I was expecting lasers, but I was not expecting LASERS.
this beast is a 40W copper vapour laser.
Smithsonian "Castle", National Mall, Washington, DC, 2021.
All the pixels, even the ideologically impure ones, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51…
Smithsonian Castle, Washington, DC
2 June 2021 The Smithsonian "castle" building is the oldest and perhaps most distinctively recognizable of the Smithsonian buildings on the National Mall, but it is not itself currently a museum, used instead for office space. Rodenstock 50mm/4.Flickr
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Landry Ayres notes,
"The White House is using national security as a pretext for suppressing ideological dissidents."
And this is "part of a larger pattern—one that threatens not just immigrants, but all of us."
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #NationalSecurity #students #fascism #FreeSpeech
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Trump's Cruel and Lawless Deportations: Our Video Roundup
The crackdown is busting the Constitution along with immigrantsLandry Ayres (The UnPopulist)
"As U.S. President Donald Trump pledges to deport 'millions and millions' of 'criminal aliens,' thousands of federal law enforcement officials from multiple agencies are being enlisted to take on new work as immigration enforcers, pulling crime-fighting resources away on other areas -- from drug trafficking and terrorism to sexual abuse and fraud."
~ Reuters
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #NationalSecurity #students #fascism #FreeSpeech #Ozturk
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"Just so it’s clear: It does not END with snatching people off the street on student visas who advocate positions the regime doesn't approve of—that is how it BEGINS."
~ Dean Obeidallah
#Trump #immigrants #ICE #NationalSecurity #students #fascism #FreeSpeech #Ozturk
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Hey I got TrueNAS Scale up and running, added three old crappy disks, created a pool, dataset, SMB share, and connected to it. I only glanced at the docs and mainly figured things out. Took a while though...
TrueNAS is definitely a lot more complex than OpenMediaVault, but also seems much more powerful, but will I need/use that power?
how does trueNAS compare to say synology or asustor?
Does it have an App Store? Can it run docker apps? Can you run porttainer on it?
An open docker alternative?
@jdavidnet TrueNAS is open source. (Used to be FreeNAS so it's been around forever.) It supports ZFS.
We use Synology at work. It's simple to setup and use, while TrueNAS Scale is more complex and difficult to use. More of a learning curve.
As for running applications, containers, etc. see this list: truenas.com/apps/
(Screenshot of my fresh install showing 169 applications I could install.)
TrueNAS Apps - Docker Compose and Containerized Linux Apps
TrueNAS Applications (Apps) are based on Docker Compose and make it easy to customize and add services to your NAS.Ladislav Sirový (TrueNAS Open Enterprise Storage)
*What if you actually BUILT fake generated, halllucinatory objects like these, and then had a "survival" TV show where human beings tried to use these pseudo-devices to survive
every-day-carry Bug Out Bag with objects native to Italy and Italian origin and design
Explore brucesflickr's 35618 photos on Flickr!Flickr
similar, but different, and VERY well worth to watch:
"I Kill Giants" (2017)
m.imdb.com/title/tt4547194/
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29 March 1884 | A Polish Jew, Henryk Freschl, was born in Przemyśl. A tradesman.
In #Auschwitz from 14 April 1942 r.
No. 29655
He perished in the camp on 23 May 1942.
#meme #memes #cat #Caturday
FunHouse Radio
Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for a Self-Guided Tour of the Highlights of Doha - Qatar Purple Travel Guide
Today we visit the National Museum of Qatar, which is the best museum in Qatar, and the smaller Msheireb Museums that tell the story of the Qatari people.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
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He has always been a hard-working play by the rules colleague. I do not know what he is charged with. I am not confident that he is being provided full due process for a named chair by the University. I may be wrong, but I do not have the information that would provide that confidence right now.
He has been an excellent colleague for 20+ years. Being under investigation is not a crime. I have been asking for information. I do not have it. Unless he is found guilty in a court of law or I get significantly more information, I would like to say I am standing with him. But I do not know how to. So right now, I will say that I have been proud to have been his colleague for two decades. I do not even know if he is still my colleague? He is on administrative leave.
I can not say he is not getting due process - clearly there was a warrant issued. I do not know what is happening.
There is nothing more patriotic in America than demanding transparency in justice and due process, except possibly the notion of innocence until proven guilty.
In response to Elliot’s description of AI-generated images of Jesus, with boobs, surrounded by crabs, while blessing praying mantises, I present: Holy Crabs!
The audio version of that image.
suno.com/song/483655cf-ebd4-4f…
🎵 Listen to Holy Crabs! on Suno
surreal, singer-songwriter, whimsical song. Listen and make your own with Suno.suno.com
Remember that they always go after the scholars first.
Mid East studies is just an easy start.
Purging scholars is essential to controlling the next generation of thought in dynastic changes.
Qin Shi Huang did it. Mao did it. It's the playbook of every dictator.
thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/…
Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies | News | The Harvard Crimson
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, professor of Turkish Studies Cemal Kafadar, and its associate director, History professor Rosie Bsheer, on Wednesday, accordin…www.thecrimson.com
Patient dies of rabies acquired from transplanted kidney - Boing Boing
One of the greatest gifts any person can give another is one of their internal organs. Whether it happens after death or, as a living gesture of love for another…Séamus Bellamy (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Contagious Ideas
hackaday.com/2025/03/29/contag…
Contagious Ideas
We ran a story about a wall-mounted plotter bot this week, Mural. It’s a simple, but very well implemented, take on a theme that we’ve seen over and over again in various forms. Two lines, or in th…Hackaday
#autocracy #authoritarism #Putin
First year of Georgia’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how autocracies are replicating Russian model − and speeding up the time frame
Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.The Conversation
“A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: Reality Cop Show “The First 48” and the Wrongly Convicted Man
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Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.” The Minnesota attorney general’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
propublica.org/article/first-4…
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I read a year or two ago that the tree had either died or been damaged and had to be removed - this was the first time I'd been back since. Its roots are still entangled between the headstones.
#London #Trees #Graveyards
I love this, and I am in awe at the community getting behind this grueling work, instead of fun hacks.
This is the kind of things companies can mandate but is harder to convince a community to do.
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NaN NaN NaN (an ES4 Anthem) sung to youtu.be/9TKgDkuRQVc
The source code is bulletproof
The error catch is secondary
It's time to code it now and code it proud
kill -9, and watch the metrics dive!
NaN, NaN-NaN, NaN-NaN, NaN-NaN, NaN-NaN
NaN, NaN-NaN, NaN-NaN, NaN-NaN
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My Chemical Romance - "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" [Official Audio].
© 2010 WMG Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous KilljoysMy Chemical Romance's 'The Greatest Hits 2001-2013: May Death Never Stop You' - w/ 1 unrelease...YouTube
Why Stephen Miller has become one of Trump's closest aides on some of his signature issues
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5334722/why-stephen-miller-has-become-one-of-trumps-closest-aides-on-some-of-his-signature-issues?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trumpistango gobernua prestatzen ari den hurrengo kolpea sindikatuak desegitea omen da. 'Sindikalgintzaren aurkako Pearl Harbour', antza.
pluralistic.net/2025/03/29/jan…
#hezkuntza #greba #sindikatuak
"This was true across America, but it was _especially_ true in America..."
has to be one of my new favorite @pluralistic quotes. pluralistic.net/2025/03/29/jan…
(I'm sure it's a typo, but it is a good one!)
Partly sunny with a chance of passing showers and flying #ants.
#PRwx #mastodonPR #PuertoRico
cc @futurebird
Alysa Liu ends long U.S. drought at women's figure skating world championships
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5344440/alysa-liu-womens-figure-skating-world-championships?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The impact of the Signal security breach, according to a former intelligence officer
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5343464/the-impact-of-the-signal-security-breach-according-to-a-former-intelligence-officer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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A Wisconsin Supreme Court race has Trump's attention — and Elon Musk's money
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5341405/a-wisconsin-supreme-court-race-has-trumps-attention-and-elon-musks-money?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Saturday Sports: Final rounds of March Madness, MLB new season
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5341315/saturday-sports-final-rounds-of-march-madness-mlb-new-season?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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#SomervilleMA spawned Guster, btw. The same place where one of our neighbors was kidnapped off the street by the new Stasi.
We know how to stand up and we will.
This was how you use your megaphone if you have one.
thehandbasket.co/p/guster-finn…
EXCLUSIVE: After Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ musical, Guster brings cast on stage in protest
Finn's run at the storied DC venue was axed after Trump took over.The Handbasket
#RUSSIA PREPARING FOR NEW #UKRAINE OFFENSIVE: Russia plans to launch a new offensive against Ukraine "in the coming weeks," Ukrainian government and military analysts predicted, according to AP. The Kremlin aims to implement these plans to pressure Ukraine.
apnews.com/article/russia-ukra…
Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position
Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize the pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin’s negotiating position in ceasefire talks.Samya Kullab (AP News)
#KYIV WON’T SIGN #MINERAL#DEAL IF IT HINDERS #EU INTEGRATION: Ukraine will not sign a mineral agreement if it threatens its EU accession, according to #Zelenskyy. It comes amid reports of new mineral negotiations, which involves a full American control over Kyiv's natural resources.
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-wo…
Ukraine won't sign minerals deal with US if it threatens EU membership, Zelensky says
The Financial Times reported on March 27 that the latest version of the agreement proposed by the U.S. includes terms that would grant Washington unprecedented control over Ukraine's natural resources through a joint investment fund.Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
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(also the noise from the 10kHz pulse repeat rate is excruciatingly loud)
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