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YouTube video by Sci Cloj Looking Ahead to Macroexpand -- a snippet of Clojure real-world-data meeting 33

In the recent #Clojure #realworlddata meeting 33, we discussed the upcoming #macroexpand community events, the new #clojurecivitas community space, and why all that matters for Clojure growth.

Here, we share a little snippet of the meeting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Onz...

Cross Tabs: People • Data • Power Episode 17, "Strength in Numbers" featuring G. Elliott Morris Listen Now www.crosstabspodcast.com

Coming up in the feed, my latest interview with @gelliottmorris.com about his latest poll from Strength in Numbers, and his vision for pollster-led poll-based journalism. Subscribe to the show here to get it in your feed: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

My recent recreational foray has been building out pieces of a Bluesky client while learning myself tcl.

ATProto Browser Experimental browser for the Atmosphere

Hello, world!
Follow this page for the latest updates on the ATProto Browser - an open source tool for browsing files stored on the atproto network.

www.atproto-browser.dev

this is really great! it goes beyond "how to use Cloudflare products" to describe a nice atproto design pattern for any serverless infra

Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity Study Shows That Even Experienced Developers Dramatically Overestimate Gains

This article was mentioned by @brianmc.bsky.social in today's TechMeme Ride Home. I found it interesting because "temporal distortion" is a phenomenon in aviation where a pilot's perception of time taken during an event is often far different than the actual time.
secondthoughts.ai/p/ai-coding-...

atproto pds migration IN ANGER %at=2025-07-24T23:26:49.639Z #author_luna #atproto #sysadmin-notes #blogpost ![an edit from a neon genesis evangelion frame showing 3 large crosses, except i've edited it to have @dholms.xyz‬'s dia...

i have made an article about what happened yesterday, with all relevant&irrelevant context and the pds surgery procedure itself!

~4k words

The EFF turns 35, but there's plenty more to do Interview: Palantir, data brokers, and judicial overreach are all on the horizon, executive director Cindy Cohn warns

The EFF is 35 years old but the battle to defend internet freedom is far from over, Cindy Cohn tells @theregister.com – omniscient government databases, shadowy data brokers, and judicial overreach still abound.

Cows freaking love music and it is the wildest thing to watch... 😭❤️

"Aquifier"
for(float i,z,d,s;i++<1e2;o+=(cos(.1*i+vec4(0,1,2,0))+2.)/d*z){vec3 p=z*normalize(FC.rgb*2.-r.xyy),a=normalize(cos(vec3(0,2,4)+t-s*.3));p.z+=9.;s=log(length(a=a*dot(a,p)-cross(a,p)))*5.;z+=d=.01+.1*abs(a.x+sin(s/.2-t/.2)*.2);}o=tanh(o/5e4);

NEW | The Kremlin will likely capitalize on US cuts to media funding in Africa as Russia continues to expand its media on the continent.

Russia’s media ecosystem in Africa supports Russia’s strategic effort to supplant the United States in Africa.

www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus... 🧵

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archive.is/nUs8J#select...

I wonder what 18F'ers are up to these days... Would love to support civic technologists to help public services thrive...

P.S. yes, we'll talk about ATProto as part of this.

But also! On Friday, Aug 22nd, we're working on details for an ATProto NYC Community Hack Day.

So if you want MORE ATPROTO, then RSVP on Smoke Signal smokesignal.events/did:plc:lehc...

Join our second #macroexpand gathering.

Using #Clojure for #data analysis, modeling, engineering, or #dataviz? Whether you're with a startup, consultancy, academic institution, or an individial practitioner, you are invited.

📣 Please share this broadly:

clojureverse.org/t/macroexpan...

Bay Area ATProto Meetup · Luma Let's build the future of the social web! AT Protocol is the open-source social layer powering Bluesky and the emerging "Atmosphere" of social apps like…

Hey out there to our Bay Area ATProto nerds and ATProto curious friends. @germnetwork.com and ATProto Community Fund are hosting an ATProto meetup at the Internet @archive.org this coming Tuesday July 8th! Come on out, hack and chat: lu.ma/mf4n7jbi

Launching atproto.at:// - All-in-one AT Protocol Explorer Prefix atproto. to any AT URI to instantly preview.

@atproto.at - AT Protocol explorer is live!

Instantly preview, browse, search, log in, edit, stream, and download any AT Protocol data.

Works with any at:// URI, DID, or Bluesky handle.

Free, open-source, mobile-friendly (PWA).
No app needed.

Launch notes:
sri.xyz/projects/atp...

#atproto

Getting closer to native support for Solana and Ethereum wallets in a fork of the Bluesky app. h/t to @piss.beauty for suggesting SIWE instead of just signing a raw message like I did with Solana.

Bay Area ATProto Meetup · Luma Whether you’re new to the ATProtocol or a longtime community member, let’s link up in San Francisco to talk ATProto and share what we’ve been working on! We’re…

Bay Area! We'll remind you next week, but join us at the Internet Archive on Tuesday, July 8 for an #ATProto meetup in San Francisco!

We'll have something to show you...

RSVP here >>>>> lu.ma/mf4n7jbi

I'm a big fan of sortition over "qualified members"; essentially, random selection like jury pools. It's resistant to paid-interests' value-capture ("corruption"). I'm very interested in exploring approaches to apply variations in large-scale decision making processes...

We can do digital identity without loss of privacy. This is not the way.

YouTube video by Wave Media European Central Bank Chief Unveils Dollar Replacement Strategy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YK0...

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

Read the proposed bill going through the senate... millions of public land to be sold for mining and drilling... alaska a big target

I don’t see the institutional learning for this to still be the case—even after a global pandemic that disproportionately killed Americans. For lessons of success, follow what Taiwan did, look to Taiwan.

Most people weren't online at the time. Nightly news source. Softening people to war plans to invade Iraq were immediately followed after showing the World Trade Towers in free-fall, as if they had something to do with it. Most talking-heads were just as ignorant as to world geography as ever

"Aryan" = Iranian

Homomorphically Encrypting CRDTs | jakelazaroff.com Homomorphic encryption allows a computer to run programs on encrypted data. Learn how homomorphic encryption works through interactive examples, build a homomorphically encrypted CRDT and see whether ...

📝 new blog post! i spent a while looking into homomorphically encrypted CRDTs. spoiler alert: they don’t work super well!

(but you should still check it out — i break down what homomorphic encryption is and how it works, and there are lots of explorable explanations along the way!)

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

Looks like the senate is trying to privatize public lands. Based on the language of the leaked bill, if you don't own a mining or drilling company, not sure you're the intended buyer.

here's how the flow works.
(minus writing + showing the new record at the end)
you can complete it in 20-30 seconds

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)