Nelson Minar @nelson@lgbt.io

I'm very sorry Mastodon friends, but I think I'm going back to birdsite. Mastodon's tech is OK and I like the friendlier community, but it's just too small and too many people I want to communicate with aren't here. And I don't have the energy to split my attention between both.

I'm going to keep posting my linkblog posts here, they are automated. Won't be offended at all if you unfriend me because you're not interested in them. And I'll be over @nelson@twitter.com until the Nazis there get me down again.

Levandowski back at it • Thrice-tarnished autonomous vehicle expert is starting a new autonomous vehicle company https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/02/anthony-levandowski-is-back-with-a-new-self-driving-startup-called-kache-ai/ #linkblog

5G skepticism • Critique of current mobile infrastructure evolution http://www.wetmachine.com/tales-of-the-sausage-factory/so-what-the-heck-does-5g-actually-do-and-is-it-worth-what-the-carriers-are-demanding/ #linkblog

Digg v4 launch • Hilarious fiasco https://lethain.com/digg-v4/ #linkblog

Spiral Internet + Race • More details on the acquisition of the rural broadband project https://www.theunion.com/news/local-news/state-funds-remain-in-place-for-high-speed-internet-project-in-nevada-county/ #linkblog

Father and Child Disunion • Story of one immigrant whose son was snatched from him https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/01/a-father-and-child-disunion #linkblog

DNA Lounge expenses • Hard reality of economics, particularly in San Francisco https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2018/07/02.html #linkblog

Google Reader time capsule • Mihai saved away a copy of the code plus a data snapshot to run it http://blog.persistent.info/2018/07/google-reader-time-capsule-from-5-years.html #linkblog

Fountain not by Duchamp 2 • Also possible Louise Norton created the sculpture, or at least implemented it http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573 #linkblog

Fountain not by Duchamp • Famous Dada sculpture may actually be the work of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven https://seeallthis.com/blog/the-iconic-fountain-1917-is-not-created-by-marcel-duchamp/ #linkblog

Comcast throttling mobile • Comcast reducing bandwidth and video resolution for all mobile customers https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/8vet3z/comcasts_xfinity_mobile_is_now_throttling/ #linkblog

Gun pulled at ICE protest • Some Trump supporter shouted "womp womp" and pulled a handgun on a group of protestors trying to pray https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/01/man-arrested-after-shouting-womp-womp-and-pulling-a-gun-on-immigration-protesters/ #linkblog

Huygens • NTP replacement that synchronizes to 10s of nanoseconds https://www.usenix.org/conference/nsdi18/presentation/geng #linkblog

GEDMatch arrests • More cases of a genetic testing database being used by law enforcement https://www.fastcompany.com/90177794/data-from-open-source-ancestry-site-gedmatch-has-led-to-more-arrests #linkblog

It is as if you were making love • NSFWish: Windows 95 as a very specific lover. https://pippinbarr.github.io/itisasifyouweremakinglove/ #linkblog

Are you alone now? • to Alex, the act of family separation seemed quintessentially American. It was the cornerstone of his American experience. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/06/30/feature/are-you-alone-now-after-raid-immigrant-families-are-separated-in-the-american-heartland/ #linkblog

Portland Occupy ICE • Persistent protest https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k4359/inside-the-portland-occupy-ice-camp-and-its-battle-with-the-feds #linkblog

Liberty University child predator • Falwell's hateful school has been harboring a monster who preys on little girls https://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/liberty-university-professor-arrested-and-charged-with-online-sexual-exploitation/article_9f510baa-9153-521f-afab-87363ab69afd.html #linkblog

Nevada County ISP purchase • Effort to bring fiber to homes may be purchased byRace Communications https://www.theunion.com/news/race-communications-to-acquire-nevada-countys-bright-fiber-and-its-fiber-network-project/ #linkblog

Willie Brown middle school • A tale of well meaning philanthropy and school design gone wrong https://www.wired.com/story/willie-brown-middle-school-startup-mentality-failed/ #linkblog

Another 1,768 snatched kids • Pilot program run before the most recent crisis https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/trump-admin-ran-pilot-program-separating-migrant-families-2017-n887616 #linkblog