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jeridansky

@jeridansky@sfba.social

Retired professional organizer (the clutter-clearing type); retired editor. Feminist. Cat owner. Jewish atheist. Yimby. Pro-union. Pro-vaccination, masking and ventilation/filtration. Owner/moderator of my local freecycle group.

Header photo: A large black Maine Coon cat looks at a computer screen.

#nobridge

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jeridansky, to animals
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A sleepy Tennessee extends one paw so you can appreciate his toe beans.

jeridansky, to FIRE
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Reading about the fire at the old Copenhagen stock exchange and seeing its spire collapse brings back memories of seeing Notre-Dame's spire collapse, almost exactly five years ago.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68825078

jeridansky, to random
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Anyone who’s flown into SFO has probably seen the brightly colored salt ponds in the bay. Here’s a wonderful story about the 50-year project to restore the wetlands that once were there — saving some of the salt ponds for wildlife that’s adapted to living there.

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/south-bay-salt-pond-restoration-project-progress/

h/t @joy @Kleen @lizzard

jeridansky, to writing
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April 1, and sadly not a joke: Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com get acquired:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ixl-learning-acquires-dictionary-com-121500032.html

April 12: The entire team of lexicographers at Dictionary.com gets laid off.
https://bsky.app/profile/korystamper.bsky.social/post/3kpxgzhx7eo2l

jeridansky,
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@Clobber I don't know anything about IXL, but given this move I assume they're another horrible company, Would you be up to giving me a quick update on what's up with IXL?

jeridansky, to Bloomscrolling
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My front yard is looking lovely nowadays.

jeridansky, to trans
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Reading about the — something totally new to me here in California — and it sure sounds bad for trans folks in the UK. Restricting social transition? Not much evidence for gender affirming care? Restrictions for folks up to age 25? If I'm reading this correctly, I'm so so sorry for all the harm this will cause.

If anyone has a good summary of the report from a trans-friendly source, would you please let me know?

jeridansky, to animals
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A slightly blurred photo of Tennessee because getting him to stand still and look into the camera is a challenge. But you can still see his whiskers!

jeridansky, to privacy
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You know those cookie-related pop-ups you see on so many websites? I always click on "deny all" or the equivalent. But apparently, on many sites, the cookies will get used anyway.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/04/despite-eu-regulations-websites-still-have-their-hand-in-the-cookie-jar

h/t @mattotcha
#privacy #GDPR

jeridansky, to random
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Seen driving home from my brother's house. (This is not his house.) If anyone knows what kind of tree this is, feel free to let me know!

jeridansky, to animals
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The first photo I've ever taken of Tennessee yawning!

jeridansky, to mastodon
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Apparently, it's the first annual Mastodon .
https://mastodon.social/@flexghost/112230788758370867

Although I make monthly donations to both Mastodon and my instance, it seemed like a good time to give a little more to my instance, sfa.social, since I'm fortunate enough to be able to do so.
https://ko-fi.com/sfba_fedi

jeridansky, to random
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@ai6yr This sounds like your kind of thing, Ben:
https://mindly.social/@jasaz/112226394503217023

jeridansky, to ai
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"The race to lead A.I. has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed ..."

"At Meta .... managers, lawyers & engineers last year discussed buying the publishing house Simon & Schuster to procure long works .... They also conferred on gathering copyrighted data from across the internet, even if that meant facing lawsuits. Negotiating licenses with publishers, artists, musicians & the news industry would take too long, they said."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html or https://web.archive.org/web/20240406095041/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html

jeridansky, to food
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First farmers market of the season! It's too early for my favorite produce (cherries and blueberries) but I got some hummus and some smoked salmon spread.

jeridansky, to random
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In Whitby, I believe, in 2003.

jeridansky, to Bloomscrolling
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Backyard violets popping out from the cracks in the pavement. #Bloomscrolling #FlowerFriday

jeridansky, to journalism
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@mmasnick illustrates how bad the NYT's political reporting can be:

“I’m going to focus on a NY Times article by Maggie Astor & Rebecca Davis O’Brien. They’re politics reporters, & that often means that they’re covering the politics & not the facts when it comes to the fundamental details of what they’re reporting on. And that’s a problem. It leads to ... reporting where you report what people are saying but not whether or not what they’re saying is true.”

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/04/let-me-rewrite-that-for-you-ny-times-misinforms-readers-about-rfk-biden/

jeridansky, to random
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One person’s experience in job interviewing in the UK, while wearing a mask. TL/DR: Not good.
https://www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/interview-maskdiscrimination

h/t @justyourluck

jeridansky, to Cats
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Not great news for pet owners (or vets):
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vets-fret-private-equity-snaps-clinics-pet-care-companies

h/t @cybeardjm @nomdeb @xerophile

jeridansky,
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@JohnJBurnsIII I'm so sorry. I hope you found another good vet to patronize.

So far, I've been lucky. My wonderful local vet sold her practice when she retired, but she tried to pick a decent chain to sell to. I've got a great vet there, and I sure hope she stays.

jeridansky, to random
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@ai6yr Did you see this WaPo article on bees? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/29/bees-boom-colony-collapse/ or
https://archive.fo/xEcJm

jeridansky, to climate
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A fascinating look at a recent report detailing just how the water from the Colorado River gets used — and what needs to change.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-28/alfalfa-hay-beef-water-colorado-river or https://archive.fo/GR61L

Reported by @ianjames

jeridansky, to ai
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As someone who is extremely skeptical about most uses of AI — especially generative AI — I was glad to see this thoughtful approach to its potential use from @skinnylatte.

https://publicsectorai.netlify.app/about/

jeridansky, to ai
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In yet another really bad suggested use of generative AI:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/boston-university-suggests-replacing-striking-grad-students-with-ai

h/t https://sfba.social/@inquiline@union.place @xerophile @dougiec3

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