Notices by Chris Johnson (cxj@phpc.social)

@skinnylatte I think that’s a valuable distillation into a meme-like phrase because it will help goad rethinking and action. But it’s also inaccurate and unhelpful in that cities “have” the problem, are expected by citizens to “clean it up” but do not have the capability to really solve homelessness — which is a result of national economic and welfare policies. And actually, unfettered capitalism. Local housing policy changes, for example, are only a tiny part.

@inthehands Never mind that 99.98% [sic] of engineers are wholly unqualified to “fix” government—assuming it’s even broken. It’s not the operations that need fixing. It’s the “management”: campaign funding, political parties, lobbying, current office holders, voter education, informed public, etc. Contrary to mythology, most civil servants and agencies do a pretty good job when not twisted by political greed.

@Infoseepage @w7voa I've got to wonder how a seemingly reasonable guy went down such a rabbit hole that planning and attempting multiple murders (and succeeding at 2) would become his idea of a good thing to do.

@rachelplusplus @inthehands Very true. Reminds me of that famous LBJ quote.

@aral This seems quite applicable: https://infosec.exchange/@Blueteamsherpa/113920502396048894

@toni @dalias @mkj @futurebird Can someone explain just exactly who was the bad guy here and why, like I’m 5? I’m a longtime SO/SE user but this is first I’ve heard of it. And y’all’s writing has a lot of subtext that I’m just not catching.

People who say the American Dream is getting harder to achieve are telling the truth. Class economic opportunity gap is widening for all. https://open.substack.com/pub/ofboysandmen/p/the-cratering-economic-prospects

@dalias What did Mary save herself from?

@aral Thanks. Manifesto seems like an overblown word for what is just a short statement.

@pluralistic And to sell your location data to data brokers like Venntel (Gravy).

There is no Green Party anymore. There is only a con artist with ties to Russia running a conservative-backed psyop designed to siphon votes from actual progressives. https://www.salon.com/2024/09/23/jill-stein-paid-100000-to-a-consulting-firm-led-by-a-suspected-january-6-rioter/

@t54r4n1 @inthehands Exactly. That 20-50 year timeframe is the length of the battle without political capital. If we can change that political part some how, technologically it could be done damn near overnight (days to a few years).

@inthehands Academic question: how many miles can you drive the Civic before it exceeds the GHG involved in making/shipping the bike?

@inthehands photos? 🙂

@inthehands @fay59 @Catfish_Man Well, not literally all. There’s some real boneheaded hardware out there too. 😆

@inthehands I wish I’d had profs like you when I was getting my CS degree. Props to you for being a good educator.

@inthehands @chrlschn @npr @MisuseCase Exactly. I came here to say this. The actual studies have taken economic factors into account. Whatever criticism one may have of NPR, the negative outcomes of eating ultra refined foods are not due to financial health of the family. Because those same harmful foods are the cheapest just makes our treatment of the poor (and the ultra rich) even more outrageous.

@inthehands @mnreformer That oversight is really glaring, and out of character for the Reformer.

@inthehands Only the required pair of low level writing classes, I think. It was eons ago.

@inthehands Wait, what? I’m in the Twin Cities and here I thought I was following some sophisticate who lived in London AND New York City. And I graduated from CSU, too. Where did my life go so wrong? 😆