Ted C. Howard

@tedchoward
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I create software for fun and profit. I'm an amateur urban designer (i.e. I play City Skylines and follow Strong Towns). I live in Dallas, and truly love my city. I like to read history and science fiction. I do my best to follow the teachings and example of Jesus. I once made a web based HyperCard clone.
Webhttps://tidbits.tedchoward.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/tedchoward
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What company do you use for your home internet service?

We're just about fed up with AT&T Fiber.

(Please boost for visibility.)  

🛜 🌐 📶 🏡

#Poll #WiFi #Internet #Providers

AT&T
15.8%
Spectrum
21.1%
Frontier
5.3%
Other (listed in reply)
57.9%
Poll ended at .
The MacBook Neo is such an interesting machine that it coaxed a thousand-word-essay out of me: https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260312-this-is-not-the-computer-for-you/
“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri Gold

Sam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software.

“What should be happening is if police have good reason to suspect your camera caught evidence of a crime, they should go to a judge and they should get a warrant," EFF’s Matthew Guraiglia told KDKA. https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/new-castle-police-department-security-cameras-program/
New Castle Police Department program asks residents to register security cameras for police use

New Castle police have started a program asking residents and business owners to register their security cameras for police use.

CBS Pittsburgh

Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/03/workers-who-love-synergizing-paradigms-might-be-bad-their-jobs

<- new research from Cornell, supplying evidence to what many have surely known for decades

Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle

Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study into “corporate BS” reveals.

Cornell Chronicle

“One Riot, One Ranger is now the embodiment of that. It will also be a monument to obstinance, a dozen feet of bronze reminding everyone that powerful people often don’t want to hear what you think—and that even when they do, they don’t have to listen."

https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/03/rangers-statue-davis-texas/

Local Dallas news was able to find voters who were actively trying to locate their polling locations.

IMAGINE needing to get back to work but waiting in a possibly hours long line at the poll you've been going to a for a decade only to be told that you're at the wrong place!

The websites didn't work during the election today and even the night before diligent voters had no idea their location had changed.

#Dallas #Democracy #JasmineCrockett #votersuppression #BlackMastodon #VotingWhileBlack

Dallas has always been known for "Voting While Black" problems. For this election the Republicans changed where polling locations would be setup in predominately Black neighborhoods.

Typically they also severely under provision voters, causing many people to wait in lines for HOURS after the official close of polling.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-democratic-voters-scramble-to-find-polling-place-amid-precinct-voting-switch

#Dallas #Texas #BlackMastodon #votersuppression #VotingWhileBlack #JasmineCrockett #Midterms

Democratic voters in Texas scramble to find polling place amid GOP-driven switch

Early voting had been countywide and saw record Democratic turnout, but the switch to precinct-only locations left many voters showing up at the wrong spot and being turned away.

Democracy Docket

UPDATE: The spare ticket is taken! Thx for your boosts, all.

Late notice: would anyone out here in the North Texas Fediverse like to join me tomorrow night for the George Saunders Interview at the DMA Arts & Letters Live? My wife can't go and it's a sold out event. 📚 ✨ 🎟️

https://dma.org/programs/event/arts-letters-live-george-saunders

Boosts welcome!

#Dallas #GeorgeSaunders #KrysBoyd #Vigil #Bookstodon #KERA #Texas #Books

I think this is one of those things that's stunning, in all the worst ways, and most of them aren't obvious.

Let's start with the basics: there are about 5.5 million trans Americans. This means that *nearly 10% of the entire trans population of the nation* has moved.

Just

Last

Year