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

our politicians should listen to the wisdom of our country’s amazing ancestors

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

TSMC “is also making concessions to solidify its relationship with the United States government. This is extremely important to the firm's continued success. A threat has loomed for years that China may look to invade and take over Taiwan. This would have devastating effects on TSMC's business and stock.”

understatement of the week award

Boosted by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
fj ("Frederic Jacobs") wrote:

So much freedom of speech that they refused entry to a French CNRS aerospace researcher after scanning his phone and laptop and finding in private conversations opinions critical of Trump’s policies.
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump%5F6583618%5F3210.html

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
fugueish@wandering.shop ("Chris Palmer") wrote:

@slightlyoff

As a...

Knowledge worker

I want to...

Close 5 competing overlays with tiny camouflaged X buttons

So that...

I can try to read a janky web page that keeps reflowing

jwz wrote:

I just snarkily, drunkenly replied to someone's poll with "come back with a warrant" but honestly I think I'm just going to reply to every poll I see from now on with that.

"Boost for reach!"

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
aphyr@woof.group ("École des Bro-Arts") wrote:

Boasberg seems like a class act. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.38.0.pdf

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
Fourshizzle wrote:

"Supporters will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no supporters." - a wonderful rebuke to those institutions currently betraying their missions to the public by @pluralistic link: https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/19/selling-out/#destroy-the-village-to-save-it

Boosted by jwz:
evan@cosocial.ca ("Evan Prodromou") wrote:

I guess the question I'd ask is, what are the most important things for Democrats to stop Trump and the Republicans from doing? And the question they're asking themselves is, what topics can we make a big deal about that will win an election in 2026 and 2028? And I guess those are two different questions.

Boosted by jwz:
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

These are dangerous times for everyone in and around the US, but many times more so for those without the protections of US citizenship. Those of us who are privileged enough to be able to speak freely and without the immediate threat of draconian consequences have a special obligation not to be silent right now.

Boosted by jwz:
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

A lot of people telling me I should be afraid and I should shut up.

Be afraid if you're afraid. Be silent if you don't feel comfortable speaking. I don't know your circumstances.

But if you think you will shut me up, you'll have to do better than that.

Boosted by jwz:
simple_sabotage ("Simple Sabotage Field Manual") wrote:

Further, success may embolden the citizen-saboteur eventually to find colleagues who can assist him in sabotage of greater dimensions.

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

Friends, this machine is *SLOW*. And yes, I subject myself to it on the regular, including while Windows is updating, which camps out on several cores for indeterminate amounts of time. And if you want to understand the world as your users do, I cannot recommend buying one highly enough.

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

OMG, LTT just made a video about one of the low-cost laptops I test on regularly:

https://youtu.be/40aK8ibU0fg?si=voiDvOv8oii80HGS

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

Cannot emphasise enough that one of the most overpowered cards you *always* have in your deck as an engineer is to work on solving problems that users actually have.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:"):
mattl@social.coop ("Dr. Matt Lee ☠️") wrote:

Today I added a new way to share a song you've listened to on Libre.fm: images.

(Apologies to anyone using Lynx)

Check out @artlung listening to Beck here: https://mat.tl/artlung.html

HTML and BBCode examples are provided.

There's also a plain text version.

(Apologies to anyone not using Lynx)

https://libre.fm/user/artlung/scrobble/1741994804/txt

#librefm #indieweb

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold :usa_distress:") wrote:

The attention to detail in @nileane’s Tangerine UI theme is just so wonderful. Love these little custom icons for trending hashtags!

If you’re a social.lol member, you can enable the theme here: https://social.lol/settings/preferences/appearance (there are four colors to choose from!)

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

we have a republic, but can we keep it?

https://www.nytimes.com/audio/app/2025/03/19/us/trump-judges-threats.html?referringSource=sharing

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
yrabbit@mastodon.sdf.org ("YRabbit") wrote:

#apicula has reached a state where it supports enough stuff (correctly supports!) to run a little Linux!🍾

Thanks logic destroyer ( https://github.com/splinedrive/kianRiscV/tree/uLInux-tangnano20k )
#fpga #gowin #sipeed

Attachments:

• gifv: Running uLinux on Tangnano20k

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ieure@retro.social ("egregious philbin") wrote:

The company I'm at is hiring: https://customer.io/careers#job-openings

Fully remote, internationally-distributed team, good comp and the best benefits of anywhere I've ever worked. Go backend, TypeScript frontend.

Happy to put in a referral if I know you.

Boosts appreciated!

#GetFediHired

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jalcine@todon.eu ("Neo-Rodneyite ✍🏿📖") wrote:

In better news! https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/video-game-workers-in-north-america-now-have-an-industry-wide-union-130024730.html

#union #gaming

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
WhiskeySailor@history.lol ("Mr. Softie :zc:") wrote:

Here we go!

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

@pieq @carl it’s called “Anubis”: https://github.com/Xe/x/tree/master/cmd/anubis

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

Look! I'm one of your favorite authors! It says so right here!

RE: https://www.threads.net/@latimesfob/post/DHZUYo4ywza

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

In a restaurant in Montmartre, Paris.

📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Spieker Film Lab

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography #35mm #Montmartre #Paris

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Hey #3dprinting bubble, quick question!

I have an Ender 3 v2 (2020) here and noticed that the part cooling fan can't be turned off. It's running at full blast as soon as I turn the machine on and doesn't react to the usual M106/107 g-codes either.

Can anyone confirm these commands are supposed to work on this particular machine? I assume the board (mosfet) is toast.

Boosted by jwz:
DeliaChristina@sfba.social ("Diligence Jones") wrote:

FYI, Columbia University has a LITERAL $14.8 billion endowment.

WTF needs $400M in fed funding??

Not them!

And yet they're going to concede.

What are the mayo people of the earth DOING.

[Wrath of Khan yell]

[Also, do not Reply Guy to me about the purpose of an endowment. I used to be in philanthropy. I know how it works. And this is EXACTLY when you want to use your big ass obscene endowment.]

rust@social.rust-lang.org ("Rust Language") wrote:

Rust 1.85.1 has been released, fixing a few regressions that accidentally slipped into Rust 1.85.0. 🐛🪲🐞

Check out the announcement for details: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/03/18/Rust-1.85.1.html

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

get library cards and use them often (online e-book and audiobook rentals count!). sign up to volunteer at your local library. donate money to your library’s general fund. run for a spot on the library board.

join and participate in your local “friends of the library” group. donate books (if your library accepts book donations). set up your own little free library. vote for library funding when it’s on your local ballot.

#libraries

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with the Phase One Achromatic back and the Rodenstock 32mm/4.0 HR-Digaron lens, with the back shifted down 8.5mm to maintain the building's geometry. I brought out contrast in the sky with a polarizer, but otherwise used no color contrast filtration. The camera was positioned across the avenue about 10 meters up from the plaza level (at the bottom of the "canyon" of the skyline reflected in the bottom center of the building).

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
garbados@friend.camp ("crows call me breadlady") wrote:

> My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days bearing witness to the quiet injustices underway against a great many people precluded from the protections of the law.

https://truthout.org/articles/i-am-a-political-prisoner-writes-mahmoud-khalil-from-ice-jail/