Lou Katz @lou@entropyservice.com

Everybody thinks about poor Prometheus stuck to the mountain but no one spares a thought for the eagle who is also trapped in this relationship and is probably thinking “ugh, liver? Again?!”

One of my absolutely favorite Linux utilities is "sshfs", that allows you to mount other machine's file systems locally over ssh. I use it everywhere, between Linux machines, Chromebooks, and even sometimes Windows boxes. Absolutely brilliant and incredibly easy to setup and use compared with various other file system sharing models.

Eventually, when all is said and done, we will realize that the only person Trump ever hired who was actually qualified to do her job was Stormy Daniels.

Organized religions aren't the root of all evils -- just a big chunk of them.

EDITED: One of journalism's consistent flaws is ignoring relevant context.

Case in point is this NY Times story about a judge tossing out a new federal regulation limiting extortionate credit card late fees.

Here's the context the Times didn't care to include: The financial companies went forum shopping, and landed one of their favorite Trump-appointed judges, who (to his credit) objected to the process, but then predictably ruled against the administration.

Journalistic malpractice, IMO.

Wooden removable bollards put in places to protect human life.

Metal permanent bollards put at a corner of a building to protect property.

This is what "Platinum Bike-Friendly" looks like at UC Davis.

#UCAccessNow #CarCentrism #Ableism #BikeNite @cycling

i’d pay good money for a browser that refuses to let any site block copy-and-pasting

I’d pay even more money for a service that hunts down whatever web designer or project manager or VP that decides their site should do this, then names and shames them on a website

Its so-called user-friendly interface was designed by people with no friends.

peer-to-peer Cat6 cabling

#Caturday

I hate it how transit apps will have a mode that lets you say you're about to get on a bus and then tracks your trip but if you're *already on* the bus and you just want it to estimate when you'll get there this is always awkward or impossible in the UI

Portland police chief Bob Day said in a press conference today that their goal is to detain and arrests people on the spot just to identify them and get rid of their anonymity, so that they can surveil them and keeps tabs on them and be more likely to ID them at future events / see who their social circles are. He said taking people into custody is “a tool to leverage more information, and to learn about other people.” I know we know this, but it’s harrowing to hear.

Fascism and a police state are already here, and things are only getting worse. Police across the board are more funded than ever, and in many cities their funding has increased substantially since 2020. Let’s also not forget that Biden expressed his desire to see cop cities everywhere.

Dictators — even those who start out as a 'Dictator for a Day” — play for keeps https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/dictators-even-those-who-start-out-as-a-dictator-for-a-day-play-for-keeps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Donald Trump to Attend Fundraiser on Day of Barron's Graduation https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attend-fundraiser-day-barrons-graduation-1897759?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

This special citation by the Pulitzer Prize committee is an insult.

To refuse to even mention that these are Palestinian media workers...and then to intentionally avoid distinguishing between those living and working in Gaza in extremely dangerous conditions and at risk of death at any moment...and everyone else covering the conflict remotely from North America or Europe, belittles the sacrifices of Palestinian journalists.

It's an attempt at sugarcoating Israel's direct role in their murders.