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To all my soulmates from the East coast to the West, DM if you ever need a distant couch to crash on in the next 4 trial/tearful years

Spam zu bekommen, ist eine Sache.
Spam für eine neue Online-Plattform für antiquarische Bücher zu bekommen, eine ganze andere.

Today I'll give a talk about our #datascience research on bicycle networks at #eurosdr ..with a lump in my throat due to the us news - Now more than ever, we need more research for the interests of *people*, not for states or corporations.
Slides [pdf]:

FYI Nashville folks, the Winter Solstice Celebration at Warner Parks requires registration this year (due to high turnout). Register now before it books up! https://warnerparks.org/event/winter-solstice-celebration/

"...the number of dogs euthanized at [Los Angeles] city shelters jumped 72% compared to last year."
"[Dept] general manager, Staycee Dains, resigned. Dains had been on paid leave since August."
Trying really hard to hold back tears after so much EXTERNAL volunteer effort was put into reducing kill rates in LA.
"Days after LA Animal Services GM resigns, dept. faces audit" - K-Earth 101

Linkdump 49/2024 – #fundstücke

Gunfire Reborn looks fun. Does it have drop-in multiplayer like Left 4 Dead, perhaps bot / pause support?
#GunfireReborn
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1217060/Gunfire_Reborn/

I think that I might have a neat idea for something at a #Ruby / #Rails #conference that people might talk about.
To do that I'd need someone to

Overwhelmed by winter? A traffic camera shows this rest stop on I-70 not only has no snow, but it's spring and the leaves are out 😆
#OHWx

Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point
AVON: [Completes his dash with Gan catching him. Places his hand on Blake's arm.] Thank you.
BLAKE: [To Vila] How long?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/449 B7B5

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Je teste le remplacement de #direnv par la fonctionnalité "env._source = ..." proposée par #Mise
https://notes.sklein.xyz/20…

Also um mein E-Rezept selbst auslesen zu können, brauche ich eine PIN, die ich von meiner Krankenkasse anfordern kann, indem ich die Online-Funktion meines Perso beim Bürgerservice innerhalb der Öffnungszeit aktivieren lasse ...
Aber jede Apotheken-App schickt mir einfach eine SMS?

"But in the end, a majority of American voters chose Trump because they wanted what he was selling: a nonstop reality show of rage and resentment. "
Tom Nichols
Trump Voters Got What They Wanted
https://www.

Trump Voters Got What They Wanted
Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.

The Microsoft Excel Collegiate Championship Finals will be broadcast on #ESPNU in January!
2024 Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge | ESPNU Tuesday, January 14 | 2:30 PM

ESPN United Kingdom - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.
Visit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for Football, Cricket, Rugby, F1, Golf, Tennis, NFL, NBA and more.

Nice, @…'s blog post about #Bundler's new checksums is worth a read:

Bundler 2.6: Enhanced Security with Built-in Checksum Verification
Protect your Ruby projects from supply chain attacks with Bundler 2.6's new checksum verification. Learn how to implement this crucial security feature today.

"Hey, gran'kids, did you know there was a time when the AI was just *a part of* the game engine - not the *other* way around? ..." 👴 #DecartEtched #Minecraft #gameinAI

One reason why I love using Fedilab for Mastodon: the option to display a translate button on every post. I follow people who write in various languages, and I can get an English translation with a single tap. @… #Android

Series B, Episode 09 - Countdown
VETNOR: There's a main rotonoid link. If I cut through its primary impulse vein, it might break the circuit. Then again -
CAUDER: It might not. We'll chance it. [Vetnor reaches into the console and drops a tool, Grant and Cauder exchange looks. Vetnor pulls out some wires and cuts them. There is small explosion and the ticking that marks the countdown stops]

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LÖL.
https://feldschlacht.de/

Yesyesyes, please.
- Insulin
- Feniallerg (Histamin)
- Ibuprofen
https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-bioterrorism-will-save-your-life-with-the-4-thieves-vinegar-collective
(I am getting older. No hallucina…

Die Einschaltquoten sind relevant für die Folgeverträge. Wir müssen endlich über diese ganzen #Talkshows reden und dass sie extern produziert werden, von profitorientierten Unternehmen. It's the economy, stupid!

Weidel beschert Miosga die höchste Reichweite seit Scholz - DWDL.de
Am Sonntagabend begrüßte Caren Miosga die AfD-Kanzlerkandidatin Alice Weidel in ihrem ARD-Talk. Das Interesse war enorm: Bislang gab es nur zwei Ausgaben mit höherer Reichweite, zuletzt jene mit Olaf Scholz.

I posted the assortment of tools I've found for #Bluesky in this post including 3rd pty Bluesky clients, list/starter pack mgmt tools, Twitter migration tools & statistics reports. (Also the #Microsoft #StarterPacks

INFO: Microsoft on BlueSky
UPDATE 12/6/24WHOA. Yesterday, after I posted this, Microsoft Corporation officially joined Bluesky as a company, verified by Frank X. Shaw, our Director of Corporate Communications. This is absolu…

🫂 Mšs de 43.500 usuarios del Combinado #AVE - #Tram de Alicante en 2024
🔢 Son buenas cifras, PERO: Sigo deseando 💫 que #Renfe incorpore los combinados en su buscador

Bei den Sachen, die ich mache, denke ich mir im allgemeinen etwas ...
... um dann keine Ahnung mehr zu haben, was ich mir dabei gedacht habe.

"My own hope and belief about what would transpire last night was sadly and profoundly wrong—like many, I have the emotional and intellectual flaw, if that’s what it is, of assuming that people are wiser and more decent than they actually turn out to be. I feel chastened—distraught—about my apparently naive view of human nature."
George Conway
America Did This to Itself

America Did This to Itself
And now we all must suffer through it.

#SilentSunday

Series D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
TARRANT: Vila, no! [Vila approaches the box. As he touches it, the same electrical power surge occurs again. Vila tries again with the same result.]
TARRANT: Slave?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/406/202 B7B4

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We are committed to ensuring the Chinafake community will always be a safe space for everyone, no matter what.
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Crisis lifeline: text START to 741-741
The LGBT youth line: (800) 246-7743
Mental health support in general: 988

I know your IP: 127.0.0.1

My #Fallout #PipBoy sits on my desk & makes me happy just seeing its old green monochrome display.
I play #KEarth 101.1 on its built-in FM radio & it takes me back to my childhood, listening…

BZ099 IT Change Management – https://buzzzoom.de/99/
Was bedeutet eigentlich IT Change Management?

#A11y #Accessibility

Series B, Episode 04 - Horizon
AVON: What did it say - decode.
ZEN: It is in Federation code nine. Message reads, "Top priority signal to any Federation pursuit unit, from Kommissar, planet Horizon. Request assistance. Ruler of Horizon unreliable, am disposing of him. Rebel spaceship at grid reference ten by thirteen double-u zed. Request you destroy this spaceship at once. Also inform Federation Central Control of this action. Await confirmation."

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Die #PV-Statistik seit 2018. November war 4% unter dem bisherigen Schnitt - aber nix im Vergleich zu September (16% unter Schnitt) oder Oktober (33% unter Schnitt) #photovoltaik #energiewende

Dad joke, baby.
#humor

Series A, Episode 11 - Bounty
JENNA: Goodbye.
TYCE: Goodbye, Blake. You'll always be welcome on Lindor.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/111/541 B7B3

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Join us for an exciting episode of Tech Odyssey where we dive into stock market mastery using AI &proven strategies!
✅ Master Stocks Using AI & Proven Strategies w/ Ryan Metcalf - 9 Dec, 2024 | 9:00AM-9:40AM PST
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto…

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Learn new skills, meet new peers, and find career mentorship. Virtual events are running around the clock so join us anytime, anywhere!

[ April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025] Conference or similar: Digital Worlds Workshop https://philevents.org/event/show/129298

Digital Worlds Workshop
The philosophy departments at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and The University of North Dakota invite submissions for a virtual workshop to be conducted remotely on April 25-27 2025 . We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances, hampers, or alters our experience of our lived worlds. The distinction between “being on the internet” and “being in the real world” is eroding. People can increasingly be said to “live on their phones” or other dev…

En attente du train du retour Š Domodossola.
Il avait 10 minutes de retard

„I would not be surprised if Musk hopes to displace the USD (to ‘denationalise’ the dollar) and to replace the world’s reserve currency with ‘privatised’ cryptocurrencies, that both Musk and Trump are now invested in. Both are fearsome prospects, but under this administration, entirely plausible.“
https://

Trump, Crypto and a Billionaire Coup?
Do US Treasury impoundments and crypto pose a threat to the US dollar - the world’s reserve currency?

So a HUGE box showed up at my doorstep.
It's the pre-order of my #XboxSeriesX #IndianaJones & the #GreatCircle - Collector's Edition.
It's the size of a small r…

Series C, Episode 05 - The Harvest of Kairos
TARRANT: The harvest week ended twelve hours ago. Whatever goes on down here is about to start.
DAYNA: If it hasn't started already.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/305/432 B7B2

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#AskFedi ist ein schönes Beispiel für grenzenlose #Kommunikation.
Mein letztes Beispiel: https://chaos.soci…

From Death Stranding to Riding with Norman Reedus

I am so tired of people trying to shove AI down my throat that anytime anyone talks about AI or adopts anything using it or anything like that I will just go on a ten minute tangent about how massive companies suck and AI is not even remotely the future. You did this to me, OpenAI/Microsoft/Apple/<insert other massive company here>.

Pomegranate seeds and blueberries together in a bowl is a winning combination. Snappy and crunchy with balanced tang and sweet.

Which kid would you want?
#kids #humor

Nachdem ich mein altes Benennungsschema für Server nicht mehr nutzen kann — man kann oder will nicht immer die Autorin vom Werk trennen — überlege ich nun auf Wolkenformen zurückzugreifen. Server. Cloud. Wolkenformnamen. Get it? Höhö.

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon
RASHEL: What do you think's out there?
COSER: How should I know? I don't care as long as it stays there.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/203/355

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Dude gets so into #DepecheMode live & NAILS everything I love.
DM fans ALL know Dave Gahan's act during #EnjoyTheSilence but watching it thru a new eyes is awesome.
"FIRST TIME HEARING 'Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence'" -

#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 11 - Moloch
CALLY: What sort of answer's that?
ORAC: A succinct one. - To elaborate, the Sardoans avoid any form of social contact which might lead to genetic change. Their decision to avoid the normal evolutionary process followed exhaustive computer projections into their future.

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🚋 El medio-tranvía de Trieste, 🇮🇹 Italia, recuperarš su servicio este 2025
🤌 El tren circula en modo tranviario por la calle, y se acopla a un funicular cerca de Villa Opicina para remontar la pendiente
🤓 Se recuperarš el servicio progresivamente, hasta 29 trenes/dia en #Marzo

There's 3 types of people in this world:
1️⃣ Baffled folks with closed mindsets, completely clueless & scared of AI
2️⃣ Loud, untrained self-proclaimed experts who complain about AI more than they learn about it
3️⃣ Educated #AI users quietly & rapidly getting things done w/ a wry smile

… und die Hälfte war schon in den Schulferien ☝️#b0202

«Die #Quantenphysik beschreibt nicht die #Realität, sondern die Art und Weise, wie wir mit ihr interagieren»
Kann sogar die #Homöopathie durch Quantenphysik erklärt werden? Für Physike…

This poor dude has to explain what transpired on an absolute freakshow of an #online #date and... wow.
I mean, I've had some bad ones in my single years but OMG SO CRINGE LMAO

In this episode of Double Tap, Mike Shebanek tells his story of the creation of VoiceOver and how it led to today when all major consumer operating systems have built-in screen readers.
Someone should make this into a movie.
https://doubletaponair.com/double-tap-

SNOW! (flurries, in Nashville) #tnwx

In celebration of #Microsoft Corporation officially joining #BlueSky (per Comms Director, Frank X. Shaw)...
...here's a "Microsoft Product Group" Starter Pack of about 15 accounts so far. (I expect a lot more tomorrow. 😁)

Microsoft - Official Accounts
Join the conversation

Well, my #Fallout #Vault33 #Backpack arrived.
NGL, I don't think this is worth $200. (Maybe $120 but it's just a backpack.) Out side of the design, flannel blanket & the water contain…

edit : déjŠ parti, merci masto.
#jedonne une tente Woburn500 pour 5 personnes, comprend une tente intérieur pour la "chambre" avec une séparation 2/3 amovible.
Très bonne état,
Š Genève ou dans une gare selon mes tours de service (Lausanne, Berne, Zurich, Brig, Annemasse)

"I have a girlfriend"? This dude is the most savage piano player ever. 🤣
#humor #piano

Ich weiss jetzt nicht, ob ich für andere sprechen kann. Aber vielleicht melden sich meine #Followys ja selbst bei Dir, wenn sie das lesen.
Mich darfst Du gerne hinzufügen.
👋

🚅🚅 Trenitalia France, que recientemente obtuvo permiso para operar sus V3000 #Zefiro en 2⃣ doble composición, recuperarš los servicios París ↔️ Milšn el 1 de Abril
👉 El 15 de Junio, extenderš sus servicios a #Marseille, tal como #Renfe

Der Lernort Kislau ist extrem unterfinanziert. Bundesmittel sind weggefallen und die Inflation stieg schneller als die Erhöhung der Landes-Finanzierung. Wenn ihr ein Demokratie-Projekt fördern wollt, seid ihr hier richtig.
https://lernort-kislau.de/

K-Mart ads. Yeah, these were real, y'all, but they got their marketing in gear too late. 😢
#kmart #TVads #humor

Schöne Podcast-Episode
https://focusonlinux.podigee.io/119-linux-im-schulwesen
@… @…

If you own a #Vault-Tec #Pip-Boy 3000 mk V, firmware 2v24.413-1.12 was released (shipped with 2v24.325-1.04) so install it at https://www.

The Xbox Year in Review is back, with your most memorable moments of 2024. Your personal look back at gaming has returned with brand new features. Relive your victories & unforgettable gaming feats.
✅ #Xbox #YearinReview 2024 Is Here: Your Games, Your Stats, Your Look

Xbox Year in Review 2024 Is Here: Your Games, Your Stats, Your Look - Xbox Wire
The Xbox Year in Review is back, and it’s packed with your most memorable moments of the year. Your personal look back at gaming has returned with brand new features – embark on a journey to relive your victories and unforgettable gaming feats.

Der Trailer des Lernort Kislau. Ansehen und vor allem auch die Playliste weitergeben. Demokratie bewahren. Nie wieder ist jetzt.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flmiEEc2Pys
Playlist:

Heh heh heh... this would go great with my green 456 track suit costume.
✅ "Game Over: Xbox Unveils Controllers and Fan Activations for Netflix’s “Squid Game” Season 2"
https://youtu.be/jFV1cCWQwl8
Read more at:

Rewatching "The West Wing" yet again. Season 6, Episodes 8-9 were utterly terrifying (the China trip) but it's still a welcome respite from reality.
Chicken soup for the Democrat soul.
"This plane is going to China!"
https://youtu.be/A2i8xuzaTdY?si=AMA_Kv

🎟️ Indian Railways estrena #SwaRail, una app integrada e innovadora 💫
🚧 La app, que aún estš en versión beta, incluye ka compra de tickets, solicitud de reembolsos, y compra de comida a bordo

Mela: "Ich muss meine Tasche endlich mal wieder aufräumen."
Mela: "Ich muss meine Tablettendose unbedingt nachfüllen."
Bernd: *wirft MelasTasche runter und verstreut den Inhalt*
Bernd: *sortiert alles ordentlich ein*
Bernd: *füllt die Tablettendose nach*
Magic!
#SzenenEinerEhe

Carol of the Belmonts by Doctor Octoroc reimagines the Ukranian / American Carol of the Bells as a Castlevania stage.
https://doctoroctoroc.bandcamp.com/track/carol-of-the-belmonts

Philosophie, heute so:

Autsch. Der #Jahresrückblick der @… mit #Larissa schmerzt schon ganz leicht.
lool

🚌 Valencia licita el mayor contrato de #autobuses del año: 113 millones por 116 buses
🧮 Son 94 eléctricos y 67 híbridos, divididos en 2 2 lotes
🤑 el BEI lo financiarš con 69 millones para favorecer la #MovilidadSostenible

What is even better than #rsync?
@… \o/
That's how I shovel TBs of data through my tiny copper line.

It's gonna be a sad day if all the handmade, off-model, copyright-defying art on carnival rides ever gets replaced by boring generative AI images.
#Art #AI #Airbrush

My motto for #2025:
"Tomorrow the sun will rise."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beresinalied
https://

Robby Duguay's Silent City, a remake of the Christmas carol Silent Night in the style of the SNES game SimCity.
Duguay's 3-volume collection, 12GB of Christmas, includes many excellent 8-bit and 16-bit pastiches like this.
https://robbyduguay.bandcamp.com/track/silent-…

@…

Integrating w/ features like Secure Boot & Windows Hello for Business, TPM 2.0 enhances security by ensuring that only verified software is executed & protecting confidential details.
It’s true that its implementation might require a change for your organization. Yet it represents an important step toward more effectively countering today’s intricate security challenges.
✅ TPM 2.0 – a necessity for a secure & future-proof Windows 11 -

Join Microsoft’s official Discord server for Copilot: #Copilot #Microsoft

Join the Microsoft Copilot Discord Server!
The Official Community for Microsoft Copilot, our Consumer Experience. | 443 members

To all my #Microsoft employee followers, it's almost time for the annual announcement of the company #UglySweater holiday charity benefit. No idea what they have planned.
Prepare yourselves. 😜

Wanna follow the OFFICIAL accounts of News & Media outlets?
If you're on BlueSky, this is a curated Starter Pack of around ~100 accounts I follow. (NBC, CNN, Newsweek, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, etc.)
https://go.bsky.app/TLsSB5e

News & Media - Official Accounts
Join the conversation

Yay, finally I have a new #server.
So now let's shovel some TB of data around via a 5MBs line.

The "going out of business" signs have gone up at our local Big Lots discount shop.
#BigLots #Retail #Ohio

Thank you to the Flickr Foundation. As they pursue preserving digital photos of historical interest, they also put the effort into descriptive alt text for social media posts. @… @flickrfdn.bsky.social #AltText #Flickr

Happy Solstice
#Solstice #Chiptune

"…Carter often struggled to implement key parts of his agenda, and disability rights was no exception. So disabled people had to step in to do the work that the non-disabled simply couldn't get done on their own."
https://www.salon.com/2022/05/01/jimmy-…

Paging #GenX. They're baaaaack!
#phenomena #muppets #sandrabullock

Wanna see the finals of the #Microsoft #Excel #Collegiate #Championships? (