Nick Felker, ๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

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Software Engineer, Fantasy Author, Pokemon Master

~ The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. ~

#amwritingfantasy at http://felker.page

Personal Websitehttps://felker.dev
Author Sitehttps://felker.page
Shiny Pokedexhttps://pokedextracker.com/u/fleker/shiny-living-dex

America has an amazing ability to integrate people into our society no matter where they came from, and that's something to celebrate

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/us/migrants-desantis-marthas-vineyard.html

How Migrants Flown to Marthaโ€™s Vineyard Came to Call It Home

Florida flew 49 migrants from Texas to the liberal enclave last year. Since then, a few of them have found work, friends and a new life on the wealthy island.

The New York Times

This is a good, frank assessment of why Mastodon's popularity spiked and soon waned. It wasn't designed for new users in mind and the culture seems to prefer exclusivity over offering a proper alternative to mass social media.

It's cool tech but not more.

https://blog.bloonface.com/2023/06/12/why-did-the-twittermigration-fail/

Why did the #TwitterMigration fail? โ€“ Cafรฉ Lob-On

This article in
@MotherJones
does a great job weighing the trade-offs that require we build to meet the moment. In summary: "Emergencies demand urgency."

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/yimby-nimby-progressives-clean-energy-infrastructure-housing-development-wind-solar-bill-mckibben/

#yimby #green

Yes in our backyards. No, really.

Itโ€™s time progressives like me learned to love the green building boom.

Mother Jones

"It took us about 150 years from the days of Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse to build todayโ€™s grid. Now we have to double the gridโ€™s electricity generation, using only new, clean resources, in just three decades." via MotherJones

#green

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/electrify-everything-scope-data/

What "electrify everything" actually looks like

Get ready for a US building spree not seen in generations.

Mother Jones

An excerpt from "The Virgin Dragon", available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Dragon-Spectre-War-Book-ebook/dp/B0BYB5M77J

Amazon.com

โ€œIโ€™m more than strong enough to handle hallucinations.โ€
Dorian took a sip from the cup. It tasted like normal tea, bland and tasteless. There was a burning aftertaste as he swallowed.
Suddenly the world faded to black.
And just as suddenly he was in a grassy field.

#1linewed

Dorian noticed the man stepped back. He was scared. He could take advantage of this.
โ€œYouโ€™re going to make me a new coinpurse. And as an apology for your previous work, I will be given it without any extra charge.โ€
โ€œOkay sir,โ€ the shop owner said as his hands shook.
Dorian left the shop without another thought.

#1linewed

An excerpt from "The Virgin Dragon", available on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Dragon-Spectre-War-Book-ebook/dp/B0BYB5M77J

Amazon.com

I just published "Should public transit be expected to make a profit?"

#publictransit #nyc #blog

https://link.medium.com/jjSZOXF6xyb

This summary of TikTok's congressional hearing by @caseynewton definitely mirrors my own views of the situation.
#tech #tiktok #politics

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23654732/tiktok-hearing-shou-zi-chew-failed-defense-congress-ban

How TikTok failed to make the case for itself

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress but couldnโ€™t defend the app from lawmakersโ€™ concerns around Chinese pressures and spying.

The Verge

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