Dan Jones shared 9 days ago
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer. “If you are not in one of the 16-ish states requiring a prescription for a COVID vaccine, you should be able to self-report a condition and receive your vaccine.” https://defector.com/how-the-fuck-are-you-supposed-to-get-your-covid-vaccine
Amazon's "First Reads" is no longer a free book every month. It's now discounted to $1.99 every month. 
Dan Jones shared 9 days ago
Strong language. COVID-19.
Strong language. COVID-19.
Oh, you’re afraid of fucking side effects? Fuck you. You know what has fucking side effects? Fucking aspirin, fucking Tylenol. You could be fucking allergic to pineapple, you fucking fuckwit. Everything has side effects. You’re being a big fucking baby with a huge diaper full of fucking diarrhea, complaining about maybe feeling slightly tired for a day or two.
I work for a software and DevOps consultancy firm, which means that I get an assignment to build software for one of my company's customers. (I'm on a US DOD cybersecurity contract).
I'm sitting in the monthly All-Hands meeting, and I had to turn off my camera, because I didn't want everyone to see how much I'm rolling my eyes right now.
Our Chief Digital Officer says that a recent MIT study shows that only 5% of new software projects built on AI actually make it to market. And that's why we have to go all in on AI to fill that market gap where others are failing.
He also started by saying that as we move towards AI-focused work, we're doing so to "distinguish ourselves". Yeah. We're going to "distinguish ourselves" by jumping into the bandwagon that everyone else is jumping into.
Dan Jones shared 12 days ago
[ boosting toots on the fedi ]
Dan Jones shared 13 days ago
🚏 💃🏽🧑🏼🦽💃🏼🧑🏽🦯👫🏽
Dan Jones shared 13 days ago
TIL about Ol Rip, a Horny toad that allegedly hibernated for 31 years after being placed in the cornerstone of the Eastland, Texas Courthouse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%27_Rip_the_Horned_Toad
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1n4v55u/til_about_ol_rip_a_horny_toad_that_allegedly/
Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
Thank you to all the “helpers” on here who have lifted me and my students up over and over again. School begins TODAY 😬 and this is my last push to set up my classroom for at least the next couple of months.
Please help if you can…boosting helps too!! 💜 ~Salty
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Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
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two panel comic with the trolley problem trolley headed for an empty track. roadrunner is on the other track, and the coyote is standing by the switch. in panel two, the trolley has left both tracks, going sideways to run over coyote.
Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
I hope this email finds you
I hope this email brings you all
And in the darkness binds you
Dan Jones shared 14 days ago
The necromancer nailed a note up on the town noticeboard.
"What's this?" the town clerk asked. "Notice... Raise the dead... Eastern graveyard... Objections... Objections?"
"I'm an ethical necromancer, I won't raise anyone someone asks to be left alone."
"So far, how many is that?"
"All of them."
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
A decayed workshop in an abandoned china factory
https://www.abandonedamerica.us/slideshow146842.html
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A vast room filled with vats and pipes. The floor is covered with moss, mold, and bits of machinery. A small sign hangs from the ceiling that reads "Quality And Pride Go Hand In Hand"
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
Over on Whatever today, I write on the Pixel 10 Pro's "Pro-Res Zoom" and how that "AI"-generated zoom feature is not creating photos, but illustrations, some of which have not much to do with actual reality, and what that means for taking photos with the phone:
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
Well... due to restructuring reasons, my position was cut. So I find myself looking for employment or contracts!
I am available for:
- digital communication
- social media content creation & community management
- web marketing: SEO/GEO, SEM, newsletters, etc.
- web project management, analysis and quote writing, etc.
- integration and frontend development
I can work remote in Canada (or if across the world, that you can hire a Canadian citizen), or local in Montreal region.
There you have it, I'm open to discussing and seeing how I can help in this digital economy. I have 25 years of experience in: web development, digital communication and web marketing, with some experience in digital project management. In short, I've touched on many things during my career, and I'd like to continue developing my skills in this field.
If you have contacts to refer me to, companies that are hiring (hybrid or remote), or have people with sporadic/contract needs, I'm available 😄
P.S. I wish happiness to the Horizon Cumulus team. I'm leaving on good terms despite everything, and I wish them all imaginable success in the future!
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
What To Know About ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-kpop-demon-hunters/
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Q: Who is KPop Demon Hunters for? A: Anyone who can get past the title.
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
Did you hear about the guy who bought a box of 96 German sausages at Costco?
It was the wurst case scenario.
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
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Star Trek The Next Generation scene. Ok, so Worf's in a mud bath at some kind of spa. All we see is Worf's head, the entire rest of him submerged. In mud. With a frowny yucky face, it would appear he's very unhappy about it. No caption.
Dan Jones shared 15 days ago
Today in 1885, 140 years ago: Gottlieb Daimler patents the first motorcycle.
I recently read through the Inclusive Language Guide put out by the Academy Software Foundation (part of the Linux Foundation).
I think this is a great guide, and I went back to it today to check myself on a term I regularly use, but is specifically singled out in this guide as being ableist. The phrase is "sanity check". I assume the ableist implications here are obvious, so I wont' go into that.
But I'm having trouble with an appropriate alternative. The alternatives suggested in the guide (validation check, consistency check, logic check, gut check) don't quite match up for me.
I would normally use this phrase like this: "Hey, Vanessa, could you have a look at my code? I think I've got everything here, but something is bugging me about it; could give me a sanity check?" Everyone I work with understands that usage. By it, I mean, "Can you make sure that I didn't miss something obvious?"
For now, I think I'm just going to say that: "Can you make sure that I didn't miss something obvious?" But it's pretty wordy, and I'd like to find a more concise way to say that that would be easily understood by other developers without having to use all of those words.
Any suggestion?
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