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Nonilex

#DOGE also announced drastic cuts at depts that provide critical #SocialServices including #VeteransAffairs [#VA], which administers #healthcare for #veterans, & the #SocialSecurity Administration, which sends out checks to #retired, #disabled & #widowed Americans [money Americans put into the #SSA out of their own paychecks].

#OPM …has laid off >200 of its own employees & allowed >400 to *opt in* to *voluntary* exit programs since #Trump took office…

#law#kleptocracy#autocracy
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RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸

#trump is setting himself up for another contempt of court situation.

Actively threatening Americans.

Since #elonmusk and #doge were denied access to Social Security info, his administration is threatening to freeze or shut down #socialsecurity saying they don't know how to remove DOGE from social security, and don't know what the judgement means, as I guess they can't read.

One court case is justification to threaten 70 million #disabled and #retired Americans.

#uspol#politics#news
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U3A Communities

IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

🗓️ Start: 15 April 2025 3:00 pm
⏳ End: 15 April 2025 5:00 pm

15th April 2025 at 3pm UK

This month we look at IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, including both IPv4 and IPv6.  The talk includes a brief description of IPv4 addresses, problems with IPv4, IPv6 addresses and current IPv6 status.

Joining details will be emailed to subscribers nearer the time.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

Plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

u3acommunities.org/event/ipv4-

#computingmeeting#frontpage#computing
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

Elon Musk’s Genius Plan to Solve FAA Worker Shortage Is Beyond Belief

Concerns around air traffic #safety have increased dramatically following several plane crashes.
newrepublic.com/post/192093/el

"Musk’s desperate call to bring #retired federal employees back into the fray after single-handedly undermining the security of every single #government job is inane on its face. It gets even more so when considering the actual requirements for the job..."

Text from article: Musk’s desperate call to bring retired federal employees back into the fray after single-handedly undermining the security of every single government job is inane on its face. It gets even more so when considering the actual requirements for the job. Individuals interested in becoming an air traffic controller must be younger than 31 years of age to apply for the position, according to the Federal Aviation Administration website. Air traffic controllers are permitted to serve in the position until they are 56 years old. So, it’s immediately unclear how Musk’s plan to lure retirees back would even be possible.
#FAA#ElonMusk#Musk
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U3A Communities

How Generative AI works

18th March 2025 at 3pm UK This month we look at Generative AI, including a bit of history, opening the pandoras box, how they work and how they compare. Will include a demo or two. Joining details will be emailed to subscribers nearer the time.  If you aren't a member, it's free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/. This is (approximately) a repeat of the talk from 12 months ago ... I thought it would be useful to re-visit since over the 12 months we've […]

u3acommunities.org/event/how-g

#AI#computing#retired
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RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist

we view coding as writing, and as a creative activity as well.

@gahlearner, you get it. Writing stories and writing code are aspects of the same language-based endeavor. One's coding in English, of course, but if anybody thinks that computer programming grammar is magnitudes more unforgiving... try leaving out the "n't" in "wouldn't" in a strategic place in your novel. Then tell me which is more unforgiving... When you are coding for wetware computers, word choice matters. The logic is of utmost importance. Try to convince me otherwise, if you dare! 😋

@adaddinsane

#coder#programmer#retired
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Peter Lord

Putting the final touches to my #fediverse talk for #u3acommunities next week. Agenda includes :

* Brief history of social media
* Some of the issues popular social media has
* Fediverse architecture (#ActivityPub, #mastodon, #peertube etc) plus bridging to #bluesky & #rss
* Moderation
* Active user numbers
* What I'm doing & demo

Anything I should definitely include for this #technical but #retired audience ?

BTW It would be great to get some more #followers before the talk demo 🙂

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Ted Cadwallader

Friday for a retired guy. Visit a friend who is weaving me a cedar bark hat. Sign some cheques for a NPO (I’m a Board member). Take my lovely spouse to the dentist. Track down a friend to get a signature stating I am who I am for a government document application. Get sushi. Full day’s work right there. #retired #busynotbusy

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MK_Wizard

I drew a concept art of what I think Optimus would look like without the power of the Matrix. I made his colouring grayer and duller while also removing details and adding lines to his face. I was going for making him look older, but still strong and wise.

#optimusprime #oplita #pajamas #cute #fanart #transformers
#transformersfanart #transformers #transformersfiction #funny #family #adorable #elitaone #elita1 #hotrod #rodimus #rodimusprime #optimus #retired

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