TIL thanks to a crossover comic series, Dr. Who is canon to the Star Trek Universe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation/Doctor_Who:_Assimilation%C2%B2
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gek1ad/til_thanks_to_a_crossover_comic_series_dr_who_is/
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#usa #voting #vandalism
Ballot drop box fires under investigation in Oregon, Washington
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/us/ballot-box-fires-oregon-washington/index.html
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What the hell is going on at WordPress?
WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/
WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions
One told to take down posts that said nice things about WP EngineSimon Sharwood (The Register)
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Remember back when the state asked voters:
- If they wanted a new viaduct to replace the old Alaskan Way Viaduct or not.
- If they wanted a tunnel to replace the old Alaskan Way Viaduct or not.
And when both were voted down, they were all "Tunnel it is!" >:(
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Here's your Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 4th lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 530,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,570,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,310,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,560,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More plots: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/
Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent
My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentrat…Zachary Labe
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The sky is blue. The sky is green.
The serendiplty of social media timelines demonstrating the great failure of media coverage of the great divide in the USA with contrasting headlines covering the same rally in Madision Square Garden.
(You might need to click on the image to see the contrast)
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TIL In the 1950’s, when General Electric opened Appliance Park in Louisville, KY, they persuaded lawmakers to bend the time zone boundary around the city so the factory would observe the same time as GE’s headquarters in Fairfield, CT.
https://archive.triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/made-in-america-makes-a-comeback-2/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gebea6/til_in_the_1950s_when_general_electric_opened/
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You do know that keeping around 15 older versions of yourself after updating isn't polite, right?
Maybe don't do this?
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🧵 In #Moscow #Russia it's reported that a sewage system broke down spewing fecal matter 20 stories high.
https://t.me/operativnoZSU/161394
Оперативний ЗСУ
💩У москві сталось справжнє фекальне чудо - на одній з вулиць гімно забило фонтаном на 20+ поверхів вгору Яка країна - такі і чудеса. 🫡https://t.me/operativnoZSUTelegram
@keithmorrisnm @glasspusher @edwilk @AlterNewt @Biff52
Fantastic Fecal Fountain Fouls Fascists Facilities
@RussiaEmbassyTO
Westarnars are jellous they donut have sewage funtain in their depraeved citys lol
Content warning: US Politics: how to get a replacement ballot in Washington state
Hey, #Portland folx, looks like we have some criminals setting ballot drop boxes on fire. Things to do:
1) If possible, drop your ballot at an indoor box in a library. These are supervised by the librarians at all times and nobody is going to set them on fire.
2) If you know anyone who might have used either of the two ballot boxes, please alert them that they might need to get an emergency replacement ballot:
- PDX: Southeast Morrison & 10th ave.
- WA: Vancouver Fisher's Landing
Articles:
https://www.katu.com/news/local/incendiary-device-set-off-inside-se-portland-ballot-box-causing-fire
#Election #Arson #Portland #WA #OR
Incendiary device starts fire inside SE Portland ballot box: Only 3 ballots damaged
An investigation is underway after an incendiary device was discovered inside a ballot box in Portland early Monday morning.KATU
Also:
kudos to the #Multinomah Elections dept for putting fire supression devices in our ballot boxes. Foresighted!
TIL legendary session bassist Leland Sklar put a switch on his bass that does nothing. He calls it the "producer switch" — when a producer asks for a different sound, he flips the switch (making sure the producer can see), and carries on. He says this placebo has saved him a lot of grief.
https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-truth-behind-lee-sklars-custom-producers-…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1geatxy/til_legendary_session_bassist_leland_sklar_put_a/
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When I used to do live sound, I always had a spare subgroup fader or two that weren't used. Whenever someone approached the FOH desk and had a "suggestion," I'd goose that fader and ask them if that was any better.
Worked every time.
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Upgrade to a supported operating system to use key features in your Pearson course.
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arg. I used to work for an educational publisher and we used to repackage a bunch of their texts, and then they kept taking them back to stuff into their own site WHICH WASN'T AS GOOD.
And then we'd get complaints from users who didn't understand why their textbook got shittier, and thought we did it.
"#Alaska’s top education official relied on generative artificial intelligence to draft a proposed policy on cellphone use in Alaska schools, which resulted in a state document citing supposed academic studies that don’t exist.
The document did not disclose that AI had been used in its conception. At least some of that AI-generated false information ended up in front of state Board of Education and Early Development members"
False citations show Alaska education official relied on generative AI, raising broader questions • Alaska Beacon
Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Bishop said the false citations were in a draft she used generative AI to create.Claire Stremple (Alaska Beacon)
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“These People Drive Like Idiots,” Say 12,000 I-5 Drivers in Unison
In a display of universal synchronicity during today’s rush hour, a record 12,287 I-5 drivers collectively complained “you all drive like complete goddamn jagoffs” at the exact same time. “Fi…The Needling
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Get Real: Why over 90% of Americans Think They Are above Average Drivers and How to Know Precisely Who Is and Is Not a Good Driver
By Alex Lightman In what is possibly the most talked Swedish study of Americans, researchers found that an astonishing 93% of Americans thought their driving skills were above average, compared to 69% of Swedes.Smart Transportation (Center for Smart Transportation)
So with the 'ballot box burning' can we drop any pretense the people doing this have a legitimate grievance that needs to be aired and just call them the terrorists that they are?
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They know they can't win so they cheat.
#USPOL #Washington #Oregon #Vancouver #Portland #PNW
US election live: Elon Musk sued over $1m voter giveaways; Harris calls Trump Madison Square Garden rally ‘nonsense’ fueled by hate
Pennsylvania DA sues billionaire over what he calls ‘an illegal lottery’; Harris says Trump more focused on ‘grievances, on himself and on dividing our country’Daniel Lavelle (The Guardian)
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Billionaire-Owned News Is Not Our Only Option – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/billionaire-owned-news-is-not-our-only-option/
Billionaire-Owned News Is Not Our Only Option
There are thousands of newsrooms with no fat-cat owner to fear. They deserve your support.Mother Jones
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It's not fair that LLMs get to hallucinate all they want and they're somehow groundbreaking tech and The Future, but I ask just one undercover officer for magic mushrooms and suddenly I'm some kind of threat to society?
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I recently found out that my department at work is being shut down, so I'm looking for a new position!
I spent the last 6 years building advanced security assessment capabilities around hardware/IoT, industrial, marine OT, and x86 platforms. Before that I spent 5 years as a pentester. I excel at weird and novel stuff where there's no template.
I'm based in the UK and I'm looking for a remote full-time role.
CV: https://poly.nomial.co.uk/graham_sutherland.pdf
Thanks!
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🚨 A Vancouver, WA ballot box was set on fire and hundreds of ballots burned
"Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after 8 a.m. Sunday need to contact the Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot."
https://katu.com/news/local/vancouver-ballot-box-seen-smoking-same-morning-as-portland-ballot-box-arson #WAelex
Burning ballots pulled from inside smoking Vancouver ballot box; hundreds of ballots lost
KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot box.Our photographeKATU
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🚨 There’s been an update:
“Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after ***11 a.m. Saturday*** need to contact the Election Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot.” #waelex
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I can't believe that we now have to consider fireproof ballot boxes.
What a fucking joke. >:(
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Burning ballots pulled from inside smoking Vancouver ballot box; hundreds of ballots lost
KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot box.Our photographeKATU
#Amendment80 would give #Colorado #parents a #right to #direct their #kid’s #education.
#Proponents claim it would not #grant #parents more #authority over #lessons or #curriculum. Others worry it would lead to #lawsuits against #schools.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/28/colorado-school-choice-amendment-80-parental-rights/
Amendment 80 would give Colorado parents the right to direct their kid’s education. What does that mean for schools?
Proponents of Colorado's Amendment 80 say it would not grant parents more authority over curriculum. Others worry it could spur lawsuits against schools.Erica Breunlin (The Colorado Sun)
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Do you like Lego? Do you like the Apple IIe/IIgs?
Blocko is an interface card that allows you to control Lego Technics machines with the LOGO programming language, just like we did in elementary school!
Available in November 2024
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Why do anarchists stay on reddit or other corporate-run platforms?
A reminder that more American child pedestrians (age 0-17) are killed by cars on Halloween than on any other day of the year. #CarsRuinCities
Forget tainted candy: The scariest thing on Halloween is parked in your driveway
More American child pedestrians die on Halloween from cars than on any other day of the year.Muizz Akhtar (Vox)
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I'd propably make them to pay to leave them alone cuz I'd infodump them about @OS1337
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