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Yesterday the magnets arrived and I glued them in with ca glue. Now you can actually wear the stormtrooper helmet. Well kinda. I will add some foam on the inside for more comfort and also lenses and weathering are still missing. #3dPrinting #cosplay #StarWars #wip #MakersHour


Our peaceful protest movement is growing every day! Join our mass mobilizing call Weds March 19 at 8:30p ET to learn more about how we're going to keep building momentum! #teslatakedown actionnetwork.org/forms/teslat...

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Apple Loses Appeal Against German Regulatory Controls macrumors.com/2025/03/18/apple…


It was a road none of them wanted to be on, but at least they would walk it together. #grickledoodle #lonely #hard #sad #cartoon #art #drawing #funny


Listen to the latest episode before a new one comes your way this Monday. Here @todbot and @cedargrove chat about the CircuitPython Community Bundle and share some of their favorite libraries, like the Atari Punk Console:


“I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the Left thinks. We're coming”

– No, not some historic Nazi, just White House border czar Tom Homan

goodmorningamerica.com/Politic…

Via @Bssr4

#USA #fascism



“The Musk approach is not something that government should want to go anywhere near associating with itself and I think whoever has been going around briefing about ‘'project chainsaw’ should be retired from the comms efforts.”

#UKPol #Labour

theguardian.com/politics/2025/…



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In the background, a large, menacing creature with a skull-like face looms, its features partially obscured by mist. The creature appears to be made of stone or ice, with a gaping mouth and sharp teeth. The landscape is desolate, with mountains visible in the distance, and the sky is overcast, adding to the ominous atmosphere. The artwork is signed "artem_astaroth" in the bottom right corner.

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FACTCHECK: Why Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is wrong about UK's net-zero goal

In which I take a look at the evidence contradicting Badenoch's speech, from the science on the 2050 target to fact gas is causing high electricity prices + much much more

carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-…

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Russia agrees to limited energy and infrastructure #ceasefire in Ukraine, White House says - theguardian.com/world/live/202… readout sounds like it was written by an overexcited, barely literate 8-year-old (ie #trump): "blood and treasure"
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AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality

404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute…

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in reply to Kevin Rothrock

Why should I believe any of that?

Based upon their track records, not buying.



"There was a multi-community effort to make sure everyone was taken care of, including those with four legs. Officials were called Sunday to help a horse that was stuck on a railroad bridge over a stream."
#weirdnews #weird #offbeat #odd #news wabi.tv/2025/03/17/alton-surro…
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While using the Internet to determine whether lockmaster -- the person who controls a lock on a waterway -- is one word or two (it's one), I stumbled upon this great info piece about going through inland waterway locks (which happens to be what I'm writing about now):

passagemaker.com/technical/the…

#boating #GreatLoop

in reply to Maria Langer | 📝 💎 🛥️

"In some waterways, it is not uncommon to share the lock with canoes or kayaks." I am not sure I would enjoy going through a lock in a kayak! Maybe, but I'd like to watch someone else do it first.
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@kajord @attoparsec Very common in Seattle in the summer. They just squeeze the kayaks in wherever they will fit! Let them depart before the larger boats however.


#introduction

Time to figure out this Mastodon thing. Hi Fediverse, I'm Jaap.

I enjoy connecting to like-minded individuals to discuss technology and any other interesting subject.

Since 2012, people have called me system administrator, network administrator, system engineer, network engineer, network designer and network architect.
Somehow, I've always drifted towards places that operate their own machines, including OT and critical infrastructure.

Tech is not just work but also hobby. Besides that I'm into more tech, audio, sports, books, meeting cool people and everything else.

Currently unable to work and function at all, due to long COVID. The prognosis seems impossible to determine.

Also, meet Kara:



Now there’s a toon for our times. mstdn.social/@grickle/11418426…


"Let's Encrypt is a golden example of how creating inalienable good is possible with the right approach and the right values. And while I'm excited about the work Let's Encrypt has done, I am eager to see their work continue to keep up with the growing Web; to sustain encryption for everybody at Internet scale. To do so is going to take more than me—it's going to take a community of people committed to this work. I am confident Let's Encrypt is a project that deserves all of our support, in ways both large and small." letsencrypt.org/2025/03/18/com…

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in reply to Jeff Atwood

Thank you, on behalf of my servers and myself. You're a good person, and those are now rarer than they should be.


Now that it's official, I can announce it - although I may have dropped a few hints earlier! 😉

My talk "Why (and how) we’re migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs" has been accepted, and I’ll be honored to present it in June at BSDCan in Ottawa.

The joy of meeting BSD friends in person again (and those I haven’t had the chance to meet live yet) will be immense, and the honor of sharing my story in Canada is truly beyond measure, especially considering the level of other talks and all the people attending.

Of course, I’ll be bringing various BSD Cafe gadgets with me!

For more information, here’s @mwl 's post with further details: blog.bsdcan.org/2025/03/18/bsd…

#BSDCan #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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The U.S. military has seen #climatechange as a threat multiplier since the 1950s, believing it could worsen existing conflicts and create new security challenges. An environmental science professor explains why. theconversation.com/the-us-mil…

in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

Hey George, this might depend on where the swastikas are. If there are on the side of a Tesla it may not be so bad?
Let us not forget Musk is a Nazi.


in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

Tucker Carlson is unspeakably vile nazi scum. I suspect he'd had no qualms at all about opening the gas valves.


Massive result in Dutch parliament just now. They passed 10 separate motions to enhance digital resilience, run more of our own servers & reduce dependency on US cloud technology.
reuters.com/world/europe/dutch…

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If you vote in #Wisconsin, today is the first day of early in-person voting for the very important Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

Electing Susan Crawford is vital.

Visit myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ to make a plan to vote.

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A friend who tried to make #BobbinLace but did not stick the landing sold me her #Mundillo pillow today. It is absolutely adorable and I'm really looking forward to trying it out. I need some Mundillo patterns.

But the pillows are hard to get.



"People are fleeing Austin, #Texas in droves. The city lost -13,500 ppl to outbound migration in 2024.

The biggest drop the city has ever experienced.

This outmigration has now caused Austin's #housing market to collapse. With home prices down 19.5% over the last two+ years.

Some of these ppl leaving Austin head to the suburbs like Williamson & Hays County, others are going back to CA & NY."
-N Gerli

It's hell living in TX -many ppl are fleeing the fascist state.
#Fascism #RedStates #USPol



#blender 4.4 is out! Here's a showcase video: youtube.com/watch?v=TQElJP1AaS… and release notes page: blender.org/download/releases/…

Section about video things on that page might have been my f̶a̶u̶l̶t̶ work 🙂




Somewhat ominously this water filter makes a point to mention that it can protect me from … ibuprofen? And anti anxiety meds, and birth control pills?
in reply to Jonathan

@jonbro It goes in my fridge tho. It's not a weird fridge, it's like a regular old fridge.
in reply to mhoye

presumably this isn't manufactured by the same company as the fridge though?


#Trump Tests How Many Law Firms He Can Destroy Before Someone Stops Him - techdirt.com/2025/03/18/trump-… "Trump isn’t even bothering with the usual pretense of national security or public interest — he’s essentially declaring that investigating or opposing him legally is grounds for destruction."
in reply to Kevin Karhan

USpol, Trump, sarcasm, Trans Demicide, Trans Genocide

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USpol, Trump, sarcasm, Trans Demicide, Trans Genocide

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The FreeBSD team conquered a massive 7,000 bug backlog 💪 Once overwhelmed by thousands of open issues, the team, with the help of data visualization tools, turned chaos into clarity.

Their approach involved setting up custom dashboards using GrimoireLab, which provided valuable insights into their Bugzilla system. They introduced new metrics like "unattended" and "abandoned" tickets to prioritize their efforts.

Check out their full blog post: freebsdfoundation.org/blog/fro…

#FreeBSD #OpenSource




More than 10.000 scientists from or working in Germany have by now signed the Scientists for Future @S4F appeal to politicians, parliament and the next government.

Calling on them to not make the mistake of considering climate and nature protection a side issue; but to communicate about it honestly, and soberly base socially aware environmental politics on facts.

To be handed over next Monday, when our new parliament convenes.

Can still be signed until then:
bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de…



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Blender 4.4 has been released!

Slotted Actions are now a thing. And they're here to stay 😀

blender.org/download/releases/…

#b3d #blender3d #animation #release #devfund