Derek Caelin @Argus@mastodon.technology
Technology for good.
East Coast, United States
My next #book is "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Trump’s Travel Ban is a Disappointment – The Mozilla Blog
We are deeply disappointed by today’s Supreme Court 5-4 ruling which provides a legal basis for the Trump Administration to prohibit individuals from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, North Korea ...
« Your quarterly reminder that unless you are a Ferengi from Star Trek, the word "female(s)" is an adjective, not a noun.
"Women" is the noun you're looking to use not "females". An adjective is used next to a noun. Ex: I am a female designer. I am a woman. We are not "females". https://t.co/Vrdk5QpoLA »
— Retweet https://twitter.com/ebeinke/status/997304235824992256
Today was the first day in a while I started getting stressed reading the news and social media. I'm worried about the country. Even when we toss Trump out of office, we will have a phenomenal task undoing the damage he's done to the country's character and our institutions.
China's robotic spy birds take surveillance to new heights
Hi-tech drones that look and move like real birds have already flown over restive Xinjiang region
Why I'm automatically deleting my old tweets using AWS Lambda https://vickylai.com/verbose/delete-old-tweets-ephemeral/ #coding #developer
Today we pagekite
#translation platform question:
What good F/OSS web platforms are out there for coordinating volunteer translation of short texts (on the scale of brief conversations or even individual utterances)?
Per my recent toots, there’s an urgent need for translation of Mesoamerican Indigenous languages. Some of that translation will be remote. I’m betting it’d reduce everyone’s stress and labor to have some lightweight infrastructure in place to facilitate that work. But what?
Harvested the plants today. 🌱
Listen to: Bolton May Not Be In Sync With Each Of Trump's Foreign Policy Instincts
Reading a new book as the sun rises out my window. So happy to be home.
I've just discovered Brython, #Python scripting in webpages. https://davepotts.software/2018/06/24/brython-python-for-scripting-webpages/
Important-looking man in the metro, all suited up, writing items on a notebook. I look at the pen, and I make out three words while he writes them:
"do not beg."
Note to self: everybody is winging it
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My next #book is "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Dungeons & Dragons is in the business of selling fantasy. Not the stuff with the magic and monsters -- the part where you *actually believe* that you and several other likeminded adults will be able to coordinate your schedules on a regular basis.
Hey fediverse! Any recommendations for a self-hosted kanban board that works on mobile browser?
I've looked at Kanboard, but mobile doesn't seem to be good. I don't think Wekan is pulling it off yet either. Restyaboard has a mobile app, but I'm not a fan of its super complicated-looking cards. Jira is the current top contender but I'd prefer #FOSS obvs.
And the legs are assembled and attached now. Unfortunately some hot glue is necessary at this stage. Still need to cut the cables and solder them, and center the servos. It's also possible to just plug the servos into male headers, but then I would need to do something with the excess wires, so I decided to just cut them and solder them directly to the PCB for this prototype.
What is it that drives those who push false statements? What motivates lies, particularly when currency isn’t a factor? What is it that generates people who make decisions to the detriment of not just themselves (‘cuz whatever, your life, your right) but others, too?
