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Canadian woman jailed by ICE on the US border spent 12 days in a freezing jail cell for no reason, with 1 styrofoam cup, and 1 plastic spoon for the entire stay.

I will not be visiting the US until the reign of The Mad King is over.

youtu.be/0niuiBzK5Vw?si=qA8Xha…


Canadian citizen describes her ‘nightmare’ 12 day ICE detention that came without warning

Canadian citizen Jasmine Mooney says she was detained by ICE without explanation while attempting to apply for a new work visa. She recounts her experience i...
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do not attribute it solely to mad king rule, those things are being done by people. Mad king was not there to jail her, I doubt mad king issued specific order to keep her in those conditions. He spits hate all around and hope the seeds will grow, obviously he is right =/

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I signed up for the boycott. If you attend the IETF you should to:

boycott-ietf127.org/

#ietf127 #ietf


Boycott IETF 127

The IETF LLC has decided to continue to hold meetings in the US. Voice your disagreement with this decision here.
boycott-ietf127.org
#ietf127 #ietf

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The LA Times' use of AI-generated political labels makes opinion pieces less persuasive by telling readers whether or not they're supposed to agree with them (Joshua Benton/Nieman Lab)

niemanlab.org/2025/03/theres-a…
mediagazer.com/250322/p2#a2503…


There’s another reason the L.A. Times’ AI-generated opinion ratings are bad (this one doesn’t involve the Klan)

At a time of increasing polarization and rigid ideologies, the L.A. Times has decided it wants to make its opinion pieces less persuasive to readers by increasing the cost of changing your mind.
Nieman Lab

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#DOAJ has now introduced labels as a new feature in our metadata.

The first label is Subscribe to Open (S2O).

You can now easily identify the S2O logo in our journal search results and on individual journal pages.

#DOAJ #Metadata #S2O #ScholComm #OpenAccess #AcademicChatter

blog.doaj.org/2025/03/21/launc…

DOAJ Label: S2O logo Equitable Open Access. A round label with a black coloured centre featuring S2O in orange. This circle has a grey circle around it with two open access logos and the wording: Subscribe to open; Equitable Open Access

Launch of the ‘Subscribe to Open’ (S2O) Label – DOAJ Blog

blog.doaj.org
#academicchatter #metadata #openaccess #scholcomm #doaj #s2o

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Some senators will propose to sunset Section 230, hoping that will extort "Big Tech" into concessions that will gut the law

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Last time this idea was floated, I made this meme 🐶🔫

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March against #fascism happening now in #Amsterdam
#fascism #amsterdam

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We have a new game with Molly. We throw a piece of kibble. She chases it, attacks it, gobbles it up, then lets us know she wants to play again. We can keep her entertained for ages with a few pieces of food. She thinks it is the best thing ever. Her courage has shot up astronomically since we started this. Here she is waiting for me to make a throw so she can go chase again. #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
A calico tabby stares intently at the photographer from the middle of a tube tunnel shaped like a donut.
#caturday #catsofmastodon
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"My home has been under constant attack by The Nuggets, they are fast and devious and the large ones wave their arms in fear when they make their move. The large ones count on me to stop The Nuggets. I am brave. I pounce. I kill. I eat. I am."

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Suppy of top balls for Van de Graffs and Cockcroft Waltons secured for a year.

extkits.co.uk/product/van-de-g…

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Large box of stainless steel balls wrapped in plastic

High voltage Van De Graaff generator -150mm

A small High voltage Van De Graaff generator with a stainless steel dome that will achieve 30,000 to 40,000 volts of "static" electricity.
Extreme Kits
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Life imitates art

#Cats #Caturday

A photograph of a money machine with a sign ING BANK with a lion symbol between the ING and the BANK Above it is another ING BANK sign where a large cat sits in front, obscuring and replacing the lion's body perfectly
#caturday #cats

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To clarify: this is only possible thanks to adaptive optics, which corrects atmospheric turbulence and allows us to read those tiny labels.

xkcd.com/3066/

#astrodon #astronomy

A cartoon with a stick figure pointing at a whiteboard with an image of the night sky. A small patch on that image is amplified several times until one can read the name of a star and its distance. A text at the bottom reads: “Cosmology news: new telescopes are finally powerful enough to read the little labels next to stars showing how far away they are.”

Cosmic Distance Calibration

xkcd
#Astrodon #astronomy
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Angst.

#gusTheCat #caturday #catsOfMastodon #catsOfFedi

Gus having an existential crisis because he cannot catch the fly. He is mid meow and staring upwards soulfully.
#caturday #catsofmastodon #catsoffedi #gusthecat

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New in PN: How #TeslaTakedown is bringing the fight to Musk

"Part of the reason people are coming out is because they feel it’s having a real impact on Elon’s pocketbook. I imagine that’s something he cares deeply about. It’s working." publicnotice.co/p/tesla-takedo…


How #TeslaTakedown is bringing the fight to Musk

"Part of the reason people are coming out is because they feel it’s having a real impact on Elon’s pocketbook."
Thor Benson (Public Notice)
#teslatakedown

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Italian Breakfast

#Italy #Breakfast #Food

A plate with three pastries sits on a table: a croissant, a square-shaped pastry with chocolate filling on top, and a piece of cake with powdered sugar. Beside the plate, there is a glass of water, a small cup of espresso, and utensils including a fork, knife, and spoon. The setting features a clean, elegant table with a dark green placemat.
#food #italy #breakfast
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Cake for breakfast ? Hmm no I prefer cereal with berries or scrambled eggs and if I'm really pushing the boat out I'll have some smoked salmon with my eggs.
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@justine sweets for breakfast is typical in Italy (and at least in part of France). I've been doing a sweet breakfast for years - now switched to different things to contain the weight 🙂
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Justine Smithies
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Yeah I really love Italian food but can't seem to bring myself to have a sweet breakfast like that. Don't get me wrong I'd eat it all and some just not for breakfast. ;)
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@justine Our traditional breakfast is typically savory. Eggs, toast, bacon or sausage, and home fries. Sometimes we swap out the home fries for oatmeal, which we usually sweeten with honey and banana. Sometimes we do Eggs Bourdain ala Kimball, which is just Eggs Bourdain with cheese, spicy chilies, and spinach added.

Very occasionally we do a sweet breakfast of pancakes or French toast. Today we are trying something new, something called Hawaiian Rolls French Toast.

I'll let ya know how it comes out.

@Justine Smithies
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Parade du Grotesque 💀
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@justine

Sweet for breakfast is common in most of France, to be honest. I think Spanish people like their sweet things for breakfast as well.

Source: I had "pain au chocolat" for breakfast this morning.

OK, OK, I had a LOT of pain au chocolat VERY LATE today, but it still count as breakfast. 😉

Salty breakfast is more of a germanic / anglo-saxon thing but I am not holding that against our neighbours!

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Us Scots also like Arbroath smokies aka kippers for breakfast too. Don't tell my other half about pain au chocolat as she loves that !

CC: @stefano@bsd.cafe

@Stefano Marinelli

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Hey Minneapolis-St. Paul, see you at the #TeslaTakedown today? 11 until sometime after noon, OK to show up late, you don’t need to have a sign. And maybe put your phone in airplane mode when you come.

actionnetwork.org/event_campai…


Join me at the TeslaTakedown

The #TeslaTakedown movement is growing! Join us for an event in our community—or find one of more than 100 events every week across the country. And if there's not one near you, it's easy to sign up to host your own. Let's fight for our country!
actionnetwork.org
#teslatakedown

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"Who Did the Trump Administration Just Send to El Salvador’s Dungeons?"

These are the profiles of 15 young Venezuelan men shipped off to El Salvador's prisons last Sat -none of them seem to be gang members. Even though none committed any crimes in El Salvador -govt of Bukele sent them directly to CECOT,” a mega-jail built from which🚨NO PRISONER IS KNOWN TO HAV BEEN RELEASED.
-A Isacson

#Fascism #Deportations #Trump #DHS #Immigrants #DueProcess #GOPDeathCult #USPol adamisacson.com/who-did-the-tr…

The image features a document titled "Who Did the Trump Administration Just Send to El Salvador’s Dungeons?" It includes an excerpt discussing a list of Venezuelan men sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration, highlighting issues of due process and the circumstances surrounding
The image contains a list of individuals facing various legal challenges related to immigration and criminal records, featuring brief descriptions of their cases and personal backgrounds. Each entry includes details about their affiliations, tattoos, and claims of having no criminal records.
The image contains a detailed description of several individuals from Venezuela, including their ages, backgrounds, and circumstances of detention in the U.S. It discusses their arrests related to political protests, notes their tattoos, and mentions their family situations. Each individual has been…
The image contains text detailing the stories of individuals involved in immigration cases in the US. It highlights Mervyn Yamarte, a 29-year-old immigrant from Colombia, and an unnamed client represented by attorney Lindsay Toczylowski…

» Who Did the Trump Administration Just Send to El Salvador’s Dungeons?

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#uspol #trump #fascism #deportations #immigrants #dhs #dueprocess #gopdeathcult
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This is the class solidarity I am here for.

#AbolishICE #capitalism #EndStage

Tweet saying “Witnesses said a bus driver told an ICE agent to gargle his balls when the latter requested to enter the bus"
#capitalism #abolishice #endstage

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Had to check if anyone had a product called Tesler.
Screenshot of shoe store Williams website showing the Tesler Black Leather Shoe from Colorado and priced on special at AU$89.96 from $149.95

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This little critter is off to their forever home already! I’ll definitely be doing more of this sort. Thank you for buying from my direct shop so I can not be gouged by #etsy fees. #puppets #puppetbuilding
A yellow conehead puppet being boxed for shipping
#etsy #puppets #puppetbuilding

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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says - theguardian.com/society/2025/m… "Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with drugs for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce" people suffering directly from the idiocy of #brexit

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce
Denis Campbell (The Guardian)
#brexit

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Dub'ya Makes is a series of videos on DIY, repairs, 3D printing, prop making and other stuff you might do in a home workshop:

➡️ @dubya_cph

There are already 12 videos uploaded, if they haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at makertube.net/a/dubya_cph/vide…

#FeaturedPeerTube #DIY #Workshops #3DPrinting #PropMaking #PeerTube #PeerTubers


Dub'ya CPH

I watch, sometimes collect, occasionally make videos, and that's what this platform is for, right?
MakerTube
#diy #3dprinting #peertube #workshops #peertubers #featuredpeertube #propmaking @Dub'ya CPH

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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books
A woman sits in a chair holding her phone. She looks distraught and is saying "Don't leave! I can change!". Her book (with arms legs and an indignant face, holding a small suitcase) says "You had your chance, Carol! I'm going to sit on the front wall and wait for a more appreciative reader to come along."
@The Guardian

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Happy Arduino Days to all who celebrate from me and Massimo Banzi! 🤘💙🤘

watch along with me here:

youtube.com/live/UXBFlc3ZJQA

#Arduino #ArduinoDay #ArduinoDays

Massimo on the livestream with my "Happy Arduino Days to all who celebrate! 🤘💙🤘" comment below

Official Arduino Days: Day 2

Open source is love — and at the heart of Arduino’s 20-year journey is an incredible global community driven by knowledge, creativity, and passion. On the fi...
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#arduino #arduinoday #arduinodays

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A new study traces the history of Black American literary groups.

By Brittany Allen

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#books #history #africanamerican

"Black student in a Black studies class in a West Side Chicago classroom reading...” by John H. White

A new study traces the history of Black American literary groups.

The great minds behind Cave Canem, the literary non-profit celebrating poets of the African diaspora, have commissioned a new study tracing the history of Black American arts organizations. “…
Literary Hub
#books #history #africanamerican

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Thanks for Hackaday Europe!

hackaday.com/2025/03/22/thanks…


Thanks For Hackaday Europe!

We just got back from Hackaday Europe last weekend, and we’re still coming down off the high. It was great to be surrounded by so many crazy, bright, and crazy-bright folks all sharing what they ar…
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Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

politico.eu/article/musks-x-su…


Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Eliza Gkritsi (POLITICO)

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Gumberculese 86 47
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Time to ban Xitter, the engine of foreign poetical interference run by a beta cuck drug addict with hair plugs who has to pay for friends.

#Canada

#Canada

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That's a weird law.
A father and a son cannot be charged for the same crime.
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There's a John Varley book where the son's actually the father's clone & THAT makes his existence illegal

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#Rarotonga is the most popular #tourist #destination in the Cook Islands. It has wonderfully #turquoise waters, white sand #beaches and some good #swimming and #snorkeling. But there are many other things to see and do in Rarotonga. backpackandsnorkel.com/Raroton…

Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for Rarotonga in the Cook Islands - Rarotonga Purple Travel Guide

This Rarotonga Travel Guide tells you what you need to know to visit Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, what the best things to see and do are and it has lots of photos to help you plan a relaxing vacation in Rarotonga.
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
#turquoise #snorkeling #beaches #destination #swimming #rarotonga #tourist

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Military personnel swear an oath to the Constitution, not to any person or party. Trump's dismissals of senior leaders may test this principle across all ranks, according to a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force. buff.ly/23iiGl9

Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks

Military personnel at all levels are now facing the question of whether they will stand up for the military’s independent role in maintaining the integrity and stability of American democracy.
The Conversation
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Scotty Trees
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The US is cooked and we're just going to roll over and take it. I hate this timeline...

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I finally started working on a new album, so I thought I'd share a little teaser, "Remembrance" (album intro). It's going to be sort of a concept album on emotions/feelings starting with "R", and a return to more progressive rock (but some orchestra & metal will be there, ofc!).

I'm sharing this mainly for two reasons:

1. to put some pressure on myself (this is the only thing that's ready 🤣 )
2. to get some feedback on guitars (they'll all be DNAfx Git Core, good enough?)

🙏

#MusicProduction

#musicproduction
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I've been saying all this while listening through a cheap gaming headset, so take it with a grain of salt...

(I did have a quick look at the spectrum to roughly identify what I think the offending audio regions were though).

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Lorenzo Miniero
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@axwax those are some amazing tips, thanks for listening and for taking the time to really give some great feedback!
@AxWax

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We’re gonna need this meme a lot over the next few years.
Post on X by user Rod with the handle @rodimusprime , posted 18 hours ago. The post includes an image of a person on an MSNBC set with the text overlay "Wow, that was really racist." The MSNBC logo and the name "Joy Reid" are visible in the bottom right corner. Below the image, there is a quote from Raw Story with the handle @RawStory , posted 21 hours ago, which reads: "Errol Musk, the father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, believes that his son can’t be racist due to his past relationships with 'Black servants' who worked for the family in apartheid South Africa. rawstory.com/elon-musk-raci..."
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does vance know that his wife is South Asian and that his children are bi-racial

????????????

so they would dissolve his marriage?

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"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cats. It's where the rich use public transportation." - Gustavo Petro

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Added a very necessary cup holder to my #gaming lap desk. Obviously for beer. Well, and tea and water 😁 #3dprinting #FreeCAD
Lap desk with cup holder, ready for some gaming.
#gaming #3dprinting #freecad

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We're babysitting 9's class frogs during the kids' spring break, so I have some company in my shack for the week.
A pair of aquatic frogs in a portable tank.

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Happy Caturday!

Black cat sitting in the light - handmade watercolor painting

Find it here:
karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featur…

#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #kitten #kitty #katze #meow #CatsOfFediverse #AnimalArt #BuyIntoArt #BlackCats #ArtForSale #giftideas #watercolor #watercolour #aquarell #handmade #blackCat

Black cat sitting in the light is a watercolor painting in portrait format hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar. On a background with a color gradient of warm yellow and amber tones and bright blue and teal tones, a cat with a dark silhouette is depicted sitting with its back to the viewer and looking away. Shadow and light merge subtly to create a calm and contemplative mood. The scene has a soft, dreamy quality, with the colour gradients blending gently into one another.

Black cat sitting in the light by Karen Kaspar

Karen Kaspar Official Website
#caturday #pets #cats #MastoArt #fediart #art #cute #watercolor #catsofmastodon #whiskerswednesday #handmade #animals #painting #fedigiftshop #buyintoart #catlovers #kitten #katze #animalart #traditionalart #kunst #artist #arte #catstodon #kitty #artforsale #catsoffediverse #watercolour #giftideas #interiordesign #mastodonart #meow #blackcats #aquarell #blackcat

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How Ohio's food banks are dealing with extensive cuts from the USDA
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5335624/how-ohios-food-banks-are-dealing-with-extensive-cuts-from-the-usda?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into U.S. News @u-s-news-npr

@U.S. News

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On top of a hat, a rabbit appears Welcoming Spring with joy and with cheer. A place for secrets, or trinkets that gleam Held in porcelain, created by dreams. What might you give to the White Rabbit for safe keeping? 🐰💭 #art #spring #rabbit #furryart #nature
A white porcelain vessel with a lid. The lid looks like a top hat and a rabbit sits atop it, playfully.
A white porcelain vessel with a lid. The lid looks like a top hat and a rabbit sits atop it. The lid is in front of the vessel in this photo.
A closeup of crystalline growth on the edge of the top hat lid.
#art #nature #spring #rabbit #furryart

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A few hours in the sunny AudioGalleria today.

#art #painting #ArtExhibition #Oulu

An interior shot of sunlight hitting a shelving unit with colourful notebooks, mugs, and bags in front of two gallery walls with four wild fire paintings on them.
An interior shot of a corner of the gallery with a beige curtain (closing off the recording studio from the rest of the space), a white wall with two wild fire paintings, and a stylised and nested A and G logo as a shadow on the floor from the the front window.
An interior shot of the entrance to the gallery with a snowy forest painting next to the door and a forest fire painting on the near wall.
#art #painting #artexhibition #oulu

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COVID-19 gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect our preparedness for the next pandemic
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5329792/covid-19-gave-rise-to-vaccine-skepticism-that-may-affect-our-preparedness-for-the-next-pandemic?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health @health-npr

@health-npr

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As I wrapped up my plain geometric flower pots (ranging from hexagon to nonagon shapes), I started thinking about ways to make the sides more interesting. I focused on smooth transitions from the rim and edges to the pattern, creating soft shadows that really bring out the details.

Here the hexagonal pot as an example: printables.com/model/754317

#3DPrinting #FlowerPot #VerticalPattern

Hexagonal Flower Pot with Vertical Stripes in Various Sizes by Metikumi | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Elevate your garden with a hexagonal flower pot featuring vertical stripes, blending form and function beautifully. | Download free 3D printable STL models
www.printables.com
#3dprinting #flowerpot #verticalpattern
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Metikumi
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@castaway Even with only one or two test prints, I had plenty of pots. 😅 Most of them I gave away to friends with a plant in them. 🪴
@Jess Robinson
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