Wizards' Caporn Named Basketball Australia Head Coach
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Wizards’ Caporn Named Basketball Australia Head Coach
The Washington Wizards announced today assistant coach Adam Caporn has been name head coach of Basketball Australia. Caporn will continue in his current role with the Wizards.wasmsqueri (NBA)
#freespeech
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the press would mean the end of the republic.The Conversation
Former Emergency Leaders' statement on Cyclone Alfred
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As 38 former Australian fire and emergency service chiefs who have directly responded to countless extreme weather events over the past five decades, we are deeply concerned about the trend of worsening extreme weather disasters, fuelled by climate c…Climate Council
iPhoneユーザーのための「HUAWEI WATCH GT 5」 - 文字盤ダウンロード＆カスタマイズ編
HUAWEIのスマートウォッチでは、もともと用意されている文字盤の他に、専用のストアから驚くほどたくさんの文字盤をインストールして使用することができます。今回は文字盤の追加・管理やカスタマイズの方法をご紹介します。マイナビニュース
Googleのニュースですね
Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill engadget.com/big-tech/google-a…
Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill
Google is pushing back on a bill that would make Utah the first state in the US to have a law requiring app stores to conduct age verification of their usersKarissa Bell (Engadget)
Hey, fellow #neurodivergent folks! Especially fellow #AuDHD folks.
Do you have a flirt radar?
I do not.
I never know when anyone is flirting with me.
Almost all the time when it does happen, someone else has to point it out to me & even then, I usually don't see/understand what they're talking about.
I do not know how to flirt either.
I am very direct. In the past, my straight forward nature has intimidated many NTs & some NDs who haven't invested much time in getting to know me better.
I'm quite friendly & engaging with almost anyone whom I find interesting & seems to share similar core values. It doesn't matter what gender, if any, they identify with either.
My straight forward friendly style seems to make many CIS guys think I'm interested in more than platonic friendship, when I am not.
If I like anyone more than just a platonic friend, I am pretty open about telling them that, directly.
If I don't say it - don't assume more than I actually say. I have this thing called, emotional maturity.
Do you have a flirt radar? I do not. I never know when anyone is flirting with me. I do not know how to flirt either. My straight forward friendly style seems to make many CIS guys think I’m interested in more than platonic friendship, when I am not.
@PhoenixSerenity huh, so that explains all the problems I have had all these years. Fortunately for me, in a stroke of incredible luck that I would never be able to replicate if I had to do my life over again, I met someone who eventually agreed to marry me, so I don’t have to worry about this quite as much as when I was younger.
I finally finished reading Mastodon.
Fun read but the plot was all over the place.
Would you have it any other way?
And get this...come back later, and it'll be a brand new story!
America is to blame for the Mexican GUN PROBLEM 100%.
I feel like "The Not-Boring Story of the Last Time I Was Bored" is a book waiting to be written.
Finally watched some tutorials and got myself off the ground with Nomad Sculpt! Which is funny, since my first project is a flightless kiwi. :3
Working on this lil guy as a potential enclosure for a #RaspberryPi running #Kiwix ✨
// #3DPrinting #Electronics #NomadSculpt #CAD
Thanks again, looking forward to getting started!
I’ve seen Paperlike recommended before, often wondered about trying it as I do a lot of notes but find the bare iPad screen and pencil a bit slidey.
@thehatfox Absolutely! I've been using the Paperlike for years now, and I prefer the matte screen for both art and glare reduction.
Recently decided I wanted even more friction for drawing, so I bought some "MJKOR Soft Paperfeel Damping Tips" and have really liked it for the past couple weeks. I also tried a silicone cover for the Pencil tip, but it reduced the precision, which ruled it out for me.
Curious to hear your experiences, if you go for it 😀
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E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, reframed his agency’s mission, saying it is to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
the new corporation protection agency. black is white and white is black.
#news #trump #environment #epa #resist
When I discover a cool open source project: 😀
When I see the web site has a link to the project’s Twitter account: 😢
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for a Self-Guided City and Murals Tour of Belfast - Northern Ireland Purple Travel Guide
Belfast is a fascinating city. Today we will explore the downtown area on a Self-Guided City and Murals Tour of Belfast. We provide detailed information and the best things to see and we show lots of photos so you know what you can expect.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
“It’s World Day Against Cyber Censorship, a great occasion to remind ourselves of the early optimism surrounding the internet. Once envisioned as a force for global connection and free-flowing information, the internet has instead (d)evolved into a place where access to knowledge and privacy are increasingly under threat. Big Tech has monopolized its infrastructure, and governments all over the world are too eager to capitalize.”
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It takes a (Global) Village to Fight Censorship | Tor Project
It's been a year since we launched WebTunnel bridges and the Tor community has successfully scaled WebTunnel bridges from 60 to over 300, surpassing the initial goal of 200 new deployments.blog.torproject.org
You forgot that in Montréal we also get oraanges/mandrins from Morocco !!!!
Used to be a 747 back in late 1990s now only a 787. But there is still the nonstop that brings cargo (and passengers).
finding out that human fall flat, a game that’s been in the back of my mind but not as this like… ground-breaking game, sold 55 million units genuinely floored me
scott the woz mentioned it off-handedly in a video and i was just like… surely this is just one of his jokes right
it wasn’t
he’s dead serious
name me someone who's a fan of human fall flat
that's right they don't exist
so how the fuck did it sell more than most indie games ever
motherfucking it outsold balatro by 10 times
who are the people who bought human fall flat, i need to study them
I need a new non-US produced show to watch to let me think about things that aren't US-related.
The Story of Pearl Girl was nearly perfect but I've finished it. And there's only so many times I can watch Who Rules the World and Once Upon a Time on Lingjang Mountain and Qi Refining for 3000 Years.
YOU LOSE!
GOOD DAY, SIR!
This simple math puzzle has lingered in my mind over a decade because it has such a surprising answer. How would you solve it and explain the result?
> In a class of 500 students, 99% are right-handed. How many right-handers should leave the class to make it 98%?
You can check my blog for the [solution and an intuitive explanation](bshankar.pages.dev/simple-math…).
#math #puzzle #brainteaser
@pluralistic : "Trump won office in part by insisting that America's institutions were not fit for purpose. He wasn't lying about that (for a change). The thing he was lying about was his desire to fix them. Trump doesn't want honest refs – he wants *no* refs. To defeat Trumpism, we need to stop pretending that our institutions are just fine – we need to confront their failings head on and articulate a plan to fix them"
Play the right game; keep playing it to the end.
The sad part is that this moron has a good chance of becoming Canada’s next Prime Minister.
And yes, it’s real.
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[04:06] Syrian authorities announce creation of security council
Syria's new authorities announced they are forming a National Security Council, to be chaired by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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#Syria #NationalSecurityCouncil #Ahmedal_Sharaa
Syrian authorities announce creation of security council
Syria's new authorities announced they are forming a National Security Council, to be chaired by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.RTÉ News (RTÉ)
The Werewolf and the Yeti (also known as La Maldicion de la Bestia, The Curse of the Beast, Night of the Howling Beast, Hall of the Mountain King)
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The Werewolf and the Yeti (Dubbed) (1975)
An adventurer joins an expedition to find the Yeti in the Himalayas, where he's captured by demonic nymphets who transform him into a werewolf.Tubi
#genealogy
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Swedish Cultural Tidbits
Sweden Before 1900 This is some reference material so you don't have to read this information more than once -- unless you want to, of cou...scrappinmyhistory.blogspot.com
Lufa Farms has the right idea - building rooftop greenhouses for fresh veggies above hyperstores/supercenters. They currently serve #Quebec and #Ottawa
(rooftop solar panels: also a good idea)
#greenhouse #hydroponic #health
Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎
in reply to Edwin G. • • •The only people I see talking about this anymore are Canadians.
I'll grant, I'm not part of the crowd that wanted to do this to begin with, but, still.
Trump's wagging the dog, here: all these things are distractions and ridiculous claims and statements of intent that he really has no intent on following through with.
Want it to go away? Quit talking about it. No *THINKING* American (or, United Statesian, as you put it) wants any of this to happen, either... so..
We know what he's doing. We're not happy about it. It's all bluster and bloviation.
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Edwin G.
in reply to Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎ • • •@admin Consider the following hypothetical scenario.
The government of Jupiter decides it wants to annex the United States of America. And it keeps repeating it, over and over and over. How would you feel and react?
The government of the USA has been changing goalposts while leaving this specific threat as is.
And for the record, the message is getting through, here’s The Guardian in the UK
theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
Now, if only the real threat would shut up and stop.
Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks
Geneva Abdul (The Guardian)Edwin G.
in reply to Edwin G. • • •@admin The last thing one wants to do is become complacent.
But Canadians have been the victim of lack of respect from USA residents for months now, including an USA official crossing the border from side to side saying: “USA #1 / 51st state”.
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And it’s not only Canada, but also Greenland:
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And Panama:
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😀
Panama president says ‘Trump is lying’ about reclaiming canal
Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎
in reply to Edwin G. • • •As I recall, it was Canada who first started with the disrespect to the U.S.
Something about booing a national anthem at a hockey game, IIRC..
But that's neither here nor there. Two wrongs don't make anything right, and the only people perpetuating this are either assholes who don't see what's really going on, or fearmongars who thrive on strife, stress, and shit.
The citizens of the "affected" countries should realize that there are more important things to worry about, like the governments of Russia, North Korea, and China doing things to meddle with the rest of the world, Slowing or preventing climate change, Stopping the atrocities occurring around the world, etc, etc, etc.
One orange bloviating douchecanoe who cannot declare war (that's Congress' job) and whose orders CAN be questioned if he were to order an attack on our neighbors...
It's not a non-issue, but the probabilities are so low that we should, as citizens of these countries, concentrate on more important things, while remembering the possibilities.
If you're wanting to argue (in
... show moreAs I recall, it was Canada who first started with the disrespect to the U.S.
Something about booing a national anthem at a hockey game, IIRC..
But that's neither here nor there. Two wrongs don't make anything right, and the only people perpetuating this are either assholes who don't see what's really going on, or fearmongars who thrive on strife, stress, and shit.
The citizens of the "affected" countries should realize that there are more important things to worry about, like the governments of Russia, North Korea, and China doing things to meddle with the rest of the world, Slowing or preventing climate change, Stopping the atrocities occurring around the world, etc, etc, etc.
One orange bloviating douchecanoe who cannot declare war (that's Congress' job) and whose orders CAN be questioned if he were to order an attack on our neighbors...
It's not a non-issue, but the probabilities are so low that we should, as citizens of these countries, concentrate on more important things, while remembering the possibilities.
If you're wanting to argue (in the spirit of fighting) I'm not the person for this discussion. If you're wanting to argue (in the spirit of sane, intelligent discussion), then let me know.
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Edwin G.
in reply to Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎ • • •@admin I won’t argue on the common threats you mentioned, which include also the Russian Federation.
But I do have to ask you a simple question: when did this whole thing start (as in a calendar date)?
We might have two different starting points.
Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎
in reply to Edwin G. • • •Honestly, it's my opinion the roots of this started back in the mid 90s, and entire series of books could be written about how we got here from there.
I just hate seeing citizens railing at citizens of other countries for the stupid shit our governments do.
Calling citizens out for the unhinged actions of "leaders" whose names start wit "T" seems a bit like blaming Afghanistan for things Zimbabwe did.
Snowshadow 🇨🇦
in reply to Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎ • • •@admin
You're condescending approach to Edwin in this conversation tells me you are a troll. So how about you take a hike. go crawl back into your lair.
Leave good people alone
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What Is an Internet Troll? (and How to Handle Trolls)
Vann Vicente (How-To Geek)Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎
in reply to Snowshadow 🇨🇦 • • •@Snowshadow
1) Your (incorrect) impression is noted.
2) Your assignment of tone to an Autistic person's post speaks more to your own failings than anyone else's.
3) This is an A/B conversation. C yourself out of it.
4) Welcome to /dev/null.
@EdwinG
Snowshadow 🇨🇦
in reply to Eh Eye Ate Dub Yah ✡︎ • • •@admin
A thread 1/?
Trump started this. In 2020 he personally negotiated and signed the USMCA saying it was the greatest trade agreement in history
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He then decided he wants Canadian resources and now is trying to destroy our economy usingtariffs and lies and manipulating the USian mind--obviously you need to stop watching fox news btw
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Trump signs USMCA trade deal to replace 'nightmare NAFTA'
Martha C. White (NBC News)