs a year ago' https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-julian-blackmon-safety-position-this-offseason-is-how-it-was-fo…
Decisioning Workshop 2023
Mario Lezoche (CRAN), Sanabria Freddy Mu\~noz (LIFIA, UNQ), Collazos Cesar (LIFIA, UNQ), Torres Diego (LIFIA, UNQ), Agredo Vanessa (LILPA), Ruiz Pablo (LILPA), Hurtado Julio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05495
Obsolete satellite antennas in Swiss Alps are being repurposed with solar panels https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/swiss-satellite-antennas-make-comeback-solar-powerhouses-2023-10-19/…
Fußball-Unterhaus - „Derbysieger“ war auch am Pokertisch die Nummer 1 #News #Nachrichten
Another Cowboys' free agent could get swiped by one of their biggest rivals https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/another_cowboys_free_agent_could_get_swiped_by_one_of_their_biggest_rivals/s1_1731…
Mansfield Mysteries 🍸🔪🔎
Dramatized comedy mystery series | Martinis, Motives, and Murder. MANSFIELD MYSTERIES is a satirical, cozy murder whodunit, featuring the inquisitive, martini-loving socialite Dorinda Mansfield.
2 seasons, 18 episodes as of Dec 21, 2023.
https://www.theend.fyi/shows/mansfie…
A simple copy paste from 2022 to 2023.
Can’t wait to anal ize the 2024 one.
https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1765956299081105625?s=61
Always an informative take from someone who studies disaster response:
https://open.substack.com/pub/disasterology/p/disasterology-august-2023?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
"UK records 189,000 new solar installations for 2023"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower
Vanishing tomorrow from Google Search Console (if it hasn't already for you): Good page experience search appearance filter from the Performance report.
Details: https://developers.google.com/search/blo…
An independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI has found that Sam Altman's conduct before his ouster "did not mandate removal" (Alex Heath/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/8/24094885/openai-sam-altman-investigat…
I watched "Let the River Flow" (2023) yesterday. I know very little about Sšmi or Norwegian history, so I can't speak to its accuracy. Still, its themes of discrimination, resource extraction, language, culture, and relation to the land and community strongly resonate with the recent history of colonialism in North America. Plus, it's a visually beautiful film.
Internal Kremlin documents from May 2022 to August 2023 show an ongoing campaign to promote American isolationism via fabricated news articles and social media (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/08/russia-propaganda-us-ukra…
"UK records 189,000 new solar installations for 2023"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower
Internal Kremlin documents from May 2022 to August 2023 show an ongoing campaign to promote American isolationism via fabricated news articles and social media (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/08/russia-propaganda-us-ukra…
Do You Copy? 🥾🏕📻
Dramatized horror series | When Red Tail National park shuts down due to a possible ecological disaster, three campers continued their trips, and two park rangers stayed to keep an eye on the radios. Recordings from these individuals were recovered and we now try to make sense of what happened.
...
https://www.…
AfD-Landtagsabgeordneter schreibt für russische Zeitung
Der AfD-Landtagsabgeordnete und stellvertretender Landesvorsitzender der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt, Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, hat bestätigt, regelmäßig für die Moskauer Zeitung "Wedomosti" eine Kolumne zu verfassen. Er schreibe die Gastbeiträge seit Anfang 2023, eine Vergütung erhalte er nicht, sagte Tillschneider auf Nachfrage. Es gehe ihm darum,…
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«El estado español, según el #censo de 2023, cuenta con 2.792 #librerías, 185 menos que en 2022. La contracara de estas cifras muestra una mejora en cuanto a estabilidad y crecimiento en las plantillas. En parte, la conclusión que han sacado de estas cifras es que hay menos librerías pero que l…
S6 Düsseldorf-Essen jahrelang gesperrt: Die S6 zwischen Düsseldorf und Essen bildet quasi die Keimzelle des S-Bahn-Verkehrs an Rhein und Ruhr (Inbetriebnahme Mai 1968). Nachdem die Strecke wegen des Höseler Tunnels bereits 2021 und 2023 mehrere Wochen gesperrt war, führte ein Hangrutsch im Januar 2024 dazu, dass der Verkehr seitdem eingestellt ist. Die Deutsche Bahn hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass sie derzeit mit dem Abschluss der Bauarbeiten und einer möglichen…
1956: Eurovisió (ESC) es crea com un concurs per tal de compartir música i cultura, inclús en temps de guerra i rivalitats entre països
2022: Rússia, amb Bielorússia, envaeix Ucraïna
ESC: Expulsa a Rússia i Bielorússia del concurs (mig-)causant una victòria d’Ucraïna
2023: Israel destrueix i causa un genocidi indiscriminat a Gaza (Palestina)
ESC: No toca a Israel del concurs i rebutja incloure-hi Palestina
Per si algú encara no tenia tot clar que a Eurovisió hi ha…
#Project2025 an
‘Openly authoritarian campaign’:
Donald B. Ayer, the deputy attorney general under George H. W. Bush, said:
"Project 2025 seems to be full of a whole array of ideas that are designed to let Donald Trump function as a dictator, by completely eviscerating many of the restraints built into our system.
He really wants to destroy any notion of a rule of law in thi…
Südhessen ist bereits das sechste Mal in Folge sicherste Region in Hessen und zählt damit auch zu den sichersten bundesweit, aber in #Darmstadt ist im letzten Jahr eine Zunahme an Kriminalität zu beobachten
„Zum Stichtag 29. September 2023 haben laut Bundesregierung bundesweit insgesamt 776 offene, das heißt noch nicht vollstreckte Haftbefehle gegen 597 Personen vorgelegen, die dem politisch rechten Spektrum zuzurechnen sind.“
ABeR DiE LInKeN!! DiE AnTiFA!
@… :
Offene Haftbefehle gegen Personen des rechten Spektrums
Did you know that #university computers in #Finland have been connected to each other for 40 years already?
#FUNET has been enabling Finnish
🔊 Auf radioeins läuft...
Muddy Waters:
🎵 Mannish boy
#NowPlaying #MuddyWaters
https://open.spotify.com/track/58PSYdY0GFg0LFb2PxYk4T
https://weddingparty.bandcamp.com/track/muddy-waters-mannish-boy-bad-to-the-bone-radio-mix-2023-djpitsios
Cowboys’ starting defensive line was exposed in 2023 https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/cowboys_starting_defensive_line_was_exposed_in_2023/s1_17100_40059417
Olkiluoto3 maintenance delayed .. again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WN0T-Ee3q4
I can't believe it's not a software project.
Who Killed Alaska? 🐕🔮👻
Dramatized mystery adventure | A private detective and an eccentric stoner compete to solve a mysterious death. Join Boo and Denver for this charming adventure, full of friendship, threats, threats of friendship, and just a touch of witchcraft.
A queer perspective and a neurodivergent perspectiv...
https:/…
Alessandro Ciccarelli / Theo Jörgensmann / Lorenzo Santoro "Axiomatic 473’ Exploration"
https://www.clongclongmoo.org/2024/04/28/alessandro-ciccarelli-theo-jorgensmann-lorenzo-santoro-axiomatic-47…
Die #COVID-19-Lockdowns im Frühjahr 2020 haben zu einer signifikanten #Reduzierung der #Luftverschmutzung in der
#ClimateChange this past year did something odd.
2023 wasn’t supposed to be so hot. #enso El Niño didn’t start until mid year. And yet it was a scorcher.
Gavin Schmidt (my boss) explains why we were all caught 0.2degC off guard.
wasnt hunga tonga ‘22 volcano water vapor
When it comes to running full-stack applications, it can be sometimes tricky to set up all the boilerplate you need. Loco makes it much easier to get your project going!
Check out more about Loco here: https://www.shuttle.rs/blog/2023/12/20/loco-rust-rails
Despite Bans, Number of Abortions in the United States Increased in 2023 (Guttmacher Institute)
https://www.guttmacher.org/2024/03/despite-bans-number-abortions-united-states-increased-2023
http://www.memeorandum.com/240319/p25#a240319p25
The best time to stop using Chrome is already. The next best time to stop using Chrome is now.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/
Der #FDP in #BadOeYnhausen sind die Sitzungsunterlagen zu lang und sie haben bemerkt, dass #Kommunalpolitik aufwändig ist und Zeit frisst. Ach?!
Regrading the 2023 NFL Draft: Which teams had the best and worst rookie classes? https://theathletic.com/5366550/2024/03/28/nfl-draft-2023-grades-cj-stroud-bryce-young/
#Covid #Influenza
Ongoing pandemic, update:
The burden of disease by Covid is much higher than the burden by influenza, as evident by UKHSA/NHS SARI Watch data.
Note the scale on the ICU/HDU figures.
Sources:
@jneill on Twitter
Die ePetition 161684 an den Bundestag aus dem Bereich Lebens- und Genussmittel mit dem Titel
Kennzeichnung von Fleisch/Fleischprodukten von betäubungslos geschlachteten (geschächteten) Tieren
kann nur noch weniger als 5 Tage mitgezeichnet werden und hat bislang 127 Mitzeichnende. Nach Ende der Mitzeichnungsfrist wird die Petition von einem MdB im Petitionsausschuss des Bundestags bearbeitet und entschieden werden. Sollte bis zum Ende der Mitzeichnunungsfrist das Quorum erreicht …
Kabinetsreactie op het artikel “Belastingdienst blijft wet overtreden met mogelijke discriminerende algoritmen” van Follow the Money van
18 december 2023.
Interessant om te lezen over hoe Belastingdienst nu met algoritmes omgaat.
https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/fe
Relazione 2023 dell’ACN: Il resoconto di un anno dell’Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale
https://poliverso.org/display/0477a01e-da9a792f-480f540b478feace
Relazione 2023 dell’ACN: Il resoconto di un anno dell’Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazion…
⛳ @… #Golf
Via Sean Zak @Sean_Zak
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5h
In 2023, we had burgers "Scottie Style"
In 2024, it's Mama Rahm's lentil stew
Which means we're 12 months away from Papa Åberg's pickled herring
Cowboys’ starting defensive line was exposed in 2023 https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/cowboys_starting_defensive_line_was_exposed_in_2023/s1_17100_40059417
Cargill corporation really are neutral evil
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/12/amazon-rainforest-cargill-indigenous-activist-destruction
E-Autos: Die deutschen Hersteller müssten den Preiskampf mitmachen, weil die Chinesen sonst in kurzer Zeit hohe Marktanteile gewinnen würden. In der EU aber wächst der Anteil chinesischer Marken an Elektroautos bereits schnell: Ende 2023 betrug er knapp acht Prozent. Für 2024 wird mit elf Prozent gerechnet. #BR #EAuto
Been hunting for this beauty of a track for almost a year now, after hearing it (uncredited) in a mix... 10 mins of bliss with blankets of warm perma-chords/pads, minimal bassline, hypnotic broken beats
Burroughs — NREM (2023)
https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=cZYH2S3PwPw
Did you know that #university computers in #Finland have been connected to each other for 40 years already?
#FUNET has been enabling Finnish
Regrading the 2023 NFL Draft: Which teams had the best and worst rookie classes? https://theathletic.com/5366550/2024/03/28/nfl-draft-2023-grades-cj-stroud-bryce-young/
O livro The Terraformers, que resenhei hš quase um ano, é um dos finalistas do Nebula Awards. Merecido.
https://cassano.com.br/2023/02/28/the-terraformers-um-futuro-sustentavel-e-com-ratos-toupeiras…
Handbell workshop, John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, November 2023.
#photography #ukphotographer #focusonthefoundry
Report: Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb to skip OTAs https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/report_cowboys_wr_ceedee_lamb_to_skip_otas/s1_17049_40211476
#BuchMesseZuHause :
Stellt eure neuen oder alten Bücher vor!
Mein neuestes Buch durfte Oktober 2023 in die Welt: "Das Fröschlein der Prinzessin" ist ein für meine Verhältnisse sehr niedliches, lesbisches Märchen-Mash-Up (Mix aus mehreren Ursprungsmärchen), das durch eine fiktionale Märchenforschungserzählung in mein Gesamtwerk rund um die Wesen von Arl-Sere eingebu…
D981, 736 - issued in 2023 for a design for "a fabric with pattern." #DesignPatents
The TARP program, created by Congress in 2008 to address the financial crisis, finally ended in September of 2023. Today, CBO released its final report on the program.
"By CBO’s estimate, $444 billion of the $700 billion initially authorized was disbursed through the TARP... [after repayments, etc.] the government’s total subsidy cost was $31 billion."
Higher wages are coming for California’s fast-food workers Monday.
With California’s mandatory minimum wage for fast-food workers set to jump to $20 an hour on Monday, major restaurant chains are scrutinizing every aspect of their businesses to find ways to offset the extra money they will soon be spending on labor.
Lagos-based Moove, which offers car financing to ride-hailing drivers, raised a $100M Series B led by Uber at a $750M valuation, up from $550M in August 2023 (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/uber
Vielleicht suche ich mir doch besser woanders einen Job.
"The Economist’s glass-ceiling index
Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce"
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/glass-ceiling-index
Former Dallas Cowboys Player Takes Shot At Old Team https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/former_dallas_cowboys_player_takes_shot_at_old_team/s1_17150_40071558
Yogurt drink instead of a colonoscopy? CRISPR bacteria are tested
https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/10/colon-cancer-test-engineered-bacteria/
Bolt told investors that it had revenue of $19.4M for the nine months ending in October 2023, essentially flat YoY; Bolt's troubles grow with a Fanatics lawsuit (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bolts-…
Cargill corporation really are neutral evil
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/12/amazon-rainforest-cargill-indigenous-activist-destruction
A Day in the Life of a Quebec Fire Crew
Theo Dagnaud scanning the horizon to ensure that firefighter patrols have left, and he can mark the area as ‘controlled’.
Quebec, Canada, 13 July 2023.
Fuelled by high temperatures and dry conditions, gigantic summer forest fires swept across Canada in 2023, affecting all 13 provinces and territories, especially northern parts of Quebec.
The record-breaking fire season began early and ended late, burning nearly three times m…
Tomorrow (20 Feb) is the GÉANT #Innovation Programme 2023 showcase! From 13:00 – 16:00 (CET), the winning projects from 2023 will present and demonstrate their achievements so far. There will also be the chance for questions and discussions.
Register now 👉
Survey: 33% of Peacock users were still using the free tier in Q1 2024, though new sign-ups ended in January 2023; 24% of Peacock Premium users stream it daily (Tyler Aquilina/Variety)
https://variety.com/vip/survey-one-third-peacock-use…
"The argument... is that someday—not now, but someday—Google promises to turn off third-party tracking cookies in Chrome, and the new ad platform... is better than the free-for-all that is third-party cookies. The thing is, third-party cookies mostly only affect Chrome users. Apple and Firefox have both been blocking third-party cookies for years and won't be implementing Google's new advertising system—it's only the Chromium browsers that still allow them."
"Germany's emissions fell by record 10.1% in 2023: How are they cleaning up their act?"
#Germany #Emissions
Giants QB battle: Drew Lock has a chance to compete with Daniel Jones for starting role, per report
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/giants-
Roku reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $882M, vs. $848.62M est., a net loss of $50.9M, compared to $193.6M YoY, and 81.6M active accounts, up 1.6M from Q4 2023 (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2024/streaming/news/roku-q1-2024-earnings-re…
Edoga y los Cowboys llegan a un acuerdo para 2024 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/edoga-y-los-cowboys-llegan-a-un-acuerdo-para-2024
Roku reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $882M, vs. $848.62M est., a net loss of $50.9M, compared to $193.6M YoY, and 81.6M active accounts, up 1.6M from Q4 2023 (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2024/streaming/news/roku-q1-2024-earnings-re…
Sources: TikTok's US revenue hit a record $16B in 2023; ByteDance revenue grew 40% YoY to $120B in 2023, with a net profit of $28B (Financial Times)
https://t.co/aKkCIIZBoU
Roku reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $882M, vs. $848.62M est., a net loss of $50.9M, compared to $193.6M YoY, and 81.6M active accounts, up 1.6M from Q4 2023 (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2024/streaming/news/roku-q1-2024-earnings-re…
Will the Cowboys cornerback room be a strength or a weakness in 2024? https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/will_the_cowboys_cornerback_room_be_a_strength_or_a_weakness_in_2024/s1_17100_40133273<…