@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info2026-01-13 03:00:34
I bought a pair of 25' Intellitron stainless steel whip antennas from GigaParts while they were on sale ("two is one and one is none" and the second one tipped me me into "free shipping" making its marginal cost pretty low). On removing them from the packages, however, loose roll pins fell out, and the bases fell off the antennas. Both of them.
A roll pin is an inappropriate fastener to use to connect two concentric thin-walled tubes, so this is a design failure. And the roll pins are …
@sjn@chaos.social2025-12-11 23:31:30
Pro tips for #FOSDEM first-timers!
1. Don't make too many plans! First time can be overwhelming, so go with the flow!
2. Pick maybe a couple talks you want to attend, and try to get into that room at latest before the preceding talk, because the most popular talks are near-impossible to get in to. Do this only for the talks where you wish to actively contribute (e.g. ask questions) o…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-12-10 22:41:06
The NYT says it won't be deterred in its work after Trump posted on Truth Social that reporting by The NYT and others about his health was "seditious" (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-health-press-new…
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2025-11-13 00:53:51
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #FreakZonePlaylist
Fiesta en el Vacío:
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https://open.spotify.com/track/2tEfbGgWQR38RlPcQo5L2I
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-11-04 14:11:03
AWS says it is developing the Fastnet subsea cable to connect Maryland and Ireland, aiming to launch by 2028 with a capacity of 320Tbps and buried ~1.5m deep (Emily Forlini/PCMag)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-equips-next-underwater-ca…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-01-04 22:23:02
🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Retröt: #Desinformation und #Mythen gefährden unsere Demokratie und verblöden unsere #Kinder.
Stärke Deine
@cdarwin@c.im2025-11-29 04:41:18
The following “Dear Joe” email exchange is a hypothetical email colloquy
between an expert in military law and a fictional service member seeking advice on how to deal with the current situation.
The content is based on publicly reported facts, the Manual for Courts-Martial, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the authors’ opinions.
Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.
We do not counsel any military mem…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2025-12-04 22:23:02
🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Retröt: #Desinformation und #Mythen gefährden unsere Demokratie und verblöden unsere #Kinder.
Stärke Deine
@tiotasram@kolektiva.social2025-10-24 13:52:52
Day 28: Samira Ahmed
As foreshadowed, we're back to YA land, which represents a lot of what I've been enjoying from the library lately.
I've read "Hollow Fires", "This Book Won't Burn", and "Love, Hate, and other Filters" by Ahmed, along with "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know" which is quite different. All four are teen ~romances with interesting things to say about racism & growing up as a South Asian Muslim, but whereas the first three are set in small-town Indiana, the third is set in France and includes a historical fiction angle involving Dumas and a hypothetical Muslim woman who was (in this telling) the inspiration for several Lord Byron poems.
Ahmed's novels all include a strong and overt theme of social justice, and it's refreshing to see an author not try to wade around the topic or ignore it. Her romances are complex, with imperfect protagonists and endings that aren't always "happily ever after" although they're satisfying and believable.
My library has a plethora of similar authors I've been enjoying, including Adiba Jaigirdar (who appeared earlier in this list), Sabaa Tahir ("All my Rage" is fantastic but I'm less of a fan of her fantasy stuff), Sabina Khan ("The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali"), and Randa Abdel-Fattah ("Does My Head Look Big In This?"; from an earlier era). Ahmed gets the spot here because I really like her politics and the way she works them into her writing. Her characters are unapologetic advocates against things like book bans, and Ahmed doesn't second-guess them or try to make things more palatable for those who want to ban books (or whatever). Her historical fiction in "Mad..." is also really cool in terms of "huh that could actually totally be true" and grappling with literary sexism from ages past.
#30AuthorsNoMen
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2025-11-04 20:21:02
🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Retröt: #Desinformation und #Mythen gefährden unsere Demokratie und verblöden unsere #Kinder.
Stärke Deine
