Gonna turn off the bridge to BlueSky during the NWSL offsesason, I think.

Update. The #un is dropping #GoogleDocs in favor of #opensource #cryptpad (@CryptPad). https://itsfoss.com/news/un-ditches-google-form/

Janeese Lewis George is running for DC mayor! I've had the privilege of being represented by her since 2020, and she has consistently been a strong voice for progressives in DC. (Favorite memory: she held a virtual hearing on social housing in DC, with constituents able to speak for up to 2 […]

Does anyone else buy themselves vitamin gummies and then have to exert extreme amounts of willpower so they don't OD on vitamins Or is this my particular burden

"We are happy to tell you that we accept your proposal: Open Source Security in spite of AI in the track Main Track at #fosdem 2026." See you there!

Ahhh Tom Stoppard passed away. He wrote a number of plays (& screenplays) of note but for me the work that will always stick with me is Arcadia. I read it as a teenager and have seen it performed several times as an adult. There are certain stories that evoke a feeling so sharply and strongly […]

Commanders specifically ordered Navy SEALs to fire on and kill two survivors of (alleged) drug boat sinking in September. "The order was to kill everybody". Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]

It’s time! Blackout Friday! Please join unions 💪 & organizers 🤝 worldwide and BUY NOTHING 💸🙅from big chain stores this weekend (especially Amazon, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Home Depot, Target, Apple, Walmart). Instead support small & local businesses 💵 🙌 while sending the message: the People […]

You won't stop procrastinating when you have more time. You won't stop procrastinating after you get that credential. You won't stop procrastinating when you have a better planner. You will stop procrastinating when you believe, in your gut, that you are good enough even if you fail.

If you have a few extra bucks and enjoy the kitten cam (https://www.twitch.tv/tm_baumgartner) or the antics of the office kittens, the Yolo County Animal Services Shelter is running low on foster kitten food. https://www.yoloshelter.org/wishlist (There's a ton […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Nbd just Megan Rapinoe rocking a #freedc flag as a cape at the #nwsl championship game

Into SFO for the #nwsl finals tonight

Good rule of thumb: pick technical projects to work on that don't make the leader of a massive child sex trafficking ring want to secretly funnel millions of dollars to you. https://www.cryptotimes.io/2025/11/15/leaked-emails-reveal-epstein-helped-fund-mits-bitcoin-work/

“He just texted me, said ‘Hey, I’m Juan Carlos [Amorós]. I’m here. Whatever you need. Welcome to America.’” Four Spanish coaches are going head-to-head in this weekend’s #NWSL + #LigaMXFem finals. I wrote about their connections, differences, and journeys www.si.com/soccer/spani...

Happy #nwsl Championship Day to those who celebrate!!! Connections Sports Edition is fun today: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connections-sports-edition/ Let's go Spirit!!

My cat Rainbow likes to sit in this basket in my bathroom. My daughter painted a portrait of Rainbow in the basket. I hung it in the bathroom, naturally. Then I got a photo of Rainbow sitting in the basket underneath the painting.

Had to get out the door at 7am this morning. Woke up at quarter to six so I had time to shower. Really enjoying cosplaying as a morning person. Jet lag will resolve just as I'm adjusting to SF time, and when I get back to DC I'll be waking up at noon (normal 9am wakeup + time difference)

Lorena over Dickey and Bev over Vlatko are objectively dumb results but idc because Tara McKeown defender of the year!!! Did you know she used to be a striker???? #nwsl

More excerpts from my #opensourcetour with @gau! First, a brief demo of @nf_core's very cool CLI tool, and a discussion of how you should always reach out to an open source community before embarking on a major contribution: https://youtu.be/NDeP_k-ckFM

the last four #nwsl matches between Gotham and Spirit have all involved red cards, so maybe Saturday's gonna get a little spicy

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This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.

I'm excitedly keeping an eye on Bonfire's crowdfunder, https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community It got off to a roaring start, and has plenty of time to hit the first goal, but I would love to see us get them there and farther along their roadmap if we can. I spent almost 30 […]

Being spaghettified by a black hole would fix me

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

Hey #fediforum, I've an ask: If you attended my session at the end of FediForum today, and you'd like to see me continue to work on these ideas, please support me financially. Right now I'm having to look for work outside of the Fediverse because I simply cannot make ends meet. I need €60-70k […]

desperately increasing the semver patch release one by one while looking back at the actions tab like a contestant on "the price is right"

Found out my wonderful neighbor's home is listed on redfin. He and his family are tenants and just the nicest people and have been here much longer than I have. :(

fun fact: that was the first playoff game ever held at audi field that did not go into extra time well maybe not a fun fact for portland #nwsl

Croix Bethune: "We're just trying to be the light of the city. I know y'all hear the chants #freedc that are going on and the signs that are there." Video at the link: https://bsky.app/profile/dreyesceron.bsky.social/post/3m5mxujr22k2x #nwsl

RE: https://phpc.social/@thephpf/115526019992520326 Know someone who might be a great fit for the Executive Director position at @thephpf? Forward this on to them and encourage them to apply! #php

I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #ai and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved. So far it’s been working! Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow […]

I am beyond devastated to share the news that Neil W. Perry, my @AU_MTD PhD advisee and dear friend, died yesterday in a car accident. Our institution hasn’t yet posted the news, but Methodist University, where he worked, has a nice memorial for him […] [Original post on aoir.social]

RE: https://mastodon.online/@samreich/115543462893041980 Excuse me, Sam Reich, CEO of Dropout, is posting on Mastodon with *nicely captioned alt-text!* If you don't already subscribe to Dropout, you really should. It’s like if American comedy was actually funny; a spiritual successor to Whose […]

Starbucks workers are on strike starting tomorrow, Nov 13th. Don't cross the picket line!

I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003. It *enrages* me that we could prevent others from experiencing life-altering autoimmune disease, but instead, Republicans in the Senate voted to confirm an anti-vaccine failson as HHS Secretary.

It's very long so there's basically no chance of doing this all in one sitting but...whatever, let's see how far I can get this afternoon with @fedify's "build a federated microblog" tutorial: https://unstable.fedify.dev/tutorial/microblog TBH I may get stuck with basic setup, I've written a […]

Marta coming for McCall Zerboni and she's not wrong #nwsl

"Everybody is gonna be happy. [...] They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance" This is manifestly stupid but I need people to understand that there is very little in the world so universally enjoyable that you can replace "negotiate their own insurance" in that sentence […]

I think that many of us are starved for participation in small-scale systems in which we interact with other humans, and are treated like humans in return

@shauna this is exactly why i have found working families party SO THRILLING. they've run third party and dem candidates in local elections philly (and won!!!!). they are building local power in such a clear and strategic way, just love their model.

I want Schumer out as much as anyone, but curious who folks think should replace him. (As senate leader, obv AOC should replace him in the senate)

Notice who voted for this: Tim Kaine (VA) John Fetterman (PA) Dick Durbin (IL) Maggie Hassan (NH) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) Jackie Rosen (NV) Angus King (ME) None of these people is up for election next year. COINCIDENCE?! I think NOT. This is an outrage. #shutdown #shutdown2025

The only way to know which Democratic Senators genuinely opposed this monumentally bad cave would be if they were to demand Schumer step down as leader immediately. 2/

Folks, it doesn’t matter that Schumer voted “no”. He got the Dem caucus on board with caving. THEN the caucus figured out who should vote yes to provide cover for D Sens up for reelection in 2026, who might have been in serious danger of being primaried. As for the retiring D Senators, doing […]

📣 stop donating to democrats. ✨ start donating to progressive organizations that will help democrats win campaigns but can also hold them accountable. you can support democrats against authoritarianism w/o ceding all your power by limiting yourself to a donation and a vote every year or two

What if instead of donating huge amounts to democratic campaigns every cycle we donated huge amounts to local, democratically governed community organizations that help democrats win but can also hold democrats accountable in moments like these? Build roots, build relationships, build power

Apparently the democrats who want to fold are Shaheen, Hassan, King and Fetterman. So if you are from Maine, Pennsylvania or especially New Hampshire PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS. (Georgia and Virginia senators are apparently also waffling so it doesn't hurt to call them too)

Apropos "The thing is, though, the price of a stock is not determined by the soundness of the company. It’s determined by the willingness of investors to pay a certain price." "If you can, say, leverage three decades of mythmaking about the transformative impact of the tech industry by […]