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just added @standard.site@bsky.brid.gy support to my blog when I deploy a new version of my site, blog articles are automatically synced to my pds (npmx.social) ... and therefore immediately discoverable on any standard.site reader, e.g. @greengale.app@bsky.brid.gy ...

Excellent guest... MIT Prof Ted Postol, talking about Iran's missile capabilities, as well as U.S. and Israel defense capabilities.

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fixed btw, i love open source!


atmosphereconf.org is a bit wacky on mobile but the new site is so cool!

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i don't think anyone knows how electricity actually works, in the same way we don't understand how a lot of "medicines" work, among other things. I've been interested in it since i learned to read, and i don't understand anything. If someone said "build me something that counts down and turns on a light" i'd have to start opening lots of books.

"we trapped lightning in a rock and made it think"

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If I remember correctly, the actual electrons don't even move very far or very fast, and the real juice is this mystical energy field that surrounds and permeates things in a way that sounds more like the ways of the Jedi than something that could be explained by the laws of physics.

"But beware, Luke, for if you mismatch your impedances, you will fall to the reactive side of the electromagnetic force. Power which is consumed and conducted, but does not exist in any meaningful sense."

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An Immortal, 60 Years Later


Comandante Pablo Beltrán

Now that Camilo’s remains will finally have a dignified burial at the National University, it is important to highlight the foundations of his ideological and political legacy, which make him one of the immortal stars that illuminate the path of humanity.

He fell in combat in the ranks of the National Liberation Army (ELN) on February 15, 1966, just after turning 37. He was already a priest at 25 and a sociologist at 29, the same year that Saint John XXIII was elected Pope and is remembered for the transformation he brought to the Catholic Church. From him, Camilo learned that “the Church belongs to everyone, but especially to the poor” and that “we must emphasize what unites us, not what divides us”—precepts that opened the door to dialogue between Christian and Marxist humanism, undermining the foundations of the Cold War, sustained by capitalism and its Western empire, with the aim of annihilating socialism.

When Camilo arrived to study sociology at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 1955, the armed rebellion against French colonialism in Algeria had erupted a year earlier. This rebellion, which triumphed in 1962, received widespread support from the youth of that era, and Camilo participated in that solidarity. He also became deeply involved with the movement of European priests who chose to live like the poorest and most excluded people, in stark contrast to the luxuries and privileges enjoyed by the Church. In these schools, he learned the importance of the rights of the people and the struggles for national liberation, and, as he put it, “to rise to be one of the people and learn from them.”

A year after returning to Colombia, in 1959, he founded the Faculty of Sociology at the National University. That same year, the Community Action Boards were created as a tool to organize a social base opposed to the revolution. He was offered the leadership of this organization, an offer he declined. This counterinsurgency effort was complemented by the creation of the Lancers School, specializing in training counterinsurgency soldiers. They also implemented agrarian reform projects, which were part of the “Alliance for Progress” orchestrated by the United States.

All these plans were orchestrated by the National Front, a pact between the two oligarchic parties to alternate in government. This was intended to fulfill the words of President Alberto Lleras (1958-1962)—the first president elected under this pact—who, faced with the popular rebellion that erupted in response to Gaitán’s assassination in 1948, had declared that “every revolution needs its own counter-revolution.” This was the country Camilo encountered upon returning from Europe, where the tragic echoes of the war against the people, unleashed by the oligarchy and the empire, were still reverberating. This period was studied by several intellectuals and condensed in the landmark book “La violencia en Colombia” (Violence in Colombia), of which Camilo is one of the authors.

Camilo’s career at the National University encompassed teaching and serving as Chaplain from 1962 onward. He also worked to connect students with the realities of the people, both in Bogotá and in remote regions of the country. Camilo absorbed a deep understanding of the national reality, imbued with the spirit of renewal that marked the Church at the Second Vatican Council, led by Pope Saint John XXIII.

This spirit of concord contrasted sharply with the atmosphere of war imposed by the American empire, which, in its aggressions at that time, was unleashed against Cuba, Vietnam, and the Dominican Republic. This included the bombing of rural areas in Colombia in May 1964, where pockets of resistance to oligarchic violence prevailed. Camilo denounced this aggression and spearheaded a broad national and international solidarity movement with the besieged communities.

In one of his 1964 writings, titled “How Pressure Groups Exercise Government,” Camilo envisioned the organization of the people at the bottom, the majority, so that they could form the government and thus “make Colombia a true democracy.” Long before this, he had a clear understanding of his class affiliation, siding with the impoverished and excluded. In 1965, in his “Message to Christians,” he stated that “It is necessary to take power away from the privileged minorities and give it to the poor majorities. This, if done quickly, is the essence of a revolution; the revolution can be peaceful if the minorities do not offer violent resistance.” In this same Message, he argued that Effective Love is making the revolution and that for Christians, making the revolution is an obligation.

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The Pitt Season 2, Episode 7: "1:00 P.M." Review

The Pitt Season 2, Episode 7 is another winner for the series, with especially strong performances from the likes of Katherine LaNasa, Patrick Ball, and Isa Briones.

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I wrote a bunch today for the new 10Grans

It will be locked to 1 dollar value

There will be a way to redeem it for dollars (USDC specifically) after a vesting time (tentatively six months)

People that lock USDC will have the option to collect fees from people seeking to redeem after your vesting period.

If you just want to tip and be tipped you don’t have to do any of that.

:10grans:

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Alex Stokes Moved to New Prison


Political prisoner Alexander Stokes has been moved to a new prison- another maximum security prison and an infamous one: Sing Sing prison. His birthday is coming up on February 26th and transfers are always rough so shoot him a letter or card if you can.

Alex Contompasis #22B5028
Sing Sing Correctional Facility
354 Hunter Street
Ossining, NY 10562

Alex received a 20 year sentence and is not eligible for parole until 2039. You can donate to his support fund at freealexstokes.com/donate

Background:
Alex Stokes Contompasis is a journalist and artist from Albany, NY. Alex’s work documenting social unrest began in 2014. He was arrested in 2017 in Washington DC during the J20 inaugural protests and co-represented over 200 counter-protestors and independent journalists that were rounded up and falsely charged. He was in Charlottesville, VA during the summer protests in 2017. He routinely attended and recorded Black Lives Matter protests in Albany in 2020. He also regularly revealed local white supremacist groups and members.

On January 6, 2021, protestors gathered outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, NY in support of the Stop the Steal rally in Washington DC. A handful of counter protesters spoke out against them and a melee broke out after a Proud Boy tased a Black man in the neck. Alex was watching from the sidelines and ran to help others. Police did not intervene until the violence had ended and ultimately arrested three Black activists. Alex was charged with several violent felonies. The Proud Boys that engaged in the violence were not arrested at the scene.

Alex’s family and friends maintain that he was railroaded by the system. He was a journalist under a court-ordered gag-order for over a year. His previous work and experience with dangerous hate groups were inadmissible for his defense, but the prosecution picked apart his social media accounts and portrayed his actions as premeditated. He was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 20 years in prison, despite the fact that no one died and neither of the victims received life-altering injuries. One even began a job as an EMT just 6 weeks later.

A man with no violent criminal history, and with lifelong ties to the community, was issued a sentence far more severe than most who commit reckless acts of violence and orchestrated the insurrection itself.

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Myself and many other live coders were recently contacted about a casting call looking for a "Code DJ" to help promote Claude AI in an ad. The fee is a whopping $15,000! I thanked them for approaching me for consideration but ultimately declined, stating my dislike of AI. I imagined how I'd feel watching youtube and then suddenly seeing myself on an ad for Claude and it gave me the ick.

With that said I'm not gonna judge the person who does it. They're obviously gonna find a "Code DJ" for this and I hope it's someone already engaged with live coding as it's a life-changing amount of money, especially for those of us who make our living through art and music and don't have second jobs that we can rely on for our baseline income. To put it in perspective my earnings last year were less than the fee they're offering, so I really had to think hard about it before I declined. I think I'll be ok overall but, maaaan, $15k sure does sound sweet right about now... btw you should hire me for your artwork and music things.

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@boggo that bit of money was more than my profits from last year!

I didn't get into this to make "big bucks" but this has been my job for 15 years and for a while I was making a decent living from my art and music (brexit and covid took care of that). I would like to continue having this be my full time job but current support models (small-to-medium gigs, exhibitions, government funding, selling to fans) aren't cutting it and so I can see why for many artists it's tough to turn down tech or brand partnerships. I've even done a few in the past, but AI is one of my hard lines. Although ask me again when my rent is due 😛

But, to reiterate my first post, there are a surprising number of people in or adjacent to live coding who are ambivalent or pro ai . At one point it felt like I was seeing a new AI tool for Strudel every week! That isn't to say we should go on a hunt for people who have done this and cast them out of society, but understand why someone might do an AI, NFT, Blockchain, new-tech-du-jour ad when current alternative support models aren't working.

I still hate AI tho.

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