urig
@urig.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Freelance software developer, consultant & university lecturer. Python/C#/Java/TypeScript/Craftsmanship/TDD/Microservices/DBs/טוסטר משולשים.
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Do yourself a favor and take a couple of minutes to listen to John Cleese extolling the virtues of fish on Letterman back in 1988.
https://youtu.be/gXwKOT-qFqQ?si=PEPBE0JLxRd9GJUj&t=450
#selfcare #fish
https://youtu.be/gXwKOT-qFqQ?si=PEPBE0JLxRd9GJUj&t=450
#selfcare #fish
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Do yourself a favor and take a couple of minutes to listen to John Cleese extolling the virtues of fish on Letterman back in 1988.
https://youtu.be/gXwKOT-qFqQ?si=PEPBE0JLxRd9GJUj&t=450
#selfcare #fish
https://youtu.be/gXwKOT-qFqQ?si=PEPBE0JLxRd9GJUj&t=450
#selfcare #fish
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Heading back to the U.S.? 🇺🇸
Stop deleting everything. A blank phone is a massive red flag to Customs. 🚩
I’ve updated the Travel Mode Protocol with new forensic protections based on 2026 learnings:
1️⃣ Android: Use the "Cold Switch" method. This keeps your […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Stop deleting everything. A blank phone is a massive red flag to Customs. 🚩
I’ve updated the Travel Mode Protocol with new forensic protections based on 2026 learnings:
1️⃣ Android: Use the "Cold Switch" method. This keeps your […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Heading back to the U.S.? 🇺🇸
Stop deleting everything. A blank phone is a massive red flag to Customs. 🚩
I’ve updated the Travel Mode Protocol with new forensic protections based on 2026 learnings:
1️⃣ Android: Use the "Cold Switch" method. This keeps your […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Stop deleting everything. A blank phone is a massive red flag to Customs. 🚩
I’ve updated the Travel Mode Protocol with new forensic protections based on 2026 learnings:
1️⃣ Android: Use the "Cold Switch" method. This keeps your […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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I think the other piece of this that comes to mind for me is that, by and large, software developers as a culture lack class consciousness.
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I think the other piece of this that comes to mind for me is that, by and large, software developers as a culture lack class consciousness.
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
If you're pulling down a mid six-figure tech salary, you're rich *and* you have more in common with someone in homelessness levels of crushing poverty than […]
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Summer 1986. Montreal hosted ‘Millerfest’ that had a great lineup. Eurythmics were huge that year and their set was phenomenal. I figured out where they were staying and met them afterwards. I always say Annie Lennox gave me one of the best hugs I ever got in […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Summer 1986. Montreal hosted ‘Millerfest’ that had a great lineup. Eurythmics were huge that year and their set was phenomenal. I figured out where they were staying and met them afterwards. I always say Annie Lennox gave me one of the best hugs I ever got in […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
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The Guatdian: "UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone"
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/07/supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-podcast-rest-is-history
Which #history #podcast one might ask? Why, it's https://therestishistory.com/ of course […]
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/07/supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-podcast-rest-is-history
Which #history #podcast one might ask? Why, it's https://therestishistory.com/ of course […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The Guatdian: "UK supreme court hearing interrupted by history podcast played from judge’s phone"
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/07/supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-podcast-rest-is-history
Which #history #podcast one might ask? Why, it's https://therestishistory.com/ of course […]
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/07/supreme-court-hearing-interrupted-by-podcast-rest-is-history
Which #history #podcast one might ask? Why, it's https://therestishistory.com/ of course […]
The Guardian: "Revealed: How #substack makes money from hosting #nazi newsletters"
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The Guardian: "Revealed: How #substack makes money from hosting #nazi newsletters"
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
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As an American, and a journalist, I can't express how upset I am that these demonic fuckers came for the CIA world fact book. It's literally the only good thing the CIA ever did, and it was wonderful. I remember discovering it as a kid, and it was like the first time you discovered Wikipedia […]
Original post on social.circl.lu
social.circl.lu
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
As an American, and a journalist, I can't express how upset I am that these demonic fuckers came for the CIA world fact book. It's literally the only good thing the CIA ever did, and it was wonderful. I remember discovering it as a kid, and it was like the first time you discovered Wikipedia […]
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At other sites in Sweden, #Tesla has a contractor driving big batteries from elsewhere to deliver electricity to the car charging points. All in an insanely expensive bid against the very old, very powerful Swedish labour unions.
Hey, Tesla stock owners -- this money is taken out of the […]
Hey, Tesla stock owners -- this money is taken out of the […]
Original post on archaeo.social
archaeo.social
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
At other sites in Sweden, #Tesla has a contractor driving big batteries from elsewhere to deliver electricity to the car charging points. All in an insanely expensive bid against the very old, very powerful Swedish labour unions.
Hey, Tesla stock owners -- this money is taken out of the […]
Hey, Tesla stock owners -- this money is taken out of the […]
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Kinda crazy after the pearl clutching coverage that #Columbia #nyc got in 2024 for student protests that there is so little coverage of this #iceout protest yesterday.
A dozen students/professors were arrested […]
A dozen students/professors were arrested […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
When people say Shakespeare isn't relevant to modern life it's good to have people like Sir Ian around to prove them wrong:
Check out LinkLock:
"Link Lock is a tool for adding a password to a link; in other words, for encrypting and decrypting URLs."
"Each encrypted URL is stored entirely within the link generated by this application. As a result, users control all the data they create with Link Lock. Nothing is […]
"Link Lock is a tool for adding a password to a link; in other words, for encrypting and decrypting URLs."
"Each encrypted URL is stored entirely within the link generated by this application. As a result, users control all the data they create with Link Lock. Nothing is […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Check out LinkLock:
"Link Lock is a tool for adding a password to a link; in other words, for encrypting and decrypting URLs."
"Each encrypted URL is stored entirely within the link generated by this application. As a result, users control all the data they create with Link Lock. Nothing is […]
"Link Lock is a tool for adding a password to a link; in other words, for encrypting and decrypting URLs."
"Each encrypted URL is stored entirely within the link generated by this application. As a result, users control all the data they create with Link Lock. Nothing is […]
I took a moment to clean my laptop screen and now it feels like I upgraded it to an 8K display.
I think I'll go clean my reading glasses now.
#lifehack
I think I'll go clean my reading glasses now.
#lifehack
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I took a moment to clean my laptop screen and now it feels like I upgraded it to an 8K display.
I think I'll go clean my reading glasses now.
#lifehack
I think I'll go clean my reading glasses now.
#lifehack
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
Original post on fedi.simonwillison.net
fedi.simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
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Every. Single. Country. but us.
February 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Every. Single. Country. but us.
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Mapa del Sacro Imperio Germánico Romano a comienzos del siglo XV. Los colores se refieren a la casas de 🔵Luxemburgo, 🟡Habsburgo, 🟢Wittelsbach, 🍏Gryf, 🟠Saboya, 🍘Wettin, 🍞Borgoña, 🟤Anjou; 💧teocracias; ⚪repúblicas campesinas; 🌹confederación suiza y 👨🏻otros.📷Ollie Bye #europa #europe #mapas #maps
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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I have been trying to think of ways of making the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming.
To people outside the Fediverse.
To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.
To people who recently joined the Fediverse.
And more.
...
What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and […]
To people outside the Fediverse.
To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.
To people who recently joined the Fediverse.
And more.
...
What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I have been trying to think of ways of making the Fediverse more Friendly and Welcoming.
To people outside the Fediverse.
To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.
To people who recently joined the Fediverse.
And more.
...
What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and […]
To people outside the Fediverse.
To people thinking of joining the Fediverse.
To people who recently joined the Fediverse.
And more.
...
What do YOU think could make the Fediverse more Friendly and […]
FFS if you play the piano and you live in an apartment, be a decent human being and get an electronic piano that let's you practice with headphones on. JFC.
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
FFS if you play the piano and you live in an apartment, be a decent human being and get an electronic piano that let's you practice with headphones on. JFC.
"## VALUES
- you are competitive in business and compassionate in society
- you understand ethical dilemmas and have the leadership values to overcome them
- you are critical when thinking and constructive when collaborating
## ACTION
- you produce prosperity and protect the prosperity of […]
- you are competitive in business and compassionate in society
- you understand ethical dilemmas and have the leadership values to overcome them
- you are critical when thinking and constructive when collaborating
## ACTION
- you produce prosperity and protect the prosperity of […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
February 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM
"## VALUES
- you are competitive in business and compassionate in society
- you understand ethical dilemmas and have the leadership values to overcome them
- you are critical when thinking and constructive when collaborating
## ACTION
- you produce prosperity and protect the prosperity of […]
- you are competitive in business and compassionate in society
- you understand ethical dilemmas and have the leadership values to overcome them
- you are critical when thinking and constructive when collaborating
## ACTION
- you produce prosperity and protect the prosperity of […]
TIL about the "Nordic Nine" in the context of academic studies.
The Nordic Nine is set of nine transformative capabilities that balance the advancement of the individual with responsibilities that stretch beyond business and into society.
The concept was developed at Copenhagen Business School […]
The Nordic Nine is set of nine transformative capabilities that balance the advancement of the individual with responsibilities that stretch beyond business and into society.
The concept was developed at Copenhagen Business School […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 AM
TIL about the "Nordic Nine" in the context of academic studies.
The Nordic Nine is set of nine transformative capabilities that balance the advancement of the individual with responsibilities that stretch beyond business and into society.
The concept was developed at Copenhagen Business School […]
The Nordic Nine is set of nine transformative capabilities that balance the advancement of the individual with responsibilities that stretch beyond business and into society.
The concept was developed at Copenhagen Business School […]
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👻🚂Locomotive graveyard. Lebanon’s ghost train stations stand frozen in time and choked by unchecked plant growth.
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
👻🚂Locomotive graveyard. Lebanon’s ghost train stations stand frozen in time and choked by unchecked plant growth.
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
The first railway opened in 1895 under the Ottoman Empire. It ran from Beirut to Damascus. By the 1930s, Lebanon had joined the Orient Express […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
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@darkphoenix The Dortmund H-bahn is like a transport system ripped out of one of the Ages of Myst. A pod arrives, you get in, and are automatically whisked away along an unlikely-seeming route made of curves and dips that covers somewhat changing scenery with […]
[Original post on cupoftea.social]
[Original post on cupoftea.social]
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
@darkphoenix The Dortmund H-bahn is like a transport system ripped out of one of the Ages of Myst. A pod arrives, you get in, and are automatically whisked away along an unlikely-seeming route made of curves and dips that covers somewhat changing scenery with […]
[Original post on cupoftea.social]
[Original post on cupoftea.social]