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chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

You know, I wonder whatever happened to QuarkXPress? I'm sure Quark is still in business, so let's see what the new version—OH DEAR GOD

QuarkXPress 2025’s headline feature from their web page, “AI-Powered Text Editing with Quarky AI Assistant,” a googly-eyed version of Quark’s color wheel logo

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
croyle@wandering.shop ("David Croyle") wrote:

@w7voa Can we please start referring to her as the voice of the Ministry of Propaganda like she is? She wouldn't acknowledge the truth if it leapt on stage and bit her on the ass.

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

If Pete Hegseth doesn't think climate is going to shape military action in future years, he's even stupider than we thought, and it's already pretty clear he's plenty stupid

https://www.science.org/content/article/pentagon-abruptly-ends-all-funding-social-science-research?utm%5Fsource=sfmc

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Microsoft rewriting TypeScript in #golang wasn't on my Bingo card for this year 🤔

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/typescript-native-port/

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

I had to go to the Morris MN DMV this morning to renew my license. They were courteous and helpful, nice even. And there were only 3 people there in line!

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chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Hmm. I have also noticed that the clever summaries for articles I write that should show up on Mastodon and Bluesky links do not, which turns out to be not a bug in my atom.xml template as a misunderstanding in it. Neato.

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Catlynn@nerdculture.de ("squirrelygirl") wrote:

I’m standing up on the ladder and a tiny Oak titmouse friend comes to investigate and charm me 😍

An unspeakably cute Oak titmouse leans forward from the protection of twisty twigs to investigate what I’m doing. It’s grey crest is raised giving it a cone headed appearance. I just love these little guys.

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Boosted by jakedel@mamot.fr ("S. Delafond"):
freexian@hachyderm.io ("Freexian :debian:") wrote:

Contributions to Debian by Freexian Collaborators in the month of February includes Debian.Social administration, DebConf 25 preparations, Fixing Time-based test failure in Python requests package and more!

You can read all about it in our monthly report: https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-contributions-02-2025/

We thank the organizations subscribing to our Long Term Support contracts (https://www.freexian.com/lts/) and consulting services (https://www.freexian.com/services/) for making this possible.

#debian #freexian #freesoftware #opensource

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

I meant to share this here from Instagram but then forgot to toggle the switch, so: Look! Portraits of @jimboggia, @daphne_always, @mega_ran and @realaimeemann, from the 2025 @jococruise opening concert. Enjoy here or at the link.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHEERu2Mo6X/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fweb%5Fbutton%5Fshare%5Fsheet&igsh=M2M0Y2JmOTAyOA==

https://www.instagram.com/p/DHEERu2Mo6X/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

An evil (former) dictator is arrested for his crimes.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/03/philippines-former-president-dutertes-arrest-a-monumental-step-for-justice/

See, it can happen.

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

uuuuuh, that means shutting down the US auto industry as well, you Orange-faced fool

https://flipboard.com/@cnn/business-and-tech-fie8hiijz/-/a-pUuNl5nwQtC6GbmkMq4T0Q%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Wileymiller ("Wiley Miller") wrote:

@GottaLaff

OMG...just ran across this from 20 years ago in #NonSequitur...

https://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2005/05/24

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
vees@epistolary.org ("Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:") wrote:

#TSLA's dead cat bounce lasted exactly 60 minutes this morning, even with TFG announcing he'd buy one car in support.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"While Trump came into office legally, the Trump-Musk administration is taking not the gradualist path to change chosen by autocrats who arrive in power via elections, but a more extremist route, one reminiscent of the political climate after a coup.

This is where DOGE comes in."

#Trump #Musk #DOGE #strongman #authoritarianism
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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jerry@infosec.exchange ("Wary Jerry") wrote:

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

this looks like a piece with very practical applications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57205-x

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dangrsmind@sfba.social wrote:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57205-x

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"One of the strongman’s best-kept secrets is that he has little interest in day-to-day governance: what really motivates him is power, control and riches to be made. Trump’s true loves are golfing and promoting Trump-branded properties (he spent one-third of the first three years of his first term doing the latter, and is on track to surpass that, having golfed at his Florida courses for 13 of his first 48 days in office)."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#Trump #strongman
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https://lucid.substack.com/p/trump-and-musks-power-sharing-agreement

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DavidMadeThis ("David Made This") wrote:

Hello Mastodon! I'm a power engineer who is trying out solo game development and on the way to release Power Network Tycoon - a game where you build and manage your own electrical grid with real physics simulation.

If you've ever wondered how power systems actually work (or why they fail), this might be your jam. I built it to be technically accurate while still being fun. To say it's been a challenge is an understatement...

#GameDev #IndieGame #Simulation #Gaming #Energy

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
martijnbraam@fosstodon.org ("Martijn Braam") wrote:

If it isn't my favorite website reader wasting cpu time....

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CNN@flipboard.com wrote:

Bernie Sanders responds to Musk’s controversial remark about entitlements
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/business/video/elon-musk-social-security-administration-sanders-digvid?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business and Tech @business-and-tech-CNN

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

Reuters on loss of $4 trillion by US stock market in last month

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/investors-flee-equities-trump-driven-uncertainty-sparks-economic-worry-2025-03-10/

#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #recession #StockMarket #Dow #Nasdaq #stagflation #EconomicElites #billionaires #TaxCuts #Tariffs
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Reuters on how stock market lost 4 trillion in last month

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

can you say "Trade War Spiral" children? sure you can...

"Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns
The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s" - WSJ

see also https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114144195631433464

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

I'm pretty sure it's bad news when the line goes down.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/11/the-line-goes-down-2/

US stock market index showing rapid decline

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
raganwald@social.bau-ha.us ("raganwald 🍓") wrote:

A woman in the jungle encountered a tiger. She fled to a precipice, where she caught hold of a wild vine and climbed down. The tiger waited above. Trembling, the woman looked down to where, far below, another tiger waited. Only the vine sustained her.

Two mice, one white and one black, little by little started to gnaw away the vine. Just then, she saw a wild strawberry growing from a crack. Grasping the vine with one hand, she plucked the strawberry with the other.

It was delicious! 🍓

A single wild strawberry.

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
bw@social.lol ("Blake Watson :prami:") wrote:

First open this in a tab:

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/aeolianDroneGenerator.php?l=11153633374859585248&a=1&am=s&title=Aeolian

Press play, then open this in another tab:

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/imagoLatensVocalSoundscape.php?l=49515847524532562626&a=1&am=s&mt=1&title=Into%20Light

Press play.

Now you are free…

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Boosted by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):
nonfedimemes@wetdry.world ("memes (sometimes) stolen from outside fedi") wrote:

How brain workles: Soup - static noises - what is task - soup Squizzly - many task - oops bendy - wher go Crumbly - sees outlines of task but it's a sandcastle - no fine details - heck it fell into the moat Full of Yarn - I SEE THE COSMOS - task task task task task - oops should eat at some point On Rails - TASK only - sleep? Never heard of her Squirrel! - ooh snacks - squirrel! - 404 task not found

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

This is not antisemitism.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/11/oh-no-our-school-is-failing/

Protests against Israel on the university of Minnesota campus

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wojtek.be@bsky.brid.gy ("Wojtek") wrote:

#Musk #Ukraine #Twitter xD

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

Sunrise peeks slowly,
Blankets hug me a bit tight,
Dreams linger, then fade.

courtesy https://arghstudios.com/