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stevestreza@indieweb.social ("Steve Streza") wrote:

"The Apple Developer Agreement has been updated for developers who choose to create a profile to enhance their developer experience and receive more relevant content and communications based on their interests."

Anyone want to choose to create a profile to enhance your developer experience? I love receiving more relevant content and communications based on my interests. This is a normal sentence for humans to write, of which I am one, a human, very humanlike.

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beyondmachines1@infosec.exchange ("BeyondMachines :verified:") wrote:

The essence of "Legitimate interest":

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MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

Despite the latest tranche of files on the 1963 JFK assassination released to the public, RFK Jr. continues to maintain that his uncle was killed by a vaccine.

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MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

We can’t have Starlink carrying White House traffic, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard should be allowed to speak in private with her Russian handler.

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catandgirl@socel.net ("Cat and Girl") wrote:

Scenes from a future.

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mcfadden ("Brian McFadden") wrote:

Harry Reid was a boxer and Chuck Schumer is, at best, the robot from Rocky IV. https://www.patreon.com/c/BrianMcFadden

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TomWellborn@universeodon.com ("TomWellborn3") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk ("Prof. Catherine Flick") wrote:

Just fancy that, all the things we said would happen are happening, I am shocked, I tell you, shocked!!
https://chaos.social/@jonty/114189886848116597

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
pbump@journa.host ("Philip Bump") wrote:

Remember last time Trump was president and unmarked vans swept up people off the street and he tried to get the military to use force against protesters? If you think the administration's vindictive defiance will stop with immigrants, you're naive.
Gift link: https://wapo.st/43Ssl2Q

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

Linear #gradients appear to have surprisingly sharp transitions at the ends. Every designer had to fight these ramps to have smooth-looking color transitions.

There's an explanation for this effect! The paper has a mathematical model of it (a convolution filter), which in theory could be used in gradient-generators to compute gradients that actually look perfectly linear.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4219435/

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

And it came to pasta that I saw a column of light and angel hair in the air directly above my head. And behold, his noodly appendages did stretch forth mightily unto me as he spake: lo, it is finished. Put down thy damned fountain pens and ink, that ye may partake of stuffed shells Alfredo with sausage and mozzarella, for this is my flesh and thou art hungry, and the time for dinner is nigh upon thee.

#mastoart
#fountainpens
#flyingspaghettimonster

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

"The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly. What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense."

In my more cynical moments, I sometimes wonder if we'll find out about kickbacks to ICE and border patrol agents in the field. But the reality is that many of those people need no such extra incentivizing.

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

"Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."

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

I know that most who get caught up will never have the advantage of being given a spotlight and an opportunity to tell their story, and I realize that there are problematic aspects to Jasmine Mooney being given that opportunity, but I'm glad to see some firsthand accounts coming out shining a lot on the humanity of all those trapped inside.

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

Complexity emerges!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/19/busy-busy-busy-spider/

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

I've known about these stories, years before Trump, but most citizens are completely ignorant of how we treat people (even US citizens that get caught up). But one thing's been clear for a while:

"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney

A business of human misery. Something the US has too much experience with.

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

hell, I would pay good money to see *that*

Attachments:

• video: d5cd679141a09d57.mp4

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ellie@hachyderm.io ("Ellie Huxtable") wrote:

ok i'm pretty happy with this one

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

As I play around with more code editors: Zed is pretty neat, although it pushes “AI code assist” to a mildly annoying degree—and despite technically being a native app, it's no more Mac-like than Neovim is.

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aleen@wandering.shop ("Aleen") wrote:

This is what "history is written by the victors" means.
https://c.im/@cdarwin/114187417074609942

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

Today, Alex Shieh is the star on BlueSky.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/19/alex-shieh-is-learning-a-lesson-at-brown-university/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JamesBazan@mastodon.coffee ("James Bazán") wrote:

@jsonstein I'm old enough to remember when lawyers would be charged and disbarred for that.

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robb@social.lol ("Robb Knight") wrote:

Me and @adam were in the top 300 fundraisers on Tiltify in 2024 🥳

Today marks six months until the next Podcastathon so we best get crackin' on new sticker designs.

∞ https://rknight.me/notes/202503191206/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JamesBazan@mastodon.coffee ("James Bazán") wrote:

Want to know about transgenic mice?
The efficacy of Trikafta, which doubled Violet's life expectancy, is tested in "humanized F508del-CFTR in mouse intestines."
Bullshit kills.

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

@Lightfighter BTW: I completely *love* your bio statement:

"work currently as an SRE supporting a cloud SIEM product for which I have absolutely no education for, all hands on"

🥂

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SethRudy@c18.masto.host ("Saethelred the Unsteady") wrote:

Shout out to the one who created this cross-reference on the Alvin DSV #Wikipedia page.

![9:44. March 17 Recent overhauls see also: Ship of Theseus •ail 42 W Mountains in the Sea Expedition, 2004. Over the years, Alvin has undergone many overhauls to improve its equipment and extend its lifetime. In 2001, among other equipment, motor controllers and computer systems were added. The current Alvin is the same as the original vessel in name and general design only. All components of the vessel, including the frame and personnel sphere, have been replaced at least once. Alvin is completely disassembled every three to five years for a complete inspection. 15] A new robotic arm was added in 2006.]5

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danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:

“Ugh can we just ignore all the social issues and focus on the technology?”

No. Lmao. Absolutely the fuck not

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carstenfranke ("Carsten Franke") wrote:

@jsonstein I am German. We had a lot of ducks, therefore we can spot ducks. It is a duck.

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

it is my impression that judges frown upon being lied to by lawyers

https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/114188983016754025

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ProPublica@newsie.social wrote:

Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on The Courts
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The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had not conducted any such performance assessment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance?utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #IRS #Tax #Law #Labor #Government #Workers