George Mari @GeorgeMari@social.cleverlibre.org

Anyone local (Halifax, NS) have any interest in an old Commodore 64 with accessories? As far as I know it still works, though I expect a fair number of the floppies don't. No adapter for a modern tv, but those are fairly easy to come by. Free to a good home. I can probably ship it elsewhere, though it's not light, lol.

#RetroGaming #Halifax

So crazy to me that Twitter is effectively being kept alive by those it's actively hostile to.
So many journalists and politicians haven't even taken the very simple step of posting what they put out on Twitter onto the new competing platforms. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/03/twitter-conservative-media-elon-musk-ron-desantis?

A little bit of #television #history:

#CBS’ 1973 Saturday night lineup, crafted by iconic programmer Fred Silverman, is still remembered as one of the greatest lineups ever assembled.

8:00: All in the Family

8:30: MASH

9:00: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

9:30: The Bob Newhart Show

10:00: The Carol Burnett Show

Keep in mind that there was no streaming, no recording & watching later, no extra airings. You had to be there at your tv on the night to watch it... and people did, in big numbers.

Coverage of dishonest Chicago cops staying on the job without consequences has drawn a lot of attention following a recent OIG report. This yarn by @ProPublica and @chicagotribune illustrates the city’s troubled history of accountability through one officer, Jeffrey Kriv, currently on trial for perjury and forgery. #Chicago #police https://www.propublica.org/article/how-chicago-cop-got-out-of-44-traffic-tickets

SFBA.social is a server for the San Francisco Bay Area. Everyone is welcome including current and past residents, Bay Area admirers, and people who want to move there one day:

https://sfba.social

For more info see their About page at https://sfba.social/about or contact their admin at @seb

#FeaturedServer #SanFranciscoBayArea #BayArea #SanFrancisco #SFBayArea #SFBA #SF #SanFranciscan #SanFranciscans #California #CA #Calif #Cali #UnitedStates #Fediverse

My husband had to wait for 6 years to capture this view of #TheNeedles.

Taken as the #moon set at 4.30 am last summer. This shot is only possible a couple of times each year. He almost had it in 2016 but it was slightly too breezy and the telephoto lens couldn't keep in focus.

It causes controversy as some think it's fake, I promise you that it is not. It involved much research, persistence and luck with the weather! It's the cover shot on our 2024 calendar #IsleofWight #photography

TIL #Skywest flight crews get benefits from all four of their client carriers (Alaska, Delta, United, American) and over a four-day work shift can frequently fly for all four clients.

Hey! We are hiring at Fastly, and now that it's been a year since @glitchdotcom was acquired, I can say definitively that I've found it a great place to work. Here are some roles to check out that work directly alongside our team — if you know of thoughtful, smart people who are a fit, please do let them know. First is the engineering manager for our developer relations team; you'd be leading a brilliant global team that does amazing work:
https://grnh.se/5eb4ff561us

To keep Starliner flying, Boeing must make some hard choices

"I think if they look back on it, they wouldn't do it again."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/to-keep-starliner-flying-boeing-must-make-some-hard-choices/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

You can spell "banana" by drawing a banana.

Pentagon buying Starlink dishes for Ukraine after funding dispute with SpaceX

DoD confirms deal months after Musk said he'd "keep funding Ukraine for free."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/06/pentagon-buying-starlink-dishes-for-ukraine-after-funding-dispute-with-spacex/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

It’s pride month. Many companies will suddenly become queer friendly, and some will make a big song and dance.

We prefer to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ team and the queer community we love every day just by carrying out the defiant act of existence in the face of hate, homophobia, transphobia and inequality.

Only when we work every day to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer, smarter, kinder and more equitable place do we start to move the needle away from greed, hate, and lies.

Be an ally.

I'm new here on Mastodon. Is this thing on? If you can see this, I'm looking for some folks to follow. I'm a fun old fart and just here for some interaction and wasting time.

PlugShare users have grown by a million in less than a year.

The EV charging guide app now has 3.5 million users according to EVgo, which acquired PlugShare in 2021. PlugShare’s been a boon to hundreds of early EV adopters looking for chargers. The interface is showing its age compared to Google Maps, but PlugShare users have logged over 6.5 million checkins worldwide and share useful tips on almost every charging station.

https://investors.evgo.com/news/news-details/2023/PlugShare-Achieves-Milestone-of-More-Than-6.5-Million-Check-Ins-as-Global-EV-Adoption-Grows/default.aspx

Finally time, I suppose. I hung on to Twitter, in hopes that it might blow over. But my default experience has turned into conspiracy theorists and AI/Crypto grifters. Too bad really - but maybe it's time to start posting things for friends once more!

Still trying to find iOS/Mac folks, feel free to send recommendations!

Researchers tell owners to “assume compromise” of unpatched Zyxel firewalls

Poor patching hygiene is fueling a flurry of "downstream attacks" on other targets.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/researchers-tell-owners-to-assume-compromise-of-unpatched-zyxel-firewalls/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A Mastodon success story! @kentindell heard our episode of The Amp Hour where we were confused about CAN bus and offered to join for an interview as an expert. And my oh my what an expert he is! What an interesting look into CAN bus! From the history up through the most modern usages of CAN in the modern auto. Also car hacking, that's always fun too! 😆

https://theamphour.com/634-the-can-bus-can-with-dr-ken-tindell/