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"
thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker…
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)
another day, another binary file format with a badly designed magic number
not gonna call it out specifically but here are some RFC2113 MUSTs for magic number design:
MUST be the very first N bytes in the file
MUST be at least four bytes long, eight is better
MUST include at least one byte with the high bit set
MUST include a byte sequence that is invalid UTF-8
SHOULD include a zero byte, but you can usually get away with having that be part of the overall version number that immediately follows the magic number (did I mention that you really SHOULD put an overall version number right after the magic number, unless you know and have documented exactly why it's not necessary, e.g. PNG?)
good examples:
- PNG
- ELF
bad examples:
- GIF
- PE
Seeking Alpha: Elon Musk Crashes Tesla--Then Trump Finishes The Job (Rating Downgrade)
(paywall)
"This is a high-risk/high-reward opportunity, which is exactly what I look for in my YOLO portfolio."
Hmm, I guess he's young.
You don't want a "YOLO portfolio" later on in life.....
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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At some point we gotta talk about the crash out of US higher education to protect a genocidal regime and the permanent ramifications of it.
Universities in the US have come out and said they will criminalize you for standing for what’s right and will not protect you from kidnapping from the government.
The ripple effect of this will change education in the US.
And honestly? It’s about time.
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We hope nobody needs to hear this today, but 📢 vaginas do not have a bone 📢 However, clitorises do, in most animals. It's time to bone up on the baubellum, also known as the os clitoridis.Mastodon
Updated form for federal workers impacted by cuts (via #firing, #resignation, or offer #rescinded): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Testimonials- Federal workers & Incoming federal workers impacted by cuts
This form allows you to contribute your personal story to the Federal Cuts Tracker Map. This form is for federal workers who have been fired or resigned since the beginning of the second Trump administration AND those who had offers of federal empl…Google Docs
My OCSP theory seems to be incorrect? But Firefox has an update pending....
Edit: updated Firefox and now I cannot reproduce.
(Y'all I know this isn't your fault but "Firefox stops working right when there's an update pending" has been haunting me for at least a decade.)
@lars @dana @dveditz Thank you. If it helps at all, I'm seeing it a few times a day now; my ISP is TekSavvy, if that matters.
One thing is that waiting briefly and reloading doesn't seem to help, which suggests there's also a caching problem on my end. Is there anything I can do about that?
(also: why does about:prefs say "cloudflare" when my settings say CIRA?)
The one that is actively used to point to the DoH server network.trr.uri
If that one says cloudflare when the UI says CIRA, that would indeed be a bug.
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 …
Liveblog: ++ AfD reicht in Karlsruhe weitere Klage ein ++
Die AfD geht mit einer zweiten Klage vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht gegen Sondersitzungen des alten Bundestags vor. Union und SPD werben weiter um die Zustimmung der Grünen für Grundgesetzänderungen.
➡️ tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveb…
Liveblog zur Regierungsbildung: ++ Bürgermeister fordern Klimaschutz ++
Kurz vor der Sondersitzung des Bundestags kommen Forderungen und Appelle aus verschiedenen Richtungen. Bürgermeister fordern mehr Klimaschutz, ein CDU-Ministerpräsident kritisiert die CSU. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.tagesschau.de
I recently took a pole and found out that 100% of the people in the tent were angry when it collapsed.
(From my bruv)
#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
O que me incomoda é morosidade dos legisladores para lidar com mudanças de paradigmas que acontecem a cada instante.
Entre o Virtual e o Real: A Complexidade da Existência Digital
Clique para ouvir ⬆️ Na atualidade, a interface entre o físico e o digital transcende a simples troca de informações; ela se revela como um território vivo, onde a inovação cultural e social encont…instHub
Europaparlament unter Huawei-Korruptionsverdacht
Die belgische Bundespolizei ermittelt: Abgeordnete des Europaparlaments sollen vom chinesischen Telekommunikationsausrüster Huawei bestochen worden sein.
heise.de/news/Europaparlament-…
#Korruption #EU #Huawei #Spionage #news
Americans stand up for federal employees as Trump's DOGE ignites government layoffs
Americans stand up for federal workers as President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk fire thousands of government employees and dismantle agencies.David Baratz (USA TODAY)
People are literally saying that if Dems don't support the GOP's lame continuing resolution that that's exactly what Musk wants. So to really fight back against these fascists, dems must work deals with them and make sure that the fascists don't actually fail.
Brilliant plan.
And don't forget to vote blue no matter who ... it could be dried pile of deer poop ... vote for it.
What is the best job in the world? Without a doubt: game show host.
On a radio appearance, Wheel of Fortune’s Vanna White delivered the shocking news that she works just 34 days a year, meaning she gets 331 days off. Also, the pay isn’t bad. After reportedly not getting a raise for 18 years, White negotiated a “substantial pay increase” above her existing $3 million/year in a new contract, per TMZ.
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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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)
Workaround: I ended up joining through Google Meet on the phone. When I did, Google meet sent an alert, "you've been invited to join Breakout Room (X)" and I hit "cancel" there. Then, I was placed into the main room. Facepalm. The last time I did one of these about 2-3 months ago, there was a clear "return to main room" button at the top of the screen, and it's just not there now. I'm so, so disappointed by this.
I have been on Mastodon for a while now and discovered it is basically full of woke freaks with stupid hobbies.
I love it here.
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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
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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