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Union representatives for HHS employees received a notice Thursday that 8,000 to 10,000 employees will be terminated.
3,500 jobs at the Food and Drug Administration, which inspects and sets safety standards for medications, medical devices and foods.
2,400 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors for infectious disease outbreaks and works with public health agencies nationwide.
1,200 jobs at the NIH.
300 jobs at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the Affordable Care Act marketplace, Medicare and Medicaid.

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Twitter (X) Hit by 2.8 Billion Profile Data Leak in Alleged Insider Job (hackread.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago

In the four years that I've been an admin here I've only seen one CSAM case. I don't want to see another one. It was very difficult dealing with it on a personal level.

Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president in c/politics@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah. I agree with your take on this.

The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 24 points 1 day ago

The last sentence of the article clears this up.

That will mean users putting in the work to make sure they remain safe, accessible, noncommercial and well respected.

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The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 day ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree. That was one of the main sites I used to determine buying the Sony Bravia. Turns out they were spot on about everything. I'll use that site again I'm sure.

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Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president (apnews.com)

submitted 1 day ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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Le boycott: French customers shun McDonald’s, Coca Cola and Tesla to protest against Trump (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 days ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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The Forgotten Plague: Encephalitis Lethargica and the Mystery That Still Haunts Medicine in c/science@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago

If you're talking about heredity, then I'm sure they investigated that already.

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse in c/politics@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

Interesting! I was almost certain that COBOL wasn't being taught anymore.

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse in c/politics@beehaw.org

[–] remington@beehaw.org 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

My father-in-law is one of the last COBOL experts. Before he retired he spent 15 years training 3 people in COBOL so the business he worked for would not collapse. COBOL is irreplaceable and it is not being taught in any school in the USA.