"After a month break, I describe U.S. march toward tyranny as a slow cooker, turned up by degrees from Salvadoran gulags to snatched students to detained tourists to big-ticket capitulations. #Trump wants to boil the frog...
...But we are not yet cooked."
If Will Bunch wrote it, you should read it.©
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The frog of democracy is nearly boiled. We can still jump out of the pot
The slow, seemingly piecemeal march of American dictatorship is trampling colleges and law firms and coming for the rest of us.Will Bunch (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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RTL-SDR with Only a Browser
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RTL-SDR With Only A Browser
Surely by now you’ve at least heard of RTL-SDR — a software project that let’s cheap TV tuner dongles work as a software-defined radios. A number of projects and tools have spun o…Hackaday
ein neues Feature hat in #Youtube Einzug gehalten: Die automatische Synchronisation" von Voice Audio in Videos. #AI galore.
Aber leider ist die Qualität Kacke ( etwa Elevenlabs 1. Generation, mit schlechter Stimme und krassen Speed-Ramps)
Das halte ich nicht aus.
Jemand eine Idee, wie "auto synchronisation" als User bei fremden Videos abgeschaltet werden kann?
Werde ja wohl nicht per VPN aus dem Ersteller-Land da hin müssen, um das Original zu sehen? 🥴
Building a website often feels like cutting a lawn with a pair of nail scissors but I think I'm getting there. chrisstoneartist.co.uk/
#supportlocalartists #devon #plymouth #cornwall #originalart #watercolour #landscape
Chris Stone Artist | Original artwork
Chris Stone: Plymouth based artist producing original contemporary landscape paintings of places that resonate in Devon, Cornwall and beyond.Chris Stone Artist
Barack Obama joins Bluesky | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky, an alternative to X built on open source technologies, has scored a big win in terms of attracting notable users to its platform.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
@RobeeShepherd I'll probably do kits or something once I get it more polished.
Hang on, I’ve got one that fixes compiler errors as well
Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms
Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cutRowena Mason (The Guardian)
Art by David Shrigley
Building a simple Eurorack case
In this video I look into building a simple Eurorack case with two rows of 104 HP. I use aluminium profiles like in the Doepfer casings to keep the modules in place. Let's get started!
Build your own synth - Eurorack kits and PCBs: store.polykit.rocks
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While I've posted most of these over the last few weeks, I've started a gallery on my site for the Muro Loco / Wall Crazy series.
mikaljakubal.com/galleries/
Still a work in progress. I need to add more shots, caption all of them, write an intro. I'd like to find a place to exhibit them.
Edit to add that I'm still adjusting the gallery in mobile view. The captions override the images too much. Looks better on a big screen. I'm working on it.
#Border #immigration #BorderWall #AsylumSeekers #Art #photography #LandscapePhotography #MuroLoco
Taking a stroll through my spam folder, I saw a bunch of legitimate messages from people and companies with their own domains, that are not publishing DMARC and SPF records. Surely everyone (and by everyone I mean Google) is rejecting their mail? How do they not realize this?
Then I noticed that one of them was received *from* gmail, so their mail probably works fine so long as they only mail gmail users. But another was via Yahoo, so that doesn't track.
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The stats we collect for the #SpamAssassin project (mass-scan results from participating sites) have long shown that spammers are more consistent at making SPF, DKIM, and DMARC correct than are legitimate senders. DMARC in particular has no discernible benefit for most senders, so it is a useless signal.
Rejecting mail based solely on authentication failures of those deeply flawed authentication methods does more harm than good.
@grumpybozo Bonus round: GMail themselves effectively requires 'DMARC' (aligned DKIM and/or SPF) for any sending domain that wants to reliably reach GMail users, including through forwarding. This is really fun when domains don't do that, send email to professors in my university department, and said professors forward their email to GMail.
I'm not sure these domains set out to create unforwardable email but they sure achieved it. (We don't do SRS because that's a hack on top of SPF.)
Update!
Several kind folks have suggested Boston-based The Byte Shop for this. Thank you!
Putting out a call for #RetroComputing help!
Does anyone in the #Boston area (or thereabouts) have with experience with the #AppleLisa? The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, #Massachusetts is looking for someone to help them get their Lisa system booted.
If you think you might be able to help, ping me and I’ll put you in touch with the appropriate folks.
Boosts welcome.
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Alright, so, the Furry artist "Jayrnski", who sadly is not on the Fediverse, does absolutely awesome and cute stuff anyway. You should buy all their stuff!
But now, in particular, they offer a little print of an incredibly cute trans mouse where 100% of profits go to the "Trevor Project".
I'll get some myself to hand to people I know, but yeah, if you want some small, gorgously cute art and support LGBT+ folks in the process: etsy.com/listing/1874103348/mi…
#Furry #Trans #LGBT #TrevorProject
📣 Kurzer Reminder: Es wird Tickets für unser allerliebstes Lieblingsevent geben.
Wann? Heute um 20.00 Uhr.
Wo? Auf tickets.vvoid.camp
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Not much going on hobby wise these days. Mostly playing in the local Bloodbowl league.
Have been to a #spacemarine VR thing, tho! That was very fun. Also not cheap.
Going live in 10 minutes - Still time to grab snacks, drinks and plant pumpkin seeds.
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The 3D-Printable Robot That Turns Arduino Newbies Into Pros—How?
In this video, we'll go through 10 reasons the SMARS 3D-printed robot is the best Arduino based project to develop your skills from a noob to a pro.Join this...YouTube
👋 Hi liebe #DIY und #Balkonsolar Community, vor Kurzem habe ich hier mein Vorhaben geteilt, eine Terrassenüberdachung selbst zu bauen und Module darin zu integrieren.
Danke an alle, die mit Tipps und Links geholfen haben!
Jetzt ist es soweit: Die Planung ist abgeschlossen und die Materialien sind da.
Ich werde die Schritte, die mir bei der Vorbereitung geholfen haben, mit euch teilen. Beim Aufbau werdet ihr "live" dabei sein ⚒️.
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7: Verglasung restlicher Flächen
Am Freitag kamen endlich die Polycarbonatplatten an. Heute haben wir sie montiert – so sieht das Ganze jetzt fertig aus. Es fehlen nur noch ein paar Details wie eine Regentonne und die Beleuchtung.
#diy #Balkonsolar #solar #Energiewende #serfmande #handmade #makershour #SolarTerrasse
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Everyone knows these firings are meant to damage services for Americans and fire our decent public servants, and are not the result of performance reviews.
Less revenue in taxes will arm Musk/Trump to fire more civil servants so tax credits for the ultra-wealthy can be made a reality.
Biden had integrity to hire more workers for the IRS to review tax returns of the rich to check the errors of high earners.
Trump’s Mass IRS Filings a “Fraud,” Warned Top Agency Lawyer:
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Trump’s Mass IRS Filings a “Fraud,” Warned Top Agency Lawyer
The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had not conducted any such performance assessment.ProPublica
This was quite tempting, but too much to spend on unnecessary stuff.
German educational models to show how epicyclic gears work.
@yngmar
I did. I wanted to see if and how they worked. A bit sticky due to old lubricant, but they worked.
I do like mechanical cut aways, and made one from a Ford Kent 1100cc engine and gearbox for Hackney college back in the mid 80s.
#PeerTube picks of the day:
PeerTube is a Fediverse video platform, you can follow and interact with PeerTube accounts from Mastodon etc. (See fedi.tips/peertube-video-hosti… for more info.)
This is a large category so I've skipped the descriptions to keep the thread size manageable 🙂
ART
@helenmclaughlin
@coreyartus
@denmanrooke
@dartilyartstudio
@raghukamath
@brandkopf
@krita
@shiftypumpkin
CRAFTS
@kevin
@michellemay
@mattkmcguire
GENERAL VLOGGING
@mrfunkedude
@chris
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PeerTube: Video on the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
#PeerTube picks (cont.):
PHOTOGRAPHY
@ewenbell
WRITING & BOOKS
@weirdwriter
@mcoorlim
@kerry_ferrand
RETRO GAMING
@rees
@sqhistorian
RETRO COMPUTING
@jan_beta
@vkc
@johnny_blanchard
@morefunmakingit
@topazrabbit
@noel_llopis
@lee_smiths_workshop
FOSS & LINUX
@thelinuxexperiment
@veggero
@kde_community
@art
@vkc
@linuxuserspace
@thunderbird
@blender
@krita
@penpot_app
@geotechdigital
GAMING
@gbryant
@the_white_wolf (in German)
@nathansalapat
@playzeroad
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#PeerTube picks of the day (continued):
FEDIVERSE
@firesidefedi
PROGRAMMING
@andybalaam
PRIVACY
@privacyint
@icd (in Polish)
LANGUAGE
@alliterative
WALES
@nicw
NETHERLANDS
@publicspaces
@nisv
TOYS
@dinotoyblog
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Russia’s Naftatrans Oil Depot in Krasnodar Reportedly Ceases to Exist After a Drone Strike
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#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini #uspol
Russia’s Naftatrans Oil Depot in Krasnodar Reportedly Ceases to Exist After a Drone Strike
Witnesses report extensive destruction at the Naftatrans oil depot in Krasnodar, where an uncontrolled fire has spread following drone attacks.Vlad Litnarovych (UNITED24 Media)
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Italy suspends Starlink purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk controversy
"It seems to me that everything has stopped ... the topic has moved from Starlink to the statements of and about the person," Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.Volodymyr Ivanyshyn (The Kyiv Independent)
#CaroleKing
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Carole King - So Far Away (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)
"So Far Away" by Carole King with James Taylor from BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971Listen to Carole King: https://CaroleKing.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to th...YouTube
The #Fediverse is growing and we're welcoming more and more new single user instances but #federation can become challenging.
With #Relay instances, single user and smaller instances can quickly become federated and grow which is supported by many Fediverse applications like #snac #snac2 #Mastodon #Pleroma etc.
More information at:
fedi-relay.gyptazy.com
#fedi #community #fediworld #federated #opensource #fedirelay
Official statement from Albert Sellars LLP in response to President Trump's recent executive order.
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A first trace of organizing appears in the messy workshop/garage barn. Still so much to do and then redo it several times over before it resembles anything I actually want.
But it's a multi-step process, this climbing of the workshop tech tree. Build crap workshop to build a better workshop with.
Ancient farmhouse furniture has many lives. Once it's kicked out of the house, it just goes into a barn. This one has been patched several times already.
Laffy
in reply to Laffy • • •2/ "...The United States of America, no longer the land of the free.
Just over two months into the Donald Trump regime, our own nation is, shamefully, beginning work on its own gulag archipelago spanning the clear-blue waters of the lower hemisphere...There are so many outrages around the U.S. flights of 238 Venezuelan men to El Salvador’s CECOT maximum security prison that it’s hard to pick which outrage to focus on."
Laffy
in reply to Laffy • • •3/ "Most importantly, there is no denying the evil that is being perpetrated in our names...
In this moment, more than any other, our United States had finally become the monster that we feared in our youth, turning any remaining notion of American exceptionalism into a hideous lie, converting the fiction of Franz Kafka and George Orwell’s 1984 into our new reality."
Laffy
in reply to Laffy • • •4/ "Yet circle of life cont's, even under dictatorship...I’d spent most of 2024 warning Trump election victory wd mean…authoritarianism, monarchy, tyranny...Life can look normal even as the air we breathe feels less free.
Since Jan20, Trump regime has been slow-cooking the crock pot of American liberty much like the proverbial frog in boiling water, turning up the heat degree by barely perceptible degree, hoping that we merely feel like we are in a hot tub, not tomorrow’s fricassee"
Laffy
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Laffy
in reply to Laffy • • •7/ "It’s instructive to step back from this hour’s headlines and look to history, because almost every shock that we’re feeling right now is an echo of yesterday’s tyrants, from, yes, Mussolini and Hitler in the 1930s to Hungary’s Orbán and Turkey’s Erdogan right now...
But while knowing the history is so critical now, the past is also not our destiny."
Laffy
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in reply to Laffy • • •9/ "...What matters is that so many desperate people feel a need to be in the same place, to know that they are not alone.
It’s utterly demoralizing that our supposed democratic watchdogs — the media, universities, Congress, the courts — are so craven and morally compromised. But there are still paths of less resistance where our nearly boiling water can flow. The rise of America as a consumer nation has meant the power of the pocketbook remains in our hands."
Laffy
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Laffy
in reply to Laffy • • •11/ "We are at a critical point where the frog legs of this American Experiment might soon end up on the serving platter, or we can use them to hop out of their evil, steaming cauldron and gasp the rarefied air of our remaining freedom. We can look inside our hearts and shift the line again. The soaked masses can still emerge to deliver Trump and Musk our simple message: We are not cooked, not yet."
Please read the entire column.
JonChevreau
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