Skip to main content






#BBCNews - US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives - UNAids chief
bbc.com/news/articles/c4ge1xjr…
in reply to Kriszta Satori

Trump's first administration was an incompetent president surrounded by some competent secretaries. Now we are seeing the effect of an incompetent president surrounded by incompetent secretaries.

If China ever moves on Taiwan, it will be in this US administration. The US has never been more vulnerable, and it may never be this vulnerable again.

in reply to Randahl Fink

@randahl The US has to be rebuilt from ground up. It's ability to inwardly gaze at itself and address structural issues is gone. An electorate that promotes fame, felons and showbiz above sober civics and analysis will fall to the level of those in the majority ie everyone but the billionaire class. The US is vulnerable now but may get worse before it improves


I got some USB-C PD trigger boards in and did a revision of my solder fume extractor to use a 12V fan and to attach the lower electronics bay much more securely now that it has a hood to keep the top shrouds together.

The 12V fan does perform better but the improvement isn't as significant as I had thought it would be. The 5V fan does a pretty good job with the hood in place.

Libre license, #FreeCAD files included

printables.com/model/1211096-s…

@3dprinting #3DPrinting #electronics

This entry was edited (5 months ago)


Pete Hegseth is asked about his Signal group chat discussing US war plans, and all he has prepared is ad hominem attacks on the journalist who broke the story.

Hegseth is clearly betting that Republicans in Congress will not require an investigation.

I think they will.

youtu.be/Ym7_3ESCpSg?si=6TF9jP…

in reply to Randahl Fink

It's a great way to have kompromat on Jeffrey Goldberg. He will have to be very careful about what he writes in the future.


in reply to Randahl Fink

I think it's worth considering to ask such things, but spam the message with " #fox references " until his head keeps spinning.
( "#FoxNews? You got the latest info? From #theatlantic . In this great country we know you are following #FoxNews . So what do you think about <QUESTION> ? Do you think the take of #FoxNews about this is right?")

Never respond to his question, but insist on his opinion!

I assume it's a dark pattern, but no worse from his. :mastoshrug:

in reply to Randahl Fink

the sad thing us people will still say he is some 4-D chess genius.


Es ist schon schlimm, auf einer Plattform von Elon Musk Öffentlichkeitsarbeit zu betreiben, aber es ist schlicht unerträglich die Überwachungssoftware von Peter Thiel auf die Daten unserer Sicherheitsbehörden einzusetzen. Kein einziges Datum, kein einziger Cent für diesen Mann.

netzpolitik.org/2025/palantir-…



Our library has access to a book published by Springer, _Advanced Nanovaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy: Harnessing Nanotechnology for Anti-Cancer Immunity_. Credited to Nanasaheb Thorat, it sells for $160 in hardcover: link.springer.com/book/10.1007…

From page 25: "It is important to note that as an AI language model, I can provide a general perspective, but you should consult with medical professionals for personalized advice..."

None of this book can be considered trustworthy.

(h/t @peterpur )





This hits hard.

This is why our Moomin value structure doesn't allow toxicity on Syzito.xyz

Nixie reshared this.



Puerto Rican #reggaetón artists like #BadBunny might promote the island better than its own tourism agency. A scholar explores how artists can sometimes outshine government #marketing: buff.ly/nHhdQid


This post from Mr. Herman is important. Because this court case could make Trump's entire attack on the federal system fall apart.

A few week ago, I actually published a video about Trump's tactic for dismantling the federal system by abusing his presidential powers. Sadly, I was right:

youtu.be/xTIFRUpItn0?si=t_h8Z0…
journa.host/@w7voa/11421994935…




Speaker Mike Johnson should just resign.

According to him, the Signal fiasco was just an oopsie, that will not happen again.

Note he ignores that it should never have happened in the first place.

thehill.com/homenews/house/521…

#SignalGate #Opsec

This entry was edited (5 months ago)


This year, I founded an indie news blog doing long-form Op-eds.

It's 100% free and 100% reader funded. No venture capital, no ads, no bullshit.

And it is unapologetically opposed to Nazi fuckery.

Read/subscribe and support:
theindex.media



"This black and white cat may do the best ‘I’m a Little Teapot’ ever"
paradepets.com/pet-news/tuxedo…
This entry was edited (5 months ago)



This is what it's like living with Eric. I was trying to relax in my office box, but he got over excited because he'd jumped in and out of the washing basket. *sound on

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats

This entry was edited (5 months ago)


Last week, I asked my community to rank #Linux distros, specifically desktop distros.

After compiling the results and editing things together, here are the results: the distros my community prefers, the ones they don't like, and judging from how many people ranked each distro, or didn't rank them, I also gave a measure of popularity, even though it's clearly imperfect statistically 😀

youtube.com/watch?v=zYVCcKvuO5…

in reply to Nick @ The Linux Experiment

massive merci for this video. It help me a lot in choosing which distro would be good for me. 🤘🙏


Baca komik I Build an Industrial Empire on the Magic Continent Bahasa Indonesia!!!
Segera baca di e-komik.org/komik/419744
#EKomik #Komik #Comic #Manhua #Adventure #Fantasy #Shounen
in reply to E-Komik

🔥 Pecinta Komik, Ini yang Kamu Tunggu! 🔥
Chapter terbaru dari I Build an Industrial Empire on the Magic Continent (Chapter 47) sudah hadir dalam Bahasa Indonesia! 🎉
📖 Gabung bersama ribuan pembaca lainnya dan nikmati kisah serunya.
✨ Jangan biarkan orang lain tahu kisah ini lebih dulu, baca sekarang dan rasakan sendiri keseruannya!
👉 Klik di sini untuk mulai membaca sekarang: e-komik.org/komik/419744
⏳ Jadilah yang pertama tahu apa yang terjadi selanjutnya!
#EKomik #Komik #Comic #Manhua #Adventure #Fantasy #Shounen


Baca komik I Build an Industrial Empire on the Magic Continent Bahasa Indonesia!!!
Segera baca di e-komik.org/komik/419744
#EKomik #Komik #Comic #Manhua #Adventure #Fantasy #Shounen
in reply to E-Komik

🔥 Pecinta Komik, Ini yang Kamu Tunggu! 🔥
Chapter terbaru dari I Build an Industrial Empire on the Magic Continent (Chapter 48) sudah hadir dalam Bahasa Indonesia! 🎉
📖 Gabung bersama ribuan pembaca lainnya dan nikmati kisah serunya.
✨ Jangan biarkan orang lain tahu kisah ini lebih dulu, baca sekarang dan rasakan sendiri keseruannya!
👉 Klik di sini untuk mulai membaca sekarang: e-komik.org/komik/419744
⏳ Jadilah yang pertama tahu apa yang terjadi selanjutnya!
#EKomik #Komik #Comic #Manhua #Adventure #Fantasy #Shounen


Baca komik I Build an Industrial Empire on the Magic Continent Bahasa Indonesia!!!
Segera baca di e-komik.org/komik/419744
#EKomik #Komik #Comic #Manhua #Adventure #Fantasy #Shounen




Handheld Console Plays Original Pong With Modern E-Waste

hackaday.com/2025/03/24/handhe…




Latest edition of my newsletter covers OpenAI audio, o1-pro, Claude web search, DeepSeek-V3-0324, Qwen2.5-VL-32B, Playwright MCP and shot-scraper 1.8 simonw.substack.com/p/new-audi…


in reply to Trivial Einstein

Oh, me too. Writing is something some other person does who happens to have my name. But, mentioning 11, you made me think of Spinal Tap, and in that spirit its why I read your posts and blog. This isn't coming out at all comprehensible but please know I've always liked your writing wherever it comes from...
in reply to PhloXO

@theleavingyear
No worries, I totally get where you're coming from. Thanks for reading and being around. I enjoy reading your posts as well 🙂


There's this Rust library called Clap that is unbelievably powerful, but it has a downside, which is that it is unbelievably powerful. It is able to do so many things that figuring out how to do any one single thing becomes extremely difficult.

These two lines I wrote just now do something extremely sophisticated, they set off an entire range of behaviors, which clap interprets to the Nth degree of correctness. I am…uncertain how I wrote these two lines, exactly. Some form of divination I think





via tumblr: tumblr.com/oldshowbiz/77896166…

A profound comment on art imitating life. Earnie's sculpture of Burt can finally embody the truth of Bert, but only by destroying him.

in reply to llewelly

@llewelly

It craves what he has even yet, even with his nose, it demands more. Next the hair, next the eyebrows, next the eyes.

What was once a man... dismantled in service of perfection of the artistic vision.

Earnie may be remembered for his sculpture, but who will remember the muse destroyed to make it?

myrmepropagandist reshared this.

in reply to myrmepropagandist

Why is this little fediverse post so weighty?! 😮

I love it ❤️

This entry was edited (5 months ago)
in reply to myrmepropagandist

@llewelly Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.


🔥 PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: “An epic fuck-up… these are not serious people… if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshit… we deserve so much better…”



Living in a poor neighborhood increases risk of peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare and potentially deadly heart condition affecting mothers during late pregnancy or after birth. A nursing professor explains: theconversation.com/poor-neigh…
#heartdisease


Cuba, who we have placed sanctions on for 60 years, has a higher life expectancy than the United States.

Why?

Healthcare.

#Healthcare #MedicareForAll #UnitedStates #Cuba

Unus Nemo reshared this.

in reply to mute8582

Well, you're full of yourself, since Wikipedia is the source, but I'll even provide screenshots, along with URLs.

Cuba's life expectancy at birth is 79.87 years
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba#Hea…
American life expectancy at birth was 78.4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_S…
Healthcare make a difference.

in reply to MOVED to: @Linux@mastodon.au

Doesn't surprise me. I've actually been to Cuba where my daughter was an exchange student under Obama. Because of the longstanding US embargo, Cuba has an abundance of educated citizens, many of whom have medical degrees. But because there are so few jobs, those qualified doctors and nurses have other jobs like public sanitation. I kid you not.


Holy Mary mother of honestly I dunno I’m an atheist

Selective prosecution entirely based on dollar-dollar:

As part of the #deportation flights of alleged #terrorists, the #US quietly dropped charges against a key #MS13 leader & returned him to the pro-#Trump leader of #ElSalvador. US investigators believe he has info that could implicate top Salvadoran gov’t officials in corrupt deals with the violent gang.

#law #DualState #MafiaState #immigration
cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/ms…

This entry was edited (5 months ago)


Why must good things take time? Oh this existential question forever haunts me!

(Context: I bought something online that makes me happy and now must wait for it to arrive. Oh the inhumanity!)

Even a depressed guy gets to make jokes, right? Well, if I can’t laugh, what’s the point?



How many types of insects are there in the world?

There are more kinds of insects than there are mammals, birds and plants combined:
buff.ly/lRTohty

in reply to The Conversation U.S.

Not nearly enough???
Insects are the most numerous and widespread class in the animal kingdom, accounting for up to 90% of all animal species.[2][3] In the 2010s, reports emerged about the widespread decline in insect populations across multiple insect orders. The reported severity shocked many observers, even though there had been earlier findings of pollinator decline. There have also been anecdotal reports of greater insect abundance earlier in the 20th century.


The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans


U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

Unus Nemo reshared this.

in reply to GreyAlien

This is one of those things where if the left had the capacity to practice messaging discipline and media coordination they could repeat everyday for the next two months with brutal consequences for the right-wing administration.

But this will be forgotten about by tomorrow