@Meraud

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I have worked for a very big dictionary for a very long time. When I'm not doing that I'm walking the dog, despairing of UK politics, and attempting a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Often all at once. Hoping to pop on here a bit more often.
MeraudApr 2, 2025
Electronic Frontier FoundationApr 2, 2025
Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-no-to-internet-blacklists
Tell Congress: No to Internet Blacklists

Congress is once again pushing dangerous website-blocking laws, including the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA). These bills would let copyright holders get court orders to block entire websites, without due process, based on nothing but a hollow promise not to abuse their new power.

MeraudApr 2, 2025
Alfie KohnApr 2, 2025
Fox News stumbles onto something important by referring to anti-fascist graffiti as "anti-Trump"
MeraudApr 2, 2025
Matt BlazeApr 2, 2025
I have to say, eagerness to bend at the first sign of pressure is exactly the opposite of what I'd look for when hiring a law firm.
MeraudApr 2, 2025
Prof. Sam LawlerApr 2, 2025

Ok, time for a thread on what I've been getting lots of interviews about. I've dropped some hints and shared some info, but here's the story!

Remember this document I posted a while ago? https://www.starlink.com/public-files/Starlink_Approach_to_Satellite_Demisability.pdf

It casually mentions that a piece of a Starlink satellite was found in Saskatchewan in August 2024.

MeraudMar 17, 2025
Tim BrayMar 17, 2025

Useful! European alternatives to AWS/GCP/Azure: https://asamsig.com/blog/picking-a-european-cloud-provider

#Cloud

Picking a European Public Cloud Provider

What public cloud providers exist in Europe, and how do they compare?

Show threadMeraudNov 18, 2022
@swilua Thank you!
Show threadMeraudNov 18, 2022
@swilua I'm very sorry to ask such a stupid question, but how do I do that?
MeraudNov 13, 2022
Just KatieNov 12, 2022

"I wish to register a complaint..."

[Image description for those needing: parody of Monty Python 'Dead Parrot' sketch, with Elon Musk showing dead Twitter bird to Jack Dorsey]

Show threadMeraudNov 13, 2022
@timtfj @tanjabueltmann This is lovely. I wonder how slow you'd have to go to get dinosaur song...
MeraudNov 13, 2022
Tim JNov 13, 2022
@tanjabueltmann I'm not sure of the etiquette here about linking to posts, but I thought you might be interested in this birdsong thread I posted yesterday. It's a skylark, first full speed and then slowed down a lot to hear what's going on. (I was posting it to try out audio posts really, then saw your post.) https://mastodon.social/@timtfj/109328837711569060