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grumpy web developer in the upper midwest. into 🌱 plants and 🚲 bikes, municipal politics, cooking and tinkering. #dontPost advocate
I'm working on a digital security training for organizers, trying to help folks actually make informed decisions about risks instead of just yelling about encryption. Does this seem like a reasonable concise model for typical cloud services?

Tonight on the 8th night of Hanukkah, hundreds of Jewish folks and allies garhered on the Burnside bridge and blocked traffic during rush hour to call attention to Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. A 12ft tall menorah was lit when the sun went down.

This action was done in coordination with Jewish-led groups forming bridge blockades today in at least 8 other major U.S. cities.

Last night of Hanukkah, taking over the Franklin ave bridge in Minneapolis with our giant antizionist menorah
New York Times Tech Union to Strike Over Office Return, Contract Delays

New York Times Co. technology workers plan to mount a half-day strike Monday afternoon, accusing the media company of trying to unilaterally force them back to the office without negotiating in good faith.

Bloomberg
Last night a driver ran a red light, hit me on my bike, and fled the scene. The wonderful staff at HCMC found no serious injuries, but my helmet broke clean in half and I broke their windshield.
Fuck cars.
It would've been way worse without a helmet but the thing I keep thinking about is if it were a pickup truck instead of a sedan I'dve been toast, helmet or not
I protested at DFL HQ today with my fellow jews for a ceasefire in gaza and to halt military aid to Israel. No genocide in my name, not ever https://www.twincities.com/2023/10/20/in-st-paul-jewish-groups-rally-for-palestinians/
In St. Paul, Jewish groups rally for Palestinians and call for a ceasefire

Progressive Jewish groups call for state DFL to demand a ceasfire.

Twin Cities
NEW: Allina Health doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners voted to form the nation’s largest private-sector union of advanced care practitioners. https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/10/13/allina-health-clinicians-vote-by-overwhelming-margin-to-unionize-in-historic-election/ #union #unions #minnesota #healthcare
Allina Health clinicians vote by overwhelming margin to unionize in historic election - Minnesota Reformer

Allina Health doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners voted to form the nation’s largest private-sector union of advanced care practitioners. Federal labor officials tallied ballots on Friday from clinicians at 60 Allina primary and urgent care clinics in Minnesota plus one in Wisconsin, with 325 votes for and 200 against unionizing with Doctors Council SEIU. […]

Minnesota Reformer

Today, a huge package I've been working for months finally dropped.

The Next Big Solar Storm Could Fry the Grid

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to better predict what the Sun will do and give Earth more warning to protect satellites and electronics

Here's a gift link:

https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/solar-storm-early-warning-system-b6324524?st=eug9t0378salbb9&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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The Next Big Solar Storm Could Fry the Grid

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to better predict what the sun will do and give Earth more warning to protect satellites and electronics

WSJ

In a lot of ways, Facebook has a classic IBM problem

1. Won big early, and accumulated a war chest that let them absorb hits instead of adapting
2. Facilitated genocide