Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may hurt scallop harvest
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5332127/cuts-at-the-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-may-hurt-scallop-harvest?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Pine Marten
A portrait of the individual that is calling by the "red squirrel" hide, in search of the food put out for them.
Needless to say, we've been adding to the food, so this gorgeous character has a supply too.
Taken at dusk, at ISO 8000, with a Canon R5 mk2 and EF500mm f/4 lens.
#pinemarten #highlands #scotland #wildlife #nature #photography
Out of curiosity, is the low light performance of the camera just that amazing, or do you use a fancy software that deals very well with the noise (I mean, of course there was denoising applied, but I am wondering what specifically, I would not get away with ISO 8000 on my camera and darktable postprocessing)?
Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5315118/cfpb-shuttering-trump-doge?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Las Cruces, N.M., grapples with painful losses after mass shooting
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5339973/las-cruces-n-m-grapples-with-painful-losses-after-mass-shooting?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Measles outbreak sparks vaccine enthusiasm across the country
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5324636/measles-outbreak-sparks-vaccine-enthusiasm-across-the-country?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Australian researchers worry over future of scientific collaboration with the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5341787/australian-researchers-worry-over-future-of-scientific-collaboration-with-the-u-s?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@sinister Only you can answer that, but I don't expect programming jobs to go away - a lot of trouble gets caused when nobody understands or cares about the code π
Some open source projects are be plagued by users submitting AI-generated patches and security reports that are invalid, because the user didn't read, understand, or investigate what the AI spat out.
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When you see the POTUS or people who support him saying things like, "man who could have asked for a better start to this presidency," you might go "whuh?"
But if you take a look at the useful Project 2025 Tracker, they've made incredible progress on their policy goals in a remarkably short time. I encourage everyone to explore this site, because it kind of puts all the awful in one place.
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Weaken federal employee unions. Dept. of Homeland Security 3 Dept. of Homeland Security 3
Note: Trump Sane an executive order stoping Eliminate the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Eliminate the Office of Immigration Detention
collective bargaining rights from federal workers in Liberties. Ombudsman.
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Eliminate the Office of the Citizenship and Break up the Department of Education. Cut budget of USAGM.
Immigration Services Ombudsman.
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Weaken federal employee unions. Dept. of Homeland Security 3 Dept. of Homeland Security 3
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Eliminate the Office of the Citizenship and Break up the Department of Education. Cut budget of USAGM.
Immigration Services Ombudsman.
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βEveryday discriminationβ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans
People who suffer from everyday discrimination are more likely to have anxiety and depression.The Conversation
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Claude's faulty "known entity" neurons sometime ovverride its "don't answer" circuitry.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/whyβ¦
Why do LLMs make stuff up? New research peers under the hood.
Claudeβs faulty βknown entityβ neurons sometime ovverride its βdonβt answerβ circuitry.Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)
Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account
Microsoft is blocking a loophole that lets you skip needing a Microsoft account and an internet connection during the Windows 11 setup.Umar Shakir (The Verge)
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Spotlight on Manzi Jackson
Manzi Jackson is a contemporary visual Artist based in Kigali, Rwanda. He dabbles in surrealist and magiΒcal concepts, displayed in his ability to portray the full magical breadth of his subjects wβ¦Locus Online
Trying to play a bit of #starcitizen , but the servers are kinda fucked up, so it seems unlikely.
Shame, I even reconnected my joystick, since I failed to sell it, so may as well keep using it.
Managed to join a server, but took me minutes to get out of bed. Then took me more minutes for a tram to arrive, and instead of travel, it disappeared and I fell to my death.
I'll go do something else and join back later.
Live Services Disruption | RSI Status
The Team is currently investigating a number of issues that include but are not limited to the following: Inventory Delays Interaction Delays Infinite Loading We will provide further updates as issues are triaged and resolved.status.robertsspaceindustries.com
"In today's video, we'll take a look at my grandfather's vintage HP-45 #calculator from 1973"βso he opens.
As an #EE who used #HP #RPN calculators for my whole career, that word, "grandfather", hit me hard.π
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Restoring my Grandfathers HP-45 - Vintage Calculator Returned to Life
Old School Cool! My Grandfather used this HP 45 calculator for many years, including on a Space Shuttle related project. Now its time to give it a new lease ...YouTube
*grin* possibly one reason why I'm in 3D printing these days, reverse engineering those parts and making them robust enough to keep things going without replacing the whole thing.
Planned non-obsolescence.
Microsoft tests Quick Machine Recovery to restore PCs that canβt boot
Microsoft is testing Quick Machine Recovery, a feature that allows IT professionals to remotely recover Windows 11 devices. Itβs designed to prevent outages similar to the CrowdStrike one.Emma Roth (The Verge)
When you are the beta tester, and MS screws up, then you can beta test some crap that most people would call a live linux. But whatever crap they are peddling, it will be garbage.
Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent agencies
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343963/trump-firings-board-members-appeals-court?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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If you look closely, you can actually see his slime trail.
youtube.com/watch?v=3ws-GSFeggβ¦
'Itβs cold as shit': US vice-president arrives in Greenland
US vice-president JD Vance arrived in Greenland on Friday where he met US troops stationed on the Danish territory.Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube βΊ ht...YouTube
#Greenland #NoSuit #BeThankful #JdVance
Countless people who think Iβm overreacting: βDonβt worry, Michelle. Youβre in California. Youβre safe!β
Me: *clears throat* OH LOOK THEYβRE PROPOSING A TRANS SPORTS BAN AFTER GOVERNOR NEWSOM EFFECTIVELY ENDORSED IT, WHAT A SURPRISE
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Hearing set for California bill banning trans athletes in girls' sports, organizations for and against react
A hearing has been set for a proposed law in California that would no longer allow transgender athletes to participate in girls' sports.Ashley Zavala (KCRA)
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When you canβt service the debt payments, you always can self-deal and hope the new bag holders donβt sue.
nytimes.com/2025/03/28/technolβ¦
Elon Musk Says He Has Sold X to xAI
Mr. Musk said the deal valued xAI, his artificial intelligence start-up, at $80 billion, and X at $30 billion.Kate Conger (The New York Times)
Out of one pocket into another. Debt laundering shell game.
Musk's xAI buys social media platform X for $45 billion reuters.com/markets/deals/muskβ¦
New Spectral JPEG XL compression reduces file sizes, making spectral imaging more practical.
arstechnica.com/science/2025/0β¦
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Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for Aitutaki in the Cook Islands - Aitutaki Purple Travel Guide
This Aitutaki Travel Guide tells you what you need to know to visit Aitutaki 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 Aitutaki.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
How is it he keeps getting sued and then restarting whatever DOGE ended? Every time this happens marks yet another failure of his so-called leadership. And there's been a lot of them so far.
Turning staunch allies into enemies is a huge failure as well.
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