Following on from yesterday's post, in the evening the tradesperson returned to the house next door. Our kitchens face each other and there is only a low fence between them. When I was doing the dishes, I looked up and we momentarily locked eyes π³
I didn't want to close the blinds, as he may have taken offence (according to my warped mind), so I finished the washing up with my head down for the entire time. I simply could not risk making eye contact again! π¬
Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender service member ban, judge says
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender service member ban, judge says
A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.Peter Charalambous (ABC News)
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i love icewm it's my absolute favorite wm since many years now with several osses.
ok, my puppylinuxes have jwm of course but then with zentile for tiling windows at startx.
but definetely icewm is my No 1. i still use my first configs with few changes depending on os and programs installed.
okay, so, Warner is the definition of a centrist squish. having him say he's voting no is good. this compulsive talking point about the 30 day extension is garbage though. just vote fucking no! let the GOP figure out a bill you can vote for.
White House withdraws controversial pick to run the CDC
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5323926/cdc-weldon-withdrawn-vaccine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"New Quinniac poll:
If there's a #shutdown...
32% blame Dems
31% blame Republicans
22% blame Trump
That's a majority blaming Trump and/or the GOP. Hang tough, Dems.
Note that only 22% of independents would blame Dems for a shutdown. 34% of them would blame the GOP and 22% would blame Trump, a total of 56%. A shutdown is clearly likely to be worse for Republicans.
In short, the vast majority of those who would blame Dems are Republicans already."
-G Sargent
#Republicans #Coup #Resist #USPol
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325959/federal-employees-court-firing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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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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I know thereβs a lot going on close to home, but if you can, keep half an eye on Syria which is in an incredibly fragile place of transformation right now.
Via @b9AcE, ht @hornet1936:
todon.eu/@b9AcE/11415676322313β¦
The new Damascus-regime decreed a new "Constitutional Declaration" today
hawarnews.com/en/signing-of-coβ¦The grassroots democracy, feminist, pro-diversity, secular, etc Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES, a.k.a. "Rojava") strongly rejected it as a step backward "criticizing it as an exclusionary framework that fails to represent Syriaβs diverse communities".
npasyria.com/en/123163/Kurdish Region Rejects Syriaβs New "Constitutional Declaration," Calling It a Step Backward
By Kardo RojQAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) β The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) strongly rejected the newly issued "Constitutional Declaration" announced in Damascus on Thursday, criticizing it as an exclusionary framework tsemav1 (North press agency)
Q3: @MakersHour
Tools are continually evolving - what are some of the oldest tools or techniques you use and what are the newest?
A3: Hitting things with hard heavy things is probably the oldest tool technique I use, closely followed by poking things with a pointy thing. The newest has to be relocating electrons in a semiconductor as I design something for 3D printing.
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Via Rupar:
Newsmax: "This correction is overdue. Nothing to do with Trump. Nothing to do with tariffs."
The new Damascus-regime decreed a new "Constitutional Declaration" today
hawarnews.com/en/signing-of-coβ¦
The grassroots democracy, feminist, pro-diversity, secular, etc Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES, a.k.a. "Rojava") strongly rejected it as a step backward "criticizing it as an exclusionary framework that fails to represent Syriaβs diverse communities".
npasyria.com/en/123163/
Kurdish Region Rejects Syriaβs New "Constitutional Declaration," Calling It a Step Backward
By Kardo RojQAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) β The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) strongly rejected the newly issued "Constitutional Declaration" announced in Damascus on Thursday, criticizing it as an exclusionary framework tsemav1 (North press agency)
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Q3: Tools are continually evolving - what are some of the oldest tools or techniques you use and what are the newest?
A3. Iβm going to go rogue (dodge the question)! and say that sometimes tools donβt need to evolveβ¦simple solutions to age old challenges!
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A3 Oldest tools and techniques? needles and thread, hand sewing: prehistoric.
Newest tools and techniques: anything digital, including hand drafted PostScript polygons for piecing, all the social sharing and learning streams from Mastodon to YouTube to fabric art blogs; petroleum based fiber for fill and felt, Clover needle threader cutters (20th c I'm sure).
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thepoke.com/2025/03/13/these-mβ¦
These Musk protest ads going up around London were already good but the Maga fan fury they prompted took them to a whole new level
Weβve got a lot of time β an awful lot of time β for the people behind these very funny and very clever protest ads about Elon Musk that you might have been lucky enough to spot around the place.John Plunkett (The Poke)
Break time.
I've about had it today.
I'll post alerts as they come in. See you later
What Cuts to U.S. Aid Mean in Africa : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/1238261958/what-cuts-to-u-s-aid-mean-in-africa?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Be honest: do you know the difference between Pasturized and Homogenized?
I grew up on a small dairy farm. I buy my milk from a very small local farm, and I know the difference. I buy milk that is Pasturized but not homogenized. But Iβm learning many folks donβt know the difference. Do You?
- Yes (62%, 28 votes)
- No (20%, 9 votes)
- Not sure (17%, 8 votes)
Tune in to the #stream for more!
youtube.com/watch?v=-peWHO6pRnβ¦
Boogie in Your Butt
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For some reason, @MakerTube isn't accepting my stream... It conks out a few minutes in...
So if any one is trying to watch it on that platform, it's not working. This is the second time this has happened... My sincerest apologies! I'll try to figure out what's happening by my next stream this coming Tuesday...
Live streams are breaking up
Hi there, lately I have problems with live streams on my site. The are breaking up after a few minutes with the following error: [makertube.net:443] 2025-03-14 07:18:36.Framacolibri
"Reeves does not believe that masculinity is toxic. But he does believe itβs fragile."
That's not an either/or situation. It's a both/and situation.
This is the point at which I stopped reading an article about some guy who is the latest grifter to hop aboard the "Boys/men are having a crisis!" think piece, publishing, and self-help gravy train that is revisited nearly every decade. π
Yeah, the irony of the whole "men's issues" thing, is that they're overwhelmingly caused *by* patriarchy and misogyny.
They just don't want to reason a single layer deeper, which would reveal that the thing they are upholding in supposed furtherance of their interests, is in fact *the very thing* that is causing the issues *they* are complaining about.
This is one of those things that once you see it, you canβt unsee it, so most people just refuse to see it. Itβs the thread that unravels the entire tapestry.
Ok. Hit me with your best suggestions for how to deal with a fractious but finite situation (family visit with someβ¦.mmmmβ¦.challenging personalities.) I need to figure out how to find this shit funny and not frustrating.
theonion.com/dirty-rain-falls-β¦
βDirty Rainβ Falls Over Multiple States
Rain showers following a massive Texas dust storm left buildings and vehicles from Missouri to West Virginia covered in a grimy film, a rare weather event known as βdirty rain.β What do you think?The Onion Staff (The Onion)
Q2: @MakersHour
What 21st Century development in tools, materials, or other equipment, has changed your making the most?
A2: I think the biggest change for me has to be the huge improvement in cordless power tools. It doesnβt feel that long ago that I was using a hammer and rawlplug tool to make little holes in masonry for fixings, and carrying a 110V transformer around job sites to run corded power tools when hand tools were not quick enough.
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#crossword #crypticcrossword #guardian
For some time, I've mainted this:
It updates daily, quite happily.
But it uses mongodb. which when compared to something like #duckdb blows.
So I'm going to migrate the backend, and rewrite it. From Perl -> golang (most likely).
The frontend uses c3js for it's charting library. If anyone has any suggestions for alternatives, do say!
I am also aware of evidence.dev which looks interesting...
I should say that the page I maintain is static.
Evidence - Business Intelligence as Code
Evidence is an open source, code-based alternative to drag-and-drop BI tools. Build polished data products with just SQL and markdown.evidence.dev
Re: charting libraries, I like this one a lot: github.com/leeoniya/uPlot
Not sure if it fits your needs, but take a look. It is quite small, fast and simple. Coincidentally, I used it with Go, which is a language I appreciate a lot.
GitHub - leeoniya/uPlot: π A small, fast chart for time series, lines, areas, ohlc & bars
π A small, fast chart for time series, lines, areas, ohlc & bars - leeoniya/uPlotGitHub
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#MakersHour A2:
I expect I won't be the only person here to say: #3DPrinting
It's pretty revolutionary being able to turn out small custom parts for all sorts of things.
Also an honourable mention to modern #microcontroller platforms and tool-chains. The fact you can just grab something like an ESP32 module for a couple of quid and rapidly have custom code hooked up with sensors, relays, etc and wifi connected is pretty amazing.
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Q2: What 21st Century development in tools, materials, or other equipment, has changed your making the most?
A2. Sulky laser printable self adhesive water soluble transfer paper for sewing.
I am not 100% sure it's 21st century but I learned about it in the 21st century.
Also social media, for showing off, sharing, and occasionally learning techniques from video posts.
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What If We Could Weaponize Empathy?
One of my favorite insights on the subject of online community is fromΒ Tom Chick: Here is something Iβve never articulated because I thought, perhaps naively, it was understood: The priority for participating on this forum is not the quality of theβ¦Jeff Atwood (Coding Horror)
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#InternetRadio picks of the day:
β‘οΈ @azuracast - Free open source software for running your own internet radio station via the web
β‘οΈ @labr (main) & @video (video livestreams) - Eclectic mix of soulful house, dance, hip-hop etc
β‘οΈ @somafm - Listener-supported radio in San Francisco USA
β‘οΈ @GAYSARadio - LGBTQIA+ radio based in South Africa
β‘οΈ @PhoenixRadio1208 - Friendly radio with live human presenters playing wide variety of music
β‘οΈ @cladrite - Playing music from the 1920s/30s/40s
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#InternetRadio picks of the day (continued):
β‘οΈ @schenklradio (main) & @SchenklTV (video streams) - German-language radio playing many kinds of music
β‘οΈ @12xu - Underground punk, noise & garage in English & German
β‘οΈ @punkrockers - German-language punk radio
β‘οΈ @punkirratia - Punk music in English & Basque
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This is why Americans are so bad at Geology!!!
How do you pronouns this?!
How would you explain how to say this on a regular basics?!
raspberry π¦
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