Notices by Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)

@yaelwrites I use various DNS-based blockers since those will be more popular in due time.

NextDNS, Adguard DNS, Pi-Hole notable examples.

Earlier, I just received what is likely my final vaccine dose for the foreseeable future if not ever giving the trajectory of the federal government and the current political climate. :(

Get your shots while you still can.

@ytvwld @merlin It will once the next ESR update goes out.

Best to use a fork.

@ytvwld @merlin It will once the next major ESR update goes out.

Best to use a fork.

If you missed it last night, the Library of Congress is all but dead.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef

#LibraryofCongress #library #libraries

@mike805 @kkarhan @AAKL I wouldn't be surprised if those cloud stuff won't be easily turned off int the future. The AI stuff espeically becuase they're so desparate.

@obrien_kat I saw a recent study of voter file data suggest that his margin of victory came from people who had not voted in the past.

https://archive.ph/P2ee5

@AAKL To be real, they have been on a downward spiral for over a decade now and had such time to come up with a future. They have yet to come up with one as of this writing.

Yet another #broadband initive gets killed off, only to be transffered over to Starlink of course.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/trump-is-killing-broadband-grants-because-some-of-them-help-minorities/

Welp, there goes the Library of Congress...

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-library-of-congress-carla-hayden-20a1862ce6d2e0d51a84a37b264ce2ef

House Democrats have disclosed that Trump has told the #LibrarianOfCongress that she’s fired, but there’s no stated reason or clear authority to do so:

http://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/delauro-firing-librarian-congress-dr-carla-hayden

@molly0xfff It'll likely pass next week.

https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-08-crypto-bill-fails-democratic-deal-remains-intact/

@mcc You certainly do, every day in fact.

Your hair looks great in addition!

It would be so cruel if @adafruit as a example goes out of business because of this stupid and unnecessary trade war that is killing small businesses left, right, and center.

Over half the US voted for this by the way. :(

https://mastodon.cloud/@adafruit/114473093999575769

@obrien_kat These are some great pictures, you took, and I love that dress!

I just wish there's more viable alternatives to #VMWare than it currently is since #Broadcom acts like a true bully now.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/broadcom-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-subscription-less-vmware-users/

#virtualization #vm

This is a very citical moment for the #Wikimedia Foundation and #Wikipedia as a whole for many reasons. They must get their next CEO choice right.

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/06/wikimedia-ceo-maryana-iskander-leaving

@jalefkowit Yes we are, and it's preventable.

This thread has some truth bombs especially.

https://mastodon.social/@gwynnion/114462452938712413

@matera I usually update via the command line as the update manage misses a few things occationally.

@wallacewords I saw some of these, those are great life savers for doing puzzles. I have one of those from a decade ago and it still works so well.