Some European countries and Canada issue advisories for travelers to the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5336792/european-countries-canada-travel-warnings-us?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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#AOC and #Bernie drawing more than 34,000 people in #Denver, #Colorado.
From: lemmy.world/post/27202397
And here: 50501.chat/post/49846
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Trump has U.S. Indo-Pacific allies guessing on trade and security
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5330434/asia-indo-pacific-security-trade-trump-tariffs-china?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction
Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.The Conversation
Ban anonymous accounts on civil #SocialMedia and the bot 🤖 problem goes away. The bots can have #Twitter 
aka #Xitter 🚽 and Facebook.
In the meantime, report ALL suspected 🤖 and #spam accounts.
Court hearing centers on Newsmax CEO's role in spreading election-fraud claims
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5336770/newsmax-ceo-ruddy-election-fraud-claims-dominion-court-hearing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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A primeira charla impartea @lucia_ferro no salón de actos, por se queredes vir
💰 UK freezes over $32B in Russian assets amid toughest sanctions ever. Britain joins allies in blocking $400B+ from Russia—4 years of its military budget. London backs using frozen assets to support Ukraine, including a $50B loan plan.
gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanc…
UK sanctions freeze £25bn of Russian assets
New figures released today (21 March) show the impact of UK sanctions on Russia.HM Treasury (GOV.UK)
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Der Elko dieses LED-Netzteils ist sichtbar aufgebläht und führt zum Ausfall der Lampe. Der Austausch mit dem Lötkolben ist schnell erledigt.
The electrolytic capacitor of this LED lamp power supply unit is visibly blown and causes the lamp to fail. It can be replaced quickly with a soldering iron.
derreparierer.codeberg.page/de…
Capacitor tutorial:
derreparierer.codeberg.page/de…
#repair #reparatur #electronics
George Foreman, boxing champion and entrepreneur, dies aged 76
The death of the heavyweight champion boxer was announced by his family in a post on InstagramGuardian sport (The Guardian)
US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdownRobert Tait (The Guardian)
Use of pesticides on UK farms to be cut by 10% by 2030 to protect bees
Campaigners welcome long-delayed proposals to reduce pesticide-related harms to pollinatorsHelena Horton (The Guardian)
Paul Weiss’s Shameful Surrender Makes Every Lawyer There Complicit In Trumpian Constitutional Desecration
In what may be one of the most shameful displays of institutional cowardice we’ve seen, law firm Paul Weiss has completely capitulated to Donald Trump’s ridiculously unconstitutional ex…Techdirt
Putin lost his 900,000th Russian soldier Thursday (dead, wounded, and captured).
He lost another 1210 soliders today.
For a long time I wondered if Russia had prostetics for all the wounded… but then I saw numerous videos of Russian soldiers executing their wounded.
And I wondered if Russia could find coffins for all the dead, but then I read that Russia is not even bringing all the dead bodies home.
A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate
In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting d…Electronic Frontier Foundation
Fast-track visa reimposition: a strengthened tool for EU immigration control and external relations policies?
Professor Steve Peers , Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit : Sixflashphoto, via Wikimedia Commons How and why can shor...eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
As Israel bombs, shells and bulldozes northern Gaza, Palestinians have few places to go
@photography @palestine
#Gaza
#displaced
Meanwhile in Wales, evidence is mounting (confirming) that 20mph speed limits reduce deaths on the roads.
As Lee Waters (ex-Welsh Transport Minister) point out: 'There is still this idea that 70 or so road deaths a year in Wales is acceptable. But we would never accept 70 deaths a year on the ferry to Ireland, or on buses'.. Indeed!
And it not an unpopular policy (except among cultural warriors trying to claim its an imposition on 'drivers' rights'.
theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?
Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minorityPeter Walker (The Guardian)
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Vaccination rates are falling. It is the media as much as populists who are to blame for this.
Falling confidence in vaccination illustrates how the media’s obsession with balance and impartiality, and its aversion to regulation, can kill.
In the United States it is easy to view falling rates of vaccination for diseases like measles as a simple consequence of a right wing pop...mainlymacro.blogspot.com
… currently starting to think a little differently about scraping after catching up with @pluralistic on thinking about scraping:
pluralistic.net/2023/09/17/how…
(Thanks @urixturing )
#books #reading #writing #publishing #copyright #AI #bookstodon @bookstodon
While AI scraping might not be a copyright problem (though model output most definitely can), it is a common infrastructure problem. Just from the last week
thelibre.news/foss-infrastruct…
Using copyright to tackle it might not be the right approach (CFAA could be a better fit at this point LOL), but saying that "Scraping against the wishes of the scraped is good, actually" without any qualification is at best problematic.
Even if put human (not corporate) consent aside, there's both material and moral difference between institution responsibly collecting data in public interest and extractive enterprises imposing massive negative externalities on publicly available resources.
@pluralistic
@JaneraTiciano
@urixturing @bookstodon
FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.Niccolò Venerandi (LibreNews)
@dustyattic @JaneraTiciano
> saying that "Scraping against the wishes of the scraped is good, actually" without any qualification is at best problematic.
Good thing that article has over 300 words of qualifications relating to that statement, then.
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Finally learned how to do 3D sketches. Until now I was constrained to 2D space and it was annoying.
Can't wait to see what kind of shenanigans I can do that will make bestie's solidworks eyes bleed.
Meta settles UK 'right to object to ad-tracking' lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff | TechCrunch
A human rights campaigner, Tanya O'Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreementNatasha Lomas (TechCrunch)
Travel Guide for Hokitika and Paparoa National Park, New Zealand - New Zealand Purple Travel Guide
Paparoa National Park is known for its limestone karst formations, caves, diverse flora and fauna, outdoor activities and the spectacular Charleston Glowworm Cave.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5320263/social-security-administration-changes-identity-office?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
22 March 1892 | A Czech, Rudolf Knezek, was born. A chimney sweep.
In #Auschwitz from 20 May 1942.
No. 35960
He perished in the camp on 4 June 1942.
Here's a great fireball caught last night by the camera on my house, submitting data to the Global Meteor Network.
Do you want to present and talk at State of the Map, the annual global OpenStreetMap conference? It's happening this year in Manila & online, and you can apply today!
The Call for Participation is now open! Submit your talk today!
2025.stateofthemap.org/calls/g…
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #gischat #sotm #sptm2025 @sotm
State of the Map 2025 – Manila
The global OpenStreetMap conference. 2025 in Manila & online.2025.stateofthemap.org
> if we create a new copyright that allows creators to prevent others from scraping and analyzing their works, our bosses will 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 alter their non-negotiable boilerplate contracts to demand that we assign them this right.
> pluralistic.net/2024/03/13/hey…
from @pluralistic:
Erzählende Affen - Taschenbuch
Bestellen Sie Erzählende Affen als Taschenbuch jetzt günstig im ULLSTEIN Online-Shop! ✓ Sichere Zahlung ✓ Gratis-Versand ab 9,00 Euro ✓ Vorbestellen möglichUllstein Buchverlage GmbH
Bei #Trump Kritik keine Einreise in die # USA
spiegel.de/kultur/musik/uk-sub…
Flughafen von Los Angeles: Bandmitgliedern der UK Subs wird Einreise in USA verweigert
Die britische Punkband UK Subs reiste für einen Gig nach Los Angeles. Doch auf dem Flughafen war für einen Teil der Gruppe Endstation. Bassist Alvin Gibbs fragt sich, ob seine Kritik an Donald Trump etwas damit zu tun hat.DER SPIEGEL
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Twinkump Linkdump; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2025/03/22/omn…
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I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.
Catch me in SAN DIEGO on MONDAY (Mar 24):
And in CHICAGO with PETER SAGAL on Apr 2:
exileinbookville.com/events/44…
More tour dates here:
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Authors on Tap: Cory Doctorow and Peter Sagal
Indie bookstore located in the historic Fine Arts Building on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Where books and music meet.exileinbookville.com
Rebar and concrete, well that sets your next project!
I just watched this from Donn DIY, making a rock/concrete crusher.
Jaw Rock Crusher - Start To Finish
Full build process of a jaw rock / concrete crusher. I fabricated it using scrap steel, homemade CNC plasma table with Hypertherm plasma cutter, angle grinde...YouTube
had some tangarine buttons printed in SLS nylon, thrown in with my most recent jlcpcb order. they came out very nice. i got them in white because i want to try dyeing them.
frames arrived safely, but several of the buttons (i got ten sets because i wanted to include a couple in the few kits i sold, but they had not even finished production by the time i was ready to ship them) had broken off by the time i got the package. they did warn me about that and i told them to print it anyway, so fair, but i'm surprised since the remaining ones seem plenty flexible along the button-linking sticks.
they're still usable though, since the outer buttons are all captive within the frame. the inner button is just held in by its connection to the outer ones, so presumably it'd fall out if you managed to break off every single button on one of them, but It's Probably Fine(tm)
Heartwarming news from Eskikaraagac Village in Bursa! For the 14th consecutive year, Yaren the stork has returned from its migratory journey to reunite with local fisherman Adem Yilmaz. Their unique bond continues to captivate and inspire, symbolizing the enduring connection between humans and nature.
#GoodNews #YarenTheStork #UncleAdem #Bursa #WildlifeFriendship
turkiyetoday.com/lifestyle/unc…
‘Uncle Adem’ meets up with ‘Yaren stork' for 14th time - Türkiye Today
In the rural Eskikaraagac Village, located by the picturesque Uluabat Lake in the Karacabey district of Bursa, a symbolic and touching reunion took place forNewsroom (Türkiye Today)
Kim
in reply to Anool Mahidharia • • •Bluetooth and an LCD?
Is that something you are putting up in an online shop?
Anool Mahidharia
in reply to Kim • • •Probably not, but project is #OpenSource and hosted on our Git repo at
github.com/Makerville/makervil…
GitHub - Makerville/makerville-badge: Makerville Badge
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