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rust@social.rust-lang.org ("Rust Language") wrote:

Rustup 1.28.0 has been released! ✨

This release comes with many improvements and additions.

For those using `rustup` in CI: Please note that rustup 1.28.0 will not automatically install the toolchain from `rust-toolchain.toml`, so make sure to run `rustup toolchain install` if necessary.

See the blog post for all the updates: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/03/02/Rustup-1.28.0.html

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

if you are thinking about the future of ‘AI’ then you need to listen to & think about this episode

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000697606428

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

When the only tool you've got is an axe, everything goes on the chopping block.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/04/easier-to-predict-than-the-weather/

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

Very well written optimization story, and I like the dedication to squeezing every last byte. The author optimizes a dataset the point it's an overkil, and then keeps going:
https://gendignoux.com/blog/2025/03/03/rust-interning-2000x.html

Lyrilith@nitecrew.rip wrote:

More OC doodles from the backlog! I just love such fluffy coats, so I put Olivia in one. 😊

#MastoArt #sketch #doodle #drawing #sketchbook #penDrawing #markerDrawing #shadowrun #portrait #pointyEars

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Today must be arrogant creationist day, I guess.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/04/furious-overconfidence-does-not-counter-the-evidence/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97g3lpixkU

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I got into a discussion with Aron Ra about gene family evolution.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/04/a-creationist-denies-molecular-evolution/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqhsHEKO5W0

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
ctb31 ("Craig Bradley") wrote:

My latest #globaltalk connected devices for #MARCHintosh. An SE/30 running System 7.1, a PowerBook G3 running Mac OS 9.1, a PowerBook G4 running Mac OS X 10.4.11 and a #newton eMate running Newton OS 2.0. All can see all zones and can download files. Next up will be a bit trickier - an Apple IIGS (which I have connected to GlobalTalk before) and an Apple IIe with an Apple Workstation card.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
heyheymomo@socel.net wrote:

To all the wizards out there please take some time to charge your mana today

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
maique@social.lol ("maique :prami_pride:") wrote:

🚙 For the car enthusiasts out there, a very cool vintage Italian: the Fiat Campagnola.

#fiat #cars

Boosted by jwz:
claytoncubitt.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Clayton Cubitt") wrote:

They booing and throwing back beads at cybertrucks in my hometown. A cybertruck is the anti-Mardi Gras vibe. Why anyone thought it was a good idea to parade is crazy

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gnpq2e64t5iwi5w2jnumolac/post/3ljjdeea5w22j

Boosted by jwz:
christineburns@mastodon.green ("Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖") wrote:

It strikes me as an academic question whether Trump is or isn't formally a Russian asset. The important thing is that he ACTS as though he is. And, as Trump's actions increasingly benefit America's long term foe, you've got to ask when the country will wake up and defend what's left from the recently installed enemy within. Right now Putin is winning the eighty year conflict.

Boosted by jwz:
meduza_en@masto.ai ("Meduza in English") wrote:

The White House has reportedly asked the U.S. State Department and Treasury Department to make a list of sanctions against Russia that could be lifted.
https://buff.ly/YsmHFpr

Boosted by jwz:
randahl ("Randahl Fink") wrote:

Trump has now halted the aid to Ukraine, he has stopped the taskforce responsible for seizing Russian assets, he has stopped the work to keep Ukraine's energy grid going, and he has closed down US offensive cyber operations against Russia.

Washington has fallen.

jwz wrote:

Dear Lazyweb, please find me a commercial toilet seat (U-shaped, without lid) that is silver or gray rather than black or white.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
luckytran@med-mastodon.com ("Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:") wrote:

Here's the American Meteorological Society study that estimates the value of US weather forecasts: https://www.ametsoc.org/sites/ams/assets/File/policy/CoFU2%5FJKL%5F2024.pdf

Value of weather forecasts = $102.1 billion
NWS budget = $1.4 billion

That represents an incredible return on investment of 73 to 1.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
luckytran@med-mastodon.com ("Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:") wrote:

These buildings provide data for virtually every weather forecast in the US.

A recent study found that every $1 invested in weather forecasting provides $73 of value in return.

Dismantling NWS infrastructure is one of the least efficient and most reckless things you can do.

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa-weather-building-leases-trump

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
danhon@dan.mastohon.com ("Dan Hon") wrote:

I posted this on the bluesky and people found it useful there:

You should know that a big part of 18F's work was to make sure multi-million to multi-*hundreds*-of-millions dollar contracts at fed *and* state level didn't go to shitty enterprise IT consultancies that *repeatedly* delivered tech that didn't work, was late, or didn't even do what it needed to

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
lexiconista@mastodon.ie ("Michal Měchura") wrote:

I couldn’t believe nobody had done this yet so I did it myself. https://www.lexiconista.com/falsehoods-about-languages/

Boosted by jwz:
MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

If 272 Democratic members of Congress walk out of the President’s State of the Union address it will be a powerful statement, even if their empty seats are quickly filled by Elon Musk’s children.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
prami@social.lol ("Prami") wrote:

Our IRC server has moved to Europe! 🇪🇺 It also received a much-needed software update, which has radically simplified the authentication process. You can now connect to the server without the weird SASL/server password stuff that was in place before, and then authenticate to NickServ (with your existing IRC password) to join channels.

(This also means that you can now use IRCCloud’s free tier if you want to give that a spin.)

If you run into any issues with the new setup, let me know!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
joeyh@hachyderm.io ("see shy jo") wrote:

https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/WASM%5FWayland%5FWeb%5FWWW/

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

the broken-graphic-link on the banner at a gov site? what have they broken now? https://alaskan.social/@seachanger/114101803274906140

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
seachanger@alaskan.social ("wet forest moon folklorist") wrote:

i don't personally recommend this form get flooded with bad faith entries, that would make it hard for staff to use and ruin the whole plan here, which is apparently to have a safe space to turn in your neighbors who teach diversity, equity and inclusion

enddei.ed.gov

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org ("Lauren Weinstein") wrote:

[Obeying his Russian master] BREAKING: Trump stops all aid to Ukraine, including any in transit

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

for some definitions of ‘pause’

US pauses military aid to Ukraine, media reports - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-pauses-military-aid-ukraine-media-reports-2025-03-04/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rvps2001 ("Russia-Ukraine Daily News") wrote:

🫏 Russian soldiers appear to be using horses and donkeys to transport supplies to and from the front lines in #Ukraine as high losses and insufficient production have created acute equipment shortages.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/03/russian-armys-use-of-donkeys-in-ukraine-underscores-a-staggering-equipment-shortage-a88174

#russia #russianarmy

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

“Top FBI official forced out after criticizing Trump pursuit of agents who investigated #Jan6

James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new administration requested the names of all agents who worked on Capitol riot cases.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/top-fbi-official-forced-criticizing-trump-pursuit-agents-investigated-rcna194610

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:

Nvidia shares fell nearly 9% on Monday after President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday.

The chipmaker’s shares retreated on a bad day for the market. The Dow, of which Nvidia is a component, tumbled 800 points, or 1.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite slid more than 3%.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/03/nvidia-shares-fall-9percent-on-tariff-fears.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
benroyce ("Ben Royce 🇺🇦") wrote:

#JamesHarrison died

Who was James Harrison?

From age 18 to 81, every 2 weeks, he donated blood #plasma (unpaid)

He had the world record until 2022

The twist:

James' blood had high levels of Anti-D

#AntiD protects fetuses from Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn- the mother and fetus have immunological incompatibility

Before the 1960s, 50% of babies diagnosed with #HDFN died

James Harrison, over his life, saved *2.4 million* babies

#RIP

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4xqe60gyo

#Australia