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KΓΌstenwache sieht keine Umweltverschmutzung nach Schiffskollision

Die britische KΓΌstenwache hat nach der Schiffskollision vor der englischen KΓΌste Entwarnung gegeben: Es wurden keine Hinweise auf Verschmutzungen an der WasseroberflΓ€che festgestellt. Trotzdem bleiben viele Fragen offen.

➑️ tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/s…

#Schiffskollision #Nordsee



Scoop: Trump plans "law and order" speech at Justice Department on Friday axios.com/2025/03/13/trump-jus…

🀣 HAHAHAHAAAHAAHAAAAA! Crook in Chief wants law and order πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ



I get fed up with daffodils being seen as all jaunty and jolly, so here's a more mysterious and menacing view of one - from my archives.

#Photography #Closeup #Bloomscrolling #Spring



Next week is a staycation for me.

So which hobby project should I do?

These are three things I'm weighing equally. So I'll hear the wisdom of the crowd.

Either way you'll all be hearing about it πŸ˜…

  • Gamedev (hamster tag) (57%, 8 votes)
  • Analytics tool (mass app) (14%, 2 votes)
  • Writing fiction (office supply isekai) (50%, 7 votes)
14 voters. Poll end: 2 months ago

in reply to Robert Roskam

And yes, it's a vacation, so I'll be doing plenty of downtime. I just also enjoy making stuff. 😊


So, practically. If Canada were to join the EU, what steps would be required? We'd obviously need to apply, like other countries. Certainly greater presence in Brussels.

Would we need to adopt the Euro? I'd think so, but not sure if that is a good idea.

We'd have to upgrade a lot of our standards

It is called Enlargement. Seems appropriate for the era we are in.

european-union.europa.eu/princ…

A simple 3-step process - Candidacy, Member Negotiations & then Accession.

Who doesn't want accession?



Why men should play along if a random girl suddenly approaches and acts like she knows you upworthy.com/female-strangers-…
(A good idea that should be shared widely!)


My jointer restoration project, still sitting at the old place. Paused for now, but not forgotten. Was in the middle of this when we finally found the right homestead.

Need to make space for it here first. Preferably with a foundation, so I don't have to move it again.

And then find about six strong elephants to help me load it onto a trailer.

Problems for another time.

#Jointer #Woodworking #Restoration



*Hmm. First time I've seen both parties in the USA advocating shutting-down the federal government

*Getting the national look-and-smell of a pre-revolutionary situation here



I've been filing bugs to improve Mozilla's crash reporting infrastructure so it's easier to see at a glance if a particular crash affects only a specific CPU but also if only some microcode versions are affected.

I said it before but I'll say it again. I would have never thought that CPU bugs would have become an everyday occurrence, but here we are.

in reply to Gabriele Svelto

But by all means, keep pouring capitals into "artificial intelligence" while the very foundation of computing is falling apart and we can't trust a machine to execute instructions reliably.
in reply to Gabriele Svelto

Doesn't AI level the playing field, then? Regardless of whether your CPU is reliable or not, you have 40-60% chance of getting nensense.


Anthropic’s CEO wonders if future AI should have option to quit β€œunpleasant” tasks
"Probably the craziest thing I've said so far," he admitted during an interview.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ant…
in reply to Ars Technica

So you've decided to stop reporting anything at all resembling news and just are repeating what tech executives say between bong hits?


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Raumsonde HERA schickt Bilder von Mars und Mond Deimos

Die ESA-Raumsonde HERA ist unterwegs zu den beiden Asteroiden Didymos und Dimorphos. Jetzt ist sie nah am Planeten Mars und dessen Mond Deimos vorbei geflogen und hat Aufnahmen zur Erde geschickt. Von Jan-Claudius Hanika.

➑️ tagesschau.de/wissen/forschung…

#ESA #Mars #Planeten #Raumfahrt #Weltraum




I guess old games take much of my time, dunno why but we have more old and abandoned games in comparison to very few new ones for some reason...


Wegen Grenzkontrollen: Mehr Beschwerden beim Polizeibeauftragten

Der Polizeibeauftragte soll Fehlentwicklungen unter anderem bei der Bundespolizei untersuchen. Auch kΓΆnnen sich BΓΌrger an ihn wenden, wenn sie sich durch Verhalten der Polizei diskriminiert fΓΌhlen. Solche Beschwerden nehmen zu.

➑️ tagesschau.de/inland/innenpoli…

#Bundespolizei #PolizeibeauftragterdesBundes #Grenzkontrollen



Livestream: Sondersitzung des Bundestags zum schwarz-roten Finanzpaket

Zur Stunde diskutiert der Bundestag in einer Sondersitzung ΓΌber das von Union und SPD geplante Finanzpaket fΓΌr Infrastruktur und Verteidigung. Verfolgen Sie die Debatte hier im Livestream.

➑️ tagesschau.de/inland/bundestag…

#Bundestag



New route for old exploitation

A US-backed infrastructure project [the Lobito Corridor] in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s just another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches.

africasacountry.com/2025/03/ne…

#Congo #DRC #RDC #Africa #AIAC



Israel blockiert humanitÀre Hilfe für #Gaza und hat seit einigen Tagen auch die Stromversorgung gekappt. Das ist ein Verbrechen, verstâßt gegen Vâlkerrecht und verschÀrft die dramatische Lage in Gaza weiter. Auch die Familien der Geiseln demonstrieren gegen den Lieferungsstopp.
#Gaza


Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Moskau meldet "Befreiung" von Sudscha ++

Die russischen StreitkrΓ€fte haben nach eigenen Angaben die von der Ukraine besetzte Stadt Sudscha im russischen Gebiet Kursk wieder unter Kontrolle. Nach dem Vorschlag einer Waffenruhe sind nach Kreml-Aussagen US-UnterhΓ€ndler auf dem Weg nach Moskau.

➑️ tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveb…

#Liveblog #Ukraine



Q. across Africa as US Foreign Aid is withdrawn, will Chinese aid replace it?

Chinese aid has mostly been differently focusses (funding infrastructure rather than social services), and certainly China's Govt. may see the potential for extending influence, but unless its character is radically altered, for African countries while infrastructure may continue to improve with Chinese help, social (poverty-focussed) services look threatened unless African states themselves take them up?

#Africa

in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May

there was an excellent article in the Grauniad a few weeks back, arguing that US withdrawal offered a golden opportunity to the EU to build bridges into Africa, starting with a recognition of the damage from colonialism and an honest discussion about meaningful reparations for slavery in the form of preferential trade agreements

It’ll never happen with the EU’s Fortress Europe mentality but it could also go a long way to stemming the flow of climate refugees heading north




Oooh, another up close look at the CyberSub.

latimes.com/california/story/2…

#tesla #submarine #automobile #uboat #nazisubmarine

in reply to Michael Kohne

Remember, Mitch McConnell's sister-in-law drowned after accidentally shifting her car into reverse and driving into a pond: businessinsider.com/angela-cha…

Touchscreens are not a safe interface for things like shifting between drive and reverse.

in reply to Brian Campbell

😬

Also, if that happens and the doors short out and you are stuck inside, you are SO IN TROUBLE. There's no way you are going to find the manual in the dark, find a flashlight, read the instructions to find the emergency egress/door handle 😬




Had a look at my Pi Hole blocked queries list and there are entries for:

incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org

I thought I had disabled all the 'phone home' functionality in Firefox, but it appears to be still sending telemetry. about:telemetry claims it is disabled but there are several telemetry settings set to true in about:config. I don't know how to turn these off in settings, the only option seems to be to set:

toolkit.telemetry.server

to an empty address.

#Firefox



Arbitrator prohibits Meta / Facebook whistleblower from promoting tell-all book

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

cnbc.com/2025/03/12/arbitrator…

#TaxTheRich #NoBillionaires #WealthTax #StopZuckerberg #StopFascism #NoOligarchs



High-Speed Reservoir Computing With Integrated Laser Graded Artificial Neurons

hackaday.com/2025/03/13/high-s…



A green winged teal drake and its reflection. Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA 11-MAR-2025. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #ducks


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Finally! A Democrat stands up for fellow congresswoman Sarah McBride, when the Republicans deliberately choose to misgender her.

About time the childish bullies are told "NO!"

youtu.be/-_o9YhgG548?si=cXpZJs…

in reply to Catharina Bethlehem β˜‘οΈ Cath

@Kletskous indeed. This exposes the Republican idea of freedom, which is not "freedom for all", but instead "my freedom to trample on your freedom".
in reply to Randahl Fink

@Kletskous Frank Wilhoit nailed it in 2018: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."


What is space war-fighting? The Space Force’s top general has some thoughts.
Controlling space means "employing kinetic and non-kinetic means to affect adversary capabilities."
arstechnica.com/features/2025/…
in reply to Ars Technica

Space-force should not exist. It is a fascist product of a fascist president.


Good morning, Fediversians! Let's play some #SarlaccPit!

We are looking for 5 words with 10, 3, 5, 2 and 4 letters, respectively.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

All are welcome to vote and guess at any time. Others may appreciate a CW when you guess.

Rules & previous Sarlacc Pits may be found here:
c.im/@darth_hideout/1136311968…

Words and phrases are drawn from any and all Star Wars shows and movies.

This is the 1st poll and will run for 24 hours.

#StarWars #Games #Puzzles @starwars

  • L as in Lothal (0 votes)
  • D as in Dagobah (0 votes)
  • B as in Bossk (0 votes)
  • S as in Sebulba (0 votes)
Poll end: 2 months ago

in reply to Hippie Scuba Steve

The current #SarlaccPit puzzle has been solved by @darth_hideout. Nicely done!

The answer was "Rebellions are built on hope" (Jyn Erso says this in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story).

youtu.be/l2UtjmV-EIo?si=2ffLSM…

You may run the next round of #SarlaccPit, nominate someone else to do so, or pass.



Good morning dear friends, have a terrific Thursday!


Zed, the Rust based editor now has native Git integration.

zed.dev/blog/git

#WebDev #rust #zed



This could be a picture of them eating each other out, and it would be less sexier than that look between them.
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