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

https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/114110838718484535

https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/media/englishDuck.mp3

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

https://igm.rit.edu/~jxs/media/englishDuck.mp3

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steven_sandner ("Steven Sandner") wrote:

LED backlit mushroom in the Dandenong Ranges National Park, VIC Australia 🍂💫✨

More about me & prints:
https://linktr.ee/steven.sandner

Aperture: f/2.8 (for a shallow depth of field to isolate the mushroom)
Shutter Speed: 1/15s (to capture the subtle, glowing light in low conditions)
ISO: 400 (to handle the dim environment while maintaining detail)

#Mushroom #Nature #Forest #Glow #Wildlife #Photography

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skyglowberlin@fediscience.org ("Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺") wrote:

This is my favorite photo for demonstrating the impact of #LightPollution on physiology. The image was taken by shows a soybean field illuminated by a badly directed streetlight.

What's happening here is that soybeans are supposed to grow leaves in the early part of summer, and as nights get longer, they should make #soybeans and turn brown. In the green area, the plants don't understand what time of year it is, and it's therefore a complete loss for the farmer.

The reason I love the photo so much is because you can see the shadow of the light mast on the field.

The photo was taken by Dwaine Eddie McGriff & Ben Tankersley, and originally posted to Xitter (the post no longer exists).

The problem could be entirely solved by using a streetlight with strong backlight shielding (i.e. shining the light only on the roadway).

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ObsidianUrbex@photog.social ("Obsidian Urbex Photography") wrote:

Abandoned chateau in France 🇫🇷🏰🎹

🎲 Take a spin on my Abandoned Places Randomiser yourself, and see what beautiful #AbandonedPlaces await you! ➡️

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/abandoned-places-randomiser/

💡 Find something cool? Let everyone know in the comments!

#Explore #Photo #PhotoOfTheDay #LostPlace #Travel #Share #JustForFun #Abandoned #LostPlace #LostPlaces #France #Piano #History #マストドン写真部

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

I've nerdsniped myself into finding faster approximation of cube root (needed for Lab #color space)

- polynomial approximations alone are not sufficient for x < 0.2. Not even big ones, blended, nor Padé.
- bit-twiddling tricks don't vectorize, and/or need exp2 that is expensive itself.

In the end I've found that a simple polynomial + 2× Halley's Rational Method is unbeatable. Precise. Autovectorizes nicely. 2.5× faster than std. 5× faster in batches of four.

https://github.com/kornelski/dssim/blob/c86745c423478993a12edf59ec76047ff52b3da4/dssim-core/src/tolab.rs#L48-L61

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

Please, can you make it even shorter?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/05/sotu-in-brief/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyo0fJeGjDc

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RickiTarr@beige.party ("Ricki Crush Bandicute Tarr") wrote:

When you lied on the resume, but still got the job:

Attachments:

• video: It's a nest of Snowy Owls, there's a mom and 3 babies, and a 4th fluffy cat, who looks similar in the eyes and coloring, but is still most certainly cat.

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indivisibleteam ("Indivisible") wrote:

There should be no business as usual while Trump, Musk, and Republicans in Congress continue their wholesale assault on our country. We encourage Democrats to use tonight’s speech to highlight the impacts of Trump’s destructive proposals and Musk’s lawlessness.

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mark_ohe@mastodon.energy ("Mark Ohe") wrote:

@indivisibleteam

For sure. People must demand their representatives vote against absolutely all Trump administration legislation and proposal, NO MATTER WHAT that legislation is. Do not allow ANYTHING to move forward without EVERY Democrat voting in opposition each and every time. When needed, don’t give them a quorum. Filibuster continuously. Oppose everything. Raise absolute hell. Fight them. Stoo them. Absolute no bipartisan cooperation. Don't give these fascists an inch.

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neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org ("Ian Campbell") wrote:

Published another reading list at DT Investigations - as before, not a "roundup" but rather what caught our attention internally.

https://dti.domaintools.com/cybersecurity-reading-list-week-of-2025-03-04/?utm%5Fsource=Mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fcampaign=DTI-Reading-List

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amydiehl@mstdn.social ("Amy Diehl, Ph.D.") wrote:

Atlassian, a 10,000-person organization reduced office space by 50%, making office visits optional but intentional. The result? An increase in productivity of approximately 40 min per employee per day, along with cost savings from reduced office expenses.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/solangecharas/2025/03/01/why-rigid-rto-mandates-cost-more-than-they-save/

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kalfatermann ("[ツ]") wrote:

@GottaLaff

We Germans hear, see, read and remember. We won't let Nazis grow again. That includes Musk, and therefore all his businesses. We also remember all his supporters and flag bearers.

Above all, we gratefully remember our friends and neighbors, the French people and culture, and the French labor movement, because they taught us what the wooden shoe “Sabot” is good for!

🇫🇷 Thank you friends! "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" 🇫🇷

Europe is moving closer together!

#FckMusk #FckTesla

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

New code shines so bright,
Fixing bugs, bringing new joy,
Update begins now.

( Argh Studios Storyteller minor logic fix, courtesy https://arghstudios.com )

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rayckeith@techhub.social ("Haderach C. Kwisatch") wrote:

"The new mayor began his term by tackling the 1,500 annual traffic-related deaths in the city. He seemed to abide by an old theater saying: If the show isn’t going well, send in the clowns. Ever the political performer, Mockus did just that.

"The mayor gave 1,800 traffic cops the boot and hired a meager clan of 20 mimes. Armed with nothing but signs that read correcto and incorrecto, the silent troupe theatrically mocked lawbreakers and applauded polite motorists. A system purely based on public approval was on trial in Mockus’s so-called classroom. And it worked.

“Rather than strength or physical violence to get people to cross the street in the right place, he used behavioral change—and this was powerful,” says Paulius Yamin, a behavioral scientist and Mockus’s former research assistant. “There are not always going to be police on every corner, but there are always citizens, and people care about what others think about them.”

"The 20 mimes quickly expanded to 420. …"
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/traffic-mimes-of-colombia

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annie@social.lol wrote:

https://anniemueller.com/posts/how-to-clean-the-bathroom

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drahardja@sfba.social ("Dave Rahardja") wrote:

@ai6yr “I am not Hitler”, says man riding an electric swastika.

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MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social wrote:

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annie@social.lol wrote:

One thing I will not be doing: any sort of #notallAmericans bullshit. We’re a dying empire built on the blood of subjugated peoples. Those of us who benefited from that subjugation for a few centuries don’t get to act surprised now. Roll up your sleeves. We fix it or we don’t. Who’s responsible? We are.

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ryansingel@writing.exchange ("Ryan Singel") wrote:

Mike Masnick at TechDirt nails the moment and has an eye opening explanation of why tech-focussed sites can see better what's going on with the dismantling of the U.S. govt than traditional pubs

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/#comments

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indivisibleteam ("Indivisible") wrote:

Remember: Trump has no mandate. His agenda is cruel, corrupt, chaotic, and deeply unpopular. And the longer it goes on, the harder it is to sustain in the face of real opposition. That’s our job now — to keep building that opposition.

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

JFC, is this the most steamed up you can get FFS? and here I thought Hakeem Jeffries was the leader of the Democratic Opposition... what a fool I am

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ZachWeinersmith ("Zach Weinersmith") wrote:

I've been reading a decent amount of history lately, and it's interesting the extent to which a lot of Trump's behavior feels like a throwback to the colonial era. Not because of colonialism exactly, but just, going to a word that's less liberal international, more quid-pro-quo anarchy. Like if it's 1930, forcing a teetering Republic to give up mineral resources for protection probably doesn't feel so weird. It's just the business of the state.

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willmckinley@mstdn.social ("Will McKinley") wrote:

More than 500 PBS Kids episodes, Ken Burns documentaries + shows like FINDING YOUR ROOTS are now streaming on Hoopla — free w/ a library card!

And users can now watch all PBS shows in a category ad-free w/ just a single "borrow," an exponential increase.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250225208399/en/Hoopla-Digital-Announces-Three-New-BingePasses-with-PBS-Distribution

#Streaming #PBS

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lexknowssystems@bots.converged.yt ("Lex knows systems") wrote:

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DrSuzanne@ohai.social ("Suzanne she/her") wrote:

I didn’t know this was a thing, but Forest had some thoughts. #TongueOutTuesday

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sans_isc@infosec.exchange ("SANS Internet Storm Center - SANS.edu - Go Sentinels!") wrote:

SANS Stormcast Wednesday Mar 5th: SMTP Credential Hunt; mac-robber.py update; ADSelfService Plus Account Takeover; Android Patch Day; PayPal Scams; VMWare Escape Fix
https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9350

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ProjectFearlessness@mastodonapp.uk wrote:

The People Vs Elon.
London.

#BoycottMusk

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

DPRK and others cannot miss the lesson of what happened when Ukraine abandoned nuclear capabilities in return for security guarantees. they were screwed.

letting Russian aggression succeed in Ukraine will result in much wider and longer-term negative effects upon the stability & safety of our world.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/world/video/north-korea-media-warning-to-trump-congress-speech-ripley-digvid

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

I like this idea

https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:ade8101b3af345babe811c3bb7db66c3