Mastodawn

I had the pleasure of spending 90 minutes geeking with Om about a year ago. He was a force of nature and an important voice in tech.

May he rest in peace.
https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/

Om Malik, 1966-2026

Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…

On my Om

David Pollak 9h ago

Steve Herman 23h ago

The India-born tech writer Om Malik has died. He was one of the founders of the South Asian Journalists Association. Om had numerous ups and downs in his 59 years. I first noticed his writing in Red Herring and he became a trailblazer in Silicon Valley. https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/

David Pollak 10h ago

Quinn Norton 1d ago

I'm so old I can remember when we didn't think SCOTUS was a band of bought and paid for whores.

David Pollak 10h ago

David Ho 1d ago

Intentionally driving a car into someone should be treated with the same severity as intentionally firing a gun at someone.

https://jerseyvindicator.org/2026/06/25/geo-group-employee-charged-in-fathers-day-vigil-incident-where-protester-was-struck-outside-delaney-hall/

GEO Group employee charged in Father's Day vigil incident where protester was struck outside Delaney Hall • The Jersey Vindicator

Police say Thomas K. Brown drove into a woman demonstrating outside the Newark ICE detention center before entering the facility.

The Jersey Vindicator

David Pollak 21h ago

Racket 1d ago

What kind of programming language is Rhombus?

https://blog.racket-lang.org/2026/06/rhombus-v1.0.html

Join us https://discord.gg/6Zq8sH5

David Pollak 21h ago

Daily Storied Colors 1d ago

Today's featured color from Storied Colors: https://storiedcolors.com/color/dazzle-grey

Dazzle Grey — Storied Colors

The base grey of First World War dazzle camouflage, painted over with high-contrast geometric shapes to confuse U-boat rangefinders.

Storied Colors

David Pollak 21h ago

Awesome. Polestar is the worst car company I’ve ever interacted with (2 lemons over 2 months). Glad they have failed in the US market https://www.motortrend.com/news/polestar-exits-us-market-in-2027

Polestar Will Exit the U.S. Market in 2027

Chinese ownership dooms Swedish performance EV maker.

MotorTrend

David Pollak 1d ago

The PQC/CBOM executive order dropped https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/securing-the-nation-against-advanced-cryptographic-attacks/

And Spice Labs has the best answer for at scale CBOM generation https://blog.spicelabs.io/posts/2026-06-06_clock_started/

Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background

The White House

David Pollak 1d ago

joe•iuculano

1d ago

Via #TheGuardian

"After the last month, #Democratic leadership should be seriously taking stock of their position," writes #BenDavis.

"The energy is on their #Left. The people are on their left."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/24/democratic-party-leftist-tidal-wave#Echobox=1740769161-1

The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave

The party’s leadership is deeply out of touch with its base. A leftist politics of collective struggle is cresting across the US

The Guardian

David Pollak 1d ago

Mastodon Migration 2d ago

The Party of the People

What needs to happen, and what IS happening in one primary race after another, is a redefinition of the Democratic Party as the party of the people, not the billionaires and corporations.

Taking big money from corporate PACs is becoming the kiss of death for a Democratic candidate as it should be.

#WeThePeople

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