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Derek Martin

@me@derekmartin.org

I'm Derek. I am a nerd. Principal Program Manager, Azure Core, Global Resiliency. Toots are my opinion and don't represent my company.

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Pssst: influencers struggle with Mastodon because it's harder to influence people here. It's not because this place isn't neat.

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I asked a long-time political pro if he thought the press would fall meekly in line and provide stenography for this week's kinder-and-gentler Trump, and he said of course it will.

Yall! Ghost is @index@activitpub.ghost.org !!!!!

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This happened in my model Y three weeks ago. I always have a glass break/seat belt knife dongle that is always with me just in case. And my kids all know how to pop the emergency latch. It’s a great car, but this is an absurd design defect.

RE: www.threads.net/@verge/post/C8

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Had a great call with my lawyer about this today actually. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my Chevy Bolt, but they did wrong here and should be held accountable. mastodon.social/users/arstechn

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A new anothology about the extreme dangers of staying on our current trajectory — global warming of 3 degrees or more. The book includes an important chapter from Mastodon's Stefan Rahmstorf (@rahmstorf).

Best of all it's free to read!
➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007

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T-Mobile was once an entertaining semi-upstart in U.S. mobile phone service, but it became a sleazy operation. Customers who believed a promise about a lifetime price are the latest victims of a cartel that couldn't care less about them.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

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I'm sad to report the death of Ed Stone, the NASA scientist who was the heart & soul of the Voyager program. Spending time with him for my Discover magazine profile was a highlight of my career.

I did my best to capture the experience:
www.discovermagazine.com/the-s

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T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next

"T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

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Keep up with the latest news and analysis about the fediverse and decentralized social media services, including Mastodon, PixelFed, PeerTube, Threads and more. Follow these Magazines to see posts about these topics in your Home feed.

Across the Fediverse by WeDistribute
@across-the-fediverse-WeDistribute

Following the Fediverse by Flipboard CEO, Mike McCue
@following-the-fediverse-mike

The Fediverse curated by the editors at Flipboard
@the-fediverse-tech

The Fediverse vs. Corporate Social Media curated by Reuben Walker
@the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom

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Apple hasn’t answered the most important question about its AI features
www.digitaltrends.com/computin

Posted into Computing: News, Reviews, and Everything Else! @computing-news-reviews-and-everything-else-DigitalTrends

Private citizen found guilty of lying about a drug addiction to buy a gun. Sounds like he should be punished. Oh, it’s the President’s son? Sounds like he should be punished. This isn’t hard.

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Did you love NOVA on PBS when you were kid?
Now's a great time to tune in again—EFF joins the program to discuss "Secrets in Your Data" www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/

Dual “something” here. First we have Apollo 13 quote: “was it the door?” Also, we have the fact that it’s Boeing and it could actually be the door. www.voanews.com/a/boeing-starl

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Oh hey: our newsroom released a short today.

"Don't Judge Me" is the story of Onyx White. He went to prison at 16 and is now trying to build a life after 12 years inside.

It's all free to watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mZ2N

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All nine Republican senators running for reelection this year just voted against the right to contraception:

John Barrasso
Marsha Blackburn
Kevin Cramer
Ted Cruz
Deb Fischer
Josh Hawley
Pete Ricketts
Rick Scott
Roger Wicker

So much for the party of "freedom."