If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
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Sonoma County, CA. I was told there would be snacks.
The buck stops h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶with other people
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agoPOLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking? TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
My org @fightforthefuture.org has been “de-googling” for the last year. We’re totally off Google suite, Google docs, Drive, Calendar. We’re using Signal and Element for chat, Nextcloud for docs, etc Planning to publish a “how to” guide for other nonprofits and activist groups soonish.
I've said this before, but there are two kinds of people in the world. - People who have suffered or been traumatized by something, and think it's unfair unless everyone else also suffers - People who have suffered or been traumatized by something and don't want anyone else to experience that.
Spotify Wrapped is usually a fun way to reflect on what you’ve listened to over the year and share your tastes with friends. But it hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine. Use our social toolkit to share the truth about Spotify: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot...
"Pete Hague-seth" - we all need to start spelling it like that from now on
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9mo agoPete Hague-seth seems to think the expression "The Fog of War" is literal. It is not. It is a metaphor, and one that would not excuse executing shipwrecked passengers you can clearly see on your video screen.
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Build a Blog in 15-ish minutes with Brut! https://video.hardlimit.com/w/ae7EMhwjDq9kSH5dqQ9swV Source code for those that don't want to watch a video:
GitHub - thirdtank/blog-demo: Blog app as demoed in the Brut intro video
Blog app as demoed in the Brut intro video. Contribute to thirdtank/blog-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.
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I'm not at #RailsConf, but I did just now release a new web framework I've been working on: BrutRB: https://brutrb.com Read about it on my blog, below. It's not like Rails at all. I had fun working on it, will keep working on it, and hope you like it!
Brut: A New Web Framework for Ruby
Brut: A New Web Framework for Ruby
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You can get a discounted copy of Let This Radicalize You here.
Let This Radicalize You
Doing Justice: The Revolution of Rescue and Reciprocal Care is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.
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- even finding your people - e.g. finding a group to help in the area - take a break from the constant scrolling. The news out of the Middle East is going to get more grim, and that ON TOP of what's happened today domestically is just way too much for any one brain to process. Take a break.
1. Major corporations — including AT&T, T-Mobile, United, Uber, and Comcast — have spent years touting their commitment to combating hunger in America. Now these same corporations are publicly supporting a $300 BILLION CUT TO FOOD AID.
11 corporations that turned their backs on hungry families
Republicans are working furiously to pass a massive reconciliation bill through Congress.
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There are few people as wise about software and teams as Sarah. So this is definitely worth keeping an eye on. sarahmei.substack.com/p/hello-again
Hello Again.
Back in 2017, I took a new job and stopped writing about software. I'M BACK! I've got new ideas, a new format, and new inspiration and energy. Join me!
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If Slack isn't working for you right now, try web and/or mobile. Only the desktop app is not working for me rn #slack
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If we're talking about fertilization as in "spreading manure", then yeah
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Trump: "We're gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too. The women, between the fertilization and all the other things we're talking about, it's gonna be great. Fertilization. I'm still very proud of it, I don't care. I'll be known as the fertilization president and that's okay."
odysseus: wait agamemnon: ??? odysseus: why does jeff goldberg know about the horse
I wrote up my thoughts and experiences on desktop Linux after a 20 year absence. Also notes on the Framework 13 (not most recent) version. There's a big list of "if you this on Mac, here's what you can use on Linux" comparisons as well.
One Week With Desktop Linux After a 20 Year Absence
One Week With Desktop Linux After a 20 Year Absence
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The worst arrogance of software engineers is that because they're clever in technology they're by extension clever in any other domain, so _obviously_ the other domains are unnecessary and "non-technical."
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https://sustainable-rails.com is updated for Rails 8 and Ruby 3.4! Just moderate changes this time around: https://sustainable-rails.com/changelog.html The biggest one is removing Tachyons in favor of plain CSS mostly to avoid complexity around css-bundling and tailwind.
Changelog for Sustainable Web Development with Ruby on Rails
Changelog for 'Sustainable Web Development with Ruby on Rails'
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i want more people to get to this place. don’t argue, don’t engage, just block. i advocated for this so hard on the old app for its entire existence. y’all’s desire to be right was too great. just block them. free yourself!
David Dennis Jr@daviddennisjr.bsky.social · 2y agoI think this app is healing my brain lol. Someone left a pathetic loser-ly comment on my IG and I just blocked like a normal human being and kept it moving. why did I spend so many minutes of my life engaging with dweebs?