It bothers me that so many lessons learned have happened in the engineering world but the IT world is just hitting ourselves in the dick over and over again because slowing down 10% to do it right might cost a few people a little money.

What does JD Vance call Scotchguard??
Birth control
😐

TIL the difference between an acronym and an abbreviation

https://languagetool.org/insights/post/style-acronym-vs-abbreviation/amp/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ed4wwo/til_the_difference_between_an_acronym_and_an/

Video app test

My kids are grownups in their thirties and doing very well. It’s just sometimes I just want them back home with us all the time. They were such interesting kids to raise . Very different from each other in nearly every way- made for interesting times but I loved that they were each their own person. Now they are pals and one of them is a fabulous aunt to the other’s baby. I just want them to be babies again right now. They win you over and then they leave. Kids. Damn.

⚡️🇺🇸Russia does not want talks: ISW analyzed Kremlin's statements about Ukraine and President Zelensky (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889149-russia-does-not-want-talks-isw-analyzed-kremlins-statements-about-ukraine-and-zelensky.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Trump's plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give:

-The top 5 Wall Street banks a $4.1B tax cut.
-The top 5 drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The top 5 US oil companies a $2.5 billion tax cut.

In total, it's a $50B giveaway to the largest 100 US companies.

Atrocious.

You know what this is
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/26/jd-vance-abortion-ban-travel

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/26/texas-teenage-birth-control-lawsuit

"Sanders said Harris, the newly minted presumptive Democratic nominee, will struggle to beat former president Donald J. Trump in the general election unless she 'begins to speak forcefully about the needs of the long-neglected working class of this country'."

#StevenPorter, 2024

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/26/metro/bernie-sanders-kamala-harris-will-struggle-win-unless-she-speaks-long-neglected-working-class/

First, carefully study the 2016 Clinton campaign and do the opposite. For a start, don't write off whole swathes of alienated people as "deplorables".

#FeelTheBurn #Harris2024 #USElection2024

😂

Time for another exciting round of "but are they worth drinking?" Because if even half are "fine" that'll be better than previous results.

The erasure of COVID by the entertainment industry has played a huge role in sanctioning government abandonment of public health. Creatives are complicit in the ongoing harm caused by COVID. What a difference it would make if they actively portrayed the pandemic in their work.

https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-ignore-covid-19-pandemic/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR09z03Gu0UWwV-Q0OoFtHIehCsJxDoangp-dChXAdNa6bupUsEC3FjPqig_aem_o3Az6tujcr9fJcMhFW9ecg

Roseanne Barr has to be one of the most braindead conservative commentators out there

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) has released details about an investigation into automakers’ disclosure of driving data, such as sudden braking and acceleration, to data brokers for subsequent resale to insurance companies":

"General Motors (GM) also confirmed to Wyden’s office that it shared customers’ location data with two other companies, which GM refused to identify."

"The senators’ letter to the FTC included new details about GM, Honda, and Hyundai’s sharing of drivers’ data with data brokers, including details about the payments the data broker Verisk made to automakers. Based on information Wyden obtained from automakers, the senators revealed:"

"Hyundai shared data from 1.7 million cars with Verisk, which paid Hyundai $1,043,315.69, or 61 cents per car; Honda shared data from 97,000 cars with the data broker Verisk, which paid Honda $25,920, or 26 cents per car; Automakers used deceptive design tactics, known as “dark patterns,” to manipulate consumers into signing up for programs in which driver data was shared with data brokers, for subsequent resale to insurance companies."

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/signed_wyden_markey_letter_to_ftc_with_attachmentpdf.pdf

Ok, fukyu CBC.

Given the choice of watching NBC's shitty coverage of the Olympics or not seeing it at all, I choose "not."

Seriously, eat green shit.

Mike Tirico's green shit.

All of it.

For the next three weeks.

Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Alekseev Nikita, Edgar Vincent, and Toshihiro Umehara for assigning their copyright to the FSF! More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments

“As job advert appears on LinkedIn, Democratic Party HR department reassures Kamala Harris they have to post it there for three days, despite having internal hire lined up.”

“Estimates of the health benefits from alcohol have been exaggerated while its harms have been underestimated in most previous studies.” #Health https://werd.io/2024/moderate-drinking-not-better-for-health-than-abstaining-analysis-suggests

One of the worst things Apple has done to the world is being the driving force for "thin" as primary marketing buzzword for personal electronics products.
As in this case, it often leads to fragile products, more subject to accidental damage, often with less repairability and possibly shorter life-spans. This may help the bottom line (disclosure, I own a small bit of Apple stock), but it contributes to E-waste and hurts the environment.
#apple #ewaste #environment

https://www.rtings.com/research/thin-lcd-tvs-break-faster-under-prolonged-use

I'm not really into the Olympics, but I am delighted to have my timeline flooded with something cheerful and exciting that I don't care about.

It's been a long July, and last week was even longer.

They still do the countries alphabetically? I'd name my country Aardvarkistan.

In a country full of scumbag corporations, American ISPs are among the scummiest of all.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/isps-seeking-government-handouts-try-to-avoid-offering-low-cost-broadband/

This one made me laugh and laugh. Young voters are getting fired up! 🔥

#Election2024 #USpol #YoungVoters

#EAS #WEA for Santa Clara County: There's a 100 acre fire on the Alameda County hilldside. NO ACTION OR EVACUATION ARE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. THIS IS JUST A NOTIFICATION. Source: 200637,AlertSCC,Santa Clara County ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

Nearly 2 wks after the #assassination attempt on #Trump, there’s still no official report from the Trump campaign or from state or federal govts about what caused the wound on his right ear.

This lack of clarity has left the issue unsettled & fueled speculation online about whether he was hit by a bullet or #shrapnel — or perhaps something else.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/us/politics/trump-shooter-bullet-trajectory-ear.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

I just realized Donald Trump must be absolutely livid J.D. Vance is getting all the media spotlight since he was announced as his vice-president pick. I wouldn't be surprised Trump would start pegging him down a notch in the upcoming weeks to get the attention back on him again.

TIL that in the series finale of the 80’s medical drama “St Elsewhere”, the credits feature the “death” of the production companies adorable kitten mascot, Mimsie

https://youtu.be/5LnK6kwqXUo?si=VZgirWCPhWvUJ2P6
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ed4q8y/til_that_in_the_series_finale_of_the_80s_medical/

Excuse me we are now living in a time where search engines strike exclusivity deals with websites to exclusively show results of these websites on the one search engine?? Will I need to go with Google to look up reddit posts, Bing to see movie information, and DuckDuckGo for info on ducks now?

I love our post-capitalist cyberpunk dystopia.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mojeek/112841714935568007