5 things to know as Dr. Oz gets one step closer to leading Medicare and Medicaid
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/25/g-s1-55766/dr-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-cms-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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us.elegoo.com/blogs/news/shipp…
Shipping Notice: Estimated Dispatch Times for Centauri Carbon/Centauri
Thank you for your order of Centauri series! To ensure a smooth shopping experience, we’ve outlined our estimated shipping times based on your order placement. All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).ELEGOO US
#fuckCDU diskutiert #NordStream-Pipeline
Möglichst schnell wieder russisches #Gas importieren
Mitglieder des CDU-Verhandlungsteams für den #Koalitionsvertrag denken über russisches Gas nach. Die Grünen warnen davor, erneut in eine Falle zu tappen.
#taz #schulze #grüne #fuckPutin #Russland #Klimakatastrophe #Krieg
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CDU diskutiert Nord-Stream-Pipeline: Möglichst schnell wieder russisches Gas importieren
Mitglieder des CDU-Verhandlungsteams für den Koalitionsvertrag denken über russisches Gas nach. Die Grünen warnen davor, erneut in eine Falle zu tappen.Tobias Schulze (taz)
- Don't know. Don't care...
A new study quantifies how a citizenship question would likely hurt census accuracy
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5338905/census-citizenship-question-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Holy shit
#DeSantis admits that the #WorkerShortages created by anti-#immigrant laws need to be eased by putting teenagers to work by relaxing #ChildLabor protection standards.
#USpol #law #immigration #economy #Trump
miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…
'Heads are exploding': How security experts see the Signal war-plan breach
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339753/signal-war-plan-breach-security-experts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap
Employees often gravitate toward co-workers their own age, but relationships with colleagues at other stages of life have personal and professional benefits.The Conversation
I can control the speed of the air purifier, as shown in the first screenshot. When I'm editing the script I can switch on and off the air purifier, but there's no mention about the speed (second screenshot). I'm definitely doing something dumb, but what?
It seems like Home Assistant doesn't know that the device supports actions other than "turn on" and so doesn't suggest them...
US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin
Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing...Erin Banco and Mari Saito (Yahoo News)
Lukashenko Sworn In For Seventh Term As Rights Groups Decry 'Unconstitutional' Rule
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#news #politics #lukashenko #Belarus #corruption
Lukashenko Sworn In For Seventh Term As Rights Groups Decry 'Unconstitutional' Rule
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenko was sworn in for a seventh time on March 25 as human rights groups said the authoritarian leader’s rule was unlawful.RFE/RL's Belarus Service (RFE/RL)
How well does it work though? Let’s find out!
Oh. Well, shoutout to @404mediaco, good to know I can trust them at least.
And my domain settings all say it’s disabled for all users. But there it is.
Cool, cool cool.
Nothing I can see in the admin console even admits that any of this nonsense happened, and ...I mean, what do you even say.
Options force-pushed to the user that override org policy settings? In a way that is completely invisible to an admin? And hidden four layers down in the user settings? What sort of evening-at-the-infosec-improv amateur hour is this?
If an endpoint can override policy invisibly you don't have a perimeter, you have a wishlist. WTF is going on at the big G these days?
why are you opposed to sombody getting their promotion and their bonus payout?
Think of the poor engineer that wil have to fix that mess at one point and will be skipped promotion because "one doesn't fix problem at Google. They invent them".
#doll #catdoll #plushie #plushies #cat #studioserenpatterns #artdoll #sewing #handsewing #slowstitching #handstitched #handsewn #handmade #pop #knuffelbeest #kat #naaien #handgemaakt
Texans Might Soon Have to Show Photo ID to Buy a Dildo Online
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Texans Might Soon Have to Show Photo ID to Buy a Dildo Online
A new bill introduced by Angela Paxton, wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton, would impose privacy-invading age verification requirements on online sex toy retailers.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
As someone who once sent a pack of condoms to the Queensland Premier to protest against idiotic laws I highly recommend ensuring the legality of any dildos etc by sending images of the devices to the AG for approval.
No-one wants to inadvertently break the law.
Lavender, citrus and candy: weed's signature aroma changes with the times
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5243317/weed-cannabis-skunk-smell-aroma?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Health @health-npr
keep being weird, funny, nd beautful ❤
you crack me up and I truly appreciate you staying true to yourself.
Even if one of the twins has 1 blue eye and 1 green eye you'll find the the other twin has the same colours but in the opposite eyes.
OPSEC comes from people, not just tools. End-to-end encryption was undone by “end-to-end stupidity.” Perfect term.
alecmuffett.com/article/113007
“The real problem with sharing Top Secret data over Signal is not the security of the app, it’s the security of the phone. And mobile phones are not secure against state level threat actor” | @thegrugq is correct, BUT…
…but he does miss: “…and the other half of the problem is that you won’t have good OPSEC with good *tools* but lacking competent *users*” End-to-end secure stupidity is a thing.…Dropsafe
FBI director: Agency "investigating increase in violent activity toward Tesla."
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
FBI probes arson of Tesla cars and facilities, says “this is domestic terrorism”
FBI director: Agency “investigating increase in violent activity toward Tesla.”…Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
This is neat: the United Nations have adopted a new set of 8 #OpenSource prinicples:
🔶 The UN Open Source Principles 🔶
1. Open by default: Making Open Source the standard approach for projects
2. Contribute back: Encouraging active participation in the Open Source ecosystem
3. Secure by design: Making security a priority in all software projects
4. Foster inclusive participation and community building: Enabling and facilitating diverse and inclusive contributions
5. Design for reusability: Designing projects to be interoperable across various platforms and ecosystems
6. Provide documentation: Providing thorough documentation for end-users, integrators and developers
7. RISE (recognize, incentivize, support and empower): Empowering individuals and communities to actively participate
8. Sustain and scale: Supporting the development of solutions that meet the evolving needs of the UN system and beyond.
Source: unite.un.org/news/osi-first-en…
The OSI First to Endorse United Nations Open Source Principles | Office of Information and Communications Technology
The United Nations Open Source United community and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) today announced that the OSI has become the first organization to officially endorse the UN Open Source Principles.unite.un.org
Track by track breakdown of my album is on a super cool Irish blog: The Thin Air.
thethinair.net/2025/03/track-b…
Featuring my Masto profile photo! Gorgeous
Track-by-Track: Meljoann - Status
One of Ireland's very best genre-fluid experimentalists Meljoann walks us through Status - a bristling, truth-telling odyssey through queerness, class, digital resistance and emotional survival.The Thin Air
Playboi Carti has the biggest streaming week since Taylor Swift
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5338690/playboi-carti-music-charts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Music @music-npr
Ambassador Rasool's expulsion: A new low in US - South Africa relations
South Africa's diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was welcomed as a hero in his home in Cape Town. But his departure marked an unusually big step in deteriorating ties between Washington and Pretoria.
dw.com/en/ambassador-rasools-e…
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption
US-S.African ties hit new low as Ambassador Rasool expelled
South Africa's diplomat Ebrahim Rasool was welcomed as a hero in his home in Cape Town. But his departure marked an unusually steep decline in ties between Washington and Pretoria.Cai Nebe (Deutsche Welle)
🚦 We welcome the green light of the European Parliament and the Council to modernise EU driving licence rules, including:
🚗 EU driving licences on digital devices.
🚗 A minimum two-year probation period for novice drivers.
🚗 An EU-wide accompanied driving scheme from age 17.
🚗 Better training and testing to help drivers navigate safely around vulnerable road users.
🚗 Easier licence exchanges for citizens from non-EU countries.
These updates will modernise our licensing system, help with the shortage of professional drivers, and improve road safety.
Every road death is one too many – we are committed to bringing this number down to zero.
Commission welcomes provisional agreement on modernised driving licences rules
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on its initiative to modernising EU driving licence rules.Mobility and Transport
🚨 Let’s Encrypt at risk from Trump cuts to OTF: “Let’s Encrypt received around $800,000 in funding from the OTF”
Dear @EUCommission, get your heads out of your arses and let’s find @letsencrypt €1M/year (a rounding error in EU finances) and have them move to the EU.
If Let’s Encrypt is fucked, the web is fucked, and the Small Web is fucked too. So how about we don’t let that happen, yeah?
(In the meanwhile, if the Let’s Encrypt folks want to make a point about how essential they are, it might be an idea to refuse certificates to republican politicians. See how they like their donation systems breaking in real time…)
CC @nlnet @NGIZero@mastodon.xyz
#USA #fascism #OpenTechFund #LetsEncrypt #SSL #TLS #encryption #EU #web #tech #SmallWeb #SmallTech mastodon.social/@publictorsten…
publictorsten (@publictorsten@mastodon.social)
Wenn Let’s Encrypt plötzlich nicht mehr klappt, wird das halbe Internet aus Zertifikatsfehlern bestehen. https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Trump-Dekret-Kampf-um-US-Foerdermittel-fuer-Tor-F-Droid-und-Let-s-Encrypt-10328226.htmlMastodon
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I really would like to share your optimism too.
If I can help in some ways, let me know. I was tracking the RFA budget withdraw and wondering how long OTF can survive without the funding.
@a We don't need to move Let's Encrypt to the EU. We need to run a EU-based equivalent, and make it so that the infrastructure they run is easily replicated.
As this development clearly demonstrates, Let's Encrypt is a single point of failure. It was never a good idea. It was just a less bad idea than others.
And no, that's absolutely not suggesting they didn't do great work. This is about designing for resilience.
Skin bleaching is terribly popular -- and takes a terrible toll
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/25/g-s1-53648/skin-lightening-creams-damage-nigeria?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"We believe that Jared Isaacman is uniquely qualified to lead NASA."
arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/…
Momentum seems to be building for Jared Isaacman to become NASA administrator
“We believe that Jared Isaacman is uniquely qualified to lead NASA.”…Eric Berger (Ars Technica)
#FiresideFedi #Episode 7 with #special #guest @andypiper .
Andy is the head of #Mastodon Communications and a 20 year #FOSS veteran.
Check us live on #Owncast stream.firesidefedi.live
#Peertube #VOD afterwards video.firesidefedi.live/@show
#Castopod #Fedicast #Podcast afterwards audio.firesidefedi.live
Fireside Fedi Show
Fireside Fedi is an attempt to learn more about folks within the Fediverse.Fireside Fedi Show
Following Teen Suicide, Character.AI Gives Parents Info on Their Kids' Activity
A new 'Parental Insights' feature will send parents or guardians a weekly email summarizing their teens’ activity, though it does not include a transcript of the kids' discussions.Emily Forlini (PCMag)
After the US has sent a military plane to Greenland with bullet proof cars for driving around Usha Vance, Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen says:
“This is an unacceptable level of pressure from the US, and we will push back. […] The Americans cannot claim, this is a private visit, and no one can read this independently of the statements from them, on their desire to annex another country. […] The future of Greenland is defined by the people of Greenland and no one else.”
Source: DR
#greenland
“Trust, but verify” - Ronald Reagan
“ Verifiably untrustworthy” -the Trump Keystone Kops Klowncar, as seen by NATO, neighboring countries, Ukraine, etc.
TECHNICALLY he didn't say anything wrong.
#DnD #Dndmemes #funny #TTRPG #TTRPGMemes #DungeonsandDragons
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