David C.
@dcotelessa.bsky.social
Friendly Neighborhood Frontend Software Engineer with two cats. Also, ask me about magic or 3d printing.
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Happy 8th anniversary to people getting PO'd at NPR because they didn't recognize or agree with the Declaration of Independence when it was tweeted out line by line. apnews.com/general-news...
NPR's Declaration of Independence tweetstorm confuses some
National Public Radio marked the Fourth of July by tweeting the entire Declaration of Independence, but it seems some Twitter users didn't recognize what they were reading.
apnews.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Happy 8th anniversary to people getting PO'd at NPR because they didn't recognize or agree with the Declaration of Independence when it was tweeted out line by line. apnews.com/general-news...
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Today, we publish the text of the Declaration of Independence in full as a reminder of the nation’s foundational ideals -- and the hope we can someday live up to them. Cc: Editor @jhollymc.bsky.social
July 4: The Declaration of Independence • Tennessee Lookout
The Declaration of Independence is a reminder of the ideals on which the United States was founded, and hope the nation lives up to them.
tennesseelookout.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today, we publish the text of the Declaration of Independence in full as a reminder of the nation’s foundational ideals -- and the hope we can someday live up to them. Cc: Editor @jhollymc.bsky.social
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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.
Zohran Mamdani on his run for NYC mayor, taxing the rich and tackling hate head-on
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.
n.pr
July 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.
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Everyone who has paid into Social Security:
1. Create a Login.Gov account.
2. Go to the Social Security page and log in.
3. Do screen caps of your Earnings Record.
4. Because it may not be there tomorrow, thanks to Elon.
1. Create a Login.Gov account.
2. Go to the Social Security page and log in.
3. Do screen caps of your Earnings Record.
4. Because it may not be there tomorrow, thanks to Elon.
April 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Everyone who has paid into Social Security:
1. Create a Login.Gov account.
2. Go to the Social Security page and log in.
3. Do screen caps of your Earnings Record.
4. Because it may not be there tomorrow, thanks to Elon.
1. Create a Login.Gov account.
2. Go to the Social Security page and log in.
3. Do screen caps of your Earnings Record.
4. Because it may not be there tomorrow, thanks to Elon.
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This is cool. The Guardian recreated a searchable climate future risk tool (wildfire, extreme heat, drought, hurricane, and coastal flood) for the US that was developed by FEMA but deleted by the Trump administration’s ‘climate’ purge.
Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is cool. The Guardian recreated a searchable climate future risk tool (wildfire, extreme heat, drought, hurricane, and coastal flood) for the US that was developed by FEMA but deleted by the Trump administration’s ‘climate’ purge.
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And that’s how it really is. Not some church-weirdo bullshit lies about trans people being groomers and perverts.
Fuck you all who even think that. Doubly so if you say that shit.
🖕😡🖕
Fuck you all who even think that. Doubly so if you say that shit.
🖕😡🖕
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
And that’s how it really is. Not some church-weirdo bullshit lies about trans people being groomers and perverts.
Fuck you all who even think that. Doubly so if you say that shit.
🖕😡🖕
Fuck you all who even think that. Doubly so if you say that shit.
🖕😡🖕
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Russian saboteurs spray foam into cars' exhaust, leave behind Green Party stickers, according to Der Spiegel reporting.
Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says
A wave of car vandalism, initially blamed on climate activists, is now being linked to Moscow.
www.politico.eu
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Russian saboteurs spray foam into cars' exhaust, leave behind Green Party stickers, according to Der Spiegel reporting.
Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Russia supported sabotage spree in Germany to roil election campaign, report says www.politico.eu/article/germ...
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SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People (Gift Article)
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Was curious so went back and listened to JFK’s remarks, where he talks about USAID being a bulwark against totalitarianism abroad + the political pressures facing the program even sixty years ago.
youtu.be/AVJygxfE4QU?...
youtu.be/AVJygxfE4QU?...
February 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Was curious so went back and listened to JFK’s remarks, where he talks about USAID being a bulwark against totalitarianism abroad + the political pressures facing the program even sixty years ago.
youtu.be/AVJygxfE4QU?...
youtu.be/AVJygxfE4QU?...
"Mediocrity is what fearful people will always settle for. Again, think of a pointless paintng, one bad dot cannot ruin the paintng, you fix it & you move on.
However, if ppl are afraid to take risks with bright & bold colors, then the entire work will be very dull & very bland."
- Michael Eisner
However, if ppl are afraid to take risks with bright & bold colors, then the entire work will be very dull & very bland."
- Michael Eisner
February 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"Mediocrity is what fearful people will always settle for. Again, think of a pointless paintng, one bad dot cannot ruin the paintng, you fix it & you move on.
However, if ppl are afraid to take risks with bright & bold colors, then the entire work will be very dull & very bland."
- Michael Eisner
However, if ppl are afraid to take risks with bright & bold colors, then the entire work will be very dull & very bland."
- Michael Eisner
The data states that hybrid work is very effective, *if managed well*.
So far, all I've ever read is we have an epidemic of bad managers that have no idea of the new tech they are pushing. Not AI, not RTO, not DEI. Just bad management incapable of adapting. May we all survive these troglodytes.
So far, all I've ever read is we have an epidemic of bad managers that have no idea of the new tech they are pushing. Not AI, not RTO, not DEI. Just bad management incapable of adapting. May we all survive these troglodytes.
Dell CEO says he's 'retiring' hybrid work, claiming that email exchanges waste time: 'For all the technology in the world, nothing is faster than the speed of human interaction'
Dell workers are being called back to the office starting March.
fortune.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The data states that hybrid work is very effective, *if managed well*.
So far, all I've ever read is we have an epidemic of bad managers that have no idea of the new tech they are pushing. Not AI, not RTO, not DEI. Just bad management incapable of adapting. May we all survive these troglodytes.
So far, all I've ever read is we have an epidemic of bad managers that have no idea of the new tech they are pushing. Not AI, not RTO, not DEI. Just bad management incapable of adapting. May we all survive these troglodytes.
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“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
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EveryLibrary gives you the power, resources, and tools to fight for your library!
www.everylibrary.org/we_re_giving... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/we_re_giving... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
We're giving you the power to fight for your library!
We built the tools you need to fight for your library!
www.everylibrary.org
January 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
EveryLibrary gives you the power, resources, and tools to fight for your library!
www.everylibrary.org/we_re_giving... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/we_re_giving... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
January 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
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I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
Readings - Civil Resistance How It Works Fall 2022.pdf
drive.google.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
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No one can quash the legacy of the Tuskegee Airman.
Same for the Buffalo Soldiers.
That unit was sent to West Point from 1907-1947 to replace an undisciplined white unit. During segregation, they trained all the white officers who fought in WWI & II & they built a legacy.
We know their story.
Same for the Buffalo Soldiers.
That unit was sent to West Point from 1907-1947 to replace an undisciplined white unit. During segregation, they trained all the white officers who fought in WWI & II & they built a legacy.
We know their story.
January 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
No one can quash the legacy of the Tuskegee Airman.
Same for the Buffalo Soldiers.
That unit was sent to West Point from 1907-1947 to replace an undisciplined white unit. During segregation, they trained all the white officers who fought in WWI & II & they built a legacy.
We know their story.
Same for the Buffalo Soldiers.
That unit was sent to West Point from 1907-1947 to replace an undisciplined white unit. During segregation, they trained all the white officers who fought in WWI & II & they built a legacy.
We know their story.
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New: DOJ is withdrawing offers for the unpaid summer intern program under the Trump admin hiring freeze, which usually places ~1000 law students across the department. Follows withdrawal of offers for the honors program for young lawyers and paid internship program
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s DOJ Halts Unpaid Summer Internships for Law Students
The US Justice Department has withdrawn offers for its volunteer legal internship program, with law students being informed that they would no longer have summer positions, according to multiple peopl...
www.bloomberg.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
New: DOJ is withdrawing offers for the unpaid summer intern program under the Trump admin hiring freeze, which usually places ~1000 law students across the department. Follows withdrawal of offers for the honors program for young lawyers and paid internship program
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
That's interesting. Section 230 allows companies that own platforms to be not be responsible for their users' use, but if the platforms own the users?
NFL teams can’t use Bluesky
Bluesky isn’t ready for game day yet.
www.theverge.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
That's interesting. Section 230 allows companies that own platforms to be not be responsible for their users' use, but if the platforms own the users?
That sounds desperate.
TikTokers offered $5,000 to join Facebook and Instagram
Meta's attempt to lure creators to its platforms comes as questions remain over the future of its main rival in the US.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
That sounds desperate.
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"Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961) - Dir. Stanley Kramer
Scene: Dr. Ernst Janning's Testimony, performed by the outstanding Burt Lancaster. ⬇️🎶🎬🗃️ #HATM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQic...
Scene: Dr. Ernst Janning's Testimony, performed by the outstanding Burt Lancaster. ⬇️🎶🎬🗃️ #HATM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQic...
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961) | Dr. Janning's Testimony | MGM
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961) - Dir. Stanley Kramer
Scene: Dr. Ernst Janning's Testimony, performed by the outstanding Burt Lancaster. ⬇️🎶🎬🗃️ #HATM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQic...
Scene: Dr. Ernst Janning's Testimony, performed by the outstanding Burt Lancaster. ⬇️🎶🎬🗃️ #HATM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQic...
I've always enjoyed a good classic movie. For many film snobs, the best movie ever was Citizen Kane, and there are those who find Casablanca to be. I recall watching it with my wife, who had never seen it at the time, and was amazed how many scenes has been referenced in other movies.
La Marseillaise Casablanca
YouTube video by Andrew Barbin
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I've always enjoyed a good classic movie. For many film snobs, the best movie ever was Citizen Kane, and there are those who find Casablanca to be. I recall watching it with my wife, who had never seen it at the time, and was amazed how many scenes has been referenced in other movies.
Well, that's quite a headline after several others today.
A Miracle? Pope Francis Helps Transsexual Prostitutes in Rome
The Catholic Church is not exactly known for its tolerance of transsexuals. But after a priest near Rome called the Vatican's attention to the difficulties faced by a group of transsexuals in his pari...
www.spiegel.de
January 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Well, that's quite a headline after several others today.
Today's thing that inspires:
From Fun Fun Function.
Four-byte Burger, a restoration of a 1985 Amiga artwork.
#amiga #retrocomputing #inspiration
From Fun Fun Function.
Four-byte Burger, a restoration of a 1985 Amiga artwork.
#amiga #retrocomputing #inspiration
Four-Byte Burger
YouTube video by Ahoy
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Today's thing that inspires:
From Fun Fun Function.
Four-byte Burger, a restoration of a 1985 Amiga artwork.
#amiga #retrocomputing #inspiration
From Fun Fun Function.
Four-byte Burger, a restoration of a 1985 Amiga artwork.
#amiga #retrocomputing #inspiration