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Proboscis Monkey The Weirdest Nose In Nature!

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Damascus Goats

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Mudskippers (family Oxudercinae) are land-loving fish that can spend as much time, if not more, on land as they do in water.

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5 Facts About Mudskippers - Ocean Conservancy

The next time you step in some mud, keep an eye out for mudskippers: the fish that can walk. This creature has many wacky traits, read to learn more.
Jennifer Perez (Ocean Conservancy)

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Pink Fairy Armadillo The Sushi-Looking Creature!

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A maned wolf and its trainer.

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Welp. It was a good run.

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Silky Anteater - This Tiny Predator Is Adorable!

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I wouldn't know how to survive without my fax machine.
Fax is by far the most popular method of communication.
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Zoidberg Rodríguez
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Austria: Hold my beer … Hospital needs capability to send 60 faxes at the same time. In … checks calendar … 2025
I kid you not, news article is german: heise.de/news/Wiener-Spitaeler…

Wiener Spitäler brauchen neue Fax-Anlage

Mindestens 60 Fax-Übertragungen gleichzeitig sollen neue Fax-Server für Wiens Kliniken bewältigen. Die Open-Source-Strategie der Stadt wird vernachlässigt.
Daniel AJ Sokolov (heise online)

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African Wild Dog Cute Killers of the Savannah!

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An FTC commissioner was fired illegally by Trump, read his statement.
#trump #ftc
FTC commissioner fired illegally by Trump, his statement
#trump #FTC

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A viral video on TikTok shows the bizarrely flappy faces of muntjac deer in all their glandular wonder. While it might look like the facial anatomy dreamt up by James Cameron’s Avatar, they’re actually an adaptation these animals have evolved to be able to scent mark their way through the wilderness.

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What In The Avatar Is Going On With Muntjacs' Flaring Facial Flaps?

A life spent communicating through smell has left muntjac with a pretty peculiar facial anatomy.
Rachael Funnell (IFLScience)

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Saiga Antelope - Bizarrest Nose EVER

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Flowers on a paper bush, which is also known as Edgeworthia...

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I don't know, maybe? #Descartes
#descartes
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Curt Olson
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@swope I just googled Descartes and apparently he spent a lot of time in bars with horses, and then disappeared from time to time.
@swope

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Anyone know a good generic name for this style of connector? I tend to call them XLR but think that’s more specific to audio gear, found some similar labeled GX but those seem brand specific. What do you call these?
Picture of a circular 5 pin connector with a threaded barrel connector
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Chris Huck
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Either way, we use these M12 connectors all over the place in our stuff, in a variety of conductor counts.

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Yeah my carpenter ants need more space to explore… look at how they have slowly gnawed down this tube. So today I hooked up a new outworld for them. #antkeeping #happyants #ants #antposting
Clear vinyl tubing connected by fitting the smaller tube into the larger. over the past few months ants have chewed it back by a few mm a large black major continues the “Little Dig” project.
A big black carpenter ant explores a sandy area with an interesting rock.
A dozen black ants of various sizes explore their new space.
#ants #antkeeping #happyants #antposting

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Mmm. Microplastics!

I’m curious: How much space in your home do these ants occupy and how much more would you want them to have? How many levels (floor, eye level, ceiling, etc.)?

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@helianthropy

They have about half of a book shelf. (Three shelves on a book shelf with six.)

@Cecelia

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New sensitive breach: Lexipol had 672k email addresses breached last month by self-proclaimed "Puppygirl Hacker Polycule". Data included name, phone and MD5 or SHA-256 password hashes. 23% were already in @haveibeenpwned. Read more: them.us/story/puppygirl-hacker…

“Puppygirl Hacker Polycule” Leaks Over 8,500 Privatized Police Files and Training Manuals

"We took matters into our own paws.”
Samantha Riedel (Them.)
@Have I Been Pwned
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cringe as fuck, holy hell (not that I don't agree with the leaks, but the name of the group is cringe as hell)
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TeflonTrout he/him
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1. I'm prolly in there, my work email that is
2. Don't care that I am. Get em/us, puppygirls

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Come test your skills at TOOOL's Lockpicking Village this Friday at Iffy Books! Whether you're a pro or a total newbie, we’ve got the picks, the locks, and the know-how to get you started. Drop by, learn a thing or two, and have some fun! 🔓 #Lockpicking #TOOOL

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Third Friday Open Pick Night

Come join us for our monthly Third Friday Open Pick Night at Iffy Books! Whether you're a novice who just stumbled upon LockpickingLawyer, a seasoned safec
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#lockpicking #toool

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Federal judge blocks Trump effort to ban transgender troops from military service
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5332409/transgender-troops-ban-preliminary-injunction?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-npr

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“The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.” sfist.com/2025/03/11/testimony…

Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire in Piedmont, Killing Three

Joe Kukura (SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports)

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A @mntmn Reform Next next to an Apple PowerBook. True back to the future moment.
A aluminum Laptop with purple mechanical keyboard next to an old Apple PowerBook. The device form factors are very similar.
@lucie lukas "minute" hartmann

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Every thing I hear about Chinese electric cars makes me more curious about them

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BYD Says It Can Now Charge An Electric Car In 5 Minutes https://gizmodo.com/byd-says-it-can-now-charge-an-electric-car-in-5-minutes-2000577651
Newsie
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They're becoming increasingly common in Mexico, I even got to ride in a BYD Uber once. I think a big part of the appeal there is that they make cheaper/smaller models than Western companies do.
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mcc
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@crzwdjk why is the government of canada doing protectionism for uber 🙁
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The American tourist...
I've seen many of these...

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An Allen’s hummingbird on a rock with a water bubbler in the center of it. In the foreground, another hummingbird is blurred in flight as it approaches.

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Streaming Celtic folk for a Post Patrick's Day celebration, live on Radio Free Elsewhere!

(Sorry about an initial glitch. Software, can't live with it, and I'm not smart enough to fix the bugs in the code.)

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Radio Free Elsewhere

Something different. Somewhere else.
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In these turbulent times we need to take good care of each other and ourselves. We are all interconnected. 'If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.' -Buddha- #buddhism #art
A porcelain Buddha pendant that is blue and white with crystalline formations.
#buddhism #art

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Female elf Druid by Iromonik

Source: reddit.com/user/Iromonik/

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The image depicts a fantasy character with elf-like features, including pointed ears and a long braid of reddish-brown hair. The character is wearing a dark, armored outfit with gold accents and a fur collar, suggesting a warrior or adventurer role. They are holding a wooden staff in their right hand, which is adorned with a leather strap. A gray cat with green eyes is perched on the character's left shoulder, adding a touch of companionship to the scene. The background is a gradient of dark to light, with a starry sky and a warm glow at the bottom, possibly indicating a sunset or sunrise. The character's expression is serene and contemplative, with a slight upward gaze. The overall composition and attire suggest a setting in a high-fantasy world.

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Public Records Reveal How Agencies Complied With Trump's Anti-Trans Order

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Public Records Reveal How Agencies Complied With Trump's Anti-Trans Order

FOIA documents show how agencies dropped everything to comply with Trump order—and that FOIA is still sort of working.
Jason Koebler (404 Media)

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Little dude
#toad #nature #photography #wildlife
A brown toad resting on a dark asphalt surface, with a dried plant nearby.
#photography #nature #wildlife #Toad

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Just when I think I'm going to get something done I see a good video making opportunity. 4 seconds of 240fps bees slowed down.

#beekeeping #bees #BeeVideo #SlowMotion #HoneyBees #CCBYNCND

#bees #beekeeping #ccbyncnd #beevideo #slowmotion #honeybees

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NEW: The #Trump administration reports in new court filings that nearly 25,000 fired probationary federal employees have been reinstated following a judge's ruling on their terminations.
- Democracy Docket democracydocket.com/news-alert…

Almost 25k Federal Workers Reinstated, Trump Administration Says - Democracy Docket

The Trump administration for the first time acknowledged that federal agencies have recently reinstated almost 25,000 fired probationary employees, according to new court filings.
Democracy Docket
#trump
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The efficiency! It's dazzling me! I'm blinded by the sheer genius of all the efficiency!

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If you're a macOS user who also uses a lot of shell scripts you might find Platypus really handy.

➡️ github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypu…

#macOS #commandLine #shell


GitHub - sveinbjornt/Platypus: Create native Mac applications from command line scripts.

Create native Mac applications from command line scripts. - sveinbjornt/Platypus
GitHub
#shell #macos #commandline
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I used that like ten years ago while daily driving mac os. Nice to see it's still a going concern!

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Canned air is finally a thing of the past—for my needs at least.

I saw the AC-27 battery powered air blaster in a Project Farm video, I thought it was too good to be true... but then I was blown away! Level 2 Jeff video quickly running through why: youtube.com/watch?v=KopDir3J-V…


Never buy canned air again!

I thought these cordless air dusters were too good to be true. I was wrong!I bought the AC-27 after seeing it recommended (even earning a 'Very Impressive!')...
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Morgan Davis
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.. and Jeff claimed he was blown away… We’re going to test that!
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Alessandro
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I checked shortly after the original video, and Amazon.it had it from one seller… for 120 euro. Hard pass. Then a few days ago I found one (on sale for 40-ish) that was 3D printed BUT had a video showing it blowing away the box it came in. Hot damn, I’ve made the mistake of pointing it full power at my desk fan (while it was on), had to send the robot vacuum after that…

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So I didn't get around to streaming any Celtic music last night because the server is suffering from a case of death. No matter, this is why we make backups!

So join me at O'Morain's Pub for a Post Patrick's Day celebration! Two hours of Celtic folk coming your way at 7:30pm, Central, or in about 10-15 minutes.

See ya there, at Radio Free Elsewhere!

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Radio Free Elsewhere

Something different. Somewhere else.
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Trump's call for comments on an 'AI action plan' resulted in the big tech companies asking for favors they've wanted forever — and they're using the emergence of DeepSeek to create a possibly dangerous sense of urgency platformer.news/ai-action-plan…
“Open source models are essential for the U.S. to win the AI race against China and ensure American AI dominance,” Meta writes in its submission, which the company provided to me. “Export controls on open source models would take the U.S. out of that race, allowing Chinese companies like DeepSeek to set the AI standard on which the world builds and embedding authoritarian values in the global tech ecosystem.” Meta does not mention that researchers have been caught using its open-weights Llama model to build applications for the Chinese military. But perhaps the democratic values embedded in Llama will serve as a bulwark against whatever China plans to do with it.

America crafts an AI action plan

Tech platforms got a rare opportunity to present President Trump with a wishlist — and they're using DeepSeek's success to push for controversial policies
Casey Newton (Platformer)
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So they think Trump is offended by "authoritarian values"?🤨

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Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize buff.ly/MSpnXcc

Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize

Pushback works.
The Conversation

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Poster on a pole that reads: Save the bees Plant more trees. Clean our seas. Punch Nazis.
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