Trump targets Big Law, and Big Law appears intimidated : Consider This from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/1240552685/trump-targets-big-law-firms-rachel-cohen-responds?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Realised today that, tonally, the 'done cooking' tone on my air fryer is the same as the line "Meet George Jetson" from The Jetsons theme tune.
Perhaps that's why cooking with it always feels so futuristic, in spite of the fact that the tech inside is actually decades old.
I do, of course, have proof.
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Sam Kinison - Wild Thing (Official Video), Full HD (Digitally Remastered and Upscaled)
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The UK sheep had inflamed mammary gland much like infected cows in US.
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GJ Groothedde πͺπΊ (@Eetschrijver@mastodon.social)
Cardboard boxes full of classified information in the bathroom of a private home where a janitor has access or a casual chat on Signal about war plans with a sloppy door policy. Pretty much same energy.Mastodon
Scientists look to a rat-like creature to better understand the kangaroo's hop
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5334540/scientists-look-to-a-rat-like-creature-to-better-understand-the-kangaroos-hop?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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U.S. officials hold separate negotiation talks with Russia and Ukraine
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5336189/u-s-officials-hold-separate-negotiation-talks-with-russia-and-ukraine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Russia's history of broken agreements with Ukraine
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5332151/russias-history-of-broken-agreements-with-ukraine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Astronaut Amanda Nguyen discusses her new memoir and activism around sexual assault
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5187082/astronaut-amanda-nguyen-discusses-her-new-memoir-and-activism-around-sexual-assault?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Israeli strikes in Gaza targeted key hospital and journalists
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5338703/israeli-strikes-in-gaza-targeted-key-hospital-and-journalists?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Wildfires devastate western North Carolina, fueled by debris from flooding
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5338685/wildfires-devastate-western-north-carolina-fueled-by-debris-from-flooding?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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K-pop band NewJeans announce indefinite hiatus amid legal battle with record label
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5338643/k-pop-band-newjeans-announce-indefinite-hiatus-amid-legal-battle-with-record-label?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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An attorney explains why she's challenging her firm not to capitulate to Trump
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5336447/an-attorney-explains-why-shes-challenging-her-firm-not-to-capitulate-to-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Lol
Edit - this is a person who's set up a parody account and posts from it. Not a bot.
![The image shows a social media profile page with a dark gray background. At the top, there is a colorful flag with horizontal stripes in the order of the rainbow, followed by additional stripes in black, brown, light blue, and pink, representing the transgender pride flag. Below the flag, there is a profile picture of a person with short black hair and a blue shirt. The username "nicole" is displayed in white text, followed by the handle "[@]nicole[@]fediversechick.lol" in white text. A blue "Follow" button is visible on the right side. The profile indicates that the user follows you, and there is a text box labeled "Your private note about this acco..." with a partially visible note. The note reads: "In 2025 a crack commando unit of Polish/Canadian students was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These women promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade and disappeared into the Fediverse underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as posters of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them... maybe you can hire The Fediverse Chicks."](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/352582 "The image shows a social media profile page with a dark gray background. At the top, there is a colorful flag with horizontal stripes in the order of the rainbow, followed by additional stripes in black, brown, light blue, and pink, representing the transgender pride flag. Below the flag, there is a profile picture of a person with short black hair and a blue shirt. The username \"nicole\" is displayed in white text, followed by the handle \"[@]nicole[@]fediversechick.lol\" in white text. A blue \"Follow\" button is visible on the right side. The profile indicates that the user follows you, and there is a text box labeled \"Your private note about this acco...\" with a partially visible note. The note reads: \"In 2025 a crack commando unit of Polish/Canadian students was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These women promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade and disappeared into the Fediverse underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as posters of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them... maybe you can hire The Fediverse Chicks.\"")
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VA employees are being called to work in the office. But some say there isn't room
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5336409/va-employees-are-being-called-to-work-in-the-office-but-some-say-there-isnt-room?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Supreme Court confronts another challenge to the Voting Rights Act
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5338773/supreme-court-louisiana-voting-rights-act?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How Trump is using popular political issues to test the system of checks and balances
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5334681/how-trump-is-using-popular-political-issues-to-test-the-system-of-checks-and-balances?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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A lullaby artist talks about writing empowering, soothing songs for kids (and adults)
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5282399/a-lullaby-artist-talks-about-writing-empowering-soothing-songs-for-kids-and-adults?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Not to worry. Iβm sure thereβs some journalist included on a Signal thread that points to the locations.
US Military Has Reportedly Moved $350 Billion of Gold From Fort KnoxβWhistleblower Makes Bombshell Claims
#politics
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US Military Has Reportedly Moved $350 Billion of Gold From Fort KnoxβWhistleblower Makes Bombshell Claims
A government insider is claiming that the US military has moved some of the Fort Knox gold to top-secret locations deep underground in order to prevent something that happened in a classic James Bond film.Moupriya (Inquisitr News)
CHM releases code for 2012 AlexNet breakthrough that proved "deep learning" could work.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/youβ¦
You can now download the source code that sparked the AI boom
CHM releases code for 2012 AlexNet breakthrough that proved βdeep learningβ could work.Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)
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How a journalist became an inadvertent eavesdropper on national security secrets
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5338784/how-a-journalist-became-an-inadvertent-eavesdropper-on-national-security-secrets?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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What's streaming this week: 'The Studio' and 'Bosch: Legacy'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5336356/the-studio-bosch-legacy-paul-american-streaming-this-week?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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what is happening here
Edit: Iβd opened it in a private window? Apparently the Amazon default setting is βmustardβ.
#meme #memes #Europe #map
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Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
I'm not normally on Masto at this time, but just had a question.
In #GIMP3 the Lightness/Contrast tool appears to go *much* darker with one adjustment to contrast, compared to #GIMP 2.
I felt in G2, that the slider made smaller, incremental changes (and is easier for me to replicate than using curves because I don't always have steady hands).
Has anyone else noticed contrast being darker?
Is the only answer to use Curves/Levels?
Thanks,
FJ
@GIMP
Now I need to research colour theory and how GIMP3 interprets light differently. I've tried using levels, but I was so used to how Brightness/Contrast works it was enough.
I've "thumbed-up" that thread. As it's a known issue, is there any point in filing it now?
Trump Still Eyeing Tariffs on Chips, Despite TSMC Investment
'Weβre going to get all those chip companies coming back' to the US, Trump says.Michael Kan (PCMag)
What should a Linux equivalent to "Syphon" and "Spout" be called?
github.com/syphon
github.com/leadedge/Spout2
"spigot" is taken, unfortunately. I've come up with "sluice" and "(sip) straw" so far but neither is very convincing IMO π
I thought there wasn't but someone in the thread came up with a nice workaround that doesn't require patching love!
You're right about ImageData - i'm not using it because that means sending the full uncompressed pixel data from GPU to CPU (and back on the other side) which is relatively slow, the main advantage of Syphon/Spout being that you can send just the handle of the texture which is already on the GPU.
For sharing uncompressed video between processes on Linux you can already use PipeWire or github.com/nicobou/shmdata. The second one especially would be quite feasible to rig up to love2d ImageData I believe:
github.com/nicobou/shmdata/bloβ¦
GitHub - nicobou/shmdata: Library to share flows of data frames between processes via shared memory.
Library to share flows of data frames between processes via shared memory. - nicobou/shmdataGitHub
Oh, I like #MilaneseLace. It's so flexible and you can do such neat designs.
My first Milanese was this hummingbird. And then we did a colorful moon. It can be more interesting.
Israel's Powerful Finance Minister and the Future of the Gaza Strip : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/1240552678/israels-powerful-finance-minister-and-the-future-of-the-gaza-strip?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Super Printendo deserves a place on the fediverse. 
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Hey fedi friends,
Iβm currently decluttering and found my old #MacBookPro. I figured it wasnβt good for anything except recycling at this point but then I noticed Apple will still buy them back so... I figured Iβd see if any fedi friends have need of an Early 2015 MacBook Pro.
Iβm sorry if itβs so ancient that the offer is silly but if you just wanted to check emails/apply to jobs/write a book/etc. it would still probably serve you well.
Warning! - As befitting a laptop on fedi, it is covered in liberal and queer propaganda 
(Sorry for the pic, of course I'll give it a good dusting before sending your way!)
#Free to good home, preferably someone who needs it 
if you can cover shipping that's great but if that's not in budget I can pay to ship to US addresses. (DMs open)
Specs in pic, charger included (probably several as I find them). Again, sorry if this is ridiculous!
You can install Linux on this.
I would suggest Fedora since it would make for a stable environment, while having the better hardware support too.
Welcome to Arkansas, North Korea.
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These Are North Koreaβs 28 State-Approved Hairstyles | TIME.com
It looks a lot of this year's male Oscar winners wouldn't survive the Communist state of North Korea without a haircut.TIME.com
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