Alex is Canadian now
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@idzie Stockholm, Sweden here. That would be roe deer.
Daniel Supernault
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New on FediDB: GetSup.net
The project website for Sup
Seen on 1 server so far, including getsup.net.
Website: getsup.net
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
https://arstechnica.com/features/2026/11/faa-expands-ai-advice-to-manage-air-traffic-congestion-across-entire-us-airspace/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica Notable that 7 lawmakers called for a pause in the rollout of the tool, pending safety concerns:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6149330-lawmakers-challenge-smart-ai-rollout/
Also, the gov now wants billions to overhaul, but it's not to be forgotten that DOGE gouged the FAA: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-doges-cutbacks-at-the-faa-could-affect-aviation-safety
Alex is Canadian now
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Looking for suggestions for reliable sources when planning an Amtrak trip. Not sure why the Amtrak website is a hot mess when looking for clear planning info, but surely there are some intense fans who have done better? Specifically, I’m looking for info on routes that go to the SE US, like Memphis or Atlanta, and also info on the NE corridor (Boston-NYC-DC). Maybe Chicago too. Thinking about doing a big loop trip for spring break. #amtrak
@amyedge Mr. Duffy wants $50 billion dollars in small bills in a paper bag?
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@ai6yr Anyone can have a midlife crisis, but it takes a special kind of man to have a national security midlife crisis.
Alex is Canadian now
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RE: https://indieweb.social/@chadkoh/117576158387196202
He’s talking about https://moa.ubc.ca/ which is massively cool. If you live near #Vancouver you should go there sometime, and if you have visiting tourists you should totally take them.
Alex is Canadian now
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Noticed a phenomenon that struck me as odd Sunday at the zine fair. My zines were displayed with the front cover visible.
People who were interested almost universally picked up a zine, looked at the cover, then opened to a random page, typically before the centerfold, in the first half of the pamphlet, but not the first page.
When you pick up a zine, what's the first thing you look at besides the front cover? Comment if there's nuance.
Please boost, I need answers.
This time Chief O'Brien makes first contact with a new, obviously stereotypical, alien race however finds the ship overrun with holodeck characters!
Oooh, I dunno why I didn't think of this before...
(found the actual MP3 stream for Donner Summit, in case there's any parties up there during snowstorms)
@ai6yr MP3 as in a song?
Sounds of Cannibalism and with apologies to Simon and Garfunkel
Hello George Donner my old friend
Ive come to gnaw on you again
Because hunger is softly creeping
caused by decisions of your making
and a chiati wont pair with your liver well
to no avail
Within the sound of cannibalism
17 years now this guy has been telling the same joke. SEVENTEEN YEARS
@jalefkowit The best comics know their schtick and stick with it. Look how far it got Seinfeld.
Shane Celis
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@georgetakei I thought she was suppose to be giving everyone a happy ending 😞
@ai6yr At this time, I have no real dea whether this is satire and I'm enjoying that state of affairs, so I'll let it persist. Only the date seems a bit too early. I see that there is alt text and my present strategy involves not reading it. Ignorance can indeed be bliss.
@glc I can't read those NY Times articles, so I find it amusing as well.
Moos-a-dee 🫎
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(now lifted, this preceded the whole ground stop thing)
Alex is Canadian now
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the term "gaydar" is a useful but is a simplification. there is actually a quite sophisticated homosensor suite in use. the sj radar is a 10-cm band set used for range and direction finding of surface gays. the sd radar is a 2-meter band omnidirectional set that provides early warning of aerial gays. the qc/jk sonar set incorporates both active "ping" capabilities as well as passive directional hydrophones, for detecting both surfaced or submerged lesbians.
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@smellsofbikes I found a 39T that fit on this, but it's just barely within my range for climbing, lol.
@ai6yr Companies started making compact chainrings in the early 2000's, which had a reduced BCD so they often swung 34's, but usually that meant you only got a 50 with it.
We keep being told how powerful all this AI software is, and for once, it's finally true.
It only took one AI tool to do what required four jetliners in the past.
@Texan_Reverend too soon, man
Shane Celis
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That feeling of panic as one prepares to migrate an 8-terabyte #postgresql database to a new schema because, let's face it, you outgrew the original inefficient design about 7.5TB ago.
