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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 15-Dec-2023 00:28:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- simsa03
@simsa03 Yay!

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2023 22:28:41 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Ji Fu
@fu I have seen some people claim "Paw Patrol" is fascist. But having watched the show with my grandkids, those people are making that up in their own minds.

Paw Patrol is puppies driving vehicles. It is a perfect magnet for 3-5 year old boys. And because the pups use their vehicles to benefit the community, it could even be said to teach public service, except it is purely mindless throw-away entertainment for small boys.

(I cannot say whether girls like it, as the female grandkids are too old for it.)

If there's an argument to be made against the show, it is that it lacks educational value. Most of the limited time my grandsons get in front of a screen should be things to help them learn.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 00:27:32 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/292766 [www reuters com]

#Hungary continues to be the stumbling block preventing the #EU from launching accession talks with #Ukraine.

Is there a way EU can expel a current member?
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  EU set for summit showdown over Ukraine accession talks as Hungary stands firm
  
  from Andrew Gray,Krisztina Than
  
  Hungary said on Monday it would not bow to pressure from other European Union states to give the green light for accession talks with Ukraine, setting the stage for a showdown at an EU summit this week.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 00:20:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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@gnu2 In some areas, charter schools are (by far) the best schools. Both #son2 and #Daddy_A attended charter schools from 7th grade on, where they were relieved from experiencing the constant fights that their public middle schools suffered.

As a result of attending "schools of choice" where disruptive students were expelled, they were able to:
* do actual dissections of various field-collected insects and invertebrates
* go on "the science boat" and be see the marine life they were being taught about
* do a project where they connected with a radio telescope (this program is available to schools around the country, but the local school district never participated)
* learn simple computer programming in C++ on Linux
* hike to the top of the largest local hill (strictly off-limits to the public, though I'd taken them there before) and then down to the river on the other side
* visit the home atop another hill built for the local community founder (couldn't enter because it was in poor condition)
* explore the actual physical requirements of certain careers (example: construction course had students learning to build walls from 2x4s and sheetrock)
* enroll in sponsored courses at the local college (Daddy_A never participated; he believed he wasn't smart enough)
* some students took such languages as Latin, but mine didn't (one took French and the other took Spanish, but even having French as an option is something the local school district did not offer)

So I know that the big national teachers unions oppose charter schools, claiming they're stealing money from the public school system, but that doesn't seem to be the case in CA (the only state where I have any experience). The school district administrators' high pay is robbing the district schools of funds to pay teachers and buy supplies.

I also have heard some home school advocates claim charter schools have all the issues of public schools (which is almost true), but since some of them do not even believe public schools should exist, they oppose charter schools as well.

To this, I point out that many parents are completely unsuited for homeschooling. For example, there are many working single parents. There are also many parents who are uneducated and many who do not understand the value of a rigorous education. The same parents who don't ensure their children go to school on time every day and complete assigned homework after school are NOT going to suddenly take an active role in making sure their children learn what they'll need to know in order to participate in the economy and in the political system. And finally, there are parents who cut corners--cheat--at everything. One cannot expect those parents to do differently when it comes to teaching their kids.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 01:02:20 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Brandon was able to talk to #DataCamp and resolve the issue. He paid for me to have a year of access.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 11-Dec-2023 19:41:08 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/292755 [theconversation com]

I saw this link elsewhere recently. I don't still have the source in a tab, so I'll just mention this here.

Online likes for toxic social media posts prompt more ... not surprising at all. Most #corpocentric #socnets are designed to be addictive. If someone posts foot pics and gets likes, they'll post more of them. If they post kitty pics or doggy pics and get likes, they'll post more. If they post hideous socio-political concepts and get likes, they'll post more.

Every day, they'll be waiting to hear their phones ding as the likes flow in.

It is almost as though MFB (Meta / Facebook) and XTwitter (Xdotcom / Twitter) direct-connected a tube of heroin to people's brains.
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1. Online 'likes' for toxic social media posts prompt more − and more hateful − messages
  
  from Joseph B. Walther
  
  Hate is for the haters. Much of the thrill of posting toxic messages can come from the attention and social approval a poster gets from like-minded people.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 11-Dec-2023 18:16:22 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- Ji Fu
@fu As things currently stand, Mr Putin is trying to reassemble the USSR. Thus every former USSR republic is in danger of invasion unless the US and NATO actively oppose it. And by "actively oppose", I mean even to the point of military resistance.

If he also intends to rebuild the Warsaw Pact, all of those nations are also in danger.

I've spent decades opposing militarism, but now I'm starting to recognize that global peace and stability depend on someone being responsible enough to protect it.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 22:30:27 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Last night’s photo: #GD1 in Krampus’ basket 🧺 as #GD2 and #sonOne look on.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 21:07:27 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#tornadoes strike #TN, leave at least six dead. https://nu.federati.net/url/292747 [www accuweather com]
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 15:33:32 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#RIP Ryan O'Neal, age 82. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ryan-oneal-dead
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1. Ryan O’Neal dead at 82
  
  from Stepheny Price,Janelle Ash
  
  Actor Ryan O'Neal, known for his roles in "Love Story" and "Peyton Place," has died at the age of 82. No cause of death was given for the former partner of Farrah Fawcett.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 19:26:46 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Late trip to the laundromat today. The TV is playing a movie about couples that have a weeklong "hall pass".

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2023 00:28:24 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Back in the typewriter days, the fastest I could regularly type was 35 words per minute. I reached 50 once or twice, but could not reach it consistently.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 17:14:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459105/ps5-vs-xbox-series-xs-sales-comparison-october-2023/ [www vgcharts com]

I did not realize that #PlayStation 5 #PS5 was outselling #XBox Series S & Series X. From everything I’ve heard, Sony has had severe supply issues ever since the launch.

I searched because I keep hearing about media and games being removed from people’s account libraries, and I thought “they will never catch up if they do this”.
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  PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S Sales Comparison - October 2023
  
  from @VGChartz
  
  The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales [...]
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 01:39:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ65002.shtml

Forecast path
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 22:12:32 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I don't need https://superhuman.com/ ... I've found that if I don't check my e-mail more than once ever 1-3 months, most of the messages can be deleted without opening. The best thing is that I'm not missing much of importance.
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1. Superhuman | Blazingly fast email for teams and individuals
  
  from @Superhuman
  
  The fastest email experience ever made. Blazingly fast, delightful, and stress free. Get 4 hours back every single week.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 22:00:30 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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By the way, the different colors indicate cloud height, so those reddish, black, whitish, pinkish colors near the center are much taller ... and presumably produce much more rain.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 18:59:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Severe tropical cyclone Jasper heading toward #Australia. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/292702
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Banks and municipal regulators worsening retail crisis? https://nu.federati.net/url/292543 [www businessinsider com]
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1. The hidden culprit driving America’s apocalypse of boarded-up storefronts
  
  from Adam Rogers
  
  The pandemic kicked off a "doom loop" that has gutted cities and towns across the country. Big banks are making it worse.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 18:10:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I still try to watch Mr Weatherman (Brian Shields) and Weather Gurl Dani'i almost daily, so I'll have some idea what #GS3 is talking about when he tells me what is going on.

Recently, Mr Shields was talking about Kick 'em Jenny, an undersea volcano near #Grenada, #St_Vincent, and the #Grenadines. https://geology.com/volcanoes/kick-em-jenny/ ... if he continues, I'll try to work in a discussion of #vulcanology in some of our post-Christmas #videochats, like I do with #seismology already.
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  Kick 'em Jenny: One of the most active Caribbean volcanoes
  
  One of the most active volcanoes in the Caribbean. It was not discovered until 1939 because it is underwater.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 07-Dec-2023 17:58:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#USGS reports M7.1 #earthquake offshore in #Vanuatu.
Date and time: 2023-12-07 12:56:30 UTC (about 5 hours ago)
Depth: 48.4 km; 22 mi
Location: 20.659 S, 169.206 E
Pager: green; estimated fatalities 0-1, estimated economic losses USD$0 to USD$1
#Tsunami: Not expected

https://earthquake.usgs.gov
https://tsunami.gov
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