Judge accuses Trump administration of trying to undermine judiciary
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-56739/judge-trump-howell-judiciary?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/27/…
Tracing the thoughts of a large language model
In a follow-up to the research that brought us the [delightful Golden Gate Claude](https://simonwillison.Simon Willison’s Weblog
did you read Distill back when that was active? People like (Anthropic cofounder) Chris Olah have their roots there, and it really shows in stuff like this 😀
Example: distill.pub/2020/bayesian-opti…
Exploring Bayesian Optimization
How to tune hyperparameters for your machine learning model using Bayesian optimization.Distill
Feature Visualization
Another gorgeous paper published on Distill, the journal that prides itself on including interactive visualizations to help provide clear explanations of machine learning.Simon Willison’s Weblog
Reorganised my “workshop” room in preparation for the H2D. I’ll shift the A1 Mini when the time comes and it can go there.
I’ll 3D print a vent adaptor to mix it with my other laser cutter air extraction.
Traffic to 23andMe's Website Soars as Users Race to Delete DNA Data
According to Similarweb, 23andMe.com saw its largest traffic spike in two years on Monday as news of the DNA test kit company's bankruptcy broke.Michael Kan (PCMag)
The Southeastern U.S. faces a future with more wildfires : Consider This from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/1241163680/north-carolina-southeast-wildfires-portend-future-risk?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tariffs hurt small newspapers
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5332283/tariffs-hurt-small-newspapers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-56535/congress-new-parents-remote-voting?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School detained in U.S., faces deportation and likely arrest upon re...
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention.The Insider
*Did the Ancient Romans have every-day-carry multitools"
*Yes they did and you can own a replica
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Drow Paladin by Jake Bartok
Source: reddit.com/r/ReasonableFantasy…
#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart #dndart
The image depicts a character labeled "THE PALADIN" in an ornate, Art Nouveau-style illustration. The character is a humanoid figure with pale blue skin and long white hair, wearing detailed silver armor with a red cape. The armor includes a helmet, shoulder guards, and gauntlets, with a belt featuring circular metal pieces. The character holds a large sword with a blue blade and intricate hilt, resting it on their left shoulder. The background is dark with a gold halo-like design behind the character, enhancing the regal and heroic theme. The character's pose is confident, with one hand on their hip and the other holding the sword. The image is framed with elaborate gold and brown decorative elements, and the artist's signature, "[@]JAKEBARTOK," is visible in the bottom left corner.
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This breaks my heart.
The Trump/Musk regime want to take us back to the days of HIV/AIDS "killing all the right people" with MAGA Republicans cheering on the virus.
abcnews.go.com/Health/potentia…
Potential foreign aid cuts could lead to millions of HIV infections, deaths: Study
Infections and deaths could surge to early 2000s levels, study authors say.Mary Kekatos (ABC News)
Not just AIDS. No infectious disease respects international borders. TB, polio, ebola, ...
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#XSF Announcement
Today the #XMPP Standards Foundation publishes an Open Letter to urge #Meta to adopt XMPP for messaging #interoperability.
It’s time for real interoperability. Let’s make it happen.
xmpp.org/announcements/open-le…
#jabber #chat #rtc
#opensource #decentralization #standard #dma
As I walked to attend the 1st day of our March meeting of the German Council on the Environment (SRU) today, I walked by this stela as I have so many times before. It's on Charité Campus in Downtown Berlin.
It says: "Remember".
And: "Persecuted Science".
Strange how, in this year 2025, this remembrance of terrible times long past, never to return, suddenly resonates so much.
Ouch, this sent a chill down my spine. [Tl;dr: GitHub locked a repo apparently because one of its contributors was in a US-sanctioned region]:
1. mastodon.social/@organicmaps/1…
2. mastodon.social/@organicmaps/1…
Organic Maps (@organicmaps@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image We have a temporary glitch with GitHub—probably some contributor was geolocated in a sanctioned region (no details yet). All required documents to unlock the account have been uploaded. Don't blame Microsoft/GitHub - it is just U.Mastodon
GitHub has gone - long live Forgejo (@forgejo).Fully migrated out of Microsoft’s walled garden after they blocked us:
- 54k commits
- 9.5k issues
- 4.3k pull requests
- 100k commentsEverything moved. Nothing left behind.
git.omaps.dev/organicmaps/orga…
organicmaps
🍃 Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists. It uses crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and is developed with love by the community. No ads, no tracking, no data collection, no crapware.OMaps: Make Maps Great Again
Southern Appalachia's future — and present — involve wildfires
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5339707/southern-appalachias-future-and-present-involve-wildfires?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into All Things Considered @all-things-considered-npr
It’s Musicians Day!
Set up by @Kitty, @bestiaexmachina and @thomas, Musicians Day is a bi-annual event celebrating music by indie artists in the Fediverse. Musicians and listeners are encouraged to share their work or music they like.
As a federated music magazine with a sharp focus on Fedi music and Fair Music Platforms here are some of the things you will find on nham.co.uk:
- LISTEN to NHAM Radio and other channels.
- WATCH music videos, live performances & podcasts.
- ATTEND live events.
- Get the latest NEWS.
- Read REVIEWS.
- Catch the latest RELEASES.
- Delve deeper, connect with communities, find useful resources and MORE.
#FediArtists #FediMusic #MusiciansDay
Non Heralded Awesome Music
Online magazine-style platform aiming to help draw connections between indie musicians, fair distribution platforms and listeners, under a shared ethos.nham.co.uk
South Korea admits agencies mishandled international adoptions
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5341421/south-korea-admits-agencies-mishandled-international-adoptions?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How right-wing media is covering the Signal group chat controversy
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5341726/how-right-wing-media-is-covering-the-signal-group-chat-controversy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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#politics
reuters.com/world/us/judge-ord…
Friends defend Turkish student arrested by ICE
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342476/friends-defend-turkish-student-arrested-by-ice?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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SpaceLifeForm
in reply to Jake Williams • • •The "see #1" may have induced a loop.
#AI #Insanity