@mekkacodes

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Principal Engineer @NetApp currently focused on #5G and #DevOps in the #Cloud | AKA | she/her | Views are my own 👩🏾‍💻 http://linkedin.com//in/mekkacodes
Presentations are so much better when it’s clear that you are extremely familiar and invested in your own material. That comes with time and #practice.

"What Kool Herc created in that recreation room on Sedgwick Avenue might seem uncomplicated in retrospect, but in 1973, it was revolutionary. And we’re still feeling the vibrations..." Michael A. Gonzales, Mass Appeal, 2017

I grew up less than a mile east of Herc's spot, way too young to attend his parties but fully immersed in what he inspired while having no idea how influential it would become all around the world. 🤯

#HipHop50 #BlackMastodon #BlackFriday

https://web.archive.org/web/20190402021917/http://archive.massappeal.com/kool-herc-oral-history-party-over-here-birth-of-hip-hop/

Party Over Here: An Oral History of Kool Herc's Historic Back-to-School Jam

You never thought that hip hop would take it this far...

Mass Appeal

If I say, "We need to increase the military budget by $50 billion to develop an "anti-surveillance balloon drone system" everyone says, "Sounds legit! Maybe we should buy two? 🤔"

But if I say, "We need to increase the military budget by $50 million to provide post-service skill training, affordable housing for veterans, and medical treatment for injuries suffered serving in non-combat humanitarian missions like tsunami response" everyone is like "Whoa! Sounds expensive! Itemized bill please!"

We had the alarm question this morning and I’m like the only one out of like 20 that admitted I am a multiple snoozer and now I just know I’m gonna be super assertive and talkative so they know us snoozers be on it 👩🏽‍💻🤓
GitHub - wasmerio/kernel-wasm: Sandboxed kernel mode WebAssembly runtime.

Sandboxed kernel mode WebAssembly runtime. Contribute to wasmerio/kernel-wasm development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Ron DeSantis Blocks AP African American Studies Course

The state used Ron DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE Act” to block the proposed program from its schools

Rolling Stone
What would motivate you / enable you to join the Cucumber open source new contributors ensemble, which meets weekly? The goal is to create a diverse contributor community. I know people are short on time. The ensemble eliminates a lot of gates, like, no need to install anything locally, no need for coding skills even.
Oooh y’all are killing #ChatGPT right now. Getting a busy signal.
For the #investors: Do you invest with your conscience? If the outlook is fantastic but you have issues with the company ethics, do you pass? #nojudgement #justcurious
“The FCC is also proposing a process for drone operators to obtain a license in the aeronautical VHF band to communicate with air traffic control and other aircraft.”
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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-fcc-proposes-make-additional-spectrum-available-drone-use-2023-01-04/
U.S. FCC proposes additional spectrum for drone communications

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed new rules to make licensed radio spectrum in the 5 GHz band for the rising number of unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, in use.

Reuters