Notices by Weird Socks (ohmu@social.seattle.wa.us), page 2

@ZekuZelalem
This shows some impressive and creative use of publicly available sources of reconnaissance.
The conversion of a football stadium this way is awful.

@futurebird
I think crows might have cats beat, as measured in units of diva-emotion/kg but mainly because they weigh less than one kg.

@mekkaokereke
Congratulations!
And now the most important questions: What color is it? And what is its name?
(Deep dark indigo blue. "Lady Miss Marlene Mixalot")

@dangillmor
I'm not sure what to say.
I tried Tidal for awhile. It was more to pay and had only a little less wrong with it.
I might tolerate commercials but not YouTube commercials and I'm trying to disentangle myself from Google.
I'm not going to join Apple's walled garden.
So I'm still on Spotify.
I tried focusing on the "lo fi hip hop" label I like that has actual artists, (Inner Ocean). Guess what? That sent me back to Spotify.

@AccordionBruce
I know the answer there because Belly explained it. The agreements that bands sign with the major labels often say they can't put their music up anywhere except via that label.

And yes to Bandcamp! It's where I do most of my listening any given day.
But, as you already alluded to, it's for listening to artists that haven't signed to a major and they don't have an equivalent to Spotify letting me listen to all of the Inner Ocean artists in a genre on shuffle.

@ZekuZelalem
Just like you said it.
I hope this is as positive as it sounds.

The Strand Bookstore's workers are on strike.
Please honor their requested picket lines.
"The union is asking customers to not cross the picket line by attending any in-store events, selling their used books, or making any purchases—either in store or online. Even with the store’s busiest season underway, the company has failed to meet worker demands for a living wage."
#unions #strike #NewYork
https://region9a.uaw.org/news/strandonstrike24

@emmettoconnell
Is there anything in this article where a real person will say they were wrong in how they voted?
I have a guess.
I'm believing @mekkaokereke more and more about what is actually going on with who votes for whom.

@ZekuZelalem

Congratulations to the Random Black Dude in a Suit!
You do excellent work!

@GossiTheDog
It's a joke, right?

@mekkaokereke
Yeah. I'm a cis het middle age white man. I see this cultural difference many working days

You're right. Black men I see are generally much better at this.

I'm trying, friends. That's what I can say.

@notroot
Thank you.

I am looking for guidance about minimizing the risk of getting doxxed from attending a direct action.

Sigh.
All of that. Yes.

@mekkaokereke, as long as you are here to pass on the word about the next Great Riverboat Brawl or similar event, I'm here for you.
I would never have known about that.

But I'll also be there. Just quieter.

Welp.
I'm not the one to say it authoritatively and maybe I should just keep my mouth shut, but if there's a metric for saying #BlackTwitter moved to #BlueSky,that metric has been met.

It's awesome. I am not expecting l will do much interacting over there but just reading all that joy and sh#t talking is fun.

@blogdiva
I'm going to admit it.
You pulled me in.
I came into this one way.
After two years of reading you and @mekkaokereke, I'm of a different mind.

@andy
I would definitely be in favor of that.

I'm starting to force myself to use Bluesky more even though the format is noticeably more clunky (no editing posts? GD!).
BS's stewards have placed more (any?) priority on making their overall social network more attractive to people who bounce from here because of targeted harrasment.

I mentioned months ago that a large West Coast muni whose name rhymes with "Fee Battle" would be hiring a Cybersecurity Specialist.
That job posted 2 wks ago! I learned about today! Closing is 4 PM 8 Oct.

This is a union-represented position and will earn .. more than me. And I'm no pushover.

It will have a substantial OT role.

Come help a utility survive in the wilderness while delivering drinking water to 1.6M! Push back against the AI onslaught!

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seattle/jobs/4644273/cybersecurity-analyst
#infosec #jobs

@troutgirl
I will admit I hadn't realized the China angle. I'm trying to imagine how that would work with the US still pushing billions in aid to Israel every year.

I have been assuming the Biden Administration is trying not to push AIPAC into more extensive political sabotage. Just last month, they flexed a little muscle and knocked out Cori Bush. I read that as a show of power.

@julie
My employer just hired a trans woman who moved her whole family here from Georgia two weeks ago. Sold everything.

Refugees.

She has a valuable professional certificate in a field that doesn't have enough people trained. Georgia lost. We gained.