Tootfinder

I had set up a Gumroad account years ago to experiment with some digital sales and subscription stuff but after reading that the CEO of Gumroad worked for DOGE and Musk I deleted that fucking account.
Most of us don't have a lot of power individually but we can still make choices about the platforms we use (and don't use).
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WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge
Sahil Lavingia, who says he was fired from DOGE after speaking out about his experiences there, told WIRED about how he communicated with the group, who appears to be in charge, and what might be coming next.

Stavropol explosion kills Russian official who led attacks on Ukraine's Mariupol: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/stavropol-explosion-kills-russian-official.html

I don’t really have a use for Denote #Emacs package (I had some my own much simpler but similar solution).
It’s so thoroughly and thoughtfully documented that I am finding ways to use it.
Thank you Protesilaos Stavrou! https://protesilaos.com/emacs/denote

#WordWeavers May 29
Have you ever doubted you'd finish a draft? If so, what kept you going?
All the time.
I finish what I start, I'm stubborn like that. Stupidly stubborn, one might say even. It is not a virtue, I can tell you.

Portnov reportedly met controversial Zelensky staffer, Ukraine's investigations chief before being killed in Madrid: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/portnov-reportedly-met-controversial-zelensky.html

WPP rebrands GroupM as WPP Media after reportedly laying off dozens of staffers in recent weeks (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/wpp-media-groupm-rename-advertising-1236411920/

WPP Erases 'GroupM,' One of Madison Avenue's Most Influential Names
WPP will rename its influential GroupM media buying operation, calling it WPP Media and focusing more intently on A.I. and data

#WordWeavers May 29
Have you ever doubted you'd finish a draft? If so, what kept you going?
All the time.
I finish what I start, I'm stubborn like that. Stupidly stubborn, one might say even. It is not a virtue, I can tell you.

DOGE’s Bigballs is a notable cyberthief. Clean OPSEC amirite https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-staffer-big-balls-provided-tech-support-cybercrime-ring-records-show-2025-03-26/

Measuring pulsar profile variations with 2-D Gaussian process regression
Michael J. Keith, Ren\'ee Spiewak, Andrew G. Lyne, Patrick Weltevrede, Danai Antonopoulou, Ben Stappers
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23413

Measuring pulsar profile variations with 2-D Gaussian process regression
Time-correlated variations in the pulse profiles of radio pulsars provide insights into changes in their magnetospheres. For a small number of pulsars (~20), these variations have been shown to correlate with spin-down rate. Many of these profile changes involve small (few percent) variations in the relative intensity of different profile components, and hence tools such as Gaussian process regression have been employed to separate the time-correlated profile variation from intrinsic noise. In …

DOGE’s Bigballs is a notable cyberthief. Clean OPSEC amirite https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-staffer-big-balls-provided-tech-support-cybercrime-ring-records-show-2025-03-26/