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vees

@vees@epistolary.org

Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. (he/him)

:baltco: :maryland: :react: :csharp: :bash: :radio_tower: :masonic: :vim: :BLM: :ally:

Work: Software Developer, System Architect.

Hobbies: #HamRadio Operator, #Freemasonry (PM AF&AM :maryland:), #Flashlights, #Scouts, #PTA, #RaspberryPi, #arduino.

Interested in: #React, #RubyOnRails, #Python, #DevOps, #ProjectManagement, #SocialJustice, #Equity, #LocalGovernment, #LocalSchools.

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ai6yr, to random

Do not trust anyone who is encouraging crypto-as-the-backbone of a social network. Especially if they have an extremely long, Unabomber-style beard and a billion dollars.

vees,
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@ai6yr Crypto meaning resource-intensive random problem-solving distributed-but-not ledgers not cryptography, right?

Nonilex, to Law
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#TrumpTrial Friday 10 May 2024 🧵:

Madeleine #Westerhout testimony resumes

A fmr White House aide who worked closely w/ #Trump returned to the stand to testify about a significant meeting between Trump & #MichaelCohen his personal lawyer that is at the center of Trump’s #criminal trial.

Cohen is expected to testify Monday.

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #NodFarter

vees,
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@Nonilex How is a severance agreement like this not a crime in itself? Sounds like obstruction of justice to this amateur

davew, to random
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I'm tired of people using the term "podcast" when I can't find it at the place where I get my podcasts.

vees,
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@davew It's only a Podcast if it comes from the RSS region of the internet, otherwise it's just sparkling spotify

LoneLocust, to cycling
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Reminder to self: eBike battery meters are apparently exponential, not linear.

1 bar and 4.5 km to home.

vees,
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@LoneLocust It's not an easy problem to convert voltage to capacity since it mostly happens in the last 15%

ai6yr, to random

I wonder what combination of brush in the hiking trails here my hiking pants now smelling like Indian curry. 🤔 Sage mixed with mustard?

vees,
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@ai6yr That's just what 1,000 ticks smell like

kimlockhartga, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Recently, Libby has changed (for me). I can no longer return an e-book directly through Libby, if I have sent it to my Kindle. I have to return it through Kindle. Is this also true of other e-book library services?

vees,
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon This just changed for me as well. It makes it more difficult for me to be courteous, which is exactly what the book vendor wants, since then the library needs to license more digital copies of certain books to meet demand.

paris, to baltimore
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my mom checked out of autumn lake rehab in #baltimore back in January and they had the audacity to go to social security administration to change her address back to theirs and claim guardianship. i’ve gotta get another lawyer AGAIN! one of the most disgusting nursing homes i’ve ever been to in my life.

vees,
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@paris Any idea why they would think they had the right to do that?

vees,
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@JoeJulian @paris Sorry Paris this sucks. Please report to SSA OIG for fraud against the agency https://oig.ssa.gov/report/

glennf, to random
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Solid piece on why we’re not buying Chinese EVs in the U.S. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1248065838/cheap-chinese-evs-us-buy-byd-electric-vehicles It goes through the basics (upgrades required for safety, tariffs, etc.), but then ALSO gets into labor: suppressed wages plus forced/slave labor on top of subsidies. Doesn’t mention Chinese lack of environmental regulation in manufacturing (despite some laws on the books). I picture trying to get warranty service—already a pain with companies based in the U.S. or Europe.

vees,
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@glennf The “warranty” on any manufactured product I’ve ever bought direct from China is either 1) its so inexpensive that I’d just eat the cost or 2) the vendor is bespoke enough that they’re willing to ship a new one as a good-faith gesture to preserve reputation in the community. Doesn’t scale well, as a rule.

vees, to random
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How old is epistolary.org? When you used to get paper receipts from InterNIC in the mail old.

vees, to random
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I miss userland tildes in URLs. We should have brought them back for the Fediverse.

vees,
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@eheisman Right? Like amazing software or an explanation of how prime factorization works in basic Perl

vees, to random
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As lovely as this day is I think the pollen is about to close my throat completely and chase me inside.

patrickworld, to random
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This was in the pocket of my new jeans 🥹 👖

vees,
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@patrickworld It's so cool to see these artifacts of the process slip through

vees, to random
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Son's rock tumbler has found a home on a sound dampening mat inside the backyard shed. Could not imagine trying to find a home for this cacophonous machine anywhere in our living space.

vees,
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@CindySue I'm just as excited as he is to see the results, and just glad I have that outdoor area available to me.

ai6yr, to random

T-shirt seen today at our radio club.

vees,
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@ai6yr Was there anyone there NOT eligible to wear one? 😆

StillIRise1963, to random
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The attorney should have asked SCOTUS if it would be okay if the Executive had them murdered.

vees,
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@StillIRise1963 Saw a lot of comments here yesterday about how supreme court advocates are always thinking about the next case they'll need to try in front of the court and are especially careful not to burn any bridges in their current one

vees,
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@StillIRise1963 Advocates succeed when their clients succeed, so I at least understand the tightrope even if I totally agree with your inclination that they should have gone scorched earth on this case

renwillis, to baltimore
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10K run to work! Gorgeous out, ! Get outside if you can!

vees,
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@renwillis Your route looks like its crawling up the side of that building

Mrfunkedude, to random
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Waiting for the day when advertisers use pixelated censored content to place QR codes.

vees,
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@Mrfunkedude Which just links to the censored content, naturally

ChloeCat, to random

The more I learn about email the more I realize that fedi is just fancy email

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vees,
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@ChloeCat Sparkling listserv

mrundkvist, to Archaeology
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Dude contacts me because he's watched a YouTube clip and has picked up some folk pseudohistory about his home area. Shows me his family tree which has him descending from a fictional regional ruler. When I tell him I think that's just imagination, he asks me to explain why I "assume" so. "Hello professional research scholar, please deliver a detailed critique of the amateur theory I believe in." I just blocked him, can't be bothered, not my job.

vees,
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@mrundkvist You made the right choice there

chiefgyk3d, to random
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Lol someone tried to bruteforce my Wendy's login account. Nice try, reminded me to roll new passwords, so better luck next time, because now they are much much longer passwords I am generating these days.

I'll roll keys and passwords entirely once @protonprivacy has an offline password manager app for Linux. I don't want to use my browser if I can avoid it.

vees,
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@chiefgyk3d But, why? Also more likely credential stuffing than brute forcing, no?

vees,
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@chiefgyk3d but what practical purpose does one get out of hijacking another person’s Wendy account?

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