Somebody cares

Easy to forget sometimes, but it's true

Microsoft won’t “kill” GutHub. It’s not an email service, or blog platform, or web browser, or Bob

This is a non-trivial cornerstone of web and other software development (and that should have been the problem in the first place). A large publicly traded company with a history of scrutiny isn’t going to be as reckless with it as people think. Especially not as much a private company could

Also, folks are behaving as if #GitHub had flawless reputation before the acquisition

FYI:

“In case anyone is wondering, you would have to move towards the access point at roughly 621.5 kilometers per second in order to doppler-shift Wi-Fi channel 1 into channel 2.”

Woo hoo!

Patent troll, Personal Audio LLC, was defeated in court by #EFF again. Their appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court and podcasters are free from this blight in the US

How this stupid patent was allowed in the first place boggles the mind, but the entire patent system needs an overhaul

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/eff-wins-final-victory-over-podcasting-patent

Oh no

“Police have started removing homeless people’s sleeping bags in Windsor”

“Rough sleepers in Windsor have had their sleeping bags and belongings cleared away by police ahead of the royal wedding.”

“In the video, obtained by MailOnline, a woman clutching a blue sleeping bag is seen talking to police before moving away still holding on to her belongings.”

The Royals have billions in combined wealth

https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/16/police-have-started-removing-homeless-peoples-sleeping-bags-in-windsor-7549339/

So octopus backpacks are a thing

#newinstance alert!

https://laserdisc.party is a new instance I'm running dedicated to talking about movies in an open, positive and inclusive environment. Right now, we're still very small, so it's also a very quiet instance for the time being.

You can check out out Code of Conduct at https://laserdisc.party/about/more. If talkin' about movies sounds like a good time to you, you can hit me up for an invite.

PS Shout out to @mastohost for hosting us.

“Dekotora” or decorative trucks of Japan

https://www.designboom.com/art/dekotora-truck-todd-antony-04-26-2018/

This is apparently a movement in Japan, now mostly relegated to charitable events. Drivers elaborately and intricately decorate their trucks both inside and outside

Photos by Todd Anthony

#Photography

Twitter is locking and shadow banning people for saying “thanks”, “thank you”, or some combination thereof

What an absolute trash fire

"Cameras" (2013) an installation in Madrid, Spain by street artist SpY

http://spy-urbanart.com/work/cameras/

150 Security cameras installed on the side of this building to highlight the irritation of pervasive surveillance and its acceptance by mainstream culture

#Art

#Caturday croissant

I turned my laptop over and it appears to feature a blood sacrifice port. Amazing how much tech they cram into these things nowadays.

Oh dear

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/9ca4f7c6-d2c3-4e25-862c-03aed9ec1082

Writers!

Check out my new web application, Collab, a collaborative writing game.

http://hairylarry.sdf.org/collab/

If you're interested in helping to test Collab send me an email and I will set you up.

hairylarry@deltaboogie.com

Please share at your writing group.

This style is very popular with log home "kits". They do let you build quicker, but the logs don't typically last that long

This lets moisture get trapped between the logs (note the "well" channel in the middle) which can lead to rot. You'll be spending a lot of time, effort, and money on surface treatments with this style. The treatments themselves aren't that great for your health or the environment

The traditional method needs no treatments since the log dries completely after each storm

The first thing that struck me is the beauty of the scenery. Not only did the animators capture the essence of camping, they were able to translate the aesthetic of nature with staggering completeness

This is the first anime I've seen that has been able to capture that

Someone make an anime out of this

https://mastodon.social/media/8BdmvC4GcLXkLC0XWE4

It’s simple replacement. Not relying on Latin symbols is clever, but only good against nosy homeroom teachers. I wonder how many other secret school codes have been created over the years

“XD”

https://mastodon.social/media/4FitTdndCA36fviQir4

TIL Chrome is scanning your files, including private folders, in the background as an anti-malware measure

https://twitter.com/swagitda_/status/979477998142476289

There’s currently no “off” switch, but apparently the devs reassure that scans are local and not “cloud” based. But this still has consent and privacy implications

https://mastodon.social/media/06tQAyjUs5p0q8myO3s