[19:03] Senan Molony: Sighs of relief from the White House to Leinster House as Taoiseach earns Trump’s respect in Washington showdown
Phew! Taoiseach Micheál Martin survived a marathon open-mic session at the Oval Office as questions flew like bullets.
Ok, giving up for now. I'll check how long I need the beam to be for the sawmill foundation and then I'll cut it into parts.
It's just too heavy to pull from the soft soil there. Dug over half the yard with the wheels. Broke off the concrete crown with the chain. Even fetched the stone sled from the forest and winched it onto that (actually winched the sled under the beam, because beam don't move). Even with that it won't budge more than a few mm at a time.
#Homestead #Farm #Tractor #Concrete
Regina Folk Festival shuts down after 55 years - Global | Canada (Destiny Meilleur) globalnews.ca/news/11078432/re…
This is sad news. I loved the live music.
#yqr #regina #saskatchewan #music
Regina Folk Festival shuts down after 55 years
After 55 years, the Regina Folk Festival has been shut down. Since 1969, the festival has been a summertime staple in the Queen City.Destiny Meilleur (Global News)
It’s really weird how authoritarians love obeying orders. Hate questioning orders. Or— well *is* it?
Seems like a paradox at first, but I guess it’s not. Not if you really think that some people simply know better than others (or *are* better than others)
It seems so sad to have that view and yet not a hope of ever really being one of the “betters” no matter what you do or learn. how depressing.
i think it makes more sense when you notice that a lot of them talk like they're happy enough to be *the same kind of person* as all the people numbered among the betters
there's a lot of symbolic magical thinking involved
[19:02] Imme en Roosmarijn bij Levi’s in Groningen: ‘Amerikaanse jeans nóg duurder? Dan maar tweedehands’
De verwachting dat Amerikaanse jeans duurder worden door importheffingen wordt met gemor ontvangen in de Groningse binnenstad. „Ik vind het nu al heel duur”, zegt Roosmarijn van der Hilst.
1. Gavin Newsom launched his podcast where he "completely aligned" with far-right activist Charlie Kirk on some transgender issues. Now, members of his party says he's worked behind the scene to kill pro-LGBTQ+ bills in California. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Gavin Newsom pressured behind the scenes to kill pro-LGBTQ+ bills, state lawmakers say
The bombshell revelation from Politico is part of a disturbing trend among some Democrats.s. baum (Erin In The Morning)
iPhone 16e camera review: The Essentials
Our deep dive into the latest single-camera star in the iPhone lineup.Sebastiaan de With (Lux)
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Attached: 1 image Built a new toy: CPU monitor peripheral #rustlangchaos.social
[19:18] Oscarwinnaar Walter Salles: ‘Onder Bolsonaro werd 4 jaar lang geen interessante speelfilm gemaakt in Brazilië’
Walter Salles, regisseur I’m Still Here won de Oscar voor beste internationale film. Het is de kroon op het werk van regisseur, miljardair en autoracer Walter Salles, die met de film voor de tweede keer een renaissance van de Braziliaanse film inleidt.
dvhn.nl/cultuur/film/Oscarwinn…
#WalterSalles #I’m #Oscar #tweede
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Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
[19:11] When Martin met Trump - 5 takeaways from their meeting
Everything from the Apple Tax case to his Doonbeg resort and beyond were raised in Donald Trump's meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin this afternoon. Here are five takeaways from the meeting.
rte.ie/news/2025/0312/1501736-…
#Apple #DonaldTrump's #MichealMartin #thisafternoon #five
When Martin met Trump - 5 takeaways from their meeting
Everything from the Apple Tax case to his Doonbeg resort and beyond were raised in Donald Trump's meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin this afternoon. Here are five takeaways from the meeting.Jackie Fox (RTÉ)
THE SLOG.
When you're not inspired—you're just stubborn.
I wrote something on what no one told me about writing a book. But really, it’s about anything worth doing.
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/the-…
#Writing #Writer #Books #Author #Photography #Scotland
The Slog - What No One Told Me About Writing A Book.
There’s still so much prestige and status attached to a book deal. I'm not sure that’s how it should be—but just 0.Kristie De Garis (By Hand)
P. G. Wodehouse once said he would:
"write every sentence 10 times"
Assuming you're a Scots lassie and as a Scotsman myself, I rather like this quote from the article:
"It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine"
bbc.com/culture/article/202006…
The man who wrote the most perfect sentences ever written
In our latest essay in which a critic reflects on a cultural work that brings them joy, Nicholas Barber pays tribute to the blissfully escapist comic novels of PG Wodehouse.Nicholas Barber (BBC)
EU verhängt Strafzölle gegen Waren aus den USA – ab 1. April“
#Trump #Strafzölle #canada #schwarwel
just heard a young person describe how an unexplained, sudden onset, and pretty dramatic health issue arose this morning, and then she cheerily said, "but the important thing is that I didn't miss a stream!"
we're normalizing so hard that we've normalized how hard we normalize things.
😬
I feel like so many of us in the covid-avoiding community have had bad disease experiences that have informed our caution now.
I wonder how many people on Team Virus Slurper have *also* had life-changing experiences of illness and just let the life lessons whoosh over their heads… 🤔
With all the shit going around about how important the gender marker is on identifying documents, I have a question:
How many cis guys do you think add an inch or two when they fill out that form at the DMV? It's not like they measure...
*the UK has the worst post-pandemic health outcomes. Our mental health is staggeringly bad & it's driving up welfare costs. But heaven forbid we address health disparities, invest in health infrastructure & access, get people care for mind/body, improve life so we are more resilient.
*Israel has "tried everything" except a serious 2 state solution...
etc.
[19:11] Trump backs Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis
US President Donald Trump has backed Taoiseach Micheál Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis.
rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0312…
#US #DonaldTrump #MicheálMartin #Ireland
Trump backs Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis
US President Donald Trump has backed Taoiseach Micheál Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis.RTÉ News (RTÉ)
I’m vaguely interested in running local models to experiment with contextual search and summarization (I have a massive PDF library), but not interested enough to finish the setup process. Way down the list of priorities.
On the other hand, looking at that thumbnail… when will we see the first MNT 10 inch mini rack server? ;)
wait !? They designed a non-upgradable desktop after fully customizable laptops with swappable parts !?
Are they running backwards ?
I really don't understand ! And I am a happy framework laptop user... I don't think their move is wise but as stated by others before maybe fedi users are in a bubble ? Or they are ?
FTC says credit card charges are capped at $1, amid other budget shortfalls.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
You know that stupid kid in early grade school who ate paste, and you are still surprised they are still alive, with all the stupid, irrational, and illogical choices you know they made?!
That is your target audience, and you should assume there are millions of those types of people. If you can make something, even they can use without putting any thought into it, and easily wrap their head around, you will have created something widely successful.
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The next Seattle-area MakerDeck IRL Mixer (for Makers, Techies, & Geeks) is set for *this* coming Monday - running alongside the Drink & Draw community! Join us for casual conversation and connections. I'm bringing a 3D printer with me this time. ;) Here's the invite link... meetup.com/makerdeck/events/30…
#3dprinting #seattle #pnw #beer #meetup #tech #geek #nerd
MakerDeck IRL Mixer: Makers, Techies, & Geeks!
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the old well
still yielding buckets
of darkness
#dailyHaiku reposts by Freeman Ng.
Today’s 3-5-3 haiku was originally posted on Nov 18, 2013.
Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity trial
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325697/rodrigo-duterte-hague-crimes-against-humanity-icc-philippines?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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[19:22] Oscarwinnaar Walter Salles: ‘Onder Bolsonaro werd 4 jaar lang geen interessante speelfilm gemaakt in Brazilië’
Walter Salles, regisseur I’m Still Here won de Oscar voor beste internationale film. Het is de kroon op het werk van regisseur, miljardair en autoracer Walter Salles, die met de film voor de tweede keer een renaissance van de Braziliaanse film inleidt.
lc.nl/cultuur/film/Oscarwinnaa…
#WalterSalles #I’m #Oscar #tweede
soatok.blog/2025/03/12/on-the-…
On The Insecurity of Telecom Stacks in the Wake of Salt Typhoon - Dhole Moments
Towards the end of last year, we learned that a group (allegedly affiliated with the Chinese government, referred to as “Salt Typhoon”) breached T-Mobile and other telecommunications co…Dhole Moments
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in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Final result: Moved it about 3m. Just too bloody heavy.
I tried many things. The wheel lever worked, but was a lot of work to reset (steel wheel very heavy). Shortening up the chain and lifting it with the three point hitch hydraulics worked equally well and a lot faster, but the wheels just dig in and lose traction. Maybe double tyres 😁
Also learnt that a front ballast for the tractor doesn't do anything. At least not a 100kg one (me standing on the front bar hopping up and down).
#Tractor
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in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to Mute Dog Brewing • • •Krahabors
in reply to Mute Dog Brewing • • •How about lifting, then adding some kind of rollers (a log? large pipe?) underneath, so that tractor has less resistance to pulling? Rollers themselves might even ride on some boards on both sides.
@yngmar
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to Krahabors • • •Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Because I was running around with a tape measure anyways, I grabbed some measurements of this beam. 11.05m long (plus broken off crown) tapered steel reinforced (pre-stressed by the looks of it) concrete, calculated weight ~1120 kg.
It's rained a lot this morning, so the mud got worse again, not helping. In for some colder weather, so we'll see when this can continue.
Farmers and sailors have one thing in common: We have to work with the weather we get, not the one we want.
Stevan
in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to Stevan • • •@withaveeay Not an option. There'll be potatoes growing here, not concrete beams.
I do wonder how they got here though. I think when the power company took down the overland line from the neighbouring field, they probably just asked the workers to drive their heavy machinery over and put the old beams in the garden.
Probably in exchange for some eggs, honey and other farm produce 😀
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in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
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in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Yeah, I saw that in one of your earlier posts. My comment wasn't very clear so I’ll rephrase it: I couldn't figure out why someone would deliberately choose to use insanely heavy concrete lengths (and not just some square path stones) and, since they obviously weren't poured there, how tf did they get them there?
And, I guess the answer was: just opportunistically re-using what was going to be thrown out.
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to tripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪 • • •@tripleman Yes, that's how the entire farm was run, along with every other place during the occupation era. If you can't buy stuff, you get creative and treasure everything you can somehow get.
As for how, probably big hydraulic pistons. I need more of those.
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in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Stevan
in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •yngmar 0 - concrete beam 3
is what I make it at the moment.
😃
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Unknown parent • • •@davepolaschek Yup, now I gotta decide early if I need 315cm or 510cm long chunks: woodlandmills.eu/hm122-portabl…
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HM122 Portable Sawmill
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Unknown parent • • •@mcSlibinas Lever bent. 25mm steel rod. But it's not the problem anyways. Friction of 1.1 ton beam on garden soil higher than wheel traction is the problem.
Solution is angle grinder 😀