Notices by fm2279 (fm2279@social.coop)

@ntnsndr @timbray This I understand too well.

But I suppose in the ends it's a matter of taste. I just don't like reading book-length texts on screens.

@ntnsndr @timbray

There are alternative solutions to each of these that don't involve renting bytes you have to read on a tiny TV.

It's just wild because this has been happening with DRM content for a couple of decades now, seems like, and everybody acts shocked every time.

@ntnsndr @timbray I went to a small used book store today and got two great paperbacks for $4 each. Why would I want to rent bytes I have to read on a tiny TV when I can have books that I own?

I've just never really understood the value proposition.

Folks, 17 states have joined a lawsuit (initiated, of course, by Texas, in the Northern District, Lubbock Div.) seeking an injunction against enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 prohibits discrimination against disabled people in the use of federal funds.

The big impact here is on public schools. These states want the right to discriminate against disabled kids, & they're about to demand it in court.

The defendant will be RFK, Jr.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2025/02/13/17-states-sue-to-end-protections-for-students-with-special-needs/

@evan Leigh's filmography is phenomenal.

Love the early stuff (e.g. Meantime), but the more recent Peterloo and Mr. Turner are stellar, too.

Stop building stuff on AWS.

You don't need it. It's not cheap. It's not necessary. There are plenty of other ways to deploy web applications and services that don't pour money directly into the pockets of a fascist billionaire.

@foolishowl There's zero "computer literacy" instruction happening.

And Big Tech firms have captured both school curricula and provisioning.

Source: taught K-12 in between stints as a (senior) software engineer (which nobody had any interest in at all -- covert sales people masquerading as "consultants" drove policy and instruction).