Notices by Kevin Lyda (lyda@mastodon.ie)

Hey, for folks who are interested, Reddit are looking for SREs in Dublin. Might have a lot of interesting projects.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116089628488517165

Here's the deal - I regularly get into arguments with family and friends on these things. I'm not popular at parties. I don't honestly like going out because arguments like these are exhausting so I don't go out as much.

If you're white and you don't have these sorts of discussions where you call out racist, sexist xenophobic crap, you're just not doing the work.

And yes. It sucks. It sucks to be That Guy. But other things suck worse.

I'd also argue to push for more workers to WFH. That saves a ton of energy.

The world has lost 20% of LNG and oil production. It's not coming back till 2027 at the earliest. I'm not sure people have realised that and what the consequences are.

Hey #Ireland, might not be a bad time to write your TDs and tell them we need to do something soon to reduce the impact of energy and food costs. And removing fuel taxes isn't it. Increasing grants for solar PV installs - and more battery storage, encouraging people to move to EVs, insulation grants. Anything to reduce energy usage and to help make existing wind power useful will help. And honestly, doing something to get as much wind power online as quickly as possible.

The FEMA peace prize thing is utterly embarrassing as an American. It's like a participation in corruption prize.

"You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you liked him or didn’t like him, things happen." -- Donald Trump on Jamal Khashoggi

The thing that happened was that the journalist's head was chopped off - allegedly at the request of the Saudi Crown Prince.

The US has a long history of putting roadblocks for minorities to keep them from accessing government services. I think it's wild folks think minorities get loads of welfare in the US.

@br00t4c And not, say, the head of the FBI?

I used to work at a US National Cemetery and you couldn't even legally drink alcohol on Federal property (I had interesting coworkers).

Dear Gen Z,

In 1992 Sinéad O'Connor ripped a picture of the Pope in half on Saturday Night Live to protest the sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church. She was roundly condemned except by a few.

In the years and decades that followed the truth came out and the scope of abuse within the Catholic Church came to light. Many, but not enough, were punished. Many, but no where near enough, victims were heard, believed and lived to see some measure of justice.

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Very few people who condemned her then apologised.

In your lives you will see people speak the truth. It might be uncomfortable. They might not do it "the right way." It will still be the truth. Meet their brash bravery with kindness and an open ear.

Do better than we did. Not for us but for her.

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This is a news story from 2023. This year. White residents won't let the duly elected Black Mayor take office.

https://capitalbnews.org/newbern-alabama-black-mayor/