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Photographers Are on a Mission to Fix Wikipedia's Famously Bad Celebrity Portraits
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Photographers Are on a Mission to Fix Wikipedia's Famously Bad Celebrity Portraits

WikiPortraits, a group of volunteer photographers, has been covering festivals and shooting celebrities specifically to improve images in the public domain.
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Cockpit voice recorder survived fiery Philly crash—but stopped taping years ago
Heroic work to recover and repair a CVR.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…

Cockpit voice recorder survived fiery Philly crash—but stopped taping years ago

Nate Anderson (Ars Technica)
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J. Steven York RESISTS
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I saw a picture of the actual recorder, and it was flattened like a pancake. How disappointing it must have been to go to all the effort to recover data only to discover that it was useless because of sloppy maintenance.

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Pokemon Go sale to a Saudi Arabian company owned by govt comes with six separate corporate announcement blogs, not one of them directly addressing what happens to 100 million people's location data, AR mapping capabilities, or the AI maps they have been training:

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Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data

A company founded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund just bought the most popular AR video game of all time.
Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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estelle
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estelle
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just what saudi arabia needs, the real-time data that leaked the positions of military bases via pokemon go

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My latest art piece, in honour of International Womens Day over the weekend. "The Horrors". Hand embroidered, on reclaimed lace handkerchief. #handembroideredart #artforartssake #protestart #dmcthreads #dmcembroidery #handembroidery #repurposing #upcycling
#protestart #upcycling #handembroideredart #artforartssake #dmcthreads #dmcembroidery #handembroidery #repurposing

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Beadwork! Right shoulder is done!

Every bead was hand stitched.

I decided that simplicity in the bugle beads is best to show off the leaves. Was also closer to what I've seen on period garments for this style.

Some parts I pulled out 4 times to get right.

#BeadWork #Sewing #embroidery

Closeup off gold beadwork that shows off the sparkle.
Extreme closeup of the beadwork
Full shot of the beadwork, showing off the shake of the pattern piece.
#sewing #beadwork #embroidery
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Rachel Wright
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Rachel Wright
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There's a lot of working out of little techniques and materials-wrangling, isn't there!
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Rachel Wright
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Rachel Wright
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Oh, yes, the finished piece is so much better!

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I’ve been experimenting with classic flowerpot shapes, like these, inspired by Roman vases. They make a great base for painting or decorating with mosaic tiles for a personalized touch. With heights from 100 to 300 mm and diameters from 175 to 400 mm, there’s bound to be one that fits your printer!

Check it out: printables.com/model/746685

#3DPrinting #FlowerPot

Classic Curved Flower Pot in Various Sizes by Metikumi | Download free STL model | Printables.com

A classic Roman vase-inspired flower pot available in multiple sizes, from compact to large. | Download free 3D printable STL models
www.printables.com
#3dprinting #flowerpot
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Ulf Rompe
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Ulf Rompe
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I absolutely don't need a flowerpot, but I love looking at your well-made uploads, including the detailed documentation and the STEP file!

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FYI Canada: This would be an *exceptionally* good time to do something like this with infosec employees

flipboard.com/@globeandmail/ca…

If nothing else I suspect your government could leapfrog up several rungs in the nation-state infosec rankings instantly just by doing targeted hiring from the reported mass firings of queer employees of letter agencies


B.C. looks to attract U.S. doctors and nurses with pitch to fast-track credentials and planned recruitment campaign

British Columbia is hoping to attract doctors and nurses from the United States with its plans to fast-track the recognition of their credentials and launch a recruitment campaign.
The Globe and Mail - Kristy Kirkup
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sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞
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sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞
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Do this across all professions and research areas. Seems like a no brainer...
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Elio Campitelli
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Elio Campitelli
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Same for science and technology. Every country should be doing their own "Operation Paperclip" to get the displaced US scientists.

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And straight into a tariff wall at that.
The image is a screenshot of an X post from The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln ). The post features a manipulated photo of two individuals inside a red car. The person on the left, wearing sunglasses and a black outfit, is depicted as driving and smiling, while the person on the right, dressed in a suit with a red tie, appears to be a passenger. Superimposed text over the image reads, "Get in, we're gonna crash the economy."

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Jens Finkhäuser
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Seal the doors, make another publicity stunt: strap it on a SpaceX launcher and yeet it into the sun.

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Came across some wild daffodils in the forest.

#solarPunk #bloomScrolling

Beautifuk bright yellow blooms with the mane surrounding the trumpet. Bright green stems and leaves below nestled amongst brown leaves and dirt.
#bloomscrolling #solarpunk

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Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups

The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

newrepublic.com/post/192660/tr…

#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #corruption #climate


Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups

The New Republic
#news #uspolitics #uspol #politics #trump #climate #gopcult #corruption

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Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5320185/why-religious-leaders-are-divided-on-transgender-rights?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Things Considered @all-things-considered-npr

@all-things-considered-npr

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B.C. looks to attract U.S. doctors and nurses with pitch to fast-track credentials and planned recruitment campaign
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bc-looks-to-attract-us-doctors-and-nurses-with-pitch-to-fast-track/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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B.C. looks to attract U.S. doctors and nurses with pitch to fast-track credentials and planned recruitment campaign

The province plans to remove barriers to U.S. doctors who wish to be licensed and practise medicine in B.C. to help boost health care workers in the province
Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail)
@canadian-news-globeandmail

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That's crazy.
A single apple seed contains enough cyanide to kill an elephant.

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TobyBartels
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It's normally safe to swallow an apple seed, because the coating prevents digestion, so it passes harmlessly through. However, if the seed has been broken open, then you're looking at a swift but painful death.
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donutage (Bill Cole)
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The Johnny Appleseed legend has been sanitized beyond recognition. In fact, he was responsible for single-handedly eradicating elephants from North America.

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Found some early spring wild onions!

(Notes: these are everywhere around here. We only picked a small handful of bulbs. Generally you'd only snip the leaves and allow the bulb to stay in the ground to keep growing. And you only harvest a small amount amongst a larger crop so that they keep growing year after year.)

#foraging #solarPunk #bloomScrolling

Some young shoots of wild onion. The long thin whispy green leaves grow up some a patch nestled amongst dead brown leaves in the dirt.
Harvested wild onion with dirt still clinging on the small young bulbs.
Cleaned up and sitting neatly on a plate. The small bulbs are right white. The smell and taste are very oniony and spicy.
#bloomscrolling #solarpunk #foraging
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Tinker ☀️
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@Apiary - Oooh, even better! Means you can just pull up all the bulbs!
@Apiary

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EPA accused of faking criminal investigation to claw back climate funds
EPA faces a lawsuit seeking to unfreeze funds supporting low-income Americans.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

EPA accused of faking criminal investigation to claw back climate funds

Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)

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Greenland votes for opposition party that favors a gradual approach to independence
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5321925/greenland-votes-for-opposition-party-that-favors-a-gradual-approach-to-independence?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World News @world-news-npr

@world-news-npr

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This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Fried Days (and Nights)
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Fried Days (and Nights)

The Onion Staff (The Onion)

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India Sees Opportunity in U.S. Tariffs : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991515/india-sees-opportunity-in-u-s-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-npr

@business-npr

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Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5324496/universities-hiring-freezes-federal-funding?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Things Considered @all-things-considered-npr

@all-things-considered-npr

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She is so bad at this. comicsands.com/leavitt-tariffs…

Leavitt Calls Tariffs 'A Tax Cut': VIDEO

Alan Herrera (Comic Sands)

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Prepare your #PrimarySchool children for their Year 6 SATs or 11+ exams by using our 5⭐️ spelling App - Spelling Test Flashcards. Now used in both Primary and Secondary schools. apps.apple.com/gb/app/spelling… #FreeApp #primaryschool #primaryteacher #ks1teacher #ks2 #ks2sats

‎Spelling Test Flashcards

‎We created this app to help our children quickly and easily learn their weekly spellings for school. Over time, it has grown to become a fun, effective, and stress-free tool for kids, parents, and teachers alike.
App Store
#primaryschool #freeapp #Primaryteacher #ks1teacher #ks2 #ks2sats

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Here is the alt-text description for the image:

A rectangular sign with a white background and dark blue trim reads "Church of Morongo" in a stylized font at the top, along with a small dove graphic and a cross. Below, in larger, blocky black letters, is the question "IS THE LORD YOUR DADDY?". The sign is mounted on a dark background.

Provided by @altbot, generated using Gemini

@Altbot

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12 March 1939 | A French Jewish boy, Roger Portigheis, was born in Nice.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 20 December 1943 in a transport of 850 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among 505 people murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with curly hair, wearing a patterned shirt and shorts, sitting on an adult's lap.
#auschwitz
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Alisa
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Alisa
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✅Thanks for your interested!
Here is more details if you interested click
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Erik van Straten
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Erik van Straten
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: why does this boy look like a girl?

Have you perhaps mixed up this picture with the toddler (born on 24 January 1943) shown in mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseu… ?

Why does victims.auschwitz.org/victims?… return "... the person you were looking for was not found"?

#ZionistPropaganda #IsraeliDestructionForces


Auschwitz Memorial (@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world)

Attached: 1 image 24 January 1943 | A French Jewish girl, Doris Mireille Lewy, was born in Toulouse. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 May 1944 in a transport of 1,004 Jews deported from Drancy.
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#zionistpropaganda #israelidestructionforces

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random #CalvinAndHobbes comic:
gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2…
#calvinandhobbes

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WiFi 7 on the Pi 5 is fun ;)

More to come later this week!

Wifi 7 320MHz 6GHz connection on Pi 5
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Jeff Geerling
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Jeff Geerling
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@johnrhunt Coming later - but it's 1.83 Gbps down, about 800 Mbps up, or 1.2/500 down/up simultaneous, max.
@John Hunt

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The world needs more people like Mark Klein, who revealed the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program at AT&T because he felt like he was "plugging in the Big Brother machine." eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memo…

In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying

EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans.
Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Inflation eased in February, but it's still too high for comfort
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325264/inflation-consumer-prices-economy-trump-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@all-things-considered-npr

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Personally, I think we should ban anchors.
A ship's anchor is used to catch sea turtles.

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Huh. I got this email and it does seem to be sent by paypal, but the To field is not my email address or one I know. I checked my paypal account and there's nothing about this. Any idea how I got this email? I'm assuming it's a scam.
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Al Sweigart
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I figured out the scam and wrote it up here: reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1j…?

Basically, they set up their merchant account with a merchant name that is literally, "If you do not recognize the seller, please contact.." hoping you don't notice all the other wrong details. But this does get them a legit email with a digital signature signed by the real paypal.com, which they forward to you.

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I put together some notes on a few tricks in assembly for ARM Cortex M0+ and M4, e.g. how to make a conditional constant-time swap of two registers in 3 cycles.
github.com/pornin/arm-asm-note…

GitHub - pornin/arm-asm-notes

Contribute to pornin/arm-asm-notes development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub

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Nothing needs saying!
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Blood and Roses by The Smithereens on Apple Music

Song · 2006 · Duration 3:37
Apple Music - Web Player

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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mark Klein. In 2006, Mark showed up at EFF’s front door with a simple question: “Do you folks care about privacy?” We did. And what Mark told us changed everything. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memo…

In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying

EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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DoNotPunchDown
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I remember him and what he did. He is a hero.

Then there was the corporate and government campaign saying everything is okay, we need to be safe. That is about when people started saying, "I have nothing to hide."

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A Tour of the Final Home Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright: The Circular Sun House

openculture.com/2025/03/a-tour…

A Tour of the Final Home Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright: The Circular Sun House

Some remember the nineteen-nineties in America as the second coming of the nineteen-fifties. Whatever holes one can poke in that historical framing, it does feel strangely plausible inside Frank Lloyd Wright's Circular Sun House.
Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)

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Who's got a great new t-shirt? This guy!

(By @mac84tv from shop.mac84.net/en-gbp/products…)

Photo of a black T-shirt with white writing saying "Woke-on-LAN", with a rainbow ribbon effect leading to a RJ45 socket.
@Mac84 🍏

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Good

Senate Democratic leader #ChuckSchumer said on Wednesday that #Democrats would refuse to help #Republicans pass a stopgap bill to fund the govt through Sept 30, significantly raising the chances of a #GovernmentShutdown at the end of the week.

#USpol
nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/poli…


Government Shutdown Nears With Senate Democrats Reluctant to Back Funding Bill

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending measure to pass ahead of a March 14 midnight deadline.
Carl Hulse (The New York Times)
#uspol #Democrats #republicans #chuckschumer #governmentshutdown

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#DnD #Dndmemes #funny #TTRPG #TTRPGMemes #DungeonsandDragons
"Art Nouveau is when it looks made by elves. Art Deco is when it looks like it was made by Dwarves." And after looking into it, I think they are a genius and 100% correct. Example images of art deco and art nouveau architecture
#ttrpg #funny #dnd #dungeonsAndDragons #dndmemes #ttrpgmemes

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How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections buff.ly/ev4V9Tp

How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political icon. But above all, he’s a Southerner.
The Conversation

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The Trump administration is rolling back more than 30 air pollution regulations. An environmental health sciences professor explains how the EPA’s deregulation spree ignores both the science and the economic benefits of clean air: buff.ly/qER3TF8

America’s clean air rules have boosted health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s deregulation spree ignores

Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
The Conversation

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D-Wave quantum annealers solve problems classical algorithms struggle with
The latest claim of a clear quantum supremacy solves a useful problem.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0…

D-Wave quantum annealers solve problems classical algorithms struggle with

John Timmer (Ars Technica)
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GLC
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Here we go again.

scottaaronson.blog/?p=1400


D-Wave: Truth finally starts to emerge

Wrap-Up (June 5): This will be my final update on this post (really!!), since the discussion seems to have reached a point where not much progress is being made, and since I’d like to oblige …
Shtetl-Optimized

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A list of Digital Service Providers outside the jurisdiction of the United States of America.

codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/Out…
This is a group project, so feel free to reach out if you have any suggestions, or learn any new information.

#Vpn #Email #Dns #Domain #Messenger #WebHosting #PasswordManager #WebSearch #UsJurisdiction #Project2025 #UnitedStates


Outside_Us_Jurisdiction

Codeberg.org
#unitedstates #email #project2025 #websearch #messenger #vpn #dns #webhosting #passwordmanager #domain #usjurisdiction
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Misofist
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I undertook a similar exercise (finding hosting providers in friendly jurisdictions) recently, but with slightly narrower requirements (e.g. permissive of anti-Zionist speech, permissive of pornography, etc...)

I found a few providers not listed at your link too.

misofist.heavendivided.net/pos…


Hosting options for leftist pornographers

I ran into some surprising difficulty when it came time to search for a hosting provider though. I’ve spun up many a blog before, and my MO is mostly jus…
misofist.heavendivided.net
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Linux Is Best
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Your CDN shares their data with Meta (Facebook). More to the point, they share it with a company, that Meta has such close business dealings, I'll not be surprised if we buy them.

Your hosting provider is a reseller, using Amazon. whoishostingthis.com


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