📝 Was my IAAP certification worth it?

Probably not, for many reasons.

https://www.nicchan.me/blog/was-my-iaap-certification-worth-it/

Whoa cool! There's a website with Indigenous Australian sky knowledge that is set up for grades 5-12, so Australian (or international) teachers and share this knowledge appropriately and respectfully. https://www.ngarrngga.org/

#IAUS399

@Jasperthecat daaaawwww. Cuteness overload.

Cat definitely has catitude. He is both wtf and feed me now human.

#caturday #CatsOfMastondon

If you started paying attention to the US in 1960, this sure feels like the darkest timeline. But unfortunately, purges against Black & brown people are normal US behavior.

You know what's NOT normal US behavior?

This is the first time there's been a mass movement to STOP a purge in real time.

⚠️ In four days Gemini wants to scan your phone ⚠️

Stop #Google now: 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android

#GeminiAI #Google #Android #PrivacyMatters

New SpaceX report on Starlink conjunctions and deorbits (a.k.a. dumping tons of metal/plastic/solar panels/computers into the upper atmosphere) https://www.scribd.com/document/883045105/SpaceX-Gen1-Gen2-Semi-Annual-Report-7-1-25

Scariest part:
472 Starlinks were burned up in the atmosphere in Dec-May. Assuming each satellite is 800kg, and 50% aluminum by mass, that's 1 ton of aluminum PER DAY.

The natural infall rate of aluminum from meteoroids is 0.3 tons per day. Starlink has been ~3x that, for the last 6 months.

I'm looking for a Full Stack developer to work on a project to help make Jewish social media safer/better.

I'm looking for someone to work between ~20-40 hours a week as a medium term independent contractor. You'd be working on a fully remote team, set your own hours, and work to make the world a little bit better.

Technical background: We use Python/Django for the backend and HTMX/Tailwinds for the frontend.

If you're interested, DM me with your resume/CV!

#GetFediHired

Data centers are the biggest corporate welfare sponges in the world. Get Big Tech off welfare!

"In Texas alone, projected losses from data center tax exemptions ballooned from $157 million to over $1 billion in less than two years. Virginia now devotes nearly half of its economic development incentive spending to data centers. In state after state, the advent of AI has turned what began as modest carveouts for tech infrastructure into open-ended giveaways."

https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/ai-boom-should-prompt-states-to-rein-in-data-center-tax-losses

@matthiasott - oh no. Which “they” though?

How did solar power become so cheap? By the 2020s, China was dominating the global solar market. How did they manage that? Solar needs cheap coal because making silicon requires volcano-like heat. In the 2020s, China was building about two new coal plants a week—six times more than the rest of the world combined. Solar needs cheap charcoal. Every year, China extracts 14,000 football fields’ worth of tropical forest wood from Myanmar to help smelt its silicon.
https://gerrymcgovern.com/solar-is-cheap-for-a-reason/

@laura sorry for your loss 💔

Big Tech doesn’t need more loopholes. But S.B. 690 gives them one the size of California: the power to wiretap you online, then turn around and call it “commercial business.” California lawmakers must reject this bill. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/californias-corporate-cover-act-privacy-nightmare

AI uses so much electricity that Google reported its greenhouse gas emissions jumped 50% since 2019

Tech companies Google, Microsoft, and Meta have pledged to reach at least net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, and Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. All four companies have pledged to be water positive by 2030.

Big Tech are total, absolute scammers, grifters and liars. Google, Amazon and Meta are ecocide tech.

https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/energy-demands-will-be-a-growing-concern-for-ai-technology

I'll never be able to unsee this

“We need comprehensive privacy legislation that protects all Americans while preserving First Amendment rights. Congress should be focused on protecting all of us, not just itself,” EFF’s @cmcsherr told Roll Call.
https://rollcall.com/2025/06/23/worried-about-political-violence-some-want-to-scrub-home-addresses/

@knowler - A11y jobs might be of interest: https://www.a11yjobs.com/

@AmeliasBrain - I’m reading the wiki page and it’s definitely warranted to be a movie/series. I can’t wait to watch it all. Just learning about how syrup is handled by the federation is 🤯.

@AmeliasBrain - I love this! Also, Quebec maple syrup heist?! Kinda definitely wish Netflix would make a movie about that. 😂

I realize this is a super long shot, but I have 2 tickets to see Coheed and Cambria with Taking Back Sunday on August 27 in Philadelphia, and I need to sell them 😞

I paid $80 each, but will sell the pair for $100. I can transfer them directly via Ticketmaster upon payment.

If you're interested, please let me know? Boosts appreciated!