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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 15, 2023

@tokyo_0 @moderation removed the “strike” upon my appeal.

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Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

@matthewburton I just pushed this at a former colleague who is still at RIT. this could be a good match for a recent grad from there.

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.

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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

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Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

@matthewburton as a retired academic who studied the wonderfully byzantine linking within the US tax code for a while “once upon a time”, I salute you sir.

Jeff Sonstein Jul 14, 2023

@neurovagrant thank you for that offer, perhaps I should have a better insulated account. very kind of you.