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Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas, a ProPublica analysis found.
The rates of ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in areas affected by the cuts compared to the 2022 primary.
That wasn’t the case elsewhere.
Postal Service leaders say special procedures in place for the Nov. 3 election should prevent similar delays,
but experts warn that mistakes a…

Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected.

This doesn't add up. According to a UK government spokesperson:
"NCSC was able to make 50,000 proactive notifications [before public disclosure] to advise business and other organisations on what actions they should take" regarding the #PHP debacle.
But I am yet to hear of a single PHP-using site, either in the UK or elsewhere in the world, that hasn't been completely caught on the hop by this.
#php2shell

"Natuurlijk zal niet iedereen zo onder de indruk zijn. Veel mensen worden niet perse warm van wiskunde. Toch is deze ontwikkeling belangrijk voor de hele samenleving. We kunnen elkaar namelijk blijven vertellen dat ons beroep échte, menselijke eigenschappen heeft, en dat AI het daardoor nooit zal kunnen. Dat dachten wij ook. "
#AI #Wiskunde #NRC

So people are still arguing weather to use twitter or not?
Where's the "HELL, NO!" option?
(I just wish some people left that fucking thing once and for all and started posting elsewhere)

Coming up to my 4 year anniversary on Mastodon (28 Oct 2022). Sitting & feeling that I've never been comfy here. I don't hold any anti-Fedi views, I don't prefer corporate social media, but this still isn't *home*.
I know I'm quieter than advisable on social media. Should I push myself to be more outgoing?
I sometimes look at other servers (instances) that seem more mutually supportive ... beige.party & corteximplant.com, maybe also wandering.shop come to mind.
Would I be happier elsewhere?
Or do I just know some of the more prominent members, so the support I see is just popularity?
Or should I move to where my interests lie, a gamedev-focused server?
I'm still sad mastodon.lol closed ...

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-arena-essex-tell-google-to-search-elsewhere
The unique former Arena Essex Raceway is a wildlife haven, home to hundreds of species of invertebrates- but under threat from a proposed Google data centre campus. Please sign to oppose this!