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in reply to Low Quality Facts

Really!?!? Now I am willing to join the Illuminati just for that. The little guys are so cute.
in reply to Low Quality Facts

Eh, the Illuminati ain't what it once was. They used to give you a fire-breathing dragon!


"My Baby You" is a song written and performed by #MarcAnthony, and was released as the fourth single of his first #Englishlanguage album Marc Anthony.
youtube.com/watch?v=K3lbmgyp18…


Google has let a scam version of their own product become the #1 search result

#google #scam #forms #fraud #degoogle

in reply to Frankie ✅

I already hated google as they put there products on top of search results to outcast legit competitors.



“PebbleOS on Bangle.js Smartwatch demo" youtube.com/watch?v=d_U5xZiBUG… #pebble #banglejs2 #smartwatch #opensource
in reply to pancake

@Tweakers @arnoudwokke

Als je een pre-order hebt op de nieuwe Pebble Core 2 Duo, dan kun je je in de tussentijd misschien hiermee vermaken 🙃 (zie filmpje hierboven)

Wat review betreft, wellicht dat je @gadgetbridge erbij kunt betrekken. Dat is natuurlijk direct gelinkt aan Pebble, maar ook interessant voor gebruikers van andere smartwatches. En nu op het hoofd krabben of ze die persoonlijke en medische data nog wel in een Amerikaanse cloud willen opslaan.

#tweakers #repebble #gadgetbridge

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in reply to Eelco Mulder 🇪🇺

Zou leuk zijn ja! Met name omdat Gadgetbridge al in 2015 gestart is met het doel om vrij te zijn van de Pebble-servers, wat in 2018 erg van pas kwam toen die offline gingen. Sindsdien is Gadgetbridge enorm uitgebreid, maar de Pebble-ondersteuning is altijd gebleven.

De gevaren van het delen van privacy-gevoelige gezondheidsdata met (Amerikaanse) clouddiensten is iets wat vaak mist in previews/nieuwsberichten over smart devices.



🇪🇺⚠️ Every citizen should stockpile enough food to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in case of crisis, the European Commission is to warn, according to a draft of its Preparedness Union Strategy seen by POLITICO.

According to the 17-page draft, the strategy should “create a secure and resilient EU with the capabilities required to anticipate and manage threats and hazards, independently of their nature or origin.”

in reply to MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦

I did a bigg-ish online grocery order back in January to make sure my pantry was well stocked. Now just keeping it topped up as I use stuff. Also did things like stock up on batteries, bought a couple of battery powered camping lights (safer than candles), and made sure I have things like a battery powered radio and a watch that doesn't need recharged every day. And added some crucial info, numbers etc to a paper notebook, so I'm not reliant on internet access/charged phone for that.
in reply to BeeCycling

I'm not expecting anything specific as such. I don't have a "go bag" constantly packed. But nobody is ever expecting something until it happens.


Teardown of Casio Credit Card-Sized Radio

hackaday.com/2025/03/26/teardo…

in reply to mmu_man

@mmu_man Unfortunately sometimes finding out necessitates some heavy-handed techniques!


Been up for hours, couldn't even get in to type #GoodMorning #Bonjour due to the #cats.

They are unbelievably close, just a whisker and a wallet away from a fight. #CatsOfMastodon



Google says the new Gemini 2.5 Pro model is its “smartest” AI yet
Google's new "thinking" model is ready to think for you.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/goo…
in reply to Ars Technica

soooo "reasoning" here is verifying if generative text is or is not bullshit.
Yep, pass. This is still same old technology, not scalable, not workable in normal situations.


T-maze done! Designed with FreeCAD, laser cut in plywood, everything is ready!
Github repository of the parametric t-maze CAD files is available here : github.com/mathiaslec/simple_p…
#freecad #cad #laser #lasercut #amu #GitHub


St. Stephen's Green is Dublin�s largest park. Sir A.E. Guinness paid for the redevelopment of the park, which opened in 1880. It is a good place to relax and visit lots of statues. We explain what they are. #Dublin #Ireland backpackandsnorkel.com/Ireland…


Debata Sněmovny k obranyschopnosti Česka a koncepci armády je neveřejná, aby poslanci mohli vyslechnout utajované informace i od náčelníka generálního štábu Řehky.

Poslanci opozičních hnutí ANO a SPD se rozhodli schůze nezúčastnit. irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/nezuc…

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I spent some extra time making sure Ascent DX runs properly on the #SteamDeck. Time well spent, the game looks and sounds amazing on the screen!

(The game is out for free on steam right now! s.team/a/3384890 )




Red Bull makes up its mind: Liam’s out, Yuki’s in for Japan
Red Bull will promote Yuki Tsunoda after Liam Lawson's two bad races.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/r…


Neu bei :pnpde_social: pnpde.social: PeerTube!

Die Youtube-Alternative für die #pnpde Community zu betreiben war ein lang gehegter Wunsch, den wir jetzt in Kooperation mit @katzeundwolf umsetzen konnten. Seit gestern ist die erste deutschsprachige Rollenspielinstanz live! 🥳

:pnpde_social: peertube.pnpde.social

Ihr findet dort bereits eine Reihe von Katze & Wolfs Videos. Wir freuen uns sehr über die Zusammenarbeit!

#PeerTube #ActualPlay #pnpde

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Remember when one in five of us voted Labour with the naïve belief that this Labour would be kind to the Poor, after 14 years of Tory Austerity?

One Term Government.

theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

#Austerity #UKPOL #UKpolitics #Labour



Die Union will offenbar das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) abschaffen, meldet @fragdenstaat. Dahinter stecke Philipp Amthor – der wg seiner früheren Tätigkeit für Augustus Intelligence selbst unter IFG-Anfragen von uns & FragDenStaat zu leiden hatte 🧵
fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exklus…



Die Union will das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz abschaffen. Das darf nicht passieren!
Wir haben ein Recht auf staatlich Informationen. Dass CDU und CSU jetzt in den Koalitionsverhandlungen fordern, das IFG abzuschaffen, ist ein Angriff auf die Demokratie und öffnet Türen für Intransparenz, Korruption und Machtmissbrauch.



Do you have a Linux/*BSD/other kind of Unix-y type machine?

Do you have the process monitor software "atop" installed.

Best you don't.

#atop #sysadmin

rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/03/2…

in reply to Snaprails

@snaprails So it failed it memory allocation check. Probably because its out of memory, Maybe the "other user" used all the memory, maybe it just didn't free last time.

atop is generally used for system admin anyway.

Yes, there maybe the potential for a cross user buffer overflow hack, I think it would be small.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but meh?

Also I don't use atop.



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in reply to Aktionsb. neue soziale Medien

Mit dem Posten auf #X schaufelt sich die #Wissenschaft ihr eigenes Grab.

Das zeigen die aktuellen Entwicklungen in den #USA sehr deutlich. Zum Glück haben wir in D/EU damit begonnen, dezentrale und nicht von #BigTech kontrollierte Plattformen aufzubauen. Vor allem mit #Mastodon
👉 fedidevs.com/s/NDk0/

Die Wissenschaftsorganisationen können noch einen wichtigen Beitrag leisten für einen konzertierten #eXit und #alleinsFediverse.

@helmholtz @BBAW @fraunhofergesellschaft @DAAD_worldwide @WissRat @HumboldtStiftung @bmbf_bund @mpg_mastodon @dfg_public

#UnisInsFediverse





And here I thought they were just binning all my stories about the crazy shit this administration has done. So I guess I'm second behind the guy who founded Ycombinator and owns Hacker News. Wild.

refactoringenglish.com/tools/h…

Discussion about the rankings:
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

Methodology: refactoringenglish.com/tools/h…


in reply to Steph (they/them)

I'm unreasonably amused by the fact that I am unable to even remotely predict the reveal. Dark goth, platinum blonde, technicolor, and anything in between seem like equally probable options.


RFK Jr. hires anti-vaccine advocate to study debunked vaccine, autism link
David Geier has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/03…
in reply to Ars Technica

Maybe autism is caused by plastic in our brains. Or maybe it’s just natural variability of a complex organ system within a species. What we know it’s *not* is vaccines.
in reply to Ars Technica

Dr Beth Mole specializes in covering infectious diseases and David Geier sounds like one.





Nudged by Rachel By the Bay: Web page annoyances that I don't inflict on you here, Dave Winer: Saturday, March 15, 2025, and some people/organizations' distrust of Let's Encrypt (and reason), I decided to enable sachachua.com instead of redirecting to https:// . The old redirects might still be cached by browsers, but it seems that curl sachachua.com/blog/ works. I'm not sure this is a good idea yet, but it might be worth an experiment.
in reply to Sacha Chua

My ISP randomly MitMs unencrypted connections and edits JS files to insert its own code.¹ However unideal HTTPS and friends is today, it is still preferable over that 🤷

¹ For example, I saw it adding a block of links to “news” about how great Putin is.


in reply to Hart

Can't you just classify him as a terrorist and deport him to a prison in... Libya or something?


The Guardian: TfL bans most e-bikes on trains amid concern over igniting batteries (London/ebikes) theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m… #bicycles #ebikes #BikeTooter


IBM is building up a new #IBM development location in #Waterford #Ireland . The focus of the team will be industrial research related to the low level #Linux kernel and #firmware development for the #ibmz .
This will be a unique opportunity to shape for the Linux #opensource Ecosystem!
Are you interested in developing operating systems and contributing to Open-Source and eager to become part of an worldwide #development community?

ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/ca…

#LinuxonZ #linuxone



Keep 'em coming

" #Canada has barred #Tesla vehicles from being eligible for the country's electric vehicle rebate, citing the #Trump administration's "illegal U.S. #tariffs."

newsweek.com/tesla-canada-elon…



Here’s what we’re reading today:

The EU is urging households to stockpile food for 72 hours in case of a possible war, the Financial Times reports.

This comes amid warnings from European intelligence agencies that Russia could attack an EU member state within 3-5 years.

ft.com/content/eeb1ee80-00b8-4…

in reply to Tim Mak

Russia predicts 15 possible military conflict scenarios until 2045, with 6 related to Northern Europe, Ukrainian intelligence reports.

Kremlin documents state the war with Ukraine must be concluded by 2026, as a prolonged war means it will never “reach the same level as the U.S. and China.”

t.me/DIUkraine/5591

in reply to Tim Mak

Read our latest newsflash about U.S. intel assessment and the U.S.-Russia deal through the link.

counteroffensive.news/p/newsfl…



How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

wired.com/2017/02/guide-gettin…

#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #politics #uspol #uspolitics