Oh, I really wish I had known this sooner.
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explainshell.com - match command-line arguments to their help text
match command-line arguments to their help textexplainshell.com
pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt… #amazon #privacy #alexa from @pluralistic
today is the last day to submit a comment to the white house on tech companies & trump trying to loosen copyright for the purpose of AI:
whitehouse.gov/briefings-state…
If you care about art & privacy, please voice your dissatisfaction with this plan.
Public Comment Invited on Artificial Intelligence Action Plan – The White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump’s recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Executive Order shows that this Administration is dedicated to America’s globalThe White House
When Gonzo Artist Ralph Steadman Illustrated George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1995)
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When Gonzo Artist Ralph Steadman Illustrated George Orwell's Animal Farm (1995)
As a novelist, George Orwell did not traffic in subtleties, but then neither did the authors of Medieval morality plays. The allegorical Animal Farm performs a similar, if secular, function, giving us unambiguous villainy and clear didactic intent.Josh Jones (Openculture.com)
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329244/bloody-saturday-voiceofamerica-radio-free-asia-europe-trump-kari-lake?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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15 March 1935 | A French Jewish girl, Paulette Wajnryb, was born in Metz.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 6 November 1942 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 639 people murdered after selection in a gas chamber.
God, I had to physically restrain myself.
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G20 Semiotic
In the eerie depths of space, a legendary relic has resurfaced and is back for a reboot - the G20 "Semiotic" keycap set! Harking back to 2017, this masterpiece, designed by Zslane, draws its inspirations from Ron Cobb’s "Semiotic Standard for All Com…Signature Plastics
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 9, including aid workers and journalists, witnesses say
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329257/gaza-air-strike-israel-al-khair-foundation?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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i want to try to collect up some observations about programming in this mode, and how it differs from usual programming even in languages like Agda, which have much richer interactions than usual
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beka valentine (@beka_valentine@kolektiva.social)
ok, let's continue looking at these issues, but instead asking how we could go from the recursive factorial to a product definition calculationally, without insight the recursive factorial is fac n = if n == 1 then 1 else n * fac (n - 1) https://k…kolektiva.social
undefined variable? drop into a REPL and let the user define it, and then continue running the program
use appropriate patching to insert that definition back into the program's source code so the definition doesn't get lost and repeat itself
Apparently DOD went through the web pages for Medal of Honor recipients and marked those of non-white dudes as "DEI", which also broke links.
The shameless racism is nakedly on display.
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Fortunately there is a complete list of Medal of Honor awardees at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…
Many of the profiles don't have photos. Many were Black and Brown Americans.
Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign, IOC's Bach says
The International Olympic Committee had to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games, its outgoing president said.
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#news #olympics #paris #parisgames #russia #disinformation #politics #ioc
I've got a long held a theory that if a store's cash register says "IBM" on it, that store is a dead man walking. But anyone who's been in a Bay store or tried to buy something from their website recently has to have known this day was coming.
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Hudson’s Bay Co. may be forced to close all stores
The company announced late on Friday that it has been able to secure only limited financing ‘that will require the full liquidation of the entire business’Susan Krashinsky Robertson (The Globe and Mail)
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson's… :
It looks like the end of the #HudsonsBayCompany has been coming for a while:
"In 2006, Jerry Zucker, an American businessman, bought HBC for US$1.1 billion."
The real estate was apparently reorganized under its own holding company:
"It also owns or manages approximately 3.7 million square metres (40 million square feet) of gross leasable real estate through its HBC Properties and Investments business unit."
(Granted, that "or" seems to do some heavy lifting to obfuscate how much it actually "owns" vs. just "manages".)
non-paywalled link to article:
"Hudson’s Bay Co. may be forced to close all stores"
by Susan Krashinsky Robertson, Retailing reporter
Published 9 hours ago
Despite the rain, despite the government shutting down every form of public transport towards Belgrade, the amount of people on the streets of Belgrade right now is absolutely *insane*.
Today's protest is already being referred to as the biggest protest in Serbian history — and rightfully so.
The people are still pouring in, the peak of the crowd isn't expected until 8pm.
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"Protesting university students have led the nationwide anti-graft movement, which started after a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station and killed 15 people in Serbia's north on Nov. 1.
Many in Serbia blamed the crash on rampant government corruption, negligence and disrespect of construction safety regulations."
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Crowds converge in Belgrade for protest rally against Serbia's president and government
Large crowds of flag-waving protesters converged after meeting up at several agreed-on protest venues in various parts of Belgrade, which was placed on high alert.CBS News
Nerding out at Hackaday Berlin 2025! @geekmomprojects I finally got my own bendy dude!
#hackaday #hackadayeurope #hackadayberlin #electronics #pcb #sao
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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.NHPR
Intro 5/10
This paper circuit project became my all-time favorite for parent-child workshops. It never fails to amaze kids or parents as the result is just fun to use and the build process is easy and straightforward. The idea is quite simple, and you can also repurpose an old PC fan for it. You can check my workshop instructions here: voltpaperscissors.com/spinartr…
#papercircuit #electronics #papercraft #STEM #MINT #maker #DIY
DIY Spin Art Robot for Kids — Volt, Paper, Scissors!
This simple DIY art robot spins a paper disc, and you draw circles simply by holding down a pen. Kids can combine different colors and techniques to create an endless array of artworks.Volt, Paper, Scissors!
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Just for Skeets and Giggles (03.15.25)
We’ve made it through 50 days of this administration!Jay Kuo (The Status Kuo)
'He laid there and did nothing': Oxford Center CEO's alleged texts about boy's hyperbaric chamber death
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#news #michigan #death #oxfordcenter #fraud
'He laid there and did nothing': Oxford Center CEO's alleged texts about boy's hyperbaric chamber death
Tamela Peterson allegedly shared CCTV photos of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper from the fire and included disturbing text messages that were critical of the child.Jessica Dupnack (FOX 2 Detroit)
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in reply to mcc • • •Apparently the last shipped Newton software has a critical bug if the date is allowed to progress past January 2025, so… 1996 it is!
I love how they went to the bother of stuffing the margins of all these intro/setup screens with cute little drawings.
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Patch 712000
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