First Porn, Now Skin Cream? āAge Verificationā Bills Are Out Of Control
Iām old enough to rememberĀ when age verification bills were pitchedĀ as a way to āsave the kids from pornā and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (likeā¦āthe ā¦Techdirt
Okay okay okay I am *excited*
Thanks to the kindness of @mhoye , I have now acquired an Artifact. And I am going to get up to some utter nonsense with it
Ich mƶchte nochmal auf die #Petition zur Finanzierung von zivilgesellschaftlichen Initiativen hinweisen. Es wƤre echt gut wenn die durchkommt.
Bitte verbreitet das.
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/petitionen/_2025/_01/_19/Petition_176907.$$$.a.u.html
This is one of those mindset changing kind of things if you can really sit with it because it's NOT necessarily the case that research is slow and things can actually do rapid flips when you have a totally different capacity and category changed by an innovation
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Ned Yeung (@ned@beige.party)
The mRNA technology behind coronavirus vaccines is now being used to create bespoke vaccines for cancer patients. "Cancer vaccines werenāt a proper field of research before the pandemic. There was nothing.beige.party
Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire in Piedmont, Killing Three
sfist.com/2025/03/11/testimonyā¦
#news #tesla #elonmusk #cybertruck #cucktruck #incelcamino #wankwanzer
Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire in Piedmont, Killing Three
The Highway Patrolās investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.Joe Kukura (SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports)
The Guerrilla-Librarian Resistance
āMy dadās from Bosnia, and thatās informed my outlook on what can be irretrievably lost,ā he said, citing the destruction of nearly two million books when Sarajevoās National Library was shelled in 1992. Now heās teaching dozens of Americans to save data from their own rogue government
#libraries #DOGE #RESIST
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"Schumer broke 2 prime rules of politics for leaders. 1t, donāt defy your own troops. More importantly, when you have the votes, as Schumer did, donāt capitulate w/o getting something in return."
-D Dayen
The only ones who strongly favored giving Trump what he wanted were Schumerās toady, K Gillibrand of NY, & J Fetterman of PA. With 53 Rs in the Senate *R Paul -opposes the CR, it'd take 8 Dems to pass cloture. #SchumeršØdecided to defy the maj. of his own caucus.
#USPol
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Ex-Democratic Leader Schumer
Today on TAP: He has defied the will of the vast majority of Senate Democrats and played right into the hands of Trump. Time for a new leader.Robert Kuttner (The American Prospect)
Missed Thursday's total lunar eclipse? No problem, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has you covered. The lander took a quick break from its science operations on the Moon to capture this stunning image of a lunar eclipse. From our perspective, we see the Earth's shadow fall on the Moon, eventually turning it red when the light from the world's sunsets falls upon it simultaneously. But from the Moon, it's the Sun that disappears behind the Earth.
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Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Solar Eclipse Diamond Ring Effect
Credit/copyright: Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost got her first diamond ring! Captured at our landing site in the Moonās Mare Crisium around 3:30 am CDT, the photo shows the sun about to emerge from totality behind EarthFlickr
Over 50 universities are under investigation as part of Trump's anti-DEI crackdown
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g-s1-53831/dei-universities-education-department-investigation?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into U.S. News @u-s-news-npr
If you're planning on heading to #hamvention this year, here is a friendly reminder that you can show off your pride and support some inclusive radio projects while you're there, by wearing some Hagfish/Subversive radio gear while you roam the isles š
Ham Radio
The Subversive Radio Shop has joined forces with Hagfish.us!Ā Now you can get all of your favorite Subversive Radio gear right here, with many items having new, lower, prices!hagfish.us
Thanks!
There are several other #HamRadio amusingly subversively prideful designs in that store.
I've never been to Hamvention. I'd like to go, but I cannot abide crowds.
If I DID go, I'd bring lots and lots of these T-shirts and magnets.
I imagine I could nearly break even (not including travel expenses).
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Nintendo Teases Second US Store Opening Ahead of Switch 2 Launch
The San Francisco shop will join the New York location along with three stores in Japan. Will the May 15 opening in the Bay Area coincide with the Switch 2 launch?Joe Hindy (PCMag)
Wiki Loves Bangla 2025
Wiki Loves Bangla is an international photography contest hosted on Wikimedia Commons to document Bengali culture and heritage worldwide. It is held annually with a [ā¦]\nDiff
### Key Metrics Comparison (1993ā2023):
- **GDP Growth**:
- Strongest under **Clinton** (tech-driven expansion) and **Biden** (post-pandemic rebound).
- **Bush** and **Trump** faced severe recessions (2008, 2020), while **Obama** inherited and stabilized the 2008 crisis.
- **Unemployment**:
- Fell consistently under **Clinton**, **Obama**, and **Biden**; spiked during crises under **Bush** (Great Recession) and **Trump** (COVID-19).
- **Deficits**:
- Surpluses under **Clinton**; deficits expanded under **Bush** (tax cuts, wars), **Obama** (stimulus), **Trump** (tax cuts, COVID spending), and **Biden** (stimulus).
- **Stock Market**:
- Bull markets occurred under all presidents, but **Trump**ās pre-pandemic gains and **Biden**ās post-crash recovery were notable.
Troy Edgar Implies We Should Deport Elon #Musk - emptywheel.net/2025/03/14/troyā¦ "To be clear: Edgar is wrong. Itās not that Khalil entered on a student visa, itās that heās not a citizen. Elon was allowed to become a citizen, so is safe from this particular targeted persecution.
But his use of government funding to platform antisemitism should not be."
Troy Edgar Implies We Should Deport Elon Musk - emptywheel
The government claims it can deport former student visa holder Mahmoud Khalil as part of an order using the Civil Rights Act to combat antisemitism among universities that get government funding.emptywheel
Anchorage Police Department: AI-Generated Police Reports Donāt Save Time
The Anchorage Police Department (APD) has concluded its three-month trial of Axonās Draft One, an AI system that uses audio from body-worn cameras to write narrative police reports for officersāand has decided not to retain the technology.Electronic Frontier Foundation
You can edit your posts on Mastodon, it's very easy:
1. Go to the post you want to edit
2. Click āÆ on the post
3. Click "Edit"
4. Make the changes
5. Click "Save changes"
NOTE: Every time you edit, anyone who boosted the post will receive a notification about it. Also, previous versions of the post will be visible by clicking the post's "edited" link. These are to stop abuse through bait-and-switch tactics.
Lots more questions answered about editing at:
ā”ļø fedi.tips/how-do-i-edit-posts-ā¦
How do I edit posts in Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips ā An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
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giving #COSMIC a go on #postmarketOS with the Yoga Slim 7x.
This is really feeling like the natural successor to Sway for me, let's see how daily driving goes....
Thanks @craftyguy for getting it packed in pmOS š
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Casinonutzer der Merkur-Gruppe verlieren nicht nur ihr Geld sondern auch ihre Daten
Das Casinounternehmen Merkur AG sowie dessen Dienstleister haben fast alle in ihrem Casinosystemen vorhandenen Daten ƶffentlich zugƤnglich gemacht. Darunter Zahlungsdaten, Spielsessions undā¦Lilith Wittmann (Medium)
HELP! 
Anybody in PR/advertising in NYC and know where this Publicis dinner is taking place?
"We are also hosting a dinner in New York on Tuesday, where former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will share insights with about 40 global CEOs."
#uspol #advertising #pr #publicis #research #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #resistance #fedihelp #activism
fortune.com/2025/03/14/publiciā¦
Publicis New York CEO Carla Serrano and the downside of Trumpās war against all
Also: Stocks enter a correction, Tesla complained about tariffs.Diane Brady (Fortune)
Donate to Save The Vagina Museum, organized by Vagina Museum
The Vagina Museum is one month away from closing ā forever The Vagina Museum will be forced tā¦ Vagina Museum needs your support for Save The Vagina Museumgofundme.com
Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Meta has won an emergency ruling in the US to temporarily stop a former director of Facebook from promoting or further distributing copies of her memoir.
bbc.com/news/articles/cq5zyq02ā¦
#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #meta #facebook
Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir
Social media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.Katie Razzall (BBC News)
As far as I know it was already on sale. All the order does is stop further distribution and PR of it.
Despite all the stereotypes, sometimes software gets the math wrong š
Why care about understanding how software metrics operate in the real world at scale? Because I see tech folks constantly talk big about using terrible aggregations that make no sense.
No Silver Bullets: Why Understanding Software Cycle Time is Messy, Not Magic
Understanding factors that influence software development velocity is crucial for engineering teams and organizations, yet empirical evidence at scale remains limited.arXiv.org
By the way, if you want some evidence design consulting for your engineering organization from someone who CAN show her work? You know where to find me.
French nuclear submarine arrives in Canada, so the Canadians can see its capabilities, and choose to buy French instead of buying from the gangster in Washington.
Merci! ā„ļø
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French nuclear-powered attack sub surfaces off Canada near US border ā¢ FRANCE 24 English
A French nuclear-powered attack submarine left locals bewildered after it surfaced in an eastern Canadian province, just 300 miles from the US border. Rumors...YouTube
But seriously, it has six GPIO pins, 12bit ADC, and native support for ISRT, I2C, and SPI. 16k of memory is tight these days but still amazing in that package.
It would be very cool for @adafruit to make a public spec like the Feather but for boards the size of a tic-tac. ti.com/about-ti/newsroom/news-ā¦
My first thought was that somebody's gonna swallow this thing and never even realize it.
Trump's Attorney General to Tesla Vandals: 'We're Coming After You'
After Trump backs labeling Tesla vandals as domestic terrorists, Attorney General Pam Bondi tells Fox Business that the government is 'coming after' those who damage Tesla's EVs or dealerships.Michael Kan (PCMag)
Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months.
arstechnica.com/google/2025/03ā¦
// In 14 minutes, Matthew McConaughey* begins his epic journey to recite a million digits of Pi. Don't miss the opening!
* Impersonator. No AI.
youtube.com/watch?v=7KpS54llYUā¦
Matthew McConaughey Recites Pi to the Millionth Digit
Matthew McConaughey is at it again, locked in a battle of wills against the rain.Itās a contest of persistence: the rainās endless downpour vs. his flawless ...YouTube
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Meljoann | Album release party! ft. MusticsĀ® Wellness Hour
#owncast #streaming #music #electronicMusic #experimentalMusic #FediFriends #fediwave
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Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloud's chains.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0ā¦
I threw away Audibleās app, and now I self-host my audiobooks
Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloudās chains.Lee Hutchinson (Ars Technica)
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in reply to Paul Cantrell • • •@inthehands ā¦you meanā¦ with excitement?
ā¦I doubt it, a little
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in reply to Paul Cantrell • • •mac pro 2013 in 2025: "incredible. a new Shape for my Shape collection"
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You gotta understand how #Apple work.
Lisa was a precursor to OSX/MacOS
Newton was a precursor to iPads
Apple Vision is a precursor to ...
They release and hype a product to iron out all the bugs, marketing and tech...
With capitalisation greater than the entire state of #Australia, they can afford to.
Paul Cantrell
in reply to Wulfy • • •@n_dimension Yes, thatās pretty much exactly what I said when the Vision Pro was released! Right down to the Newton comparison (except I view it as an iPhone precursor, not iPad, but nary a diff).
But also:
Newton: released 1993, discontinued 1998(?)
iPhone: released 2007
ā¦so on that timeline, whatever the Apple Vision Pro was the precursor to is due circa 2037.
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in reply to mcc • • •I even have an ISDN card for mine. I wonder if it will still power up? I haven't checked it in years.
There are still things about Newton OS that haven't been improved upon by anything that has come since. Sadly, it got tagged for poor handwriting recognition (that was actually much better than most people remember or realize), and few people ever really got to use it.
Zimmie
in reply to mcc • • •Nice! I really miss mine. It was stolen along with my Virtual Boy and a ton of other stuff in a burglary a while ago. I still have the original keyboard in a box somewhere.
Does it have the internal upgrade to make it a 2100 (the community generally calls a 2000 with the upgrade a 2000u)?
Thereās a great developer tool called ViewFrame which lets you poke around in an applicationās UI directly on the Newton.
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in reply to Zimmie • • •Zimmie
in reply to mcc • • •If Apple upgraded it, thereās usually a sticker near the Newton Interconnect Port. To confirm absolutely open Extras, hit the i in the bottom left, and select Memory Info. The 2000 had ~1 MB, and the 2100 (and 2000u) had ~4 MB.
If it doesnāt already have the upgrade, itās about on par with most retrocomputing upgrades. Rare parts, and brittle case plastic.
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in reply to mcc • • •Like others on this thread, I'd completely forgotten about these!
I liked my Psion way better though I have to say
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Seā¦
Series of Personal Digital Assistants
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)mcc
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in reply to mcc • • •The #Apple #Newton #Messagepad 2100 was just an excellent device. I still miss certain features it had. For example, you could drag text/images with the stylus and drop it at any edge/margin of the application. You could drop as many snippets as you like. Even if you switch to another page, the snippets were still there and you could drop it.
Here is even an enhancement request for #LibreOffice that is inspired by it:
bugs.documentfoundation.org/shā¦
@libreoffice @libodesign
37956 ā UI: Usability improvement idea: Drag&Drop in the margin of the application window in Impress
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in reply to Monoka • • •@GerryT @libreoffice @libodesign
The Newton, PalmOS, WebOS and even BB10 all had incredible ideas in them that needed to be killed so that the App Store model could look tolerable.
Spinningmind
in reply to mcc • • •Nice!
I spent hours poking at the demo Newton in a computer store when I was a kid. Like, made multiple trips just to play around with it.
In retrospect I feel lucky the staff didn't kick me out.
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in reply to Chris Chen, Personal Meal Estate Corp • • •@secretasianman I made it, you can get it on a shirt if you want.
mhoye.creator-spring.com/
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