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Our Xogot Game Jam just started.
Our theme was a bit predictable :-)
https://itch.io/jam/xogot-jam-2

Xogot Jam 2: A Godot on iPhone and iPad Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-09-19 to 2025-10-13 hosted by Xogot. Xogot Jam 2: A Godot on iPad and iPhone Game Jam Build a game with Godot on Your iPad or iPhone! Join us for our second-ever Xogot Jam! Create, experi...

"What goes with [GDP growth] is ... ignored; growth depends on increased production and distribution, which always increase waste."
Jon Cloke in our new #ProspectsForDegrowth piece.
The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there… – degrowthUK

The Macavity of Degrowth – Waste, the Empire that isn’t there…
Jon Cloke* “You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air But I tell you once and once again, Macavity’s not there!” Growth, Degrowth, Post-Growth There are so many accepted definiti…

join the DSA SF social housing reading group!!
next Tuesday 7/22 7pm in person
#sfPol

Social Housing Reading Group
What could social housing look like in San Francisco, and how do we get there? Join DSASF for a reading of the Budget and Legislative Analyst's report on how the city can build its own publicly owned, deeply affordable housing. We will also read the SF Berniecrats report, Housing for the 99%, which lays out a vision for social housing for all in San Francisco.

"For Russians Like Me, Silencing Jimmy Kimmel Looks Dangerously Familiar"
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/19/for-russians-like-me-silencing-jimmy-kimmel-looks-dangerously-familiar-a90567

For Russians Like Me, Silencing Jimmy Kimmel Looks Dangerously Familiar
Opinion | The removal from the air of a second American comedian since President Donald Trump was elected in the United States should send chills down the spine of every journalist who worked in Moscow in the early 2000s.  That was how President Vladimir Putin began consolidating his power – by attacking mainstream media, starting with television and, notably, TV comedians.  In 2000, Putin was deeply unhappy with the coverage he was getting on the NTV television channel, whose journali…

Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air because the Trump administration didn't like what he had to say and threatened his employers until they shut him up (Zack Beauchamp/Vox)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/let-clear-happened-jimmy-kimmel-025000655.htm…

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

I think I found the problem with my Mac LC III's power supply...
Couldn't figure out why some things had lights (ZuluSCSI and network card) but not the system board. The yellow is the 12V connection...and it's corroded and broken the pin off. All the 5V stuff was working.
In a timely turn of events, the replacement pins and connector come today.
#retrocomputing

Yesterday, Trump’s government showed us exactly how far it will go to silence opposition.
After FCC Chairman Brendan Carr went on MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s podcast and suggested that Jimmy Kimmel should be taken off the air, ABC suspended his show indefinitely.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵.
The government used its influence to punish someone who spoke out — and a company with one of the strongest legal divisions in the world, a company that …

I just gave to the Save America Movement!
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Hat tip to John Kemp for admitting that he was wrong to blame Spain's blackout on excessive reliance on inverter-based renewables and insufficient inertia, and 👏 for his very decent explainer on what actually happened. https://jkempenergy.com/2025/06/19/spa

Spain’s blackout blamed on poor voltage control
19 June 2025 Spain’s massive blackout was caused by overvoltage on the transmission system and the failure of the country’s generators to compensate by absorbing more reactive power, according to t…

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro bets big on streaming after eight years of planning, calling the new DTC app launch "the first inning" with more features to come (Andrew Marchand/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6560777/2…

Why ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro is making his big bet on streaming
The Aug. 21 launch of ESPN's updated app, including new access to all of ESPN's live games without cable, is a huge moment for the network.

President Trump applauded ABC's move to take Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air and urged NBC to do the same to Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/trump-jimmy-kimmel-reaction-charlie-kirk-1236547516/

Donald Trump Celebrates ABC Decision To Pull Jimmy Kimmel, Urges NBC To Drop Jimmy Fallon And Seth Meyers
Donald Trump reacted to ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in the wake of comments the host made about the suspect in Charlie Kirk‘s assassination. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what […]