#Trump and #Hegseth Are Dishonoring #Black and #Latino Veterans’ Service
The Pentagon’s Arlington National Cemetery website deleted Black, Latino, and #women webpage memorials as part of Trump and Hegseth’s diversity purge
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Trump and Hegseth Are Dishonoring Black and Latino Veterans’ Service
The Pentagon’s Arlington National Cemetery website deleted Black, Latino, and women webpage memorials as part of Trump and Hegseth’s DEI purge.Michael Embrich (Rolling Stone)
Communicating With Others
Telecommunication networks and the internet have made communicating with people easier than ever, but have also made surveillance more prevalent.ssd.eff.org
College Football Coach Indicted for Stealing Private Data of 150K Athletes
The former University of Michigan offensive coordinator, Matthew Weiss, allegedly targeted female college athletes and stole their personal videos and photos.Michael Kan (PCMag)
It is a humorous, weird fantasy text adventure set in the mythical kingdom of Kerovnia.
#interactivefiction #magneticscrolls #retrogaming
Backyard Rope Tow from Spare Parts
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Backyard Rope Tow From Spare Parts
A few years ago, [Jeremy Makes Things] built a rope tow in his back yard so his son could ski after school. Since the lifts at the local hill closed shortly after schools let out, this was the only…Hackaday
In Poland we don't say a rope tow, we say wyrwirączka (eng. hand snatcher) and I think it's beautiful.
Plugable 5 Gig USB-C Ethernet Adapter Quick Review! USBC-E5000
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"White House officials informed the Navajo Nation that an artificial intelligence-powered automated review process looking for content with DEI initiatives led to the elimination of anything mentioning “Navajo,” according to a statement from Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren."
(Comment: 🙄 Blame the AI... right....)
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#Politics #USPol #Racism #DEI #CodeTalkers
Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
The Pentagon has restored some webpages highlighting the wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans. The move Wednesday came after tribes across the country objected to the removal of their histories.Terry Tang (AP News)
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This Robotic Hand's Electronic Skin Senses Exactly How Hard It Needs to Squeeze
The hand could lead to advanced prosthetic hands for amputees or robots with the dexterity and strength to perform household task.SingularityHub
Snac2 is a simple database-less/javascript-free alternative to Mastodon:
It looks very nice to run your own #fediverse server
There are some screenshots here:
codeberg.org/voron/snac-style
Is anybody using it?
snac2
A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub instance written in portable CForgejo: Beyond coding. We Forge.
➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2835249
💡 Designed by Jimmy_IW
Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so : Consider This from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/1239646559/trump-tariffs-farmers-trade-war?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages
A reliance on foreign students for academic research has allowed the US to ignore flaws in its domestic tech worker pipeline, a scholar argues.The Conversation
Skewed towards the perspective of the 20000 academic H-1B visas over the 65000 others, and still manages to admit that those *non-immigrant* visa-holders are likely underpaid by as much as $100000 per year.
There are no worker shortages. There are only wage shortfalls. American workers could do the jobs more cheaply, if they were not locked into a "work or die" system that hollows out individual finances, at every stage of life, via relentless exploitation.
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Why D.C. police decided to side with DOGE in Institute of Peace standoff
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5332193/why-d-c-police-decided-to-side-with-doge-in-institute-of-peace-standoff?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The dangers of sports betting aren't well-understood, experts warn
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5331336/the-dangers-of-sports-betting-arent-well-understood-experts-warn?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Muslim youth in foster care come together for iftar
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5330872/muslim-youth-in-foster-care-come-together-for-iftar?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Here are the standout video games at the Independent Game Festival awards
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334560/here-are-the-standout-video-games-at-the-independent-game-festival-awards?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5335600/library-museum-funding-doge-sonderling?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Books @books-npr
Three escalating conflicts in the Middle East threaten the wider region
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5330711/three-escalating-conflicts-in-the-middle-east-threaten-the-wider-region?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Strong OpEd by @Mer__edith in the Financial Times about the ongoing Apple case and the intensifying war on encryption:
"we must recognise that strong encryption isn’t the enemy of security — it is security."
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#ChatControl #Encryption #Apple #GoingDark
The Boston Celtics are set to be sold for a record-breaking $6.1 billion
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334704/the-boston-celtics-are-set-to-be-sold-for-a-record-breaking-6-1-billion?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Creating Low Quality Facts written in lower quality handwriting.Low Quality Facts (Patreon)
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This week in science: origins of life, birds speech, and how TikTok gets ADHD wrong
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5328659/this-week-in-science-origins-of-life-birds-speech-and-how-tiktok-gets-adhd-wrong?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.Columbia Journalism Review
New thing I'm trying.
After I post a tutorial video I'm going to have a supporter only stream where I answer questions about the video's subject. Kind of like "office hours" but for monthly sustainers on Patreon and Ko-Fi (who are paying my bills, I don't have sponsors and ad revenue is laughable).
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Joyful Linux and vintage tech videos/tutorials. Nerdy musician.Veronica Explains (Patreon)
@mcc Just finished reading your #BladeRunner2049 post that (I think?) you (or someone else) linked a few days ago:
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>The point of the baseline test is not to fail inhumans. The culture has already decided that K is subhuman. The baseline is *testing to see if someone marked as inhuman is becoming human*.
Outstanding analysis 😁 It gave me a new appreciation for Blade Runner 2049 that I didn't have before.
#BladeRunner #cyberpunk #movies
The "baseline" scene was actually written by Ryan Gosling
This post necessarily contains spoilers for Blade Runner 2049. If you haven't seen Blade Runner 2049, I suggest not reading this and just going and watching Blade Runner 2049. …so. I really like Blade Runner 2049. Like I really like it.andi on cohost
Wait. Is this reading correct?
"Under current law, content produced entirely by AI immediately enters the public domain, allowing unrestricted commercial use."
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Other news coverage:
"Because many of the Copyright Act's provisions make sense only if an author is a human being, the best reading of the Copyright Act is that human authorship is required for registration."
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#news #technology #TechNews #copyright #PublicDomain #AI
AI-Generated Works Are Public Domain, Court Affirms
A recent court case affirms that works generated by AI, without human involvement, are not eligible for copyright protection.Synthtopia
Maybe is one of the best img remix from @pluralistic
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