Deadly avian flu strain is spreading rapidly in Antarctica
https://www.science.org/content/article/deadly-avian-flu-strain-spreading-rapidly-antarctica?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into News from Science @news-from-science-SciMag
Episode 223 β tracklist
Episode 223 of Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone broadcasts on NTS.live on Monday night / Tuesday morning 18th March 2025, from 01:00 to 03:00. Alternatively, catch the archive on the show page. This month's show includes lots of strange electronic music of different flavours, plunderphonics, drone music, free jazz and bedroom tapes. Tracklist follows. TRACKLIST Kirk Barley - Descendentβ¦
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Episode 223 β tracklist
Episode 223 of Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone broadcasts on NTS.live on Monday night / Tuesday morning 18th March 2025, from 01:00 to 03:00. Alternatively, catch the archive on the show page. This mβ¦Fractal Meat
UKRAINE OUT OF ATACMS MISSILES: Ukraine may have run out of all of its long-range ATACMS ballistic missiles, according to the Associated Press citing a U.S. official and a Ukrainian lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity.
apnews.com/article/russia-ukraβ¦
US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal
Ukrainian and Polish officials say U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine have resumed. The deliveries came Wednesday, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its war against Russia and Ukrainian officials signβ¦Samya Kullab (AP News)
KELLOGG REMOVED FROM TALKS WITH UKRAINE: US special envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg has been effectively removed from talks on the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Politico reports, citing sources.
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ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship call for the secret Tribunal into the UK Home Office's encryption-breaching order against Apple to be held in PUBLIC π§ββοΈ
There's a significant public interest in knowing why the UK government believes it can compel a private company to undermine the privacy and security of its users.
Read our joint letter β¬οΈ
openrightsgroup.org/press-releβ¦
#encryption #e2ee #Apple #investigatorypowersact #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
Make the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public Hearing
Rights groups call for Appleβs closed appeal against the Home Officeβs encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public.Open Rights Group
The βcase implicates the privacy rights of millions of British citizens who use Appleβs technology, as well as Appleβs international users.β
βEnd-to-end encryption cannot be broken in a targeted manner β once a βbackdoorβ into the system has been created, it can be exploited by anyone, putting the privacy and security of all users at risk.β
With such high stakes, we demand to know what could possibly justify it.
#e2ee #encryption #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #apple
π£ Make your voice heard through the secrecy!
By ordering Apple to break encryption, the UK government has put millions at a higher risk of their personal data, documents and photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators.
The secret tribunal is taking place this Friday β we need to take a stand for encryption!
Sign and share our petition β¬οΈ
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsβ¦
#e2ee #encryption #apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #investigatorypowersact
Keep our Apple data encrypted
It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.38 Degrees
Louisiana is locked in a legal battle over its planned execution of a death row inmate
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5309985/louisiana-is-locked-in-a-legal-battle-over-its-planned-execution-of-a-death-row-inmate?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Bone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in western Europe, researchers say.
The fossilised remains make up the left cheek and upper jaw of an adult member of an extinct human species who lived and died on the Iberian peninsula between 1.1m and 1.4m years ago.
theguardian.com/science/2025/mβ¦
Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers sayIan Sample (The Guardian)
Pressure works. Even on fascists. Especially on fascists.
Keep it up.
#uspol From @timkmak:
journa.host/@timkmak/114155340β¦
Tim Mak (@timkmak@journa.host)
NEWS OF THE DAY: U.S. RESUMES MIL AID TO UKRAINE AS KREMLIN WEIGHS CEASEFIRE: The U.S. resumed arms deliveries to Ukraine on Wednesday, a day after the Trump administration lifted its aid suspension. https://apnews.Journa.host
@xinit
Oh, this 100% will happen. Nobodyβs saying the problems are all fixed now.
But my point stands.
A Putin aide rejects Trump's 30-day Ukraine ceasefire proposal
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5327108/russia-putin-trump-ukraine-ceasefire-talks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into World News @world-news-npr
He had to say "and other E.U. represented countries" because he doesn't know what other wine-making countries are part of the E.U.
All modern issues can be directly traced back to the government not investing in the Turbo Encabulator.
54 years wasted.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Aβ¦
"Turbo Encabulator" the Original
This is the first time Turbo Encabulator was recorded with picture. I shot this in the late 70's at Regan Studios in Detroit on 16mm film. The narrator and w...YouTube
I'm confused. I thought everyone is selling these. Maybe I'm not listening properly but it's what I'm hearing from every account manager.
What the hell have I been buying all this time?
Waste, fraud, and abuse courtesy of Trump
ICE Returns All Migrants From GuantΓ‘namo to Stateside Facilities - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/poliβ¦
ICE Returns All Migrants From GuantΓ‘namo to Stateside Facilities
A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.Carol Rosenberg (The New York Times)
Profiles in Self-Censorship | David Cole | The New York Review of Books
Under pressure from the Trump administration, many universities are preemptively scaling back their DEI programsβeven though no law requires them to.David Cole (The New York Review of Books)
β LEADING. RESISTING. SURVIVING. THRIVING π
Women are on the frontlines of environmental and social justiceβleading movements, defending land and water, and fighting for their communities. Yet, they are among the first to suffer the consequences of climate chaos, war, and economic injustice.
While we celebrate progress and call to accelerate action, we must recognise the struggle. Womenβs leadership in the fight for a just and liveable world must be supported and protected.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Practicing using poster paints for game and animation backgrounds.
Notes on Googleβs Gemma 3
Googleβs Gemma team released an impressive new model today (under their not-open-source Gemma license). Gemma 3 comes in four sizesβ1B, 4B, 12B, and 27Bβand while 1B is text-only the larger β¦Simon Willisonβs Weblog
U.S.-made beer, bourbon, motorcycles and more on tariff list in Trump trade war with EU β’ Minnesota Reformer
The European Union released a lengthy list Wednesday of U.S. goods, from Kentucky bourbon to household appliances, slated for retaliatory tariffs.Minnesota Reformer
Contentious Republican town halls are going viral
Across the country, constituents are grilling their Republican members of Congress β and the heated exchanges are going viral online.
theverge.com/news/628284/repubβ¦
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption
Contentious Republican town halls are going viral
In California, Georgia, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, constituents are grilling their Republican members of Congress at town halls β and the heated exchanges are going viral online.Mia Sato (The Verge)
Check out my #travel blog for the best things to see and do in #loscabos .
What are your favorite places? backpackandsnorkel.com/Los-Cabβ¦
The best beaches and the best snorkeling spots in Los Cabos | Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guides
Explore the best beaches and snorkeling beaches in Los Cabos: Lovers Beach & Divorce Beach & Medano Beach & Chileno Beach & Santa Maria Beach.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
Which OS Is Best: Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS?
Not sure which desktop operating system is best for you? We help you choose by comparing the top options based on app compatibility, ease of use, hardware availability, interface design, gaming support, and more.Michael Muchmore (PCMag)
Washington Blues: A Government Town Faces a Gloomy Future
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For years, Washington, D.C., was insulated from many of the economic forces that decimated many older U.S. cities. Now, as Elon Muskβs mass layoffs shake everything from employment to real estate, the region faces the prospect of decline.
propublica.org/article/washingβ¦
#News #DOGE #WashingtonDC #Economy #Government #Labor
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Another night, another SniffiVerseβ’ walkies selfie πΎ π
πΈ 13/03/2025
#Labrador #DogsOfMastodon #Dog #DogsOfPixelfed #Labradorable #Dogs #PixelfedDogs #Selfie #EyeContact
Waiting for Pixelfed to get up and running with their encrypted messaging.
Seems single source platforms can be too easily compromised.
therecord.media/signal-no-longβ¦
Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says
The encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped responding to requests from Ukrainian law enforcement regarding Russian cyberthreats, a Ukrainian official claimed, warning that the shift is aiding Moscowβs intelligence efforts.therecord.media
The mobile signal client is not free software - you cannot compile a working binary without authentication keys that the signal developers refuse to provide to f-droid for example.
It's only if you customize the server and client to no longer be signal, that you can actually compile it and it'll work, but you may as well use better chat software at that stage.
There is also a (somewhat broken) CLI library, but you can't use it without passing a "captcha" that requires a phone number and running proprietary JavaScript, so that's clearly not free either.
Thanks for the information. I suspected the fediverse is the best way to go. I anxiously await Pixilfed.
Good to know. I was under the assumption that Pixelfed was federated and operated on independent servers.
#ScribesAndMakers Mar 13: Shameless self-promotion day
Books! I've got lots of books. Kobo and Kindle should have all of my ebooks.
For paperback, pretty much any place that sells books should be able to get them for you.
There aren't a lot of people named Steve DeGroof in the world, so searching for my name at a book vendor should point you in the right direction.
Or, y'know, google "steve degroof books" if you want.
#politics
The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director β an FBI historian explains
Some observers compare FBI Director Kash Patel to J. Edgar Hoover. A better historical match is the politically motivated William J. Burns.The Conversation
Republicans Want to Make Hating Elon Musk a Crime
The MAGA wing of the Republican party wants to use the DOJ to bite back against Musk protesters.
gizmodo.com/republicans-want-tβ¦
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #elonmusk #nazi #corruption #doge #firemusk
trambaix under the sunset
i don't know what i've done to this but it looks pretty cool ngl
#photography #urbanphotography #rail #train #trainspotting #tram #barcelona #sunset
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news boingboing.net/2025/03/12/man-β¦
Man sees demon and freaks out on American Airlines flight β screams, throws punches, and eats rosary beads - Boing Boing
An American Airlines passenger headed to Miami from Savannah flew into a frenzy just after takeoff Monday night when he realized who else was on board: a demonic spirit. Orβ¦Carla Sinclair (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
(...) To prevent damage to windows or cars, the team erected nets to catch them. But ultimately, things got so chaotic that windows were broken and cars were dented." petapixel.com/2025/03/12/that-β¦
That Time a Film Crew Let 250,000 Bouncy Balls Free Through San Francisco
In 2005, Sony Bravia filmed a striking ad for its televisions featuring a quarter of a million colorful bouncy balls hopping down SF streets.Matt Growcoot (PetaPixel)
Name a song, and/or post a link to a song that mentions ELECTRICTY. Then tune in to FunHouse Radio for more nerdy goofball music!
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Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
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McDonaldβs Broke My Heart
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