N628TS (Elon’s main jet) is at Fort Worth Alliance Airport back in maintenance with Gulfstream. Just days after it was with Gulfstream Service in Appleton, WI for several months.
@ttk@amalia12@DerMolly I wouldn’t presume to give much weight to my opinion of whether he would have agreed with this formulation and trying a web search for Terry Pratchett satire bullying is only going to bring us back to this quote. Can we get an opinion from someone who might have a better idea of what he thought? @neilhimself ? 2/2
“[Milne’s] cryogenics story, ‘Ten Thousand Years in Ice’, in which a survivor from an ancient advanced civilisation is revived in the present, unintentionally became one of science fiction’s great literary hoaxes”
Robert Duncan Milne (1844–1899) was born #OTD, 7 June, in Cupar, Fife. He emigrated to the USA & became America’s first full-time writer of #sciencefiction
Robert Duncan Milne’s short story “Ten Thousand Years in Ice” – published in ARGONAUT STORIES (San Francisco: Payot, Upham & Co., 1906) – is online via @gutenberg_org
If that’s whetted your appetite, a new critical edition of Robert Duncan Milne’s work, edited by Keith Williams & Ari Brin & with a foreword by Ken MacLeod, is due to be published in January 2025 by Bloomsbury
@hugo@bookstodon it’s an amazing creation, and a precarious survival. I wrote some words about it (as well as about the Erasmus - Moore friendship underpinning Utopia itself) in my own book, North Sea Crossings.
One central problem that resulted from the federal nature of the #Dutch republic was secrecy: How could one keep a secret with so many actors involved? This was almost a mission impossible, although one tried several measures such as an oath of secrecy to deal with the problem.
When dealing with Dutch #emdiplomacy you inevitably come across two other big issues: the Protestant character of Dutch #earlymodern#diplomacy and the importance of trade and commercial interests. For @helmers_h and @NinaLamal these are not contradictory interests. However, they argue that “commerce, geopolitics, and protestantism were perfectly reconcilable”. (4/5)
Finally, @helmer and @NinaLamal argue that it is important to analyse #Dutch#emdiplomacy not only in its European context, but in its global dimension. The East India Company (#VOC) and its growing importance in #Asia played an important role in the rise of the Dutch republic. Unfortunately, both dimesions – the European and the global one – are far too often dealt seperately with by modern research. A problem that is generally true for research on #earlymodern diplomacy.
This leads to an overarching problem of how to competently connect national, European and global perspectives on diplomacy without blurring the focus. A question to be discussed elsewhere. (5/5)
What if any Fediverse instance's make this DRM that Facebook has, with posts being locked for users not signed in. This can help with those who are scared of AI “taking over” because let's be real, AI just grabs the information you post online. If we do this, would AI “die”?
I don't personally care so to speak, as AI will not care, or sorry, these companies developing the AI LLM's will counter new strategies to obtain PII from websites.
"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) cited one of the most prominent historical antisemitic narratives as her reason for not approving legislation aimed at combating antisemitism on Wednesday. Greene posted on the site formerly known as Twitter to explain her thinking."
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There is a lot of clear, objective writing out there on hypocrisy behind so much of the GOP's narrative (that the entire national leadership/ Party had fallen in place and is marching lockstep behind the false savior / presumed Presidential contender should be sufficient evidence, but...)
First let me say that I have not yet read those links, but I will say this.
With the exception of Goldwater, every time since Eisenhower that the GOP has run a crook/lunatic they have won and any GOP candidate with a shred of decency has lost.
Nixon won. Ford lost.
Reagan Won. GW Bush lost (granted he won first, but that was a fluke)
W Bush sort of won.
MCain Lost.
Romney Lost.
'Nuff said there.
Trump won (sort of, again)
The GOP only really gets behind crooked, racist, fascist types.
Do allistic people really need constant interaction with others? In person? It sounds horrific. I lived with other people for years. Often they want interaction. That's just brutal for the autistic mind isn't it? #Autism#autistic#neurodiverse#lgbtqi#ActuallyAutistic
@ideogram@actuallyautistic Gvt as well, opposite side of the planet but same King. ;)
Somehow they can talk effusively about Equality-Diversity-Inclusion and how important "these people" are to the organization... and on the same breath discuss authoritatively (with wide nods all over the room) on how they value networking and how they all need to push back on promotions (even on the technical path) until someone has developed better social skills. 🤷♂️
After 20 years at my current job - and 20 years of evaluations that say I'm wonderful, but need to work on my communication and social skills - they've come around. I told them flat out, if you interrupt me I'll be brusque, even rude. Schedule a meeting, let me know what it's about so I can prepare, and I'll talk your ears off. Don't spring things on me.
Simply put, my family is broke until May due to two unexpected bills. We have no food & no car, so it's hard to get anything here to begin with.
I'm trying to get $40 so we can eat tonight. Thank you for reading, hope you're doing well. 💞
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