Neil Federspiel

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Retired IT Project Manager. Hobbies include #photography, #hiking, #backpacking and #biking. I currently support the #NDP in Alberta and the #LPC Federally.

#fedi22

It's 2023, and there's a US election in 2024 that will determine the future of climate change, war in Ukraine, the global economy, reproductive rights, and global fascism.

And folks still want to talk about Cambridge Analytica in 2015, instead of stuff like this:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-scramble-reach-voters-florida-cancels-mail-ballot-requests-rcna91294

The reason you can't make any progress on:
* Climate change
* Reproductive rights
* Trans rights

Is because too many Black folk are denied the right to vote. Focus on that instead of your pet issue.

Democrats scramble to reach voters after Florida cancels mail-in ballot requests

Florida Democrats are organizing to chase down people who vote by mail after election officials in the state cancelled all standing mail ballot requests.

NBC News

Are you finding Mastodon to be less vibrant/active?

I’m worried that we are not getting as much engagement on our Ukraine war reporting as we used to.

We’re trying to decide which social media platforms to continue posting on, given how much effort it takes to replicate across all of them.

If you want to send a signal to us that we should keep posting here, will you sign up for our newsletter? http://Counteroffensive.substack.com

I’m only asking Mastodon users today so we can gauge impact.

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well, this was an unexpected morning. my company just announced that it will be closing at the end of the month and everyone will be terminated.

on a personal level, i’m 9 months pregnant and scheduled for a c-section in less than a week, which puts me in a tough spot as i know i’m gonna have to take “leave” time.

any leads and connections are super appreciated: i’ll be looking for #malwareanalysis, #threatresearch and #threatintel remote roles based in the US.

#getfedihired #jobs #jobsearch

@saila
And, I actually know where I was at that particular moment. How about you?

54 years and 17 minutes ago, humans first set foot on the #Moon

I can’t wait until we return again

https://kottke.org/apollo-11/

#Apollo11 #NASA #ThisDayInSpace #NeilArmstrong

Apollo 11 Live TV Coverage

@[email protected]
Just checking this out.

I'm looking for my next great writing and editing gig, full-time, part-time, or freelance. I'm a tech journalist and editor with an IT background.

Apple is my particular specialty and passion, but I can write about anything. Recent gigs include telecom and 5G, cloud computing, personal finance, and much more. You can find links to my CV, samples of my writing and more in my bio.

Boosting is welcome, and if you have leads, please send.

#hireme #journalist #techjobs #fedihired

@Chigaze I've had a couple of very frustrating experiences trying to resolve issues with CRA by phone in the past so I expect you're feeling more than a little apprehensive at the moment. If my memory serves me correctly, with one issue we finally gave up and visited them in downtown Edmonton. May your call be answered quickly by an experienced agent who can resolve the issue to your satisfaction with just one call. I know, wishful thinking, but it can happen. 🙂
@davidtoddmccarty You speak the truth. 🙂
@davidtoddmccarty Yes, unfortunately we can't use the same handle on all instances so here I'm neil and on pixelfed.social I'm neilf as neil was taken. For a bit more confusion, what I'm on right now is not actually a mastodon instance, it's a Calckey instance which a Fediverse compatible app similar to Mastodon in many ways but not derived from Mastodon. It's a totally separate development. I'm also present on a Mastodon instance as [email protected] which is where I started out but I spend most of my time on Calckey.social now.