@cdarwin@c.imAntarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France,
sparking concerns for threatened penguins other marine life and global sea levels.
One expert said the loss of ice in the Bellingshausen Sea was “depressing”
and the failure of ice to form could have intensified a heatwave over the continent’s peninsula
Last week saw daytime temperatures peak at 15.4C
which is more than 20C above average.
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzWitnessing Magnetic Reconnection in Tangled Superpenumbral Fibrils around a Sunspot: #Sunspot: https://aasnova.org/2026/03/11/astronomers-see-braided-magnetic-fields-above-a-sunspot/
@marcel@waldvogel.family"Scientists said the high of 15.4 °C broke the previous record set at the same station in 1998 by 2 °C. “This is absolutely crazy,” said Raúl Cordero, an Ecuadorian climate professor at the University of Groningen. “It is also about 20 °C above normal for this time of the year. That is a huge anomaly.”
(Degree symbols added for clarity.)
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotI went out into the wood to try to assess what dangerously unstable trees still standing in places where they could cause damage when they fall.
Needless to say, besides the two trees that have already collapsed above the house, there's at least one and possibly two unstable trees hanging over the house.
H'mmm...
#TheJoyOfCrofting
@memeorandum@universeodon.comMortgage Rates Rise as Iran War Ripples Through Financial Markets (Kailyn Rhone/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/business/mortgage-rates-rise-above-6-percent.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260312/p72#a260312p72
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialthis came to me in a dream and i thought it was the funniest shit ever
@… #VOTV #VoicesOfTheVoid
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioIs this article too praiseful (at least the part I can see above the paywall)? Well…
When I complain about executive types at Target, CBS, Google, Apple, etc. who rolled over and played dead the instant fascism farted in their general direction…it’s not like I’m expecting them to form the New French Resistance or something. I’m just expecting them to respond to wildly inappropriate power grabs with modest but firm refusal. That’s it. And that’s what Powell did.
So I say yeah, go ahead and lionize him for 15 min, even if just to shame Tim Cook.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-jerome-powell-fed-legacy/
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialTrying to argue with car-brained people...
One says that since everyone drives above the posted speed limit that it's the speed limit signs that are wrong, and the drivers are right!
sigh...
@servelan@newsie.socialICE Wants To Hand Out Its Unproven Facial Recognition Tech To Thousands Of Cops - Above the Law
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/06/ice-wants-to-hand-out-its-unproven-facial-recognition-tech-to-thousands-of-cops/
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngWhat Lies Beneath (2025)
As much as it hurts to witness glaciers disappearing more every year, the colors, textures and exposed geological features are some of the things I absolutely cherish each time I find myself in their vicinity...
These are truly unique landscapes to meditate on the age, scale & forces which have been shaping this planet, the environments they've created, directly and indirectly, the fragility of life trying to thrive in them, even if only temporarily, …
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeAviation / flight sim geeks: There's plenty of flight sims focused on fixed wing airline flying, combat, etc.
But are there any for more technical / specialized operations? I'm picturing "DCS for wildland firefighting and SAR" where you get to pilot a rotary or fixed wing water attack aircraft, land on a lake to refill then dump it on the flank of a fire, hover above a rocking ship to lower a rescue swimmer to it (maybe the latter being a team game with NPC or players…
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialOK, on what authority is El Cheato proposing to pause the Federal gasoline tax?
"Energy Secretary Floats Pause in Federal Gas Tax"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/politics/energy-secretary-federal-gas-tax.html
@a_j_millar@fediscience.orgSolid ash by the remains of a drystone wall, above Stirling, #Scotland.
Seen a lot, will it see off ash dieback? It might well.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe@… I edited
@… into the post above (they made the call) …
… I can't answer the question (I use VirtualBox, and occasionally VMM, on Kubuntu).
@mlawton@mstdn.socialThis afternoon, fulfilling a Mother’s Day request a day early, the family hiked the Cascades in Pembroke, VA. The trail transits up Little Stony Creek to this fantastic set of falls. We had the fortunate timing of being there not long after heavy rains. Perfect weather for it too.
#hiking #waterfall
@samerfarha@mastodon.socialI know that even mediocre salsa is still better than no salsa, but last night I went to Oyamel and today I went to random taqueria to avoid eating at McDonald’s or Popeyes and whew, Oyamel’s salsa is just heads and shoulders above this!
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@catsalad@infosec.exchange:neocat_knife:
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineEnde Mai 2026 wurden im #Atlantik und im #Mittelmeer deutlich erhöhte #Meeresoberflächentemperaturen gemessen.
Daten des
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialHuman Traces IV ⛩️
人类踪迹 IV ⛩️
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@hiimmrdave@hachyderm.ioyou're standing on a cliff, looking over. you're above the clouds. there's no seeing the bottom.
you think to yourself "i bet i could build a hangglider before i hit bottom."
this is about relying on LLMs for your livelihood.
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itThe weirdo skittish cat (Widget) is currently sitting inches above my head and licking her chops. It's really creeping me out.
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesOntario regional train return to the North announced their pricing
#northlander
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyWarmest 3 months of April on record, globally:
1. April 2024
2. April 2025
3. April 2026, 1.43°C above the estimated pre-industrial level (together with 2016 and 2020)
https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-april-2026
@UP8@mastodon.social‘No Kings Act’ sails through House despite Republican pushback
https://marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/no-kings-act-sails-through-house-despite-republican-pushback/
@stargazer@woof.techСлово тижня: Стискфляція
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ш%D1інкфляція
Тепер і ви знаєте, як називається ця бісяча маркетингова тактика.
Чому її використовують? Бо ζхζоζ…
@compfu@mograph.social#Kurzgesagt has a new video about how Germany is doomed because of low birth rate and a soon to be defunct retirement system. So far so good but it's a bit concerning that they beat the "taxes are too high so people don't have children" drum and underscore it with this graph. But the tax rate based on income is a curve! Using a bar graph with 4 income brackets of different wi…
@blackknight95857669@social.linux.pizzaA Pizza Delivery (PC, PS5, Xbox) "B" is making her final delivery of the day, but it turns into a surreal journey through a strange world.
So I don't really want to describe this game more than the line above, I feel this is one of those ones it's best to just experience. One of those "artsy" type games. It's introspective at times. You interact with odd characters. There's things to collect and read.
The graphics are pretty simple s…
@Jyoti@mas.toJust curious - do Yanks say 'aye' when not being pirates?
As a Derby person, if someone asks me something informally, I'll often respond with, "Oh aye!" Or, if they're bullshitting, "Oh aye?"
I'm guessing seppos would say "Oh yeah!" or "Oh YEAH?" but let's have a poll. Yaaay!
If you are a USAmerican, do you say 'aye' in the manner described above?
@sean@scoat.esLast night I had to do some above-the-OS work on a machine that's in the homelab "rack" (read: shelves).
I plugged in my @… and it was actually really helpful. Last time I tried this, it was right after the kickstarter (and shipping), and it was definitely not-quite-ready then. But with the updates in the meantime, it was actually really nice fo…
@wraithe@mastodon.socialThe thing I love about this pic, even above other old pictures of people communally watching events?
You know that almost every single person in this picture has a smartphone.
Watching this way is a *choice*, and it’s so cool to me.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7z4uf
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioTech jobs are highly cyclical and lots of the gen AI stuff is ridiculously overhyped, and I’m hopeful that the wheel will keep turning and the professional prospects of software developers will improve again…assuming human civilization survives, that is.
But what I said above applies regardless. We should all be doing this meaning-making work all the time, even in the best job markets. In fact, that work is a part of •making• human civilization survive.
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeCan somebody help me figure out this switch? I can't find the right rack ears online and it didn't come with any, but I wanted to rack it above the current core switch.
And I can't figure out how to get this optic in.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialSome Places with Snow III ❄️
一些有雪的地方 III ❄️
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@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialThis is not the first, and certainly not the last, collaboration of this kind: a Dutch solar park developer and a developer of charging hubs for heavy-duty vehicles are set to join forces: synergy through improved remuneration and, above all, they will avoid many grid-related (cost) issues
https://www.
@dr2chase@ohai.socialSaturday, riding home with a loaded trailer, had a brief mutual admiration society with the guy on the one-wheel carrying a not-small shrubbery in one arm, the rest angled over his shoulder, behind and above him.
Me "NICE!"
Him [makes shaka sign]
He was hauling more stuff on one wheel, than most people do on four.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Death From Above 1979:
🎵 Sexy Results
#DeathFromAbove1979
https://asamusics.bandcamp.com/track/sexy-results-death-from-above-1979
https://open.spotify.com/track/01xRIF3Soq30ZllFY1obbl
@drgeraint@glasgow.socialProf Sir John Curtice, on the English council election results based on key wards:
"A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance."
"It should be remembered that Labour may often lose seats to Reform because it is losing votes to the Greens, while the Conservatives are losing votes to Reform. The net effect can be that Labour end up losing a seat to Reform."
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.socialI went to see an exhibition in #Hamburg today advertised as "from Herakles to Superman". I foolishly assumed there would be some discussion of the elements that make a modern hero vs the ancient Greek heros, similarities & differences between Greek heroes & US-American superheroes, and how heroes reflect society. But the exhibitors decided to make 1 room about US superheroes an…
@ginevra@hachyderm.ioI love how slowly the coins appear above the buildings, giving a moment of calm and contemplation after the battle
#BadNorth #IndieGame
@primonatura@mstdn.social"France publishes specifications for 925 MW ground-mounted solar tender"
#France #Energy #SolarPower #Renewables
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itlmao!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wmzynryvf7dhxeimg3l6lr2c/post/3mnnq2qopzc22
AltText: A NYTimes-style headline in the usual NY Times font. The headline reads : "You Were In For a Dipshit Take As Soon As You Saw This Font." Above i…
@mlawton@mstdn.socialTook the day off to head up to Natural Bridge State Park with my wife. Pictures don’t really do justice to how massive it is.
Then there are the Blue Ridge Mountains, always gorgeous. Will return to Skyline Trail later this summer, as it’s an official International Dark Sky viewing location. Perhaps in August for the Perseid meteor shower season.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzGiants Great Elevates Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo Above Peyton Manning, Tom Brady https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/giants-great-elevates-former-dallas-cowboys-tony-romo-above-peyton-manning-tom-brady
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDisney reports Q2 revenue up 7% YoY to $25.2B, above $24.85B est., and net income down 31% to $2.25B, largely due to a higher tax bill; DIS jumps 4% pre-market (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-q2-2026-earnings-…
@hanno@mastodon.socialAnyone good in statistics who can quickly answer a question? Assume I have an n-digit random binary number (for IT people: a bitstring). I calculate the number of 1s vs. 0s ("Hamming weight"). Expected to be usually ~0.5/50%. How does one calculate the probability for a given length n that it's above or below a certain value, i.e. <=40% or >=60%? And how many inputs would one on average need to get at least one such outlier?
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #StuartMaconiesFreakZone
Roy Montgomery:
🎵 Above the Canopy
#RoyMontgomery
https://open.spotify.com/track/4Oa6hJgVp1gUU9c6CH1KTs
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social
@sakhavi@aoir.socialWhy does Canada’s $20 bill look like it has a scene from a horror flick on it?
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialWe've seen a lot of rocks above and below the earth. A lot of beautiful forests and some castles.
And we've been soooo lucky regarding the weather so far! 🍀
Btw: the "here we go" app seems to be a good replacement for Google maps w.r.t routing to places.
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioHello, reply guys!
“Fascism” is not a generic catch-all for everything awful. It is a word with a meaning. My definition of the word is a form of supremacist ethnonationalism that:
(1) demands the eradication of democracy and the installation of a dictator with total power over both government and industry, forcing all individuals to function first and foremost to advance the power of the state,
(2) designates some particular group(s) of people as naturally inferior Others whose presence contaminates society and is an existential threat to it,
(3) blames these Others for society’s problems and calls for their complete subordination, expulsion, or extermination, a project which demands the total militarization of society.
One can quibble over details there, but’s the rough shape of it. As angry as I am over the militarism and imperialism and environmental ruin and oligarchism that’s marbled throughout US politics — and as long as I’ve been putting my boots on the ground against it! — the definition above does •not• apply to every elected official or political party in US politics. But it •does• apply to the Republican Party in its current form.
https://kolektiva.social/@UsagiTsukino/116726601082092572
@wraithe@mastodon.socialHappy Confederate Surrender Day
a reminder that the bastards can be beaten (which we did)
But also that you have to make sure to crush their bullshit completely, (which we didn’t and are still paying for that).
@samerfarha@mastodon.socialTrader Joe’s had flank steak and I thought I’d make fajitas and good grief I forgot how many pots and pans and plates you need.
@cdarwin@c.imOur republic rests on a clear premise:
No branch of government possesses absolute authority,
and no individual is above the law.
In a single stroke, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has dismantled this foundational understanding.
By executing a sweeping settlement with Donald Trump, Blanche committed an unprecedented dual assault on the Constitution,
usurping Congress' power of the purse while shattering the structural boundaries of executive appointmen…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Death From Above 1979:
🎵 Cheap Talk
#DeathFromAbove1979
https://open.spotify.com/track/7MowOHgDCm3TdkLwGJ2qgG
@hanno@mastodon.socialAnyone good in statistics who can quickly answer a question? Assume I have an n-digit random binary number (for IT people: a bitstring). I calculate the number of 1s vs. 0s ("Hamming weight"). Expected to be usually ~0.5/50%. How does one calculate the probability for a given length n that it's above or below a certain value, i.e. <=40% or >=60%? And how many inputs would one on average need to get at least one such outlier?
@dr2chase@ohai.socialFrom a recent vacation, a battery-powered trolley recharging at stations. It does not spend much time doing this, and yes, these things exist.
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotI inherited my copy of Plato's Republic from my father, and I have always assumed he got it while he was at university. He probably did. But I assumed he bought it new, and he didn't. He's written his name on the flyleaf, but above it someone else has written 'A H Pearce, Jan 88' (very nice handwriting). The title page dates it to 1881.
So this wee book is probably one hundred and forty five years old. It's in remarkable condition.
@UP8@mastodon.socialSo far #kitsunekamen has the rule that we only talk with the mask up until we've got a voice ready which is 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 different
#photo #photography
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesThis is insane. I read few days ago how Dawa Sherpa was left behind on Everest. He was considered dead and nobody was sent to rescue him because the mountain had been closed already (late in season).
He found his way back alone after 6 days
#everest
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialLot's of rocks again... Below and above the surface - and learnt about the middle ages in Europe. Now.. Reading 📚
Vacation could be worse 😉
@catsalad@infosec.exchange:bunny:
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialHuman Traces - 1000 Gens Pilgrimage ⛩️
人类踪迹 - 萬代瞻仰 ⛩️
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@cdarwin@c.imAt first, sexual harassment lawyer Megan Thomas just wanted to put up a modest ad above a garbage can in the back of a New York airport terminal to advertise her law firm's services.
It read:
“When HR called it harmless flirting … we called it exhibit A."
But when the airport authority rejected the ad copy and asked her to tone it down, she filed a lawsuit claiming her free speech rights under the U.S. constitution had been violated
A judge agreed,
and …
@UP8@mastodon.social#kitsunekamen with the mask up would tell you CDMX TACOS is the closest thing he's seen to a Los Angeles street taco outside Los Angeles
#photo #photography
@inthehands@hachyderm.io(Yes, I implicitly ranked Phantom Menace above Rise of Skywalker. My reasoning is simple: they’re both quite bad, but if you watch Episode I dubbed in a language you don’t speak, it’s a visual treat. I can’t even say that for RoS.)
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialUrban Illusions and Fallacies - A Day In The Park VII ⛲️
城市的幻影和谬误 - 公园的一天 VII ⛲️
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@cdarwin@c.imWe are at war.
Gas prices are climbing above $5 per gallon across much of the country.
The political apparatus of the country is rife with division, infighting, and bureaucratic chaos that threatens to further upset 250 years of historical precedent.
But look at Marco Rubio over there, getting his groove on.
DJ at a wedding! What a lovely time.
The secretary of state was pictured this weekend behind the turntables at a family wedding queuing up Calvin Harris’ …
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialPerfection Because It Doesn’t Exist 🌅
完美因为完美不存在 🌅
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@cdarwin@c.imWhat does the money machine eat?
It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and,
above all, it eats creativity.
It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.
-- William S. Burroughs
https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1352864
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialSame Place 🗿
同一個地方 🗿
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@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialMistakes and None Thereof IV ❌
错误和当中没有错误 IV ❌
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