Shawn Brown 

@shawnbrown@mstdn.social
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Interested in computer science, systems thinking, data science, 🅅, and progressive politics. Programming in Python for 19 years. Working in progressive politics for 18 years. Technology director for the National Committee for an Effective Congress. Opinions expressed here are my own.

My current banner image is "Plan 25" of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine from 1840—one of the first designs for a general-purpose computer.

GitHubhttps://github.com/shawnbrown
Shawn Brown 1d ago
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD1d ago
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States. And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
Shawn Brown 1d ago
Kim Crawley (she/her) 😷🍉1d ago

Help me, please! This is my Reddit thread. This is a crisis.

If you cannot provide me tech support, then please share this post for signal boosting.

Thank you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1pqairt/linux_partition_crisis_i_need_data_recovery_help/

Shawn Brown 4d ago
Show threadDavid Roberts5d ago
I want to emphasize this, and note that I have been saying it consistently for over 10 years now: *everything* about Trump is immediately visible. Everything. There's no there there, no depth, nothing hidden, no secrets. He's shallow as a puddle. It's all right there, immediate, obvious, glaring.
Shawn Brown 6d ago
Show threadProf. Sam LawlerDec 11

The CRASH Clock uses the current density in altitude bins (averaged over eccentric orbits) of satellites, rocket bodies, and tracked debris, assuming typical cross sections for each type and orbital speeds. This calculation tells us how long to a collision if all orbital maneuvers were to suddenly stop.

The CRASH Clock is currently* at 2.8 days.

In 2018 it was 121 days.

*This is actually for June 2025 because that's when we ran it. Will update soon!

Shawn Brown Dec 10
julietteDec 9
My thoughts on social media bans everywhere is that if you're taking digital connections away from teens, you better make sure they have third spaces for physical connection, and give them options for transport that is not "parents drive us around" otherwise all you're creating is isolation.
And you may not need a social media ban if you start by preserving and creating those third spaces. #SocialMedia
Shawn Brown Dec 8
PeterDec 7
Shawn Brown Nov 30
Dan GillmorNov 30

The endless saga continues: Bigger news outlet pretends it's breaking a story that was reported earlier by someone else, often a solo publisher.

It's grossly unethical -- and it's so common that journalists take it for granted. They should take the honorable path.

https://dysruptionhub.com/opinion-when-local-tv-breaks-the-story-you-already-reported/

Opinion: When local TV "breaks" the story you already reported

A one-person cyber outlet broke the Golf Manor and Greenville ransomware stories. Local TV followed without credit. Here’s why that matters.

DysruptionHub
Shawn Brown Nov 29
Show threadMatt BlazeNov 29

The worst thing here is we almost certainly lack functioning mechanisms to hold anyone meaningfully to account for these crimes. These were not heat-of-battle excesses or unwise orders from mid-level officers. This was premeditated, national policy, crafted and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the President.

We are in a very dark place.

Shawn Brown Nov 29
Show threadElizabeth Jacobs, PhDNov 29
The obvious next step will be fraudulent claims of a “cover up” of deaths from vaccines. This will be akin to the 9/11 truther movement and its goal will be to harm vaccine proponents and intimidate others into silence. There are many of us who will not be silent.
Shawn Brown Nov 28
Cory DoctorowNov 28

Today's threads (a thread)

Inside: (Digital) Elbows Up; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/28/disenshittification-nation/

#Pluralistic

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