@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org1.5 weeks into a 3 week holiday* and I can feel now just how much I needed it.
And how little I want to go back to work in August.
Let's hope the second half of the holiday fixes that.
#AcademicChatter
*yes I know, I am incredibly fortunate to get to take 3 weeks of summer holiday off, but the feeling of utter burnout is also real.
@cdarwin@c.imOne of Donald Trump’s most grandiose vanity projects,
-- a multimillion-dollar makeover of Florida’s Palm Beach international airport
into a self-aggrandizing, gold-plated transportation hub,
-- is running into turbulence, barely a week after the first plane’s wheels touched the runway.
At first glance, the rebranding of the airport less than 5 miles from his opulent Mar-a-Lago resort appears to be complete.
Its website bears the name and oversized logo of the …
@jake4480@c.im#ThursDeath this week is one of my favorite bands- I'm so psyched they have a new EP. This is 'Rotting Antefix' by Winnipeg's DEFENESTRATION, and the riffs on this thing will melt your face off. From the first the guitar snakes and screams from out of the churning, this one is really special. The pummeling of the drums, those crazy guttural growls- this fucker SMOKES.
Bandcamp:
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe wee one went back to preschool today after a week off.
I love him to bits, but my goodness, just having a few uninterrupted hours in which to work is amazing!
He was all clear to go back yesterday but husband was not yet up to driving him then. (The round trip takes about an hour - husband has to do it twice a day!)
#Grandparenting
@NFL@darktundra.xyzRaiders OC Andrew Janocko: Rookie Fernando Mendoza 'a sponge that wants to know everything' https://www.nfl.com/news/fernando-mendoza-raiders-oc-andrew-janocko-rookie-qb-sponge
@eyebee@mstdn.socialIt’s Monday morning. Three days left to work this week. Then a long weekend off. Going to be busy though. Final garage clearout on Thursday, and then waste collection coming on Friday. It will be good to have a cleared-out garage, and front yard too! The only thing left will be how to get rid of all the old paint.
@cwensel@fosstodon.orgHad hoped to work on https://retrofit.sh this week between trips but my laptop screen died in CO and just got word it will take a week to fix after dropping it off in Roseville.
Here’s hoping the backup on my new SSD backup will restore. Unsurprisingly they have to wipe the disk to diagnose the screen.
@UP8@mastodon.socialRunners off the line at the Twilight 5K last week including two who look a little more dignified here than they looked a few posts ago!
#photo #photography #running
@NFL@darktundra.xyzRanking every NFL Week 1 game in 2026: Super Bowl rematch, NFC West battle kick season off in style
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-1-schedule-2026-ranked/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzBig Blue Kickoff Live 5/11 | Giants vs Cowboys Week 1 in Primetime https://www.giants.com/video/big-blue-kickoff-live-5-11-giants-vs-cowboys-week-1-in-primetime
@brichapman@mastodon.socialSmart thermostats are becoming virtual power plants.
Sonoma Clean Power is giving away 1,000 devices to shift home heating and cooling off-peak—cutting grid emissions and costs without asking people to sacrifice comfort.
Indigenous rangers in Australia use planned early burns to prevent catastrophic wildfires, reducing methane and nitrous oxide while protecting ecosystems.
Progress through practical intelligence.
Sign up:
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAs Meta prepares to lay off ~10% of its staff on May 20, sources say morale is low, and Meta forcibly moved 1,000 engineers to an AI unit to build GenAI models (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-layoffs-bad-vibes-mark-zuckerberg-ai/
@tezoatlipoca@mas.toNew process. Need approval for a $$thing
Get directed to SVP. Noticed SVP is OOF till next week.
Send email to SVP asking for 15 minutes _next week_ when available.
SVP phones back _immediately_.
I start to lay out rationale; he cuts me off "I know all about it. What is the ROI?" I pull #s off the top of my head. "Those numbers don't make sense." Whups I meant …
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"For most #Palestinian nationals in #Gaza, this means they are entirely cut off from the protection they would otherwise be entitled to under international law. Theoretically, they have a right to seek asylum. In practice, that right cannot be exercised. Without safe and legal routes to reach the …
@NFL@darktundra.xyzPats-Seahawks SB rematch to kick off '26 season https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48773123/full-2026-nfl-schedule-unveiled-patriots-seahawks-week-1
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeTIL Raritan PDUs are made to order and have a 3 month lead time.
Apparently I got lucky with the first one I got (new and sealed on eBay for like $20 off distributor pricing and ready for immediate shipment).
When I tried to get another through an actual distributor i placed the order, waited a week for a ship notice, then called to inquire if it was backordered or something since I hadn't got a ship notice yet.
And apparently it's expected to drop ship from the man…
@johnleonard@mastodon.social @cowboys@darktundra.xyzGiants and Cowboys to face off in Week 1 on Sunday Night Football https://www.giants.com/news/dallas-cowboys-week-1-sunday-night-football-nbc-2026-season-john-harbaugh-jaxson-dart-schedule-release
@losttourist@social.chatty.monsterAt work I have line management responsibility which among other things means I have to approve leave requests.
And one of my team has just submitted a request for a week off with the reason: "Going to Ibiza" and yes of course now I'm earwormed for the rest of the day.
#TOTP
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeFasten your seat belts because the cyber developments are off the charts this week. Stay ahead of the curve and check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial developments, including
--Anthropic releases Mythos-derived model with cyber guardrails,
--Admin halts AI safety reports amid fight over oversight,
--Microsoft patches record 200 flaws as AI fuels bug discovery,
--Nightmare Eclipse drops fresh Windows zero-day,
--China's hackers target tech firms…
@beoz@det.socialFast 20 Jahre Zeitsprung bei Telstra: ein starkes Indiz für ein GPS-Week-Number-Rollover bzw. ein Epoch-Problem. Das zeigt einmal mehr, welche realen Ausfälle Zeit-Rollover auslösen können – und warum Y2K38 ernst genommen werden muss.
Guardian: https://www.thegu…
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI convinced my partner to make this rather large investment the week before my surgery… it’s paid off this week!
@salrandolph@zirk.usI am away from home this week, spending some time near the sea.
And you? Where do you find yourself? On land? On sea? Heading off towards adventure? Stranded on an island (metaphorical or otherwise)? Dwelling or abiding? Turning back home?
https://salrandolph.substack.com/p/odyssey…
@penguin42@mastodon.org.ukThat PC whose fan dropped off the other week has been bodged into working. I used a couple of plastic strips and motherboard mounts to hold them to the board with screws in the right place for the heatsink; but I found it needed more pressure on the fan for it to make good contact with the CPU, especially at the top; so outcomes the wood. This is working reasonably well; although the wedge positioning is a bit touchy to get it right.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL schedule release: Lions to host Bears to kick off Thanksgiving Day slate https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-schedule-release-lions-to-host-bears-to-kick-off-thanksgiving-day-slate
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTF1 says it hit its 18-month audience targets for the Netflix deal in under three weeks; unique daily streams for TF1 shows jumped 16% in the first week (Scott Roxborough/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
@Techmeme@techhub.socialBitcoin falls below $60K, its lowest level since October 2024, amid a record streak of bitcoin ETF outflows following Strategy's bitcoin sale (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/bitcoin-dismal-week-price-below-all-time-high-crypto-in…
@cdarwin@c.imNew #Bandcamp Layoffs:
Why Artists Are Worried and Where to Turn
Last week, Bandcamp laid off more engineers.
Here's why some artists are panicking and the alternative direct-to-fan platforms gaining traction.
For independent artists and labels, Bandcamp isn't just another platform.
While Spotify and other streamers pay artists a small fraction of revenue per play,
@NFL@darktundra.xyzChiefs Week 1 quarterback odds: Sportsbook clearly favoring Patrick Mahomes to be ready off major knee injury
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news…
@simon_jf@mastodon.scotOut-of-office is on let's goooooooo
(first proper week off this year, I will not be checking emails)
@dariaphoebe@mindly.socialWe’re back, after a week in Ohio. A party, plays, a concert, and an urban living tour. Starting off the first breakfast back with English muffins, egg and bacon, tea and coffee. #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/PnviiaN5PbA8c75H9
@jonippolito@digipres.clubThis week GitHub starts training on your code by default. For me, code reuse is probably the most ethical AI use case. But turn off training if you're worried about others using your code unethically:
Settings > Copilot > Features > Privacy
@rocksongoftheweek@mastodon.worldFresh off the press this week ... and we mean that almost literally, as our spotlight falls on Colorado doom merchants #Khemmis. New album, new era, same crushing heaviness. Some things, thankfully, never change.
Follow us on our mission to shine a light on one awesome track from across the epic universe of #metal
@sherold@mastodon.onlineWhat's one thing you've been putting off for a long time that you're going to finish this week? 🌱
@KazuShuSora@social.tchncs.deReally hope my day off on Friday gets approved so I don't need to go to the office, thrice, this week 🤞🏻
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL schedule release: Packers-Rams, Chiefs-Bills and Broncos-Steelers highlight Thanksgiving Week https://www.nfl.com/news/thanksgiving-2026-nfl-schedule-release
@skington@glasgow.socialGoodbye Zoose https://illuminated.co.uk/blog/2026/06/zoose/
@cdarwin@c.imThe S&P 500 tech index shed almost 1.7%.
Heavyweight Nvidia fell 1.2%, while Apple and Microsoft lost 3% and 1.1%, respectively.
AI stocks saw a sharp sell-off on Friday, after Broadcom's disappointing forecast fueled concerns about high valuations in the sector, particularly in chipmakers, which have rallied strongly this year.
Shares of chipmakers Intel, Broadcom and Micron Technology dropped between 1.7% and 2%.
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index fe…
@tschundler@leds.socialIt's an incredible thing to have something in my head and then in my hands, or seeing myself wear it in a mirror. It was even more surreal to imagine a space and then be standing in that thing from my imagination.
It still feels a bit hard to believe seeing photos from #Neotropolis last week - this place that people have these cool photos from is the place that previously existed onl…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialPrime Video releases its first weekly list of its most popular original series and films on the service, joining Netflix in making global top 10 lists each week (Rick Porter/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/a…
@niqdanger@social.linux.pizzaWhen I was in high school, I took a public speaking class. Points were knocked off for every Uh or Um you uttered. This week I have watched quite a few 'professional speakers'. Times have changed I guess.
@joe@toot.worksI had both monday and tuesday off from work this week and I'm still thinking that I could use a vacation.
Fuck.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL schedule release: Giants to host Cowboys on 'Sunday Night Football' in Week 1 https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-giants-snf-week-1-nbc-2026-nfl-schedule-release
@berlinbuzzwords@floss.socialOne week to go until #bbuzz26! An incredible lineup of speakers and sessions all at Kulturbrauerei, Berlin. Kicking off with our Barcamp on June 7th, followed by two packed days of talks and workshops.
Check out the full schedule: https://2026.berlinbuzzwords.de/schedule/
Get your ticket: https://2026.berlinbuzzwords.de/tickets/
@ubuntourist@mastodon.social"A day after Colbert signed off from The Late Show ... abruptly euthanized to grease the skids for a plutocrat-coded media merger ... Allen inherited the slot with Comics Unleashed, which feels less like a late-night show than an infomercial for one."
https://www.
@kurt@nelson.funNothing like a neighborhood Monday 9am power outage to kick off the week.
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotThinking about how I give money to people in #Gaza ...
I can afford to give £330 a month; that's roughly one third of my pension. After taking off money changers' fees, that means I can afford to give three gifts of £25 each per week.
Almost everyone in Gaza is in dire need. I imagine there are some landowners, and gangsters, and merchants who are doing well, but almost everyone …
@cwensel@fosstodon.orgI know everyone is about to log off for the long weekend, if they haven't already taken the week off.
But I thought I'd quickly share a little more about what I'm working on.
Please share!
#llm
@Cognessence@social.linux.pizzaI've used it on and off since 2017, but in the last week Reaper took over as my "main" DAW. Even if I'm DAW agnostic, for soundtrack work (and the tricky borefest that stemming can be), the way it deals with track folders, exporting and scripts (to shorten some of the steps) is just a beautiful lifesaver!
@NFL@darktundra.xyzA.J. Brown's fresh start, Tua Tagovailoa vs. Michael Penix lead NFL minicamp storylines https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7351587/2026/06/15/nfl-minicamp-storylines-aj-brown-tua-tagovailoa-michael-penix/
@thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizzaNo news is good news. No updates today, and then we roll into my July Slowdown.
NB: Librewolf and Vivaldi will receive updates, once a week on Saturday. You'll have to look for them in the repo though, since I'll be off the FediShizzle for a month. Enjoy your summer!
#slackware
@cdarwin@c.imAmericans could soon lose access to some widely used antidepressant medications.
As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to wean the country off mental health medications, U.S. Health Department officials explored last week whether the department had the ability to ban certain treatments within a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, better known as SSRIs, Reuters reported Friday.
That class of drugs includes Zoloft, Prozac, and Lexapro, which have been…
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caIn an earlier post I introduced the principle that there were four categories of side hustle. Let’s now talk about the second category.
𝗦 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁: 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀)
Self-employed side hustles mean 𝒚𝒐𝒖 are the business.
Examples:
• Coaching
• Consulting
• Service-based businesses
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬:
✔ More control
✔ Higher income potential
✔ Uses your experience
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
✖ Still time-dependent
✖ Hard to step away
✖ Burnout risk
💡 Many people leave a job… only to create a more demanding one.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
What happens to your income if you take a week off?
@jake4480@c.imI can think of much worse ways of starting off a week than listening to Boston's first three records all the way through
@eyebee@mstdn.socialOK. I’m slacking. I’m off this week, and I’ve let my journaling slip. I’m going to brew another coffee and get right to it.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzDeion Sanders says Shedeur went 'through hell' as Browns rookie https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7281992/2026/05/15/deion-shedeur-sanders-browns-quarterback-draft/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzNew Cowboys Signing Sounds off on ‘Chip on My Shoulder’ https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/signing-sounds-chip-on-my-shoulder/
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump is dodging questions on his humiliating stalemate with Iran.
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac outside Air Force One in Chippewa, Wisconsin, on Friday, Trump kept his remarks about Iran brief.
“We’re doing quite well. The situation with Iran seems to be going quite well,” Trump announced, before turning to leave.
“When was the last time you had discussions?” a reporter asked after him, but Trump had already started walking off to his car
@cheryanne@aus.socialDropped the wee one off at preschool in Charnwood this morning and then we drove to Fyshwick for a major shopping excursion to the EOFY sales. Bunk beds and some storage for the wee one's stuff, plus new mattresses for us all. Two different shops, two different deliveries (hopefully both next week). The mattresses were, by far, the most expensive part but I guess that's fair. We're gonna need all the rest we can possibly get. 😁
@NFL@darktundra.xyzPatriots QB Drake Maye looks forward to 'starting off with the bang' of Week 1 rematch with Seahawks https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-qb-drake-maye-starting-off-with-the-bang-week-1-rematch--seahawks
@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
@pre@boing.worldThought the main risk to my phone while I was away would be a leak in the waterproof bag/case for it.
But no. The power button keeps falling off. So far I find it and push it back in but one of those times involved taking the couch apart.
You think about gluing it into place but that'd just glue the button stuck.
Gonna have to buy a badge so I can press it with the pin I think. For this thing is sure to get lost before the week is out.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys’ Dee Winters Sounds off on ‘Surprise’ Trade https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dee-winters-surprise-trade/
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL schedule release: Rams to host Packers in inaugural Thanksgiving Eve game on Netflix https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-rams-thanksgiving-eve-netflix-2026-nfl-schedule-release
@cdarwin@c.imRep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said legislative action would be underway after Trump's Department of Justice this week announced the $1.776 billion slush fund, which was created by part of a settlement of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
"Bad news. We’re gonna kill try to kill it," Fitzpatrick said.
@eyebee@mstdn.socialI KNEW this would happen. Hot sunny weather all week while I’m at the salt mine. Get a day off, get in the garden, for a few jobs and some fresh air and it starts poxy raining! Grrrrr.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL trade rumors: Eight players who could change teams before 2026 season kicks off
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-trade-rumors-brandon-aiyuk-maxx-crosby-week-1/…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNiners RB Christian McCaffrey shrugs off workload concerns entering age-30 season https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-rb-christian-mccaffrey-shrugs-off-workload-concerns-entering-age-30-season
@cdarwin@c.imThere is a zone of lawlessness around the Oval Office,
erected by the Supreme Court when it granted current and former presidents effective immunity from prosecution if their crimes involved “official acts.”
Loot the taxpayers, misuse government power for graft, and you’re off the hook.
Last week, the president filed a report with the Office of Government Ethics detailing the stock trades he made this year.
It is a novelistic tale of profiteering, recognizable as in…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsOkay, I'll give you that: LLMs aren't the root of the problem.
Capitalism is. The idea of infinite growth. The idea that people can't just live, they must with 40 hours a week to justify their existence, and they must be purchasing something all the time. Companies must keep selling new stuff. All the resources must be tapped into and exploited.
And companies are making software. They must keep selling new features and pointless complete redesigns nobody wanted. The code must keep being churned over and over again. Programmers must justify their existence by churning out absurd amounts of meaningless code. The companies must exploit them.
Then, companies are entering the #OpenSource "market". They are acquiring and enshittifying. They are hiring and exploiting. And then so many volunteers just jump on the bandwagon and keep cosplaying them. And they too churn out useless code, "sell" pointless complete makeovers, "profit" off their users (even if they actually aren't making any real profit).
And then come LLMs, perfect tools for the job. Perfect tools for exploitation, for churning out useless code, for creating addiction, and for turning everyone into mindless corpospeak bullshit machines.
#AI #LLM #NoAI #NoLLM #AntiCapitalism
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzJerry Jones laughs off Cowboys having no rest before, after Rio trip https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/05/20/cowboys-jerry-jones-international-travel-schedule-rio-quote/901770…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzThe week when Pittsburgh was the center of the sports world https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48600197/nfl-draft-pittsburgh-pirates-steelers-penguins
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caIn an earlier post I introduced the principle that there were four categories of side hustle. Let’s now talk about the second category.
𝗦 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁: 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀)
Self-employed side hustles mean 𝒚𝒐𝒖 are the business.
Examples:
• Coaching
• Consulting
• Service-based businesses
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬:
✔ More control
✔ Higher income potential
✔ Uses your experience
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
✖ Still time-dependent
✖ Hard to step away
✖ Burnout risk
💡 Many people leave a job… only to create a more demanding one.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
What happens to your income if you take a week off?
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBlockbuster trade kicks off draft week with Dexter Lawrence a Bengal https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7214072/2026/04/20/blockbuster-trade-nfl-dexter-lawrence-bengal/
@losttourist@social.chatty.monsterAnother week and so yet another attempt to murder Jews in the UK, this time in broad daylight on the streets of the country's capital city.
Thankfully Fedi at least is up in arms about these terrible racist attacks and the messages of solidarity with the Jewish community and resolve to say ”never again” are flooding my timeline.
Oh no, my mistake, what I meant to say was nobody’s said a fucking thing.
Let me repeat that: organised groups of racists are openly trying to murder minorities in London, Manchester, and elsewhere in the UK, and nobody even posts a condemnation on social media.
This is really fucking pissing me off.
#antisemitism
@joe@toot.worksRE: https://flipboard.com/@theverge/the-verge-5hobbaa8z/-/a-B8ap1S4cQsuYRxnZrP9qWw:a:43611565-/0
That is the reason why I ordered an M3 iPad Air last week. With it $500 off, the trade-in at $350, and Apple raising the price of a new one by $250, I figured I'd better buy an upgrade now instead of regretting it in 6 months. 🤷♂️
@NFL@darktundra.xyzReality or overreaction? Breaking down the biggest takes of 2026 NFL Draft week
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-draft-overreaction-reality-mendoza-trades-ty…
@losttourist@social.chatty.monsterNote to self: next time don't pre-program the #TOTP Now Playing bot 2 weeks in advance and then expect it to do the right thing while I go swanning off in Forrin Parts.
Sorry, folks. Back to usual antics next week, I promise.
@johnhobbs@mstdn.caIn an earlier post I introduced the principle that there were four categories of side hustle. Let’s now talk about the second category.
𝗦 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁: 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗯 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀)
Self-employed side hustles mean 𝒚𝒐𝒖 are the business.
Examples:
• Coaching
• Consulting
• Service-based businesses
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬:
✔ More control
✔ Higher income potential
✔ Uses your experience
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
✖ Still time-dependent
✖ Hard to step away
✖ Burnout risk
💡 Many people leave a job… only to create a more demanding one.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
What happens to your income if you take a week off?
