Frontier Airlines mocks Southwest by offering "free checked bags" - Boing Boing
Frontier Airlines mocks Southwest Airlines by offering "free checked bags" — and Southwest doesn't see the humorCarla Sinclair (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
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It’s midweek and that means… well, I don’t know that it means anything unless you want it to. Time is a circle, or possibly it’s a line, or maybe it’s all strings. Who knows? But if you’re looking for some time to chill out and want to dig on some space and ambient grooves? Cosmoeuphoria will spin up tonight for a couple of hours of audio hallucinogens.
Gonna roll out some Tangerine Dreams and Spaced Out things, tonight at 7:30pm Central.
See ya there, at Radio Free Elsewhere.
Shawn Simpson, University of Pittsburgh
Can animals make art?
Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners and bird sculptors certainly make it seem plausible.The Conversation
If you've never heard of Lemmy, it's an open-source, federated Reddit alternative that isn't censored and controlled by billionaires.
IE - it doesn't suck.
And my indie, zero-ads allowed publication The Index has a community there:
Travel Guide for DEER LAKES PARK - Pittsburgh Purple Travel Guide
We tell you why you should visit DEER LAKES PARK in the Pittsburgh area and what you need to know.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
"In two months, the nation under Trump’s leadership has alienated, threatened, and is now in a trade war with Canada and Mexico. We are estranged from our nearest neighbors and economic allies.
In two months, our nation has alienated and isolated itself from other nations in the North America Treaty Organization (NATO). Our nation has withdrawn its military and intelligence support to Ukraine."
~ Wendell Griffen
#Musk #Trump #NATO #Mexico #Canada #Ukraine
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FROM BAD TO WORSE OR ELSE
The United States experience with Donald Trump’s second term as president is almost 60 days old.Wendell Griffen (Wendell Griffen on Faith, Hope, Justice, Love, and Peace)
"Instead, Trump has aligned the United States with Russia, the chief military and political threat to Europe and Ukraine.
In two months, our nation has threatened the sovereignty of Greenland and Panama. Those nations provide vital transportation (shipping) and other services for the Western Hemisphere."
#Musk #Trump #NATO #Europe #Russia #Ukraine #Panama #Greenland
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"In two months, the United States has experienced the worst outbreak of measles in decades. The stock markets have suffered heavy losses. Prices of household items and food have risen.
In two months, the United States has become more of a pariah than a partner concerning human rights, global security, environmental protection, and goodwill."
#Musk #Trump #measles #economy #tariffs #StockMarket #PriceofEggs #stagflation #Trumpcession #HumanRights #environment #GlobalSecurity
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Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order
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#a11y #politics #UnitedStates #ADA #news #accessibility
My blog had 1,134 published posts dating back about a little over 15 years. There were also 329 drafts just sitting there.
Rather than work this afternoon, I began publishing them! I've gotten through about 18 so far. If you like outdated content, this is the blog post series for you...
makerblock.com/2025/03/the-los…
The Lost Blog Posts | MakerBlock
I've got a lot of unpublished draft blog posts here. Like a lot. At the time I'm writing this post, I've got 1,134 published posts and 329 drafts. This isn't versions of drafts.Maker Block (MakerBlock)
MIT 3/19/25
"...We are writing to encourage our international students and scholars on temporary visas and U.S. permanent residents (green card holders) to consider postponing or delaying international travel, whether personal, academic, or professional, until additional guidance is available...."
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#travel #Politics #USpol #studentvisas
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Infant crying is a common trigger for shaken baby syndrome, which can be fatal or cause lifelong disabilities. Up to 25% of affected infants die, and half suffer long-term disabilities.
A pediatrician examines this preventable tragedy: buff.ly/CJo8eUf
Lori Frasier, Penn State #braininjury
Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a substantial percentage who survive are left with long-term disabilities.The Conversation
Taki Udon Shows Off The UI For His SuperStation One FPGA PS1
Has user themes and box art supportDamien McFerran (Time Extension)
#retro #meme #food #cartoon
FunHouse Radio
Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
Israel Launches a New Offensive in Gaza : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/1239428620/israel-launches-a-new-offensive-in-gaza?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into World News @world-news-npr
Ugh. According to Politico, a Georgetown postdoc in the School of Foreign Service, an Indian national on a student visa who's married to a US citizen, has been arrested and is facing deportation. No crime charged, but apparently was recently doxed on a right wing web site and accused of holding "anti-Israeli views".
"He completed his Ph.D. in Peace & Conflict Studies from Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution"
I don't understand what's happening to us, or why. It's insane.
at The Raptor Center, U. of Minnesota
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20 March 1883 | A German Jew, Albert Vogel, was born in Mainz. Held in the camps of Gurs and Drancy.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 14 August 1942 in a transport of 1007 Jews. He was among 712 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
How is it possible that many automatically (exactly every 3 hours) spammed "victims" of the holocaust (pre-camp photos in particular) are NOT FOUND in the victims database maintained by IDF soldiers who colonized former concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau?
#Auschwitz #FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight #Gaza #GazaGenocide #Westbank #Lebanon #Syria #Yemen
A few notes on the new o1-pro API model - priced at 1000x the cost of GPT-4o mini ($150/million tokens for input, compared with $0.15) and only available via the new "Responses" API.
Rendering this pelican on a bicycle cost me 94 cents! simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/19/…
OpenAI platform: o1-pro
OpenAI have a new most-expensive model: o1-pro can now be accessed through their API at a hefty $150/million tokens for input and $600/million tokens for output. That's 10x the price …Simon Willison’s Weblog
Writing Thu 20 Mar Cross Bailey Light and Colorverse Eclipse Silence
What are you writing with today?
Cross Bailey Light <Medium> + Colorverse Eclipse Silence
#edc #fountainpen #fountainpens #penoftheday #dailypen #CrossBaileyLight #Cross #Colorverse #ColorverseEclipseSilence
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🇺🇸⚡️ Trump proposed U.S. ownership and management of Ukraine’s energy plants during a call with Zelensky, saying it would be the “best protection” for the country’s infrastructure, per a White House statement.
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump tells Zelensky US could take ownership of energy plants after new Putin airstrikes
Ukrainian president hits out at Russian leader after Moscow bombs energy grid despite promising US president to stop for 30 daysArpan Rai,Alex Croft and Jane Dalton (Yahoo News)
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🇩🇪⚡ Germany to release an additional €3B in military aid for Ukraine this year after lawmakers approved a fiscal overhaul, per Reuters. Finance Minister Kukies also plans to authorize €8.25B for Ukraine from 2026-2029, bringing total aid to over €11B.
Additional F-16s have arrived in Ukraine, and Russia's claims of downing an F-16 in Sumy are false, says Zelensky.
He added that Ukraine will mirror Russian strikes on energy facilities and prepare a list of priority civilian infrastructure to share with partners in Saudi Arabia. Zelensky opposed a peace line settlement, warning, "We don’t want another Berlin."
Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332364/north-dakota-greenpeace-defamation-oil-pipeline-standing-rock?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Science @science-npr
Un chercheur français du CNRS refoulé des Etats-Unis pour avoir exprimé "une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par Trump". Ce chercheur dans le domaine spatial a subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée à l'aéroport, au cours duquel son ordinateur et son téléphone personnel ont été fouillés. Le FBI a ouvert une enquête contre lui, depuis abandonnée. Les Etats-Unis ne sont plus une démocratie lemonde.fr/international/artic…
#Politique #Trump #Recherche #Spatial #CNRS #FBI #Justice
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines.Le Monde avec AFP (Le Monde)
Why the US military has cared about climate change since the Cold War
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/commentary/2025/03/19/why-the-us-military-has-cared-about-climate-change-since-the-cold-war/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Marine Corps Times @marine-corps-times-MilitaryTimes
Why the US military has cared about climate change since the Cold War
In this commentary, the author examines how the U.S. military sees climate change as a threat in itself and a threat multiplier for national security.Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, The Conversation (Marine Corps Times)
World's first quantum microsatellite demonstrates secure communication with multiple ground stations
A research team has developed the world's first quantum microsatellite and demonstrated real-time quantum key distribution (QKD) between the satellite and multiple compact, mobile ground stations.Shen Xinyi (Phys.org)
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50-B - Freckle Song [She's Got Freckles On Her Butt] - The Pearl Trio [Larry Vincent] - Party Record
Sometimes heard on Doctor Demento. This is wonderful performance.YouTube
The EU has accused Google of violating the DMA antitrust law in the following ways
1. Google Search treats Google’s services more favorably than competing products by either displaying them more prominently or integrating them.
2. The Google Play Store prevents developers from telling users how to buy digital products and avoid Google’s 30% cut.
Google argues complying with these requests will lead to worse products.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/goog…
Google search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU | TechCrunch
Google Search and its Play Store app marketplace are suspected of breaching the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findingsNatasha Lomas (TechCrunch)
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