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jwz wrote:

Also: It's certainly true that today, this video is just like what 90% of the TikTok kids spend all day posting. But seeing something as home-alone, just-got-out-of-the-shower as this in rotation on MTV in 1993 was *wild*.

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

More protests across the state of Minnesota.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/08/like-father-like-son-2/

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

Third chick is out! I've been keeping the live stream open when I work, it's so cute and calming. https://www.youtube.com/live/B4-L2nfGcuE

#eagle #livestream

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

I need to find an alternate universe where no one writes these schlocky annoying multiverse novels and movies. Please.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/08/an-open-letter-to-all-science-fiction-fantasy-authors/

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu ("European Commission") wrote:

Gender equality does not ‘just happen.’

Women’s rights do not advance on their own. They are won through persistence and can easily be lost without vigilance.

We must lead by example and create a world where opportunities are fair for all – not just for International Women’s Day, but every single day.

#InternationalWomensDay

Boosted by rust@mas.to ("Rust tips"):
hatchet@infosec.exchange ("Jacob Lindahl ☕️") wrote:

#RustProTip №38: The debug_assert! macro

The debug_assert! macro creates an assertion only in debug builds. It is useful for confirming assumptions during development without risking performance degradation in the release build.

Playground: https://play.rust-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=release&edition=2024&gist=c07b46949bdedf702cb4649b3504776c
Docs: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.debug%5Fassert.html

All Rust Pro Tips: https://geeklaunch.io/blog/rust-pro-tips-collection/

#rust #rustlang #programming

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

Given it’s international women’s day, I’d like to encourage you all, but especially Dutch men to read these ‘anti-acknowledgments’ in a PhD thesis. This is not from somewhere else, it’s from Delft. And it’s not from the 1950s, but from the present. Unfortunately what academic life and culture in The Netherlands is still like. The author is just one of the few who actually spoke up about it, but there are many stories like it.

(Alt at https://pastebin.com/cqLvxX1f)

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

We had a loud, enthusiastic rally for science here in Minnesota yesterday. #StandUpForScience

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/08/a-science-rally/

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

Happy International Women's Day! Have a podcast this afternoon.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/08/were-celebrating-international-womens-day-with-a-podcast/

https://www.youtube.com/live/FqtEYstbcD0

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

strongly agree

https://det.social/@HxxxKxxx/114126398596434042

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Yahooey@c.im wrote:

@jeffjarvis Strange that this could be considered brave reporting
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/114123435604135165
arstechnica@mastodon.social - Measles outbreak hits 208 cases as federal outbreak response goes off the rails
CDC to reportedly study nonexistent link between measles vaccine and autism.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/measles-outbreak-hits-208-cases-as-federal-outbreak-response-goes-off-the-rails/?utm%5Fbrand=arstechnica&utm%5Fsocial-type=owned&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social

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

the United States of Autocracy

Boosted by andreu@andreubotella.com ("Andreu Botella :verified_enby:"):
miiamustang@eliitin-some.fi ("Miia Mustang") wrote:

Reminder:

There's a thing you can sign!

It's for an EU-wide ban on so-called "conversion therapy" of queer people.

Please sign it! Lots of member states haven't met the minimum threshold yet!

The thing needs seven member states to meet the minimum threshold AND at least a million signatures before 17.5.2025

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

#lgbtqa #lgbtq #lgbt #eu #transrights #conversiontherapy #ban

Boosted by jwz:
redsad@ohai.social ("captain acab :antifa:") wrote:

"It's unacceptable to harass someone just because of they bought a particular type of car"

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streetartutopia@mastodon.online ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:

London! 😍

jwz wrote:

I have been working my way through the PJ discography and I just gotta remind you that this one-shot lip-sync video is one of the most daring, badass music videos ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuJE40OBt48

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
petergleick@fediscience.org ("Peter Gleick") wrote:

Trump is now killing Ukrainians and directly helping the Russian army.

Traitorous.
https://time.com/7265679/satellites-front-failing-hundreds-dead-fallout-trump-ukraine-aid-pause/

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

jwz wrote:

DNA Lounge Update, Wherein the new toilets are here, the new toilets are here!
https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/03/07.html?utm%5Fsource=sp%5Fma

jwz wrote:

Just reading a refresher on The School of The Americas, for no reason whatsoever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%5FHemisphere%5FInstitute%5Ffor%5FSecurity%5FCooperation#School%5Fof%5Fthe%5FAmericas

jwz wrote:

Now I'm not making any predictions here, but I will note that the last time a US President tried to cut the CIA's budget by 20%, his head exploded in Dallas.

CIA Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers:
https://jwz.org/b/ykj3

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
_L1vY_@mstdn.social ("Mother Bones") wrote:

"Undue burden," huh.
No, that's EXACTLY what he was trying for, but there was too much publicity and public pressure.

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

“This incident follows a recent exchange between Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and President Trump at the White House”

such obvious revenge is ill advised

https://mstdn.social/@%5FL1vY%5F/114123688907170005

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:

Stop calling it “moving to the center” when Democrats capitulate to the far right. If Democrats wanted to “move to the center” they would go left

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
LAGilman@raggedfeathers.com ("Laura Anne Gilman") wrote:

An online friend just advised me to muzzle my comments about the current administration, both for my own safety & my continued ability to sell books.

I acknowledge that this person has my best interests at heart, & I thank them for their concern.

But no.

If I ever stop, assume I've been stopped.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
coachgowron@tenforward.social ("Coach Gowron") wrote:

Beware those who are good at both sucking up and punching down. Their loyalty is an illusion, but their cruelty is not. A true warrior licks no boots, nor uses theirs to step on others to get ahead.

jwz wrote:

"Historians will forever remember the time that we held up some very small signs."

"Someone said you're like Wes Anderson characters who haven't realized you're in a Tarantino movie." "Like those who have stood up to tyrants before us, the solution is...
https://jwz.org/b/ykj1

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Oooh! Oooh! I know! Mar-a-Lago.

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

this is an important piece for technologists to read and think about

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

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

more amusing sand