Trying to figure out how I would explain to the version of myself living in 1995 the phrase "one of the most prominent surf draculas of our time"
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Surf Dracula is a slang expression describing a trope in television shows and other media in which the character's backstory takes so long that the exciting main part of that character's arc arrives too late and gets insufficient screen time.Philipp (Know Your Meme)
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An experienced thru-hiker traveling to the US to hike the AZT last month says she was treated inhumanely and deported without justification.Caitlin Hardee (The Trek)
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An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
Ahhh, interesting, thanks for the info! 🙏
I've added this to the article, hopefully it helps others too.
Banks and public money are financing Brazil's Amazon collapse
#politics #brazil #environmentalism
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From January 2018 to August 2024, nearly $1.9 billion was lent to 24,000 rural areas in the region known as Amacro, an agricultural frontier opened under Bolsonaro.Natália Chagas (SUMAÚMA)
Spotify appears to have removed Andrew Tate's "pimping hoes" class; internal communications show some Spotify employees complained about offering the course (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)
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Internal Spotify communications viewed by 404 Media show Spotify’s own employees complaining about Andrew Tate’s course being available on the platform.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
You're going to want to read today's story. Gives you a better sense of the people who most closely surround Musk. Here's the lede:
At 49, Branden Spikes isn't just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As the current director of information technology at X/Twitter and an early hire at PayPal, Zip2, Tesla and SpaceX, Spikes is also among Musk's most loyal employees. Here's a closer look at this trusted Musk lieutenant, whose Russian ex-wife was once married to Elon's cousin.
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At 49, Branden Spikes isn't just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As the current director of information technology at X/Twitter and an early hire at PayPal, Zip2, Tesla…krebsonsecurity.com
A man dared a hostess in Tokyo to a drinking game. She died several hours later. The story demonstrates how obscenely wealthy men use their power to take advantage of economically disadvantaged women for nothing but the sake of their own amusement.
#Japan #unseenjapan #ujwebsite
A "drinking game" in a high-end Tokyo bar that ended in a young woman's death has drawn attention to the abusive power wielded by rich men.Jay Allen (Unseen Japan)
The EU has just started a review of European public procurement rules, and have asked for input on potential changes to the rules.Open Source Initiative
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Prelinger Archives is in the final year of a three-year grant for mass-digitization of its film collection funded by Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web. Since the start of the […]\nblog.archive.org
Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.The Conversation
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We’ve often noted how there are $42.5 billion in broadband grants headed to the states courtesy of the 2021 infrastructure bill. The GOP voted against the bill, but have repeatedly turned aro…Techdirt
Hey welcome back to my new channel, Documenting the Collapse of US Democracy! I know this must be strange for those of you who preferred the old format of discussing science and critical thinking butRebecca Watson (Skepchick)
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The comic "Tom the Dancing Bug" by Ruben Bolling is titled "Elon Musk and His Doge Pals™ in 'Auto Graft'". It has nine panels with the main characters being Elon Musk, a man in a MAGA hat, a Doge, and a man with glasses. The comic is about Elon Musk being responsible for billions in government looting and waste. The man in the MAGA hat says, "Let's go, pals! I'll just bet that guy's a... DEI!" A van labeled "Musk Mobile" is shown with dollar signs on it, and the person with glasses says, "Okay, Elon! After this guy took over a car company in 2008, he got a special low-interest loan from the Energy Department!" The man in the MAGA hat says, "How about $38 billion in government give-aways?! That made him unimaginably wealthy!" The man with glasses says, "Here! I found some African dude who started his tech career in America in the 1990s while working here illegally!" The other characters decide to go after Elon Musk instead, and the Doge says "Ruh-roh!"
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COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.The Conversation
The OSM Local Chapters & Communities Congress 2025 (LCCC 2025) is a virtual event where leaders and members of various OSM communities come together to share stories and learn from each other. The next annual congress will take place on 15th March 2025
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#OSM #OpenStreetMap #gischat #maps #LCCC
I just need to know. What possible advantage is it to medical practices to have their "hold" music play at 10-20 decibels higher than any of their actual messages, menus, notifications, or people?
Every time I call a doctor's office, I end up with impaired hearing in at least one ear!
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You can still enjoy it, even if you saw it coming from session 2
#DnD #Dndmemes #funny #TTRPG #TTRPGMemes #DungeonsandDragons
The Guardian: Tennessee man shot by his dog while lying in bed
A bullet grazed the Memphis man’s thigh after his one-year-old pit bull got his paw stuck in a gun’s trigger guard
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Las Vegas Strip (Night), Paradise, NV, 2023.
An all-you-can-eat* buffet of pixels at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53…
* restrictions apply
6 July 2023 Paradise, NV Rodenstock 70mm/5.6 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/8.0), Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 100). Cambo WRS-1600 camera. Stitched composite of two shifted images. Notes: This was a technically challenging photo to make.Flickr
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Vermont Cop Was Allegedly Watching Matt Walsh Video When He Hit and Killed Cyclist
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#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #police #mattwalsh #manslaughter #vermont
Whether there was any "interaction" with the video appears to be important in the case.Matt Novak (Gizmodo)
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
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Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
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#News #Education #CivilRights #Trump #Discrimination #Students
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“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
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In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
It's hard to say this, but science (& research more generally) is just being **stopped** in the US right now. This is just one university, losing nearly a billion dollars in project funding pretty much overnight. That's people's jobs, and the research that could save lives.
Alt.Latino: A Latin Jazz survey, plus Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso : All Songs Considered
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991511/alt-latino-latin-jazz-ca7riel-paco?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination"
"A special kind of intertwined plant-pollinator relationship, thought to be rare, is present in hundreds of weevil species"
“We are highlighting a group of insects that most people want to see killed, and we're showing that they can actually be pretty important for maintaining ecosystems and products that we care about,”
Plan your dream vacation to South Korea with our comprehensive travel guide. Discover how tradition and ultra modern living blend, explore the depressing DMZ, ancient temples and the best beaches for an unforgettable experience.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension.
As federal datasets disappear from view, scholars explain why it is important to collect and maintain this information:
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Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’The Conversation
Huge win. Huge. Canadian Court upholds government restricting crypto bullshit use of electricity
"B.C. wins case for power use limits by cryptocurrency miners"
(Its not "mining" its wanking, nothing produced, nothing mined)
"The decision upheld an earlier court ruling against Conifex Timber Ltd., a forestry company located in Prince George .... The company was seeking unrestricted access to B.C. electricity."
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#victory #sanity #productivity #wealth #canpoli #Canada
The appeal court ruled that B.C. Hydro has the right to act in the public interest – in this case, to protect BC’s electricity supply and contain electricity prices for ratepayers.Canada's National Observer
I urge going further.
There is nothing produced in crypto, no farms selling eggs, making a small profit, no furniture makers making cool chairs for a choosy market.
There are no eggs in crypto, no chairs, no electric planes built, not a single candy, no fertilizer, just counterfeit money.
REQUIRE crypto build its own renewable green energy source for 120% of their wanking needs, ALWAYS more than they use.
And data centres too.
No crypto use of utility power.
Counterfeit
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