It hurts me to say this, as an #American, but people need to avoid the #USA for 2 years, at least, 2027, when the #Democrats can get a majority in #Congress and stonewall #Trump
If that doesn't happen (which would be a serious tragedy), then 4 years. And if we get a #MAGA/ Trump president in 2029, write off this country for a generation at least
"A #German Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the #US Without a Hearing: Here’s What You Need To Know"
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German Thru-Hiker Detained, Deported, and Banned From US - The Trek
An experienced thru-hiker traveling to the US to hike the AZT last month says she was treated inhumanely and deported without justification.Caitlin Hardee (The Trek)
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Meta to Start Swapping Fact-Checks for Community Notes Next Week
Meta's model is built using X's open-source algorithm for Community Notes. The notes will show up across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads but won't appear under ads.Jibin Joseph (PCMag)
Yes, in 2021 JD Vance literally said
"[W]e have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country... The professors are the enemy."
And no, he wasn't joking. The video is chilling.
bryanalexander.org/politics/th…
“The professors are the enemy”: J.D. Vance on higher education
[W]e have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country. -JD Vance Greetings from a somewhat less infernal Virginia July day. A storm front broke through our heat last night…Bryan Alexander
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Cursor AI tells user, "I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work."
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-…
AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead
Cursor AI tells user, “I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work.”…Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)
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Massive expansion of Italy’s Piracy Shield underway despite growing criticism of its flaws
walledculture.orgWalled Culture has been following closely Italy’s poorly-designed Piracy Shield system. Back in December we reported how copyright companies used their access to the Piracy Shield system to order Italian Internet service providers (ISPs) to block …
#PeerTube has a powerful plugin system allowing admins to customize their platform.
Either to add a live chat, or for defining a different transcoding resolution, plugins open up new possibilities for your PeerTube platform!
👉 docs.joinpeertube.org/admin/cu…
Customize your PeerTube platform | PeerTube documentation
Documentation of PeerTube, a free software to take back control of your videos!docs.joinpeertube.org
This week, we spoke to Prof. Shimon Schocken about teaching computer science from NAND logic gates to arithmetic units, micro assembly, virtual machines, compilers, operating systems, and the Tetris games among other things.
Join us on the show here: embedded.fm/episodes/496.
Here's Prof. Schocken on the importance of hardwork in getting to the depth of concepts:
#professor #teaching #author #software #hardware #engineering #embedded
496: Beauty, Elegance, Consistency
Professor Shimon Schocken spoke with us about teaching computer science from NAND logic gates to arithmetic units, micro assembly, virtual machines, compilers, operating systems, and the Tetris games.Elecia White (Embedded)
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newscientist.com/article/24720…
Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislationChris Stokel-Walker (New Scientist)
"where digital or AI can do it better"
It's a minor nitpick in the grand scheme of things, but WTF does he even think he means by "digital" in this phrase?
It's just like how "cyber" became a nothing word, so help me.
The Government of Sweden announces a new USD 290 million artillery package to Ukraine, containing 18 artillery pieces of the Archer type plus counter artillery radars and money for the Ukrainian defence sector.
Tack Sverige! 🇺🇦♥️🇸🇪
regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden…
: the Netherlands govt may be disintegrating as we toot (that would be great, although most Dutch voters have not resisted the propaganda spilled out over them - on the contrary - so I'm not sure that they've seen enough lunacy from the US).
Our PM Schoof was stabbed in his back (by three of the four political parties responsible for our current government) for promising that NL would contribute to the 800 M€ EU defense plan.
A tiny majority in the Dutch parliament now makes Schoof look like a fool.
For the first time in his life he told the parliament to GFY. The debate will continue tonight IIRC.
Dutch: nos.nl/artikel/2559357-crisiso… (Google translate, typically buggy: nos-nl.translate.goog/artikel/…)
We'll see...
#Schoof #Wilders #Eerdmans #PVV #BBB #NSC #Ja21 #GFY
Crisisoverleg over EU-defensieplan duurt voort, Schoof wil wens Kamer niet uitvoeren
De premier houdt crisisberaad met de coalitiepartijen PVV, VVD, NSC en BBB omdat drie partijen hem niet steunen over Europees defensiebeleid.NOS Nieuws
This.
#lgtbtqia inquirer.com/politics/nation/s…
A GOP lawmaker called Sarah McBride ‘Mr.’ She called him ‘Madam.’ Then, her colleague stepped in.
U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride used the same strategy her Democratic colleague used last month when a Republican misgendered her.Aliya Schneider (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
We're still a ways off from the conversational AI "partner" teased last year.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03…
Microsoft’s new AI “Copilot for Gaming” struggles to justify its existence
We’re still a ways off from the conversational AI “partner” teased last year.Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)
I excavated some old Spotify playlists and am re-finding everything on Bandcamp.
Here's some Norwegian instrumental dark folk for you. It's shockingly beautiful.
Vàli - Forlatt
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Hacking a Rotary Phone
hackaday.com/2025/03/13/hackin…
Hacking A Rotary Phone
[Yaymukund] made an interesting observation. Old-style rotary phones were made to last and made for service. Why? Because you didn’t own them, the phone company did. There was no advantage fo…Hackaday
We just released Mastodon 4.3.6, 4.2.19 and 4.1.24. They contain important security fixes.
We recommend server administrators to update as soon as possible if they use SAML, or are on the development version.
If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the nightly.2025-03-14-security tag.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:
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Releases · mastodon/mastodon
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(Update: This is not a blasphemy mod. It was a product sold by SiliconGraphics in Germany. There is even a spec sheet for the Espressigo. Ask google if you don't believe me)
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Nvidia Says It Shipped Twice as Many RTX 5000 GPUs Than 4000, But There's a Catch
A closer look at Nvidia's statement suggests supplies for the GeForce RTX 5000 series aren't great. 'Partners are working overtime to...catch up with demand,' the company says.Michael Kan (PCMag)
theonion.com/egg-companies-ass…
Egg Companies Assure Customers Dozen Has Always Meant 9
JACKSON, MS—Seeking to assuage consumer concerns about dwindling supplies, the nation’s egg companies reportedly assured shoppers this week that a dozen has always meant nine.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
Widersprüche, die die Zukunft unserer Kinder riskieren: Die Union hält an einer Politik fest, die das Morgen nicht mitdenkt. Nicht mit uns: Wir messen Politik an der Realität. Und die lautet: Klimakrise bekämpfen, Klimaschutz schaffen, Menschenleben schützen!
#Merz #Schuldenbremse #Politik #Bundestag #Klimaschutz
When music provokes utter silence
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/g-s1-53500/silence-musical-performances?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Music @music-npr
Chapter terbaru dari I Become Invincible Black Dragon Boss At The Start (Chapter 61) sudah hadir dalam Bahasa Indonesia! 🎉
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#EKomik #Komik #Comic #Manhua #Action #Drama #Fantasy #Shounen
Chapter terbaru dari I Become Invincible Black Dragon Boss At The Start (Chapter 62) sudah hadir dalam Bahasa Indonesia! 🎉
📖 Gabung bersama ribuan pembaca lainnya dan nikmati kisah serunya.
✨ Jangan biarkan orang lain tahu kisah ini lebih dulu, baca sekarang dan rasakan sendiri keseruannya!
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"In his own twisted way, Donald Trump has become a unifying figure. He’s more politically divisive than ever, but his outright attacks on liberal democracy everywhere have managed to rally America’s traditional allies against a common threat — one he sees when he looks in the mirror."
~ Stephen Robinson
#Trump #authoritarianism #Canada #Mexico #Europe #NATO #Putin #democracy
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Trump has united the free world against a grave threat
It's coming from inside the White House.Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)
""In 2025 the Republicans in charge of the United States of America are not the conservatives they call themselves; they are the dangerous ideological radicals [Edmund] Burke feared. They are abruptly dismantling a government that has kept the United States relatively prosperous, secure, and healthy for the past 80 years."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #FederalGovernment #Europe #NATO #Putin #power
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March 12, 2025
Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
Laurie Winer cites history to insist that "MAGA will continue to believe what the leader says up until the very brink of disaster":
In the summer of 1939, three months after Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, Robert Jamieson, a British English teacher living in Essen, wrote to Lord Londonderry, who had recently acted as a go-between British and Nazi leaders:"
#Musk #Trump #authoritarianism #MAGA
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Catastrophe
And What to Do. A guest essay by Laurie WinerTimothy Snyder (Thinking about...)
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Original Video)
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Ms. Jade's "Big Head" is also excellent work.
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Ms. Jade - Big Head
Music video by Ms. Jade performing Big Head. (C) 2002 Beat Club Records/Interscope RecordsYouTube
Regal Portraits Evoke Myth and Power in Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ Hand-Tufted Textiles
thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/sim…
#art #textiles #fiberart #portraits #feminism
Regal Portraits Evoke Myth and Power in Simone Elizabeth Saunders' Hand-Tufted Textiles — Colossal
Simone Saunders' hand-tufted portraits merge cultural narratives and history with mythology, nostalgia, identity, and personal experiences.Kate Mothes (Colossal)
Joe Pyne: America's first angry talk show host
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5324671/joe-pyne-shock-jock-talk-radio?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Drivers and kernel-level software can't be translated automatically by Windows.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
Epic Games is addressing one of Windows-on-Arm’s last big app compatibility gaps
Drivers and kernel-level software can’t be translated automatically by Windows.Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica)
Can the Trump administration legally deport Palestinian rights advocate Mahmoud Khalil? 3 things to know about green card holders’ rights
Lawful permanent residents hold many of the same rights that US citizens have, but the government can deport them on certain, often vague, security grounds.The Conversation
A dire warning for everyone in the “LGB” part who thought they could keep themselves safe from the fash by throwing “TQIA+” under the bus:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
And if you’re none of the above, if you thought that is an LGB-specific warning and not addressed to •you•, I promise you, whatever •your• letter is, they’re coming for yours sooner than you think. Stop them now or pay later.
Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage
The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communitiesMaya Yang (The Guardian)
Something that makes fascism a particularly pernicious form of authoritarianism is that it doesn’t just need the population crushed and subservient; it needs to •keep actively destroying• whole subsets of the population in order to stay alive.
Fascism is a fire. Its fuel is the othering of minority groups; its oxygen is fear. It will keep finding — creating, if necessary — more and more “others,” without limit. Unless you cut off that oxygen or that fuel, it will keep on burning until there’s nobody left.
HEREs THE THING, centuries old alarm bells came to a head in 2024:
1. the attacks on the 1st Black woman president of Harvard
2. the attacks on students protesting genocide
3. the state-sponsored murder of WHITE WOMEN in need of abortions
but what distinguishes these attacks on trans folks is that #techbros & #MAGA are saying TRANS WHITE CHILDREN DESERVE TO DIE, not to transition into healthy, out and proud lives.
Musk wants his trans daugter dead.
scream that from the rooftops
13 March 1913 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Henriette Roode, was born in Onstwedde.
In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
I read that Meta/Facebook was took legal action to halt the promotion of "Careless People", the recently released tell-all memoire from whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams.
So I did the logical thing and purchased a copy from Bookshop.org. I sure Zuck would hate it if others did the same thing.
bookshop.org/p/books/careless-…
31 separate actions roll back restrictions on air and water pollution.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0…
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.The New Republic
😂🤦🏻♀️
“Here’s hoping Elon #Musk won’t have to personally fix Trump’s new EV anytime soon.
Donald #Trump Bought a $90,000 #Tesla With 37 Recall Notices Against It” | WIRED wired.com/story/donald-trump-b…
Trump before the election: “On day one, I will lower grocery prices”
Trump now (attached): “… the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS …”
Let him do it — the US voters will soon realize, living in a Trump economy where everything is tariffed to death, will only crash the US economy.
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in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •All of that, with the additional caveat of watching out for whether we even •have• real elections in 2028, or even 2026.
GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •My own sense in this is nobody should travel to the United States if they can possibly avoid it until billionaires disappear as an economic class.
We won’t get out of the black hole we are in until they are dealt with.
This is why it is absolutely necessary to avoid all large corporations as much as possible to walk away in every way we can from any economic involvement with them as monumentally impossible as that sounds.
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Robot Diver
in reply to Ben Royce 🇺🇦 • • •Ben Royce 🇺🇦
in reply to Robot Diver • • •@RobotDiver
all there is and ever will be in this world is the good fight
whether in free and fair elections, or being rounded up into concentration camps, or any situation in between
never give in to hopelessness, cynicism, defeatism. by doing that, you only aid those who wish to abuse you
you fight
today, tomorrow, forever
this is our world, an eternal struggle. all it ever was and ever will be
all we can ever win is making that an easier effort
always turn up, always turn out: #vote