"I'm thinking of switching my ham radio computer to Linux" is the most Mastodon-coded sentence I've ever read on Mastodon

New post: “Look, just fucking use Mastodon already” https://giants-club.net/articles/just-use-mastodon/

A short, unnecessarily profane rant about modern social media, not really serious but not really a joke, either. With apologies to McSweeney’s.

A podcast I did recently about the work I'm doing to create a social network for writers that's built out of the web, all parts replaceable. WordPress had some surprising well-hidden power. I hope people listen, esp people in the WordPress ... mastodon.social

feel like it's impressive I got this far in life not really understanding why Jimmy Hoffa was such a big deal but now I'm learning about pensions and the deregulation of the trucking industry and oh no

I'm not sure how to say this, but this Bluesky drama just reminds me why I'm primarily on Mastodon as opposed to Threads, Bluesky, or even Nostr. :⁠-⁠\

Bluesky for BlackBerry in 2011

So, that Discord data breach? The headlines *should* have focused on the Age Verification angle.

It affected a 3rd party service Discord uses for Age Verification appeals.

It took 3 months from the start of the UKs OSA age checks for the first known data leak.

www.theverge.com/news/792032/...

I forgot I had a #Nostr account 😅

McDonald's uses an AI bot called "Olivia" for hiring. A pair of hackers found they could access every conversation job applicants had with it—including all the personal info they shared—by exploiting security vulnerabilities as basic as using the password "123456". www.wired.com/story/mcdona...

If Twitter’s built-in AI spouting anti-semitism while calling itself “MechaHitler” wasn’t enough for you to leave the platform, I have many questions.

NEWS:

Elon Musk 🤝 Curtis Yarvin

The billionaire and right-wing thinker spoke late last week about Musk's third-party push, per sources briefed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...

<a href="/hashtag/Writefreely" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Writefreely <a href="/hashtag/Statistics" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Statistics 2025-07-10 01:00 CEST
Number of active instances: 891
Number of users: 346 450
Number of posts: 1 084 129
Number of users last 4h: 77
Number of posts last 4h: 158

<a href="/hashtag/Fediverse" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Fediverse

My Mastodon instance #Fediscience is incorporating as a non-profit in Garmany. I just joined up. https://about.fediscience.org/membership.html

Both of my parents never went to college and they both graduated with GEDs at different points in their life.

I'm a first gen college grad and trying to learn about investing, a master's degree, and be a teacher.
#firstgen #teacher

So I passed my TExES Special Education exam. In one month I should be fully certified for my interim license and in one year I'll be a fully licensed teacher.
Also I did this in my first attempt so pretty happy.
#Teacher #FutureTeacher #TFA #TeachForAmerica #Texas

I wrote about the 23-year-old crypto bro with effectively no relevant work experience, who @alondra.bsky.social revealed is sitting in meetings, not paying attention, and then giving the thumbs up/thumbs down on whether they can get their NSF grants...

See I'm the 180° flipside of cutting #AmeriCorps and #JobCorps, I want them fully funded and provide similar benefits as the military 🤓

Each AmeriCorps service member has a story. These selfless public servants give back to our country, helping with schools, food banks, disaster relief, and more.

Gutting this agency is spiteful and cruel. That’s why we’re fighting to stop it.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/19/n...

After disasters, AmeriCorps was everywhere. What happens when it’s gone?

Elon Musk's DOGE has gutted the 30-year-old national service agency.

grist.org/extreme-weat...

#Musk #DOGE #Climate #Environment #AmeriCorps #Disaster

BREAKING: Trump is trying to wipe out AmeriCorps—a critical pillar of civil service

We @democracydefendersfund.org won't allow it

We & wonderful labor & other partners just filed a preliminary injunction to stop this madness

Want to see where the AmeriCorps programs cut by DOGE are located and the services AmeriCorps members and volunteers were providing? See the number of communities that are being impacted by these senseless cuts: www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

DOGE's assault on AmeriCorps is more than just a federal issue. They're punching a hole in every layer of our society to make a headline.

Gouging their way to a $150B quota, they're targeting one of the most efficient uses of taxpayer dollars.

www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/my-r...

#AmeriCorp was basically defunded and shrunk down. An organization that literally helps people all over the country and providing ways for Americans to give back to their communities through volunteering and helping during relief efforts.
#doge
apnews.com/article/amer...

potential message: the GOP just raised taxes by $6 trillion
potential message: the GOP is kidnapping and trafficking people for things they MIGHT say

dem message: the GOP might be insider trading—a thing you associate nancy pelosi with—and we're sending them a nice letter asking them for evidence

BREAKING — All FDIC employees just received an email confirming DOGE presence at the agency.

"The DOGE team has neither requested nor been granted access to sensitive bank information." We'll see how long that remains true.

Text of email shared with me: