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jwz wrote:

XScreenSaver ffmpeg version skew.

Dear Lazyweb,

One of you could save me a whole lot of swearing if you would send me a patch that makes XScreenSaver 6.09 configured "--with-record-animation" compile without warning when linked against the ffmpeg 7.1 libraries rather than 4.x. (sample_fmts, supported_samplerates, ch_layouts are now deprecated and if there's a porting guide, I have not found it.)

Future generations thank you in advance.
https://jwz.org/b/yklt

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dansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:

Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?

keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:

A post-apocalyptic world, after a nuclear meltdown disaster originated by nuclear plants build to sustain AI image generators requests #MicroFiction

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gilduran@journa.host ("Gil Duran") wrote:

Tech Fascists: We shall weaken the nation, destroy the economy, replace the dollar with crypto, replace people with AI, and create new Network State cities everywhere.

Normie Journalists: Folks, this is total chaos and incompetence with no structure or plan.

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gwensnyder.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Gwen Snyder is uncivil") wrote:

I mean, hell. It's not clear the steering wheel is going to be attached to a vehicle for much longer. The car is being stripped for parts and is also on fire. Oh, and it's a Tesla now, so let's hope they sell the doors for scrap before the fire reaches the cabin.

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gwensnyder.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Gwen Snyder is uncivil") wrote:

Their model is still course correction, but at this point we're not off-course, we're off-map. Even if they get the steering wheel back, they can't just re-enter the old destination into the GPS. We can't orient ourselves to that old vision of the future at this stage. It is no longer feasible.

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politico@flipboard.com ("POLITICO") wrote:

‘Sloppy, reckless’: Waltz use of Signal, Gmail revives concerns about White House communications
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/sloppy-reckless-waltz-use-of-signal-gmail-revives-concerns-about-white-house-communications-00268016?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-politico

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
faraiwe@mstdn.social ("Faraiwe") wrote:

This is all a stark reminder that government is serious business, that should be left to serious people.

#TurdReich #dumbasses #tRumpTariffs #doge #RFKJr #ClownCarCabinet #USPol

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

hilarious

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emollick%5Fuploaded-a-paper-and-got-a-video-podcast-activity-7313279758421676032-dIg7?utm%5Fsource=social%5Fshare%5Fsend&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop%5Fweb&rcm=ACoAAAB7JkEBQCk8SY-mmP6rvpKfocI7TzIpqK4

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

"shutting down adversarial drone swarms" is hard to do

'ARM can be a cost-effective countermeasure for drones ranging from microdrones to pizza box-sized devices. Costing pennies per use, it is portable with a viable range. Cohen adds: “ARM is designed to disable drones. And drones only. This is not a system for crowd or animal control...” [on] the battlefield, ARM can be attached to an attack drone or aerial support to help shut down adversarial drone swarms.'

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250327832606/en/Sound-Based-Drone-Disabling-Breakthrough-Announced-by-Fractal-Antenna-Systems

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Lightfighter@infosec.exchange wrote:

@w7voa The Heard and Macdonald islands will not stand for this aggression!

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jplebreton ("JP") wrote:

sometimes you find yourself wishing that the private equity industry were a physical building somewhere that we could all march on together and dismantle with our bare hands

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mikemccaffrey@drupal.community ("Mike McCaffrey") wrote:

@inthehands What is the difference between Elon Musk and the Nazis? The Nazis were good at building cars.

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violetblue ("Violet Blue") wrote:

Want to know what the US looks like from outside right now?

Fury from Canada and Australia, travel advisories in 10 countries, US boycotts expand, "kidnapped" detention center starvation and deaths, "Imminent Regime Crisis in the United States," more:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/view-from-here-125797319

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
br00t4c wrote:

Viral image - Plastic surgery crime story originated on a self-described satire site

#CrimeStory #SatireSite #RestrainingOrder #TransformationJourney #NameChange

http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/apr/02/viral-image/plastic-surgery-crime-story-originated-on-a-self-d/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
derekheld@infosec.exchange wrote:

@dangoodin for me it’s because it tends to be a misrepresentation of the totality of the trade relationship and the benefits we get from it. Not only is the number the administration uses completely made up but they also then grossly misrepresent the impact to US businesses. For example if we have a relationship with a country like Vietnam that is not a large market for US made goods (because they are expensive or whatever) but we benefit tremendously from them being a lower cost place for manufacturing US business are getting tons of benefits from being able to sell, say, consumer electronics at a cheaper price than if it was manufactured elsewhere.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AkaSci@fosstodon.org ("AkaSci 🛰️") wrote:

Paul Krugman: Stop Looking for Methods in the Madness. There’s no plan, secret or otherwise, behind Trump’s tariffs.

"There can’t be any secret agenda behind the Trump tariffs, because there’s nobody around Trump with the knowledge or independence to devise such an agenda. This is all about Trump’s gut feelings.

Trump wants each country to grovel and want to cut a deal.
Since most of our trading partners aren’t in a groveling mood, trade war seems inevitable."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/stop-looking-for-methods-in-the-madness
1/n

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

"The Adventures of the Three Siblings and Mr. Peabody"

https://arghstudios.com/support/mrPeabody.pdf

courtesy Argh Studios Storyteller https://arghstudios.com

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org ("Ruth Mottram") wrote:

So, at this stage, this feels a bit like trolling...

Denmark’s Maersk buys Panama Canal railway - https://on.ft.com/3Y5Mvmv via @FT

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
eff ("Electronic Frontier Foundation") wrote:

“Unless you are using GPG (GNU Privacy Guard), email is not end-to-end encrypted, and the contents of a message can be intercepted and read at many points, including on Google’s email servers,” EFF’s @evacide told @washingtonpost. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/01/waltz-national-security-council-signal-gmail/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
drrimmer@aus.social ("Matthew Rimmer") wrote:

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/hhs-cdc-fda-layoffs
Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling. #healt #uspol #uslaw

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kenwhite.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Domestic Enemy Hat") wrote:

In better news the stiff tariffs on Gilligan’s Island may finally break the totalitarian rule of the Marxist DEI-swollen “professor”

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mcnado@mstdn.social ("McNadoMD") wrote:

If y’all think healthcare supply shortages were bad in 2020, go look up who makes nitrile gloves and where.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
paleofuture.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Matt Novak") wrote:

I understand why Americans want to take issue with the use of "we" here but I promise you that people outside the U.S. aren't going to treat the "good" Americans with kid gloves when shit gets real, economically or otherwise. "We" elected Trump as a country, whether we like it or not.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
joshuajfriedman.com@bsky.brid.gy ("Joshua J. Friedman") wrote:

NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
petrillic@hachyderm.io ("Chris Petrilli") wrote:

Anyone who thinks someone who can bankrupt a casino ... repeatedly ... understands even the most basic ideas of economics really needs to get out more.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
randahl ("Randahl Fink") wrote:

Today, Trump has put a total of 20 percent tariffs on medicine made in Europe.

One of the most popular medicines made in my country Denmark is Wegovy. Its list price yesterday was USD 500 per month. Trump has now potentially raised that to 600 dollars.

Every. Single. Month.

Vote for a clown.
Expect a cirkus.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
xkcd@mastodon.xyz ("XKCD Bot") wrote:

If you have an old phone in a drawer, and you listen very carefully, you can occasionally hear the occasional tap of an emitted SIM card hitting the side of the drawer as the phone transmutes to a lower-end model.
https://xkcd.com/3071/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
nazgul@infosec.exchange ("Kee Hinckley") wrote:

If you're wondering where the regime got these crazy high tariff rates from...it wasn't in fact tariffs.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BruceMirken@mas.to ("Bruce Mirken") wrote:

"If you’ve ever used eye drops that didn’t blind you, thank Dr. Timothy J. Pohlhaus. As of yesterday, he’s gone." #RFKJr is well on the way to being the deadliest serial killer in American history.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-expert-who-kept-eye-drops-from-blinding-you-was-fired-yesterday

#FDA #HHS