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Nothing is more funny than this.

Or more, no irony, I'm dead, *true.*

If you are in 6th grade:

1. Why are you on the fedi? I mean, it's better than twitter or insta, but you are too young, please find an IRL adult. Please do not the internet.

2. It gets better. These are some of the darkest and hardest days. And people will laugh, but that is only because if we didn't laugh we would have to remember.

And then? Then we would cry.

A text message. im in 6th grade. (image of a werewolf on a moody dark battle field holding a weapon, a warrior lost in a storm.) every day is a strugle

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Wieso ich der sogenannten "KI" misstraue:

seagent.de/ki-als-logisch-sema…

#FediLZ


„KI“ als logisch-semantische Cloud – Logisch-semantische Souveränität

Mein größtes Misstrauen gegen "KI" entstammt einem einfachen Zusammenhang. Jede "KI" funktioniert vom Prinzip wie eine ausgelagerte Datenverarbeitung.
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#FediLZ

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I love this blog post about fun / silly / niche apps built on the #MastodonAPI halcy.de/blog/2025/03/18/silly…

halcy log

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#mastodonapi

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I just came across an article that says #Bluesky now supports uploading videos up to 3 minutes long.

Sorry for the extremely newbie question but I wonder what the impact would be on the hypotethical of a self-hosted relay?

In a phenomenal article from last year @cwebber wrote that running a relay in November 2024 required 5 TERABYTES of storage (dustycloud.org/blog/how-decent…)... up from 1 TB in July 2024.

Does video make Bluesky decentralization / self-hosting a relay even more unattainable? 🤔

How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms

dustycloud.org
#bluesky @Christine Lemmer-Webber
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Christine Lemmer-Webber
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note for someone skimming this: messages are not held longer than 72 hours in this setup

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Visit Finland. ♥️🇫🇮
Still from video of Zelenskyy visiting Trump and Vance in The Oval Office.
Still of Zelenskyy in conversation with finish President Alexander Stubb.
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A mesmerizing timelapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the SDO spacecraft over the course of a month.

Credit: NASA/SDO

#sun #nasa #space #astronomy

#nasa #Space #astronomy #Sun

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The TL;DR of Karl Popper’s Paradox of tolerance: Yes, you can indeed punch a nazi. You probably ought to actually.
The Woman with the Handbag is a photograph taken in Växjö, Sweden on 13 April 1985 by photojournalist Hans Runesson. It depicts a 38-year-old woman, Danuta Danielsson, hitting a marching Neo-Nazi with a handbag. More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_with_the_Handbag

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A thread of how I sort through my insect hotels in advance of the season. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #wasps #hymenoptera #insects #pollinators 1/n
Three-level wood structure with a roof covered in snow, filled with various blocks of woods and trays that accommodate paper straws, so of which have been plugged with mud by wasps and bees.
Snow-covered wood structure that looks like a bird house but is instead filled with hollow stems and protected from birds by a wire grid.
#insects #bees #pollinators #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #wasps #Hymenoptera
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The final step is to replace the paper straws. One trick here is to insert them, cut flush to the wood, then remove and flip 180° so that the jagged end is at the bottom of the hole. This gives a cleaner entrance for the bees and wasps. I hope the bees appreciate that touch. 9/n
Red-handled serrated knife sawing through a white paper drinking straw that is inserted into a hole in a 2x4" block.
Me using a forceps to pull out a paper straw from a hole in a wood block. The straws on the left already done and show a clean surface.
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If you want tips on building an insect hotel, here you go. I really enjoy mine and highly recommend them to anyone interested in learning about native pollinators. 10/n colinpurrington.com/2019/05/gu…

Guide to building and managing a mason bee hotel » Colin Purrington's blog

In nature, tunnel-nesting bees are perfectly happy to use logs riddled by boring beetles or piles of dead plants that have hollow stems.
Colin Purrington (Colin Purrington's blog)

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It's a bold vision, and I wish he would have stuck with it.
George Lucas originally wanted the Star Wars prequels to be created on Powerpoint.

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Fortunately, the passionate 'Hypercard Faction' at LucasFilm would not budge and the rest is history.

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Root system!
#mosstodon
Above-ground root system of an alder tree in a swamp. The thick roots spread visibly in a radius of three meters from the trunk, and are covered with a thick carpet of moss.
#mosstodon

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Where's all the lgbtqia+ people on here? Could y'all boost to help me find them
#trans #nonbinary #queer #lgbt #lgbtqia #transgender
Revy with her blue hair tied back behind her ears. She has no makeup She's wearing a orange singlet And the borbs be borbin
#trans #lgbtqia #queer #transgender #lgbt #nonbinary

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Oh FFS

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Found more online

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#CanPoli #BoyCottUSA


What European Fighter Jets Have Critical US Components?

All European fighter jets currently in production use US-sourced components - although some use more than others.
Aaron Spray (Simple Flying)
#boycottusa #canpoli
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So why not follow the Ukrainian lead and use drones?
1) drones have allowed Ukraine to hold their own in war
2) cost effective
3) don't have to find & train pilots willing to risk their necks - use base operators
4) without human pilots, riskier attacks could be undertaken
5) could build our own if Ukraine would allow us to pay royalties for their expertise
6) ASAP build time beats 20 year down the road timeline
7) Trump, Russia & China aren't going to wait 20 years

#cdnpoli

#cdnpoli

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I've put a new KMC 11 speed chain onto my favourite bike, and it's clearly not running happily. Very noisy and the derailleur cage is jumping. I don't believe the cassette is worn beyond tolerance, although it's possible. I'm going to have to strip everything down and give it a good clean and check over – which I should have done anyway.
The rear hub of a bicycle, with a rather dirty cassette and a bright gold coloured chain.
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Alfred Chow - Maker of Things
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@yngmar
Seconded.
New cassette needed.
@Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

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How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/g-s1-54741/fiji-island-iguanas-rafted-5000-miles?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Science @science-npr

@Science

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Interesting new guidance on post quantum cryptography from the UK National Cyber Security Centre

ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/pqc-migra…

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It says

"Migrating an enterprise PKI will require both the creation of a new PQC root-of-trust, and issuing new PQC certificates to all entities on the network."

What is this ?

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If you criticize Trump, you can no longer enter The United States. French researcher deported after expressing a negative opinion of The Dear Leader.

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Diplomatic row erupts after French researcher expelled from US for expressing 'a personal opinion' on Trump

A diplomatic row has erupted between France and the US after a French researcher was expelled from the country for expressing "a personal opinion" on Trump.
Danielle de Wolfe (LBC)
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This is the next level of silently making deporting opponents acceptable, claiming them to be hostile foreigners.

Just wait and see, next will be incarcerating protesters and people publicly criticising Trump administration.

Quietly accepted by majority. Like in 1930's Germany.

When will people wake up? When their neighbour or relatives are taken, deported or disappear?

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Purcy & Figaro love to cuddle together. And those faces make my heart incredibly happy 🐈🧡
#cats #gingercats #pets #CatsOfMastodon
Two cats cuddled up in a pet bed together. One of them is ginger and white and the other is completely ginger. They are looking at the camera above them with a bookcase in the background.
#pets #cats #catsofmastodon #gingercats

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Derry is the only town with a completely intact city wall in Ireland and Northern Ireland. We provide a self-guided tour of Derry and a murals tour in Bogside that tells the story of The Troubles . #Derry #NorthernIreland backpackandsnorkel.com/Norther…

Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for a Self-Guided City and Murals Tour of Derry - Northern Ireland Purple Travel Guide

Derry was the epicenter of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. A Self-Guided City and Murals Tour brings you to the most important locations in Derry.
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
#derry #northernireland

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In October, we published secret recordings of Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term.

It's hard to imagine a more prescient piece of journalism, our editor-in-chief writes.
propublica.org/article/propubl…

#Trump #Government #USPolitics #RussellVought #Journalism


ProPublica’s Russ Vought Reporting Outlined Trump’s Plans for the Federal Government

It’s hard to imagine a more prescient piece of journalism. Vought’s plans for eviscerating entire agencies and decimating the morale of federal workers have turned into reality.
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#uspolitics #trump #government #journalism #russellvought

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As a comment to beliefs of Vought & Christian Nationalist right about a ”Marxist takeover”

The Democratic Party does not have a Marxist bone in it’s body. It’s a center-right neoliberal party.

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Daedalean
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like they freaking published what they would do in advance and much of media still acts like it’s a surprise or unclear.

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20 March 1913 | A Polish Jewish woman, Maria Szenker, was born in Kraków. She was a clerk.

In #Auschwitz from 27 April 1942.
No. 6842
She perished in the camp on 19 August 1942.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
#auschwitz

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Italy wants to extend NATO's article 5 to Ukraine, so if a peace agreement is reached, Ukraine is at the same time protected by all the NATO countries against any further attacks by Russia.

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joergenhoegstrup
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Ja, det ville være rigtig godt om alle øvrige EU-lande fulgte trop.
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Florian 'floe' Echtler
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Interesting to see this from Italy. Seems like unlike most other European right wingers, Meloni wasn't funded by Putin? 🤔

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Has anyone done a full teardown of a Tesla's software stack? With full details on what/when/how it exfiltrates, what direct backdoors it has (short of updates), etc.?

I suspect not, and donating one to a hacker group willing to do this would be a great way to dispose of it.

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@nazokiyoubinbou 100% agree for stuff like infotainment firmware. For stuff that is safety critical there is an argument that the general public (and any passengers and subsequent owners) have the right to count on safety features not being defeated. I’m not sure where the line should be drawn there.
@Nazo
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@alwayscurious @nazokiyoubinbou That might be a tenable (wrong but tenable) position if the vehicle came from the factory with safety as any consideration in the firmware/electronics. But it doesn't. We live in an age of deregulation that's let manufacturers ship cars where the infotainment system can control the brakes and steering and where everything (like door locks) is illegally fail-deadly but the law doesn't bind corporations.
@Nazo @Demi Marie Obenour

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🚗 Transforming Swipe Car Robo • 3D files
➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2832895
💡 Designed by nectarmechanics

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Can you look at these 9 photos and not smile on International Day of Happiness?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/20/g-s1-54523/international-happiness-day-photos-smile?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@arts-life-npr

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‘Aight, aight. Let’s get at it.

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Ex-F1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died at 76
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@sports-npr

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Bloody knackered. Still in the ER with wife 12 hours and counting. Been waiting for a bed for 7 hours as she's going to be admitted for a few days

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#dailyartflow continuation with drawdailytogether, ref 📸 by smidovalucia - park krajobrazowy mierzeja wiślana

I discovered that the crappy paper of this sketchbook actually works quite well with gouache, not watercolour.

Hands felt good today, not the usual pain which was nice ☺️

Wish you a lovely start into this new week!

#mastoart #art #sketchbook #landscape

A mixedmedia painting depicting a forest scene with slender trees and lush green grass. The background features a light blue sky, while a palette of colors is shown at the top. The artwork conveys a serene and vibrant natural landscape.
#MastoArt #art #landscape #sketchbook #dailyartflow

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Europe doesn’t need Trump to form a western alliance – and one is already taking shape - theguardian.com/commentisfree/… "Britain, France and Germany are closing ranks to bolster #Nato as the unreliable US president marches to his own drum" let's do it

Europe doesn’t need Trump to form a western alliance – and one is already taking shape

Britain, France and Germany are closing ranks to bolster Nato as the unreliable US president marches to his own drum, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Martin Kettle (The Guardian)
#nato
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
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imagine if the World just carried on without the United States, like there were 8 billion+ other people in 200+ countries and territories?

If Gilead wants to shut itself off from the outside world, fine, .....it was probably time to ditch the endless self absorbed drama anyway....

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London Begins to Breathe Better - Ethical Revolution

[Read on Ethical Revolution] A study by the Greater London Authority has shown that the city’s levels of lethal pollutants have substantially decreased since the expansion of the UK capital’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez).
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#london #AirQuality #NitrogenDioxide #PM25s #ULEZ

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#Trump urged to target ‘coercive and discriminatory’ Australian media laws by Musk’s X, Apple, Google and Meta - theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m… "The Computer & Communications Industry Association named Australia’s News Media Bargaining Incentive in its submission" #australia #copyright

Trump urged to target ‘coercive and discriminatory’ Australian media laws by Musk’s X, Apple, Google and Meta

The Computer & Communications Industry Association named Australia’s News Media Bargaining Incentive in its submission
Natasha May (The Guardian)
#trump #australia #copyright

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For Uzo Aduba, there's no such thing as 'too late'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5330909/uzo-aduba-anything-is-possible?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@television-npr

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'Beauty from the ashes.' Texas Panhandle recovering one year after the state's largest wildfire
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This is what autocracy looks like:

US Senator Jeff Merkley asks Trump's pick for ambassador to Canada, if he believes in freedom of speech. He does.

Merkley then asks if people inside Canada should be able to disagree with the Prime Minister of Canada. He agrees.

Merkley then asks if people inside the US should be allowed to say something Trump disagrees with, and you can immediately sense, that the ambassador gets uneasy, because in an autocracy, that is not allowed.

youtu.be/_hHaQfrdPaA?si=jKKBFz…


Merkley to Trump Nominee: “Are you an advocate for free speech?”

Senator Merkley pressed Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, on the issue of free speech during his confirmation hearing in the Se...
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Holy hell, this guy is in SO far over his head. He's not a lawyer, but he's demonstrating here a complete failure to articulate probably the most basic principle of US democracy. He's not originally from the US, but he was raised here, from age 3, and should fucking well know better.

So which is he? Appallingly ignorant? Hopelessly immoral and not honest enough to admit that? Or a gutless coward?

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From TV to CMS: How Dr. Oz could shape Medicare and Medicaid
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5333850/dr-oz-medicaid-medicare-cms?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@Shots — Health News

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snac2

A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub instance written in portable C
Forgejo: Beyond coding. We Forge.
#activitypub #snac #snacAnnounces

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The Fed holds interest rates. And, judge denies request to block DOGE's USIP takeover
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@business-npr

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👁 - Christoph Heusgen kritisierte Annalena Baerbock gestern scharf für ihre Entscheidung, nun selbst UN-Diplomatin werden zu wollen.

Heusgen 2017: 🤡
↪️ ➡️ spiegel.de/spiegel/botschafter…

Botschafter Heusgen: "... dass meine Frau Ina eine Stelle in deinem Büro bekommt"

Wie der deutsche Uno-Botschafter Christoph Heusgen seine Beziehungen spielen ließ, um seiner Frau einen Job bei der Uno in New York zuzuschanzen.
Rafael Buschmann (DER SPIEGEL)
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Es braucht nicht viel für ein totalitäres Regime: Vor allem willige Vollstrecker und Willkür. Vor einer Reise in die USA: Neues Laptop, Neues Handy, alles nackt. Keine US basierte Kommunikation! Nutzt eigene Server, z.B. #Matrix bsdbox.de/matrix

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#datenschutz #zensur #privatsphäre #willkür #unplugtrump #usa #travel #reisewarnung

Paris beklagt Zurückweisung von französischem Wissenschaftler bei Einreise in USA Ein französischer Wissenschaftler wollte zu einer Konferenz in die USA reisen. Die US-Behörden stoppten ihn. Der Grund: Private Chats des Mannes mit Kritik an der Wissenschaftspolitik der Trump-Regierung.

Rigoroser Kurs der US-Regierung: Französicher Wissenschaftler darf wegen Trump-kritischer Chats nicht in USA einreisen

DER SPIEGEL
#usa #datenschutz #travel #matrix #unplugtrump #privatsphare #zensur #willkur #reisewarnung
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#FotoVorschlag "Nachbarschaft"
(neighborhood)

In 1857 C.F. Martin built his original guitar factory a block away from where we have lived for the past 25 years.

#blackandwhite #night #nightphotography

Night time photo of an autumn scene. A large ginkgo tree is backlit by a lamp on the original Martin Guitar Factory. The tree's trunk is largely in silhouette casting it's shadow on the ground but the foliage is illuminated. Fallen leaves are strewn on the street and ground below. The first letters of a sign on the building are obstructed by the tree. It is a bit foggy.
#nightphotography #blackandwhite #night #fotovorschlag
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