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john

@john@vyrse.social

Husband, Dad, dog-walker, curious person. Always wants to know more & hopefully even understand sometimes.

vyrse.social mastodon instance admin

I want to learn from others, expand my world view, help to make things better & have fun along the way.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

john, to random
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I'm very creative, often clever, sometimes smart & on good days, kind.

I'm seldom organized, methodical or detail oriented.

To run a creative business, you need both.

@evoterra has proven patient & invaluable as a podcasting resource.

Mr. Rogers said 'Look for the Helpers' (and be one youself).

You need outside data for 'inspiration' so don't be afraid to ask for outside help in other ways.

Not to mention feedback, outside POV, criticism.

Look for the helpers. Thanks Evo!

john, to random
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Listen to my sf novella novella 'Fog of War' here:

https://servingworlds.com.

I just posted the finale, so you can binge the entire story!

PATRONS: There's something extra in your feeds, too :)

john, to random
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This CBC piece/podcast ep makes the case that authoritarinism only rises in politics when people are scared... and that the destruction of the economy, middle class, rise of the 1% has left a lot of poeple scared.

Give it a read/listen & pass it on:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/who-s-drawn-to-fascism-postwar-study-of-authoritarianism-makes-a-comeback-1.6403074

john, to random
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"The only people who benefit from convincing you that the truth is unknowable are the people who want to lie to you." - @pluralistic

john, to random
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Great job on NovelWRiter 2.3.1 @veronica

...not only does my favorite linux writing environment work flawlessly, but it looks as good or better than any for-profit offering on the market!

Thank you for maintaining one of my favorite pieces of software :)

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    john,
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    @lilithsaintcrow YOU wouldn't toot with ANOTH-uh!

    ajsadauskas, (edited ) to tech
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    My real worry with Google's voyage into enshittification (thanks to Cory Doctorow @pluralistic the term) is YouTube.

    Through YT, for the past 15 years, the world has basically entrusted Google to be the custodian of pretty much our entire global video archive.

    There's countless hours of archived footage — news reports, political speeches, historical events, documentaries, indie films, academic lectures, conference presentations, rare recordings, concert footage, obscure music — where the best or only copy is now held by Google through YouTube.

    So what happens if maintaining that archival footage becomes unprofitable?

    @technology

    john,
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    YouTube as 'too big for ethics' and also 'too big to compete with' is terrifying AF.

    Nothing can replace YT and it's success or failure is in the hands of one unscrupulous company.

    @ajsadauskas @pluralistic @technology

    philip_cardella, to random
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    I'm increasingly convinced the thing we should all be mad at and hate and want destroyed are corporations, not

    Corporations are stealing your wages, not the boss/owner sweating next to his employees in the kitchen or in the field.

    Corporations are the things buying politicians and judges and creating billionaires who take Clarence and Sam on $100,000 fishing trips, not the boss/owner who wishes you had universal healthcare so s/he didn't have to think about it.

    john,
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    @philip_cardella

    RE the debate about corporations vs capitalism being root of note ills, read or listen to this:

    Tldr? I used to say capitalism wasn't the problem-then I listened to the podcast below.

    Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy by Claire Provost & Matt Kennard...an explosive guide to the rise of a corporate empire that now dictates how resources are allocated, how territories are governed, and how justice is defined.

    Interview with authors: https://newbooksnetwork.com/silent-coup

    chemoelectric, to random
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    Well, it’s December 24 in the Twin Cities and outside it’s like a cool day in summer.

    john,
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    @chemoelectric unseasonably warm and delightful here, too...until I wonder what a reasonably warm summer's day might equivalently be.

    Still, am enjoying, despite all the climate angst.

    Bentley, to climate
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    🧵

    All over the world Climate turned the corner this year. In Canada we had our worst wildfire season EVER before summer even hit. In 2023 the COP global climate conference has never been more important yet more compromised. Your daily coverage begins here

    john,
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    @Bentley agree with you but to misquote Thunberg, all you're going to get out of the BEST cop conference is aspirational blahblahah...we need to force popular change at every government lever. Levers currently being operated by business interests

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    john,
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    @lilithsaintcrow ain't it always the way :)

    That's what sequels are for :)

    aral, to github
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    1. Read this:

    “Just as GitHub was founded on Git, today we are re-founded on Copilot.”

    https://github.blog/2023-11-08-universe-2023-copilot-transforms-github-into-the-ai-powered-developer-platform/

    1. Go here:

    https://codeberg.org/

    john,
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    @NJohnM

    john,
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    Here @aral is providing another crystal clear example of why open source and strong privacy laws are necessary to protect free as in beer and free as in everything else, too!

    GottaLaff, to Israel
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    As Jake Tapper grills him about the treatment of people in the Gaza Strip, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells him that he was informed this morning that has restored water service: via Aaron Rupar

    john, (edited )
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    This is why the world needs a stronger free press that is protected from harassment and being compelled by government to reveal sources.

    People need to HEAR AND UNDERSTAND the news.

    "As Jake Tapper grills him about the treatment of people in the Gaza Strip, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells him that he was informed this morning that has restored water service: via Aaron Rupar"

    @GottaLaff

    john, to random
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    If you want to know a small window of what is happening in Gaza, start here.

    Deconstructed: Fog of War: The Media and the Israel–Palestine Conflict

    Episode webpage: https://shows.acast.com/deconstructed/episodes/fog-of-war-the-media-and-the-israelpalestine-conflict

    Media file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/deconstructed/e/65287abe2b692b0012a319a5/media.mp3

    lilithsaintcrow, to random
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    “YouTube does not ALLOW adblockers!”

    …oh my dear sweet summer corporation, you seem to have forgotten just who is actually in charge here.

    john,
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    @lilithsaintcrow Who wants to tell the greedy megacorporation they built their platform on an open standard?

    spaf, to random
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    Scientists in the 1990s: We split the atom! We landed people on the moon! We cloned a sheep! We discovered superconductivity! We're digitizing all of the world's knowledge for global, near-instantaneous access!

    Scientists in the 2020s: No, vaccines don't include 5G chips and make you sterile. No, the Earth is not flat. No, jet contrails are not mind-control sprays. Yes, climate change is real.

    john,
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    @nuncio Causation, not correlation...but also great frustration :)

    futurebird, to random
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    This is so similar to what happened to me when I started researching the "Race and Intelligence" article complex on the Wikipedia it's uncanny... only I got zero support and most of the errors I corrected were reverted. And I stopped editing after a year of that. Maybe things have changed and I'll try again.

    https://www.wired.com/story/one-womans-mission-to-rewrite-nazi-history-wikipedia/

    john,
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    THANK YOU

    TO ALL OF YOU EDIT

    @futurebird @lienrag

    og, to random

    So this happened... I bought a by

    john,
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    @og look forward tro heating your thoughts

    john, to random
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    Fires are not good for humans.

    Its hard to hear. I get it. We grew up enjoying campfires and fireplaces.

    BUT WE KNOW BETTER what it does to our bodies now...and it is very bad.

    Exposure to wood smoke leads to complex and long-lasting neuroinflammatory and neurometabolomic alterations
    https://www.psypost.org/2023/09/exposure-to-wood-smoke-leads-to-complex-and-long-lasting-neuroinflammatory-and-neurometabolomic-alterations-207710

    og, (edited ) to random

    Who will be getting the new ?

    john,
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    @JoBlakely @kimlockhartga @_L1vY_ @og

    Seconded.
    Have you looked at graphene os?

    john,
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    @og @JoBlakely @kimlockhartga @_L1vY_ are you running it?

    I'm on a pixel 3 right now running Android 12.

    And little in the way of privacy violations.

    Delighted.

    john,
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    @JoBlakely @kimlockhartga @_L1vY_ @og

    Graphene is is android open source project (the free base of real google android) with all the paid apps removed.

    Google Play works. Newer OS's can be installed on older phones. Batteries last longer.

    And a lot less tech talk and geekiness.

    john,
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    @og @JoBlakely @kimlockhartga @_L1vY_ also awesome.

    I have a one plus 3t that still kicks under lineage os :)

    john, to random
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    Enemy Lines 44 is LIVE!

    Deep in the asteroid belt, new alliances rise...as mighty dominoes fall back on Earth.

    Listen Free/Subscribe here:

    https://servingworlds.com

    Support more stories here:
    https://servingworlds.com/join-us/

    ONLY ONE EPISODE LEFT!

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