davidbraze

davidbraze, 9 months ago to connecticut

It's 2023, and #Connecticut still does not provide real-time updates on bus status

"The DOT also plans to continue improvements for bus service, including upgraded bus stops around the state that include better lighting, seating and real time updates on each bus’ status."

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/06/27/connecticut-dot-unveils-action-plan-to-revamp-public-transit-amid-looming-rail-cuts/

davidbraze, 9 months ago to connecticut

"[Medication] Side Effects May Include: Surprise Allergies"

#Connecticut Senator Blumenthal proposes legislation to fix that

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2023/07/06/side-effects-may-include-surprise-allergies/

davidbraze, 9 months ago to random

lack of access to information has never been the main problem

the ability to filter it from the sea of irrelevance, and occasional blobs of floating sewage, is what's in short supply

jonny, 9 months ago to random

metaphors in computing have grown stale, so to replace "everything is a file," I am proud to present "everything is config"

this new devops-pilled metaphor asserts that all software has already been written and all that remains is to configure exactly how the bits interact.

the only programming language is, in fact, yaml.

davidbraze, 9 months ago to random

I still haven't learned to never try a #git rebase when I'm tired...

davidbraze, 9 months ago to connecticut

"Federal authorities have subpoenaed records and ordered the head of #Connecticut State #Police to meet with them this week amid controversy over claims widespread ticket falsification by troopers skewed #racialProfiling data."

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/fed-probe-ct-state-police-troopers-false-tickets-18260350.php?src=nhrhpdesecp

davidbraze, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

I'd bet the gqp presidential ticket this cycle will sport tfg with an rfk jr sidekick

davidbraze, 9 months ago to connecticut

On a swing through #Connecticut during his 1860 campaign for President, Abraham Lincoln voiced opposition to the expansion of slavery. This was a politically expedient compromise with his personal abhorrence of the institution. He was less shy in his full-throated support of unions and the right for labor to organize.

https://todayincthistory.com/2023/07/26/july-26-long-before-people-were-woke-these-abraham-lincoln-supporters-were-wide-awakes/

mdsumner, 9 months ago to random

hurrah! I have triumphed with github actions after a very frustrating battle

davidbraze, 9 months ago to microsoft

Around 2019 #Microsoft made Teams available on #linux

Is that no longer a thing?

davidbraze, 9 months ago to linuxmint

Well, I updated #linuxMint to 21.1 and the cinnamon/mint menu became v slow and laggy

Turns out that somewhere along the line the screen reader was turned on and I didn't notice because I keep volume muted

turning off screen reader fixed menu responsiveness

davidbraze, 9 months ago to internet

"#UConn drops controversial #socialMedia #surveillance contractor"

#Connecticut
#higherEd

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/uconn-drops-social-media-surveillance-app-18172716.php?src=nhrhppromostrip

davidbraze, 10 months ago to random

"#MorganStanley credits #Bidenomics for ‘much stronger’ than expected #GDP growth"

it'd be interesting to see an analysis of MS's political contributions, from both corporate coffers and the C-suite

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/21/bidenomics-spurred-stronger-gdp-growth-morgan-stanley.html

brodriguesco, 10 months ago to random

#econtwitter If you find that #EJMR paper interesting, you may be interested in reading studies on another controversial forum, 4chan. Here are some links
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1610.03452
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461444819888746
https://projects.csail.mit.edu/chanthropology/4chan.pdf

For non-economists, I’m referring to a paper that will be released soon on a forum called EconJobMarketRumors. It allows anonymous posting, so you can imagine the type of posts that get written. The paper leaked and is quite interesting from a technical perspective.

davidbraze, 10 months ago to random

Clarence Thomas is corrupt all the way to his core

who knew?

#scotus

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/clarence-thomas-aide-venmo-payments-lawyers-supreme-court

davidbraze, 10 months ago to random

AI image generation from https://playgroundai.com/

"The balrog in the style of Vincent van Gogh"

davidbraze, 10 months ago to connecticut

Hello #Connecticut

Speed cameras work

Let's roll'em out soon

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/07/11/photo-radar-makes-significant-impact-in-reducing-speed-study-shows.html

davidbraze, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

So, I was just reading a techish blog post. The details don't matter, but it contains the following sentence

"What it does can be summarized in a sentence:"

The summary sentence that follows is 64 words long and contains 8 commas.

The fact that something "can be summarized in a sentence" doesn't mean it should be....

davidbraze, 10 months ago to connecticut

Up until about 20 years ago, many #Connecticut shoreline towns restricted beach access to town residents

Then the state supreme court ruled that policy illegal

20 years later, compliance with the spirit of that ruling is still sketchy in some towns

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/STAY-OFF-THEIR-BEACHES-11922890.php

davidbraze, 10 months ago to connecticut

In #Connecticut, bird hunting is allowed, even encouraged, at a state bird sanctuary, which is also within just a few hundred feet of a densely populated neighborhood

Go figure

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/west-haven-neighbors-seek-hunting-ban-bird-17761764.php