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vorlon

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Portland, OR. 1312. Exiled from Twitter before it was cool. I was there at the dawning of the Third Age of Free Software.

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juliank, to random
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Hang on if I take GPL code and make a violent game that then can only legally be distributed to people over 18. Am I adding a further restriction to GPL?

vorlon,
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@juliank if you make a change to the license text saying that other people are not allowed to distribute it to people under 18 because you're concerned about liability: yes.

If the government places restrictions on who it can be distributed to: no.

Just as it is not a GPL violation to add code that infringes someone else's patent. (Distributing code under the GPL and then CLAIMING a patent on it is a no-no, which GPLv3 addresses.)

vorlon, to random
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I don't know, am I supposed to feel bad about the deaths of people who took medical advice from Donald Trump?

(I don't.)

https://med-mastodon.com/@rchusid/111704562891696305

vorlon, to random
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Just received a letter informing me that my PII has been compromised in a data breach at a company that stopped being the servicer of the mortgage on our house in 2016.

So that's cool.

Seriously, does anyone know a lawyer willing to take on a class action suit against these fuckers who are losing data that they shouldn't have/retain access to? This is the second one in a year.

vorlon,
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@Andres4NY give them a legal reason not to retain the data i.e. suing their asses.

Unfortunately, one of the likely unintended consequences here is that companies will still RETAIN the data and instead fail to disclose that they have been compromised.

TonyStark, to random
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Monstrous decision that says women’s lives are not to be protected, even in the face of a medical emergency. Gun owners are fiercely protected in Texas. Women, not.

A lot of people need to take a hard look at how they are voting or plan to. Who gets elected in Texas is one thing, but the Fifth Circuit is comprised of judges appointed by Presidents.

Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules:
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/02/texas-abortion-fifth-circuit/

vorlon,
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@TonyStark "but the Fifth Circuit is comprised of judges appointed by Presidents."

Good thing we've got a Democrat President who's done such a good job making sure any appeals of the Fifth Circuit will be heard by a reasonable Supreme Court, huh

vorlon, to random
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A lot of people pointing out that the sudden scrutiny of executive compensation at Mozilla is driven by someone with an ulterior motive, and that's good information to have.

But, look. That is not a reason to DEFEND a CEO being paid $7 million. The reason Lunduke zeroed in on this is because it is ACTUALLY DISGUSTING AND HE KNOWS PEOPLE WILL BE BOTHERED BY IT. When surveyed about CEO compensation, people say a good ratio is less than 5:1.

https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/ideal-ceo-to-employee-pay-ratio

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vorlon,
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There's not a CEO in the world doing $7 million worth of work. Saying this is in line with exec compensation elsewhere is not a defense, it's an indictment. Nor is gender equity in pay an argument when ALL execs are overpaid and where pay equity is worst is at the entry level and among the precariat.

Seriously, stop trying to justify a $7 million salary. Executive compensation is a PROBLEM, and while it's nothing specific to Mozilla, you can say this without pretending it's healthy.

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18+ juliank, to random
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Juicy Marbles Bone-in ribs with cornbread and coleslaw.

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vorlon,
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@juliank please explain to me why imitation vegan meat should include the bit you don't eat

juliank, to random
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I'm afraid to say I have not been tracking the state of the Ukraine war the past 3 months or so. Does anyone have a summary to get me up to speed?

I got lost in travel and sickness and work a bit.

vorlon,
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@juliank Ukraine has made advances in reclaiming territory, but progress seems to have come to a halt after the past month or so. A major factor is a slow down in US and EU military support. Hungary appears to be the rotating villain of the month for that, though stuff at the Polish border remains tense.

And there was a sweet-ass cyber attack that destroyed Russia's taxpayer database, which is also how they were identifying people to be drafted into the military

18+ vorlon, to random
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I am annoyed that the first episode of Doctor Who to feature an openly trans human character is so badly written.

It's clumsy, preachy, and hits the viewer over the head with the message. The trans character doesn't get to just exist, her transness has to be a plot point.

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vorlon,
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@juliank lol I think it's largely NOT the kids that the exposition is directed at

juliank, to random
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Is there an adjective for lunatic? Where does the word even come from, I need to investigate.

vorlon,
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@juliank lunatic is the adjective form; see: lunatic fringe

vorlon, to random
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"if the stranger is an expert in their field"

So .. Mastodon is doing blue checkmarks now?

https://journa.host/@stribley/111501595141040729

vorlon,
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@ttpphd "Identity verification" is not at all the same thing as labeling someone an "expert". If Mastodon is going to start providing people "context" saying whether someone is an expert in the field, that doesn't come via the existing identity verification mechanism. Is Mastodon going to curate a database of credentials? If so, that's clearly analogous to Twitter's two-tier system with paid checkmarks

vorlon,
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@ttpphd if that's all it is I agree that's reasonable. No idea if it will have the desired effect!

vorlon, to random
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The 7yo has learned the word "cyberpunk" and after a Dad symposium about its true definition, wants to know if there are any cyberpunk movies he could watch.

Anyone have any ideas? By the nature of the genre it's going to target more mature audiences. Something with a PG-13 rating might be ok depending, but definitely not R. And I'm having a hard time thinking of many that are true cyberpunk. Johnny Mnemonic is about the only one I can think of that unconditionally qualifies.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I'm supporting a strike of people who tell me fascist lies. Make it make sense.

vorlon,
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@StillIRise1963 Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post and supporting his workers against him is always the right move
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They're telling you lies so NOT consuming their content for a day doesn't seem like much of a burden?

vorlon, to random
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Anyone else remember the period in American history when a substantial fraction of advertising dollars in the economy were spent on selling chewing gum, or

juliank, to random
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I had no carbs today so kind of want to eat spaghetti with ketchup

vorlon,
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@juliank what are you, Spanish

juliank, to random
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I did register on LinkedIn now because it keeps Loginwalling me when I want to look at people's profiles.

Anyhow um go find me there and connect to be uh connected? I don't want to post much there!

I might go and find people I'm not sure I don't want to ping hundreds of people with "let's connect" messages?

vorlon,
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@juliank sorry I only connect to people on LinkedIn that I don't know, in order to poison their graph

juliank, to random
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The truth of the matter is, there simply is no time to repair a washing machine when it breaks. Your only option is to buy a new one so you can wash your laundry again.

A dishwasher you can workaround, but laundry is absurd.

vorlon,
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@juliank what you need is a washer lending library

vorlon, to portland
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Portland parents! Earlier this year, PPS placed an order for additional in-classroom air purifiers, with input from the school communities, from the Oregon Health Authority; at no cost to the district; to help combat poor air quality affecting our children's learning environment.

The air purifiers have arrived at the district office.

And the district has decided not to distribute them to the schools.

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mjg59, to random
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I'm hearing that people who nobody would ever let near the governance of a non-profit are confused about what the executive director of a non-profit does

vorlon,
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@mjg59 you appear to be assuming a rather high bar for non profits that is not in evidence

mjg59, to random
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Pretty much exactly 19 years ago I got on a train to Oxford and made Mark Shuttleworth's laptop successfully suspend and resume using ACPI and that was the turning point in my entire career

vorlon,
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@mjg59 hahahaha mine still does

Andres4NY, to random
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i like how we got special kids medicine with flavors like grape and bubble gum and the kids are like, fuck that that tastes like ass ¯_(ツ)_/¯

vorlon,
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@Andres4NY artificial grape is a garbage flavor and always has been, I don't know why it has been allowed to persist

I don't just mean for medicine, the candy is shit too

mjg59, to random
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Day 1: Not yet kicked off the jury

vorlon,
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@mjg59 a worthy accomplishment!

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