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@mlawton@mstdn.social
2026-04-09 21:08:48

Took the day off to head up to Natural Bridge State Park with my wife. Pictures don’t really do justice to how massive it is.
Then there are the Blue Ridge Mountains, always gorgeous. Will return to Skyline Trail later this summer, as it’s an official International Dark Sky viewing location. Perhaps in August for the Perseid meteor shower season.

A scenic view of rolling hills and mountains in the background, with lush green trees and a grassy field in the foreground under a clear blue sky.
The Natural Bridge, a large rock arch towers above a lush, green valley, with people walking along a path beneath it. The scene features steep, rocky cliffs on either side, partially covered in vegetation, against a blue sky.
A panoramic view of rolling green hills and mountains under a clear blue sky, showcasing lush trees and grassy fields.
A natural rock arch stands tall amidst lush greenery and trees. A pathway runs through the area, with a few figures walking along it. The sky is clear, adding to the scenic beauty.
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-08 01:00:01

Trump agrees to suspend attacks for ‘two weeks’ if Iran opens Strait of Hormuz
Just 90 minutes before Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline to
“wipe out a whole civilization”
with massive strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure and bridges,
he came up with a two-week extension for diplomacy to continue.

“Subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,”
Trump said on social media,
“I agre…

Trump agrees to suspend attacks for ‘two weeks’ if Iran opens Strait of Hormuz
Amid threats to bomb civilian infrastructure, the president said he had received a 10-point proposal from Iran that formed a “workable basis” for continued negotiations.

@pre@boing.world
2026-03-13 22:35:16

One of my VR Lighthouses died last month. These things are gyroscopically spinning 24 hours a day for, what, a decade now? Nearly.
No wonder. Mostly the industry seems to be settling on using head-mounted cameras rather than sweeping infra-red beams and receptors on the head anyway.
It is true that lighthouses give accurate positioning, but means I can't easily take the headset next door, say. Or to a party.
So inside-out, as they call it, is fine for the headset now and mostly okay for the hand-controllers.
But it offers no solution at all for the foot-trackers and hip-tracker that I need for puppetting the characters in the #vr #slimeVR #trackers

@jae@mastodon.me.uk
2026-05-05 02:49:37

It’s amazing to realize how British accents no longer seem different to me. I can understand them so much more than I could before and because I consume a lot of British media, I am beginning to not be able to differentiate them from the accents I grew up with.

@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-03-21 03:47:39

Learning how to psyop Third World populations with Manual of The Mercenary Soldier
archive.org/details/PaulBalorM

Your best psy-op is that which seems to demonstrate to the enemy as well as your people that the enemy has lost control of the situation. You can be pretty sure that by the | time you go in, the bad guys have had things going their way. And you’re not going to reverse that with words alone. Remember . . . you’re not going up against an open Western society or one of the West’s sloppy, half-assed Third World client states. You’re going up against rebels or a regime which is totalitarian in…
tunity to “build bridges to the people.” Unfortunately, building that bridge takes too long and it is too easily blown. Your opposition gives lip service to civic action— but he practices “grab ’em by the balls and yank. Their hearts and minds will follow.” And damned if they don’t!
Sample psy-op: Your conflicts always throw up little local despots in the countryside. They may be the rural police chief, a militia captain, guerrilla leader, even a local religious figure. They may be on either side. Or no side. What they have in com¬ mon is that they’re vicious, detested by the local people they oppress. Select one. Take him out. Visibly. Hoist his body in the village square. And, of course, broadcast the fact. Now you’re really in the hearts-and-minds business. Your best…
Not for you any cold, colorless recitation of facts. You’re not the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Marti. . . . Come on strong. Speak passionate truths! Feel free to indulge in color, symbolism, folklore, histrionics, and invective! You have to not only inform—you also must entertain. But never forget: Third worlders are realists. They have to be. They’ve been exposed to the application of raw power all their lives. They want to survive. They’ll accom¬ modate whoever is able to app…