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Robert J. Berger

@rberger@hachyderm.io

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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... PC Revolutions, C compilers clacking huge Floppy Disks , Lisp Machine Nirvana, Unix Wars, building an early ISP, Metro Wireless, #Startups that went down, Hardware Image Processing, Objective C training from Brad Cox, first C++ Conference, unreadable Perl, lots of Python, Ruby, #Clojure and now back to #Python, #DevOps, #AWSCommunityBuilder, #Serverless, #Sourdough Software System and Cloud Architectures. Not time to die!

#AntiFascist tootfinder

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Joined November 04, 2022

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https://github.com/rberger

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Boosted by @ferrix@mastodon.online

One of @pluralistic@mamot.fr's best posts and one of the best reasoning as to why we need to get rid of billionaires. "The problem isn't whether rich people believe stupid shit; it's the fact that when a rich person believes something stupid, that belief can turn into torment for dozens, thousands, or millions of people.” #billionaires https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/09/autocrats-of-trade-2/#witness-the-firepower-of-this-fully-armed-and-operational-battle-station

pluralistic.net

Pluralistic: Billionaires are a danger to themselves and (especially) us (09 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Orban Concedes!!!!

Now its time to get rid of our Oligarchs, Trump and his Republican fascist thugs.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/hungary-election-latest-results-viktor-orban-peter-magyar-fidesz-tisza-russia-europe-live-news-updates
#HungaryVotes

theguardian.com

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@glyph@mastodon.social Oh you mean capitalism. It didn’t just start recently

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

This is truly disgusting. Trump and his criminal / treasonous DOJ has PAID the criminal and treasonous Flynn a huge amount of money when they should all be in jail.

#GiftArticle #TotalCorruption
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/michael-flynn-doj-settlement-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.eZ_X.FWeHVohpLJRV&smid=url-share

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ai6yr @paul_ipv6 @W6KME @intrepidhero Yeah, I've been surprised by Harbor Freight. #HarborFreight has really have moved up to be competitive with the well known brands (and probably made on the same assembly lines in China). The Hercules and Icon lines of products are particularly good. Of course there are always some losers…

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Ice is full of criminals just like Trump and the Trump administration. Shame on America for electing and allowing them to continue their fascist destruction of the USA @cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com

med-mastodon.com

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

The Real Litmus Test for Democratic Presidential Candidates
Supporting a wealth tax.

"Let me suggest to you a much more effective and straightforward litmus test for candidates. It is: Do they support a wealth tax? If they do not, then they are not going to be willing to attack the underlying problem that got us to our troubling position in the first place. Do not cast your presidential vote for any Democrat unwilling to support a wealth tax."

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-real-litmus-test-for-democratic

The Real Litmus Test for Democratic Presidential Candidates

hamiltonnolan.com

The Real Litmus Test for Democratic Presidential Candidates

Supporting a wealth tax.

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Next up, the Nurse Drain is just a part of the overall brain drain out of the US. Trump makes anyone who is skilled, has the opportunity and has half a brain to want to.

The Brain Drain into the USA was a key super power of the USA. Under Putin/Trump that is being destroyed. @AliceMarshall@dmv.community

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Heavy Metal - China controls much of the strategic metals needed for just about everything modern. And they have now instituted ways to turn things off and on with most countries in the world dependent on this flow.

#China won this war without firing a shot

https://no01.substack.com/p/china-usa

Yeah, it’s substack, I really wish people who should know better with such great content wouldn't do it on substack. (I don't pay)

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 12mo ago

Replying to

@crdfilm@mastodon.social @SPAM@infosec.exchange With ABC Cancelling Jimmy Kimmel under orders from the Orange Clown Führer, its time to cancel Disney / Hulu / ESPN streaming and boycott ABC #BoycottDisney #JimmyKimmel

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

So sad. The oligarch fascist media owner can’t stand a future that does not worship them @adwright@mastodon.social

mastodon.social

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@W6KME @ai6yr @paul_ipv6 @intrepidhero Good point about brushed vs brushless. I forgot about that as I always choose brushless when I can. Though if you just need a tool every once in a while, brushed is probably fine if its dramatically cheaper.

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@dangillmor@mastodon.social Or what can be done to make this VERY expensive for Ellison? Infinite litigation?

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@TheBreadmonkey I did enjoy this positive thing. I am very happy for you and your family

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 12mo ago

Replying to

@mathowie@xoxo.zone So its clear that its time to cancel Disney / Hulu / ESPN streaming and boycott ABC

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Lock them all up @joewo@mastodon.social

mastodon.social

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Just like Trump. Both traitors to their nations and Putin’s Puppets @VoltEuropa@mstdn.social

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@EugeneMcParland This is what you get when the Putin Puppeteer is pulling the strings on both sides of a war.

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Over and over again, Trump and his oligarch, fascist fellow travelers screw the World @HamonWry@mastodon.world

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org This is me with my “Woodshop Project” I can't even remember why I wanted to make a Woodhop, but I have so many projects to make a woodshop that I'll probably never build anything but the woodshop.. Plus all the Yak Shaving by the Bikeshed..

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@gsuberland Coca Cola original formula (with Cocaine) is the second greatest contribution to the Galaxy - “This Immortal” by Roger Zelazny

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@billyjoebowers It’s because Donald Trump is a Weapon himself. A weapon deployed or at least given more power, by Putin. Trump is a treasonous insurrectionist whose task is to destroy the Western Democracies and enable the oligarchs of the world free reign.

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 9mo ago

Replying to

@IbRaen @nzlemming Yeah, sarcasm can so easily be lost, especially in this medium and with folks coming from different languages…. I (and the post via sarcasm) agree with your analysis. Its unbelievable that in the 21st century with so many actual crushing issues we should be dealing with, instead our "leaders" are not addressing such issues and are in fact making things MUCH worse thru their criminal actions.

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Tooden It’s super frustrating that so many great writers have put their content on substack. There's actual real good human content being produced that can't be found elsewhere, but then is being mainly enshitified by the owners and the Nazis they let in and turned it into a Nazi Bar. And these are people who should know better in many cases. They are not being a good example by helping the Nazi Bar.

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@Tooden I think its mostly people following the crowd. But the crowd was started and maintained to some degree as it has pretty good monitization for the authors, particularly if you are big and famous. But its still a Nazi Bar (they let in, encourage and monetize Nazi authors)

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@coleenwalter@mastodon.social @dangillmor@mastodon.social PBS/NPR seem to be beaten into not saying much for decades. Is David Brooks still there? Now a friendly or hostile takeover of PBS/NPR ideally via some public mechanism with corporate structure to ensure it works for the people and not the owners…..

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Another great reason not to do anything with OpenAI. And those working at OpenAI realize they are working for Nazis https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson/116059341113693325

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 25mo ago

Replying to on mas.to

@kims@mas.to Cryptocurrency: Grift on top of scam on top of Ponzi scheme

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 37mo ago

Replying to

@rdp@notpickard.com @davidaugust@mastodon.online One of my all time favorites! I listen to it over and over :-)

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@SnoopJ@hachyderm.io This looks like an interesting take on it all. I've only watched this preview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPbV3IRe4Y

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@dangillmor@mastodon.social @AnatoleSerial@mastodon.online More like North Korean TV News

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@brouhaha@mastodon.social @paco@infosec.exchange Now I have that damn song stuck in my head!

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Robert J. Berger @rberger@hachyderm.io

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@paco@infosec.exchange I don't like Mondays…

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