In which I follow Ivan Illich down a thought experiment about what it would look like to tabulate the cost of inventing words, and price out my own coinages.
"An Accounting for Words," just out in Flaming Hydra: flaminghydra.com/an-accounting…
An accounting for words
a collective of 60 writers, on fire and hard to killNathan Schneider (Flaming Hydra)
Living losses are frequently overlooked, hindering the grieving process.
When grief isn’t about death, it’s often unseen and misunderstood. Learn about the hidden pain of living loss, so you can heal or support others grieving a non-death loss.Sharon Martin, DSW, LCSW (Psychology Today)
"fun" game to play while job hunting:
if a company says they're a startup revolutionizing $FOOBAR, guess which buzzword they're using to "revolutionize" it, then expand the job listing and see if you're correct
A couple years ago it was blockchain, today it's AI or Machine Learning.
Woohoo! My old (ancient?) Mac disks made it to a new home! 400k and 800k disks from when I was in middle and high school, LOL.
bitbang.social/@likesoldmacs/1…
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Attached: 1 image The disks from @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org arrived today! Thank you, this is so much fun 😁 Will eventually fire up a Plus or SE to try a few of the bootable program disks, but just imaging and exploring for now So far 17/17 are good, a mix…Mastodon
With several life threatening wildfires effecting Los Angeles County, please take note of some of these guidelines for evacuating. Get prepared to evacuate sooner rather than later!
Here we go again.
NWS Los Angeles:
" Elevated to Critical Fire Weather Conditions will continue through Wednesday. Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will affect the typical Santa Ana Wind Corridors on Saturday to Sunday and again Monday through Wednesday. These winds combined with dry air and dry vegetation will keep the fire weather threat in the area. Continue to practice fire safety by avoiding work that creates sparks, report any smoke..."
(Issued Friday, January 10, 2025)
#FireWx #CAwx #wildfires #LosAngeles #SantaAnaWind
Report on the possible source of the drone collision yesterday with a Quebec (super scooper) -- this is or has already gone to the relevant authorities. A drone operator illegally was flying around the area and ran into a firefighting plane. #PalisadesFire
m.ai6yr.org/@TrentSiggard/1138…
TrentSiggard (@TrentSiggard@m.ai6yr.org)
Attached: 1 image I am very suspicious about the Blip drone delivery company as the drone collision suspect. They posted a video looking at #PalisadesFire around the time of the incident.AI6YR's Mastodon
via Kian Goh 🦋 (prof at UCLA)
Just received an evacuation warning for areas adjacent to #UCLA - looks like hillside around #Getty Museum west of 405 is under mandatory evacuation order, and north #Brentwood and #BelAir hillside east of 405 under a warning.
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MIT Press - Book DetailsThe MIT Press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he was sworn in for a third six-year term in office.
Rewards have also been offered for information leading to the arrest and or conviction of Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. A new reward of up to $15m for Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino has also been offered.
The UK also issued sanctions on 15 top Venezuelan officials, including judges, members of the security forces and military officials.
US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
The increased reward was announced on the day Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.Malu Cursino (BBC News)
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✨ I tried @jack's django-templated-email-md project tonight, which was easy to use and was all I needed. I tried out a few other libraries, but it checked the right boxes for me.
If you want a bit more than Django's default mail handling provides, I recommend checking it out.
I no longer have an excuse not to send emails in my projects.
#dwr #foto #fotografieren #mywork
#TousledCraneonTour
#Welt! Bist du noch da?
#gefixd
Ein dickes #Danke an die, bzw einen #Admin. Mir war aufgefallen, dass bei #Diaspora keine schwarz/weiß-Bilder mehr hochgeladen werden konnten, außer in sehr stark komprimierter Form. Der Admin hat sich dann die #Nacht hingesetzt, das #Problem sondiert und behoben. Yeah. So funktioniert das.
Jetzt einen starken #Kaffee, ein paar# Bilder und ein wenig #Coldplay:
Ihr kennt #Freetube!
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Professor Evan Lieberman describes new research in which he and colleagues find a sharp partisan divide over providing aid to poor nations.
Q&A: Examining American attitudes on global climate policies
MIT Professor Evan Lieberman describes a new study in which he and colleagues gauged US public opinion on global climate policies, finding a sharp partisan divide over providing aid to poor nations.MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Colm Meaney to Get Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Honor
Colm Meaney to Get Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Honorhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/colm-meaney-irish-academy-lifetime-achievement-honor-ifta-2025-1236106132/Posted by underover69BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship is now open. The post-graduate fellowship is open to Harvard Law School graduates only. The application deadline is on March 17, 2025. Prospective applicants must email HRP Associate Director Abadir M. Ibrahim (abibrahim@law.harvard.edu) before March 3, 2025, to discuss their plans and have their host organization vetted.
2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship Application Now Open - Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program
The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship is now open. The...kmueller@law.harvard.edu (Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program)
Gambling has gone digital. Online casino games are legal in several states, and online sports betting in dozens more. But behind the flashy marketing and sign-up bonuses, what are the costs of having “a casino in your pocket” 24/7? In this discussion, our panel of experts will examine the forces driving the rise of online gambling, the emotional, health and economic harms of problem gambling, and how policy change and treatment can reduce the burden.
Online gambling: The stakes for public health
In this discussion, our panel of experts will examine the forces driving the rise of online gambling, the emotional, health and economic harms of problem gambling, and how policy change and treatment can reduce the burden. \nHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Nach Ungarn und der Slowakei: Wird Österreich zum nächsten EU-Dissidenten?
Nun ist es Österreich, das den europäischen Führern den Angstschweiß auf die Stirn treibt. Das kleine Alpenland gehört zu den EU-Mitgliedstaaten, die sich in einer politischen Krise befinden, darunter Frankreich, Deutschland und Belgien, aber auch di…RT DE (RT)
When asked how many drones have been seized around any of the five federal institutions(opens in a new tab) in the Maritimes, the CSC told CTV News(opens in a new tab) it does not currently track that number.
Drugs discovered at N.B. prison in December were dropped by drone: CSC
Nearly a month after a high-value package of illicit drugs was discovered on the grounds of a maximum-security facility in Renous, N.B., the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is now admitting it was dropped by a drone.Atlantic
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