schmichael
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Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike!
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike!
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
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I'm really sick of "open enrollment" why am I having to decide shit every year until I die
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I'm really sick of "open enrollment" why am I having to decide shit every year until I die
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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Well this is very nice. Thank you @alexfalcone.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Well this is very nice. Thank you @alexfalcone.bsky.social
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I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
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A reminder all: GO TO JURY DUTY WHEN YOU ARE SUMMONED
Yes it is disruptive of schedules but these days, juries need you
Yes it is disruptive of schedules but these days, juries need you
Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A reminder all: GO TO JURY DUTY WHEN YOU ARE SUMMONED
Yes it is disruptive of schedules but these days, juries need you
Yes it is disruptive of schedules but these days, juries need you
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Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
October 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
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when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts
All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."
www.pbs.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw
Maybe Trump saw my 9yo playing with a stick in the park and thought #Portland was at war. He was swinging it pretty hard, so I’m sorry if that scared someone.
If the National Guard gets bored I have a lot of mulch that needs spreading at my place.
If the National Guard gets bored I have a lot of mulch that needs spreading at my place.
September 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Maybe Trump saw my 9yo playing with a stick in the park and thought #Portland was at war. He was swinging it pretty hard, so I’m sorry if that scared someone.
If the National Guard gets bored I have a lot of mulch that needs spreading at my place.
If the National Guard gets bored I have a lot of mulch that needs spreading at my place.
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Very glad to see this paragraph, which IMO should be in every autism piece. Good work all around.
September 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Very glad to see this paragraph, which IMO should be in every autism piece. Good work all around.
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I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
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One of the reasons I find the “BlueSky bad” takes so self-defeating is that it’s very obvious this administration intends to place all major social media into the hands of friendly owners. www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/t...
A TikTok deal has finally been reached with China, the Trump administration says | CNN Business
A deal has been reached between the Trump administration and China to keep TikTok operational in the United States, administration officials announced Monday, concluding a yearslong effort that began ...
www.cnn.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One of the reasons I find the “BlueSky bad” takes so self-defeating is that it’s very obvious this administration intends to place all major social media into the hands of friendly owners. www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/t...
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This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/1996...
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My favorite post in a while:
Woz: ‘I Am the Happiest Person Ever’
Link to: https://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=23765914&cid=65583466
daringfireball.net
August 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My favorite post in a while:
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The more clear the goal, the less meetings it takes to work toward it.
July 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The more clear the goal, the less meetings it takes to work toward it.
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I see grocery/takeout shaming discourse going around again, so this is your periodic historian reminder that cooking from scratch daily while working has never been sustainable, and for millennia everyone either relied on takeout & restaurants or ate in huge households w/ big dorm-like group dining.
July 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I see grocery/takeout shaming discourse going around again, so this is your periodic historian reminder that cooking from scratch daily while working has never been sustainable, and for millennia everyone either relied on takeout & restaurants or ate in huge households w/ big dorm-like group dining.
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Both of these people will accurately state that AI has made them more productive and saved them time.
June 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Both of these people will accurately state that AI has made them more productive and saved them time.
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On Thursday, a group of young Indigenous kayakers will embark on the first source-to-sea descent of the Klamath River since the country’s largest dam removal project was completed there last fall.
Indigenous youth prepare for the first descent down the Klamath River after dam removal
On Thursday, dozens of young kayakers from a variety of Indigenous tribes will embark on the first source-to-sea descent of the Klamath River since the country’s largest dam removal project was completed last fall.
www.opb.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On Thursday, a group of young Indigenous kayakers will embark on the first source-to-sea descent of the Klamath River since the country’s largest dam removal project was completed there last fall.
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Re-sharing for #Pride my Queer History rundown of the LGBTQIA+ Renaissance; people are always surprised how many super famous names are on the list!
LGBTQIA+ Renaissance – Ex Urbe
As we resist those who claim diversity distorts scholarship, let’s run through the acronym & show how easy it is to find the rainbow in every era. We don’t even need to look beyond the Renaissance…
buff.ly
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Re-sharing for #Pride my Queer History rundown of the LGBTQIA+ Renaissance; people are always surprised how many super famous names are on the list!
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i'm looking for work as of today!
if you need a staff level backend/database person, i could very well be that person: tef.computer.
if you know your company is hiring, drop me a link to the careers page.
nb: due to having a sleep cycle resembling a melatonin free jazz solo, i work in GMT+5
if you need a staff level backend/database person, i could very well be that person: tef.computer.
if you know your company is hiring, drop me a link to the careers page.
nb: due to having a sleep cycle resembling a melatonin free jazz solo, i work in GMT+5
May 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
i'm looking for work as of today!
if you need a staff level backend/database person, i could very well be that person: tef.computer.
if you know your company is hiring, drop me a link to the careers page.
nb: due to having a sleep cycle resembling a melatonin free jazz solo, i work in GMT+5
if you need a staff level backend/database person, i could very well be that person: tef.computer.
if you know your company is hiring, drop me a link to the careers page.
nb: due to having a sleep cycle resembling a melatonin free jazz solo, i work in GMT+5
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Three Trail of Bits engineers audited core Go cryptography for a month and found only one low-sev security issue... in unsupported Go+BoringCrypto! 🍾
Years of efforts on testing, limiting complexity, safe APIs, and readability have paid off! ✨
Yes I am taking a victory lap. No I am not sorry. 🏆
Years of efforts on testing, limiting complexity, safe APIs, and readability have paid off! ✨
Yes I am taking a victory lap. No I am not sorry. 🏆
Go Cryptography Security Audit
Go's cryptography libraries underwent an audit by Trail of Bits. Read more about the scope and results.
go.dev
May 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Three Trail of Bits engineers audited core Go cryptography for a month and found only one low-sev security issue... in unsupported Go+BoringCrypto! 🍾
Years of efforts on testing, limiting complexity, safe APIs, and readability have paid off! ✨
Yes I am taking a victory lap. No I am not sorry. 🏆
Years of efforts on testing, limiting complexity, safe APIs, and readability have paid off! ✨
Yes I am taking a victory lap. No I am not sorry. 🏆
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The term 'rune' for a Unicode code point was coined by Ken Thompson during a discussion we had to find a concise name to supplement 'char' for bytes.
The Plan 9 C source files /sys/src/libc/port/*rune* appeared in the daily backup on Dec 9, 1991, so the name was coined on the evening of the 8th.
The Plan 9 C source files /sys/src/libc/port/*rune* appeared in the daily backup on Dec 9, 1991, so the name was coined on the evening of the 8th.
My short write-up on the history I could find connor.zip/posts/2025-0...
Rune
How "rune" came to mean a Unicode code point
connor.zip
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The term 'rune' for a Unicode code point was coined by Ken Thompson during a discussion we had to find a concise name to supplement 'char' for bytes.
The Plan 9 C source files /sys/src/libc/port/*rune* appeared in the daily backup on Dec 9, 1991, so the name was coined on the evening of the 8th.
The Plan 9 C source files /sys/src/libc/port/*rune* appeared in the daily backup on Dec 9, 1991, so the name was coined on the evening of the 8th.