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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-29 00:57:52

What 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
azquotes.com/quote/1352864

William S. Burroughs Quote
What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-28 21:11:07

NXP reports Q1 revenue up 12% YoY to $3.18B, vs. $3.15B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; NXPI jumps 13% after hours (Christina Kyriasoglou/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-05-29 05:57:37

Abnormally hot seas in southern Europe. The Mediterranean Sea around Mallorca is now 3.5 to 4°C above normal, and the Bay of Biscay (a Gulf of the Atlantic Ocean) is 6°C warmer than normal!
Bizarre anomalies.

Aemet map showing the sea surface temperature anomalies around Spain with colours
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-28 06:16:54

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Above the Law:
🎵 Black Superman
#AbovetheLaw
frostie.bandcamp.com/track/fro
open.spotify.com/track/2RTXQxm

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-03-29 01:44:00

#silentSunday #clouds #sunset
Clouds at sunset. November 2017

Clouds at sunset. A dark silhouette of a horizon settles at the bottom of the image. The light blue sky immediately above it fades quickly to very dark blue at the top. Across the middle, billows of clouds that would be fluffy white at mid-day are instead washed in oranges and yellows and shadows. November 2017
@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-30 15:05:48

US military strikes another boat in Pacific, bringing death toll above 200 (Associated Press)
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m
memeorandum.com/260530/p20#a26

@aardrian@toot.cafe
2026-03-30 15:09:45

I largely dismiss claims like this from NYT:
bsky.app/profile/nytimespr.bsk
…given reporting showing its leadership has pushed an anti-trans agenda:
“'A Directive From Above': Former NYT Editor Lays Out How Th…

NYTimes Communications (@nytimespr.bsky.social)
The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the Chair of the A.M.A. Board, which contradicts the A.M.A.’s own statements. https://www.nytco.com/press/fact-checking-claims-about-our-american-medical-association-coverage/

@stefanlaser@social.tchncs.de
2026-04-30 07:57:18

Join us TODAY for a fly book launch. “Staying with the Planet” is a sci-fi story about ecological troubles of our modern universities.
⏰ 2pm CET
📍 RUSTlab RUB, or Zoom: tinyurl.com/RUSTlab
👇Find more info about the event and book (open access, y’all!) on the RUSTlab website.

Two example pages from our book "Staying with the Planet", p. 94 and 95, in which we draw on Solastagia to think about old hardware and how a data centre engineer misses legacy infrastructure. It is a longer text on the right, with actual interview insights, and a drawing on the left that features a person hugging an old C64, a commodore PC. Above, it reads "We have swapped our quantum computer for a good old model." Drawing by graphicrecording.cool
@bencurthoys@mastodon.social
2026-04-29 19:16:40

Turing Test 2.0 - Existential Comics existentialcomics.com/comic/652

Comic from the above link
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-03-29 19:16:12

No Kings crowd flows out of the Ithaca Commons towards the public library and ultimately Meadow Street
#photo #photography #ithaca

In two point perspectives we see people walking out of a canyon between buildings on the left and heading towards another on the right with a metal framework and traffic lights above
@nemobis@mamot.fr
2026-04-29 22:14:35

À propos of nothing, #GitLab Inc. financial statements are always an interesting read.

«Additional Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Highlights: Customers with more than $5,000 of ARR reached 10,682, an increase of 8% year-over-year. Customers with more than $100,000 of ARR reached 1,456, an increase of 18% year-over-year. Customers with more than $1 million of ARR reached 155, an increase of 26% year-over-year. Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate was 118%.»
«Our effective tax rate decreased by approximately 111.2% for fiscal year 2026 as compared to fiscal year 2025. A tax expense is expressed as a negative rate because of our pretax loss. The increase in tax expense from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026 was primarily due to the tax benefit recorded in fiscal year 2025 related to the Bilateral Advanced Pricing Agreement (”BAPA”) negotiations between the United States and Dutch tax authorities (“DTA”), as well as the execution of an agreement b…
The table above includes $131 million of remaining non-cancelable contractual commitments as of January 31, 2026 related to two of the Company’s hosting infrastructure vendors.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-05-26 16:52:23

Giants Great Elevates Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo Above Peyton Manning, Tom Brady si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/giants

Giants Great Elevates Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo Above Peyton Manning, Tom Brady
New York Giants great Osi Umenyiora says former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo was the toughest his Giants ever faced and called Romo one of the all-time greats.

@DGIInfo@openbiblio.social
2026-04-29 17:16:08

📢 Online-Veranstaltung: „Wissenschaft zwischen Wahrheit und Fake – Wenn der Publikationswahn die Demokratie angreift"
🗓 Di, 12.05.2026, 17–19 Uhr per BBB
💻 talk.hshl.de/b/for-leg-xnu-btx
Paper Mills, KI-Fälschungen, „Publish or Perish": Wie schützen wir die Integrität…

Wissenschaft zwischen Wahrheit und Fake
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@elduvelle@neuromatch.social
2026-04-25 17:43:15

How it started / how it's going
(Climbed Ben Ledi, a Scottish mountain that is not a Monro, fortunately the top was above the fog and clouds!)
#Scotland #BenLedi #Hiking

Photo of a stony path with heather and moss on the side and a pine tree further down. Everything is grey with a lot of fog
Photo of a stony / mossy landscape with a view over whire, cotton-line clouds seen from above and a bright blue sky above them
@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-04-28 13:05:06

Variety here is "Queen Rania". I am not generally a fan of flower-variety naming conventions, but I do like this flower, in spite of its monarchic name.
#bloomScrolling #tulips #pink

closeup of a pink tulip flower seen from above in bright sunlight, behind it some grey and brown out focus surfaces and its own green leaves. the sun is making its pink petals shimmer
closeup of a pink tulip flower seen in profile in bright sunlight, behind it some brown soil and green leaves
closeup of a pink tulip flower seen from above in raking evening or morning sun making interesting shadows on its petals, behind it some brown soil in dark shadow and green leaves
even closer closeup of the same flower as in the previous image, cropping out the ends of the petals and focusing on the sculptural insides of the flower
@deabigt@universeodon.com
2026-04-28 19:52:58

Interesting case. Companies should be able to sell abroad in most cases, but the allegation here seems to be that they went well above that.
The Supreme Court seems likely to shut down a lawsuit by Falun Gong over Cisco’s aid to China apnews.com/article/supreme-cou

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-04-30 01:47:15

Urban Illusions and Fallacies - High Contrast 🏙️
城市的幻影和谬误 - 高反差 🏙️
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Kentmere Pan 200 (6x7)
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite

Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) ##English A black-and-white photograph of a traditional East Asian architectural complex. The scene features a high wall with layered, tiled roofs, characteristic of classical Chinese architecture. Bare trees with intricate branches are visible above the wall, set against a clear, bright sky. The image captures the serene and historical ambiance of the location. ##中文 一张黑白照片，展示了传统东亚建筑群。画面中有一堵高墙，墙上是层叠的瓦屋顶，具有典型的中国古典建筑特色。光秃的树木和错综复杂的枝干在墙上方可见，背景是明亮的天空。这张图片展现了该地点宁静而历史悠久的氛围。
Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) ##English A black-and-white close-up of an old, weathered wooden door. The door features two circular metal door knockers and a vertical metal handle. The wood shows signs of age, with visible cracks and a worn surface. The door is set within a stone frame, and sunlight casts sharp shadows on the ground in front of it. ##中文 一张黑白特写照片，展示了一扇古老、风化的木门。木门上有两个圆形的金属门环和一个垂直的金属把手。木头显示出岁月的痕迹，表面有可见的裂缝和磨损。木门嵌在一个石头门框内，阳光在门前的地面上投射出清晰的影子。
Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) ##English A black-and-white close-up of a white brick wall. A small, square window with a dark interior is centered in the image. The shadows of tree branches are cast across the wall, creating a pattern of intersecting lines. The texture of the bricks and the play of light and shadow add depth to the scene. ##中文 一张黑白特写照片，展示了一面白色砖墙。图片中央是一个小小的方形窗户，内部昏暗。树枝的影子投射在墙上，形成交错的线条图案。砖块的纹理和光影的变化为场景增添了深度。
Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) ##English A black-and-white photograph of the entrance to a traditional East Asian building. The entrance is framed by a richly decorated archway with intricate carvings and a tiled roof. Two individuals stand in front of the entrance, engaged in conversation. Traffic cones are placed near the entrance, possibly indicating restricted access. The scene captures a blend of historical architecture and modern elements. ##中文 一张黑白照片，展示了传统东亚建筑的入口。入口由一个装饰精美的拱门框起，拱门上有复杂的雕刻和瓦屋顶。两个…
@galaxydinodragon@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-29 11:35:31

I got 13 500 on the FoodGuessr Daily!
That's 1 580 points above today's average! 🎉
🌕🌕🌕🌖 4 500 (Round 1)
🌕🌕🌕🌘 4 000 (Round 2)
🌕🌕🌕🌕 5 000 (Round 3) 💯
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026
Play here: foodguessr.com/

FoodGuessr - Explore the world by food!
Test your knowledge of geography, food, and culture with FoodGuessr. Challenge yourself and compete with friends to see who can guess where these world dishes are from!

@markrsmith@smithtodon.org
2026-05-29 01:00:06

Russian drone strikes apartment building in Romania, injuring two.
Romania belongs to NATO. NATO planes were scrambled.
#russia #romania #drone

Romania drone strike: Multiple injured after drone smashes into block of flats in Romania - Nato scrambles fighter jets
Multiple people have been injured after a drone smashed into a block of flats in Romania.Nato has now scrambled several fighter jets, seen above Galati, Romania, to respond to the incident.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-28 20:30:45

Dell reports Q1 revenue up 88% YoY to $43.84B, vs. $35.43B est., and forecasts FY 2027 revenue above estimates; DELL jumps 15% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/05/28/dell-q1-ea

Dell shares jump 39% after server maker reports fastest sales growth since return to public market in 2018
Dell has gone from being a sleepy legacy tech company to a high-growth AI story, assembling servers packed with graphics processing units.

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-05-26 21:45:49

The planets #Jupiter (left) and #Venus and the #Gemini stars Pollux and Castor above them this evening - with the Sun 10° below and 10° above the horizon - from Bochum, Germany: exactly two weeks before the planets are closest to each other. (In youtube.com/watch?v=x_w5MOP0yxo a one-hour documentary about this conjunction, from Austria.)

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-05-28 13:00:13

Thinking a lot about Blatten today: Exactly a year ago, at 15:24 the Birch glacier above the village in the Lötschental valley broke off and formed the largest glacier collapse and landslide in modern Swiss history, burying 90% of the almost 700 year old village, first mentioned in 1343...
ARTE has a nice recent documentary about the event and plans to rebuild:
German version: Der Bergsturz von Blatten - Neuanfang aus dem Nichts

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-04-28 03:13:49

There are a lot of possible explanations for this:
Maybe the people who aren’t interested in AI also happen to vote for more sessions. (At a quick prod at the data, penalizing votes from people who voted for large numbers of sessions does not seem to change the conclusions above, but I haven’t investigated this thoroughly.)
Maybe AI is a more fragmented topic due to its newness, and interest has not coalesced, leading to a large number of small sessions. (But again, •total• votes for AI, including the whole long tail, were proportionally smaller.)
9/

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-04-28 10:10:47

Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to €4.5B, MAUs up 12% YoY to 761M, above 759M est., Premium subscribers up 9% YoY to 293M, and a €715M operating income (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-29 20:37:06

Galaxy is Geely’s entry-level brand, and the Geome EX2, also badged as the Starfish in China, was the best-selling car — electric or gasoline — in China in 2025.
The 2026 Galaxy Geome EX2 is an all-electric sub-compact crossover.
It’s the perfect size for an urbanite, and while the exterior styling can’t be characterized as sexy, the EX2 looks the part of a compact hatchback.
It’s the cabin however that really has the EX2 punching above its weight.
The comfort and …

2026 Galaxy Geome EX2 should be the first Chinese EV to come to Canada | Reviews
2026 Galaxy Geome EX2 might seem like a humble hatchback, but it packs tech, comfort, handling and price into a potent package

@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-30 10:03:57

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheBethDittoShow
CSS:
🎵 Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
#CSS
cocolah.bandcamp.com/track/let
open.spotify.com/track/1Jd9W7k

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-28 20:41:06

Seagate reports Q3 revenue up 44% YoY to $3.11B, vs. $2.96B est., and forecasts Q4 revenue and adjusted EPS above estimates; STX jumps 13% after hours (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)
reuters.com/business/seagate-f

@david@boles.xyz
2026-03-28 14:37:12

The Borrowed Saint: The Book That Watched Me Back
I have been thinking about mirrors for forty-eight years. The thinking started in a dressing room at a community playhouse in Lincoln, Nebraska, where a row of mirrors lined the wall above a counter cluttered with spirit gum and cold cream and the residue of faces that had been built and removed hundreds of times. I was thirteen years old and I was watching an actor apply a prosthetic nose, and the thing that struck me…

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-28 20:23:40

KItsunekamen goes 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 with the 9mm; this gallery, supposedly (4/4) of the ITHACON series is really about kitsunekamen because that's what he does
📸 behance.net/gallery/248422657/

A man's arms are wildly distorted as they approach the bottom corners of the frame, he's got bare arms under a short sleeved shirt with an orange picture of a red fox furry character dressed like a samurai and he's surely got 8th grader syndrome because he's wearing a white paper mache mask with fox marking despite having copious white hair -- he fills only half the frame and above him looms a brick and (stone?) academic building and gunmetal sky
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2026-05-25 22:51:23

:abloblamp:

The worlds most interesting lamp according to 5 cats, a stuffed pig, and 2 guys on the TV. Photo show all of the above very attentively watching a lamp in the living room. Whatever that moth is doing has gather quite the audience.
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-30 11:45:42

Study: long-shot Polymarket bets on military action, defined as wagers of $2,500 at odds of <35%, have an average ~52% win rate, above 25% for political bets (Financial Times)
ft.com/content/989d335e-275b-4

@ruari@velocipederider.com
2026-03-27 08:36:17

It's been a while so it felt like it was "time" for this one again.
#WristCheck

Steel watch with a circular face. The crystal is ruby red and the time is displayed with very thin LED digits (time shown is 08:54). On a reasonably hairy wrist. The picture is taken from above so that you can see the wooden floor below with a stripped rug.
@Defiance@sfba.social
2026-04-26 21:19:54

#SilentSunday

Several black cows stand and graze on a sloped, grassy hill as a flock of small black birds moves in a loose cluster above them against a cloudy sky
@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-27 13:30:04

Let us now recite the five kinds of spores....
• Spermatia act like pollen—they can fertilize a mate but can’t infect a plant.
• Aeciospores can’t infect the plant they were produced on—they must infect a different kind of plant, the primary host.
• The spores above are found on the alternate host; those below on the primary host.
• Urediniospores are made in huge numbers on the primary host, and spread infection among plants of the same species, sparking epi…

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-04-24 22:42:00

Disclaimer: the above is a shitpost.
“IQ” is pseudoscientific racist and eugenicist concept.

@kubikpixel@chaos.social
2026-04-26 06:05:09

AI stocks vs dot-com bubble: CAPE at 38, concentration above 2000 levels, but companies are actually profitable
🤖 thenextweb.com/news/ai-stocks-

The AI rally looks like the dot-com bubble. The companies do not.
The Shiller cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 stands at approximately 38 to 40, depending on the day you check. In 155 years of recorded data, the CAPE has been higher exactly once: March 2000, when it reached 44.19, one month before the Nasdaq began a decline that would erase 78% of its […]

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-05-27 04:46:35

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, France, Spain phys.org/news/2026-05-dome-eur
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain
Forecasters in Europe warned Tuesday of exceptional heat, as record temperatures driven by a "heat dome" push temperatures well above seasonal norms across the continent.

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-05-25 22:39:52

"…Larry Krasner, District Attorney of Philadelphia. 'A federal badge is not a license to violate the Constitution, and it is not a shield from state criminal law. We have prosecuted police officers who broke the law. We have prosecuted public officials who broke the law. We will prosecute ICE agents who break the law. There is no category of American who gets to operate above it.'"

Local Prosecutors Put Trump on Notice: Send ICE to the Polls, Face Criminal Charges
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A nationwide coalition of locally elected prosecutors today put the Trump administration on notice: any federal agent who shows up at a...

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-29 21:11:17

eBay reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $3.09B, vs. $3.04B est., net income up 2% to $512M, GMV up 18% to $22.2B, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates (Kelly Cloonan/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/business/earnings/ebay

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-05-25 20:45:54

"They'll soon see. A surprise from above is never as shocking as one from below."
- Karis Nemik

@jake4480@c.im
2026-04-26 16:32:29

On this day (April 26) in 1994, my favorite band released one of my favorite albums. 'A Date with The Smithereens' features some incredible basslines, Lou Reed on two tracks, and the whole thing is a damn banger.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0

The cover of 1994 album A Date with The Smithereens. The band is standing out in the street near a crosswalk, shot from above in a dark, foreboding kind of shot. The typewriter type text of the album's title is on the bottom of the cover in white.
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-04-26 10:00:22

"‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time"
#Orangutan #Animals

‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time
After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentation

@trochee@dair-community.social
2026-03-25 01:44:16

Just got the dreadful email from above
"[Entire org of thousands] should work from home tomorrow. More guidance to come tomorrow."
It's Wednesday, and they've been leaking hints about a layoff for weeks.
Here we go.

@sean@scoat.es
2026-05-26 16:06:21

Didn't get my phone/camera out in time, and very hard to make out in the bright sky, but I saw SNBD4 as 3 or 4 planes flying in a cluster, north of the field (and above the pattern) at CYUL. scoat.es/@yulalerts/1166417061

@cyrevolt@mastodon.social
2026-05-26 10:08:06

Some #urban #art: "Time for Green"
A big clock with bent arms, somewhat reading 10 to 3, and an empty small green bottle of herbal liqueur below it, on the sidewalk and a spot of grass. The digits reflect the green of the tree above.

@schlauschlau@social.cologne
2026-03-26 09:40:18

Morning run is done ✅ (#running)
This lounge chair is, where you’ll finde me for the rest of the day.

A top-down view of two bowls of oatmeal on a wooden table with cane-back chairs, shot from above. Each bowl is topped with mango purée, sliced banana, almonds, chia seeds, chocolate chips, and a dollop of joghurt. Overlaid text shows running stats: Distance 7.00 km, Pace 5:27 /km, Time 38 min 14 s. A location tag reads "Johannesburg". The feet of a person in white socks are visible at the edge of the frame.
A classic Eames Lounge Chair in black leather with a walnut shell sits on a cowhide rug in a warmly lit living room. Behind it, floor-to-ceiling golden-ochre curtains filter soft afternoon sunlight. A mid-century modern floor lamp with four exposed Edison bulbs on adjustable arms rises behind the chair. A brick fireplace is partially visible on the left, and a side table peeks in from the right.
@matthiasott@mastodon.social
2026-03-08 15:57:19

✍️ New post: Weis­sKlang L1 – Punch­ing Above Its Weight
#audio #recording #microphones

WeissKlang L1 – Punching Above Its Weight · Matthias Ott
Web design engineer, UX designer, teacher, and speaker – helping teams build websites and digital products with a focus on CSS, accessibility, and performance.

@xtaran@chaos.social
2026-04-28 19:43:50

How to transport a #pizzabox on a #Brompton. 😊🍕
#Winterbrompton #PizzaTransport

View from rear above of an orange and black classic 16" Brompton folding bicycle, leaning on a brown table with light grey garden chairs. On the rear luggage rack of the Brompton there's a pizza box strapped down with the black stock straps, withe one box corner pointing forward, on backward and the other two to the sides, so that the rider's heels don't hit the box while pedaling.
Similar view as before, but closer to the luggage rack.
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-30 09:45:54

European software companies, including SAP, Capgemini, Nemetschek, Hexagon, and Dassault, report better-than-expected earnings despite AI fears and the Iran war (Chloe Meley/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe
2026-04-25 07:07:14

The first search (A) does now find the toot above, so maybe part of the issue with (A) is that the three words are within linked text.
(B) remains a mystery.

@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.social
2026-05-24 21:20:19

A good rock, he explained, is flat on the bottom so it sits well, but with a pleasing rounded form above. It should be large enough to be noticed, but not so big that it's difficult to move around.

@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot
2026-05-25 12:55:41

I have the desire to potter about with plants and get my new raised fruit/veg bed sorted out but apart from the blistering temperatures I've picked up a completely flattening virus from a colleague so I don't have the energy. I keep falling asleep when I sit down. I've put some nasturtium seedlings into a planter, moved the radish planter to the veg area and helped move a couple of bits into our summer seating area and that's me done.

Paved summer seating area seen from above, dominated by a huge turquoisey parasol. Nasturtiums bottom left, fig on the paving stones that are keeping the parasol in place, olive having a quick drink in the pale plastic basin right of centre. There's a young walnut tree in a pot hiding behind the parasol and several planters of pollinator-friendly plants.
@@arXiv_physicsatomph_bot@mastoxiv.page@mastoxiv.page
2026-05-28 07:46:05

Strong-field Photoionization: Analysis of Overlapping Above-Threshold Ionization and Laser-Assisted Photoemission Structures
Candelaria Migliaro, Juan Martin Randazzo, Renata Della Picca
arxiv.org/abs/2605.27603

@newstik@social.heise.de
2026-03-24 00:06:03

It is not fun to live right above a meth lab.
Ask any #Canadian .

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-03-26 15:08:14

Note that none of the complaints above are about the much-maligned transparency effects (which I have turned off). This is just basic, ground-level 2D design stuff that even this not-a-real-designer rando can pick apart.
The flagship product of one of the wealthiest companies on earth. Seriously.

@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2026-03-16 18:32:28

'Blick von oben' #fotovorschlag 'view from above'
When I saw the topic, I wasn't sure wether I should post a mountin photo or not. But as I have seen so many others doing so, I decided to also post this "view from above" from ~3 months ago when I went to this mountain and enjoyed not only the silence but also the view.
Enjoy!

A breathtaking alpine panorama unfolds in this image, capturing the stunning beauty of a snowy mountain landscape. The foreground features a snow-covered slope, its pristine white surface glistening under the bright sunlight. Footprints in the snow suggest recent activity, adding a touch of life to the serene scene. Scattered across the slope are clusters of evergreen trees, their dark green foliage providing a striking contrast to the white snow. The trees add texture and depth to the scene, …
@frankel@mastodon.top
2026-05-24 15:50:32

In the previous post, I described the Seasons project: a #timelapse of hundreds of pictures taken from nearly the same viewpoint over the years. The hardest challenge wasn’t taking the pictures or assembling them, but aligning them.
I’m a human being, not a tripod. The position changes ever so slightly, and so does the exact angle.
Alignment is the process of warping each photo so it…

Seasons time-lapse - alignment
In the previous post, I described the Seasons project: a time-lapse of hundreds of pictures taken from nearly the same viewpoint over the years. The hardest challenge wasn’t taking the pictures or assembling them, but aligning them. You might have noticed the nearly part about viewpoint in the above paragraph. Indeed, it’s an approximation. I’m a human being, not a tripod. The position changes ever so slightly, and so does the exact angle.

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-04-28 04:58:20

Urban Illusions and Fallacies II 🏙️
城市的幻影和谬误 II 🏙️
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️Kentmere Pan 200 (6x7)
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Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph showing the upper corner of a brick building with a traffic sign on the right side. The building has a flat roof and is partially covered by bare tree branches extending from the left side of the frame. The sky is clear and bright, providing a stark contrast to the building and branches. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一栋砖砌建筑的上角，右侧有一个交通标志。建筑物屋顶平整，左侧伸出的光秃树枝部分遮挡了建筑。天空清朗明亮，与建筑和树枝形成鲜明对比。
Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of a narrow alleyway between two brick walls. The alley is paved with bricks and leads to a dead end where a bicycle is parked against the wall. Overhead, electrical wires and cables are visible, stretching across the alley. The walls are tall and narrow, creating a sense of depth and confinement. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了两面砖墙之间的狭窄小巷。小巷铺着砖，尽头处有一辆自行车靠墙停放。头顶上方可见电线和电缆横跨小巷。墙壁高而窄，营造出深度和局促感。
Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of a traditional Chinese gate with intricate designs and patterns. The gate is part of a larger entrance structure, featuring multiple layers and ornate decorations. People are gathered in front of the gate, and bare tree branches are visible above. The scene is bustling, with the gate standing as a prominent architectural feature. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一座精美的中国传统大门，门上装饰着复杂的图案和花纹。大门是更大入口结构的一部分，有多层和华丽的装饰。门前聚集着人群，上方可见光秃的树枝。场景热闹，大门是突出的建筑特色。
Kentmere PAN 200 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of three individuals walking along a paved path next to a traditional Chinese wall. The wall is adorned with decorative tiles along the top edge. One person is wearing a white jacket and carrying a shoulder bag, while the other is dressed in a padded jacket and appears to be talking on a phone. A leafless tree stands in front of the wall. 中文 一张黑白照片，三个人沿着铺砌的小路行走，路旁是一面中国传统风格的墙壁，墙顶装饰着瓷砖。一人穿着白色夹克，背着肩包；另一人穿着羽绒服，似乎在打电话。墙前有一棵光秃的树。
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2026-05-25 16:03:55

Waffles, The Hungry :neocat_knife:

Photo of a fluffy tabby kitten near a window, except the kitty, Princess Waffles, has a boss bar above its head. Part of the health bar is depleted, indicating she hasn't been fed in the last 20 minutes. You fool, this secret boss is beyond any of you!
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-03-26 08:00:03

Tectonic Wall
A pretty famous geotope in the Allgäuer Alps with extreme folds and layering. The hundreds of meters thick top layer of mostly Dolomite belongs to the Lech valley thrust sheet (215 million years old) which got pushed above the Allgäu sheet below (190 million years old, here mostly covered by overgrown talus fields) and Radiolarite from the Ruhpolding formation even further below (160 million years old and originally 2000 meter below sea level — hard to imagine!).

Wide-format B&W photo of a long vertical craggy rock face with extreme folds in the rock. Below steep talus fields, partially overgrown with grass and some small patches of dwarf mountain pines.
@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-03-27 15:08:03

thinking of James C. Scott
#photography #fall #nofilter

a view of rolling wooded hills in the distance and some flat green fields in front, lively clouds above, their shadows traveling over the hills
a similar view as in the previous picture, but zoomed out more, with more brown fields in front, and some houses just barely visible on the hills in the distance
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-26 23:48:38

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
James And The Cold Gun:
🎵 Above the Lake
#JamesAndTheColdGun
open.spotify.com/track/2tmNXPE

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-05-25 21:38:03

Finally another fun #sunset from Bochum, Germany, today: with the sunspot groups (1)4446 in the upper left, 4444 and 4447 below and 4443 just above the trees - see spaceweather.com/images2026/25 for orientation - easily visible. Bridgecam near max. optical digital zoom.

@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

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-04-25 01:45:07

Getting a jump start on #caturday, before I forget.

Single panel comic. Saint Peter is standing at his kiosk in front of the Pearly Gates. The little halo above his head confirms his identity. In front of him a cat is sitting on a cloud. A fireman has climbed to the top of a ladder poking through the cloud, in front of the cat. He is holding out an opened can of cat food. The fireman is saying to the cat, “I don’t know how you got up here, but I’m here to help you down.”
Single panel cartoon. A man is laying alone on a double bed, under covers up to his armpits. His phone is atop a side table at his left. There’s a small lamp atop a side table on the other side of the bed. A cat is sitting on the man’s chest looking at him. The cat is saying, “You’re in my personal space.”
@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-03-26 14:51:30

Please take a moment to study this horrifying screenshot.
Ask:
- What here is negative space?
- What is information-bearing space?
- What space is neither of the above: usefully conveys no information, but adds visual noise?
And…wtf is that horizontal gray bar doing there?!

@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…

Monthly Climate Reports | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
A collection of monthly summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a global and national scale

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-05-28 01:27:13

A Not So Brave New World III 🌐
不太美丽的新世界 III 🌐
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400 (FF）
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Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) ##English A black-and-white photograph of a tall, modern apartment building with numerous windows and balconies. A person wearing a hat and carrying a bag is walking down a set of wide, concrete stairs in the foreground. The stairs are flanked by metal railings. The building has visible air conditioning units attached to its exterior. The image captures the urban environment and the contrast between the person and the towering structure. ##中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一幢高大的现代公寓楼，楼体有众多…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) ##English A black-and-white close-up photograph of a decorative window or screen with a geometric pattern. The design consists of overlapping circular and petal-like shapes, creating a symmetrical and intricate lattice. The background is blurred, focusing attention on the detailed craftsmanship of the pattern. ##中文 一张黑白特写照片，展示了一个装饰性窗户或屏风，其上有几何图案。设计由重叠的圆形和花瓣状图形组成，形成对称且复杂的花格。背景模糊，突出了图案精细的工艺细节。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) ##English A black-and-white photograph of the corner of a traditional Chinese building. The roof features intricate carvings and ornamental details, including a circular medallion with floral designs. A tree branch with small buds extends into the frame from the top right, contrasting with the architectural elements. The sky is visible in the background, adding depth to the image. ##中文 一张黑白照片，展示了中国传统建筑的一个角落。屋顶装饰有精美的雕刻和装饰性细节，包括一个带有花卉图案的圆形饰章。右上角伸入画面的是一根长有小花苞的树枝，与建筑元素形成对比…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (FF) ##English A black-and-white photograph showing the upper section of a traditional Chinese building with a tiled roof. The roof features ornate, pointed eaves and a row of small figurines lining the ridge. The sky above is bright, with visible light streaks, possibly from the sun or lens flare. The image captures the architectural details of the roof and the contrast between the dark roof and the bright sky. ##中文 一张黑白照片，展示了中国传统建筑的上部，屋顶为瓦片结构。屋顶的檐角装饰精美，屋脊上排列着一系列小雕像。上方的天空明…
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-03-27 01:50:47

Arts and Architecture Students Sell Dragon Day T-Shirts Out in Front of Milstein Hall -- Dragon Day, No Kings and the Skunk Cabbage Run will make a big weekend which will be cold enough for my winter phase
#photo #photography

Black man (sitting) and brunette women (standing) man a table with a few t-shirts on it and quite a few cardboard boxes behind them full of shirts. above them an outdoor imitation of a tin roof
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-04-26 07:58:18

The View From The Precipice (is always the best!)
(Sonnenberggrat doing its name justice on a sunny late-summer-like day in November 2025, two days before winter arrived in full force...)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography

B&W photo of a large forested valley curving below and steep mountain ridges leading into the distance. The view is from a cliff ~500 meters above the valley, the rocks covered in dried grass and some draw mountain pines. A rocky river bed is meandering through the valley towards the hazy background and late afternoon sun. Overcast sky.
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2026-03-25 05:01:33

meow meow meow :3

Photo of Ethel, the munchkin tabby who is also know as the OIIA (spinning cat), in the middle of a diagram with MEOW MEOW MEOW :3 above and below her with half circle arrows pointing up and down on each side. Perfect for a presentation slide!
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe
2026-05-25 13:32:41

@… thanks. Still the wrong link in the toot above (seen in BSD Cafe Mastodon).
Also in the toot:
"The release schedule for FreeBSD 14.4,"
… and the tag is for 14.4 (not 15.1) …

@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-30 14:54:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Girl In The Year Above:
🎵 Mama My Heart Is Achin'
#GirlInTheYearAbove
open.spotify.com/track/6tVk7AV

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-28 10:11:01

Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to €4.5B, MAUs up 12% YoY to 761M, above 759M est., Premium subscribers up 9% YoY to 293M, and a €715M operating income (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-03-21 01:35:16

Honestly obviously the Goldblum one above is a joke edit, but the Apple commercials from that time are so nice. Especially compared to the garbage shown on streaming platforms today.
youtu.be/83nS4EGKU04

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-03-26 15:43:42

This is exactly the thing I wonder about. Was it shoved through over internal objections? Was it many teams’ separate good work stuck together too hastily? Was it the wrong kind of pressure from above, or bad taste from below, or what?
It’s frustrating because as a dev I catch glimpses of all the really fantastic engineering work folks at Apple are doing •inside• the box, and they’re feeling very little love for it right now because the •outside•is so clunky.
sfba.social/@scm/1162962035329

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-27 20:50:55

HP reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to $14.4B, vs. $14B est., Personal Systems revenue up 13% to $10.2B, and forecasts Q3 adjusted EPS above estimates (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-04-27 07:08:03

#bloomScrolling #tulips

vertical format closeup of an orange and pink tulip flower catching the last rays of evening sun, seen against a grey wall. the tulip variety is "sunrise dynasty"
closeup of a bunch of orange flowers, with a fly sitting on one of the petals in the middle of the image
closeup of a parrot tulip bud with petals in green with red fringes
closeup of another tulip bud seen from above, with the petals mostly green but fringed with a hint of yellow. bright sunlight coming from the left side of the image and casting interesting shadows from the tulip bud on the leaves below
@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

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-05-21 00:30:06

Urban Ridicules ❌
都市的愚弄 ❌
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7)
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Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7) ##English Black and white photograph of a church facade. The building features a central tower with a cross at the top. A statue of a robed figure stands in a niche above the main entrance. Flanking the entrance are two statues on pedestals. Above the entrance, Chinese characters are visible. Two clocks are embedded in the facade on either side of the entrance. A Chinese flag flying on a flagpole to the front of the building. ##中文 黑白照片，展示一座教堂的正立面。建筑中央有一座塔楼，顶部立有十字架。主入口…
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7) ##English Black and white photograph of an urban scene. A tall, cylindrical smokestack rises above a cluster of low-rise buildings with bare trees in the foreground. Overhead, a network of power lines crisscrosses the sky. In the background, a tall modern skyscraper is partially visible through the haze. ##中文 黑白照片，展示城市景观。一根高大的圆柱形烟囱耸立在一群低层建筑之上，前景是光秃秃的树木。上方是交错的电线网络。背景中，一座高大的现代摩天大楼在雾霭中若隐若现。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7) ##English Black and white photograph of an object viewed from below. The object has a textured surface and consists of multiple steps leading upwards. The steps are framed by a window on both sides. The perspective emphasizes the height and angle of the object. ##中文 黑白照片，从下方拍摄的物体。物体表面有纹理，由多个台阶向上延伸。物体透过窗框构图。透视角度强调了楼梯的高度和倾斜度。
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (6x7) ##English Black and white photograph of a traditional Chinese tiled roof. The roof features intricate, layered tiles with small figurines lined up along the ridges. The angle of the shot captures the curve and detail of the roof's edge, with a portion of the sky visible in the background. ##中文 黑白照片，展示传统中式瓦顶。屋顶由层叠的瓦片构成，屋脊上排列着小型人形装饰。拍摄角度展现了屋顶边缘的曲线和细节，背景中可见部分天空。
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe
2026-05-24 18:14:07

@… please, what's the AI context?
Seeing #ai above what appears to be photograph, my first guess was that the image is AI-generated.

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-05-23 22:37:25

Welcome to our real-time Earth imagery stream, featuring the stunning view over Europe, captured by #Meteosat-12 from its geostationary orbit 36,000 km above Earth: youtube.com/watch?v=nigtvuOspmM - the imagery in this stream is the RGB GeoColour composite with lightning imagery. Updated every 10 minutes, each new image comes from Meteosat Third Generation's (MTG) cutting-edge weather monitoring mission, with a slight delay due to processing. The same for Africa: youtube.com/watch?v=U3jRSL3y8Vc. And the announcement: eumetsat.int/new-satellites-ey

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-26 22:30:48

US cybersecurity company Zscaler reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $850.5M, above $835.4M est., and forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; ZS drops 18% after hours (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)
reuters.com/technology/zscaler

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-03-29 19:02:49

Crowd massing at start of No Kings march on Ithaca Commons
#photo #photography #ithaca #nokings

A larger crowd fills a plaza boxed in by a building on the left and a metal structure above
@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-04-29 15:08:07

#photography #bloomScrolling #tulips #pink

closeup of a fully open pink tulip flower seen from above bright sunlight, behind it part of a brown bucket, grey wall, and some green leaves. The petals are shimmering in the sunlight and the bright yellow insides of the flower are visible. Variety is again "Queen Rania"
closeup of a pink tulip flower seen in profile in raking evening sun making interesting shadows on its petals, behind it a grey wall partially in dark shadow setting off the brightly lit pink of the tulip, and green leaves. here it becomes especially clear how pointy the petals of this tulip variety are
closeup of a still closed pointy pink tulip flower in blueish morning sun, seen in profile, against a background of grey wall and very upright green tulip leaves. the pointy top of the tulip bud is cropped off
even closer closeup of one of these very slender and very pink tulip flowers, here seen in profile, and focusing on the color gradations where it connects to the stem and has some more orange and yellow hues, while cropping out the top
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-30 14:23:40

Flowering Prunus tree on Ithaca College campus during ITHACON
#photo #photography #horticulture #plants

Pink tree explodes like a firework from a little right of center, there is a light colored building and budding bushes to the left above blue sky and to the right another parking lot and a glass/steel/brick building in the distance
@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-05-23 02:28:50

My takeaways:
1. Don’t even try me with your “both parties are the same” BS.
2. Don’t even try me with your “support all Democrats all the time no matter what” BS.
3. We need to make Democrats a •lot• more afraid of getting primaried.
4. Above all, we need to stop imagining the politicians are the leaders of social change. We need to fight every day, in every place we are, to create a reality where trans people are safe and politicians are scared of casting votes like this before we even target them.
2/2

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-26 10:51:30

Pony AI reports Q1 revenue up 145% YoY to ~$34.3M, above $21.7M est., and increases its 2026 robotaxi fleet target by 500 to 3,500 vehicles on fast growth (Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@playinprogress@assemblag.es
2026-05-29 14:08:04

#photography #bloomScrolling #tulips #orange

a horizontal format closeup of a closed orange, salmon and pink tulip flower seen from above in raking sunlight from the right, against a dark red and grey background that is mostly in shadow. tulip variety is "sunrise dynasty"
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-22 05:56:05

Lenovo reports Q4 revenue up 27% YoY to $21.6B, above $18.7B est., net profit up 479% to $521M, above $271M est., as the PC maker pushes into AI server markets (Reuters)
reuters.com/world/china/lenovo

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-24 22:00:25

I feel like I am missing my SLA to turn around portraits so it is a guilty pleasure to share a #sliceoflife of which I will say two things: (1) I told the clerk at the 7-11 that "I didn't know she was still around" and (2) the photo is above the dignity of the object because I took it with a huge lens

Paris Hilton branded coffee creamers with a dark tan top red and pink label: Paris Hilton, Sweet and Spicy, International Delight with a stylized sun between those words and half a coffee cop seen from the top, That's Hot, Coffee Creamer, 32 fl oz 1 qrt. it rests on a rectangular box which is dirty from creamer droplets and something blurry in the background that looks like an alcoholic beverage but it isn't as well as other paraphrenalia of a poorly thought out condiment station
@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

Cerebras prices IPO above expected range, as Wall Street braces for AI tsunami
Cerebras raised $5.55 billion in its IPO, and with the chipmaker's offering, investors are gearing up for some even bigger AI deals later this year.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-24 10:20:45

Xiaomi reports Q4 revenue up 7.3% YoY to ~$17B, narrowly above est., its slowest growth since 2023, as EV sales failed to make up for slumping smartphone demand (Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@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

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-23 20:16:07

Intel reports Q1 revenue up 7% YoY to $13.58B, vs. $12.42B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue and adjusted EPS above estimates; INTC jumps 15% after hours (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/04/23/intel-intc

Intel's stock soars 15% as results top estimates, with chipmaker showing signs of growth
Intel has been a Wall Street darling of late even as the business has yet to find much momentum.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-22 20:46:07

Texas Instruments reports Q1 revenue up 19% YoY to $4.83B, vs. $4.52B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; TXN jumps 8% after hours (Ian King/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-22 05:35:47

Sources: Nintendo asked partners and suppliers to assemble ~20M Switch 2 consoles by March 2027, ~20% above the 16.5M public sales outlook issued in early May (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-22 11:15:57

Netherlands-based ASM, whose deposition tools are used to make advanced chips, projects Q2 revenue of ~€980M, above €886.8M est., driven by AI demand (Sarah Jacob/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-21 21:10:48

Zoom reports Q1 revenue up 5.5% YoY to $1.24B, vs. $1.22B est., AI Companion paid users up 184%, forecasts FY 2027 revenue above est.; ZM jumps 8% after hours (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20