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Lawmakers decry 'unexpected cost' of ESA program | 12news.com

Parents getting their kids evaluated for special needs, then putting their kids in private schools using the voucher program.

#special needs #education #arizona

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Christian school's pastor cancels Autism Awareness Week, calling it "dem...

Autism is not the result of demonic possession, and having an autism awareness week is not idolatrous or satanic.

Not all Christian schools are this obtuse, of course. Still...

#autism #autism awareness #christian school #Youtube

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Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) - File 770

Well, damn. Never going to see what happens to the humans on Tines' World or the evil remnants of the skroderiders' master's armada. But at least we have whole works like Rainbows End (with its intentionally missing apostrophe).

#science fiction #author #gone too soon

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Oracle warns Java users not to upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.4 on Apple silicon, JetBrains IDEs impacted • DEVCLASS

This is bad behavior. Apple should not have changed the signal sent to processes between the beta and final releases of Sonoma 14.4! It's a serious behavioral change for an OS, one which the beta didn't adequately prepare users for.

#apple #macos #java

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Tesla paid no federal income taxes while paying executives $2.5 billion over five years

Tesla paid no federal income taxes while paying executives $2.5 billion over five years https://www.engadget.com/tesla-paid-no-federal-income-taxes-while-paying-executives-25-billion-over-five-years-154529907.html

Netflix paid something like 1.6% in taxes, and its execs made off with way more than that...

We really do need to be taxing these corporations and their executives more. Tesla shouldn't be getting refunds.

#tax policy #fairness

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Researcher accidentally discovers material that’s stronger and cheaper than concrete — and its potential is dizzying

Unlike cement/concrete, this stuff pulls carbon dioxide out of the air as it hardens.

#climate change #building materials

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I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.

Her unscripted comments at 13:12 are particularly juicy.

#climate change #climate denial #Youtube

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Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85 | Ars Technica

Rest in peace.

#time #ntp #obituary

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Another take on a news item I posted about recently.

#furry #lgbtq #oklahoma

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Furries in Schools Could be Taken by Animal Control, Bill Suggests

Oh come on...

#furry #absurd #oklahoma

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Republicans finally go TOO FAR with vile move

Every accusation is a confession.

#reproductive rights #reproductive health #republicans

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What is more formally correct: 'predominantly' or 'predominately'? Why? - Quora

I've been seeing a lot of instances over the last year or so of the word "predominately," but people need to fucking learn that the correct term is predominantly.

I just saw this monstrosity in a Canadian publication (albeit one from Quebec). Previously, I saw this in a U.S. military publication, which was not shocking but disappointing in terms of editorial standards.

Some dictionaries now include "predominately" as a synonym for predominantly. While they may provide usage notes explaining that this is not the preferred word (similar to "irregardless," a word that will brand you as uneducated), the mere presence in a dictionary is enough to make some folks think it is perfectly OK to use.

Fun fact: Android autocomplete has both "irregardless" and "predominately" in its dictionary, but only irregardless is flagged with a blue underline. This is starting to remind me of the way that "substitute" has changed in usage since I was born.

#grammar #english #vocabulary

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GitHub is being hijacked by hackers, and it isn't going to be fixed any time soon | TechRadar

Since my own OpenSource project is hosted on GitHub, this is very concerning to me.

#github #information technology #security

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This evening, our cockatiel Chica passed away. Chica had been hanging out on Ronnie's shoulder and back earlier today, but when I came downstairs from a nap, she was lifeless in the bottom of her cage. She seemed to be a little sick recently, maybe some respiratory thing, but it didn't seem so bad.

She originally belonged to my father-in-law, and when he passed, we took her in. It took a few years for her to warm up to us, but she became comfortable being held by Krissy and Ronnie. For me, it was giving her pets.

Luckily, Krissy had a couple photos of Chica with Ronnie, which I've shared above. Personally, I'm gonna miss her singing while I was on work-related conference calls.

#pets #death #mourning

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Video Humpback whales form Fibonacci spiral in Antarctica waters - ABC News

Math is everywhere.

#fibonacci #whale #antarctica

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Opinion: Why pushing STEM majors is turning out to be a terrible investment

Fix systemic problems with the treatment of STEM graduates.

#stem #stem academia #corporate it

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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich

Scrap the cap.

#social security #tax policy #Youtube