Mastodawn

Really love how this week's email from my CSA starts off with a Pride message about resistance and then immediately pivots into talking about the joys of garlic scapes.

Dan Ports 14h ago

Adrianna Tan 17h ago

Ahahah my employer posted photos of us hoisting and flying the trans flag outside the aquarium and the haters are so angry it’s so funny they’re trying to say fish aren’t gay and people are like uhh some of our fish do actually change genders

@mcc I, as a cis man, am more free because trans people exist and can live as themselves

Dan Ports 16h ago

Someone recently told me that they knew of multiple people who thought that women only go to CS grad school to find husbands, and there are so many obvious things wrong with that statement, but I want to focus on: wouldn’t… *literally any other option* be better?

Dan Ports 18h ago

Jessica 19h ago

If we are all at the trans march who is watching the internet

Dan Ports 20h ago

Dev 20h ago

How can a society function like this https://discuss.systems/@dev/114757649111622275

Dan Ports 20h ago

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Tim Panton Feb 12

@Viss Silly story time...
A _long_ time ago at a devcon I mentioned how stupid some IoT was and said that it would be fun to hack on but that they were too expensive for a joke...

Unfortunately the guy sitting next to me organised a whip round and $100 later I was kinda committed to hacking on a toothbrush.

In the end I tied it to voicemail so that it said "Mr Panton is brushing his teeth right now, but will be available to take your call in 97 seconds". There may be a video somewhere.

Dan Ports 20h ago

Viss Feb 12

uhhhhhhhhh
so... i have a home assistant install with me for my demo.

it lives on a raspi. which has bluetooth onboard.

someone at con brought a bluetooth toothbrush. and home assistant found it. and i added it.

soo... now im tracking a bluetooth toothbrush at a security con.

Dan Ports 22h ago

Steve Benen 1d ago

A political scientist recently wrote that the Trump admin “is trying to kill American higher education.” There should be no doubt that he’s right.

When making a list of the White House’s authoritarian tactics, be sure to include “trying to dictate how universities operate” to the growing list. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/university-virginia-president-jim-ryan-resigned-pressure-trump-rcna215620

Why the University of Virginia’s president will resign under pressure from Trump admin

The Trump administration demanded the ouster of the University of Virginia’s president, Jim Ryan. Unfortunately, he complied.

MSNBC

Dan Ports 23h ago

paulette d. koronkevich 1d ago

very very happy to announce my and @wilbowma's paper "Type Universes as Kripke Worlds" at ICFP 2025 this year 🎉 🌐 🌌