Justin du Coeur

Have found tumblr user probablyday's #woosterposting series. In shock

Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.

I love my local representative *so* much.

Content warning for near-lethal levels of well-deserved sarcasm...

Starting to look like the end may be coming for LiveJournal: many years after much of the English-language community evacuated from there, life is getting harder for the Russian-language folks, as discussed in some detail here.

TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.

TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.

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Amazing getting a sneak preview of The Hollows on Saturday night. Some great callbacks to Rudy's and I can't wait to try out the full menu. Great addition to Teele Square!

A hotdog and pretzel stand with large hanging bottles of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise. The bottoms contain squeeze tubes to dispense the condiments.

I have been traveling and today I present to you...the thing I saw in the Frankfurt airport.

Is it efficient? Undeniably. Does it probably work better than the normal way? Oh certainly. Produce less of a mess? Probably?

But the existence of Condiment Udders gives me a deep, aghast disquiet.

Bloody awful. More context: www.erininthemorning.com/p/fenway-hea...

Spread the word, especially to anyone you know who uses Fenway Health -- we need customers speaking up.

Knock on wood, I haven't been logged out again in the past 24 hours, so *hopefully* this was just some sort of glitch I stumbled into.

Razza-frazzing #Bluesky is logging me out every time I look away, it seems like.

(Okay, it's clearly taking at least a few hours. But I'm having to log in multiple times a day in the browser - every time somebody sends me a link, pretty much.)

Anybody know if something changed recently?

Secret Service agents dismantle network that could shut down New York cellphone system Agents discovered electronic devices in five locations in and around the city that could be used to disable cellphone towers. The system could also be used for criminal activities.

1/ Hi, I'm TProphet. I write the Telecom Informer for @2600.com. A lot of people have been asking me about www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... given that I'm somewhat knowledgeable in the area.

Here's my take: I'm kind of astonished that this is public, and it isn't normal that it would ever be.

Starting a new series of articles, trying to really drill into how to build a modern "Web of Trust", which seems to be desperately needed at this point: jducoeur.dreamwidth.org/1668137.html

Check it out, and join in the conversation!

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Every blue-haired they/them liberal arts grad living in NYC is tougher than this sad little bitch.

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Donald Trump is a notorious media bully. He uses lawsuits, executive power, and political pressure to punish critics and bend institutions to his will. Disney, Meta, and Paramount have since paid out multi-million-dollar settlements over content disputes. CBS…

Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.

But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.

See you soon, NYC.

For those who haven't already seen this horror story: it appears that at least some #Hyatt hotels are using smoke detectors *specifically designed* to falsely claim that you were smoking in your room, and slap a huge fine on you.

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#NameAndShame time -- #Citibank has managed to lose us as CC customers, after many years of using them heavily, by not only managing to charge us over $200 in late fees for a *four day* late payment, but then adding yet more because they *lost our check* for two weeks.

Bloody incompetents...

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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.

The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

The Arisia Long Range Planning Committee would like you to join them to talk about...The Future of Arisia.
In-person: Th, July 24, 7-9pm at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge
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Due to Donald Trump, the US now has zero global credibility. It will take many years to repair this damage.

VA hospitals remove politics and marital status from guidelines protecting patients from discrimination Department of Veterans Affairs says the changes come in response to a Trump executive order ‘defending women’

Horrible to realize that something like this has largely been missed in all the other horrors: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The idea that veterans can lose their hospital support for their political views is very on-brand for the Trumpists, but wildly anti-American...

Reported numbers vary widely for each, but the No Kings protests probably got between twenty to a hundred times as many people as Trump's pathetic little parade. (Maybe even more.)

It was loud, joyful, and generally great.

Stuff like that gives me hope that we will yet get out of this mess...

No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

For those in the US who haven't already heard -- Trump's birthday (and tinpot-dictator military parade) on Saturday is an *excellent* time for nationwide mass protest: nokings.org

Y'all join in if you can -- it's time to upstage the asshole.

Spread the word!

Mayor's call for four-year terms by 2028 holds up Somerville charter change process, councilors say - Cambridge Day The clock is ticking on an attempt to let voters decide this fall on changes to the governing system and structure of the city, and some officials in Somerville are frustrated that approval is delayed...

Clicking the "previous story" link at the bottom of the article (just below the credulous quote from the Mayor's chief of staff) brings us to a more balanced take from just two weeks ago.

The Mayor's intransigence on four years terms has cost us -years-.

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Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1.  Purpose and

Things are getting scarier, and this one is particularly worth paying attention to. Note the later provisions here, and think about their implications. Put it together, and this is none-too-quietly laying the groundwork for martial law: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

There are over 700 Oregon businesses that have chosen to be listed as pro-MAGA businesses on this website, including the CrossFit gym in my neighborhood. www.publicsquare.com/search/busin...