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If you are interested in learning more about the security risks associated with connected devices that no longer get software updates please join me, @securesilient and @gigastacey.bsky.social next Tuesday at 3pm ET.

Let's get rid of zombie devices!
secure-resilient.org/virtual-e…

Virtual Event Registration: Tech Time Bombs – Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF)

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@gigastacey @Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF)

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I'm in a meeting with someone that has "program manager" as job title and I'm like
Windows 3.1 program manager

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The Universe is doing weird stuff again. If this pans out, and that looks likely, our understanding of the cosmos will have to fundamentally change. Again.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/is-…


Is the Universe misbehaving again?

Dark energy is probably doing something weird, and we don’t know why
Bad Astronomy Newsletter
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My head hurt about halfway through this one, but you pulled it together nicely! Fascinating stuff, excellently explained.

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Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
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Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers

Communities with unstable housing, food deserts and less access to health care contribute to the problem.
The Conversation

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Google has accidentally deleted user data on Google Maps that it may not be able to restore. pcmag.com/news/oops-google-acc…

Oops: Google Accidentally Deletes Maps Timeline Data of Some Users

The data loss was caused by a 'technical issue,' Google says.
Jibin Joseph (PCMag)

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But we all listened to the tape, darling - which is still up on Breitbart btw - we all heard you brag that you asked a foreign leader who was threatening Canadian sovereignty to hold off on punishing Canada long enough to let a Canadian you thought he would like better to win a Canadian election.

CBC: 'Offensive and false': Alberta premier's office denies Smith urged U.S. to interfere in federal election #elbowsup #CanadianElection2025

CBC Edmonton β€˜Offensive and false": Alberta premiers office denies Smith urged US. to interfere in federal election Smith told U.S. officials she hoped they'd put tariffs "on pause’ until after the election Nicholas Frew - CBC News - Posted: Mar 23, 2025 4:57 PM PDT |
#elbowsup #canadianelection2025

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The future of 450 million Europeans is in their hands.

Europe needs to be strong to protect it.

We're taking action: increasing defence spending, supporting Ukraine, and strengthening our industry. This is our ReArm Europe Plan / Readiness 2030, worth over €800 billion.

Our new action plan for competitive and environmentally friendly steel and metals and the Savings and Investment Union strategy will be key to delivering it.

Europe responds with actions.

More: europa.eu/!J9qy7c

#EU

Square image with a close-up of a blue EU flag with yellow stars waving in the top right corner. The text "MORE BETTER TOGETHER EUROPEAN" is cantred in bold black font. A strip of small flags representing different countries is along the bottom, along with the European Commission logo.

Commission unveils the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030

Today, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.
European Commission - European Commission
#eu

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If you do NOT want to be one of the many who remain blissfully uninformed β€” those who somehow can stay complacent amid increasing climate chaos β€” here is an excellent resource for learning what you need to know.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations, provides an annual report on the state of the global climate. This year's effort includes a helpful explainer that covers all the basics with a few minutes reading.

SEE THE EXPLAINER ➑️ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4…

I'm going to pick out several highlights and discuss them in a thread below. This post will serve as an introduction. 🧡 1/5

You can find a link to download the full report here ➑️ wmo.int/publication-series/sta…

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Image from the front cover of the linked report, showing a view of mountains with melting glaciers. Title is: "State of the Climate 2024."

State of the Global Climate 2024

The global climate system is complex. In order to unpack such complexity, the WMO State of the Global Climate uses seven Climate Indicators to describe the changing climate.
Esri
#climatecrisis #science #climate #climatechange #environment
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🧡 4/5

This graphic from the WMO report is one of the best visuals I have seen that clearly illustrates the connection between increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, rising temperatures, and reinforcing feedback loops that lead to devastating high-impact events with consequent risks to populations around the world.

It's not a pretty picture.

LEARN MORE HERE ➑️ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4…

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Informative graphic designed as a flow chart, as summarized in post. (There is far too much data to provide a complete alt text description here.)

State of the Global Climate 2024

The global climate system is complex. In order to unpack such complexity, the WMO State of the Global Climate uses seven Climate Indicators to describe the changing climate.
Esri
#climatecrisis #science #climate #climatechange #environment

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This suit fits him perfectly.
A tweet from Tom Williams (@tommyboy0690) reads, "Zelensky wears a suit Trump didn’t have the guts to wear." Below, there is an image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wearing military fatigues and a helmet while standing in a trench, with soldiers in the background. The image has red text overlaying it that says, "You mean this suit?"

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huh. Surprised China didn’t even make the top 10.
mastodon.social/@onlmaps/11421…

OnlMaps (@onlmaps@mastodon.social)

The 10 largest Chinese communities in the world https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/posts/diaspora/the-10-largest-chinese-communities-in-the-world
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I think they were excluded from the set β€œThe largest overseas Chinese population resides in”
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ya, I was just reacting to the headline / image, trying to be funny. Reading all the fine print below the image ruins my attempt at "a joke." πŸ™‚

Apparently China is 1.411 billion nowadays.128X "#1 Indonesia"

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The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
β€”

In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, β€œWe don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.
propublica.org/article/energy-…

#News #Energy #Climate #Oil #Gas #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange


The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright

ProPublica
#news #climate #climatechange #energy #renewableenergy #oil #gas

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Not like the literally oath-breaking R members of congress will bring him to task about this lie. (Didn't do it for any of Trump's Supreme Court noms either...)
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Oh yes, we do we do have replacements. They don’t have replacements, but I would like to suggest that every community has the capacity to make themselves car free.. we have to do much of this work anyway, because of the first poly crisis of climate, every community has to restore their watershed and then integrate themselves into natural systems, especially for local food production.

Car free plus local food equals 90% reduction in resources needed for modern economy

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I identify with the guy on the left at a molecular level. This is following US politics. This is what it is like.

Only the "audience" keeps begging for more tricks and saying "no no no it's going to be real magic this time" over and over no matter how many tricks get debunked.

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So many of those tricks were in my "magic set" back in the 80s.

I wanted to be a stage magician when I grew up.

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Most history books don't mention this for some reason.
Johnny Appleseed was a cannibal.

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#Trump is now complaining about a portrait of him.
He said a portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol "was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before".
But I cannot see the problem. Can you?

news.sky.com/story/truly-the-w…


'Truly the worst': Donald Trump demands removal of 'purposefully distorted' portrait

The US president said a portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol "was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before".
Sky News
#trump

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I threatened y'all with it, so it's time to make good on the promise, and deliver my first real review/report on a non-fiction book from my reading queue.

In today's #blog post, I analyze (as best I can) Shohaku Okumura's Realizing Genjokoan, itself an analysis of the much older Shobogenzo Genjokoan text by the foundational 13th-century master Dogen Zenji.

It might be the most important book I read last year.

arcanalabs.ca/essays/reviews/2…

#reading #nonfictionbook #zen #analyticalreading


Why We Practice: Shohaku Okumura's Realizing Genjokoan

Arcana Labs - Puzzles and Proverbs
www.arcanalabs.ca
#reading #blog #zen #nonfictionbook #analyticalreading

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That is some serious tone-deafness from #Wyoming Rep Hageman.

From the Politco Weekly #Agriculture newsletter.

Subject line is: "Lawmakers face angry farmers"

Screenshot from the newsletter containing this text: Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) was confronted by a woman who said she had been laid off by the Agriculture Department and argued that cutting federal programs would β€œdecimate Wyoming farms in rural communities.” β€œI disagree,” Hageman responded at the Laramie, Wyoming town hall last week, according to WyoFile. β€œI think that our small businesses, our ranchers and our farmers are going to be able to actually thrive in an environment where they are not so over-regulated by the federal government." The lawmaker later said she found it β€œbizarre” how β€œobsessed” her constituents are with the federal government: β€œYou guys are going to have a heart attack if you don’t calm down," she added as the crowd booed, WyoFile reported. (After the event, Hageman told the Cowboy State Daily that β€œshe didn’t hear the woman say her job has been cut but expressed condolences.”)
#agriculture #wyoming
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An interesting perspective. She and those in power see the USDA as regulation, while we see it as service and research. As we’ve seen before, it’s not just a problem on the right. Yesterday I was listening to an organic farmer, liberal, who had been surprised to find so much material available from the USDA and universities on organic farming questions he had. There’s the tendency for them to view those entities as controlled by business. Distortion all around.
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@pdiff1 I saw Tim Walz recently saying that we have done a terrible job of telling people what government does. I think he's right.

Some people have tried. But we are swamped by people who think it's only taxes.

@pdiff1

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Project 2025 is now 42% complete. Impressive for an administration run by a guy who said he had no idea who they were... Despite many of them being former and future employees.

Only 1,398 days to go...

#USpol #Project2025 project2025.observer/

Project 2025 Tracker

Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
#uspol #project2025

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This contraption has been sitting outside the garage for ages. Finally got around to inspecting it. It's a #DIY chain flail mower, no respect for life edition.

Connects to tractor, PTO gearbox driving a rotating disc below with two short lengths of chain attached.

That is how chain flail mowers are normally built, except they have a steel cage around them because they fling stones and the occasional chain.

Also, it's way too close to the rear wheels.

#Tractor #Farm #Homestead #Treasure

A mossy green and rusty three point hitch attachment. Half a PTO drive shaft is swung up for storage and it now sits on two bricks to keep it out of the mud. The frame is obviously self welded while the gearbox appears to have come from something else, being factory made and having some extraneous gears on it. Not visible is the disc on the underside with two lengths of 8mm chain attached.
#diy #homestead #treasure #farm #tractor
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Lots of ways to get seriously injured on a farm, and someone tried to invent another? Yikes.
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@ddmgmgh Soviet era tools stand out for their lack of safety, although this was obviously self-made. But the mentality of disposable people echoes everywhere.
@Dan Hoover
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A commercial chain flail mower for comparison. With suitable distance from tractor wheels and steel cage with chain curtain. Still not advisable walk next to during use.
A new, green painted underside of a commercial chain flail mower. the chain is firmly attached to the rotary head and everything is hidden below a steel housing with a solid part towards the tractor and curtains made from short lengths of chain on the sides. It's raised far up into the air for inspecting.

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#NowPlaying classic early 80s synth stuff. The sound of straight-to-video sci-fi horror movies. This album is only about the 800th album in Tangerine Dream's discography of 4 trillion albums. You hear their influence everywhere in modern #electronic music. Arguably more influential than Kraftwerk (is that heretical?)
Record: Tangerine Dream - Poland
#nowplaying #electronic

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Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Grasshopper Typewriter

hackaday.com/2025/03/24/keebin…


Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Grasshopper Typewriter

Do you consider your keyboard to be a fragile thing? Meet the glass keyboard by [BranchNo9329], which even has a glass PCB. At least, I think the whole thing is glass. There are so frustratingly fe…
Hackaday

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β€œ'What I’m saying is hang on to your stock,' Musk said."

And while he was saying this to the rank-and-file, board members and other insiders have been cashing out in a big way. (abcnews.go.com/Business/tesla-…)

Exactly the same thing happened at Enron when things started to go south.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
#elonmusk #tesla #trump


Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of stock in recent weeks

Shares of Tesla have plunged nearly 50% since a peak in mid-December.
Olivia Rubin (ABC News)
#trump #Tesla #elonmusk

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"This is the way fascism starts, with the few not the many, but the many are next. ...

Tomorrow it could be you and me."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #fascism #authoritarianism
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luciantruscott.substack.com/p/…


Trump moves toward a more efficient fascism

Donald Trump is in the process of issuing a series of executive orders targeting law firms he doesn’t like.
Lucian K. Truscott IV (Lucian Truscott Newsletter)
#trump #fascism #authoritarianism
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"The Wisconsin man, who is white, voted for the candidate who said he would expel all those who β€œpoison the blood of the country.” The man told USA Today that he didn’t believe Trump meant his wife. She was different, he said. He thought Trump 'would target people who snuck over the border and weren’t vetted.' And now that his wife has been detained by ICE, he still can’t believe it. 'It doesn’t make any sense.'”

~ John Stoehr

#Trump #fascism #immigrants
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editorialboard.com/nows-the-ti…


Now's the time for the Democrats to demoralize Trump voters

Think of it as a humanitarian effort.Β 
John Stoehr (The Editorial Board)
#trump #fascism #immigrants

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"This is a genuine constitutional emergency. As we speak, government officials have forbidden journalists from reporting and broadcasting the news,” begins plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and injunction in the Widakuswara v. Lake complaint.

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#Hokitika Glow-Worm Dell in New Zealand is your opportunity to see #glowworms for free at night. The dell can easily be accessed and the glowworms her give an impressive light display at night. Have you been here? #NewZealand backpackandsnorkel.com/Hokitik…

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
#newzealand #hokitika #glowworms

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When it launched its M4 MacBook Air laptops, Apple dumped the M2 and M3 versionsβ€”and with them, its usual budget-Mac strategy. But you can still score a deal. Here's how. pcmag.com/explainers/the-new-s…

The New Secret to Finding a Cheap Mac

Joe Osborne (PCMag)

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If you're looking to see the next iteration of 3D printing @oliverchild talk on day one of #OHS2025 Printegrated Circuits, a technique being developed to embed PCBs into FFF 3D prints, combining conductive and insulating filament is the perfect fit for you! Get your tickets today: 2025.oshwa.org/attend/

Attend the Open Hardware Summit

2025.oshwa.org
#ohs2025 @oliverchild

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Alta ! πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

Die #LetzteGeneration sollen rechtlich #Terroristen sein, weil sie "das SicherheitsgefΓΌhl der BevΓΆlkerung" negativ beeinflussen und weil sie "den Staat schlecht dastehen lassen".

FΓΌr ersteres kannste den gesamten Springer-Verlag & Twitter einknasten und zweiteres is ne SelbsteinschΓ€tzung von Polizei / Innenministerium, fΓΌr die alles unterhalb totaler Kontrolle eh vΓΆllig inakzeptabel ist.

Mei-ne Fresse. πŸ‘Ή

lto.de/recht/justiz/j/letzte-g…

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StA Berlin: 'Letzte Generation' kriminelle Vereinigung?

Ein internes Justizgutachtenβ€―zeigt, dass die Klimaaktivisten in Berlin knapper der Einstufung als 'kriminelle Vereinigung' entgangen sind, als angenommen.
Legal Tribune Online
#letztegeneration #Terroristen
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New from me: Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won’t be easy

wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud…

#cloud #privacy #data

#privacy #data #cloud

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Trump and ICE have not only violated court orders, they have apparently swept up wholly innocent lives in their rush to rendition. My write-up on how their migrant mistreatment is backfiring: open.substack.com/pub/statusku…

The Renditions Are Backfiring

The White House is facing growing resistance and outrage from all quarters for its summary deportations of migrants and defiance of court orders.
open.substack.com

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Tomorrow, March 25th at 1400 Eastern/UTC-4 #Episode 7 of #FiresideFedi with #special #guest @andypiper head of communications with #Mastodon.

Catch it #live via #Owncast: stream.firesidefedi.live
#Peertube #VOD: video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast: audio.firesidefedi.live


Fireside Fedi Show

Fireside Fedi is an attempt to learn more about folks within the Fediverse.
Fireside Fedi Show
#mastodon #live #owncast #peertube #special #guest #firesidefedi #episode #vod #fedicast #castopod @Andy Piper

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Monday is a good day for enjoying some silly randomness!

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New: the Mozilla Foundation is calling on the tech industry to block an ICE contractor's web scrapers. Amazon, Apple, BlueSky, Duolingo, Etsy, Glassdoor, GoFundMe, Google, LinkedIn, Nextdoor, OnlyFans, Reddit, Snapchat, Substack, TikTok, Tinder, Twitch, Twitter, more

404media.co/mozilla-foundation…


Mozilla Foundation Calls on Tech Industry to Block ICE Contractor

The Mozilla Foundation says 30 companies should block web scrapers from ShadowDragon, an ICE contractor.
Joseph Cox (404 Media)

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The folks from Survival Research Laboratories are still at it. :flan_hearts: :flan_hacker:

youtube.com/watch?v=lix-vr_AF3…


Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon

Resurrecting the Plasma Cannon, to extend its range with modern capacitors and increase the delivered energy.ADDENDUM: Shortly after posting the last video...
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THIS JUST IN:

Yesterday, the people of #Paris voted "Oui" or "Non" to pedestrianizing and greening a further 500 streets in the city, and eliminating 10,000 parking spots.

The result: 66 percent, or two-thirds, voted "Oui"!

🧡

#paris
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A VA rescue effort saved 15,000 veterans' homes. Some in Congress want to scrap it
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5335611/veterans-va-home-loan-mortgage?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-npr

@Politics
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