Eric Gerlach
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The UN might be facing an existential test right now.
The other week I was listening to Rachel Maddow's podcast episode about the failure of the League of Nations and how it led to WWII. (link below)
In 1935, Mussolini's Italy decided it wanted a piece of the African colonizer game, and […]
The other week I was listening to Rachel Maddow's podcast episode about the failure of the League of Nations and how it led to WWII. (link below)
In 1935, Mussolini's Italy decided it wanted a piece of the African colonizer game, and […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The UN might be facing an existential test right now.
The other week I was listening to Rachel Maddow's podcast episode about the failure of the League of Nations and how it led to WWII. (link below)
In 1935, Mussolini's Italy decided it wanted a piece of the African colonizer game, and […]
The other week I was listening to Rachel Maddow's podcast episode about the failure of the League of Nations and how it led to WWII. (link below)
In 1935, Mussolini's Italy decided it wanted a piece of the African colonizer game, and […]
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
Yes, if the US can go into Venezuela to remove a dictator, then NATO can go into Ukraine to remove Russia. #ukraine #venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Yes, if the US can go into Venezuela to remove a dictator, then NATO can go into Ukraine to remove Russia. #ukraine #venezuela
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
The 'Misunderestimating' Trap:
Many progressives think that people who vote conservative are just stupid, especially those who vote against their economic self-interest.
Some believe that if we tell them the real economic facts, they will change how they vote.
In reality, those who vote […]
Many progressives think that people who vote conservative are just stupid, especially those who vote against their economic self-interest.
Some believe that if we tell them the real economic facts, they will change how they vote.
In reality, those who vote […]
Original post on sfba.social
sfba.social
December 9, 2024 at 10:53 PM
The 'Misunderestimating' Trap:
Many progressives think that people who vote conservative are just stupid, especially those who vote against their economic self-interest.
Some believe that if we tell them the real economic facts, they will change how they vote.
In reality, those who vote […]
Many progressives think that people who vote conservative are just stupid, especially those who vote against their economic self-interest.
Some believe that if we tell them the real economic facts, they will change how they vote.
In reality, those who vote […]
This is the number one indicator of a brewing problem in society, in my opinion. Not dealing with this fuels fascists, IMO.
"Pay inequality in Canada reaches a record high" — CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGe71XCCSDY
There is no war but the class war.
Hire more CRA auditors to focus on […]
"Pay inequality in Canada reaches a record high" — CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGe71XCCSDY
There is no war but the class war.
Hire more CRA auditors to focus on […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 AM
This is the number one indicator of a brewing problem in society, in my opinion. Not dealing with this fuels fascists, IMO.
"Pay inequality in Canada reaches a record high" — CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGe71XCCSDY
There is no war but the class war.
Hire more CRA auditors to focus on […]
"Pay inequality in Canada reaches a record high" — CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGe71XCCSDY
There is no war but the class war.
Hire more CRA auditors to focus on […]
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
As our American friends celebrate Public Domain Day, we in Canada have no such luck, and won't for most of our remaining boomer/genx lifetimes.
"Back on January 1, 2022, the copyright-protected works of authors or creators (I will use the term “authors” to cover all creators) who died in 1971 […]
"Back on January 1, 2022, the copyright-protected works of authors or creators (I will use the term “authors” to cover all creators) who died in 1971 […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
As our American friends celebrate Public Domain Day, we in Canada have no such luck, and won't for most of our remaining boomer/genx lifetimes.
"Back on January 1, 2022, the copyright-protected works of authors or creators (I will use the term “authors” to cover all creators) who died in 1971 […]
"Back on January 1, 2022, the copyright-protected works of authors or creators (I will use the term “authors” to cover all creators) who died in 1971 […]
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
A professor breaks down Russia's negotiating tactics with Ukraine : NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/12/30/nx-s1-5660716/a-professor-breaks-down-russias-negotiating-tactics-with-ukraine
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 AM
A professor breaks down Russia's negotiating tactics with Ukraine : NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/12/30/nx-s1-5660716/a-professor-breaks-down-russias-negotiating-tactics-with-ukraine
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Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/europe/finland-estonia-undersea-cable-ship-detained-intl
Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged | CNN
Finland has detained a ship and its crew after a critical undersea telecommunication cable connecting the country to Estonia was damaged Wednesday, Finnish authorities said.
www.cnn.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Finland detains ship and its crew after critical undersea cable damaged https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/europe/finland-estonia-undersea-cable-ship-detained-intl
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/canada-1akomc2pz/-/a-XmuBx02AR4SKYTBXbidSRQ%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
A small win for labour.
A small win for labour.
flipboard.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/canada-1akomc2pz/-/a-XmuBx02AR4SKYTBXbidSRQ%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
A small win for labour.
A small win for labour.
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/115813358056489707
I love reading the comments on this poll. Two groups:
1. People who used PHP when it was popular and are traumatized by PHP <= 4 (fair)
2. People who have used PHP >= 7 and know that it's actually a pretty decent language now, albeit […]
I love reading the comments on this poll. Two groups:
1. People who used PHP when it was popular and are traumatized by PHP <= 4 (fair)
2. People who have used PHP >= 7 and know that it's actually a pretty decent language now, albeit […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/115813358056489707
I love reading the comments on this poll. Two groups:
1. People who used PHP when it was popular and are traumatized by PHP <= 4 (fair)
2. People who have used PHP >= 7 and know that it's actually a pretty decent language now, albeit […]
I love reading the comments on this poll. Two groups:
1. People who used PHP when it was popular and are traumatized by PHP <= 4 (fair)
2. People who have used PHP >= 7 and know that it's actually a pretty decent language now, albeit […]
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A necessary watch. @pluralistic calling on nations to repeal anti-circumvention laws as a response to (US) tariffs. Radical sovereignty as political leverage, hitting where it hurts most.
"Lets move fast and break Tim Cooks things. Lets move fast and break kings." […]
"Lets move fast and break Tim Cooks things. Lets move fast and break kings." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A necessary watch. @pluralistic calling on nations to repeal anti-circumvention laws as a response to (US) tariffs. Radical sovereignty as political leverage, hitting where it hurts most.
"Lets move fast and break Tim Cooks things. Lets move fast and break kings." […]
"Lets move fast and break Tim Cooks things. Lets move fast and break kings." […]
Reposted by Eric Gerlach
Most database teams optimize what they see in workload logs. But those very optimizations change what users choose to run!
In our CIDR paper, we argue that industrial workloads exhibit 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬: logs reflect a negotiation between users and the […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
In our CIDR paper, we argue that industrial workloads exhibit 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬: logs reflect a negotiation between users and the […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Most database teams optimize what they see in workload logs. But those very optimizations change what users choose to run!
In our CIDR paper, we argue that industrial workloads exhibit 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬: logs reflect a negotiation between users and the […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
In our CIDR paper, we argue that industrial workloads exhibit 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬: logs reflect a negotiation between users and the […]
[Original post on discuss.systems]
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At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban Gender Affirming Care,
they said trans people are
"at the root of the evils we face"
and are
"a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for […]
they said trans people are
"at the root of the evils we face"
and are
"a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for […]
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
At the HHS announcement yesterday announcing proposed rules to ban Gender Affirming Care,
they said trans people are
"at the root of the evils we face"
and are
"a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for […]
they said trans people are
"at the root of the evils we face"
and are
"a hatred for nature as God designed it and for life as it was meant to be lived.”
Just in case you thought it was about concerns for […]
There's been much discussion lately on the Fediverse (and the broader Internet) about open-source projects that have developers with questionable ethics in lead roles, or about toxic cultures in projects, or about "takeovers" of projects or their infrastructure. (e.g. RubyGems, Nix, Ladybird […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There's been much discussion lately on the Fediverse (and the broader Internet) about open-source projects that have developers with questionable ethics in lead roles, or about toxic cultures in projects, or about "takeovers" of projects or their infrastructure. (e.g. RubyGems, Nix, Ladybird […]
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@ophiocephalic/115731599208654418
This.
This is why I subscribe to everything Mozilla will let me buy, whether or not I use it extensively. I'm also trying to be better about supporting the open-source I use. This stuff is expensive to make and maintain, and […]
This.
This is why I subscribe to everything Mozilla will let me buy, whether or not I use it extensively. I'm also trying to be better about supporting the open-source I use. This stuff is expensive to make and maintain, and […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@ophiocephalic/115731599208654418
This.
This is why I subscribe to everything Mozilla will let me buy, whether or not I use it extensively. I'm also trying to be better about supporting the open-source I use. This stuff is expensive to make and maintain, and […]
This.
This is why I subscribe to everything Mozilla will let me buy, whether or not I use it extensively. I'm also trying to be better about supporting the open-source I use. This stuff is expensive to make and maintain, and […]
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@securityaffairs/115717097988557664
What fills me with dread about this is that we don't know whose database this was.
What fills me with dread about this is that we don't know whose database this was.
infosec.exchange
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@securityaffairs/115717097988557664
What fills me with dread about this is that we don't know whose database this was.
What fills me with dread about this is that we don't know whose database this was.
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Lol. This is exactly how we've ended up with two conservative parties and how we'll end up with a Conservative government soon. Partisan politics melts partisan brains.
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Lol. This is exactly how we've ended up with two conservative parties and how we'll end up with a Conservative government soon. Partisan politics melts partisan brains.
Wait. The Finch West LRT doesn't have priority signaling‽
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCFS-Mxzyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCFS-Mxzyo
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Wait. The Finch West LRT doesn't have priority signaling‽
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCFS-Mxzyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsCFS-Mxzyo
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/business-5o2kkapsz/-/a-4STZGgOFSyuPUDCjzujr3A%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
I mean, this is just bad. The US has let way too much vertical integration happen, and so more mergers which strip once good companies for parts are inevitable.[1]
IMO, every one of these […]
I mean, this is just bad. The US has let way too much vertical integration happen, and so more mergers which strip once good companies for parts are inevitable.[1]
IMO, every one of these […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/business-5o2kkapsz/-/a-4STZGgOFSyuPUDCjzujr3A%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
I mean, this is just bad. The US has let way too much vertical integration happen, and so more mergers which strip once good companies for parts are inevitable.[1]
IMO, every one of these […]
I mean, this is just bad. The US has let way too much vertical integration happen, and so more mergers which strip once good companies for parts are inevitable.[1]
IMO, every one of these […]
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/politics-2qr4m137z/-/a-R6y3nBoIQmKPotdzr0qTYg%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
Reading this, it is clear that Guilbeault and May were both betrayed by this deal with Smith. I can't blame them, TBH.
Reading this, it is clear that Guilbeault and May were both betrayed by this deal with Smith. I can't blame them, TBH.
flipboard.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/politics-2qr4m137z/-/a-R6y3nBoIQmKPotdzr0qTYg%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
Reading this, it is clear that Guilbeault and May were both betrayed by this deal with Smith. I can't blame them, TBH.
Reading this, it is clear that Guilbeault and May were both betrayed by this deal with Smith. I can't blame them, TBH.
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"The worst part of getting #LongCovid was the cruelty of the disease, a punitive unraveling of my health and identity. The next-worst part, and just as heartbreaking, was discovering how few of my friends and loved ones could engage with my illness in ways that felt caring." […]
Original post on chaos.social
chaos.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"The worst part of getting #LongCovid was the cruelty of the disease, a punitive unraveling of my health and identity. The next-worst part, and just as heartbreaking, was discovering how few of my friends and loved ones could engage with my illness in ways that felt caring." […]
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So back in 1944, a German U-Boat Commander named Heinz-Wilhelm Eck did exactly what US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered US military forces to do - kill the survivors of a destroyed boat at sea.
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So back in 1944, a German U-Boat Commander named Heinz-Wilhelm Eck did exactly what US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered US military forces to do - kill the survivors of a destroyed boat at sea.
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]
Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime.
In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]