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@mirlo is killing it right now, and working hard to do the important (but un-shiny) work of making a site for #Musicians that anyone can host **inexpensively**
This is the endgame for the #Fediverse - thousands of indie sites, not mega instances - but it’ll take this kind of work to pull it off.
Good job, guys. I’m super jealous of you rn.
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Two different projects, but yes. I believe #Mirlo is working on Federation: github.com/funmusicplace/mirlo…
Today, we celebrate Mirlo 🎉
My project, #Bandwagon federates with ActivityPub, but is still missing other important features that Mirlo supports (like paid album sales)
The good thing is that we’re all converging on a similar point, and that will be a huge win for indie artists and labels everywhere.
Integrate ActivityPub · Issue #146 · funmusicplace/mirlo
I wonder if this would be the way to do activity-pub-express at the easiest level, though it seems to be primarily based around a mongo database.GitHub
It's amazing what both #Mirlo and #Bandwagon have achieved in the last few months. Big up yourselves! ❤️
(Not to forget #TheIndieBeat of course)
Google announces Gemini Robotics for building general purpose robots
Google DeepMind today announced Gemini Robotics to bring “AI into the physical world,” with new models able to “perform a wider range...Abner Li (9to5Google)
Bluesky To Sell Your Content To AI Data Miners
So it begins. Hidden in Jay Graber's recent charm offensive is this innocuously framed initiative: Bluesky is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their data is used for AI (techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/blue…)
Not so fast.
1) Shows they are planning on doing content deals with AI companies.
2) Seems like it is Opt-out vs. Opt-in (see below).
3) It is just a voluntary robots.txt file
h/t @Lydie tech.lgbt/@Lydie/1141490233448…
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Bluesky is weighing a proposal that gives users consent over how their data is used for AI | TechCrunch
Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin on Monday, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said the social network has been working on a framework for user consent overSarah Perez (TechCrunch)
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“The goal is to cast vaccines into the shadows. That has deadly consequences.”
Legislators are bent on dismantling our vaccine safety net even as this deadly disease sees a frightening resurgence in our state. texasobserver.org/measles-outb…
#politics #USpol #Texas #measles #antivax #vaccines #health #healthcare #news #TXlege #Republicans
Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax Crusade
Spread of the virus is due to low immunization rates in certain communities. Meanwhile, some legislators are cheering for more “medical freedom.”Joelle DiPaolo (The Texas Observer)
Is Your Printer Producing Gibberish? A Windows 11 Update May Be to Blame
After installing a Windows 11 preview update, some USB printers are churning out random, programming-related text. Microsoft is working on a fix, but there is an interim workaround, too.Michael Kan (PCMag)
Faster clapping yields lower-frequency sounds, as does cupping one's hands while clapping.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0…
How one’s hand configuration affects the sound of clapping
Faster clapping yields lower-frequency sounds, as does cupping one’s hands while clapping.Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica)
Right at the end is the scary part:
"It might even be possible one day to identify someone based on their distinctive claps and use it as a kind of acoustic login for electronic devices."
More surveillance - AI to be used to review footage of every concert, theatrical performance etc. ever, and produce a massive database linking you to the sounds of your hand claps.
Then you can be tracked by the sound you make whenever your flat hand contacts something 🤯😱
Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges
Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges
HP already has a reputation for breaking printers with updates.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
Well electric cars, hell, cars in general these days come with proprietary software that totally screws over the buyer's ability to fix their own damn car. It's bullshit, plain and simple.
Right to repair isn't just some fancy slogan, it's a fucking right. Period. I'm all in on open source software and the freedom to dig into the code, learn from it, and yeah, fix it if I need to. That's how it should be, not this locked-down crap they're pushing on us.
Sadly, this is the world most people are forced into with big tech companies owning and operating most of the software we and many companies use today.
I would recommend anyone reading this to give #Linux a try if you haven't already used it. It's open-source, customizable, and gives you the freedom to really make your system your own.
❤ In short: I love the right to repair my own stuff!
#RightToRepair #Repair #Fix #iFixit #EletricCars #Cars #Swasticars #Linux
[18:49] Businessman convicted of attacking bailiff in Paris
Businessman Paddy McKillen has been convicted of attacking a bailiff in his Paris apartment.
@cdwilson
All my shack/office photos are carefully angled and tightly cropped.
I just backed up & shot a pano, as it's presently (just pre-spring) in the worst condition it's been in months.
Toying with posting for comedy.
“Keep them on the ropes for multiple days”
“Protesters targeting #Tesla over their opposition to #Musk have a new strategy: faking interest in buying a Tesla to waste the company's time & resources.
50501 movement, which aims to org protests in all 50 states, have proposed that wasting the time of Tesla dealerships could be a safer alternative to illegal vandalism”
newsweek.com/tesla-musk-trump-…
Elon Musk Protesters Want to 'Buy' a Tesla. Here's Why
Some in the 50501 movement aim to waste dealerships' time by pretending to buy Elon Musk's cars, only to walk away.Theo Burman (Newsweek)
@bebadefabo Oh I dunno, because .... rule of law matters and those protesting could be imprisoned bc of Trump's army of assholes?
And yes, protests help "save us." No one thing does that. WE do that. The courts help, protests help, calling helps, pressure helps, running for office helps, town halls help, showing up in every way helps.
ALL of that IS getting "their hands dirty."
PS5: Don't unplug me while I'm switched on or I might break
Me: Bitch you froze; the fuck else am I supposed to do?
Handelsstreit: Wie wirken sich Trumps Zölle auf Europa aus?
Die von US-Präsident Trump angekündigten Strafzölle auf Stahl- und Aluminium sind in Kraft getreten. Wie groß ist die Gefahr für Europas Wirtschaft? Sind Jobs gefährdet? Welche Produkte könnten teuer werden? Fragen und Antworten.
[18:44] Relief for Taoiseach after unspoiled visit to White House
The Taoiseach will probably feel that his meeting with the US President was about as good as it gets.
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#US
Can we truly call it conservation if it is at the cost of displacing those who have nurtured the land for centuries?
Forcefully evicting the Maasai from their their ancestral homelands and auctioning it to greedy corporations for trophy hunting and carbon credits trading is not a climate solution.
It is nothing more than land grabs and exploitation wrapped in greenwashing, continuing the exploitation of vulnerable communities.
Justice for the Maasai in Tanzania ⤵️ pages.greenpeaceafrica.org/tan…
Tanzania Govt: Stop auctioning Maasai land to carbon traders and trophy hunters
The Maasai people, already on the frontline of the climate crisis, are being further marginalised by the actions of the Tanzanian government.pages.greenpeaceafrica.org
LEAH HOUGHTALING | Woodworking on Instagram: "When I was in Atlanta two weeks ago @heartwood410 brought me crepe Myrtle. It’s stunning, and full of figure, and chatoyancy. It’ll need a few months to dry before I’m able to use it. Thank you, Jonathan! ❤️❤️
1,036 likes, 49 comments - leahhoughtalingwoodworking on March 12, 2025: "When I was in Atlanta two weeks ago @heartwood410 brought me crepe Myrtle. It’s stunning, and full of figure, and chatoyancy.Instagram
I have a very strange issue with my VPS.
I am setting up wazuh for my personal use, and while the software seems to run just great, I'm unable to connect agents to it.
1. Wazuh does bind the ports (1514, 1515) properly. At least, netstat tells me to.
2. I can tcpdump on these ports, and see activity on 1515 (agent registration port).
3. The SYN packets never get a response from my VPS. It's like Wazuh is binding the ports, but isn't getting the packets or responding to them.
I'm completely out of ideas. The Wazuh community Discord has been unhelpful, so far.
I suspect ghosts.
Any help?
#wazuh #sysadmin #linux #selfhosted
[06:40 PM] Support for expanding Dutch defense industry grows amid rising global tensions
A growing number of Dutch citizens favor increased defense spending and expanded military infrastructure within the country, according to a new poll.
12 March 1903 | A Slovenian, Josef Sitter, was born in Šentjakob. A car mechanic.
In #Auschwitz from 28 September 1941.
No. 21141
He perished in the camp on 24 February 1942.
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