White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
Butterfly 2022-3
No matter what happens
We are better together
#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #insect #flower #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Planet Money buys a mystery diamond : Planet Money
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/1240892101/diamond-market-natural-lab-grown-gemological?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Makes no difference to how it looks, but I upgraded the microSD that the PiDP8/i runs on from 32GB to 256GB, which gives it some decent storage capacity in its main role as the evening stereo system.
FTPing music from my main desk PC seems to work pretty well. It's almost like a feasible solution.
#minitel #pdp8 #pidp8i #retrocomputing #MusicForLeisure
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Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers
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#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #ethics #corruption
Isn't the linked devices vulnerability old news or rather a common point of human failure that's been targeted by state-sponsered groups for a while now?
(Don't just scan any old QR code, folks! That really goes for everything, not just messenger access.)
Organizers Log:
An update about the Fediverse Conference in Canada (FediCon) that I have been working on organizing.
As I mentioned before, we have a room chosen, and asked to use it on Friday August 1st & Saturday August 2nd.
I am waiting for them to send me the contract.
After I receive the contract, I will pay them a deposit to reserve the room.
RE: mastodon.social/@reiver/114099…
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Attached: 1 image Organizers Log: I am working on booking a room for this Fediverse Conference in Canada (FediCon). I asked for Friday August 1st & Saturday August 2nd. Hopefully we get it. (The weather in Vancouver is usually nicer then.Mastodon
I don't know if you have been following my posts for FediCon, but —
Like I mentioned before — it happening on August 1st & 2nd in Vancouver.
In particular:
UBC Robson Square
800 Robson Street,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The web-site is here:
The room has finite space (about 200 people), so I put a form on the web-site to get a list of people who will come.
I hope both of you are still attending 🙂, so —
Please fill out the form if you are attending.
This is great, except this startup clearly did not think about the trademark implications behind their company naming, LOL. Also Internet searchability.
ArsTechnica: Also, a Rivian EV spinoff, wants us to “move beyond cars”
Think e-bikes and scooters, not cars or SUVs.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/a…
Ubisoft Roasts Elon Musk Over His Dubious PC Gaming Credentials
After Musk slams Assassin's Creed Shadows as a 'terrible game' that Ubisoft paid a streamer to promote, the developer reminds the CEO that he paid people to play PC games for him.Michael Kan (PCMag)
Hmm, don't go sideways on a slope with those tyres though. Otherwise probably great traction, but there seems to be nothing preventing sideways slippage. Like excavator tracks 😀
Man, that backfired fast:
Pete Hegseth: “Nobody was texting war plans.”
Jeffrey Goldberg: “Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal”
🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
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Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic)
trump regime people have their heads buried so far up each other's asses they can't believe they can be caught! The entire world is laughing at them.
This #ancient yellow #cedar #tree is older than the Great Wall of China & older than the Vatican.
All #ElderTrees - of this colossal & majestic scale, must be preserved & their ecosystems protected.
#OldGrowth #CedarTreeOfLife #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #BritishColumbia #BCpoli #Canada #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #Ecological #Ecosystems #Nature #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW
Yesterday, hundreds of Palestinians were demonstrating against Hamas in northern Gaza, risking their lives to protest.
It must be a mind-boggling sight for the many Israeli and US politicians who have equated the bombing of Gaza civilians with fighting Hamas.
Source (in Danish): dr.dk/nyheder/udland/hundredev…
Hundredevis på gaden i Gaza i protest mod Hamas
Helt almindelige palæstinensere løber en risiko ved at stille sig op og kritisere Hamas, siger DR's Mellemøst-korrespondent.DR
(So pretty much every civilian death in Gaza).
Hamas is just an excuse to kill indiscriminately.
It's times like this that I miss being an editorial cartoonist. So today I thought I'd get it out of system and get one down on paper instead of rattling around my old brain. So this is an exclusive for my Mastodon friends...
EFF at CypherCon
EFF is excited to attend CypherCon for the first time! We'll be at the conference with an info booth, so be sure to stop by and chat with some of our team and learn about the latest developments in defending digital freedom for all.Electronic Frontier Foundation
#Heart
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Crazy On You (feat. Heart)
Playlist Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy7D1yMoeOF6TG5G6-RCuzg...YouTube
Trump's key weakness exposed in attacks over Ukraine's stolen children
Senior Republicans are now joining Democrats and Christian groups to condemn the Trump's administration decision to stop funding a programme run by Yale University that tracks downs Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-…
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #SlavaUkraini #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump
Trump's key weakness exposed in attacks over Ukraine's stolen children
Senior Republicans are now joining Democrats and Christian groups to condemn the Trump administration's decision to stop funding a programme run by Yale University that tracks downs Ukrainian children abducted by RussiaSanya Burgess (The i Paper)
When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Pastor, Theorized How Stupidity Enabled the Rise of the Nazis (1942)
openculture.com/2025/03/when-d…
When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Pastor, Theorized How Stupidity Enabled the Rise of the Nazis (1942)
Two days after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, the Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer took to the airwaves. Before his radio broadcast was cut off, he warned his countrymen that their führer could well be a verführer, or misleader.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
Very acute description of what’s going on right now in United State of America!
It is the same thing as happened in nazi germany. A twist, yes, but the process is the same.
Supercon 2024: A New World of Full-Color PCBs
hackaday.com/2025/03/26/superc…
Supercon 2024: A New World Of Full-Color PCBs
Printed circuit boards were once so simple. One or two layers of copper etched on a rectangular fiberglass substrate, with a few holes drilled in key locations so components could be soldered into …Hackaday
"The systems – durable computer tablets that can be used without internet in a disconnected mode and can withstand extreme temperatures – are designed to help fire departments work together to manage emergency responses during wildfires and accidents that involve multiple agencies. The tablets can identify the locations, status and assignment of resources. The improved systems also would allow sharing of maps, building floor plans and images."
tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor…
2 bills would provide nearly $20M for communications, equipment to help battle Az wildfires
Arizona lawmakers are considering two bills that would enhance fire departments’ ability to communicate with other agencies during a wildfire and pay for engines and water tenders that can travel over rugged terrain.TucsonSentinel.com
Spritely Goblins v0.15.1! spritely.institute/news/sprite…
Lots of bugs found and fixed, especially many found from community members, which has been great to see!
Oh yeah, and we have office hours coming up in just an hour! Maybe join! community.spritely.institute/t…
Next office hours on 3/26
The next Spritely office hours will be happening on Wednesday, 3/26 at 2pm EDT. The meeting will be held on Big Blue Button.Spritely Networked Communities Institute
Next office hours on 3/26
The next Spritely office hours will be happening on Wednesday, 3/26 at 2pm EDT. The meeting will be held on Big Blue Button.Spritely Networked Communities Institute
Tom Tomorrow (cartoonist for "This Modern World" has created a t-shirt saying "currently clean on opsec!" and if you are okay with wearing a Politics Reference shirt this actually seems somewhat Relevant To Interests to some people here
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Currently Clean on OPSEC! Men's T-Shirt | Tom Tomorrow's Shop
Currently Clean on OPSEC! on Men's T-Shirt – currently clean on opsec!Tom Tomorrow's Shop
Spritely Goblins v0.15.1 is released! spritely.institute/news/sprite…
Lots of little bugs fixed, including many from the community! It's been great to see so many people trying out Goblins, keep it up! 💜
Podcast: The DNA of 15 Million People Is For Sale
The DNA of 15 Million People Is For Sale
This week we start with the bankruptcy of commercial DNA company 23andMe, and what it means for its users' genetic data. Probably not good things! After the ...YouTube
Think e-bikes and scooters, not cars or SUVs.
arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/a…
Why Amanda Knox returns to Italy — and how she talks with her daughter about injustice
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5311607/amanda-knox-free?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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