just heard a young person describe how an unexplained, sudden onset, and pretty dramatic health issue arose this morning, and then she cheerily said, "but the important thing is that I didn't miss a stream!"
we're normalizing so hard that we've normalized how hard we normalize things.
With all the shit going around about how important the gender marker is on identifying documents, I have a question:
How many cis guys do you think add an inch or two when they fill out that form at the DMV? It's not like they measure...
*the UK has the worst post-pandemic health outcomes. Our mental health is staggeringly bad & it's driving up welfare costs. But heaven forbid we address health disparities, invest in health infrastructure & access, get people care for mind/body, improve life so we are more resilient.
*Israel has "tried everything" except a serious 2 state solution...
etc.
[19:11] Trump backs Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis
US President Donald Trump has backed Taoiseach Micheál Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis.
rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0312…
#US #DonaldTrump #MicheálMartin #Ireland
Trump backs Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis
US President Donald Trump has backed Taoiseach Micheál Martin to solve Ireland's housing crisis.RTÉ News (RTÉ)
I’m vaguely interested in running local models to experiment with contextual search and summarization (I have a massive PDF library), but not interested enough to finish the setup process. Way down the list of priorities.
On the other hand, looking at that thumbnail… when will we see the first MNT 10 inch mini rack server? ;)
wait !? They designed a non-upgradable desktop after fully customizable laptops with swappable parts !?
Are they running backwards ?
I really don't understand ! And I am a happy framework laptop user... I don't think their move is wise but as stated by others before maybe fedi users are in a bubble ? Or they are ?
FTC says credit card charges are capped at $1, amid other budget shortfalls.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
You know that stupid kid in early grade school who ate paste, and you are still surprised they are still alive, with all the stupid, irrational, and illogical choices you know they made?!
That is your target audience, and you should assume there are millions of those types of people. If you can make something, even they can use without putting any thought into it, and easily wrap their head around, you will have created something widely successful.
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The next Seattle-area MakerDeck IRL Mixer (for Makers, Techies, & Geeks) is set for *this* coming Monday - running alongside the Drink & Draw community! Join us for casual conversation and connections. I'm bringing a 3D printer with me this time. ;) Here's the invite link... meetup.com/makerdeck/events/30…
#3dprinting #seattle #pnw #beer #meetup #tech #geek #nerd
MakerDeck IRL Mixer: Makers, Techies, & Geeks!
Are you into 3D printing? Are you looking to get into 3D printing? Are you a tech enthusiast? Are you free to geek out with others? Join us for a veryMeetup
the old well
still yielding buckets
of darkness
#dailyHaiku reposts by Freeman Ng.
Today’s 3-5-3 haiku was originally posted on Nov 18, 2013.
Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity trial
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325697/rodrigo-duterte-hague-crimes-against-humanity-icc-philippines?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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[19:22] Oscarwinnaar Walter Salles: ‘Onder Bolsonaro werd 4 jaar lang geen interessante speelfilm gemaakt in Brazilië’
Walter Salles, regisseur I’m Still Here won de Oscar voor beste internationale film. Het is de kroon op het werk van regisseur, miljardair en autoracer Walter Salles, die met de film voor de tweede keer een renaissance van de Braziliaanse film inleidt.
lc.nl/cultuur/film/Oscarwinnaa…
#WalterSalles #I’m #Oscar #tweede
soatok.blog/2025/03/12/on-the-…
On The Insecurity of Telecom Stacks in the Wake of Salt Typhoon - Dhole Moments
Towards the end of last year, we learned that a group (allegedly affiliated with the Chinese government, referred to as “Salt Typhoon”) breached T-Mobile and other telecommunications co…Dhole Moments
Any act of repair a gratifying gesture of refusal and subversion these days. A poke in the eye to corporate waste and consumer lassitude.
Feeling like renegade heating engineer Harry Tuttle (Robert De Niro) of ‘Brazil’ right now, having decided: eff no, not into landfill—not yet.
And how fitting: while finishing up, @pluralistic heard on CBC radio discussing DCA & right-to-repair.
details in #alttext
#Stratford #canada #repair #technology #corydoctorow #environment #coffee
@404mediaco has obtained a list of sites and services monitored by an ICE contractor ShadowDragon to let government analysts search and draw connections between people.
"The long list of sites and services that ShadowDragon’s SocialNet tool accesses is a reminder of just how much data is accessible and collected from and about us to provide surveillance services to the government and others."
404media.co/the-200-sites-an-i…
#news #USNews #ICE #immigration #surveillance #technology
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Another reason I don't feel great about using Firefox is that I just got another fund-raising email from Mozilla. It doesn't say "Corporation" or "Foundation." Just "Mozilla."
They are asking for contributions because $3.55M in federal funding is "currently at risk."
Again, for the nth time, MOZILLA CORPORATION HAS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS FROM GOOGLE. USE THAT MONEY.
Mozilla Corporation should fully fund Mozilla Foundation.
Hmm, bit obsessed with looking for a Lumon Waterdrop pin, but none are forthcoming that are either hideously expensive or far away. I can see me thinking about how to make one.
*goes away thinking about how to make one*
#dancer #poledancer #poledancers #poledancer #poledancing #workshop #pdworkshop #workshop #pdkip #kips #pdkips #pdtrick #pdtricks #dynamicmovements #foryourpage #fyp #foryoupage #fypage #wow #wowwednesday #pdhardstyle #kips #kip #hardstyle #hardstyledancer #pdroutine #pdcomp #pdcompetition
神様ルース来日が転換点に 開幕戦、日米交流史の一歩 - ライブドアニュース
来日し横浜で歓迎されるベーブ・ルース（ゲッティ＝共同）18、19日に東京ドームでのカブス―ドジャースで幕を開ける米大リーグ公式戦。野球を通じた日米交流の歴史は長く、1934年の「野球の神様」ベーブ・ルースの共同通信 (livedoor News)
Takeaways from our investigation on AI-powered school surveillance. The AP and Seattle Times teamed up on this investigation.
From their overview: "But these tools raise serious questions about privacy and security. In fact, when The Seattle Times and The Associated Press partnered to investigate school surveillance, reporters inadvertently received access to almost 3,500 sensitive, unredacted student documents through a records request. The documents were stored without a password or firewall, and anyone with the link could read them."
Read more at apnews.com/article/ai-school-c…
#databreach #EduSec #infosecurity #surveillanvce #AI
AI surveillance on school Chromebooks has security issues, investigation shows
Schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology to monitor student accounts and school-issued devices like laptops and tablets. The goal is to keep children safe, especially amid a mental health crisis and the threat of school shootings.Sharon Lurye Of The Associated Press (AP News)
#PPOD: NASA's Curiosity rover captured this image of the Sun through the dusty martian atmosphere in July 2018 while the dust storm that ended the Opportunity rover's mission was still raging. Curiosity was not affected by the decline in solar input because it is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Thomas Appéré
As promised, here is an interview with @ryanleesipes from #Thunderbird, on the whole #Mozilla and #Firefox terms of use situation.
We talk about why this had to happen, how Thunderbird will handle their own Terms of Use, what's happening at Mozilla, and what's changing.
youtube.com/watch?v=ctg5QzSt5t…
Clarifying what's happening at Mozilla: an Interview with Ryan Sipes from Thunderbird
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I love Firefox and Thunderbird even more, I would be sad to have to switch!
This weekend, talking to a guy who does IT at a Dutch bank.
Me: So everything runs on Azure or AWS these days?
He: Yes
Me: So they can see all the data.
He: No it's on separate servers, on EU soil. That was a thing before we decided to go ahead with this.
Me: So... They can see all the data.
He: No it's encrypted and threw some acronyms at me.
Me: So, you download the data, decrypt it, and work on it?
He: No that's done on the servers.
Me: So... They can see all the data.
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Katherine W
in reply to Elana | אילנה • • •I'm reading my father's diary from 1981, and finding myself a little shocked by how he (and we all) normalized doing things while sick even then...
At present, he's describing having the flu, and he's going fishing with various friends and family members 2-3 times a week (he had retired in January, and was really working to get a lot of fishing in, plus late February/early March were when the smelt would run in area's rivers...), seeing people socially for lunches and dinners, shopping, traveling, etc. All while having the "flu" (probably a bad cold) for about 10 days.
As I recall, he hated being sick, and when he did take to his bed in illness, was a demanding and difficult patient, so at the time I was probably glad he felt well enough to be doing so many things.
Subjacent Banana
in reply to Katherine W • • •Yeah I did everything sick. I'm from the lower working classes so we didn't get sick days. Also had no health care. So you just kind of... try not to die.
I worked through my entire bout of Mono. Just about killed me. Wanted to lay down under the clothes racks and just quietly drift away.💀
I worked @ a lumber yard later and I got "the flu" at one point. I threw up every 10 minutes. Would just excuse myself to puke then come back. Did 55 hrs that week.😆
I did miss a week of work once @ JCPenneys. I lost 17 pounds and could not stand up, so it was like *welp*. They almost fired me but reneged at the last minute.
Elana | אילנה
in reply to Subjacent Banana • • •it's the people who *could* take a day off but *don't* who really grind my gears.
These rehearsals were unpaid and were basically for a fucking hobby. We could have recorded it for her, or done whatever. she just ~needed~ to show up and share her mucous around. fuck that.
(edit: sorry I just noticed this wasn't in reply to my reply… but I know you saw it 😆)
Subjacent Banana
in reply to Elana | אילנה • • •Oh yeah, totally. I'm sure 90% of the crippling infections I picked up @ these jobs were from some [censored] who came in to shop while sick.
I got Mono in pretty much exactly that way.
Me *drove down to visit artist friend in his tiny rented room in The City in the late 90s*: Hey you don't look so good!
Him: Yeah I have Mono. Been sick for a month. They thought I had AIDS.
Elana | אילנה
in reply to Subjacent Banana • • •Subjacent Banana
in reply to Elana | אילנה • • •Just about killed me when it reactivated for third time in 09.
I expect that visit to Mwaukee in 1996 will actually kill me one day. Like, I've been on borrowed time since.🥳
Elana | אילנה
in reply to Subjacent Banana • • •😬
I feel like so many of us in the covid-avoiding community have had bad disease experiences that have informed our caution now.
I wonder how many people on Team Virus Slurper have *also* had life-changing experiences of illness and just let the life lessons whoosh over their heads… 🤔
Anthony
in reply to Elana | אילנה • • •