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JamminJerry

@jdking92 I don't know about other people, but I do it because I want too. I am interested in weather, and I know of a few people that live near me that are interested, and there could be others I don't know about that might be interested as well. I could ask why people post sports stuff, but I don't because it is there mastodon, and they can post what ever they want, even if it might be something I am not interested in.
@Joseph King

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RE: hachyderm.io/@BenjaminHCCarr/1…

Für alle die sich Fragen ob wir es hier nicht etwas mit dem Datenschutz übertreiben.

Die #ICE in den USA nutzt eine App von #Palantir um Leute zum deportieren zu lokalisieren.

Die Daten dafür kommen u.a. aus dem Gesundheitsministerium.

Polizeiliche Überwachung mit #Palantir wurde für BW eingeführt und soll in Deutschland für weitere Bundesländer eingeführt werden.

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 (@BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io)

‘ELITE’: The #Palantir App #ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential #deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s c…
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 (Hachyderm.io)
#palantir #ice

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Nice, just made my first app with Claude Code, a swift UI app reminiscent of Babble from back in the day. You can type in text, select a language and a voice installed on the system, speak the text, export audio as .wav, and change volume, pitch, and speed. Only took me about 10 to 15 minutes to build. Very impressed. If anyone wants this I'm happy to upload the code and Apple Silicon binaries to Github.

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Today on AppAddict - Tailscale: The Best Free App Most Mac Power Users Aren’t Using - Someone asked me to name the best free app available to Mac users in 2026. I didn’t hesitate before choosing Tailscale.

Tailscale is a VPN, but not in the usual sense. It’s a private, encrypted, identity-based network where your devices recognize each other no matter where they are. It uses... - appaddict.app/post/ailscale-th… - #Mac #macOS #Apple #AppAddict

The Tailscale App on my home computer

Tailscale: The Best Free App Most Mac Power Users Aren’t Using

Someone asked me to name the best free app available to Mac users in 2026. I didn’t hesitate before choosing Tailscale. Tailscale is a VPN, but not in the usual sense.
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#apple #MACOS #mac #appaddict

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You’re not depressed, you just need:

- 8 hours of circadian rhythm appropriate sleep

- a diet that prioritizes protein

- aerobic and anaerobic exercise 3-5X a week

- electrolytes, creatine, methylated multi, caffeine and magnesium

- family/friends who love you

- 10 million dollars

#Humour #Sarcasm

#sarcasm #humour
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I looked at the new Yamaha MGX series digital mixers. Not that I'm in need of an audio mixing console (I'm not these days), but they're new, and I wanted to see what they're all about. Looked pretty good, until "oh yeah, by the way, it has a 4.3 inch touch screen."
Yep, that's how you make me instantly uninterested in your product.

I have decided that if I ever can set up my studio again, I will just mix everything in the box, and then get a decent analog mixer for use with analog synths and outboard effects... but who am I kidding? That probably won't actually happen before I lose what hearing I still have left. Fun to think about though.

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GNOME 50.alpha is released

Officially X11 free.

discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-50…

#linux #gnome #wayland

Screenshot of GNOME 50.alpha built with GNOME tour open.

GNOME 50.alpha released

Hello, GNOME 50.alpha is now available. This is the first unstable release leading to the 50 series. Review the list of updated modules and changes. Use the official BuildStream project snapshot to compile GNOME 50.alpha.
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#linux #gnome #Wayland

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Pete Hoesktra, everyone — #PuttingTheAssInAmbassador yet again. This guy cannot be declared *persona non grata* soon enough.

#CanPoli #USPoli #ElbowsUp #Never51

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‘We do not need Canada,’ says U.S. Ambassador during Montreal visit

The U.S. ambassador to Canada, Peter Hoekstra, repeated during his stop in Montreal on Wednesday, President Donald Trump's claim that the United States doesn't need Canada.
CTVNewsMontreal.ca Staff (CTVNews)
#canpoli #uspoli #elbowsup #puttingtheassinambassador #never51

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I really miss using a MacBook Air. My 2020 MacBook Air is not able to upgrade to Tahoe. I feel like it is really showing its age. I am interested as to how much better voiceover would perform on a new MacBook using the latest operating system. I usually mostly use it for work. I use the Messages app a lot because I text members of my team. I find that Google Chrome actually works better than Safari for most things that I do on the MacBook. Right now, I am bringing my windows computer back-and-forth from home to work. It works, but I don’t like the form factor of my PC as much as I did the MacBook Air. I don’t have the money to spend on it right now, but I am wondering if I should start saving and see what’s out there by the time the money comes in. If I had a nice new computer, and if VoiceOver was in better shape, I would love using the Mack.

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“…the answer to so many of the issues that are raised isn’t just switching to a new streaming app. The point is to encourage people to be more active participants in local music communities and DIY cultural production, and to support independent music media, buy music directly from artists, and reject the idea that it’s a one-click solution.”

hearingthings.co/liz-pelly-on-…

#Spotify #Streaming #Music


Liz Pelly on the Impact of Her Anti-Spotify Book ‘Mood Machine’ and Where We Go From Here

“The point is to encourage people to reject the idea that it’s a one-click solution.”
Ryan Dombal (Hearing Things)
#music #spotify #streaming
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miki

People want to be able to click play and just listen to music. People want the ability to click a genre and listen to music in that genre, without having to actively choose what they listen to (kind of like what radio used to do in the old days, but without the useless banter, annoying commercials and the news, which they can get in other places). We can't change what people want. We can try giving it to them in a way that respects artists more. I think many people would pay 2x for their streaming service if they knew that the extra money was coming straight to artists, just as some people pay extra for vegan or locally-sourced or whatever. Trying to shift consumer behavior is futile, the market has spoken.
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