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@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.social
2025-12-02 14:14:42

Why is it that not a single university knows the correct plural of "alumnus"
Or for that matter, the singular. If a university refers to graduates (or graduates refer to themselves) as alum(s), they should be entitled to their tuition back because they have clearly not learned.

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-03 04:12:23

Raiders Coach Doesn’t Hold Back on Patrick Surtain II, Nik Bonitto heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas]

Raiders Coach Doesn’t Hold Back on Patrick Surtain II, Nik Bonitto
The 2-10 Las Vegas Raiders will host the AFC West leaders, the Denver Broncos, in a Week 14 clash on December 7. Moreover, it’s the second time these two rivals have faced off in a matter of weeks, having met on November 6.Las Vegas come into this matchup riding a miserable stretch, having lost six straight games. Meanwhile, the Broncos are the exact opposite, having won nine games in a row with their defense playing a significant role in this stretch. In three of the four wins during the mon…

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2025-11-25 22:57:40

Highly recommend not to identify yourself with any technology.
Doesn’t matter if it’s AI, bicycles, cars, video games, old computers, photography or Hi-Fi equipment.
If someone says something bad about it (doesn’t matter if true or not) and you feel personally attacked—take a step back and think long and hard about your feelings.
Can you be “into” something? Yes, of course. But don’t lose yourself.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-02-02 16:00:51

"Health advocates sound alarm as EPA works to loosen pollution standard"
#US #USA #America #Pollution

Health advocates sound alarm as EPA works to loosen pollution standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to roll back federal particulate matter pollution standards will harm Michigan residents, particularly those who live near emitters such as manufacturing plants and refineries in Wayne County, health and environmental advocates warn.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-21 04:02:11

The Pentagon plans to cut its participation in elements of NATO’s force structure
and a range of the alliance’s advisory groups,
-- the latest sign of the Trump administration’s drive to scale back the U.S. military presence in Europe,
according to multiple officials familiar with the matter.

The impending move will affect about 200 military personnel
and diminish U.S. involvement in nearly 30 NATO organizations,
including its "Centers of Excellence&…

Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO advisory groups
The planned exit marks the Trump administration’s latest move to scale back Washington’s military investment in Europe’s defense.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-11-07 02:16:34

Sources: the White House has told others in the government it won't allow Nvidia to sell its scaled-down AI chip B30A to China, despite Trump's hints he might (Qianer Liu/The Information)
theinformation.com/articles/u-

U.S. to Block Nvidia’s Sale of Scaled-Back AI Chips to China
The White House has told others in the federal government it won’t allow Nvidia to sell its latest scaled-down AI chips to China, despite President Donald Trump’s hints over the summer that he might allow the company to do so, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The decision ...

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-01-25 02:09:32

We are outnumbered by cats right now. No matter where you turn - whether it's the floor, a counter, or you want to escape upstairs.. boom, cat.
#CatsOfMastodon #caturday

A cardboard box on the floor, with a tabby cat (Twig) sitting upright in it. The cat has wide eyes and is alert, looking at me as I take the picture.
An unfinished wood counter top, with a tuxedo cat (Clove) sitting on top like a loaf of bread. Unlike Twig, who's alert, her eyes are half closed and she looks bored. She has a white chest and a mostly white face.
A living room scene (messy, due to kids). In the foreground there's a dark wood staircase railing, and on the railing sits ANOTHER tuxedo cat (Erie). Unlike Clove, Erie is mostly black with just little white paw tips and a white chest. From the back, you'd think she was a completely black cat. Her face is so dark that her features are almost invisible, except for some green half-rings in her eyes.
Another tabby cat (Widget), this one on a gray couch. Her butt is facing the camera, but her head is turned torwards it. She has white mitten paws, but the rest of her is standard tabby.
@timbray@cosocial.ca
2025-11-18 05:53:34

Sitting here writing, idly watching the #Bitcoin bulls&bears dragging the price back and for across the said-to-matter $90K line. I don’t know who these people are but I’m sure there are chat-rooms where the ones who can influence the price (bulls mostly) strategize on how best to do so.
There’s a line of thought that says that the value of Btc cannot naturally be steady; too many holders…

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-19 12:24:46

Will Colts, Daniel Jones run it back in 2026? espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/476240

Will Colts, Daniel Jones run it back in 2026? - ESPN
There's mutual interest, but there's also the not small matter of the QB's recovery from a December torn Achilles.

@stefan@gardenstate.social
2026-01-20 23:28:01

Long ago I decided subbed or dubbed doesn''t matter much because I often forget which one I was watching after the fact and end up switching back and forth.
#anime

@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
2026-01-13 12:32:14

A matter of perspective. A Tom Gauld editorial cartoon from a while back.

CARTOON: A landscape showing a mirror image of two medieval coastlines separated by a body of water. On each side, from he top of a hill going down to the water, a castle, a cathedral, a town building with people, and a boat setting sail for the opposite coast. One side is titled: "Our Blessed Homeland", and descending the hill, above each object (castle, cathedral, town sqare, ship): "Our glorious leader", "Our great religion", "Our noble populace", "Our heroic adventurers" On the opposite s…
@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-21 19:16:30

The White House on Thursday emailed HHS leadership asking for the resignation of a top aide to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary whom he had sought to promote, according to two administration officials granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive personnel matter.
Makary pushed back on the request to force policy and research staffer Sanjula Jain-Nagpal out of the agency, officials told POLITICO.
“She is an employee at the FDA, and that has not changed,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon sai…

@ethanwhite@hachyderm.io
2025-11-04 12:19:24

Local. Elections. Matter.
In my city we have a vote today to push back against overreach by the state into local governance. There are just over 75,000 eligible voters.
Gainesville folks - take time today to tell the state to stay out of local governance. Vote Yes for Local Public Utilities.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-06 19:16:04

A look at Paramount's culture shift under David Ellison, where the focus is on male-driven action movies, and not on prestige films seen as critics' darlings (Pamela McClintock/The Hollywood Reporter)
hollywoodreporter.com/business

Feelings Don’t Matter: How the Ellison Era Is Transforming Paramount 
It’s a brand-new day at the legacy studio, where prestige films are out, testosterone-heavy tentpoles are in and Brett Ratner is back on the call sheet.

@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-09 16:19:41

RE: social.linux.pizza/@midtsveen/
The Commissioner-General of Immigration, the former Knights of Labor President Terence V. Powderly, advised the couple to marry to settle the matter, but they refused and were deported back …