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

Captured with the Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6) and the Phase One back, shifted vertically a bit to maintain geometry.

This is a straightforward composition showing the front of the Smithsonian Castle, which is not actually a castle, and, despite being part of the Smithsonian, not actually a museum, either (it houses mostly offices and a small visitor center). It sits on the National Mall, which, despite the name, is not a shopping center. Lies and deceit everywhere in DC!

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

Smithsonian "Castle", National Mall, Washington, DC, 2021.

All the pixels, even the ideologically impure ones, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221570481/

#photography

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1bahcevan@mastodon.sdf.org ("Aslı") wrote:

Hundreds of thousands rally against dictatorship, demanding presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu to be released from prison. More than 2 million people on the streets of İstanbul. #turkeyprotests and none of the national tv channels making a live broadcast.

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davebauerart ("Dave bauer") wrote:

They're all my favorite but this new podcast with Mary Doctor from "Tell Me Why It's Cool" and "Show and Tell for Grown-ups" is a good one! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/making-problems/episodes/Mary-Doctor---Tell-My-Why-Its-Cool-e30m2il

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The University of Minnesota is the latest target of Trump's campaign of extortion.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/29/universities-need-to-fight-back/

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

It's the 21st century. Who are these ding-a-lings who want to deny the existence of sodium-potassium ATPase?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/29/the-na-k-pump-is-not-controversial-at-all/

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lewis@social.lol ("Lewis Dale") wrote:

Careful iteration leads to better API designs

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Sofia, what a strange city. You walk around for an hour it’s all former Soviet Union, kind of falling apart, not great, then you go into the metro and suddenly you’re in early 2000s European Union

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Are you in the club?

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nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Snail’s House’s latest EP is just so good for running: https://music.apple.com/fr/album/alien-pop-v-ep/1802542742?l=en-GB

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thegibson@hackers.town ("The Gibson 🅅") wrote:

Also, this year is the 30th anniversary of the release of Hackers.

*crumbles into dust*

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thetnholler.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("The Tennessee Holler ") wrote:

Seems pretty fascism-y

jwz wrote:

Being Mean To My Cars Is Terrowism.
https://jwz.org/b/yklZ

nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

If anyone is still in Sofia today, feel free to ping me! I’m going on a run, then trying to find something nice to bring back for my wife, then likely trying to get some work done at a café or something. Would be up for lunch or dinner! #RealWorldCrypto

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jackie@deadinsi.de ("kie/qui") wrote:

that's it. you're going into the menger sponge

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simple_sabotage ("Simple Sabotage Field Manual") wrote:

A non-cooperative attitude may involve nothing more than creating an unpleasant situation among one's fellow workers, engaging in bickerings, or displaying surliness and stupidity.

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink special @ Promiscuous: Democracy Drinks In Darkness -- Kraken dark rum, ginger ale, and lime

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thatkatharine@ohai.social wrote:

Seeing Serious People talk about Serious Issues while past-tensing Covid is like playing two truths and a lie.

It's impossible to trust people to deal with issues while they aggressively ignore how repeated, compounded, unimpeded Covid infections have a negative impact on literally all of the issues on this planet.

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raph@social.coop ("Raphael Mimoun רפאל מימון") wrote:

If you're wondering where US political prisoners like Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk have been disappeared to and what their status is, the US Political Prisoner Tracker has the latest and is updated every day.

https://uspoliticalprisoners.com/

#Trump #ICE #USpol #US #HumanRights

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ AniClover: Rage Against the Blockchain: Vodka, Sour, Splash of Midori, Cherry on top.

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Basstripper: Currently Clean On OPSEC: Titos Vodka, Soda, Splash of Sour, Bitters, Cherry.

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jarelion@social.lol ("jarelion :totoro:") wrote:

decorating in inzoi is so peaceful

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mkb wrote:

Fellow nerds! If you like both #DoomMetal and #TheSimpsons, Dr. Colossus has you covered.

Plot twist: It's actually good.

https://drcolossustheband.bandcamp.com/album/im-a-stupid-moron-with-an-ugly-face-and-a-big-butt-and-my-butt-smells-and-i-like-to-kiss-my-own-butt

#doom #metal

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

@inthehands One thing I've learned about big, complicated systems built over a period of many years is that they are more often than not that way for a reason, and you'd better understand the reason before you mess with them.

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tgpo@social.linux.pizza ("1hitsong") wrote:

It's happening. It's happening!

#Jellyfin on #Roku 3.0.0 has been released!

Announcement Blog Post: https://jellyfin.org/posts/roku-300

Release Notes: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-roku/releases/tag/3.0.0

#foss

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

“The measure of government is the people it helps not the processes it follows.” - Ezra Klein

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

@matildalove I'll make sure to discuss that next time a radio network asks me to explain Signal.

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

Anyway, if you don't like my posts, you can complain to my two employers: NPR and George Mason University.

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

One of the least fun things about this website is when you say "here's problem X" and you instantly get yelled at by people (who don't follow you) for not also mentioning problems Y or Z.

One of the most fun things about this website is thereafter using the block button.

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

we need to deal with this painful truth. we can cut a lot of the crap if we stop Congress from overburdening implementation processes and stay focused on actually getting real work done for society, and without corruption. call me a ‘sewer socialist’ if you will.

I was just a low-level NCO, not an officer. that’s probably why I became an engineer: I want to get sh*t done, not just beat an issue to death with staff studies & layer after layer of proccess.