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nocontexttrek ("Star Trek Minus Context") wrote:

He is risen
#StarTrek

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

For industrial subjects especially, I usually end up preferring the most straightforward and boring perspective I can find that just lets the subject speak for itself. The masters of this approach were Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose "Basic Forms" work richly repays your attention if you like this kind of stuff. https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/Bernd%5Fand%5FHilla%5FBecher/

(They would have undoubtedly gone for an overcast day to capture Big Allis, but I liked the clouds.)

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

Known locally as "Big Allis" (after Allis-Chalmers, the manufacturer of the largest of the four generators in the plant), Ravenswood is fired by both natural gas (now the primary fuel) and oil, and also has the capability (rarely used, as far as I know) to burn coal.

Ravenswood has been linked to a spike in asthma and other respiratory disorders among local residents. There is pressure to decommission the generators and replace them with battery banks to store renewable energy from upstate.

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

This is a composite of two side-by-side images, each captured with the Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6), shifted left and right +/- 12mm to produce a 205MP 2:1 aspect ratio final image.

The Ravenswood plant, along the East River in Long Island City/Astoria Queens, was built by Con Ed in stages during the early- and mid- 1960's. When opened, it had capacity for about 20% of the city's electricity demand, as well as producing co-generated steam for the city's steam loop.

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

Ravenswood Power Station ("Big Allis"), Queens, NYC, 2024.

Gigawatts of pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53732990785

#photography

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
bazurk@social.lol ("ᗪave") wrote:

Its a true honor to have been nominated for the Board of Directors for the Depression and Bipolar Alliance Boston. (DBSA)

I am humbled by the chance to advocate for an often marginalized population of the invisibly disabled.

#bipolar #mentalhealth

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

It's nice how American Atheists have become a stronghold of angry leftist SJWs in the last decade.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/20/and-a-good-time-was-had-by-all-2/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Taweret@timeloop.cafe ("4 8 15 16 23 42") wrote:

So's ya walk into a speakeasy, see? there’s a buncha mugs standin’ around, drinkin’ bathtub gin and yappin’ about their birthdays

Now ya might think, "What’re the odds two o’ these palookas were born on the same day?'

probably slim, right?

wrong, see? you don’t need a hundred mooks in the room.
Nah, lemme tell ya.

You only need 23 people before the odds of a birthday match hit better than 50-50

that’s right, dollface, just 23 mugs and bootleggers, and odds are better than a coin flip that two of ‘em are blowin’ out candles on the same day

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:

I’m super excited to announce something I’ve been working on for many years! Brain™: the natural intelligence engine that’s always with you.

Brain™ works on any platform, with any app. The more you use it, the smarter it gets! Brain™ trains only on data you feed it and it’s powered by a renewable caloric process. Start using yours today!

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
camille@praxis.nyc ("Camille lives at Praxis Now") wrote:

Opinion | Mahmoud Khalil: A letter from Louisiana ICE detention facility - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/17/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-student-ice-detention/

> I write this letter as the sun rises, hoping that the suspension of my rights will raise alarm bells that yours are already in jeopardy..
I hope this writing will startle you into understanding that a democracy for some — a democracy of convenience — is no democracy at all. I hope it will shake you into acting before it is too late.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
megschwamb@mastodon.online ("Meg Schwamb") wrote:

“Why do we even plan on doing great things if, on a whim, we can just decide ‘nah’?” the senior space scientist says. “These things take a generation to build and enable multiple generations of scientists. They should not be blithely thrown away.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-next-major-space-telescope-is-ready-to-launch-trump-wants-to-kill-it/

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

I'm going to avoid posting any more videos since if you're interested, I'm sure you can dig up excellent examples too, but I want to post Vahtang's "Mountain Fantasy", which he dedicates to the memory of his father. It's an amazing performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--XpWPTKXPQ

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

The recent UK Supreme Court ruling was devastating to people who have struggled their whole lives for fairness, recognition, and respect. I can’t do anything about the ruling, but what I can do is see you as you are. As you intend to be seen. Not as the outcome of a court ruling. Not as the result of some other person’s opinion.

Courts can’t change who you are. I see you as you see yourself, and nothing will change that. 🏳️‍⚧️ :prami_pride_trans:

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

I've listened to "Dopamine" way too many times now... 😆

I also came across this cover of "Human" by Vahtang. More vocal techniques I've never seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCnXohPhkUk

I think this is the original in case you're interested. It's also pretty excellent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3wKzyIN1yk

(You ever think about what a beautiful world it would be if we all spent our time doing wild amazing things like this and refusing to devote anytime to making others miserable?)

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
markwyner@mas.to ("Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:") wrote:

Here’s some more Pacific Northwest spring blossoms for you.

#BloomScrolling #Flowers #PNW #Spring

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
mandaris@social.lol ("Mandaris") wrote:

This was the beach this morning.

Boosted by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
anderseknert@swecyb.com ("Anders Eknert") wrote:

lol, no

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
mike@thecanadian.social ("Mike Fraser :Jets: :flag:") wrote:

A reminder we've created a search platform with no ads, no tracking and no AI. Just relevant search results hosted in Canada.

https://maapl.net

#ElbowsUp

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

Track #11 on new album 👾💾 Support by pre-ordering on Bandcamp / iTunes / Amazon: https://fanlink.tv/homearcade

#commodore64 #retrogaming #c64 #8bit

Attachments:

• video: fd728e725b0d6679.mp4

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
lcamtuf@infosec.exchange ("lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:") wrote:

My approach to teaching electronics: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/my-approach-to-teaching-electronics

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

I decided to introduce the kiddo to beatboxing, so I went to my nearest NewPipe app and did a search. This wasn't the top result, but judging the videos purely by their thumbnails, it's the one I clicked on. I'm glad I did. It's pretty amazing. "Dopamine" by WING:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlrpeYdm9Ec

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

this evening at the bird sanctuary, i heard a remarkable call coming from the trees, and then i found that it came from the *strangest* bird

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

@cvvhrn @ai6yr I don't understand why you have to plug Teslas in to charge them at this point. They're radioactive.

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

Lose patience faster please and thank you

https://www.vox.com/scotus/409736/supreme-court-order-pause-deportations-venezuela-el-salvador-aclu

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
brianbilston@mastodon.online ("Brian Bilston") wrote:

Here’s a poem about the time I went online to buy an Easter egg and spent an absolute fortune.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
briankrebs@infosec.exchange ("BrianKrebs") wrote:

The Trump administration is actively censoring the White House press pool, @mmasnick writes for Techdirt.

"On Tuesday, the White House effectively eliminated the Associated Press from the White House press pool, changing the rules to basically bar the wire service entirely. This is even after (or perhaps in response to) a Trump-appointed judge ruling that the White House was clearly violating the First Amendment in excluding the AP from various press conferences. This isn’t a huge surprise, because last week there were reports that the White House was still excluding AP reporters… and then directly censoring press pool reports that mentioned this and other embarrassing facts."

"Last week, Oliver Darcy was the first to call out two troubling developments related to this: First, the White House was ignoring the ruling and still blocking the AP from certain access. Indeed, what Darcy had found is that the pool reporter on duty, Joseph Morton, the Washington correspondent for The Dallas Morning News, had written in the pool report the following:"

“A reporter and photographer with The Associated Press were turned away from joining the pool.”

"So why are we hearing this from Darcy instead of Morton?"

"Well, that’s the second discovery that Darcy reported on. The White House is now directly censoring White House press pool reports:"

"It was likely that sentence, which came after a judge had ordered the administration to restore the AP’s access, that irked the White House. That specific pool report from Morton, I’ve learned, was never distributed by the White House to news outlets subscribed to its pool report mailing list — a notable omission and a clear break from precedent."

"It also wasn’t the first time this week that the White House chose to censor the pool. On Monday, Philip Wegmann, a reporter for RealClearPolitics, filed a pool report noting that a scheduled press conference between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been “cancelled” and was “no longer taking place.” That report, too, was never sent out by the White House."

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/18/white-house-censoring-press-pool-reports-while-still-discriminating-against-ap/

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
bbdd333@infosec.exchange wrote:

A+ protest wear

#NoKings #HandsOff

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socprof@masto.ai ("SocProf") wrote:

Today's best sign. #HandsOff

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social wrote:

Some great photos of the #PortlandME #April19th protest! Leave it to #MainePublic to have some great coverage!

Thousands return to Portland as part of another day of rallies across Maine

Maine Public | By Nicole Ogrysko
Published April 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM EDT

"Thousands of people gathered in Monument Square in Portland Saturday to protest what they say are threats to democracy, human rights and the U.S. Constitution from the Trump administration.

"The rally was one of many that took place in more than a dozen towns across Maine and organized as part of a national day of action by groups across the state."

Read more / view photos:
https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-04-19/thousands-return-to-portland-as-part-of-another-day-of-rallies-across-maine

#PortlandMaine #MaineResists #Resistance #DumpTrump #DayOfAction #FundCPB #PublicRadio #PublicTelevision #BadDOGE #HandsOff

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social ("Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!") wrote:

Phoenix, #Arizona fights back!
#handsoff #protests #50501movement #fascism #trump #musk
https://www.instagram.com/p/DIpSJGZvUaw/