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Apple、カンナが興味を持ちそうです

iPhone 17 Air Reportedly 9.5mm Thick Including Camera Bump macrumors.com/2025/03/12/iphon…

#Apple #news #bot



Die Warnstreiks im öffentlichen Dienst haben heute ihren Höhepunkt erreicht. Tausende Beschäftigte legten in NRW ihre Arbeit nieder. Warum sie streiken und was Betroffene dazu sagen.#WDR #Verdi #Streik #NRW #ÖffentlicherDienst #Tarifverhandlungen


Shorting stock is a risky and ill-advised move, only for experts, almost certainly a bad idea except for experts, yes, yes, I know.

still

With Tesla up a bit today, I wish I had a brokerage account already so I could short it for, say, one week out from now, just with a few symbolic bucks.

in reply to Paul Cantrell

OK, screw it, I want to do this. I want to put a little money in TSLQ and TSLZ (which is a way of betting that Tesla stock will drop). Clearly nonsense as a financial plan; I’ll only put in an amount I’m willing to lose. This is just for symbolic reasons. I’m willing pay a few bucks to raise this middle finger.

Recommendations: What's a less-terrible place to open an account where I can trade individual stocks? It needs to be low overhead and low nonsense; there will only ever be at •most• a few hundred dollars involved.

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in reply to Paul Cantrell

if you have a bank account somewhere that also owns a brokerage most have low cost/self managed trading options (for example if you bank with Bank of America you can open an account at Merrill Lynch pretty easily. May not be the most ideologically pure but may be easy if you already have the accounts.

(fewer credit unions or b corp banks have brokerages)

I'm reasonably happy with Charles Schwab but not sure their minimums but generally decent (relatively for their industry)

in reply to Shannon Clark

I do have a Fidelity account through one old employer’s 401(k), and probably that’s the easiest. But I hate their web interface so much….
in reply to Paul Cantrell

huh, I tried out I think 6 different brokerages, and decided Fidelity was the best. There’s a few things Schwab does better, and it was a different one that allowed buying mutual funds by shares, but it was way better than most of the web interfaces
in reply to ShadSterling

right, I made my comparison public - mastodon.social/@ShadSterling/…

Didn’t actually compare on how much I like the web interface

in reply to Paul Cantrell

I'm in. I have some "unrealized gain" from buying stock in my brother's employer 15 years ago and just... sitting on it. I sold a little and rolled it into TSLQ. I didn't do anything to earn that money and I'm happy to put it to work like this.

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in reply to Paul Cantrell

Remember to short or buy puts. And buy a long enough term so you don't get caught in the Rancid Kumquat talking up the price.

I'm not sure why you'd want to just plain buy the stock. That thing is so overvalued it's floating purely on belief in Musk's genius. (Check out the P/E, over 100! _After_ it's down about 50%.) And that belief has nowhere to go but down at this point.

in reply to Paul Cantrell

I don't really understand these "stocks", but I'd be willing to spend $200 to try it out, willing to lose it all. And I have an account...
in reply to John Breen

@jab01701mid
My dim and highly dubious understanding is that people betting against like this do actually help drive down the price, so I say go for it!
in reply to Paul Cantrell

I imagine the fund is "managed" by some traders doing the actual short trades, and this fund gains any profits, suffers any losses, but you are limited to losing your investment, as opposed to the actual short-traders, who have much more downside exposure, and I assume more upside potential as a reward. I'll do it on a very small scale.
My account tools show the history of the fund, so I could look, but why...
in reply to John Breen

OK, here's my little $200 TSL playland. Maybe I publish a snapshot weekly. TeslaTuesday ?
in reply to John Breen

OK, my first #TeslaTuesday
My little portfolio has appreciated 20%, including about 10% today, though it's been quite volatile over the first week.
I'm not advising that anyone invest money they can't afford to lose in this way !
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in reply to John Breen

Finally managed to jump through all the hoops and get a danged brokerage account open, and my similar portfolio (basically yours plus a dash of TSLS) is up ten bucks the first day. Good times.

But of course making short-term money isn’t really the point; I’m not planning to sell unless / until the company is in the gutter. As an investment, it’s a little moonshot, and I kissed that money goodbye in my mind the moment I bought.

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in reply to John Breen

I'm also following a basket of the top EU and top US defense contractors, which is fascinating...


in reply to Linux Is Best

following your advice, the linux desktop is doing really well. Firefox, too. When you want something to change, just go and do it. That is the open source deal. Programming something I don't need isn't.
in reply to hunderteins

Linux is not doing well, as a desktop, and Firefox is almost dead. If Foss does not focus on keeping things simple, corporations and government oversight will always be the majority, and always the accepted norm.
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mastodon - Link to source
Debacle

My own experience is, that I get paid for my day job, very often before any results, but for #freeSoftware it's rather difficult to get funding.

The good thing is, if the source code is free and open, you do not depend on the original author. If the original authors don't implement your pet feature for 2000 ₤, maybe somebody else does?

Btw. my employer paid for various free software enhancements, e.g. #modemManager, #ejabberd, #libstrophe.





Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ US-Unterhändler auf dem Weg nach Russland ++

Nach Angaben Trumps sind US-Unterhändler auf dem Weg nach Russland, um über den Vorschlag für eine Waffenruhe in der Ukraine zu sprechen. Polens Regierungschef Tusk plädiert für eine starke Rolle der Türkei im Friedensprozess.

➡️ tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveb…

#Liveblog #Ukraine



@sybren @blender regarding the weekly module meetings: is there a Google Calendar or something similar I can subscribe to? That way I can see it time-zone-adjusted on my calendar and see which ones I could potentially make.

The meeting notices on devtalk.blender.org have a Meet link but that doesn't share event details automatically in a calendar.

in reply to Sybren A. Stüvel

thank you, I appreciate that. Is there a way to find out for other modules (devtalk, someone to ask)?
in reply to Spencer Magnusson

If they don't link anything in the meeting notes, I doubt that they have a calendar set up.


Reds Return Rule 5 Selection Cooper Bowman To Athletics

The Reds have returned Rule 5 draft selection Cooper Bowman to the Athletics, per announcements from both clubs. Cincinnati’s 40-man roster count drops to 39. Bowman does not need to go onto the 40-man roster with the A’s. More to come.

mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/red…

#reds #baseball #ATOBTTR



Question for my friends on #Mastodon who have smart phones, do you choose to turn Wi-Fi calling on or off and why? Thanks in advance for indulging my curiosity once again.
in reply to Robin Frost

I turn it on.
Signal is better that way.
I'm also able to use my Mac, iPad and watch to make and receive calls with it on.


Manager is micromanaging me to the fucking end of the earth and I can't spend time writing my resume.
in reply to Jo

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PSA: Zombies in Rogule are no joke

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i just spent 15 minutes getting super glue off my fingers, only to look at the thing i glued and poke it to see if it was still wet. it was :neocat_facepalm:


Empathy rocks and kindness is punk as fuck

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The best British fish and chips? 🐟

(Multiple choice for the aficionados)

#Fish #Chips #FishandChips
#Cod #Haddock #Rock #Scampi
#BritishFood #BritishScran
#Poll #FoodPoll #TakeAway
#Food #Scranodon #Scranodon

  • Cod (0 votes)
  • Haddock (0 votes)
  • Rock (0 votes)
  • Scampi (0 votes)
Poll end: 6 days ago



Tesla Dealerships Attacked With Molotov Cocktails
theonion.com/tesla-dealerships…


The Rocket City Regional – Alabama’s annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Regional Competition – is scheduled for Friday, March 14, through Saturday, March 15, at the Von Braun Center South Hall in Huntsville, Alabama. FIRST Robotics is a global robotics competition for students in grades 9-12. Teams are challenged […]


[18:18] Topseizoen Jenning de Boo kan bij WK in Hamar alleen nog maar mooier worden. ‘Ik ga sowieso met een lach naar huis’

Het seizoen van Jenning de Boo kan voor de belangrijkste wedstrijd van het schaatsjaar al niet meer kapot. Toch wil de Groninger bij de WK afstanden in Hamar andermaal oogsten.

dvhn.nl/sport/Wat-kan-Jenning-…

#JenningdeBoo #Groninger #WK #Hamar



When you're in the red
No amount of green-washing
Will make it turn black.

#dailyhaikuprompt - green
#haiku
#poem



[18:23] Eva (43) richtte Samen naar School-klas op in Groningen: ‘Iedere ouder met een gehandicapt kind komt in deze shit’

Eva Boon zag een toekomst voor zich als onderzoeker in de evolutieleer. Ze zet zich nu dag en nacht in voor haar ernstig meervoudig gehandicapte dochter Anna* en richtte in Groningen de Samen naar School-klas op. Zodat Anna gewoon kan meedoen.

dvhn.nl/groningen/stad/%E2%80%…

#EvaBoon #Anna #Groningen #School_klas



Person: *makes a remark*
Me: "What?"
Person: "It's a joke."
Me: "What is? I don't understand."
Person: "Oh..."
Person: *just leaves*
Me: "Well, I still don't get the joke, but now I feel bad too."

I wish this wasn't such a regular occurrence for me.

in reply to Neia masks 🍵🌙

@neia

I know what you're referring to, but I don't think that's the case here.

I think for this, it's more my neurodivergence at play. Unfortunately, sometimes I just need things spelled out for me. And I think people interpret my asking for clarification as being dismissive or rude, or something. But I don't intend it that way. I'm not trying to make anyone feel bad. I just really don't understand and want to be involved...

Which ironically often makes me feel even more left out. ^^;

in reply to Lynn Senpai

Yeah :/ Even if the person said "It's clear in my head but I'm having trouble getting it into words" that would be better, I suspect


No green new deal now
Got same stinking old red deal
Same old groan and gramps

#dailyhaikuprompt - green - red #haiku #prompt



So how is daylight savings working out for you? I think I have enough saved up for the foreseeable future. We can stop now.
in reply to Frankie ✅

They should just pick one and stick with it. I don't care which. Just pick one. So tired...



Not even an hour in, and we’ve already got company! 🐬⛴️ #Dolphins showed up right after departure—almost like they knew we were heading south to track down the #krill industry stripping the ocean bare and came to wish us luck.

These beautiful creatures depend on a healthy ocean. And so do we. Will you stand with us to #StopThePlunder?

Learn more about our campaign via the link in our bio.📌

🎥 Alice Gregoire / Sea Shepherd



girlfriend hasn’t accepted my linkedin request yet. she doesn’t want to connect. she doesn’t want to build
in reply to alina🏳️‍⚧️🐾

this got me thinking
surely people have met and started dating and had romantic relationships and whatnot on linkedin
not sure what to do with that info :neogob_pensive:


[18:24] Zorgen om ‘tegenvallend’ aantal passagiers op luchthaven Eelde. ‘Wie gaat het verlies ophoesten?’

Niet voor het eerst en vermoedelijk ook niet voor het laatst debatteerde het Drentse Parlement woensdag over Groningen Airport Eelde (GAE). Een aantal linkse partijen maakte zich ernstig zorgen over het 'tegenvallend' aantal luchtreizigers via Eelde.

dvhn.nl/drenthe/assen/Luchthav…

#Nietvoorheteerst #DrentseParlement #Groningen #Eelde #GAE





🌿🐾 Join us for the 11th Compassionate Derby on March 22nd at St Peter's Church, Derby! A FREE event celebrating compassion, sustainability, & animal welfare. 🌱

✅ 40+ stalls
✅ Talks, workshops & demos
✅ Proceeds to Brinsley Animal Rescue

🕙 Autism-friendly hour: 10-10:30 AM

#CompassionateDerby #EcoFair #Vegan #Sustainability 💚





[18:02] Sale agreed on Sinéad O’Connor’s €1.295m former Bray home

Sinéad O’Connor’s former Bray home is off the market after going up for sale in December with a seven-figure asking price.

independent.ie/irish-news/sale…

#Bray #December #seven



A true story: at one point Microsoft was selling four entirely unrelated products all pronounced "link". Microsoft Link, Linq, Lynq and Lync.

You'd think whoever let that happen would have lost their job, but years later as we were struggling to fix a Teams interop problem in Firefox, we discovered that the real problem was that MS had _two unrelated products called Microsoft Teams_ who never talked to each other.

Well good news everyone, that guy got promoted:

theverge.com/news/627483/micro…

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in reply to mhoye

Two Teams teams, not acting as a single team. Of course.
in reply to Dan Scott

@dbs Like so much these days, if I wrote it as satirical fiction people would agree that no, that's a little much.
in reply to mhoye

Not to take away from the amusement but LINQ wasn't "sold" nor was it a product, it was a technology included in .NET.

Microsoft really do have a naming problem though. I used to work at Xbox and I couldn't tell you how all the Xbox console names relate to each other. Unlike PlayStation where any Joe can understand that.




Axon’s Draft One, which produces AI-generated police reports, purports to cut in half the amount of time officers spend writing police reports. But a recent police agency’s decision to discontinue use of the software and a new scientific study cast doubt on those assertions. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/anch…
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation

I mean, police reports are between 40 and 100% Lies By Volume; show me a police officer who files a proper, truthful, and complete report, and I’ll show you a police officer who’s unemployed.


Protect Net Plurality! 🦾

Broad brush duties under the UK Online Safety Act threaten any website with possible penalties.

Small, safe sites can't shoulder this burden. We'll see the lights going out on blogs, Fedi instances and forums from 17 March with a devastating impact for online communities.

The Fediverse is under attack!

We must #SaveOurSites 🌐

openrightsgroup.org/blog/save-…

#netplurality #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ukpolitics #ukpol #mastodon #fediverse #activitypub

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in reply to Open Rights Group

I live in the UK and I'm in the process of building a website about vintage buses, a harmless subject, you'd think. But what if my opinions, or comments made by my readers fall foul of these unclear rules? The UK's freedom of speech is being quickly (not slowly) eroded.

I think I'll just build my website offline for now and just post on Mastodon, until Mastodon faces the same issues as been suggested regarding content by UK users.

Let's hope that it never comes to that.

in reply to Vintage Buses

@vintagebuses
Online speech went the moment the law was passed. Mastodon is the least safe from the law too, as there's no big lobbyist to help us. I'm starting to think if they're going to make us criminals just for talking to each other (the law talks about groupchats and email too), we might be better off just accepting it and talking via Tor anyway, sadly...
@openrightsgroup