Next Time You Groan Doing Another Google Chrome Update, Consider This
Hackers don't want you to learn this information.Monica Torres (HuffPost)
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Back on the radio tonight from 01:00 to 03:00 (UK time). Tune in via NTS.live or check the tracklist below for link to the archive.
Playing lots of experimental music, drone, noise, improv, weirdo electronics and more.
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Episode 223 – tracklist
Episode 223 of Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone broadcasts on NTS.live on Monday night / Tuesday morning 18th March 2025, from 01:00 to 03:00. Alternatively, catch the archive on the show page. This m…Fractal Meat
How one influential Irish musician in America celebrates St. Patrick's Day
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5324845-e1/how-one-influential-irish-musician-in-america-celebrates-st-patricks-day?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Feds Uncover Terabytes Of Free Speech During Raid Of Protestor’s Residence
theonion.com/feds-uncover-tera…
Feds Uncover Terabytes Of Free Speech During Raid Of Protestor’s Residence
WASHINGTON—Following a daring operation that saw authorities seize the man’s property and detain him in an undisclosed location, FBI director Kash Patel announced Thursday that federal agents had uncovered 43 terabytes of free speech from local prote…The Onion Staff (The Onion)
I am writing Rust.
The code on the left compiles.
The code on the right does not compile. It produces the error on the righter right.
Why? how is it possible that rearranging code like this could make such a substantial difference?
My assumption is in a C-shaped languages expressions are executed from inner to outer. Neither of the types of the self. functions return a reference type.
![error[E0499]: cannot borrow `*self` as mutable more than once at a time](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/262456 "error[E0499]: cannot borrow `*self` as mutable more than once at a time")
gccrs: An alternative compiler for Rust | Rust Blog
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.blog.rust-lang.org
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Good morning, afternoon or evening! Have a wonderful Monday.
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Trump talking about dividing up “assets” between Ukraine and Russia is, in part, a conversation about transferring *human beings* from the rule of one state to another like chattel.
nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-p…
Trump says Putin talks will cover Russia and Ukraine 'dividing up certain assets'
President Trump said negotiators have begun discussing the division of assets between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to bring to an end the war.Keir Simmons (NBC News)
From the thread below, this is my core thought for the day:
We need to make everyone in any kind of leadership role, any sort of position of power, small or large, more afraid of •complying• with fascists then they are of •fighting• fascists.
hachyderm.io/@inthehands/11417…
Yes, strategies like this from @jhlibby:
newsie.social/@jhlibby/1141791…You don’t even have to sue them out of existence. You just have to make the administration believe that they •could• face a devastating lawsuit.
Make them more afraid of complying with fascists than they are of fighting fascists. Make compliance existentially dangerous.
J H Libby (@jhlibby@newsie.social)
@inthehands@hachyderm.io I wonder if all Columbia's graduates could pursue a class action to protect their academic credentials ... and sue the place out of existence.Newsie
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Official homepage of Pepper&Carrot, a free(libre) and open-source webcomic about Pepper, a young witch and her cat, Carrot. They live in a fantasy universe of potions, magic, and creatures.Pepper&Carrot
Conan O'Brien will return as Oscars host in 2026
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330694/conan-obrien-oscars-host?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Arts & Life @arts-life-npr
Did you know you can subscribe to PeerTube channels on ordinary podcasting apps such as AntennaPod, Apple Podcasts etc? Here's how:
1. Go to the PeerTube channel
2. Click "Subscribe"
3. Long-press or right-click "Subscribe via RSS" and select "Copy link"
4. Paste this link into your podcast app's section for following podcasts through URLs (for example on Apple Podcasts this is at Library > ⋯ > Follow show by URL)
There's lots more info at:
➡️ fedi.tips/how-to-subscribe-to-…
How to subscribe to PeerTube channels through podcast apps | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
12 Top Picks to Ace Your Spring Cleaning
No matter what type of spring cleaning project you're gearing up for, these top-rated products will help you tackle it.PCMag
@dustinzick.com Just launched a new web site!
Nobody Elected Elon Musk
DOGE isn’t streamlining government—it’s gutting expertise, torching public services, and turning bureaucracy into a billionaire’s plaything.Nobody Elected Elon Musk
Why Are Young Germans Moving to the Extremes? : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/1239050339/why-are-young-germans-moving-to-the-extremes?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
The latest in my trip down the #homeassistant and #esphome rabbithole - I wired up an oled display to an old atom echo to show me energy and climate stats.
Took a while to get the display working, and I still cant figure out how to accept the text as a multiline block instead of 8 individual fields, but hey it works!
I'm reading a 1987 Japanese magazine named Hacker and it's adorable. Besides talking about all kinds of bootlegs and erogames, it's got how-to instructions for how to defeat copy protection on PC-88 games. Like, here's how you format a disk and then run this BASIC code to copy the WIZARDRY game disk.
It's on the archive. There's some nudity in it, so beware:
archive.org/details/Hacker-No-…
Hacker No. 7 (March 4, 1987) (600DPI) : Hacker : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Hacker No. 7 (March 4, 1987) scanned in at 600DPI with a Fujitsu fi-7160 and Epson GT-1500.PDF was OCR'd with searchable text in Adobe Acrobat.CBZ is included...Internet Archive
Texas Arrests First Abortion Provider Under Ban in Terrifying Sign
https://newrepublic.com/post/192839/texas-arrests-abortion-provider-terrifying-sign?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Breaking News @breaking-news-thenewrepublic
Texas Arrests First Abortion Provider Under Ban in Terrifying Sign
This is the first time the Lone Star State has arrested an abortion provider.The New Republic
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17 March 1914 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Goldsztejn, was born in Radomsko. A watchman.
In #Auschwitz from 16 October 1941.
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He perished in the camp on 3 November 1941.
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Called both of my (Democratic) Senators to (1) thank them for voting against the CR and (2) ask them to pressure Schumer to step down as Senate Minority Leader.
I’ll be following up with a “thank you for your service” note to Schumer’s office. Schumer was fine as a normal-times leader in the Senate, but he’s not up to the task of opposing full-scale fascism. We desperately need opposition leaders who are. mastodon.social/@heidilifeldma…
Heidi Li Feldman (@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)
If your U.S. Senators are Democrats, there are immediate steps to take to push for Schumer to be replaced as Senate Minority Leader. Contact your Senators asap to tell them that you want them to support a leadership change.Mastodon
This is a wild news conference!
Canadian Prime Minister Carney’s first foreign meeting is with French President Macron.
Traditionally, the first meeting would be with USA or UK. But now his first meeting is with France.
Symbolically, this represents a big re-alignment geo-politically. And if you hear Macron’s words, you’ll understand exactly what this means: he says Canada and France have a shared cultural heritage and values.
But also, unlike Trudeau, Carney has an Anglophone heritage. Not Francophone. Yet here, he primarily speaks French in this news conference. Because the emphasis here is that French is a core element of Canadian identity.
What does this mean? Already, Canadian media are calling France—not USA—Canada’s closest ally. This has never happened in my lifetime.
REPLAY: New Canadian PM Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks • FRANCE 24 English
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Paris Monday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. Here is the replay of their joint press conference....YouTube
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N.J. man finds unopened whiskey bottles, possibly from Prohibition era, scattered on Margate beach
The Canadian-branded booze was discovered in February, prompting speculation about how it wound up at the Jersey Shore.PhillyVoice
Spelling Test Flashcards
We created this app to help our children quickly and easily learn their weekly spellings for school. Over time, it has grown to become a fun, effective, and stress-free tool for kids, parents, and teachers alike.App Store
“Protesters on the National Mall — many of them veterans — called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Friday.”
“Homemade signs denouncing Trump and Elon Musk and demanding the president be removed from office were everywhere — ‘No kings! No DOGE! No cuts to VA!’ 'Stop the coup,’ and ‘I serve no kings.’”
nbcwashington.com/news/preside…
Protesters crowd National Mall calling for Trump impeachment
Protesters on the National Mall — many of them veterans — called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Friday. Homemade signs denouncing Trump and…Paul Wagner, News4 Reporter (NBC4 Washington)
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The image is a two-panel meme featuring a shirtless young man adjusting his glasses. In the top panel, the man is seen holding his glasses with both hands, looking directly at the camera. The background shows a room with blue wallpaper and shelves filled with various items. To the right, the text "Dungeons & Dragons" is displayed in bold red letters.
In the bottom panel, the man is again adjusting his glasses, but this time with a more serious expression. The background remains the same. To the right, the text "Schedules & Conflicts" is displayed in bold red letters, with a stylized dragon's head replacing the ampersand.
The meme humorously contrasts the excitement of playing Dungeons & Dragons with the frustration of dealing with real-life scheduling conflicts.
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The newest addition to my phone collection is this gorgeous red GPO Tele 312
This one was made by Plessey in 1956, and seems to be as-issued - at nearly 70 years old, it deserves some TLC.
The dial is seized solid (most likely a broken dial spring) there's a lot of dirt to get rid of, there are a few minor scratches/blemishes that should polish out, and it needs new cords etc.
The handset is faded, but I might be able to pull that back a bit if I'm lucky
It should clean up /very/ nicely!
The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.The Conversation
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in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Next time you consider another Google Chrome update,
don't.
Not if you dislike
- the technology oligarchy;
- Black History Month and Pride erased from Google calendars;
- reneging on public ethical commitments when its convenient, and return to working for military contracts;
#privacy
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