A simple reminder. In January 2017,
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Robert H
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Formerly taught flying at Linden Municipal Airport and Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey.
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Isaac Asimov
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@djwfyi
Yes, AI can write as well as a high school senior. No AI cannot write as well as a professional writer. Your former employer didn't appreciate you. It is willing to deliver lower quality documentation.
My experience with AI used to replace customer service is that AI is simply another phone tree to argue with before you get to speak to a human.
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@Quasit@kolektiva.social @mtechman@mastodon.ie
Libby costs your local library a fortune.
https://arrgle.com/libby-libraries-and-the-shocking-cost-of-ebook-licenses/
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@sarahtaber@mastodon.online
What keeps the price of fertilizer low? The Russians sell it. The U.S. imports Russian fertilizer without tariffs.
The U.S. imports Russian di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and other fertilizers. Despite tensions, the U.S. exempted Russian fertilizer from many sanctions to avoid supply shortages. Russia remains a significant supplier.
https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/fertilizers/111725-us-lifts-new-tariffs-on-key-phosphate-fertilizer-imports-importers-stay-cautious
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@koje71 @svenscholz
The price rise of Brent and WTI was based on rational speculation. Continuing high prices will be the effect of actual shortages. Long-dated futures prices may drop, but spot prices will take a long time.
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Recovering from this dark period of governance will require triage.
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Some of the federal activities #Trump has killed we need to put a black tag on. Gone forever.
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To #Schumer and #Jeffries will fall the task of repairing the things Trump has broken and should be restored as they were. Yellow tag.
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To the presidential candidate who hasn't yet popped her head up goes the red tag items:
(1) tex system and income inequility (2) campaign spending and PACs (3) war powers
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@lxskllr @Em0nM4stodon
The tech types--and not the tech bros--understand full well the implication of the "common sense measures to protect the children."
Remind them that even public figures need the protection of anonymity. Publius was the pseudonym of John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.
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@koen_hufkens @gamingonlinux
I want to see the definition of operating system.
A robot vacuum runs Linux.
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@janneke@todon.nl @ChrisJagged@mastodon.social
How about:
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starting a worldwide energy-based recession that set the global economy back several years.
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setting the stage for a nuclear war that ended human life
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@Jquigley48 @Strandjunker
Baby Daddy Problems.
Just thing of the machinations that will go on at the hospital. The mother you describe will claim that the father was a citizen or resident. Then there will be patrimony DNA tests, leading to a nationwide DNA registry.
This is leading down a dark and stinky hole.
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@EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie#Russian attacks on #Ukraine in real time.
Bookmark this site: https://alerts.in.ua/en
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@bespacific@newsie.social Here's some good news about #vaccines .
The hold music at Blue Cross Blue Shield includes admoinitions to have your child vaccinated. Science wins over politics!
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@Hawk1291 @revk @gamingonlinux
Google wants to register developers.
https://github.com/orgs/meshtastic/discussions/472
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@Sagittarius_Galaxie@mastodon.social @DerEchteGrimm@norden.social
Charlie #Kirk may well be this century's incarnation of of Horst #Wessel.
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@greenpeace@mastodon.social#WTI is up five bucks today. #Trump's cease fire agreement worked for only a day.
If the #SoH transit fee sticks, #Iran will be lifting $1.00 /bbl from the pockets of all its neighbors.
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@Jquigley48 @Strandjunker
How many apartments did #Trump sell or rent to #Russian or #Chinese expectant mothers?
One thing no one mentions is that a U.S. citizen has a lifelong tax liability to the U.S. whether or not they are resident here. It's potentially profitable for the U.S., if we had an #IRS to collect the money.
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@sarahtaber@mastodon.online
American farmers should not be so afraid of #fertilizer shortages because of a blocked Strait of #Hormuz. Americans can buy #Russian #fertilizer without #tariffs.
Little considered fact:
The U.S. remains in 2025 the biggest importer of Russian fertilizer.
https://gtaic.ai/trends/us-imports-from-russia-surge-in-2025
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@Lironah@mstdn.games @masek@infosec.exchange @briankrebs@infosec.exchange
Same with my new hot water heater.
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@themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org
Yeh, and BetterHelp sent first enquiry information to Facebook. Isn't that great? In addition to what you buy, Facebook knows whether you potentially have mental health challenges.
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@atrupar@journa.host
The goal is an uneducated underclass that works for low wages and bets it all away on their phone.
Make budgeting and statistics required high school classes.
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"Don't give me that!. I'm sick and tired of facts."
"You can twist them any way you like. You know what I mean?"
-- Juror number ten.
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@dantescanline@autonomous.zone
FFS. #Trump wants an #insurrection. But why? I don't see the commercial angle. Or does he just want a fight? That's childish.
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@kim_balfour@zirk.us @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
Depleted #uranium is nasty stuff, but not that nasty. It's what left over after you separate the radioactive stuff.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr
Surveillance pricing is now standard for contract nurses. Lower credit score, lower hourly offer.
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@theonion@bots.defencegeeks.net
Bad work, #Onion. Not satirical at all. A prediction of tomorrow's news.
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@mojo@aus.social
Climate change may well destroy the Gulf Stream, freezing out the UK and Europe. These instruments let us measure it. But with no numbers, it isn't happening. Thanks Trump.
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@martinvermeer@fediscience.org @jwcph@helvede.net @randahl@mastodon.social
Nothing new here. This was all predicted seventy years ago. #Orwell told us.
The U.S. government made a film worth twenty minutes of your time to to watch.
#DontBeASuckerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4
Media is a business different from others.
Success in another industry is not an indicator.
Howard Hughes bought RKO Pictures, a great studio. Gone.
Ellison bought #CBS. Going.
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@peterbrown@mastodon.scot @dantescanline@autonomous.zone
Aternate view: Trump's history is well known. "Grab 'em." The adventure at Bergdorf. Friendship with Epstein.
You think the additional charge of underage women (statutory rape) is a step too far? I really doubt it.
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@dave_cochran@infosec.exchange @IanHill@infosec.exchange @jerry@infosec.exchange
As of 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) uses a Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) of $13.7 million.
Nine thousand lives would be an annual benefit of $123 Bn.
What's your privacy worth?
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@mweiss @oscarfalcon @Strandjunker
Whose names go on a birth certificate?
The patient is listed as mother. Clear enough. In the normal course, whoever she says is father--husband, we hope--is listed as father.
Imagine what kind of drama we'll start to see if the citizenship rules change.
Worlds oil, 26 Feb and today
Before: #GCC oil, fertilizer unimpeded
After: No GCC oil, fertilizer through Hormuz
Before: #Russian oil sanctioned
Now: #Sanctions waived
Before: #Iran oil sanctioned
Now: Iran oil to China unimpeded
Before: #Brent Crude $79 /bbl
After: $112
Before: #WTI crude $64 /bbl
After: $98
Before: U.S. #gasoline $2.92 /gal
After: $3.92
So much winning!
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@peter_koenig @jensscholz
Contrary to #Trump's assertions, #China has the largest installed capacity of #wind generation of any nation.
In 2023, China produced 885,900 GWh from wind.
On immigration.
"Pardon. Maybe you don't fully understand the term 'reasonable doubt.'"
"I'm telling you, they're all alike. They come over here, running for their life and before they can take a deep breath, they're telling us how to run the show. Boy, the arrogance of this guy."
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@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
I especially like the Homeland Security app to verify the citizenship of election workers. Imagine what can be done with that list of registrants.
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@peterbrown@mastodon.scot @dantescanline@autonomous.zone
For the best prediction of the near future, look at the recent past. At every opportunity, the MAGA base has said "Meh," at every new allegation.
What has to be in the #Epstein files? A video of #Trump soliciting an underage girl? Good luck with that.
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@emilylowan
The U.S. is a net petroleum exporter. A shortage of Middle East crude and LNG need not necessarily make U.S. prices go up. The price of oil is the same worldwide (except Russian exports). The result is that American consumers will pay at the pump and the furnace.
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@peterbrown@mastodon.scot @dantescanline@autonomous.zone
I would argue with the use of "crediting." It's propaganda, even it's supporting of your own side.
A story is more compelling when the other, MAGA, is described as unified and strong.
Polls show support is peeling away.