Jon Udell
judell.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
Jon Udell
@judell.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
Patron saint of trailing-edge technologies, grateful resident of the nation-state of California.

[bridged from https://social.coop/@judell on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Just a typical item in today's news that would, as recently as 2015, have seemed like a passage from a work of dystopian fiction.
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Well this is the coolest BYTE archive ever.

The home page, a grid with cover pages down the left side, functions as an infographic that charts the rise and fall of the magazine. (I arrived long after the glory days of 450-page issues.)

"This zoomable map shows […]

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November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"The tractor beam that pulled me in was the special exhibit of Ray Harryhausen’s orginal animatronic models and drawings. Here’s the Kraken from Clash of the Titans."

https://blog.jonudell.net/2025/11/02/release-the-kraken/

#miniatures #harryhausen #dynamation
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This lovely paean to the roundabouts in my former home town omits the traffic disaster at Keene's core. Central Square (which is a circle) awkwardly combines a roundabout with intersections and traffic lights: the worst of both worlds.

I love you anyway, Keene! […]

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October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"There are protests next Saturday. Humanity will be there. The fascists are saying it will be a terrorist gathering, a criminal conspiracy, a violent uprising.

So let's be criminals, by which I mean let's be antifascists, by which I mean let's be humans. Let's […]

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October 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I updated the post: we found a 1972 Institut Géographique National map in a drawer. It doesn't show the A20 but who cares, it is a glorious representation of this region.
October 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"The demonstration is widely considered to be the longest continuous act of political protest in U.S. history. It has survived seven presidents, countless global conflicts, hurricanes and blizzards, heat waves and floods. It has outlasted several U.S. wars […]

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September 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
@Downes Good point. Let's do both, eh? Punish the cowards and reward the heroes.

That was the idea here, fwiw.

https://jonudell.info/ShopCostcoBoycottTarget
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Here's how to make an XMLUI table responsive: https://docs.xmlui.org/howto/make-a-table-responsive

I just added the example to the Howto section in the docs. Now when I ask an agent how to do this, the XMLUI MCP server should guide the agent to the working […]

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September 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The #pickettfire near Calistoga from Taylor Mountain in Santa Rosa.
August 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I asked Claude and ChatGPT to react to this chart.

Both initially applauded.

I told them to read Tufte and reconsider.

Both regurgitated Tufteisms but missed the main flaw.

I told them they missed the main flaw.

Finally they got it: The Lie Factor.

"The […]

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August 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM
At the end of a long ride, low on energy, those blackberries really hit the spot.
July 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Write the headline.
June 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Elon Musk is a mass murderer.
May 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Listening to Jim Croce tunes reminds me of the powerful internal rhythm of his lyrics.

It's impossible to unhear this one but if you could, and just said the words, I bet you'd arrive at a very similar rhythmic pattern.
May 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Excellent news. This is how to do it: carrot and stick. Reward integrity, shun cowards.

#boycott

https://jonudell.info/ShopCostcoBoycottTarget/
May 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"In the span of some 80 years and five decades, this family emerged from poverty in a hostile country to become a prosperous, educated clan of merchants, scholars, professionals, and, most important, American citizens.

What does this classically American tale […]

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May 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This meme photo showed up at today's #teslatakedown.

I can't find the full TikTok username for attribution but @billy.ray.v.. this is outstanding, well done.

#cecot #justice
April 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Update: And here's the expected retaliation.

Data point: Harvards endowment is > $50 billion, so fuck you wannabe fascists.
April 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Over the weekend I listened to this episode of Radio Open Source. It ended with the question: "Will Harvard do the right thing?"

Today we got the answer: they did!

Looking at you, other major universities and big law firms.

"We must all hang together, or […]

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April 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"It’s not our job to reflect the political ideology of the country. We’re not a Sunday morning talk show.

We’re supposed to be having arguments that get at truth and knowledge, and that’s different from a political debating society. It’s different from what goes […]

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April 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I've been looking for a way to build on the #teslatakedown momentum.

Let's reward companies like Costco for holding strong on diversity and encourage companies like Target to get on the right side of history.

In many cities there's a Costco right next to a […]

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April 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
@sashajwright When the list is more complete, I'll want to see how various locations track the oft-cited 3.5% rule. My neighboring town of Sonoma overperformed while my hometown of Philly underperformed. (Maybe because those folks joined the NYC or DC crowds?) […]

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April 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Handmaids won the Santa Rosa #handsoff.
April 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Arguably it's in a firm's self-interest not to grovel. How does that look to prospective clients who need to hire a fighter?

#courage #honor #enlightentedselfinterest

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/opinion/perkins-coie-trump.html
March 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM