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was going through some old old mastodon favorites that I accumulated since late 2023, and I came across this gem.
Today I learned: TIL a classical work described as "Ode to Internet - V.90 56k dialup modem handshake for orchestra" was composited from a July 27, 1996 performance with the Monteverdi Choir and L’Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner at Avery Fisher Hall.

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Ode to Internet - V.90 56k dialup modem handshake for orchestra

Composed from the Feb 1998 committee network protocol recommendation by the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector / ...
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It's been six years now since #curl dropped support for HTTP/1 pipelining.

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2019/04/06…

I have never regretted it.


curl says bye bye to pipelining

HTTP/1.1 Pipelining is the protocol feature where the client sends off a second HTTP/1.1 request already before the answer to the previous request has arrived (completely) from the server. It is defined in the original HTTP/1.
daniel.haxx.se
#curl

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So, the other day, Gumroad announced it was going “open source,” which got a lot of attention.

That same day, Wired wrote a story about Gumroad’s founder, and his association with #DOGE, that perhaps didn’t have the same impact.

Let’s fix that.

tedium.co/2025/04/06/gumroad-o…

new @tedium


Gumroad’s Interestingly Timed “Open-Source” Play

The creator-economy service Gumroad decided to open-source its platform at a suspiciously convenient time. (And even “open source” might be stretching it.)
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
#doge @Tedium
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Caro S.

No, because this division between "criminals" and "law abiding citizens" implies it's okay to deport criminals to a concentration camp. And that's exactly what racists and fascists use to remove civil rights: first from those they deem "criminals," like students protesting are now labelled terrorists. Due process , whatever little there is in the USA, for all or it's due process for none.

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Python Pescara Easter Egg 🐍 🪺

Il primo meetup di primavera è alle porte, unisciti a noi per una serata di Python, networking e PyBeer: che vuoi di più?

📅 Giovedì 17 Aprile
📍 Università “G. D’Annunzio” – Aula 16B, Pescara

Programma
⏰ 18:00 Accoglienza
📢 18:30 Talks
🍻 20:00 PyBeer

📍 Università d'Annunzio" Pescara Aula 16B

🚀 Iscrizione obbligatoria qui👇
meetu.ps/e/NZhY9/wBL6M/i

#PythonPescara


Python Pescara Easter egg 🐍 2025

**🗓️ Python Pescara 2025/4 meeting** **🇮🇹 Italiano** ⏲️ Ecco il programma: Ci incontreremo per un paio di talk e networking alle 18:00 presso la sede
Meetup
#pythonpescara

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From an upcoming blog post, in which I argue that cloud providers are actually more like proprietary software providers: "These days under the guise of ‘cloud as a commodity’ we are gluing ourselves to specific suppliers, without realizing that they are not in fact supplying commodity services." Thoughts? Comments?
Schematic that shows how software depends on services, many of which are so integrated with what we do that they constitute an integral part of our software.
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It's been eight years to the day since Lance Ulanoff, the storied Tech and Social Media Expert and an award-winning tech journalist, decided that Mastodon won't survive because William Shatner couldn't find him on here.

Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives:
rys.io/en/177.html

Please join me in celebrating the annual Mastodon Won't Survive Day, right here on fedi. :blobcatcoffee:

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#Mastodon #Fediverse #MastodonWontSurvive

Eight years on, Mastodon stubbornly survives

Eight years ago Lance Ulanoff had a problem. William Shatner could not find him on Mastodon. His distress is understandable, relatable even. Who wouldn’t want to be found by Captain Kirk himself! The
Songs on the Security of Networks
#fediverse #Mastodon #mastodonwontsurvive
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Mýtus o záchraně státního rozpočtu

Roky už od lidí poslouchám argument, že stačí snížit byrokracii, propustit část státních úředníků a náš státní rozpočet bude zachráněný. Teď se diskuse na toto téma vrátila na výsluní, protože v USA tuto myšlenku začali realizovat. Z opakovaného vysvětlování už jsem tak unavený, že jsem se rozhodl to sepsat na blog.

#státníRozpočet #veřejnéFinance

blog.eischmann.cz/2025/04/06/m…
(reakce na tento příspěvek se může zobrazit jako komentář pod článkem)

Mýtus o záchraně státního rozpočtu

Sesivany's blog
#státníRozpočet #veřejnéFinance
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Jiří Eischmann

Ohodnocení státních zaměstnanců je taky kapitola sama pro sebe. Křiklavé to je třeba na ŘSD, kde miliardové zakázky závisí na lidech s 35 tisíci hrubého. A pak se divíme, že příprava staveb vypadá tak, jak vypadá. Stát šetří miliony a utíkají mu kvůli tomu miliardy. Třeba se někdy dočkáme politika, který nebude slibovat škrty, ale řekne, že zjednodušení agendy a digitalizace jim umožní snížit počet úředníků o 30 %, ale úspory nechají na adekvátní ohodnocení těch zbylých.

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The Clock is Ticking for Schools and Universities to Become Digitally Accessible inclusivity.consulting/2025/04…

The Clock is Ticking for Schools and Universities to Become Digitally Accessible - Inclusivity Strategic Consulting

The deadlines are fast approaching for K-12 schools and public colleges and universities to make sure their websites, mobile apps, and online course materials are accessible.
Bailey Twillman (Inclusivity Strategic Consulting)

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"Before 1914, the earth had belonged to all. People went where they wished and stayed as long as they pleased. There were no permits, no visas, and it always gives me pleasure to astonish the young by telling them that before 1914, I travelled from Europe to India and America without a passport and without ever having seen one."

-Stefan Zweig

Borders as we know them are a recent concoction.

The passport system as we know it dates to the First World War. ICE was founded in 2003 as part of the so-called "War on Terror," a disaster for freedom in every way.

These institutions are neither timeless nor beneficial nor inevitable.

crimethinc.com/borders

An image of a marker at the US-Mexico border, reading "US" on one side and "Mexico" on the other.

No Wall They Can Build

No Wall They Can Build scrutinizes the borders that control movement around North America. Drawing on nearly a decade of solidarity work in the desert between Mexico and Arizona, the authors uncover the real goals and costs of US border policy, who b…
CrimethInc.

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Pražský půlmaraton vyhrál Rodrigue Kwizera z Burundi v čase 58:54. Ve finiši předběhl favorizovaného Keňana Isaiu Kipkoeche Lasoie. Mezi ženami zvítězila Keňanka Lilian Kasai Rengeruková za 1:05:27. To je brutál, to člověk nedá ani na kole.
sport.aktualne.cz/prazsky-pulm…

Pražský půlmaraton vyhráli Kwizera z Burundi a Keňanka Rengeruková

Pražský půlmaraton ve finiši vyhrál Rodrigue Kwizera z Burundi v neoficiálním čase 58:54. Mezi ženami zvítězila Keňanka Lilian Kasai Rengeruková.
ČTK (Aktuálně.cz)
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News: Hands Off Crowd Estimated At 2.3 Million By Alt National Parks

Edit: TOTAL NOW 5 MILLION! - SEE UPDATE BELOW

"Wow! Updated estimates now put turnout at 2.3 million — and we're still waiting on reports from coalition members in other areas, with some events yet to begin! If you're free, come out and join us... People often ask what a coalition of 200,000 can do. The answer's simple — with all our free time (since a lot of us got fired), we're out here causing a lot of good trouble."

Wow! Updated estimates now put turnout at 2.3 million — and we're still waiting on reports from coalition members in other areas, with some events yet to begin! If you're free, come out and join us. Over 1,400 events are planned across the country. People often ask what a coalition of 200,000 can do. The answer's simple — with all our free time (since a lot of us got fired), we're out here causing a lot of good trouble."
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While (most) corporate media outlets are ignoring or downplaying the #HandsOff rallies, indie and nonprofits are not! For example, the #Philadelphia #Inquirer covered #HandsOffPhilly and other Delaware Valley protests. Support your #localnews that is likewise covering these events. Here’s a gift link courtesy of my Inky sub:

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‘Feeling really empowered’: Thousands rally in the Philly region for the nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protest

SEPTA trains haven't seen such a rush of commuters since the Eagles Super Bowl celebration.
Mike Newall (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
#handsoff #handsoffphilly #localnews #Philadelphia #inquirer

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(AP) - Crowds angry about the way President Trump is running the country marched and rallied in many American cities today in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum. nbcwashington.com/news/nationa…

Protesters tee off against Trump, Musk in ‘Hands Off!' rallies across US

Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions.
Dave Collins | The Associated Press (NBC4 Washington)

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