“Helicopters should be barred from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing on Reagan National Airport’s Runway 33, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said in a briefing today as the NTSB released its preliminary report on the mid-air collision in January.”
Okay. Now let's see the "world's forkiest fork" and the "world's spooniest spoon"
nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews…
It’s Not Just a Spoon. It’s a Kunz Spoon.
The chef-designed Kunz spoon is a kitchen workhorse that easily tackles basting, plating, and spooning for an elevated cooking experience.Maki Yazawa (Wirecutter)
Hey new people, you don't have to use the official Mastodon app! There are lots of other options you can use such as third party apps etc. Most people who try these alternatives usually prefer them.
Mastodon doesn't impose any particular app on you. You're free to use your account in whatever way works best for you. Here is a guide to all your options:
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If you want to compare apps, you can be logged in with the same account on many apps at once.
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An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
It needs to be more than just stock Windows with a coat of paint.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03…
Can we be normal about AI now that DeepSeek happened? | Fastly
Explore the evolving landscape of AI in the wake of DeepSeek's impact, as businesses shift from hype-driven spending to rational adoption.Fastly
11 March 1892 | A Pole, Tadeusz Tański, was born. An engineer & designer of the 1st Polish serially-built car, the CWS T-1.
In #Auschwitz from 1 February 1941.
No. 9455
He perished in the camp on 23 March 1941.
Choosing the VPN That's Right for You
VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the web) appears to originate from the VPN itself, rather than your internet service provider (ISP).ssd.eff.org
Stocks sink again, as Trump doubles down on tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5324700/tariffs-stocks-wall-street-trump-priorities-markets?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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He fled Syria's war as a teenager. He went back to help launch a tech industry
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/g-s1-53118/syria-economy-tech-industry?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Technology @technology-npr
We spend a week with BMW's regular all-wheel drive electric sedan.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/2…
2025 BMW i4 xDrive40 review: This is the one most people will buy
We spend a week with BMW’s regular all-wheel drive electric sedan.Jonathan M. Gitlin (Ars Technica)
Viral Texas knife shop owner talks about rejecting 'Nazi bulls--t'
The 53-year-old bladesmith became popular for standing up.
This is so beautiful. The US state of Kentucky overwhelmingly voted for Trump, and now Trump has caused a trade war with Canada in which Canada has retaliated by removing all bourbon from Kentucky’s distilleries, threatening a USD 9 billion industry and 23,000 jobs.
You wanted "America First” — now enjoy the aftertaste!
businessinsider.com/kentucky-b…
Kentucky bourbon makers upset about Canada yanking bottles off shelves
In 2023, Kentucky exported $43 million of whiskey to Canada — and the state imported $40.3 million of the liquor from Canada.Aditi Bharade (Business Insider)
Spring is springing: Ring in the March equinox with this vibrant playlist
https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5313466/spring-music-playlist?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Measles Is One Of The Most Contagious Diseases On Earth
With the Trump administration suppressing public health information, here's what you need to know.auntiemavis.substack.com
Report: Strict enforcement comes as Vodafone is reducing domestic office space.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
enforcement of RTO with cuts to office space is tipping their hand a bit
Legally that should be considered constructive dismissal at best and breach of contract at worst but the law is slow (and bought in places)
Ol' Patrick Brazeau doing Patrick Brazeau things. I don't know if this is a good deal for #Canada, he lost the last fist fight he had with a politician.
But something suggests to me that he might be able to sort Lil Donnie out fairly quckly.
How the Moving Image Has Become the Medium of Record: Part 1
openculture.com/2025/03/how-th…
How the Moving Image Has Become the Medium of Record: Part 1
Image via Wikimedia Commons How did we get to the point where we’ve come to believe so many lies that 77 million Americans voted into the White House a criminal reality TV star from NBC, one groomed by a reality TV producer from CBS, who then appoin…OC (Openculture.com)
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“Several groups representing “startup nations” are drafting legislation to create “freedom cities” in the US that would be free from certain federal laws, WIRED has learned.
They say they've met with the #Trump administration about the idea and that the administration has been very receptive”
ADDED: For the record, I did sound the alarm about this pre-election, but people didn't believe me when I suggested it could really happen.
![Screenshot of the chapter about "Freedom Cities" of Agenda 47, from an article by Thom Hartmann
While it’s being portrayed as a goofy stunt designed to make him [Trump] seem like an imaginative idealist, in fact there has been a movement among rightwing billionaires for some time to create cities that they basically run as little feudal fiefdoms, the same way the morbidly rich run their companies and their football teams.
Some libertarian billionaires assert that the only reason there’s never been a successful libertarian nation in the history of the world is because true libertarianism — government doing nothing but running the police, army, and courts with everything else left to private charity and business owners — “has never been tried.”
The ”freedom cities” could be a new libertarian experiment, or they may be the 21st century version of the old “company town,” where nobody has rights or protection of the law but is subject to the whims of the local billionaire owner.
A group backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has already put forward what appears to be a plan to build a new city in California that they may or may not envision running along these lines. The group has so far purchased more than 53,000 acres of land, an area larger than the entire city of Beaumont, Texas, or Sioux Falls, South Dakota.](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/189481 "Screenshot of the chapter about \"Freedom Cities\" of Agenda 47, from an article by Thom Hartmann
While it’s being portrayed as a goofy stunt designed to make him [Trump] seem like an imaginative idealist, in fact there has been a movement among rightwing billionaires for some time to create cities that they basically run as little feudal fiefdoms, the same way the morbidly rich run their companies and their football teams.
Some libertarian billionaires assert that the only reason there’s never been a successful libertarian nation in the history of the world is because true libertarianism — government doing nothing but running the police, army, and courts with everything else left to private charity and business owners — “has never been tried.”
The ”freedom cities” could be a new libertarian experiment, or they may be the 21st century version of the old “company town,” where nobody has rights or protection of the law but is subject to the whims of the local billionaire owner.
A group backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has already put forward what appears to be a plan to build a new city in California that they may or may not envision running along these lines. The group has so far purchased more than 53,000 acres of land, an area larger than the entire city of Beaumont, Texas, or Sioux Falls, South Dakota.")
Greenland elections are dominated by independence and Trump's interest in the island
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/g-s1-53127/greenland-election-independence-denmark-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Whistleblower for the Whistleblowers
As the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, Hampton Dellinger’s role was to get wrongfully fired civil servants back on the job—until he got fired himself.
theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption
EFF at CypherCon
EFF is excited to attend CypherCon for the first time! We'll be at the conference with an info booth, so be sure to stop by and chat with some of our team and learn about the latest developments in defending digital freedom for all.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Alhambra Viaduct, Martinez, CA, 2010.
All the pixels, none of the vertigo, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/46…
Alhambra Viaduct, Martinez, CA
7 June 2010. Martinez, CA. Alhambra Viaduct (also known as the "John Muir Trestle"), BNSF railroad, Martinez, CA. Nikkor 45mm/2.8 PC-E lens (@ f/8), Nikon D3x camera (@ ISO 100). No emulsions were harmed in the making of this image. 1694Flickr
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Captured with a 45mm shifting and tilt/swing lens and a DSLR camera. A bit of swing kept the side of the trestle in sharp focus, and a bit of shift enabled the framing.
This long, tall trestle on the BNSF railroad is also known as the "John Muir Trestle". People far bolder than I had tagged it with graffiti.
This is mostly a study in lines and convergence.
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Hah I looked at this and said "oh that's over Alhambra Blvd". Grew up 5 miles from there, now I live north of Benicia and used to bicycle there every Sunday.
Martinez is a neat town even today.
Green card holders' rights in spotlight after arrest of pro-Palestinian activist
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/nx-s1-5323147/mahmoud-khalil-green-card-rights?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
🤔 I see y'all sharing a meme of Nikola Tesla saying "Get my name off your cars, you nazis!" or something like that?
See, this is why knowing history is important.
Nikola Tesla was an anti-Black eugenecist. And it's a good thing for the world that he died broke, because rich eugenecists are worse.
hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109…
Tesla was a fan of the forced sterilization happening in the USA, and believed that by 2100 mass eugenics would have "purified" the human race of all undesirables.
That's who you're capping for.
Shout out to everyone that's been a Nikola Tesla fan their entire lives, but is just learning this now.
And for those people that want to pretend that this was a long time ago...
Tesla died in 1943.
Joe Biden and Robert DeNiro were already born.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
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this so much. it's easy to make an assumption that someone would do such a vile thing only because there's something fundamentally "wrong" with their brains or something, but it's dangerous because from it inevitably follows that people with mental disabilities or low intelligence are more evil or bigoted (which they are not), and that smart or educated people are incapable of also doing or willingly choosing evil. (which they absolutely are)
Hannah Arendt knew what she was talking about with "The Banality of Evil".
11 March 1934 | A French Jew, Marcel Milsztejn, was born in Paris.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 31 August 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among the 676 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
Will users ever abandon the Twitter brand? X outages suggest the answer is no.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Starmer to avoid immediate counter-tariffs if Trump puts levies on UK steel
British PM has discussed issue with president, as US trade war with Canada escalatesJulia Kollewe (The Guardian)
@ljwrites To be honest, they get a bit repetitive after a while.
I'll just make them into a chapter in a book on mountain legends.
A good question. A "true answer" would have to be given by the Sorbians themselves, though I am not going to claim that the Sorbians living in Germany in the modern day aren't also Germans. And during the time these tales were written down, they were certainly within the territory of German states. Thus, I tend to err on the side of inclusion.
I know of a few German-language works covering their folklore, but not in English (apart from the few tales I have translated myself).
So he may not have enough money to threaten Republican senators with a primary to ensure they stay in line with Trump ?
And he may not have enough money to buy the mid terms for Trump
Oh dear, how sad, never mind
France has had the TGV since 1981. It does 320kph (200 mph) in standard service.
It makes me sad that 44 years later, the best we've got here in the Acela on the NE corridor, that is *technically* rated for 150 mph, but due to track conditions averages 66 mph btwn BOS and NYC and 82 mph btwn NYC and DC.
Americans - free to buy a Ford in any color, as long as it's black.
Americans - free to buy any EV, as long as it's a fire-prone Tesla
@Npars01
Another bad headline, from a source in NYC of all places. You'd think it would know better by now.
Donald Trump said he would buy a Tesla. It's not the same thing as actually buying one. Not by a country mile. I'll believe it when I see the receipts. If anybody buys one, it won't be DJT himself, and not for full retail.
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in reply to Matt Blaze • • •@heartofcoyote The restriction actually makes it *easier* for the controllers, since they won't have to watch as as carefully for imminent conflicts between planes on approach to 33 and helicopters flying on "route 4" (the helicopter path along that stretch of the Potomac.
These flight paths (in DC) aren't like roads in the sense that you can just fly on them when you think it's safe. Every movement has to be authorized by ATC.
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