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mwyman

@mwyman@mastodon.social

Father, Musician, Photographer, iOS Software Engineer, Geek. Works at a small multinational agricultural conglomerate.

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Bam, to random
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The rush to judgment articles and posts I saw yesterday are just aging like warm milk. Preliminary reports are already showing:

  • The IDF targeted two senior Hamas terrorists it had tracked by aerial surveillance to a Hamas compound in Rafah

  • The IDF confirmed no women or children were in the compound before striking

  • The strike took place more than a mile (1.7 km) outside the Al-Mawasi designated humanitarian zone and more than 0.1 miles (180 meters) from the shelters that caught fire

  • The strike was carried out using 17 kg (37 lb) warheads — the smallest munition IDF jets can use; the IDF munitions alone could not have ignited such a large fire

  • The IDF is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire, including the possibility that Hamas had stored weapons in the area that the IDF was not aware of and which exploded due to the strike

  • satellite photos there was at least one Hamas rocket launcher near the compound that was bombed, which was outside the designated humanitarian zone.

mwyman,
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@Bam far to many people expect immediate clarity to emerge from the fog of war, and are all too ready to blame Israel for anything and everything when it doesn’t

maxleibman, (edited ) to random
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Two words from an engineer on a call send shudders of terror down my spine every time:

“That’s interesting.”

mwyman,
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@maxleibman I sharpen this dagger as often as I can

GottaLaff, to random
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Filipkowski:

So much Trump Campaign can argue on this to fit their narrative. Instead, they go ridic “washed up actor” line w legend who can get as much work as he wants whenever he wants it

A. Parkhomenko:

The best we cd do is roll out Robt De Niro & the best they cd do is roll out Jason Miller? HAHAHAHAHAHA

Baragona:

De Niro literally got an Oscar nomination this yr

Miller: The best that Biden can do is roll out a washed up actor. Don’t worry, my remarks will be shorter than The Irishman

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff not that anyone is going to change their mind about Trump, but how many of Trump’s MAGA gun nutjobs have stuck a pistol in their pants and stood reciting De Niro’s lines from Taxi Driver in front of a mirror? Seems likely to be a lot.

heidilifeldman, to random
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Here’s an excellent article about important lawsuits just filed on behalf of Uvalde families who lost loved ones to a mass shooting there. The families, represented by the same attorney who represented the Sandy Hook families, are suing Daniel Defense, the maker of the AR-15 used by the shooter, as well as the publisher of Call of Duty video games and Meta. (I am quoted in the story.) https://wapo.st/3R1Y9LA

mwyman,
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@heidilifeldman thanks for your summary of the filing. The video game component seems fairly tenuous, however, and wondering if that’s the case in the actual claim? I’m rather skeptical of claims about video games triggering violence, compared to the actual selling and marketing weapons of slaughter.

mcc, to random
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So I'm pretty sure in the neighborhood I saw a Tesla Model 3 that had meticulously, intentionally had all Tesla logos removed from it

mwyman,
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@mcc but they were being so stealthy, how could you tell it was a Tesla?

rodhilton, to random
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge was the first RPG I ever played, and I was obsessed despite being unable to escape the first few floors of the dungeon. I used to read the hint book like a novel.

I completed parts 7 and 8, and that trilogy is one of my all time favorites.

The first game was a bit too primitive and before my time, so I am elated at a quality-of-life graphical remake built on top of the original engine. I hope they do 2-5.

https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/wizardry

mwyman,
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@rodhilton I don’t remember it being my first, but I loved Wizard 6, despite never completing it.

schwa, to random
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Working (who am i kidding, playing) with a film camera again has made me really appreciate just how OP modern digital cameras are.

I literally cannot do things with this film camera that I take for granted on my Zf. Need to shoot wide open, in super bright sunlight? Not a problem.

Oh wait I only have 400 film and the fastest shutter is 1/2000… Nevermind…

(Auto-)ISO anywhere between 50-204800 is just nuts in comparison (and a shutter speed of 8000…)

mwyman,
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@schwa my film experience was with a family heirloom Rolleiflex, and one time I was playing with high-ISO black and white (Ilford 3200). Only twelve shots on the 120 film, but basically put the camera away during daylight hours while that roll was loaded.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ A large House GOP group is discussing a trip to New York to back up Donald Trump at his trial — joining a growing Republican trend.—Politico

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff hopefully a conviction will let these provide a big set of ready-made ads attacking their support for crime.

danhon, to random
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First reaction to reading on the Verge about a new vertically integrated and attractively designed heat pump system with closed, non-Google/Apple smarts from some xooglers is: "well I'm not buying that, it'll probably be shut down or unsupported within 5 years"

mwyman,
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@danhon any system that requires connection to an external server has no business being a critical part of the home.

GottaLaff, to legal
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Via Scott MacFarlane 1/...

ALERT: Former #Trump advisor Peter #Navarro files emergency motion to get his prison sentenced reduced (for release)

Defense argues: "Dr. Navarro’s term of imprisonment has been marred by the same political turmoil that gave rise to his prosecution.. "

"He has been denied the opportunity to speak both with the press as well as a with Member of Congress" #legal

Here it is:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.244001/gov.uscourts.dcd.244001.175.0.pdf

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff are prisoners usually permitted to speak to the press whenever they want?

jeffjarvis, to random
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Jeezus fucking journalism. The hubris. The entitlement.
Is Biden afraid of reporters?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/30/biden-media-times-interviews-2024/

mwyman,
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@jeffjarvis I still think there’s an element in the administration’s calculations where people were just exhausted from the prior administration where Trump had to be front and center always, and the press got used to that and can’t cope with that not being the case now.

jeffjarvis, to random
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So the EU is telling Meta to give away Facebook without making money. If Facebook is so vital, maybe the same rule should be made for newspapers, eh? Senseless.
Meta should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog says https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-should-give-users-free-option-without-targeted-ads-eu-privacy-watchdog-says-2024-04-17/

mwyman,
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@jeffjarvis targeted ads get much higher return than contextual ads, so essentially yes. EU seems to have demanded Meta give a free option without targeted ads, basically demanding Meta collect much lower revenue per user. I’m not sure why anyone expects Meta to just roll over and accept that.

mwyman, to random
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Thomas holds a lifetime post nobody’s ever going to kick him out of, he doesn’t give a fuck about any code of conduct and he doesn’t care who knows in — probably the more that do, the better in his eyes.
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/112294291244460671

thurrott, to random
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"7 Computer Maintenance Tasks You Should Do Every Month"

Nope.

If you're doing that much maintenance, it's time to rethink this relationship and find a new kind of computer. Hard pass.

mwyman,
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@thurrott @maxleibman “tasks you should do every month [but probably don’t remember to do]” are the exact kind of automation computers should be made to free us from.

Sheril, to science
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The “History” channel 😆

I simply adore this comic by Sketching Science

mwyman,
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@Sheril early on I remember the history channel being basically non-stop WWII documentary shows. Then there was a while when I never saw television. Then I stumbled into the channel at a hotel in the mid-aughts and my thought was “what is all this ‘Ancient Aliens’ and ‘Ghost Hunters’ bullshit?!”

mwyman, to random
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@ivory love the support for quote toots, but is there a way to turn off the little pop-up menu when I tap the Boost button asking if I want to boost or quote? It’s undesired friction when I mostly want to boost.

GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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"Blood bath at " 1/...

"Trump’s newly installed leadership team at the RNC began the process of pushing out dozens of officials.

All told, the expectation is that more than 60 RNC staffers who work across the political, communications and data departments will be let go. Those being asked to resign include five members of the senior staff, though the names were not made public. Additionally, some vendor contracts are expected to be cut" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/11/bloodbath-at-rnc-trump-team-slashes-staff-at-committee-00146368

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff fascists like to purge their own ranks as they accumulate power. But those remaining afterwards feel even more tightly bound to the fates of the higher-ups.

dangillmor, to random
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Roku has become just another arrogant tech company, but this stunt -- locking up people's "smart" TVs until they agree to regressive new terms of service -- is disgusting even for this crowd.

How can it even be legal?

https://www.wired.com/story/roku-terms-of-service-update-locks-tv/

mwyman,
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@dangillmor I wonder if this locking of devices, rather than just not updating without accepting new terms, might open the door to litigating that arbitration provision away.

GottaLaff, to random
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He makes a good point.

Mitt Romney: “I will not be voting for former President Trump. I must admit that I find sexual assault to be a line I will not cross in the people I select to be my president.”

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff we should applaud GOP members who actually have and will stand on their principles. Particularly when they’re principles of decency.

Good on Romney for showing once again that he does have a spine; we can hope it will inspire more.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 214-213 “Republicans impeach Alejandro over the border after failing to last week

The Senate will need to address the Homeland Security Secretary's impeachment when it returns on Feb. 26, but the Democratic-controlled chamber is not likely to convict him” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/failure-republicans-will-try-impeach-mayorkas-border-rcna138474

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff I’d love to see them dismiss the charges for failure to state an impeachable offense.

w7voa, to random
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I saw Donald Trump in person, on average, several times a week for four years during his presidency. I never once thought he looked like Elvis Presley. I never heard anyone else remark that he bore a resemblance to the late singer.

mwyman,
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@wa7iut @w7voa they’ll both sing jailhouse rock?

georgetakei, to random

Talk about a "forever stain." https://www.comicsands.com/maga-rapper-lil-pump-trump-2667138029.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

mwyman,
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@georgetakei a Trump Stamp

ct_bergstrom, to random
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Headline: FTC finds against Intuit.

So filing our taxes will be free now, right?

/anakin_padme.gif

mwyman,
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@ct_bergstrom god I wish we could just have an online form portal from the IRS itself for most people.

schwa, to random
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    mwyman,
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    @schwa isn’t that already the “two thumbs up”?

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    mwyman,
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    @helenczerski make sure to give feedback, so they can improve their worms for the next time.

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