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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-23 14:46:33

Hawaii is coming to grips with the extensive damage left by the worst flooding the islands have seen in more than 20 years.
Over the weekend, heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago,
forcing thousands on the North Shore of Oahu to evacuate before more evacuations for parts of the island of Maui.
The rains lifted houses and cars, inundated farms, swept through grocery stores and left a thick layer of mud in streets, homes and ga…

Hawaii assesses damage left by worst flooding in more than 20 years
People evacuated on Oahu and Maui as rains lifted houses and cars, swept through stores and left streets mud-clogged

@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ie
2026-05-24 08:04:13

The idea of Vote Left, Transfer Left was pretty strongly adhered to in Dublin Central as the count went on.
What happened was that the voters didn’t consider SF to be left.
The SF candidate’s big transfer moments came from Steenson and Hutch.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-24 20:12:22

Dallas Cowboys' Slick NFL Draft Trade Left Steelers Embarrassed si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas

Cowboys' Slick NFL Draft Trade Left Pittsburgh Steelers Embarrassed
The Dallas Cowboys pulled a fast one on the Pittsburgh Steelers during the NFL Draft, and leveraged a division rival for extra draft capital.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-03-23 11:10:36

Where Left and Right Both Go Wrong on Crime (Keith Humphreys/Washington Monthly)
washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/
memeorandum.com/260323/p13#a26

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 11:31:42

European Left Party: A Double Boost. The European Left Party’s practical value is measured by whether the decisions taken in Brussels lead to concrete action. By Uwe Sattler.
europa.blog/en/european-left-p

European Left Party: A Double Boost - Europa Blog
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@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-02-24 05:07:20
Content warning: NZPol eXodus...

It'd be very interesting to see what might happen if enough people mentioned Mastodon and the Fediverse explicitly in the comments of this article: stuff.co.nz/politics/360942425

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-24 03:33:27

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Audioasis
Azure Amber:
🎵 Left for Dead
#AzureAmber
azureamber.bandcamp.com/track/
open.spotify.com/track/3vpf50o

@marjolica@social.linux.pizza
2026-05-24 13:24:53

Our first Echium has finally flowered this year. They are supposed to flower in their second year but this one took three.
It's very popular with the bees.

A very tall conical plant, an Echium, perhaps 5 m high and leaf spread no more than 1m wide at the base. The leaves are long and narrow The top two thirds is covered in small purple flowers. To the left is a woman in blue trousers and top standing on lawn and further to the left a tree. Behind is a patio and an arbor with sweet peas on cane supports in front. To the left are steps up to the patio with a raised pond and tall variety of plants rising behind. A green water barrel is sitting on t…
@scott@carfree.city
2026-05-24 04:20:17

Evening on Billy Goat Hill

A variety of plants, with green shrubs in the middle, yellow grasses in the foreground on right, and a deep green tree or large shrub in the back. Two plants that I can identify are bush monkeyflower, with its cream-orange flowers, and yarrow, with its rounded white flower clusters.
A dirt path curves around some shrubs and a tree as it approaches a hillside. SF skyline is on the left side of the image.
A California buckeye on a hillside blooms with cylindrical clusters of white flowers. In the distance a residential road climbs along a ridge.
View from a hillside of residential areas and a distant grassy hill crowned with a radio tower and trees. To the left at the bottom of that distant hill, the bay peeks out. The sky fades from gray-blue up top to pinkish orange at the horizon, and there are scattered dark gray clouds.
@fgraver@hcommons.social
2026-03-23 18:44:56

Now, what? Can’t I sleep in the sunbeam in peace?
#Mastodog #DogsOfMastodon

A close-up of Neville the labradoodle lying in a sunbeam. The sun is illuminating his left / our right, and the contrast between light and shadow means much of the right side of his face is very dark. We can see a piercing stare from his left eye. Most likely wondering what his silly human is up to. In the foreground, on our right, is a rubber ball, lying there ignored.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-24 21:56:12

Left tackle Taylor Decker announces he's returning to Lions for 2026 season nytimes.com/athletic/7068440/2

Left tackle Taylor Decker announces he’s returning to Lions for 2026 season
While Decker is returning, David Montgomery's future will need more clarity before the start of the new league year on March 11.

@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-05-23 15:30:41

If the far right defines what tolerance is, I'm happy being the “intolerant” left.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-04-23 00:41:29

UPS driver left my new phone…
…on top of my trash can.
wtf

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-05-21 22:38:20

Repeatedly sprayed the dog.
San Diego parents seek $800K from USPS over pepper spray exposure they say left children with asthma | Courthouse News Service
courthousenews.com/san-diego-p

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-23 22:20:51

Key financing measure for Brooklyn waterfront overhaul left out of state budget (Janaki Chadha/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/05/23/k
memeorandum.com/260523/p22#a26

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-23 10:30:54

Sources: DeepSeek is fundraising to keep its researchers, some of whom have left for rivals whose valuations have soared; it is targeting a $20B valuation (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)
ft.com/content/f7c65d8e-aed1-4

@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2026-04-24 19:54:42

Beware of Cat

Video of someone looking at a window with the sign showing a cat head and: WARNING 防犯ネコ 24時間作勤中 24H security system The video then pans to the left where there's an identical looking cat sitting by the window, staring directly at the human filming. The cat moves it's head slightly up as if signaling to the person that it knows... It knows...
@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 11:23:28

European Left Party: A Double Boost. The European Left Party’s practical value is measured by whether the decisions taken in Brussels lead to concrete action. By Uwe Sattler.
europa.blog/en/european-left-p

European Left Party: A Double Boost - Europa Blog
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@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-04-23 01:49:51

City Silhouettes V 🏙️
城市轮廓线 V 🏙️
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400 (6x7)
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite

Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph capturing bare tree branches against a clear sky. The lower part of the image shows the rooftops of traditional Chinese buildings with curved, tiled roofs. The branches are intricate and spread across the sky, creating a stark contrast with the architectural elements below. 中文 一张黑白照片，拍摄的是光秃秃的树枝映衬在晴朗的天空下。照片下方是传统中国建筑的屋顶，屋顶为弯曲的瓦片结构。树枝错综复杂，横跨天空，与下方的建筑元素形成鲜明对比。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of a traditional Chinese architectural setting. The foreground features a tall, rectangular stone tablet with intricate carvings at the top. To the left, a person is walking through an arched gateway adorned with traditional Chinese roof tiles and decorative eaves. The background includes a tree and a wall with similar traditional roofing. Shadows are cast on the walls, adding depth to the scene. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了中国传统建筑场景。前景是一块高大的长方形石碑…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white photograph of a street scene in a traditional setting. On the left, a person is standing and looking at their phone. Several bicycles are parked against a wall adorned with ornate carvings. The wall and a large tree cast shadows on the paved ground. In the background, a few people are seated on the bicycles, engaged in conversation. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了传统街道场景。左侧有一个人站着，低头看手机。几辆自行车靠在雕刻精美的墙边。墙和一棵大树的影子投射在铺砌的地面上。背景中，几个人坐在自行车上，正在交谈。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7) English A black-and-white close-up photograph of a corner of a traditional building. The image focuses on an ornate, carved stone bracket supporting the roof. A broom with a long handle is leaning against the wall, partially obscuring the carvings. The stonework features intricate floral and vine patterns, and the wall shows signs of age and wear. 中文 一张黑白照片，特写拍摄了一座传统建筑的角落。照片重点展示了一个雕刻精美的石质托架，支撑着屋顶。一把长柄扫帚靠在墙上，部分遮挡了雕刻。石雕上有精美的花卉和藤蔓图案，墙面显示出岁月的痕迹和磨损。
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-04-23 17:19:11

Mike Reid, who served as chief science officer for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has quit the position because the State Department is considering withholding assistance from people with HIV in Zambia to push the country into signing a favorable ⁠critical-minerals deal with the U.S. (hand to ear as if getting an update) I’m now hearing: the United States is the bad guys.

Expert quits US HIV role, rebukes Trump's global health approach
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The chief science officer for the U.S. flagship HIV/AIDS program left his role this week and criticized the...

@stefan@gardenstate.social
2026-03-23 18:45:47

woah. he's back.
I left YouTube two years ago. Time to come back. by Tom Scott
#youtube

@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2026-05-23 14:31:40

Some interesting data on lab power consumption / energy efficiency: shut down the microscope bench workstation yesterday evening while troubleshooting some stuff and left it down overnight.
This is a Xeon 8362, 128GB of RAM, and a (small) nvidia card, for reference.
Looks like it was idling around ~100W, or ~2.5% of my total consumption. Not nothing, but also not huge compared to e.g. the T&M equipment or some of the bigger iron.
But good to have some actual measured da…

UPS power consumption graph showing a small but measurable drop from just before midnight
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-04-24 19:42:35

I just got so mad at something Past Me left for Future Me to deal with that I had to sit there for a few minutes and *stew*. Like, wtf dude - you (I) know better!

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-03-22 15:53:26

Three gates on hinges and stock proof. One wooden gate loaded up to be relocated. This feels like a useful afternoon's work.
#Crofting
#TheJoyOfCrofting

As described in the post. In the background, left, dark spruce woodland. There are two steel gates to the left of the tractor, one new, one relocated. The tractor is in the middle, between the gates, with an old but sound wooden gate loaded into the box, leaning against the roll bar. There is strong sunshine.
@CerstinMahlow@mastodon.acm.org
2026-02-24 07:02:29

Spring is near! Today, when I left the house before being awake the sun was already up
!B

Sun above railway facilities (Renens, VD)
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-04-24 10:35:05

Kellenspitze (2025)
(latest 8x6" Kallitype print from last night)
This mountain is the tallest peak in the Tannheimer Alps, here seen from a narrow ridge path in the north east. It was a fabulous warm day with so many mountain flowers in full bloom and clouds forming/drifting between the passes and nearby peaks, later developing into a heavy thunderstorm (thankfully only when I was already descending again...)

Phone picture of a 8x6" kallitype print of a large mountain peak partially shrouded in clouds forming around it. In the foreground is a narrow ridge with a very similar profile as the peak. A small group of low-growth trees next to it and a large valley running down and opening up from the pass on the left. Dark moody sky.
@brian_gettler@mas.to
2026-03-23 17:42:35

Tomorrow we're discussing policing in my "History of Here" course. We'll start in the 19th and continue through the turn of the 21st century. A key event: the killing of Michael Wade Lawson, a Black 17 year-old from #Mississauga, #Ontario, shot in the back by Peel Regional Police. Four years lat…

A tan button with the picture of a young Black man on the right and the text "Justice for Michael Wade Lawson" on the left.
@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-03-23 14:13:46

"Grégoire, who ran in Paris for a united grouping of Socialists, Greens and other parties on the centre left"
Interesting, and probably accurate characterisation of the PCF!
‘Absolute moral rigour’: new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s ideals face stern test | Paris | The Guardian

‘Absolute moral rigour’: new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s ideals face stern test
Leftwing victor has pledged to cut officials’ expenses and luxuries, but first must turn his attention to a series of crises

@mpsgoettingen@academiccloud.social
2026-03-23 12:50:19

Launched 48 years ago, NASA’s space probes #Voyager 1 and 2 are still exploring – and have long left the #SolarSystem. Learn more on Astronomy Day, March 28th, 7 PM, in public talk by #mpsgoettingen

Astronomietag 2026 Samstag, 28. März, 19 Uhr Dr. Harald Krüger (MPS) Bis an den Rand des Sonnensystems und darüber hinaus - Die Weltraummissionen Voyager 1 und 2 https://www.mps.mpg.de/astronomietag2026
@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-05-23 18:56:29

In the last 4 hours I managed get both the founder/owner and the CEO of my ISP to curse in all caps in a chat with me (not at me, though!)
Still a few hours left til midnight. 😏

@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social
2026-04-24 00:35:53

Why so serious?
These classical guys are so, so serious. The dude at the far left almost (ALMOST!) cracks a smile here and there, but the rest of them? Nah.
This is to be played with a smile or four. Sigh.
#music #PinkPanther

@georgiamuseum@glammr.us
2026-04-23 13:20:02

Is it possible to achieve environmental justice without justice for laborers in the Global South? Can we apply Western notions of environmentalism to Latin America? Why are workers’ lived experiences so often left out of conversations about resource extraction and allocation? Dr. Pablo Lapegna’s University of Georgia class is examining these questions in a display at the museum titled “Fiber, Food and Fuel: Mexican Environments, Labor and the Taller de Gršfica Popular.”

Alberto Beltrán's lithograph "Grinding Sugar Cane" shows a worker crouching to feed cane into a trapiche, a mill used to extract the juice that beomes sugar. In the background, a mule walks in a circle to power the mill.
@knurd42@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-22 09:43:36

How to make me hate your website?
Move the page scroll bar slightly to the left, as that breaks "move mouse cursor to the right of the screen blindly, hit button, move mouse downwards".
Looking at you, #gitlab[1] (where I need the scroll bar often, as the pages for issues are really long, so using the scroll wheel is not really a option.
[1] see for example

Screenshot from gitlab showing the scroll bar moved slightly to the left. Taken from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/4663
@mikebabyak@musicians.today
2026-03-24 03:55:15

Record all mastered! On to licensing covers, getting ISRCs, finishing artwork and liner notes, credits, making sure nobody's left off the acknowledgements. Did all the recording and mixing in-house, but still lots of other expenses, so doing a kickstarter to recover what we can. Final decision is to call it "Dulcetta." Sweet little coda. Been a long journey w the #leukemia inter…

three honey jars, one in front two behind on either side. three different shades of honey color. Middle jar has printed on front a honey dipper above the word DULCETTA and a music symbol for a coda below.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-03-24 00:01:18

Pair dressed for much worse weather than we got last Saturday at the Fairy Fest
#photo #photography #fairyfestival

On the left a woman in a raincoat with many clashing primary colors and pink boots and a hat like her coat and red hair and big glasses and a big smile. On the right a boy in green boots, green jacket, green sleeves, green hood, all waterproof as well as red gloves
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-05-23 21:05:25

Inadventent astronomy from the Danish island #Anholt in the near-24/7 live stream #News5 which is covering the dead #whale Timmy / Hope rotting near a beach - and on returning to base at the harbor today caught Venus (center) and Jupiter (upper left) several times ...

@Dragofix@veganism.social
2026-05-22 23:28:20

Timor green pigeon could go extinct without immediate action, study finds news.mongabay.com/short-articl

Timor green pigeon could go extinct without immediate action, study finds
The extremely rare Timor green pigeon has fewer than 500 individuals left in the wild. Researchers say its extinction risk must be revised.

@jom@social.kontrollapparat.de
2026-05-23 16:33:26

Elli Mastodon oversees the proper conversion of solar electricity into cooling.
#Plushtodon

On the left is an air conditioner unit. Next to it is a large, soft, yellow plush toy.
@padraig@mastodon.ie
2026-03-24 17:00:31

Just pulled the @… card on #WikiGacha 🤣 #noxp

A 'trading card' of Elena Rossini on Wiki Gacha It is a grey card featuring: "UC" on the top-left for Uncommon Rarity, with their name beside it. An image of Elena. A symbol on the right indicating that the card is in the "People" category And a small synopsis of Elena's Wikipedia entry: "Elena Rossini is an Italian filmmaker, writer and artist best known for the documentary film The Illusionists. In October 2014, Rossini was selected for the Young Leaders program by the Council for the Un…
@DamonHD@mastodon.social
2026-05-23 15:03:15

#today I have the #journal's template .tex building in my usual harness, so I am nearly started on that new paper - a whole week left to write it all!

@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2026-03-24 13:08:45

RE: #degrowth makes it into a leading UK left-wing magazine. Expect more.
Also a nice feature on pion…

@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
2026-04-24 14:31:09

#humor #StraitOfHormuz #Hormuz

MOCK SCREENSHOT: A fake image of a Google Maps listing showing the Strait of Hormuz on the right. On the left, a search box for "The Strait of Hormuz" at the top, and under it, "Details" One five-star rating HOURS: Open. Closes 4:00 PM. Monday: 9:30 - 4:00 PM Tuesday: 9:30 - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 9:30 - 4:00 PM Thursday: 9:30 - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:30 - 4:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed
@jerome@jasette.facil.services
2026-03-23 13:36:08

So updates from the MSTDN.ca owner this morning.
There are no change coming. The servers will stay where they are. No changes to governance or ownership. Calls from the community to transition to new people are being left unanswered.
State of the instance that has been delayed for years is delayed again with no new dates.
Financials are not being shared but he is claiming that things are still fine, safe and there's nothing to worry about.

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 10:15:31

European Left: “We must Europeanise our successes.” Walter Baier, President of the Party of the European Left, on the opportunities and challenges facing progressive politics in Europe. By Uwe Sattler.
europa.blog/en/european-left-w

European Left: “We must Europeanise our successes” - Europa Blog
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@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-03-23 20:01:48

It's that time of year again as I start getting everything ready for the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition. Upgraded the switch in the VoIP (Cisco SG300 24-port PoE -> Cisco C1000-48P-4G-L 48-port PoE), got everything configured which took far, far too long, then started verifying that all of the phones would boot and call each other. I still have a ton of phones to go and label, but the hard part is done. The annoying part is the only part left...lol

The Cisco Catalyst 1000 switch installed in the portable case underneath the PDU and rack drawer.
Five VoIP phones strewn across a messy desk all plugged into the Catalyst switch. All of them are powered on and have booted successfully.
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-23 13:24:33

Heard about the #kagi #linkedin translator and gave it a try (I've left LI years ago). Here's my text and the #kagi output - bang on and a great laugh
My text: due to cut downs I had t…

@denmanrooke@mastodon.ie
2026-05-22 19:42:31

If you haven't voted yet and you live in Galway City or Connemara (Galway West constituency), you still have a little over an hour to get your vote in!
Talk to your friends and family and make sure you all get your vote in. Every vote matters.
Vote Left Transfer Left.

@sherold@mastodon.online
2026-04-23 13:24:27

Maintenant, je les vois partout. 😶‍🌫️
#AngineDePoitrine #Photography

A detailed, angled close-up photo shows a white metal balcony panel perforated with dense rows of circular holes, like a polka-dotted structure. The panel slopes from the top-left towards the bottom-right, where it meets dark wooden deck planks at an angle. Strong sunlight from the upper-right shines through the panel's holes, casting a pattern of small, bright white dots on the dark wood decking, matching the perforated design. Through the holes in the upper panel, a blurry view of a green gra…
@harrysentonbury@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-24 21:28:37

got nowt new for tomb tuesday, so have a grave i photoed last summer instead
#grave #mementoMori #tombTuesday

a sandstone headstone. carved winged head and winged skull. words have weathered away with time. it was sunny that day. some ivy grows over the gravestone, also what looks like belladonna in bloom in the foreground on the left. dry stone wall in the background.
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-21 14:49:16

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Natalie Jane Hill:
🎵 Never Left Me
#NowPlaying #NatalieJaneHill
nataliejanehill.bandcamp.com/t
open.spotify.com/track/5mYV6uf

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-03-24 13:00:07

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008)
Five text collections in the form of bags-of-words, i.e. a bipartite document–word network. Left nodes are documents and right nodes are words. Edge weights are multiplicities. .
This network has 67963 nodes and 3710420 edges.
Tags: Informational, Text, Bipartite, Weighted, Metadata
…

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008). 67963 nodes, 3710420 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/bag_of_words#enron
@Demirramon@cyberfurz.social
2026-05-23 14:35:46
Content warning: Casualties: Unknown and its horrors beyond human comprehension

I finally got to layer 3 on Casualties: Unknown.
The random spikes falling from the ceiling were spooky. I also fell past a turret thing and it gave me a damn heart attack, but it didn't hurt me.
Then I saw a land mine. I stepped on it by accident, then ran as far as I could, and... kaboom. A few dislocated bones, got debris stuck EVERYWHERE, and quite a bunch of bleeding. Surprisingly, I could heal everything (which took a while), except for their poor left eye... but it is…

@Lucy@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-18 20:47:49

thedailytism.com/carrie-autist

Carrie? Autistic woman left terrified after watching horror movie called Sex and the City 2
An autistic woman who thought she was sitting down for a long-overdue viewing of the 1976 adaptation of Carrie - or at the very least, the 2013 version - has reportedly been left traumatised after accidentally watching “chilling” horror movie, Sex and the City 2....

@barijaona@mastodon.mg
2026-05-16 00:17:30

Why (and how) UPS trucks (almost) never turn left.
The policy started in the 1970s and is implemented by a dedicated software since 2004.
Its impact on workers’ political opinions remains unknown. ☺️
cnn.com/2017/02/16/world/ups-t

Why UPS trucks (almost) never turn left
Left-hand turns are dangerous and wasteful, data shows. By avoiding them, UPS saves 10 million gallons of fuel each year. Should you do the same?

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-23 13:00:21

"Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?"
#US #USA #America #Climate

Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?
Enthusiasm for climate leadership is backsliding beyond the US government, but there are some signs of hope.

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-03-22 21:48:50

Paris has just elected another bike-friendly mayor!
After Anne Hidalgo transformed the city, her PS-colleague Emmanuel Grégoire takes over, beating former right-wing minister Rachida Dati by a large margin.
f24.my/BojB

Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo
Socialist frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire comfortably defeated veteran conservative Rachida Dati in a second-round runoff for Paris mayor, exit polls showed Sunday, in the last major test of the French public mood ahead of next year’s all-important presidential election.

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-22 00:38:16

Watch: Rod Martin left it all on the field. A Raider through and through raiders.com/video/rod-martin-a

Watch: Rod Martin left it all on the field. A Raider through and through

The Raiders Family mourns the passing of Rod Martin. His smile, presence and legacy will never be forgotten.

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-05-22 15:56:35

The reasons we consider plagiarism to be cheating in school and malpractice in professional contexts are many of the same reasons that LLMs are not going to replace all knowledge-based human labor. (Details left as an exercise for the reader.)
And yes, a whole lot of what LLMs do •would• count as plagiarism if one of my students did it manually, and •should• count as plagiarism just the same if they use a machine to do it — not just in a “that’s cheating!!” sense, but more importantly in a “that’s not really doing the work” sense.
5/

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2026-04-22 05:57:00

Deeply ambivalent on this piece in the FT. On the one hand as @… lays out so well, we're polluting the atmosphere and destroyo astronomy with these satellite launches, and there's a real risk for Kessler syndrome.
On the other hand, I've used Starlink myself (in Antarctica) - it's extremely useful and Europe is indeed being left far behind.
Europe is ceding sovereignty to SpaceX - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle via @FT

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-22 01:20:56

Dead Cadillac Lyriq EV Leaves Baby Locked In Car
Luckily the baby was retrieved from the SUV unharmed,
but the owners were left with a $1,000 bill for a key fob replacement after using the emergency access.
jalopnik.com/2126583/dead-cadi

Dead Cadillac Lyriq EV Leaves Baby Locked In Car
Luckily the baby was retrieved from the SUV unharmed, but the owners were left with a $1,000 bill for a key fob replacement after using the emergency access.

@publicvoit@graz.social
2026-03-22 10:04:31

Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/cybe
Oh, a ni…

Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US | TechCrunch
A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles.

@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-05-20 13:25:29
Content warning: Don't Pray for the Left (Parody)

I've long wanted to write something about the Nazi musician Tom MacDonald, whose recent song “Pray for the Left” was so outlandish that people enjoyed it for thinking it was a parody of itself. In that idea, I began rewriting the lyrics of that song, thinking I might some day make a cover but from the perspective of the left, that's what this post is about, tell me what you think:
Don't Pray For The Left Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We always said that Ch…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 19:40:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
alt-J:
🎵 Left Hand Free
#altJ
varsityvocals.bandcamp.com/tra
open.spotify.com/track/5qJqzpN

@aardrian@toot.cafe
2026-03-17 17:51:38

I made 6 more shirts.
They’re based on the disability pride flag: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabili
I added a WCAG principle to each stripe, plus a bonus principle.
Also sans stripes, with the words still angled and in the stripe colors.
Sale still runn…

A dark gray tee with five line of text angled from the upper-left to bottom-right corner, each in a different color: green, blue, gray, yellow, and red. Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, the words are: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust, Punch Nazis.
A light blue scoop neck tee with a dark gray field with five light stripes going from the upper-left to bottom-right corner: green, blue, gray, yellow, and red. Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible within each stripe is a word: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust, Punch Nazis.
A dark heather gray tee with five line of text angled from the upper-left to bottom-right corner, each in a different color: green, blue, gray, yellow, and red. Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, the words are: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust, Fuck Overlays.
A light yellow tee with a dark gray field with five light stripes going from the upper-left to bottom-right corner: green, blue, gray, yellow, and red. Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible within each stripe is a word: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust, F*** Overlays.
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-03-24 00:53:36

Alright, attempt #3 at watching Sinners.
The first time I got about a minute in before my kid fell asleep. I figured it would take her much longer, so I shut the movie & left.
The second time, kids were asleep and I was waiting for my wife to get home. I figured she'd be at least 45 mins, but I got 5 mins into it & she opened up the door.
This time, I'm sick, kids are asleep, & I have literally no other responsibilities other than staying awake until pro…

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-24 18:52:35

🔱 The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History
#ocean

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History
Roger Dooley’s quest, the one that would come to consume him and indeed to define his life, began in Seville, on a typically torrid day in July 1984. The thirty-nine-year-old archaeologist left his…

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-19 14:00:46

Hollywood Brown has 'a lot left to prove' in Philly, looks forward to playing with Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown nfl.com/news/hollywood-brown-a

Hollywood Brown has 'a lot left to prove' in Philly, looks forward to playing with Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown
Speaking on the "Speakeasy" podcast this week after joining with the Eagles, former first-round pick Marquise Brown said he is looking to prove he isn’t washed out after four straight years with fewer than 725 receiving yards.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-04-20 15:27:48

This 4/20, Remember The Cannabis Prisoners Legalization Left Behind | High Times
hightimes.com/activism/this-4-

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-05-24 00:30:07

The Story of the Two Towers III 📖
双塔故事 III 📖
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Harman RED (6x7）
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite

Harman Red 125 (6x7) ##English Silhouette of a multi-tiered pagoda and bare trees against a vibrant orange sky. The pagoda, with its distinct curved eaves, stands tall on the left, partially obscured by leafless branches. The sky is filled with a gradient of warm orange hues, with a faint beam of light visible in the upper right. ##中文 橙色天空下，一座多层宝塔与光秃秃的树木的剪影。宝塔位于左侧，其弯曲的屋檐特征明显，部分被光秃的树枝遮挡。天空充满温暖的橙色渐变，右上角有一束微弱的光线。
Harman Red 125 (6x7) ##English A dark, dramatic sky with thick, swirling orange and red clouds. The horizon is lined with the silhouettes of trees, their bare branches creating a stark contrast against the vibrant, almost fiery sky. ##中文 浓厚的橙红色云层在天空中翻滚，营造出戏剧性的氛围。地平线上排列着树木的剪影，光秃的树枝与充满活力的、几乎像火焰般的天空形成鲜明对比。
Harman Red 125 (6x7) ##English Silhouette of two multi-tiered pagodas against a bright orange sky. The pagodas, with their curved eaves, rise above a line of dark trees. The sky is mostly clear with a few scattered clouds, and the sun casts a warm glow over the scene. ##中文 两座多层宝塔在明亮的橙色天空下的剪影。宝塔的弯曲屋檐高耸于一排深色树木之上。天空大部分晴朗，散布着几朵云彩，太阳为整个场景洒下温暖的光芒。
Harman Red 125 (6x7) ##English Silhouette of two pagodas among bare trees against a deep red sunset sky. The pagodas, with their distinct tiered roofs, stand out against the dark branches. The sky is a rich, deep red with a gradient that darkens towards the top. ##中文 深红色夕阳天空下，两座宝塔与光秃的树木的剪影。宝塔的分层屋顶在深色的树枝中显得格外突出。天空呈现出丰富的深红色，并向上方逐渐变暗。
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-23 13:29:24

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
More Moms Deported:
An exclusive data analysis found Trump has deported moms of U.S. citizens at four times the rate of his predecessor.
Left Stranded:
Because American-born kids can’t legally join their parents in immigration detention, some end up with friends or strangers when their parents are detained or deported.
New Directive:
Trump administration officials revised a document advi…

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-22 06:51:41

Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump's sudden upending of US semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-23 18:35:44

'It has undermined whatever credibility the DNC had left': Dems fret over chair after autopsy (Lisa Kashinsky/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/05/23/d
memeorandum.com/260523/p17#a26

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-05-23 23:00:05

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008)
Five text collections in the form of bags-of-words, i.e. a bipartite document–word network. Left nodes are documents and right nodes are words. Edge weights are multiplicities. .
This network has 10336 nodes and 353160 edges.
Tags: Informational, Text, Bipartite, Weighted, Metadata

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008). 10336 nodes, 353160 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/bag_of_words#kos
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-24 10:59:28

Micah Parsons had one thing to say after Cowboys draft Caleb Downs sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas

Micah Parsons had one thing to say after Cowboys draft Caleb Downs
Parsons left Dallas, but his words stayed.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-23 14:14:12

The S.P.L.C. defines a hate group as an organization that
“has beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics,” according to its website.
The indictment appears to fit within the Trump administration’s pattern of using the Justice Department to punish its political adversaries.
The S.P.L.C. has certainly been adversarial toward the president:
In an article last year, Margaret Huang, who was then the…

How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives
Before the Justice Department filed charges against it, the group had faced scandal and critiques from both the left and the right.

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-04-22 09:52:48

Remember that weird failed rusty red print I posted on Sunday? Seeing very early on that something went astray with the emulsion coating, I didn't fully develop the print (only dev and clearing, no fixer or toner) and just left it to dry, wanting to see what would happen to it...
Three days later, and it has turned into the strangest (but somehow exciting) result I've ever seen, burgundy with slightly blue highlights. It still seems to continue bleeding further into the paper, …

Photo of a failed Kallitype print of a large mountain peak. Instead of black and white, the print is strong burgundy, with slightly blueish highlights. The emulsion outside the frame is continuing to bleed further into the surrounding paper
@denmanrooke@mastodon.ie
2026-05-21 14:24:49

Voting is tomorrow. Friday the 22nd of May. I'm asking for your no. 1 vote and to transfer Left.
While this is a By-election so it won't affect the current govt immediately it will be an opportunity to build for the next election, which will hopefully be sooner than later.
We feel a vote for People Before Profit is the strongest message for a Left government as we're the only party who has committed to never going into coalition with Fine Gael or Fianna Fšil.
1…

Denman Rooke walking in Galway City
@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-24 17:19:55

Sources: Cowboys' Smith has minor knee surgery espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/480232

Sources: Cowboys' Tyler Smith (knee) will be ready by April - ESPN
Tyler Smith, the Cowboys' All-Pro left guard, had minor cleanup surgery on his right knee, sources told ESPN, but will be 100% ready for the offseason program in April.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-23 04:08:49

Donald Trump signaled he is open to a $5 billion funding cut for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
-- if the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, along with other amendments.
“I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they Vote with Republicans to pass ‘THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,'”
Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday night.
“It is far more important than anything else we are doing in the …

Trump open to $5 billion ICE funding cut if SAVE Act package passes
Trump's post marks the first concession he has made to Democrats since the shutdown stalemate began over a month ago.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-24 19:54:42

Open Market: Slim pickings in OT free agency for Cowboys dallascowboys.com/news/open-ma

Open Market: Slim pickings in OT free agency for Cowboys
As the Cowboys work to try and figure out a longterm solution at left tackle, they'll have to do so with limited options in 2026 NFL free agency.

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-03-23 11:36:14

Mundane Things III 🌀
普通物件 III 🌀
📷 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 a wooden wondow with a large sign in Chinese characters. The sign reads "专家起名 八字风水" (Expert Naming, Eight Characters Feng Shui). To the right of the door, there is a small hanging sign with a Yin-Yang symbol and trigram patterns. On the window frame in the front of, there is a piece of cloth and a small object. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示一个木窗，窗上挂着一个大的中文招牌，写着“专家起名 八字风水”。门的右侧挂着一个小牌子，上面有阴阳符号和八卦图案。窗前有一块布和一个小物品。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph showing a section of a brick wall and a tiled floor. The wall is made of rectangular bricks, with a small decorative stone vent carved near the top center. On the floor, there is a rectangular metal grate embedded in the tiles. Scattered around the tiles are a few dried leaves and petals. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一段砖墙和铺砖的地面。墙壁由长方形砖块砌成，靠近上方中间有一个小型装饰性石头通风口。地面上嵌有一个矩形金属格栅。地砖上散落着几片干枯的叶子和花瓣。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph showing a brick wall with a shadow of a tree branch cast upon it. The shadow is prominent and stretches across the bricks. There is a small piece of torn paper or tape stuck to the wall near the top left. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一面砖墙，墙上映着一根树枝的影子。影子清晰，横跨整个砖墙。靠近左上角有一小片撕破的纸或胶带粘在墙上。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph showing a standing broomstick with dried branches placed next to a stone wall. The wall is partially illuminated by light, creating a soft shadow on the wall. The branches are tall and thin, extending upwards. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示一个站着的扫帚，枝条细长，放在石墙旁边。。墙边被光线部分照亮，在墙上形成柔和的影子。扫帚细长，向上延伸。
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-21 14:16:50

A break from portraits for the kind of #bloomscrolling Y'all seem to like. A #9mm view of a daffodil bed by Barnes Hall
#photo

A bed of daffodils with wood mulch bounded by a sinuous stone wall on the right with some trees and a utilitarian building; at the center left find Barnes Hall looking compressed and tilted inward with a round looking section towards to the right and a block tower to the left.
@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 11:16:32

Fight and win. By Uwe Sattler.
#Left #EU

Fight and win - Europa Blog
148

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-24 17:06:11

Tua Tagovailoa on Falcons QB battle with Michael Penix: 'I am no stranger to competition' nytimes.com/athletic/7143533/2

Tua Tagovailoa on Falcons QB battle with Michael Penix: ‘I am no stranger to competition’
Tagovailoa said he's ready to compete with fellow left-hander Penix for the starting role with the Falcons.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-24 19:23:34

Open Market: Slim pickings in OT free agency for Cowboys dallascowboys.com/news/open-ma

Open Market: Slim pickings in OT free agency for Cowboys
As the Cowboys work to try and figure out a longterm solution at left tackle, they'll have to do so with limited options in 2026 NFL free agency.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-03-19 10:25:55

Scoop: How the left plans to start winning primaries again (Andrew Solender/Axios)
axios.com/2026/03/19/democrati
memeorandum.com/260319/p10#a26

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 10:49:48

Strijden en winnen. Door Uwe Sattler.
#Links #Left

Strijden en winnen - Europa Blog
62

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-24 11:15:43

Kyle Shanahan on Trent Williams' contract standoff: 'We love Trent too much and eventually that will work out' nfl.com/news/kyle-shanahan-on-

Kyle Shanahan on Trent Williams' contract standoff: 'We love Trent too much and eventually that will work out'
San Francisco 49ers star left tackle Trent Williams, turning 38 years old this summer, is seeking a new contract. The Niners brass continues to project confidence that they can get a deal done. 

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-21 21:07:34

The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.
PunchBowl News reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators the bill would be left unfinished while the lawmakers returned home for the Memorial Day holiday.
"House is expected to follow suit soon," Sherman wrote in a post on X.

Trump's slush fund left hanging as Senate makes 'remarkable' last minute move
The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.PunchBowl News reporters Jake Sherman and Andrew Desiderio reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators that the bill would...

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-19 16:20:44

San Diego mosque where mass shooting left 3 dead has controversial history -- including ties to 9/11 hijackers (Doree Lewak/New York Post)
nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/
memeorandum.com/260519/p46#a26

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-17 11:40:16

The Belgian Party of Labour shows how to successfully build a left-wing political movement. By Jürgen Klute.
europa.blog/en/the-belgian-par

The Belgian Party of Labour shows how to successfully build a left-wing political movement - Europa Blog
57

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-22 18:17:43

Kat Abughazaleh (from left),
Michael Rabbitt, Andre Martin and Brian Straw
at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Thursday
after their case stemming from Operation Midway Blitz was dropped.
They were the last four members of the so-called “Broadview Six” to face criminal charges

A group of four people in business attire is laughing together in a well-lit indoor setting. They stand side by side, with one person in a dark suit, another in a light blue suit, and two in dark suits with ties.
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-22 18:48:48

The Trump business behind
"Truth Social" is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as the leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
Devin Nunes,
a former California congressmen in Donald Trump’s first term,
is being replaced "temporarily" by digital media executive
Kevin McGurn as chief executive officer.
The company, Trump Media & Technology…

The image features two sections: on the left, Devin Nunes with a neutral expression, and on the right, a playful-looking cow in a green pasture surrounded by other cows under a cloudy sky.

Trump Media replaces former congressman Nunes as CEO after billions vaporize in stock plunge
The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse in the past year. Devin Nunes, a former California congressmen in Donald Trump’s first term, is being replaced temporarily by digital media executive Kevin McGurn as chief executive officer. The company, Trump Media & Technology, didn’t give a reason for Nunes leaving. After soaring following Trump’s re-election in N…

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-20 16:31:27

In a significant victory for the party’s left wing, Chris Rabb took roughly 45% of the vote in Tuesday’s contest, comfortably ahead of early frontrunner state senator, Sharif Street, who fell to under 30%, and surgeon Ala Stanford.
Rabb addressed supporters, in an emotional victory speech, who had powered a grassroots campaign backed by the Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families party.
“I have been critiqued along this campaign for being too radica…

Progressive Chris Rabb wins closely watched Democratic primary in Pennsylvania: ‘We are indomitable’
Tight primary in Philadelphia district, seen as key test of ‘Mamdani moment’ across US, bolsters Democrats’ left flank

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-20 20:20:28

The Economist:
It is just possible that the president has given up hope that Republicans will retain their paper-thin majority in the House.
Recognising he has little time left,
he may well be playing for glory,
and his own pleasure
bsky.app/profile/economist.com

The Economist (@economist.com)
It is just possible that the president has given up hope that Republicans will retain their paper-thin majority in the House. Recognising he has little time left, he may well be playing for glory, and his own pleasure https://econ.st/3POBzbg

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-22 00:37:08

Donald Trump and Republican senators are dividing over politics, personal dynamics, and policy
— drama that’s built up for weeks before culminating in a public flop on Thursday.
A party-line vote on $72 billion in immigration enforcement money that should have been easy for the GOP Congress got pulled from consideration as lawmakers left Washington until June.
Trump and Republican lawmakers agreed on a June 1 deadline for passing the immigration bill that they will now mis…

How Trump lost Senate Republicans
The president’s sway with them is lower than i at any point in his second term — even as his influence in party primaries peaks.