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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 04:43:22 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Seeing just one side of a conversation with "Baptist Joshua on YouTube". From being in such a conversation with BJ once, I don't think he's had enough exposure to people outside his groups (ethnic, religious, political), so he says some pretty harsh things about outsiders.

I think he needs interaction with people who are outsiders, but not in a debate format. I'd say more of a "coming alongside to help" format, where he learns that members of $OUTSIDE_GROUP are just people like those inside his groups.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 03:09:16 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.theverge.com/23990974/social-media-2023-fediverse-mastodon-threads-activitypub [www theverge com]

The Verge article extolling the #Fediverse. I personally think the writer has the wrong point. #Facebook isn't good. Its attraction is "everybody I know is on Facebook" and not any of its half-baked features. Therefore, multiprotocol / multi-network federated social is important to dethroning #corpocentric #socnets like XTwitter ( #x.com / #twitter ) and Meta's Facebook & #Instagram.

We need bridges to connect #Nostr, the #OStatus and #ActivityPub fediverses, #Diaspora, #Farcaster, #Bluesky's #ATProto, etc. Or we need instances that speak all of the above protocols / languages.

I feel this writer's exuberence will turn out to be fantasy, mostly because of misunderstanding what keeps people in the walled gardens and what it will take to free them.
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1. 2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse
  
  from David Pierce
  
  We’ve barely scratched the surface of what the open social web can be — and it’s already better than what we have.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 01:37:47 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering-suspension/ [www reuters com]

Years-long problem with #Tesla vehicles showing parts failures at low mileage
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 00:57:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Last week (Wednesday the 13th) there was a meteor shower. I saw one article that expected up to 100 per hour. I didn’t get to watch. My grandsons #GS3 #GS4 #GS5 were going to visit their other grandparents the next morning, so they were asleep 😴.

Maybe we’ll see it next year.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 00:49:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- simsa03
@simsa03 That is something that I wish more US workers could do. In a lot of workplaces, they don’t even have the opportunity to join a union.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 20:18:28 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Uh. Big software changes & upgrades. Sounds like there will be lots of unnecessary extra work cleaning up breakage.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 20:07:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

$EMPLOYER #TechTeam having an all-hands meeting. This is sort of a 'state of the union' for the various technical units.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 20:53:01 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅
@clacke Inside the US, airports are inconvenient (especially since the TSA's creation) and airlines are relatively expensive. When feasible, I much prefer to drive instead of flying.

Example: I can drive 6-8 hours to visit my brother in NorCal or I can:
* drive an hour plus to the nearest airport
* go through checkin
* go through TSA and hope they're happy with my crotch scan and don't need to touch me
* wait another 1-2 hours [1] until boarding and takeoff
* fly an hour or so
* get my luggage
* rent a car
* drive an hour to get to where he lives

[1] If you're not at least 2 hours early, a busy day at the airport can cause you to miss your flight while you are queued up for airline checkin or #TSA

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 09:01:03 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
Lancaster, #California !SoCal https://abc7.com/lancaster-boy-road-rage-shooting/14198778/ [abc7.com]

#Road_Rage shooting kills four year old. Suspects arrested for murder.

Are they taking volunteers to behead the perpetrators?
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1. 4-year-old boy ID'd after being killed in front of parents in Lancaster road rage shooting
  
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  A 4-year-old boy has been identified after being killed in a road rage shooting in Lancaster that authorities said was prompted by road rage.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 21:49:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#GD2 and some of her friends are doing a role playing game day today.

I congratulated her on being able to imagine well enough to play such games. I told her about a friend’s daughter who used to play “pretend this” and “pretend that”. After a few minutes, I would have a headache from the effort of trying to imagine so much.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 21:43:56 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monad_(functional_programming)

I stepped into a nest of computer science terminology and have been dog-paddling since yesterday, trying to keep my head above water.
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  Monad (functional programming)
  
  In functional programming, a monad is a structure that combines program fragments (functions) and wraps their return values in a type with additional computation. In addition to defining a wrapping monadic type, monads define two operators: one to wrap a value in the monad type, and another to compose together functions that output values of the monad type (these are known as monadic functions). General-purpose languages use monads to reduce boilerplate code needed for common operations (such as dealing with undefined values or fallible functions, or encapsulating bookkeeping code). Functional languages use monads to turn complicated sequences of functions into succinct pipelines that abstract away control flow, and side-effects.Both the concept of a monad and the term originally come from category theory, where a monad is defined as a functor with additional structure. Research beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s established that monads could bring seemingly disparate computer-science problems under a unified, functional model. Category theory also provides a few formal requirements, known as the monad laws, which should be satisfied by...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 05:16:45 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I heard a rumor years ago (and I've never bothered to do a shred of research about it) that Jesus was born in the Spring, likely April 1. Why? Because supposedly, the people who remembered the correct day were believed to be fools, hence April Fools Day.

I don't know. That sounds too neatly packaged, as though someone was intentionally setting up a pun.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 02:56:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#sonTwo's family is visiting his in-laws for Christmas, so there won't be another #videochat with #GS3, #GS4, #GS5 until January.

I'll try to ask the four year old if he got to observe the storm that hit #FL and is headed toward the Northeast this weekend.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 02:44:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Today's #videochat with 12 year old #GD2 included me telling her that unemployment benefits have ended, so there's nothing being shipped to her this Christmas.

She said she's going to talk to her parents ( #sonOne and his wife ) about sending me something.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 02:41:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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I also recall that when #sonTwo was in high school, he found an article in which #SoCal theme parks (including #Disneyland, which was mentioned as being known for its low pay) were building apartment buildings for their employees to live in because their pay was insufficient to pay then-current rental rates.

I'm not saying this to disparage #Disney. I get it. Theme parks are a service business and the easiest way to make them profitable is to constrain labor costs. But you know, pay down your debt, so you can use some of your current interest payments to pay your employees a decent wage.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 02:24:38 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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Back when I was in college and working in fast food, a competitor came to town offering more than 20% above minimum wage. I was already making above minimum wage, but I still stood in line with 10,000 other people to apply. They were starting people at more than I made after 2 years with that $EMPLOYER, so why wouldn't I take a shot at the new employer?

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-Dec-2023 02:21:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.gmx.com/travel/11466640-thousands-jobs-up-grabs-disneyland-expands-operati.html [www gmx com]

#Disneyland Paris wants to hire up to 8,500 people at a wage that is 2% over minimum wage. They're already discussing how difficult it will be to fill those openings but they haven't thought about increasing the compensation to a level that competes successfully with other options those prospective employees could choose.

To me, that's a major fail for #Disney. If you can't find people to do the work, raise the pay, raise the benefits, improve the working conditions and eventually you'll find people.
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1. Thousands of jobs up for grabs as Disneyland expands operations
  
  Disneyland Paris is hoping to recruit 8,500 to assist in the expansion of 'The Avengers Land'.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 17-Dec-2023 05:01:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaJAnnipkY

For the past few days, "Born to be Alive" has been playing on my brain's audio track. Patrick Hernandez, 1979.
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1. Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive - Official Video (Clip Officiel)
  
  from Club Music 80
  
  Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive - Official Video (Clip Officiel)Available on all platforms https://bfan.link/born-to-be-alivePlaylist "Année 80 LA TOTA...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 17-Dec-2023 03:30:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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The verdict on the pie: good. Thick texture, not too sweet.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 16-Dec-2023 04:02:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Making my first sweet potato pie tonight using a recipe I found online. I hope it isn't too sweet.

I hate it when someone brings restaurant or store bought SP pie because it tastes like people forgot that sweet potatoes are already sweet.

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