New AI allows no-skill photo editing, including adding objects and removing watermarks.
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New 'Hunger Games' prequel reminds that sometimes past truths aren't visible
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Unfortunately not .. but @pluralistic just confirmed the talk is very similar to the previously recorded one in Toronto
Post:
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Video: vimeo.com/event/4945872
2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture: Cory Doctorow
Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow presents the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture.vimeo.com
"By firing #skilledhumanworkers and replacing them with spicy #autocomplete, #Musk is assuming his final form as both the kind of boss who can be conned into replacing you with a defective chatbot and as the fast-talking sales rep who cons your boss. Musk is transforming key #gov functions into high-speed error-generating machines whose human minders are only the payroll to take the fall for the coming tsunami of #robotfuckups."
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Canadian actor detained at US border in ‘inhumane conditions’ for nearly two weeks
Entrepreneur and actor Jasmine Mooney, who had a role in an American Pie sequel, says she was arrested at southern border and held in detention over an incomplete work visaMarina Dunbar (The Guardian)
Fast-er food: A productivity surge at U.S. restaurants
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/03/18/g-s1-53844/faster-food-productivity-surge-us-restaurants?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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‘It’s a history lesson’: fossil fish up to 16m years old found perfectly preserved in central NSW
Fossils retain microscopic structural features including stomach contents and provide first detailed evidence in Australia for fish called OsmeriformesPetra Stock (The Guardian)
Darkness fell over Mare Crisium, ending a daily dose of dazzling images from the Moon.
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Writing a GPS Receiver from Scratch
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Writing A GPS Receiver From Scratch
GPS is an incredible piece of modern technology. Not only does it allow for locating objects precisely anywhere on the planet, but it also enables the turn-by-turn directions we take for granted th…Hackaday
Trump tests executive power. And, hundreds killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/g-s1-54418/up-first-newsletter-israel-air-strikes-gaza-deportation-justice-department-doge?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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IDF using large 2,000 lb bombs on Gaza citizens tonight.
IDF claim ceasefire is over and began bombing the entire Gaza territory.
Trump gave the 2,000 pound bombs to Israel after President Biden would not for fear of civilian casualties.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #gaza #Hamas #BreakingNews #Breaking
During Cyclone Alfred, a local quarry dam in Mount Gravatt burst open, sending debris downstream
mountgravattnews.com.au/bmi-gr… 'The company denies any contamination occurred, asserting that all water released from the site met safety standards... Residents in the area have expressed concerns about the long-term environmental impact of the incident, particularly on the local ecosystem. Some have questioned whether BMI Group had sufficient safeguards in place to prevent such an event.'
#cyclonealfred #environment #qldpol
BMI Group Denies Contamination Claims After Mt Gravatt Quarry Incident - Mount Gravatt News
BMI Group denies contamination claims after Cyclone Alfred causes erosion at Mt Gravatt quarry. The company is working with authorities on remediation efforts.Mount Gravatt News
I decided to verify a rumor, that Elon Musk is having a hard time keeping up with the censorship he is trying to pull over his own A. I. system.
It is true.
My highlights from #HackadayEurope last weekend:
- History of the Dutch hacker camps (e.g. predecessors of #why2025): youtube.com/watch?v=V-UoctcYa8…
- NFC-based payment system for a festival: youtube.com/watch?v=0sE78ekHIJ…
- More recyclable or even compostable electronics: youtube.com/watch?v=rG-R48RJ9I…
- Using IR cameras to look inside microchips: youtube.com/watch?v=8aLW4UEuJ_…
- Neonpixels, old-skool core memory and 6502 processor (perfect to learn microcontrollers): youtube.com/watch?v=Gw9w2a9JBv…
Christel Sanders | Europe Berlin 2025
Join us for the return of Hackaday Europe, a hardware conference on Saturday, March 15th in Berlin, Germany. Featuring talks exploring the most unique, cutt...YouTube
Iguanas probably floated to Fiji millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say
Lizards may have snacked on their raft of uprooted trees and plants on their months-long journey across the PacificGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Mysterious sea foam on South Australian beaches reportedly leaves more than 100 surfers ill
Leafy seadragons, fish, and octopuses among creatures to have washed up dead on both Waitpinga beach and Parsons beachTory Shepherd (The Guardian)
We've been asked by @oshwassociation to participate in their monthly Show and Tell Live Stream.
If you would like to find out more about our #MyBikesGotLED board and the project then set a reminder now or just tune in this Thursday
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Time: 5pm GMT
Date: Thursday 20th March
edit: fixed time, *mutters about timezones* 😀
Show & Tell Monthly: March 2025
Check out three newly certified open source projects and hear their stories from their creators!YouTube
Automated ‘Pravda’ Propaganda Network Retooled To Embed Pro-Russian Narratives Surreptitiously In Popular Chatbots
It’s no secret that Russia has taken advantage of the Internet’s global reach and low distribution costs to flood the online world with huge quantities of propaganda (as have other nations): Techdi…Techdirt
At 83, Martha Stewart celebrates gardening with her 101st book
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5272642/martha-stewarts-gardening-handbook?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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These editions are about 20 years apart
#ComputerScience #CompSci #Microprocessors #Intel #electronics #AssemblyLanguage
Philadelphia’s opioid crisis: 4 essential reads on fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments buff.ly/ZTLZMy7
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
Philly’s opioid addiction crisis is constantly evolving. Local health care workers and researchers explain some of the latest substances, side effects and treatments.The Conversation
Donald Trump's presidency is marred by a war breaking out between Elon Musk and the MAGA Republicans.
Musk is trying to prevent Trump from delivering on his political promise of closed borders — but will Musk succeed?
Watch now on YouTube:
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Trump's presidency in meltdown before launch
Donald Trump's presidency is marred by a war breaking out between Elon Musk and the MAGA Republicans. Elon Musk is trying to prevent Trump from delivering on...YouTube
Luna wants something this morning and I can't work out what it is. She's going to obstruct me until I do, because I'm a terrible person.
Have you considered that what she might want is to obstruct you from working?
(It is cat time now. This is mandatory.)
No words. No fucking words.
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Easier deepfakes for everyone is good, I guess
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