"File generation failed"
*spits coffee*

daggumit. MOAR HAMSTERS NOW

*sips coffee*

GnuCOBOL 3.2 is out y'all, so. Uh. Plan your day accordingly.
#software #cobol #technology

https://fossforce.com/2023/08/back-to-back-gnu-releases-gnucobol-3-2-emacs-29-1/

At the UN Climate Summit, the host (UAE) would like everyone not to ask questions about money laundering, war crimes in Yemen, political prisoners, surveillance and spying, LGBTQIA+ community, freedom of expression, women’s rights and people trafficking 🧐

Uhm, wouldn't have occurred to me but now...
#climate #fuckery #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/01/leak-uae-presidency-un-climate-summit-oil-gas-emissions-yemen

Russia's attempt to bully/blockade the Black Sea going great. Not for them.
#politics #ukraine

At least six ships have flaunted Russia’s threats after it withdrew from the grain deal, and an Israeli one was the first to enter the Ukrainian branch of the Danube. A US P8 anti-ship aircraft is ensuring their safety.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/07/31/at-least-six-ships-break-russias-black-sea-blockade/

Epicycle clock is super cool and now with vector graphics (zoomable):
#clock #butCool
https://sophiehoulden.com/randomstuff/epitime/

Each power company update gives a later restoration time. I graphed the trend and we should have electricity again in October. By Thanksgiving. New Years Eve.

#nextYear #noLater

@BrianHjelleVirologist hey by any chance were you running a wildly illegal and dangerous SARS COV2 test lab in a Fresno warehouse?

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/illegal-lab-with-infectious-diseases-and-dead-mice-busted-in-california/

Heat index values up to 108 expected.

#nope #nopity #nope

Six ways that AI could change politics
Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders

"We can draw some fairly straight lines between the current capabilities of AI tools and real-world outcomes that, by the standards of current public understanding, seem truly startling...we propose six milestones that will herald a new era of democratic politics driven by AI..."

(Schneier's worth reading imho)
#politics #ai
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/28/1076756/six-ways-that-ai-could-change-politics/

Extreme caution day dagummit.
#heatIndex

Dogs: We _really_ want to go out

Me: great (spends an hour outside with them playing dog games)

Dogs: (on AC vents panting) WHYYYYYY
#dogs #HOT

Clever! Medal cluster...errr, festoon, works as a flack jacket.
#KCNA

More great privacy-preserving ideas from Google and everyone loves them.

Issue #134 calls the idea "absolutely unethical and against the open web." ... Issue #127 adds: "Have you ever stopped to consider that you're the bad guys?" Another user posted a screed entirely in hexadecimal that, when translated, starts with "Death to Fascists" and wishes explosive diarrhea on everyone involved. So reception so far has been... mixed.
#google #privacy #drm #sarcasm

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/

If you can help LibraryThing to fill either of these positions, you get $1,000 in books from a bookstore of your choice. Help us fill both, and you could be looking at a $2,000 book windfall!

#jobs #books

https://blog.librarything.com/2023/07/job-systems/

Wherein Musk slaps a dragon and learns about unintended consequences.

"Twitter successor company X Corp. notified a federal court that it "intends to serve a subpoena... on Senator Elizabeth Warren on July 20, 2023"
@th3j35t3r
#Musk #twitter

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/musk-subpoenas-elizabeth-warren-days-after-she-called-for-tesla-investigation/

This year I’m naming major heatwaves after oil companies to shame them in the process and to identify culprits that are exacerbating these deadly systems. -- Guy Walton, meteorologist
#climate

https://guyonclimate.com/2023/04/13/extreme-temperature-diary-thursday-march-13th-2023-main-topic-list-of-oil-companies-for-u-s-heatwave-names-during-2023/

Infosec Twitter is dead.

...74% drop in weekday tweets
...minus CVE announcements (bots), the drop is even more significant, an 87% decrease in CVE-related tweets
...The last day we were able to save twitter data was July 12th, 2023, exactly two years from the start of our experiment. And with that, we say “so long” to infosec twitter.
--Jay Jacobs, Cyentia Institute
#infosec #twitter
https://www.cyentia.com/the-death-of-infosec-twitter/

Truly what is better than dropping and breaking a new toner cartridge.

#toner #cleanupOnAisleEverywhere