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dblume ("David Blume") wrote:

"You know what would really hurt Musk? Jailbreaking every Tesla in Europe so that all its subscription features – which represent the highest-margin line-item on Tesla's balance-sheet – could be unlocked by any local mechanic for €25. That would really kick Musk in the dongle." - @pluralistic https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/04/object-permanence/#picks-and-shovels

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sfbaykeeper@sfba.social ("San Francisco Baykeeper") wrote:

San Francisco handed #SCOTUS the chance to weaken the #CleanWaterAct -- and they took it.

This ruling will make it easier for polluters to pollute, and harder for regulators to protect the health of people and the environment. Really shameful.

https://www.kqed.org/news/12029553/supreme-court-sides-with-san-francisco-against-epa-sewage-lawsuit

#sfpuc #sanfrancisco #pollution #waterpollution #waterislife

jwz wrote:

I am a Mike Judge fan, but I have always thought that Idiocracy was a badly written, deeply un-funny movie.

And yet *gestures at everything*

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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

https://enddei.ed.gov

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
simontatham@hachyderm.io ("Simon Tatham") wrote:

On my quasi-blog: "Git without a forge"

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/git-no-forge/

Most of my projects are hosted in bare git repositories on the web, and not on a forge site. I talk a bit about this: ways to send patches to a project like that (and which I personally prefer), and reasons why I haven't (yet?) changed my arrangements.

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

- Make the Tesla brand FRIGHTENING: They surveil you. They trap you inside. They burn people alive on a regular basis. They’re extremely vulnerable to hacking, even more than other modern cars with OTA software updates. One of these days, some hacker is going to make every Tesla in the country drive through its garage door…or worse. Driving a Tesla puts you in danger.

(This isn’t just logical; it’s visceral. Bombard people with images of Teslas vandalized, smashed, on fire. Make it a Pavlovian reaction: Tesla = danger, chaos, destruction.)

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

I’ll work that reasoning out a bit:

- Musk’s power depends entirely on wealth. Not genius; he’s a nincompoop. Wealth.

- A large portion of Musk’s wealth is tied up in Tesla stock. A •very• large portion.

- His wealth is further dependent on investors believing that he alone is uniquely capable of leading companies into being “unicorns,” i.e. companies with massive future growth potential. His cult of personality is why Tesla’s stock is so wildly overvalued.

- And yes, Tesla stock is overvalued wrt fundamentals, to an absurd degree. Even after losing ~40% of its value since its peak, it’s •still• overvalued. It has a lot of room to fall.

So, what do we do about that?

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inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

The memo still hasn’t made it to everyone about the systemic function of the #TeslaTakedown protests. I still keep getting well-meaning quesitons like the one below from @tymwol.

The purpose is •not• just to register symbolic discontent. The purpose is •not• just to take individual action that directly harms Musk.

The purpose is to tank demand for Tesla’s product, and thus tank their stock price. This is Musk’s biggest vulnerability, Smaug’s exposed belly.

1/ https://hachyderm.io/@tymwol/114111199175936458

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PavelASamsonov ("Pavel A. Samsonov") wrote:

behave accordingly.

#tech #union #UnionStrong

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

If you ever find yourself saying “It’s just business” to justify an action, you should pause and recognize that the presence of that phrase is a sign capitalism has begun corroding your brain's moral center, and is alienating you from your own beautiful humanity!

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mathowie@xoxo.zone ("Matthew Haughey") wrote:

how Democratic Party leaders reacted to the SOTU vs. how I wished they reacted

jwz wrote:

"But He Does Good Work."

The world is full of people who, in this, the Year of Our Basilisk, 2025, are willing to loudly admit, "Yeah, I knew Musk was -- [pick one or all] -- 1) a homophobe, 2) a racist, 3) a con man, 4) a eugenicist, 5) a natalist, 6) a nepo baby, 7) full of shit about Mars, 8) full of shit about self-driving, 9) wants to destroy public transit, 10) was never actually an engineer at all but just someone who buys companies and puts his name on them [...]
https://jwz.org/b/ykju

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
andycarolan@social.lol ("Andy Carolan :prami:") wrote:

I have capacity to accept work at the moment. Bonus points if it's something ongoing and has the potential for real world positive outcomes for people, community, and environment. Particularly those tackling climate change and sustainability.

Recent projects inc Illustrations for Huntington's Disease therapy, conference materials, and charity streaming assets.

You can find some of my recent work at https://andycarolan.com

Get in touch here or via the about page on my site!

#FediHire #design

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
c_dan4th@mstdn.social ("T. J. Bombadil") wrote:

Anyone else want to build a muon tomography scanner?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/diy-muon-tomography

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
skeletor@mas.to ("Inspirational Skeletor💀") wrote:

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

The answer has always been obvious: cost curve bending for health care (e.g., the sorts of Medicare drug negotiated pricing Biden introduced). That Musk and R's are doing none of that shows it's all lies to cover a racist, sexist, revanchist, authoritarian agenda.

https://on.ft.com/3XsllFQ

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taviso@social.sdf.org ("Tavis Ormandy") wrote:

You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU! 🔥We've just released a full microcode toolchain, with source code and tutorials. https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5424842357473280/zen-and-the-art-of-microcode-hacking

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I really want to hear a whole album of music released by the character Peter Dinklage plays in this skit:

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

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
touk@smores.town ("Touk") wrote:

it is wednesday my dudes

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
taylorlorenz ("Taylor Lorenz") wrote:

Viral claims about family influencers fleeing the state of California are completely false. TikToks and YouTube videos have amassed millions of views pushing this conspiracy.

My article debunking it only has.... 2 shares. Journalism feels so fruitless sometimes. https://www.usermag.co/p/no-family-vloggers-are-not-fleeing-california-over-a-child-labor-law-viral-tiktok-false

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

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
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

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
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).

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
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

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

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

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