Dustin J. Sparks

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.Net Developer (#dotnet C#, MS SharePoint), Twitter Refugee (same handle), Cryptography Enthusiast (no coins, please), GitHub user (same handle), Python n00b, LGBTQ+ Ally, Residing near Baltimore, MD, USA, Earth, SOL System
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Eastern US in the DC/Baltimore and Philly regions for Verizon and XFinity/Comcast hit with major outages just after midnight EST. AT&T also reporting large outages on the East Coast and south/central US. Somebody dig up a fiber trunk again or is this something more nefarious? Probably just the former.
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. MAGA Republicans want to stoke so much fear and hatred that people forget this. Do not.

Remember—MAGA lies about Haitian immigrants and "eating pets" aren't random. They're deliberate lies and they serve the purpose to distract you.

MAGAs have no plan to raise wages, to decrease costs, to make housing affordable, to protect healthcare, or to address climate change—so they deflect with racism to incite fear, because that is ALL they have.

Do not fall for it.

Over 50 members of Congress hold a combined $10.9 million in stock in military contractors.

These companies receive hundreds of billions annually from defense spending legislation passed by those same members of Congress.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging 🤦🏻‍♀️

What an insanely poorly made vehicle

Don't tell me we “can’t afford” to fight the climate crisis.

A new study found the economic costs of the crisis are 6x larger than previously thought. It's estimated we'll lose 12% of world GDP per degree of warming.

Saving the climate is both morally & financially right.

Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams

Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/report-microsoft-to-face-antitrust-case-over-teams/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams

Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.

Ars Technica

Unionized Apple store workers in MD voted to authorize a strike.

Apple has been accused of not bargaining in good faith over pay.

But since contract talks began, Apple has announced ~$150 BILLION in stock buybacks.

I don't want to hear that Apple can't afford to pay workers.

"A Cali lawmaker wants AI companies to report where data comes from.

I like it!

https://www.govtech.com/policy/lawmaker-wants-ai-companies-to-report-where-data-comes-from

Lawmaker Wants AI Companies to Report Where Data Comes from

A California lawmaker has introduced a bill in Congress that would force AI companies to say where they got the reams of data needed to make their super smart chatbots and image generators.

GovTech