@stefanlaser@social.tchncs.de50 years of reunification, the end of the second Indochina war, #Vietnam had a blast with a mammoth celebration. The nationalism is troubled but it goes strong. An entire day of a parade in Saigon and on TV, and we had a tank in the newspaper 🤷
Interesting, since it’s the final days abroad for us
@bourgwick@heads.socialtoday, rich & i hit the end of our enjoying the ride deadcast season with some deep head history. thanks to sociologist rebecca adams (& her receipts!) we can pinpoint wide use of “shakedown street” to describe the parking lot scene to summer ’89. https://www.dead.net/deadcast/enjoying-rid
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump issued an Executive Order on April 9, 2025, directing federal agencies to investigate #Miles #Taylor, a former Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland security, for his public criticisms of the president.
This appears to be the first time in U.S. history that a president has explicitly invoked his in…
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialI just saw the images of the DHS "rennovation" of the old St. Elizabeths in DC as the new DHS HQ.
The architectural renditions suggest that they will be turning it into something rather different than its historical shape (but the drawings i saw didn't look too bad - at least they didn't turn it into a Frank Gehry monstrosity with leaky roofs, dead-end hallways, and external stairs that require people to step open crevices.)
Given DHS head Noem's history, I …
@samerfarha@mastodon.socialI finished reading GĂsli Pšlsson’s “The Last Of Its Kind” recently, and if you want a great look at the Great Auk and the history of extinction, this book is fascinating, if a bit depressing in the end. Well worth reading, especially if you like to learn more about life in Iceland in the 1800s.
@raiders@darktundra.xyzEx-Raiders defensive end has jersey displayed in Smithsonian https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/ex-raiders-defensive-end-has-jersey-displayed-in-smithsonian-3381344/
@Rob_Oost@mastodon.social"Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction": how the cardinal points of the compass have changed our world view.
A journey through history, discovery, religion, maps and much more.
And how online maps and GPS are reducing its relevance.
By Jerry Brotton.
https://flic.kr/p/tAv8JZ
@alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizzaYesterday, for the first time in the modern history of Spain, the whole country was left without electricity and with the communications of the end of the analog era.
Children had to play ball in the parks, families had to have barbecues in the parks and play board games... And I had to read a book. Going back to the 20th century was hell!
#spain
@arXiv_csIR_bot@mastoxiv.pageDV365: Extremely Long User History Modeling at Instagram
Wenhan Lyu, Devashish Tyagi, Yihang Yang, Ziwei Li, Ajay Somani, Karthikeyan Shanmugasundaram, Nikola Andrejevic, Ferdi Adeputra, Curtis Zeng, Arun K. Singh, Maxime Ransan, Sagar Jain
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00450
@arXiv_csFL_bot@mastoxiv.pageThis https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.07745 has been replaced.
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@arXiv_astrophGA_bot@mastoxiv.pageThis https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.08568 has been replaced.
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