2026-03-14T00:23:39Z https://yabu.me Jack William Bell https://yabu.me/npub1m2aasn8nezcn703wmfyw7jaj8kar648tz378wjs87yvev3mt6dysjfd6j7 https://cdn.masto.host/rustedneuroncom/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/6297d4b50771d4b7.png https://cdn.masto.host/rustedneuroncom/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/6297d4b50771d4b7.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8trag9ck222k89vhpkv5fkzw86hdzlp5jd9eakzevzaca3wmzkgzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5j0n6z4l The USA #economy has so far avoided a recession, despite earlier warnings. Reasons why include continued robust consumer spending and the #AI #bubble.<br/><br/>But, and you knew I&#39;d have a &#39;but&#39; right? But, we are approaching a point where several of these factors could collapse close to each other:<br/><br/>1. Farming: Immigration restrictions affecting labor availability and tariff wars cutting off entire markets; it comes to a head with the fall harvests<br/><br/>[contd]<br/><br/>#economics 2025-09-27T19:55:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx69uqwsd6s5tvsvkaprtzuzf2m4f4pcv6jvy9eujaqzkxumxp4mgzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jwfwmzl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6cqd7gkk5pgntpap4l2lmn3un523e976afqnfm5lva5c3fgw9lqmjnqw3'>nevent1q…nqw3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then, in 2019, Starlink went online.<br/><br/>Yes, I know about the problems with Starlink, although the psychopathy of it&#39;s owner wasn&#39;t as obvious at the time. But even then I understood the issues <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dgcla3rthltveuxzp7pvnu6rzug2076hhu9dwq8axzmg8r7jvcmq82cla4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Prof. Sam Lawler</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dgc…cla4</span>)</a></span> often rails about. I knew exactly how bad it could be.<br/><br/>But I became an early adopter anyway. And I think most of you would hold your nose and sign up too if you lived in a cell dead zone miles from a high-speed Internet connection with geosync satellite Internet as your only option.<br/><br/>[contd] 2025-07-23T21:16:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqcfdwu57tlder2uetju83edhp9ta8s7z972wnr4prs87eazzwfqzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5j3uc42d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqc4l9nrsuh6t6ju2hgvz5qyl9urw2pxx3q04yf32ly3a2jxxur5gj3mw4k'>nevent1q…mw4k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Simple people prefer simple explanations for complex problems and seek simple answers to solve them. The problem with that?<br/><br/>There are no simple answers to complex problems. And the set of complex problems includes *every problem involving human beings*. 2025-07-19T18:20:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggwn8ql2m5z4gt0rwklceq4shwqzn3hfw04atxenxtums53vajqgzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jv6erm0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rcdr5gftyptw369n2n3h4njjq4g4fqqfqeyyps6znhxfxgfaq2qj5auvu'>nevent1q…auvu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I took two things from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> today:<br/><br/>1. I&#39;m as old as the acronym GIGO [1] [2]<br/><br/>2. GIGOGBI is a *great* new acronym!<br/><br/>[1] The deeper meaning of this is left as an exercise for the reader.<br/><br/>[2] I&#39;m also as old as the &#39;Space Age&#39;; but I don&#39;t think the two things are connected in any way. 2025-06-26T18:27:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphm2nwpgm7yldqaj0crgzpa86c85vvyls9fr0nyh54v5mhrctelgzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5ja4hm56 One of the &#39;unwritten standards&#39; of #C and C++ is the &#39;include&#39; directory, where you keep all your header files separate from the &#39;src&#39; directory.<br/><br/>I followed this &#39;standard&#39; for decades, before abandoning it in favor of keeping header and source files in the same directories; at least for my own projects.<br/><br/>I honestly do not see how it makes *anything* about managing your code easier or better. Especially when you need to maintain parallel subdir structures in two places.<br/><br/>[contd]<br/><br/>#programming 2025-03-23T19:37:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqphwayw0r8ew3zvjvkvn9jv5qry60ay3k9rfaj0m04u3x4nre3qszyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jvlltlg Today I learned about Jantoloven, a code of conduct antithetical to narcissism.<br/><br/>&gt; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante</a><br/><br/>The Wikipedia article says:<br/><br/>&gt; &#34;… disapproval towards expressions of individuality and personal success.&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;ve a problem with any #philosophy restricting your right to be who you are. Yet this seems more about not thinking your individuality makes you *better* than others. I&#39;m on board with that.<br/><br/>But Jantoloven seems ripe for misuse by those who elevate conformity…<br/><br/>#HumanCondition #TIL<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/rustedneuroncom/media_attachments/files/114/128/446/482/697/086/original/45f00421b12c926c.png"> <br/> 2025-03-08T19:34:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrl748py4yx6hvxme908xz0ap58qrunsak0p35s66mlvr5hajj6xqzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5j8qauwq Oh, great. My dog&#39;s vet has an app now! So excite! So mod!<br/><br/>So, no I&#39;ll pass. I can do appointment requests or chat with the staff over the phone. And regarding the loyalty program and selfy-sharing?<br/><br/>Can we say, &#34;Third-party #privacy invasion for profit?&#34; I knew we could!<br/><br/>#dogs 2025-02-26T00:28:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd404p6glnwxrmyf8xr3vr87p4a5yvrptwlegtg6q6jv9x8nz874czyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jnsxps3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sejdnn33cuy3pqx5kywzhq9vv2vykk62mcweyknm4r2zlll4tngv2r2ee'>nevent1q…r2ee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The first thing to understand about USA politics is: everything is shifted one slot to the right.<br/><br/>Forex, Democrats aren&#39;t wishy-washy &#39;Liberals&#39; really. They are more like a European Center Right party. What Europeans call &#39;Liberals&#39;, we call &#39;Socialists&#39; and what Europeans call &#39;Socialists&#39;, we call &#39;Communists&#39;.<br/><br/>The founding fathers of the USA tried to create a system hostile to political parties. In the end they created a system favorable to only two parties. 2025-02-05T19:36:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrzce4jllpwtp7tvdys62c435p6nxkl7gsc0kuqjzmg39fpq4qkdszyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jqlkg69 Once again <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> has managed to distill into once sentence something I&#39;ve had trouble finding the words to explain. I&#39;ll be stealing this one!<br/><br/>&gt; &#34;The classic leftist distinction goes: leftists want to abolish a system where 150 white men run the world; liberals want to replace half of those 150 with women, queers and people of color.&#34; <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/05/not-that-naomi/#if-the-naomi-be-klein-youre-doing-just-fine">https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/05/not-that-naomi/#if-the-naomi-be-klein-youre-doing-just-fine</a><br/><br/>See also: Why I refuse to be labeled as a &#39;Liberal&#39;. (I&#39;m not a &#39;Leftist&#39; either, exactly. But I&#39;ll leave that for another toot.) 2025-02-05T19:00:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs08pd8vfaa4l8mwp0espwvclhaluu94v2w9k23amdusfrrj6ph3fqzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jprc3lq I dunno about you, but since it&#39;s Friday night of the last weekend before the election I&#39;m apprehensive about sudden bad news, especially bad news someone is trying to get ahead of outside of the regular news cycle.<br/><br/>But then I&#39;m anxious about everything right now. The stakes are so high I can&#39;t comprehend people who say they aren&#39;t letting it bother them.<br/><br/>#uspol 2024-11-02T02:18:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93eafd48c83zlns37sg5h5dvgxmsktg39dmvq2xt8n2kug4sk0vqzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jxeald2 You know? I don&#39;t &#39;let off steam&#39; by praising Hitler&#39;s generals. Or Hitler himself, for that matter.<br/><br/>I might swear a little. OK a lot. But it doesn&#39;t make me feel better to express admiration for Nazis. I mean, who would do that?<br/><br/>Oh, wait. I know…<br/><br/>#uspol #NoContextForYou 2024-10-24T23:03:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrt6gwltwp4q3c322jyxzcw7pxhnpth2au02uc7025m5zqftnxlqqzyrdthkzv70ytz0e79mdy3m6tkg7m5025av28ca62qlc3n9j8d0f5jzvra4g In the #Seattle area? Drink #wine?<br/><br/>Can I recommend a friend&#39;s craft winery? (Located near the Point No Point Lighthouse! No kidding.)<br/><br/>&gt; <a href="https://telve-di-sopra-vineyard.com/">https://telve-di-sopra-vineyard.com/</a><br/><br/>NOTE: Darrin didn&#39;t ask me to post this. I was ordering some wine from him and realized I should tell other people about it. 2024-09-01T18:50:34Z