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Father, husband, lawyer, coder. Senior Fellow, Decentralization @EFF@mastodon.social. Guardian of @matrixdotorg. RT ≠ Endorse.

If you want to reach me, Matrix is often the best way to do so: @rschulman:westwork.org

Joined Nov, 2022
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Ross Schulman @ross
Mar 22, 2023

@older Shame on you for not making TMoKS longer! I inhaled it in an evening and want more! :)

Honestly, thank you for sharing it with us, though. It was lovely.

Mar 22, 2023, 21:33
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Ross Schulman @ross
Mar 13, 2023

Today we call the regular output of a computer program to a text file a "log" because at least as far back as the 15th Century sailors would record the speed of a ship by tossing an actual piece of tree with a rope tied to it overboard and counting how many of the knots tied at regular intervals in the rope went through their hands before the log traveled the length of the ship. (Also the source for "knots" as a measurement of speed).

They then recorded this information (along with others) regularly in a book, so they could try to determine their longitude before there were accurate clocks available. This book became known as the "ship's log".

Mar 13, 2023, 11:55
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Ross Schulman @ross
Mar 09, 2023

Fuck every last scared pathetic democrat in the Senate that voted to overturn DC's new criminal code. Your commitment to DC self-government is obviously just as shallow as is your interest in real criminal justice reform. Same goes for you, President Biden!

Mar 09, 2023, 19:36
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Ross Schulman @ross
Mar 02, 2023

Hot take: You want to "fix" Section 230? Enable people to host their own content!

Mar 02, 2023, 01:09
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Ross Schulman @ross
Feb 18, 2023

When we were advocating for moving away from SMS second factor auth, this isn't exactly what we meant...

Feb 18, 2023, 02:27
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Ross Schulman @ross
Feb 17, 2023

Can we stop for a second and admire how absolutely batshit insane it is that Tesla was even allowed to publicly release self-driving car software that they themselves labeled as "beta"? Like, there are just some places that you can't put beta stuff into production.

Early access: OK for games, not for multi-ton speeding death machines!

Feb 17, 2023, 12:37
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Ross Schulman @ross
Feb 15, 2023

Me trying to set a new personal best time for a perfect score on GeoGuessr: Ok, lets do this.

Geoguessr, giving me four Russia rounds in a row: 😂

Me: 😟

Geoguessr: Ok, ok, sorry. Here! 🤣

Feb 15, 2023, 21:08
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Ross Schulman @ross
Feb 15, 2023

It used to be that any Google result worth looking at would be on the first page. If you had to click the "More" link, you were already screwed. Nowadays it almost feels like the opposite. You can guarantee that any result on the first page is going to be worthless SEO bullshit with more ads than content (and what content there is probably stolen from somewhere else). The actual people discussing actual things is now always on page 3.

Feb 15, 2023, 01:42
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Ross Schulman @ross
Feb 12, 2023

Conservatives: Free markets 4 evah!!!

Chick-fil-A: It seems like some of our customers might enjoy a vegetarian sandwich, we should add that to our menu.

Consesvatives: NOT LIKE THAT!!!

Feb 12, 2023, 00:55
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Ross Schulman @ross
Feb 07, 2023

Look, I know that the ad tech companies somehow think they can give people ads that are tailored to their interests, but I gotta say every time YouTube shows me the Derek Jeter Grand Wagoneer commercials I throw up in my mouth a little bit.

Feb 07, 2023, 13:24
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