@Techmeme@techhub.socialA profile of Josh Woodward, the head of Google Labs who is credited with turning around the Gemini app, growing its MAUs from 350M in March to 650M by October (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/20/josh-woodward-google-gemini-ai-safety.html
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioThis is cool and all but FireWire 800 had a 9-pin connector, look it up
https://mastodon.nl/@Zatarra/115750978802641327
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialSomebody asked google.AI how long it’d take for it to become fully #enshittified. He wrote about it on boingboing. https://boingboing.net/2025/12/19/googl…
@jake4480@c.imThought I'd briefly do a list of my favorite EPs of 2025, maybe 10 or 20. How tough could that be to narrow down? (Famous last words). During the year, I keep a list of all the EPs, demos and singles I listen to and like. Over 300 total of those this year, wow. Okay, I cut out the demos and singles. That left around 200 EPs. So I was like, okay, I'll focus on JUST the ones I mentioned here on Mastodon. 90 of those. FUCK! 🤣
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@fortune@social.linux.pizzaI used to live in a house by the freeway. When I went anywhere, I had
to be going 65 MPH by the end of my driveway.
I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights. Now it looks
like I'm the only one moving.
I was pulled over for speeding today. The officer said, "Don't you know
the speed limit is 55 miles an hour?" And I said, "Yes, but I wasn't going
to be out that long."
I put a new engine in my car, but didn…
@aral@mastodon.ar.alBluesky thanks you for giving them the benefit of the doubt. That was all they needed. You may now get fucked.
#iToldYouSo
@memeorandum@universeodon.comA timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-maxwell-justice-department-transparency-timeline-b806c3265c221b12ed1662ebbc41205b
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p62#a251220p62
@mela@zusammenkunft.netMage Session 1:
Three mages enter the apartment of a missing person that increasingly looks like a crime scene. One of the characters is a private investigator, one an Etherite maker, the third a VA college student.
Investigator: »When we enter the apartment, DON'T touch anything. If you absolutely need to, I have a spare pair of gloves.«
*Group is entering the apartment*
The apartment is very messy. There is food left out on the counter for the last two days.
@aardrian@toot.cafe“Holiday spice” is the ground-up dessicated remains of last year’s mall Santas.
@adlerweb@social.adlerweb.infoSchade. Auch der aktuelle Kernel hat noch Probleme, wenn man #Firefox mit #IntelArc nutzen möchte (#LunarLake). Am Anfang läuft alles OK, aber mit der Zeit reagiert alles immer langsam…
@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energyOn 16WW Data Collections and Graphs - Open for research #dataset - https://m.earth.org.uk/note-on-data.html
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesI’m sure it’s a difficult situation for many but…
I just want to see those confused Waymo in the San Francisco blackout
#sanfrancisco
@NFL@darktundra.xyzPackers' sideline heaters malfunction during first half in Chicago https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6907546/2025/12/20/packers-bench-heaters-malfunction-bears/
@45names@mastodon.social
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.defoodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted
@ratp_ligne_9@lepoulsdumonde.comUn train stationne Š Porte de Montreuil vers Pont de Sèvres en raison d'un ajustement de l'intervalle entre les trains .
🤖 21/12 01:03
@Dragofix@veganism.socialSatellite data reconstruct 2025 LA fires, showing rapid spread in first day #LosAngeles …
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialIFPI: global recorded music revenues hit $31.7B in 2025, up 6.4% YoY, total streaming revenue surpassed $22B, and users of paid music subscriptions reached 837M (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusin…
@nelson@tech.lgbtSo now I have HDR working on my desktop computer and it's just a sort of random joy when some image suddenly pops off super bright.
@vosje62@mastodon.nlVoor wie niet slapen kan...
Da hilft nur beten! • Fernsehfilm Deutschland 2022
https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/691f3408ee10b78c435ef11c (2022, 90min)
Nu* (03:00 - 04:30 ) bij de WDR.
Enjoy
* andere tijden regio slot
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.euBluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition | TechCrunch
"The round, led by Bain Capital Crypto, was closed in April 2025 but had not been disclosed until now."
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Nils Kavanagh Trio:
🎵 Biking On Clare Island (Live at JPN 2025)
#NilsKavanaghTrio
@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy117gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
@blackknight95857669@social.linux.pizzaSo yesterday I swapped out all the fans in the recently acquired Raidmax PC case this PC lives in.
Also took the 2nd PC out back and blew out most of a year's worth of dust, stuck in the RX6800 from this PC that was replaced by the 9070XT, added a couple more fans to it as well as some "aftermarket" dust filters that screw down over the fans.
Got it all hooked back up and booted it, oh good lights and fans, hey splash screen yay, then updated it, again (had just d…
@wischekurier@mastodon.socialaktuelles #Wetter #Behrendorf #Wische 21-12-2025 04:05
Temperatur: (min: 3,2C) 4,9C (max: 5,0C)
Feuchte: 99%
Luftdruck: 1017,6 hPa (gleichbleibend)
Windrichtung: 251 Grad
Windg…
@YaoyuanXiaLei@mstdn.jp自宅の NAS が壊れてしまった。...なぜ年末に！
@kctipton@mas.toThe rise of private credit, and why 'ordinary people's money is on the line' : Consider This from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/nx-s1-5590103/unpacking-the-u-s-economys-cockroach-problem
Workout of the day.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzPackers' Love concussed after hard hit vs. Bears https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47374679/packers-jordan-love-exits-concussion-taking-helmet-helmet-hit
@gscherer2@social.linux.pizzaScratching an itch. Western Gull. Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #moonstonebeach #cambria #seagull
@ratp_ligne_9@lepoulsdumonde.comUn train stationne Š Pont de Sèvres vers Mairie de Montreuil en raison d'un ajustement de l'intervalle entre les trains .
🤖 21/12 01:03
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.dedbpedia_recordlabel: DBpedia artist-label affiliations
Bipartite networks of the affiliations (contractual relations) between artists and the record labels under which they have performed, as extracted from Wikipedia by the DBpedia project.
This network has 186758 nodes and 233286 edges.
Tags: Economic, Employment, Unweighted
http…
@der_raddler@dresden.networkWas #Autoholger nicht erwähnt ist, dass sich die Autofahrer quasi selbst abzocken. 🤷
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialThere is a #Trump proclamation (few months old) that imposes an additional fine ($100k) for applying to a new H1-B visa (the type that is used a lot by researchers).
Does anyone know for sure (with a source please) if this applies to those who are already in the US (for any reason, e.g. you were on a different visa or you are in the grace period of a visa)?
The original pro…
@presseportal_pol_NDS@frawas.dePOL-GÖ: (77/2026) Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025 der PI Göttingen: 10 % weniger Straftaten, Fahrraddiebstähle stark zurückgegangen, Fallzahlen Messerangriffe gestiegen Göttingen (ots) - GÖTTINGEN (vb/jk) - Der Leiter des Zentralen Kriminaldienstes Kriminaldirektor Oliver Tschirner und seine Vertreterin Polizeioberrätin Vicky Berkhan (Foto) haben am Freitag (20.03.2026) die Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) ...
@raiders@darktundra.xyzFernando Mendoza Gets Tom Brady Message Amid Raiders Link https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/indiana-fernando-mendoza-tom-brady-message/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPresident Trump signs an EO to continue the suspension of the de minimis exemption, despite the SCOTUS' ruling that overturned most of Trump's 2025 tariffs (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-imposes-new-tariffs-following-supreme-c…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.delivejournal_aminer: Livejournal social graph
This network contains the social graph of Livejournal, a free on-line social network where users can keep a blog, journal or diary, where a directed edge (i,j) means that user i follows user j.
This network has 3017286 nodes and 87037567 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
https://
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Nils Kavanagh Trio:
🎵 The Old House On The Hill (Live at JPN 2025)
#NilsKavanaghTrio
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caapparently the #canucks just needed to get rid of Hughes? 😂 😭
4 in a row.
#hnom #bruins #stanleycupHereWeCome
@relcfp@mastodon.socialCall for Papers for dialog, No. 46, Autumn 2025
https://ift.tt/JaM31X5
updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - 4:51pmfull name / name of organization: Department of English…
via Input 4 RELCFP …
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.decaida_as: CAIDA AS graphs (2004-2007)
A sequence of 122 network snapshots denoting Autonomous System (AS) relationships on the Internet, from 2004-2007, inferred using the Serial-1 method from RouteViews BGP table snapshots and a set of heuristics.
This network has 24078 nodes and 98112 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted, Temporal
@luana@wetdry.worldSo it’s actually not safe out there? They put a fake image on the helmets to convince people to clean? They intentionally use shit tape so people die when they get out? I thought they put poisoned air in the helmet and that the previous xeriff had saved himself by removing his helmet, but did he actually just kill himself quicker? Tho there were no bodies there…
What did the IT guy want by turning the illusion off once he noticed she knew it was a lie?
And there are hundreds of silos????
@YaoyuanXiaLei@fedibird.com自宅の NAS が壊れてしまった。...なぜ年末に！
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzFormer Cowboys starting defender announces retirement from NFL https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/former-cowboys-starting-defender-announces-retirement-nfl/255192b522cf44fa041543db
@krone@frawas.deSyrer (19) in Haft - 16-Jährige vergewaltigt: Suche nach zweitem Täter #News #Nachrichten
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeta makes its Meta Lab NYC pop-up on Fifth Avenue a permanent flagship location after signing a 10-year lease; it opened its first flagship store in LA in 2025 (Kanika Talwar/WWD)
https://wwd.com/business-news/real-estate/meta-10-year-lea…
@Dragofix@mastodontti.fiRuokavirasto ja Luonnonvarakeskus julkaisivat tietoa vuoden 2025 viljasadon laadusta ja määrästä https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/laboratoriopalvelut/kasvitu…
@adulau@infosec.exchangeAt the @… conference in 2025,
@… gave an insightful presentation filled with many humorous references.
One particularly interesting slide addressed bureaucracy in information security, why it exists and what it really …
@cdamian@rls.socialGood job everyone!
"Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/14/germany-misses-climate-targets-as-emissions-barely-fall-in-2025?C…
@cdarwin@c.imIn 2025, only 8,000 Iranians sought asylum in Europe
- less than 1% of all applications.
But with a population of 90 million,
the EU Asylum Agency warns that
even partial instability could trigger a massive refugee crisis
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/…
@YaoyuanXiaLei@fedibird.com自宅の NAS が壊れてしまった。...なぜ年末に！
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland. Stand: 10.03.2026.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen und Stilllegungen pro Jahr.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@tore@openbiblio.social#IEEE introduced a repository licence fee #RPL in April 2025 for anyone depositing an #acceptedmanuscript in a repository with a
@heiseonline@social.heise.deCES 2026: LG präsentiert Gaming-Monitore einer neuen Premiumklasse
LG zeigt in Vegas den nach eigenen Angaben weltweit größte 5K2K-Gaming-Monitor, weiterentwickelte MiniLED-Technik für reduziertes Blooming und KI-Upscaling.
htt…
@ingo@social.stuetzle.ccErst heute mitbekommen: „Bei den jüngsten Prüfungen an dem 1977 errichteten Bauwerk seien Schäden festgestellt worden, hieß es am Freitag. So biege sich die Brücke stark, wenn sie von schweren Fahrzeugen befahren wird. Zudem gebe es Hinweise auf Ermüdungsrisse von Schweißnähten der Längsträger an der unteren Seite des Bauwerks.“
Wie kaputt ist diese Stadt?!? Ein Wunder, dass bisher nichts passiert ist.
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
A comptime calculus for Zig.
https://pithlessly.github.io/comptime-calculus
saved 2025-12-31 https://dotat.at/…
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyConfirmed: the February average of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa was 429.35 ppm, that's 2.26 ppm higher than last year.
#ClimateChange #co2
@benb@osintua.euPutin-Bush transcripts declassified! Kremlin hated Ukraine 20 years ago: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/putinbush-transcripts-declassified-kremlin-hated.html
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump Lies: "No Hostages Were Released Under Biden" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/trump-lies-no-hostages-were-released-under-biden/
@publicvoit@graz.socialPodcast-Episoden-Empfehlung:
#fairFemale mit #BarbaraHaas 226: Geht Angst durch Luft anhalten weg, #ChristianRedl?
@scott@carfree.cityIt happened to me: I met a guy wearing a Guided by Voices t-shirt, so I excitedly started talking about my favorite GBV album Propeller (1992) and he'd never listened to that one
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itI do wish more folks opted into being searchable on here.
The other day I accidentally clicked on a CW and uncovered a Pluribus spoiler, so I quickly scrolled away before reading it. Now that I've caught up on it, I'm curious what the post said.. but I can't find it. In retrospect I should bookmarked it or something, but I wasn't thinking that far ahead - just wanted to make sure I didn't read it at the time.
@anneroth@systemli.socialRE: #39c3 Speaker*innen:
@to3k@infosec.exchangePrzez pół roku żyłem z internetem radiowym, który powinien wyciskać więcej, ale pomimo wszystkich możliwych turbo-anten dawał tylko 10 Mbps. Od 2 tygodni mam 900 Mbps po światłowodzie i naszła mnie refleksja, że nie doceniamy tego dobrodziejstwa dopóki go nie stracimy 😅
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
@danyork@mastodon.socialHappy #Solstice ! For those of us in the northern hemisphere where I live, this is #WinterSolstice … the shortest day of the year and therefore the darkest in terms of light. We all know that the days only get longer from here on out… and we are excited!
For my friends in the southern …
@NFL@darktundra.xyzCB Wright tops in performance-based pay in 2025 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48225013/nahshon-wright-14m-topped-performance-based-pay-2025
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineZum Gebotstermin 1. Dezember 2025 wurden mehr als doppelt so viele Gebote für PV-Freiflächenanlagen eingereicht wie in der Vorrunde.
Die Ausschreibung über 2.328 Megawatt war deutlich überzeichnet, 262 Projekte mit 2.341 Megawatt erhielten einen Zuschlag.
Der durchschnittliche Zuschlagswert lag bei 5,00 Cent pro Kilowattstunde. Viele Vorhaben entstehen an #Autobahnen,
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineAnzahl der neuen #Windkraftanlagen je #Bundesland in #Deutschland im Jahr 2025 mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Die "Ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone" bedeutet
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL players earn $542 million in 2025 performance-based pay: How the process works https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7123193/2026/03/16/nfl-performance-based-pay-2/
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Who invented the transistor?
https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/who-invented-the-transistor.html
saved 2025-12-31 h…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys agree to terms with CB Cobie Durant, who had NFL-best 3 interceptions in 2025 playoffs https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/cowboys-agree-to-terms-with-cb-cobie-durant-who-had-nflbest-3-interceptions-in-2…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at Tennis Channel, which had a revenue of $265M in 2025, as its CEO Jeff Blackburn leads a major overhaul to capitalize on the sport's surging popularity (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialMy brother has a bunch of old family photos. He’s taken pics of some of them and used photoshop’s AI nano banana pro on them.
This is my paternal great-grandfather. Name and dates unknown, but definitely sometime in the 18th century. I’ll add a name and dates if/when my brother sends them.
🧵3/3
@benb@osintua.euOccupiers unable to restore logistics routes in Kupyansk #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/occupiers-unable-to-restore-logistics.html
@cdarwin@c.imFlynn proposes sending Obama “back to Africa”
and suggests we “prosecute” Somalis on welfare.
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:2g4ozpjxrwesjdog6eys44si/post/3mb2n3dozmk2l
@NFL@darktundra.xyzFirst look at the AFC conference championship: Our early preview of Patriots-Broncos https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47614203/2025-nfl-playoffs-bracket-reset-conference-championships-schedule-afc-nfc
@servelan@newsie.social#GiftLink
Opinion | Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/opinion/why-autism-rates-increased.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R1A.DzLR.1nz5-IyRTvYr&smid=url-share
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyDisappointing growth in EU biomethane production, growing by 'only' 12% from 'gas year' (Oct-Sep) 2023/24 to 2024/2025.
5 years to go to the REpowerEU target of 350 TWh; that would now require a 52% compound annual growth rate.
Tall order, but today's news shows how important it is to accelerate!
@heiseonline@social.heise.deRussland will sein ISS-Modul für neue Raumstation verwenden
Das russische Modul der ISS soll zukünftig weiter in einer geplanten neuen russischen Raumstation dienen. Das sorgt auch für Kritik.
https://www.
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online‼️Die #Petition
"Stärkere Einschränkung der Verfügbarkeit von Feuerwerkskörpern bzw. von Böllern um den Jahreswechsel vom 27.05.2025"
hat bisher 122 Mitzeichnungen.
Es fehlen noch 29878 Unterschriften bis zum 11.03.2026.
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialMy brother has a bunch of old family photos. He’s taken pics of some of them and used photoshop’s AI nano banana pro on them.
This is my paternal great-grandmother. Name and dates unknown, but definitely sometime in the 18th century. I’ll add a name and dates if/when my brother sends them.
🧵2/n
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: ByteDance plans to spend about $14B on Nvidia's AI chips in 2026, an increase of about 18% from 2025 (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3338191/bytedance-pour-u…
@cdarwin@c.imMore than 20,000 still without power after massive San Francisco blackout
Roughly 110,000 PG&E customers have service again following a major power outage Saturday in San Francisco
that left homes in the dark,
stalled traffic
and shut down restaurants, shops and holiday lighting displays.
PG&E said on social media that the remaining 21,000 without power on Sunday morning are concentrated in
Golden Gate Park,
the Presidio,
the Richmond…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzTyrus Wheat signs with Cowboys, returning for second stint https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/tyrus-wheat-signs-with-cowboys-returning-for-second-stint
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Arcan as operating system design.
https://arcan-fe.com/2021/09/20/arcan-as-operating-system-design/
saved 2025-12-28
@NFL@darktundra.xyzDarius Slay announces retirement: Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback, 2025 Super Bowl champion calls it a career
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/darius-slay-announces-retirement/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialIDC: India's PC market had its strongest year on record in 2025, with shipments up 10.2% YoY to 15.9M units; commercial buyers accounted for 52.9% of shipments (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/india-pc-sh…
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social#silentsunday
66 Geese
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFiling: Chinese AI startup MiniMax seeks to raise up to ~$538.5M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 25.4M shares at a price range of ~$19.40 to ~$21.20 per share (Shivangi Lahiri/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineBatterieelektrische #Fahrzeuge gewinnen in Deutschland weiter an Bedeutung.
Die #Volkswagen Group erreicht fünf Millionen produzierte #EAntriebe und stärkt ihre Position im
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSam Altman says OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, noting "the potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025" (Cheyenne MacDonald/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-is-hiri…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineDie Preise für #Elektroautos sind 2025 erstmals seit 2020 gesunken.
Laut Analyse von T&E lag der Durchschnittspreis in der EU bei 42.700 Euro, rund 4,8 Prozent weniger als im Vorjahr. Grund sind mehr günstige #Kleinwagen, begünstigt durch strengere
