kctipton

@kctipton@mas.to

I fear for my country, humanity and my children; Lubbock TX; BA in physics. If you want to search toots, visit (and join) https://tootfinder.ch/

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SmudgeTheInsultCat, to random
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kctipton,

@SmudgeTheInsultCat Uh, talking to nobody is not an upside. I've about reached the point of putting a face on a volleyball and giving it a name. That's not good.

kctipton, to Texas

The Supreme Court abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states - Vox https://www.vox.com/scotus/24080080/supreme-court-mckesson-doe-first-amendment-protest-black-lives-matter

vga256, to SmallWeb
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little story for tonight.

while i was goofing around with #globalTalk, I ended up searching for some old Simpsons icons for my classic Macintosh (an LC 475), and stumbled upon an entry on the garden called Banned Simpsons Icons. (Who could resist downloading something with a title like that?)

They were called the "Banned Simpsons Icons" because Fox once sent the artist - Jeanette Foshee - a cease & desist letter for her uncannily perfect renderings of the copyrighted characters. they planned on suing her for every penny she made ($0.00) on them. this was back in 1995.

i thought - hell, what a wild story. why don't I get a hold of the artist - jeanette - and find out more about her banned icon set?

what i stumbled upon broke my heart, and i ended up spending a week digitally preserving what i could find.

read the rest of this diary entry here: https://www.dialup.cafe/~vga256/diary.htm

#smallWeb #homepage #worldwideweb #marchintosh #macintosh

kctipton,

@vga256 The obit has the awful detail that the mom still lived but both brothers had already passed. How sad for the mom.

alternativeto, to random
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LastPass has warned users about a fraudulent app, 'LassPass Password Manager', on the App Store. The fraudulent app, which closely resembles the original, may transmit passwords to third parties and poses risks like identity theft https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/2/lastpass-warns-users-about-counterfeit-password-manager-app-on-apple-store/

kctipton,

@alternativeto Your site calls lastpass popular? What a joke.

Saltssaltgirl, to random
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Last week I noticed a bunch of students without winter gloves

Two days ago I gave my students winter gloves

Today one of those students came in with one glove

I asked him if something happened to the glove

He said he gave one glove to his younger brother so that each of them would have one

Tomorrow I will bring more gloves

kctipton,

@Saltssaltgirl Check your venmo. Glove $$ sent.

TechConnectify, to random
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"Heat pumps don't work in the cold"

Context: This is data from my mom and dad's new cold climate heat pump. While the system has been calling for heat continuously during this time, it has only needed to kick on the backup resistive heating in the deepest of cold, and even then only for a couple of hours overnight.

For those of you who speak metric, -13°F is -25°C, and their desired setpoint is 21°C

kctipton,

@TechConnectify Heat pumps struggle in bitter cold cold to bring in abundant heat.

Daojoan, to random
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My joy list for today:

  • playing mini golf
  • eating tacos
  • finally getting on top of the washing
  • writing writing writing
  • tracking down a 1tb micro sd card
kctipton,

@Daojoan is that size card hard to find?

kctipton, to Texas

Dozens of Texas businesses back challenge to abortion ban: ‘This is why our economy is taking a hit’ | The Hill https://thehill.com/business/4360255-texas-abortion-challenge-businesses-economy-bumble-amicus-brief/

kctipton, to music

The Names of Thousands of Neo-Nazi Music Fans Just Got Leaked https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkawyv/neo-nazi-music-site-names-leaked-midgard

ned, to random

Nothing like one of those posts shaming people who "don't look the type" for wearing Carhartt, to bring out all the easily-triggered bigots, lol.

kctipton,

@ned There's a carhartt type? I'm wearing a tshirt from them now. How do I know if I should have it on?

Teri_Kanefield, to random

My son was born at 1:30 a.m. on November 5.

We set the clocks back last night at 2:00 a.m.

That means we went through the hour of 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. twice.

That means we had his exact birth time twice today.

So he has a double birthday today, right?

🤔

kctipton,

@Teri_Kanefield The question is whether or not your kid was born at the first 1:30 or the second 1:30, assuming it was a "fall back" day on his original birthday.

AkaSci, (edited ) to random
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The NASA Juno spacecraft will make its 55th flyby of Jupiter (Perijove 55) today around 7:00 a.m. EDT (11:00 UTC) Oct 15, 2023.
A few hours earlier, around 2:40 a.m. EDT (06:40 UTC), it will observe the Galilean moon Io from a distance of ~11,000 km, the closest it has been to Io so far.

Check out https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/110803209370702905 and https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/110378546643960971 for more info on Juno and on Io.

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_juno?rate=0&time=2023-10-15T11:00:00.000+00:00

Images will be posted here soon - https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing


1/n

kctipton,

@AkaSci Aaaah, they were planning to crash it 5 years ago? But still going....

kctipton, to statistics

2023 looks set to be a watershed year for the climate - Economist.com https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/10/13/2023-looks-set-to-be-a-watershed-year-for-the-climate

kctipton, to Florida

GOP lawmakers take aim at LGBTQ+ ‘safe places’ program in small Florida town | NBC4 WCMH-TV https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/gop-lawmakers-take-aim-at-lgbtq-safe-places-program-in-small-florida-town/

kctipton, to news

If your website needs ads to stay afloat, you're doomed.

kctipton, to USpolitics

Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts - Vox https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22274429/republicans-anti-democracy-13-charts

kctipton, to twitter

Twitter placed ads for USA Today, National Women’s Soccer League, and other major brands on a terrorism-linked neo-Nazi account | Media Matters for America https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/twitter-placed-ads-usa-today-national-womens-soccer-league-and-other-major-brands-terrorism #X

kctipton, to aitools

"Forged in Texas" was supposed to be a major selling point for new Craftsman tools. Instead, the brand's $90 million Fort Worth factory is closed and up for sale.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/craftsman-america-wrench-stanley-black-decker-reshoring-factory-1125792f?st=d2oinflh32w9i0z&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

kctipton, to USpolitics

DeSantis Claimed Pandemic Success in Florida as “Excess Deaths” Skyrocketed | Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-claimed-pandemic-success-in-florida-as-excess-deaths-skyrocketed/

kctipton, to random

Twitter Stopped Paying Its Google Cloud Bills Under Musk: Platformer https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-stopped-paying-google-cloud-bills-money-platformer-2023-6 Is this the smoking gun for the July 1 troubles?

kctipton, to Texas

Greg Abbott Duped by Fake News Story Mocking Garth Brooks https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-duped-fake-news-story-mocking-garth-brooks-1808909

kctipton, to Texas

The punishing Texas heat wave could expand and get worse - The Washington Post https://wapo.st/432TcoF Free link!

kctipton, to random

Nueces County Extremist Group Is Imminent Threat To Democracy https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/nueces-county-extremist-group-is

kctipton, to random

@cheeaun Just sent a few $ for coffee. Phampy is a very nice client.

kctipton, to fediverse

Mastodon Is Doomed - Justin Garrison https://justingarrison.com/blog/2023-04-24-mastodon-is-doomed/ Could be true.

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