Starting the second day of @nodeconf.eu in the hallway track with @pipobscure.com @notwes.bsky.social and @joesepi.com #NodeConfEU

Funny story. I spoke at a conference in Greece (devIT 2018 in Thessaloniki) and the organizers asked me to play guitar and sing a song to kick off the conference. I obliged by changing the words of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” to be about JavaScript. (...cont'd) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xmo...

CityJS London broadcast this rehearsal recording onstage during opening keynote!

YouTube video by Joe Sepi

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We are happy to announce the NodeConf EU is returning in 2026. This time, things will be a little different. While the Irish countryside made for a beauttiful backdrop for getting the community together to talk about Node.js, there have always been a number of logistical challenges to hosting there;

Drifting North is featured on a benefit comp put together by Mike Horn (Seawind of Battery) & Mike Mannix (Centripetal Force Records) with cover art by Ian Branch All proceeds will be donated directly to the National Immigrant Justice Center centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com

📣 Big changes to start 2026! I’m thrilled to share that I am joining Cloudflare as the Workers Runtime Engineering Manager! Onward and upward! 🚀

NEW GTR The yellowish strat is my new ride. The NEW COOL TRICK: these kill buttons. I love the arcade style on the new guitar. I always put a Hot Rail in the bridge position so l've started just getting customer pick guards too. Thanks to GuitarFixer Bob for the work. 💥🤘💥

Home stereo discussions with Elm City Sounds. Need an amp to power these 70s Japanese Coral speakers I got for my studio from Inner Space Sound Labs

Happy birthday, Michael. I love and miss you and still think of you often.

I modded my guitar with a momentary kill switch. ✨🤘✨ I am working on my backup guitar to have the same setup except it’s an arcade button. Can’t wait to show you all when it’s finished. S¡¡¡CK!!!

Early XMAS gift FOR ME!!! I have a 100s of old 4-track tapes that I can’t wait to dump and digitize. Yay!! Dreams do come true.

After hours guitar repair with “GuitarFixer Bob” Pieper of legendary hair metal band, XYZ 🤘

Work! #jsconf

Open source foundations don’t run on “magic piles of money.” Registries, CDNs, CI pipelines, security response and compliance work all require sustained support. Read why OpenJS joined peers in signing “Open Infrastructure is Not Free.” 🔗 hubs.la/Q03KtFgr0

Let’s estimate that Apple sells 50 million iPhones per year in the US. Apple couldn’t manufacture 50 million iPhones per year in the US at any cost. No amount of money could be thrown at the problem and make it happen that 50 million new iPhones are made in the US: daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...

Trump, Supposedly, Thinks the U.S. Has the ‘Resources’ Needed to Make iPhones

Link to: https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/08/trump-thinks-the-us-has-the-resources-needed-to-make-iphones/

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Discount Fireworks’ BIG WEEKEND OF SHOWS! APR 4 FRI - at AS220 in Providence, RI APR 5 SAT - at Joe Nolan’s 50th birthday bash at Scottish Dave’s in Clinton, CT APR 6 SUN - at Three Sheets punk rock matinee DiscountFireworks.band

“Behold the decade of mid tech! That is what I want to say every time someone asks me, “What about A.I.?” with the breathless anticipation of a boy who thinks this is the summer he finally gets to touch a boob….” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...

Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes

A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.

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In this 10-minute video, John Lithgow reads each of the lessons from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century kottke.org/25/04/john-l...

John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

In this 10-minute video, John Lithgow reads each of the lessons from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the

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Keep hearing people say protests against first Trump administration were ineffective. Evidence suggests otherwise.

Omar Wasow@owasow.bsky.social · 2y ago

Many “savvy” folks argue protests can’t work. Evidence suggests otherwise. “Muslim ban set off a fury of protests across US, garnering tremendous media attention and discussion… Portraying ‘Ban’ at odds with inclusive elements of American identity prompted some citizens to shift their attitudes…”

👊 Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...

Law Firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale Sue Trump Administration to Block Executive Orders

President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.

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Two prominent American scholars on fascism & authoritarianism, Timothy Snyder & Jason Stanley, have recently moved from Yale to the University of Toronto. Stanley: “the primary reason was the deteriorating political situation in the United States”. kottke.org/25/03/004652...

“A new report from Reuters: one of the young DOGE employees, 19yo Edward Coristine, previously was involved with a cybercrime group known as "EGodly." Also known by his online nickname "Big Balls," he provided support for cybercriminals through his company DiamondCDN” mashable.com/article/doge...

DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' allegedly involved with cybercrime ring

Elon Musk's DOGE boys are currently rifling through government data. Do you trust them?

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“Der Spiegel reported Wed not only were Trump's officials communicating via Signal, their cell phone numbers can be found online. Hegseth, Mike Waltz and Gabbard all had their private data, passwords and cell phone numbers leaked and can be found online…” boingboing.net/2025/03/26/w...

White House officials’ Signal group chat leak now includes passwords, phone data

The Trump Administration's "SignalGate" leak of war plans only gets worse and worse.

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Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

“Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Members of British punk rock band UK Subs denied entry into the US

Three members of the pioneering band were detained and returned to the UK after flying to Los Angeles for a gig

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The US is vulnerable and its getting worse... #cybersecurity www.wired.com/story/inside...

‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships.

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This will be incredible, I’m sure. I cannot wait! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/a...

Meow Wolf to Open New York Edition of Its Immersive Art Program

The Santa Fe, N.M., company has found success tapping into the experience economy and artistic psychedelia.

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iPhones are briefly changing 'racist' to 'Trump' due to an iOS dictation issue www.engadget.com/mobile/iphon...

iPhones are briefly changing 'racist' to 'Trump' due to an iOS dictation issue

A bizarre bug is causing iPhones to automatically change the word “racist” to “Trump” when using the built-in dictation feature in iOS.

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I've been screaming this for years.

Here's a little thread of some excellent videos of people punching up this week. First up, the Governor of Maine, Janet Mills, telling Trump, "I'll see you in court," to his face and on video. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all

We the Builders is a site run by current and former federal employees about how “DOGE” is destroying the government. “They are destroyers. We are the builders. We don’t work for DOGE. We have always worked for you.” [wethebuilders.org]