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[pete]

The Depths of Wikipedians—Asterisk

A conversation about yogurt wars, German hymns, tropical cyclones, and the people who make Wikipedia function.

asteriskmag.com

 

[egg_]

Also the [Wikimedia] Foundation is big now. And I think that some people, even if they don't admit it, hold some jealousy and resentment that there's this fancy office in San Francisco.

FWIW the fancy office is gone - since the pandemic pretty much everyone works at home, so when the lease came up for renewal (sometime in the last year) they let it lapse, and moved Legal (the only people who need an actual office) to somewhere much smaller. Haven't seen the new place, and I guess it's unlikely I ever will

I dunno if you could call the Foundation "big" - it's doubled in size since I started in 2017, but still there's only 700-odd people

 

[egg_]

2024 Current State of the Union: US Federal Budget

The US has had a budget deficit every year since at least 1980 except 1998-2001. Their current deficit is $1.7 trillion. In that context it's not surprising that a lot of them hate Big Government ... though in fairness if they were willing to pay a bit more tax the deficit would be lower I guess

 

[magicbastarder]

This is good stuff

Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

www.irishtimes.com

 

[ann post]

2024 Current State of the Union: US Federal Budget

The US has had a budget deficit every year since at least 1980 except 1998-2001. Their current deficit is $1.7 trillion. In that context it's not surprising that a lot of them hate Big Government ... though in fairness if they were willing to pay a bit more tax the deficit would be lower I guess

It sort makes more sense to run a deficit.

Just not spending it on nukes and militarising your own police.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Killing Joke bassist Youth writing in Wire magazine on encounters with Conny Plank, DAF, Holger Czukay at Conny's studio outside Koln + Jah Wobble and PiL.

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[ann post]

This is good stuff

Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December

I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design

www.irishtimes.com

I've been thinking about that stuff the past few years in the context of being someone who might not get a 'retirement' per say.

On the other side of the coin we don't have mercantilism running at the level we used to and live in a world market and everyone soft quitting or whatever just probably means accepting a crappy economy for 30+ years.

 

[pete]

How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click – Krebs on Security

 

[nuke terrorist]

ETA's greatest hit

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Assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[pete]

The Person Saving The Media You Love Is You - Aftermath

If you wanna archive a VHS tape right, you gotta do it yourself. VHS-Decode and LD-Decode are the future of tape and laserdisc archiving.

aftermath.site

 

[seanc]

77 not-really-miscellaneous articles, of which you should probably read some:

77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024

Chewing gum, space capsules, and minivans are just a few of the things we see differently after a year of reporting.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[pete]

“Twelfth Night Till Candlemas” – the story of a forty-year book-quest and of its remarkable ending

The day before the Winter Solstice, 2024 This post is about finally finding a book from one’s youth forty years later – and after nearly thirty years of searching. It is also a tale about gob…

davidallengreen.com

 

[pete]

This is fascinating.

The Rise and Fall of the English Sentence

The surprising forces influencing the complexity of the language we speak and write.

nautil.us

 

[nuke terrorist]

What's a verb?

 

[seanc]

Do you want to read a 150 year old article about the modern cat, and it's "moral and intellectual furniture"? Of course you do.
There are many other such flourishes and quirks in the writing, as you would expect.

12ft

 

[nuke terrorist]

Story of Antoni Ruiz jailed in Spain in 1976 for being gay

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"Not a kilometer more": the story of Antoni Ruiz, persecuted for being gay, who found a refuge near his home in Dénia

Today Pride Day is commemorated to defend the rights and remember the struggle of the LGTBI collective. For this reason, in the town hall, the library and the

www.denia.com

 

[egg_]

Do you want to read a 150 year old article about the modern cat, and it's "moral and intellectual furniture"? Of course you do

The picture of the cat looks like Audrey Hepburn, except not as cheerful

 

[ilovehoovering]

Anyone for a detailed breakdown on the economics of 7 piece band from the UK coming over to play a sold out gig in Dublin?

In The Black Stuff - Los Campesinos!

 

[pete]

Beyond the slightly clickbaity headline, this is fascinating.

Doctors didn't warn women of 'risky sex' drug urges

Patients given drugs for movement disorders like restless leg syndrome say their behaviour changed entirely.

www.bbc.com

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Personal hero:

AE Russell commemorations to begin in Glenveagh Castle

The first in a series of events to mark the 90th anniversary of the death of George William Russell (AE Russell) will take place this weekend in Co Donegal.

www.rte.ie