George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

On 9th May 1386 the Treaty of Windsor was signed between Portugal and England, uniting the two countries in a perpetual alliance.

It remains the oldest remaining alliance in the world.

In WW2 it would TWICE play a quiet but critical part in the allies' victory over the Axis, to the watching disbelief of Roosevelt and the Americans.

Here's how the treaty came about, was lost, almost got cancelled, then helped Britain in its darkest hour. /1 🧵 #history #histodons #portugal #uk

Health Insurance Claim Denied?
See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
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When a #health #insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your #medical treatment, the company generates a file around your claim.

All the records associated with your case should be part of your file. This includes documents explaining the reasons your claim was denied.

You have a right to see this file.

Learn how to request it:

https://www.propublica.org/article/find-out-why-health-insurance-claim-denied?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#HealthCare #Hospitals #Doctors

How one of Vladimir Putin’s most prized hacking units got pwned by the FBI

After decades of watching Kremlin-backed hackers, the FBI ID'd weaknesses and pounced.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/how-the-fbi-pwned-turla-a-kremlin-jewel-and-one-of-worlds-most-skilled-apts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Coming tomorrow…

Hey does anyone wanna hire a freelance coder? Asking for me. It's me you would be hiring

I was part of the huge cuts to Shopify Logistics. If you're looking for a Staff-level Rubyist with a particular passion for full-stack contributions, I am suddenly available for work 😅 #ruby

Finally setting up on Mastodon and Tumblr as I wind down my presence at Twitter.

Looking for writers and fellow lefties.

#Processing #CreativeCoding #Procedural #Generative #PerfectLoop #Art #Math #Mathstodon

Link: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/08/bryon-slaton-pressure-resign-texas-house/

There's a #job opening for a (potentially remote) software developer on the team adjacent to mine at $work, which focuses primarily on maintaining access systems for content in our digital repository systems.

The team is really excellent, and we get together periodically for week long in person working meetings, which make a big difference. If you are interested let me know here or at ehs@pobox.com

https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/digital-library-software-developer-21098

So multifocal contact lenses are bullshit?

This is just "things are still blurry but now it's your fault somehow and also you're paying for it."

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Anyone experience in being an independent scholar with a PhD?

Seriously thinking of changing paths after completing the PhD so any experiences and advice appreciated!

#AcademicChatter @academicchatter @academiccommunity

Social networks should be small enough to reflect a sense of identity and community, big enough to enable discovery of tangental ideas, but not so big that all shared context is lost and we just turn into a bunch of factions dunking on each other: https://crookedtimber.org/2023/05/05/the-protestant-ethic-and-the-spirit-of-mastodon/

Okay. $dayjob has gotten to the point where I need to do something about it.

I'm officially looking for other opportunities in the sysadmin/IT/devops/etc space. I've been a linux/unix sysadmin generalist for ~20 years now and I'd like to apply my considerable skills and experience to the aid of some organization seeking to do good things in the world.

You can find my resume at https://github.com/48kRAM/resume (Yes, my resume has a Makefile)

Open to both remote positions but also to relocation. I enjoy having my hands on hardware and fixing problems. And, of course, I'll bring all the retro gaming nerdery with me.

I'd love to #getfedihired :)

Thanks

@freemo @mc My Math background did get me involved in undergrad research alongside PhDs and many things that I should have received credit for.

There was a competition that might have been to replace an older system that had been publicly defeated. Perhaps I ended up homeless while working on this and I was treated like trash by faculty. Some areas of research are kept separate from everything else. I still won't talk about what it actually was but consider a part of infrastructure going down and what happens in the chaos. That's the last clue.

A while after that I was more seasoned in Comp Sci. I was doing research with equipment that only I could get. A select few believed in it and I got treated like shit again. My equipment, my money and my hard work were being mocked. I started my own personal research and poured my all into it.

I made sure to send links to the faculty and students who treated me so poorly. The links were to publications where my work was referenced by a legend. They did the impressive part of the work but my contribution was acknowledged.

So there's a killer comeback that only a few know of. The best part is that I was willing to credit the University in some way but I was roasted by faculty and students on my way to try to get them involved.

Perhaps I handled it like a Mathematician. They didn't get undeserved credit nor did I ever mention them by name so their name wouldn't be present in any of the work.

I don't believe I have ever made more than 20k in a year. I continually have problems with employment. I was treated nicely and encouraged by the right person and as a last resort, I showed a department that maybe they had a lapse in judgement. I still get angry about it but I pushed for changes that should have made a positive impact. They likely wouldn't credit me if my proposals were made into policy. Universities love to cover things up.

Just thought I'd share that little gem for those of you who had to deal with academia and its unique values.

I'm deleting my #WashingtonPost app. My prepaid subscription was cancelled months ago--but I've still had access to the paper because of it. Today with the Post comparing Thomas' situation *favorably* to Abe Fortas, who resigned the second it was clear his friend was corrupt WITHOUT ACCEPTING ANY GIFTS, is the last straw. #Thomas was compromised when he cast the deciding vote in #Shelby and Citizens United, giving men like Crow unlimited power in government. Paying #Crow back isn't a solution.

Synthetic gasoline promises neutral emissions—but the math doesn’t work

E-fuels sound like a panacea, but there's not enough spare electricity to make them.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/synthetic-gasoline-promises-neutral-emissions-but-the-math-doesnt-work/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Watch Duty kept me super well-informed about #wildfires in California last year. Now it's expanding its coverage — not just to Oregon as I first heard, but throughout the western US.

Highly recommended! https://www.watchduty.org

#apps #Oregon #Washington #Idaho #Montana #Utah #Wyoming #Colorado #Arizona #NewMexico

A tip I have for anyone just joining Mastodon is to follow many accounts & to make them as diverse as possible. It’s a great way to connect with new people & to learn lots of interesting stuff. Also it makes your home feed fill up pretty quickly.
And personally, I’ve found that people here are really up for chatting & helping with with what’s needed.
#MastadonTips #TwitterMigration #MakingFriendsOnMastodon