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Jeff Sonstein Jul 15, 2023

I am going to be shifting my main account to a new-to-me location within the Fediverse:

https://masto.deoan.org/@jsonstein

I will attempt to shift my followers/following lists across. if you do not “hear” from me for a while, try manually following me there.

Jeff Sonstein (@[email protected])

6.98K Posts, 664 Following, 902 Followers · retired RIT Prof, longtime hacker, former Moffett Field cubicle monkey, once upon a time an Army Sgt & SignalPuke™, now WA2RRB… personal acct  “In Gawds we trust, all others must bring data”   #pedagogy #coding #systems #W3C #vet #AmateurRadio #data #FOSS

masto.deoan.org

Jeff Sonstein Jul 15, 2023

the Judge is quite correct:

“A complaint mechanism could become a political tool to paralyze the court or a playground for gadflies. However, a skillfully drafted code could overcome this problem. Even a nonenforceable code that the justices formally pledged to respect would be an improvement on the current void.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/opinion/supreme-court-ethics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | A Federal Judge Asks Whether the Supreme Court Understands How Bad It Looks to the Public

The reported behavior of some justices is not a matter of politics or judicial philosophy. It’s about ethics.

The New York Times

Jeff Sonstein Jul 15, 2023

as is so often true, Lalo is spot on

https://www.gocomics.com/laloalcaraz/2023/07/14

Lalo Alcaraz by Lalo Alcaraz for July 14, 2023 | GoComics.com

GoComics

Jeff Sonstein Jul 15, 2023

okay, this is creepy

https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/110715285212636450

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

this job will be deal with wonderfully complex issues which have an effect upon all Americans. this looks like a job which will be great fun. email him!

https://mstdn.social/@matthewburton/110714744471129468

Matthew Burton (@[email protected])

So, the posting says the position has not been “approved”—lord knows why it’s possible to make a position publicly visible before it’s approved—but the application mechanism is to send me an email. Instructions within. Go for it.

Mastodon 🐘

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

Matthew Burton Jul 14, 2023

I’m hiring.

My team, which is overseeing the modernization of IRS IT with $10 billion+ from the Inflation Reduction Act, needs a coordinator. Someone early career who is beginning to see how much room for improvement there is with Federal IT, and is equipped for a high-profile mission. Must be active USG employee.

Please boost.

https://openopps.usajobs.gov/tasks/5842

Open Opportunities

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

Molly White Mar 18, 2023

"it's not like we can put the genie back in the bottle! 🤷" – VC who stands to profit massively from the release of the genie, and who has worked tirelessly to release said genie

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

reported & blocked a porn-only account, soon afterwards got a warning note saying I had been reported for posting sexually explicit content #HeadDesk

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

Jon Worth Jul 14, 2023

The property is being guarded here #CatsOfMastodon

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

Craig Newmark Jul 14, 2023

.@jeffjarvis is talking about his new book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on July 25. He's afraid of an empty audience. Can you sign up to come in person (but it's also streamed). Use the code JARVISCWC for $10 off.
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-07-25/jeff-jarvis-age-print-and-internet-0

Jeff Jarvis: The Age of Print and the Internet

As a technology, print at its birth was as disruptive as the digital migration of today. Now, as the internet ushers us past print culture, Jeff Jarvis offers an overview of important lessons from the era we leave behind.

Commonwealth Club