If the EU has a future as a political project, it will have to be as a living, breathing repudiation of Ronald Reagan's maxim that "The nine most terrifying words are 'I’m from the government and I’m here to help.'": The EU should go big and hard over border IT failure (10 Nov 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2026/11/10/worst-of-all-worlds/#show-trials

@TheEvilSkeleton I will have to be careful here, it's easy to jump to conclusions and get really invested in a position one picks up without the necessary information. I know I don't know enough. But I wish the CoCC could try to work as a mediator, try and talk to the parties directly alone, and together if possible – rather than just come with a badly argued judgement. At least that seems to me to be all they've done here.

@PhoenixSerenity I can just about hear the harmonica from this image.

Mississippi senate has been called for Scott Colom!

Just listening to Heather Cox Richardson giving Stacey Abrams ( Fair Fight and Fair Count ) credit for helping with Colom's ground game

https://www.ms.now/elections/2026-general/ms/mississippi-election-results-midterms-ufb5#senate

#USpol #US2026Elections #US2026Results #MSpol #StaceyAbrams #FairFight #FairVote

Next week, on CBS All-Access Lieutenant Tyler increases the frequency of Black Alert drills though also convinces Starfleet that lovebots are sentient and have rights.

A vintage logic chip hid spare diodes so one silicon design could become three different products

https://lockergnome.com/1965-signetics-logic-chip-extra-diodes-three-designs/

#TechHistory #retro #GenerativeAI

I mean, I don’t disagree but you realize the activity was not illegal? It was taken down to social pressure and it’s objection ability, but nothing about it was illegal.

I noticed a profound change in moderating about the time TheDonald became popular. People started getting bans after this for things they would have never been banned for before and it wasn’t the racist/sexist people getting banned.

I eventually received a subreddit ban after leaving a comment in a conservative Reddit effectively stating the Republicans should take out Ron Desantis like the dirty diaper he was. When I pointed out to the moderators that what I said was rather tame compared to other comments they claimed I was harassing them (for exactly one appeal message). I received a 24hr site ban over this which was both bizarre and confusing. I started to disengage after this and after the API changes I stopped using it completely.

I’ve been in IT for the better part of 30 years and the greatest tool ever invented for finding fiber optic cables is called “the Backhoe”

Just so happens that there a quite a few rural communities that already have the tools necessary to deal with data centers poisoning the air and using up all the water. 🤷🏾‍♂️

#ai #datacenters

Jensen is way less important to Nvidia than the market seems to think. If I had capital I would be buying this dip.

Remember: You Are Not Immune to Propaganda.

@davidgerard for the past week my brain has been hit by one dose after another and I'm worried I may have an aneurysm from all of the dopamine

I see the point but I don’t necessarily agree. Before the intense commercialization Reddit had definitely changed for the worse for me because of the influx of people.

I stopped talking about Linux because Winbros would brigade me. I stopped talking about politics because I would be brigaded by western/capitalist bros. The discussions also got a lot worse over time and nuanced opinion was almost always down voted and brigaded.

I fear the same would happen for lemny if we suddenly had a hundred million users. Having a good community is desirable, but having a ton of people not so much so.

NYT (finally, and one suspects resentfully) has called it as well.

@Migueldeicaza ironically, 'Posted on X'

@jalefkowit That is hilarious.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@michaelmagras/117600327414725650

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!

this, hands down, is the most important election not just this year, but of the century. well done #ScottColom 🥳 🥳 🥳

#Mississippi #Midterms2026