We're not, I know, living on a timeline where science actually matters, but I gotta say this anyway.
*Every* serious study of the economic impact of immigration has the same conclusion: "immigration has a net-positive effect on the economy". Most of them go further than that, citing non-economic positive effects.
Leaving one's homeland is just not a thing stupid, lazy, cowardly, or ignorant people do.
The "border crisis" has a shorter name. That name is "racism".
If you're transferring your account to another server, before you actually do the transfer it's a good idea to rename your old account something like "(YOUR ACCOUNT) has moved" and put a link to your new account in the profile text.
Most Mastodon apps show links to new accounts automatically, but some don't. Renaming and including the link in the profile means everyone will see the redirect and new account, no matter what app they use.
For an example see here:
If you've been watching my videos for a while, you may have noticed this Silvertone radio in the set. It's an AM/FM set from 1952.
I restored it when I was in high school (I think) by replacing its capacitors but never got into the habit of using it since its FM reception was a bit spotty.
Well I finally hooked up a decent antenna to it and while it's still not able to tune in perfectly well, it's been a pleasure to use this again!
@Soxxxe He mostly uses Apple products and has mentioned Linux a few times, but he may needs to use some accounting or some crap software that only runs on Windows. So, he bought a Dell or something from Amazon laptop section, hoping for a quick setup. He wants to keep his data private on that laptop, but Microsoft has other ideas, including AI that is forced on everyone. So now he set Microsoft on fire. Just too funny
A friend of mine got published! She wrote the cephalopod section and I'm really happy for her. Her relationship with words astounds me and never ceases to impress!
Warren Buffett's son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support
https://www.businessinsider.com/howard-buffett-gives-500-million-to-ukraine
I worked for the burningman project as Department of Public Works for 16 or so years. I have been programming since I was 12 and this is my 1st forray into social media. Here's hoping federation lives up to its promises!