One of the massive pumps that kept the Samson Pit in #SanktAndreasberg - once the deepest mine in the world - free of water.
Since learning more about historical #mining , I have come to the conclusion that the typical "old mine" dungeon complex in #DnD and other #ttrpg don't give enough thought on how to keep the water out.
EXCLUSIVE: After Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ musical, Guster brings cast on stage in protest
Finn's run at the storied DC venue was axed after Trump took over.The Handbasket
Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today
Amazon has disabled some Alexa privacy features amid a push to introduce AI capabilities and make more money.The Conversation
Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds
Tesla vehicles suffer fatal accidents at a rate that's twice the industry average
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you left out the pertinent and funny part. It’s not the vehicles that are unsafe, but the drivers
> So, why are Teslas — and many other ostensibly safe cars on the list — involved in so many fatal crashes? “The models on this list likely reflect a combination of driver behavior and driving conditions, leading to increased crashes and fatalities,”
Vivid details in this plane crash story by Richard Chin at the Strib.
“We got out alive,” said Kenneth Tobacman, the owner of the destroyed house. “We lost a cat. We saved our dog.”
At the time of the crash, Tobacman said, his wife was walking their dog and he was alone in the house eating lunch.
“There was a very loud boom. A piece of the ceiling fell through,” he said. “I had no idea what the hell was going on. The lights went out.”
Within moments, flames were everywhere. He said he grabbed his phone, but with smoke filling the house, he didn’t have time to put on shoes. He fled in his stocking feet.
He and his wife were numb, he said, with their sole remaining possessions the clothes they’re wearing and a dog leash.
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Small plane crashes in Brooklyn Park, setting house aflame
No one was injured on the ground but there were no survivors on the plane, which was flying from Des Moines to Blaine.Richard Chin
➡️ Download 3D print model: cults3d.com/:2860533
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Helical High-Capacity AAA Battery Magazine
Is it space-efficient? No. Has it been done before? Not that I know of. I designed a helical battery magazine for AAA batteries, but with the batteries slanted instead of upright.Cults 3D
«This is where we, the people, are apparently failing AI. Because in addition to being humans with jobs and social lives and laundry to fold and art to make and kids to raise, we should also learn how to tiptoe around the limitations of large language models that may or may not return accurate information to us.»
These contain 12 billion CFUs. That's a whole lot of Canadian Bacon Units.
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curiously enough, "bacon" does start with F in Welsh (sometimes):
- bacwn (bacon)
- mae gen i facwn (I have bacon)
Today I'm reflecting on my goals for the year with my Skill Seeker Book. By coloring in the boxes of everything I've already done in these skill trees, I can track my skill levels.
It's made me realise that my electronics skill area is a bit stagnant because I keep using Arduino for everything, and I want to diversify my projects away from 3D printing and into more laser cutting and CNC projects.
Check out my skill tree templates for free on my Github, or get your own copy of Skill Seeker.
"a digital Platform" just what elders need
Yes, Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, has joined the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative led by Elon Musk under President Donald Trump's administration. Gebbia's primary focus within DOGE is to modernize the federal retirement process, aiming to transition from a slow, paper-based system to a more efficient, digital platform. He envisions creating an "Apple Store-like experience" for government services, emphasizing user-friendly and streamlined interactions.
Gebbia announced his involvement via social media, stating his enthusiasm to apply his "designer brain and start-up spirit" to governmental challenges. His appointment has elicited mixed reactions, including discussions within the Airbnb community and considerations about his ongoing role and income from Airbnb as a board member.
Let's see how aviation is doing today 😬
Never mind.
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Residents of house hit by plane in Brooklyn Park safe; no survivors on plane, authorities say - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News
Fire crews and emergency responders are at the scene of a plane crash at a Brooklyn Park home on Saturday afternoon.Ryan Pattee (KSTP-TV LLC)
I also looked at the flightaware tracking log and he had just started his decent onto the approach to runway 09 (heading west to east) when the log stopped. The last reported speed was 77 kts which I think is on the slower side for that point in the approach (I don't know details on flying this plane, I just googled for 30 seconds.) The audio sounds the same as you'd hear at an airshow when pilot is doing a spin. I don't know anything but just from the audio I'd say he somehow (I don't know the reasons) got too slow and spun it in. At that point he was like 1600' above the ground and the video shows him coming straight down vertically with the audio sounding like a corkscrew. I didn't look into weather, but I know there was precip moving in south to north, so could he have picked up some icing, that could have been a factor? It was at the end of flying (concentrating hard) for 5 hours, so could fatigue have been a factor at the end of the flight?
Ring Camera Captures Moment Plane Crashed Into Home In Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Edit: people on redit are saying strong likelihood of icing conditions in the area at the time ... which wouldn't necessarily be a cause, and the plane/pilot should have been able to deal with it I'm sure, but could be a contributing factor ... can make your plane heavier, can change the center of gravity, can make the flying surfaces behave less like flying surfaces.
(I used to live off the approach from the other direction to the Anoka Co. airport so I'm a bit familiar with it.)
DIY Split Keyboard Made with a Saw
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DIY Split Keyboard Made With A Saw
Split keyboards are becoming more popular, but because they’re still relatively niche, they can be rather expensive if you want to buy one. So why not make your own? Sure, you could assemble …Hackaday
70% of All Comcast Internet Usage is Now Streaming & Gaming Raising Concerns About Data Caps | Cord Cutters News
Entertainment now accounts for over 70 percent of Xfinity’s Internet traffic, driven by a surge in live sports streaming, gaming downloads, and an ever-growing array of applications, according to new data from Comcast’s broadband service, according t…Luke Bouma (Cord Cutters News)
30 March 1900 | A German Jew, Siegmund Vogel, was born in Hamburg. An upholsterer.
In #Auschwitz from 21 April 1942.
No. 31932
He perished in the camp on 19 July 1942.
FDA vaccine official ousted
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5344462/fda-vaccine-official-ousted?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into All Things Considered @all-things-considered-npr
The surprise drop in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5333671/the-surprise-drop-in-drug-overdose-deaths-in-the-u-s?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Scholars say Trump administration is trying to erase America's non-white history
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5333846/scholars-say-trump-administration-is-trying-to-erase-americas-non-white-history?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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We know Musk is full of it. This entire article proves it.
“On a 2023 earnings call, #Musk boasted that #Tesla had bagged “over 1 million” #Cybertruck reservations and that “demand is off the charts.”
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?” 1/… wired.com/story/where-did-the-…
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AI promises to free up time.
But if what it spares us from is learning from our friends, writing, painting and exploring the world
-- then what, actually, are we meant to do with that time?
If I reduce my existence to a series of ChatGPT prompts, the act of my living is only shorter, not better.
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AI promises to free up time. But what if it spares us from learning, writing, painting and exploring the world?
If I reduced my existence to a series of ChatGPT prompts, the act of my living is only shorter – not betterJoseph Earp (The Guardian)
Millions of bees have died this year and researchers aren’t sure why. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says.
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#press
Millions of bees have died this year. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says
Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that.Kerry Breen (CBS News)
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One lesson I've learned from history, is that few reputations survive being on the opposite side to the Quakers
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.Quakers
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'Turn the tables on them': Dems troll GOP lawmaker after filling his 'void' at town hall - Raw Story
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'Turn the tables on them': Dems troll GOP lawmaker after filling his 'void' at town hall
Two Democratic lawmakers said on Saturday that they showed up to speak to a group of constituents belonging to a Republican counterpart.David McAfee (Raw Story)
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Paged Out! #6 is out!
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Totally free, 80 pages, best issue so far!
'nuff said, enjoy!
(please boot to help spread out the news!)
Seattle protested at all of the Tesla locations in town today. Just saw this picture of Congress woman Pramila Jayapal making an appearance at the U Village Tesla protests.
#Tesla #TeslaTakedown #PramilaJayapal #Seattle #UVillage #UDistrict #Nazicar #Swasticar
Pretty crazy to see the breadth of Tesla protests in the Seattle area yesterday.
A few hundred protesters showed up at each location including three locations in Seattle alone.
Reportedly Bellevue had 300+ in attendance which is kinda amazing because I didn't realize there were 300 ppl on the east side who don't own a Tesla.
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#teslatakedown #Seattle #Bellevue #Sodo #Lynnwood #SLU #UVillage #Fife
Hundreds protest outside Seattle-area Tesla dealerships as part of worldwide movement
At least six demonstrations were held in greater Seattle on Saturday, described as a global day of action under the growing "Tesla Takedown" effort.Jim Nelson (KING)
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A day trip to the Okavango Delta in Botswana - Botswana Purple Guide
We tell you why a day trip to the Okavango Delta in Botswana should be on your bucket list so that you can make memorable moments on a relaxing vacation in Botswana.backpackandsnorkel.com
Mask bans are ableist, discriminatory ugly laws.
Disabled advocates have been warning for years that if people didn’t help normalize masking, bans would follow
Please call legislators in New York and tell them No mask bans!
Medical exemptions aren’t enough, everyone needs the legal right to mask
The police are not doctors. They can’t determine who’s “sick enough” to wear a mask.
Many people with invisible illnesses struggle to get healthcare workers to take us seriously. We don’t want to be questioned by police.
Everyone should be allowed to mask up to prevent covid.
#nomaskban #noNYmaskban #CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #uglylaws #fascism #ableism #eugenics #disability
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Outback flood tops 1974 levels, as residents evacuate amid major stock loss fears
Outback Queensland residents say the floodwater has reached "unprecedented" levels, with many forced to evacuate their homes and leave stock to fend for themselves.Hannah Walsh (ABC News)
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