“Our datacenter is on fire …”

“Don’t be so negative, let’s call it a thermal event”

I wrote a post about DHH fash speedrun and crashout.

DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis

https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2025/11/06/dhh-and-omarchy-midlife-crisis/

Crush Fascism.

#linux #framework #omarchy #ruby

Swedish soldier Frida checking optics on her AK 5C under sweltering Afghan afternoon at forward operating base, 2011.

This image was taken during one of most active years of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan, a conflict that drew soldiers from more than 50 nations, including Sweden. At the time, Swedish troops were stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif as part of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force), supporting stabilization, reconstruction, and local security efforts in northern Afghanistan.

The FDA’s new COVID vaccine rules mean most healthy kids are no longer eligible.

That means fewer providers offering shots, supply gaps, and confusion for parents — even as pediatric experts say all kids should still have access.

https://theconversation.com/fda-approves-updated-covid-19-vaccines-with-new-restrictions-potentially-limiting-access-for-healthy-children-264098

Yhdysvaltain Piilaaksossa ohjelmoijia pusketaan kohti 72-tuntista työviikkoa

Nykyisin useissa teknologia-alan firmoissa 60-tuntista työviikkoa pidetään tuottavuuden kannalta täydellisenä ratkaisuna, mutta mm. Googlen entinen johtaja kannustaisi firmoja siirtymään 72-tuntiseen, 6-päiväiseen työviikkoon.

Amerikkalaiset ohjelmoijat eivät ole oikeutettuja ylityökorvauksiin tai edes tavalliseen tuntipalkkaan ylitöistä, vaan heillä on yleensä täysin kiinteä kuukausipalkka.

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2025/09/27/yhdysvalloissa-koodarit-siirtyvat-pikkuhiljaa-72-tuntiseen-tyoviikkoon

#ylityö #siliconvalley #piilaakso #google #työelämä #yhdysvallat #uutiset #teknologia #tekniikka

APROPOS OF EVERYTHING

am seeing an uptick of #ReplyGuys parachuting on my mentions to “oh, it’s just trolls” this or “it’s just bots” that.

makes me wanna go all chicken cobra on their asses honking WHOSE BOTS?

Boycott PepsiCo

It seems PepsiCo crafted a strategy to give the impression they were leaving russia to calm public outrage while quietly expanding their market share to profit from others’ exits.

Now PepsiCo faces growing consumer backlash, calls for sanctions and exclusion from public procurement.

Read more here 📎 https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/19/pepsico-russia-war-funding/