John Abbe (aka Slow)

@slowenough
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Lover of #life, #wiki, #commons, #community, #nonviolence, #anarchy, #abolition, #accountability, #conversation, co-intelligence, #WholeSystems #Design, various people & groups, & cookies. He/they. Parts of my heart can still be found in #NewEngland, #SFBayArea, & #SriLanka, but now I'm NW of Normal in #Eugene, #KalapuyaCounty (#LaneCounty), #Oregon. #PNW #Earth Sol System, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Laniakea Supercluster, Pisces Cetus Supercluster Complex #fedi23 #WaterIsLife
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John Abbe (aka Slow)13h ago

End Israel's genocide of Palestine!

'Settlers also cited the Iran war and continued missile attacks as motivations. An online page for the Shuva Yisrael Farms outpost describes its mission as being “the spearhead for activities throughout northern Samaria with the goal of seizing the lands and leaving them in Jewish hands.”'

'...burned cars and homes, attacked residents, stole herds of sheep... attacked a secondary school....attacked and burnt down a health care clinic'
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestinians-west-bank-israeli-settlers-attacks-iran-war

Palestinians in the West Bank Are Now Experiencing Multiple Settler Attacks Per Day

Since the onset of the Iran War, routine settler violence to expel Palestinians from their land has exploded in frequency.

Drop Site News
John Abbe (aka Slow)14h ago
Civil Liberties Defense Center1d ago

>>APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSING SOON<<

CLDC is now accepting applications for
➡️ Train the Trainer - Know Your Rights & Risks for Immigrants & Allies

📍Check out the 8-session course description here - cldc.org/ttt

⚡️Applications close 3/29!

John Abbe (aka Slow)1d ago
Auschwitz Memorial1d ago

26 March 1905 | An Austrian Jew, Viktor Frankl, was born in Vienna. A neurologist & psychiatrist. One of the founders of psychological humanism.

He passed through Theresienstadt and the camps of Auschwitz, Kaufering & Türkheim. He survived. Author of 'Man in Search of Meaning'.

John Abbe (aka Slow)1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@leibnizopenscience/116294892487863522

If you find this useful, I'd love to know about it too!

"If you work in research policy, bibliometrics, science evaluation, or just enjoy exploring scholarly data, I would love for you to try the dashboard (please follow the instructions after clicking the link). Your feedback is greatly appreciated, especially insights on any issues you encounter and suggestions for features that would make the tool more useful."

John Abbe (aka Slow)1d ago

ICE has so many ways of hurting and killing people. https://archive.ph/EzQYe

https://www.startribune.com/how-ice-detainment-harmed-immigrants-with-chronic-health-problems/601588583

John Abbe (aka Slow)2d ago
jbz2d ago

🛰️ 'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft

｢ The lost spacecraft had been "tumbling" when an ESA team in Spain "saw that some sunlight is actually hitting the solar panels," Aschbacher explained.
They seized the chance, using this small amount of power to re-establish a connection.
The spacecraft's solar panel is now facing the sun, allowing it to charge its batteries ｣

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-miracle-europe-reconnects-lost-spacecraft.html

#science #space #esa

'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft

The European Space Agency announced Thursday it has re-established communication with a spacecraft that is part of its Proba-3 mission, after losing contact with the satellite a month ago.

Phys.org
John Abbe (aka Slow)2d ago
Grumble 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇱2d ago

Question to the AI-code folks...

Since CPUs and FPGAs are written in languages like VHDL and Verilog, are the HW folks getting any traction using AI-generated code?

If not, why not?

John Abbe (aka Slow)2d ago
Ivey Janette McClelland2d ago
Los Angeles.
https://abc7.com/post/la-city-council-approves-ordinance-barring-workers-dhs-employment/18772884/
via ABC7LA App
LA City Council approves ordinance barring city workers from DHS employment

The Los Angeles City Council approved a proposed ordinance Wednesday to prohibit civilian and sworn city personnel from taking jobs involving federal immigration enforcement.

John Abbe (aka Slow)2d ago
Electronic Frontier Foundation3d ago

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Nicole Ozer has been appointed as executive director of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation effective June 1!

Who is EFF's new ED? 🧵 (1/5)

John Abbe (aka Slow)2d ago
A steam-powered flying machine made in France in the late 1800s. Sounds like it technically did achieve liftoff, but that was basically it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwshvHTKmcE
The Strange Steam-Powered Aircraft of Clément Ader

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