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@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

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

thedailytism.com/carrie-autist

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-18 22:57:31

Dallas Cowboys Make Interesting Left Tackle Change Worth Monitoring at Minicamp si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas

@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

@david@boles.xyz
2026-04-18 12:56:42

The Avant-Garde Never Left: Robert Hughes Described the Revolution and Then Declared It Over
Robert Hughes wanted it both ways. In the final moments of "The Shock of the New," his landmark 1980 BBC series on modern art, he declared the avant-garde dead and then, in the same breath, described its beating heart. He told us that the radical project of art was finished, that the market had swallowed it whole, that the institutions had filed its teeth down to nothing.

@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

@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

@jensilber@mastodon.social
2026-05-18 13:19:15

"World Cup tickets are crazy expensive, so this airline built a campaign around it"
famouscampaigns.com/2026/05/wo

Billboard on the side of a building is divided into two halves.
On the left side over a patch of green grass are the words "Watch England: tickets at $3,402"
On the right side over a blue sky are the words "See England: roundtrip tickets starting at $779"
The white field-marking line on the left side becomes an airplane's trail on the right side.
@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-04-18 17:58:47

They say pictures say more than a thousand words — what does this picture make you feel?

A picture showing Julian Schlingmann and Erik Uden holding hands whilst standing and posing back to back. Both are wearing a professional multi layered suit, yet only Erik Uden is wearing a children's propeller hat. In the background on the left you can see another person wearing such a propeller hat. They are outside standing on the street. This picture was taken at the bUm.
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-19 08:05:50

Milan-based legal AI company Lexroom raised a €42.9M Series B led by Left Lane, after raising a €16M Series A in September 2025, taking total funding to €62.7M (Rahul Raj/EU-Startups)
eu-startups.com/2026/05/itali…

@robpike@hachyderm.io
2026-05-17 22:26:49

This was the most satisfying build. Tamiya 1:20 Honda RA272, the first Honda to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix (Mexico 1965, driven by Richie Ginther).
1.5 liter transverse V12! I left the engine cover off because I couldn't bear to cover it up. Neither could the people who designed the model's box.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-05-19 14:16:47

Cowboys Urged to Sign 140-Game Starter Amid Looming Concern heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-co

@eyebee@mstdn.social
2026-05-18 07:37:30

It’s Monday morning. Three days left to work this week. Then a long weekend off. Going to be busy though. Final garage clearout on Thursday, and then waste collection coming on Friday. It will be good to have a cleared-out garage, and front yard too! The only thing left will be how to get rid of all the old paint.

“Trump is trying to pay his way out of the war he started,” wrote New York-based political activist Melanie D’Arrigo
Critics were quick to note the irony in the plan reportedly being considered by Trump, who has frequently accused former President Barack Obama of giving Iran “$150 billion in cash,” an inaccurate claim referring to the “high-end estimate” of Iranian funds that were unfrozen after the lifting of sanctions,
much like what the Trump administration is reportedly consi…

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-06-19 00:48:24

Deities of the Past 🗿
过去的神衹 🗿
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ Ilford Pan 400
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from
PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite
Wise

Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a headless stone statue of a seated figure. The statue is in a meditative pose, with legs crossed and hands resting on the lap. The figure is draped in a robe that covers both shoulders and falls to the knees. The statue is positioned against a plain, slightly textured wall. The surface of the statue shows signs of wear and damage, particularly around the neck and torso.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一尊无头的坐姿石像。石像呈冥想姿势,双腿交叉,双手置于腿上。人物身披长袍,覆盖双肩并垂至膝部。石像背…
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white close-up photograph of the head of a stone Buddha statue. The statue features a serene expression with closed eyes and a slightly smiling mouth. The head is adorned with tightly curled hair, arranged in a pattern of small, rounded bumps. The surface of the statue appears smooth and well-preserved.
中文
一张黑白照片,特写拍摄的是一尊石佛头像。佛像面部表情宁静,双目微闭,嘴角略带微笑。头部装饰有卷曲的发髻,呈小而圆的凸起状排列。石像表面看起来光滑且保存完好。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a stone statue of a muscular, standing figure. The figure has a fierce expression, with a wide-open mouth and prominent eyes. It is dressed in a detailed robe with intricate patterns near the waist. The statue is positioned under a wooden structure with visible beams and brackets. The figure's right arm is raised with a clenched fist, while the left arm is bent at the elbow, hand resting on the hip.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一尊肌肉发达的站立石像。人物面部表情凶猛,…
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a stone statue of a muscular, standing figure. The figure has a fierce expression, with a wide-open mouth and prominent eyes. It is dressed in a detailed robe with intricate patterns near the waist. The statue is positioned under a wooden structure with visible beams and brackets. The figure's left hand is extended forward, palm facing down, clenched, while the right hand is raised with a clenched fist.
中文
一张黑白照片,…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-06-16 22:43:44

I've noticed how people who are 'left' in their politics are happy to identify themselves that way. People on the 'right', however, seldom identify themselves that way, as it tends to reflect poorly on them - 'right' connotes selfish, bigoted, greedy, mean, cold, ignorant, religious, pragmatic rather than principled... I propose we adopt new terms for the political spectrum rather than 'left'<->'right', namely 'noble'<->'ign…

@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.social
2026-04-17 17:30:26

Watching an episode of Friends and noticed another friend no one talks about.

Friends scene showing a camera man on the left hand side.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-17 11:07:06

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Tornado Wallace:
🎵 Left at Sunset
#TornadoWallace
tornadowallace.bandcamp.com/al
open.spotify.com/track/7igsV6G

@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2026-05-18 10:06:25
Content warning:

A delicious treat to sweeten this #Monday: the bum of Perseus, sculpted by Benvenuto Cellini ca. 1545–1554 CE.
#BumDayMonday
#RenaissanceArt

Black-and-white close-up photograph of Cellini's Perseus sculpture. The shot shows his naked buttocks centre-left and his forearm with his hand holding the sickle-sword centre-right.
@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-05-18 14:21:18

So much has happened in cyberworld since Friday, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you might have missed over the weekend, including
--Leaders warn that AI bug hunting outpaces humanity’s ability to defend systems,
--Malware strain Fast16 sabotaged nuclear weapons development years before Stuxnet surfaced,
--Grafana Labs rejected hackers' extortion demand,
--DeFi protocol Verus lost nearly $12m in ongoing exploit,

@hikingdude@mastodon.social
2026-04-19 12:33:25

'Einsamkeit' #FotoVorschlag 'loneliness'
I took this photo end of dezember last year on a foggy day at a nearby hill when this person came along.
I hardly ever include people in my shots but I somehow feel a loneliness when I see this photo. So I thought it might be a good fit.

A misty scene with a couple of trees in th midground.
A sole person standing next to a tree on a path the leads into the front left pf the scene.
@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ie
2026-05-19 06:00:20

Sometimes academics can have a bad idea.
infosec.exchange/@josephcox/11

@scott@carfree.city
2026-05-18 01:41:57

A #waymo in front of me just signaled right then changed lanes to the left.
Sooo safe! Robots never make mistakes! 🫠

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-03-19 09:11:10

He's right about the customs union. But rejoining the EU would not be on the same terms we had when we left it. A generally bad and distracting idea.
Schengen, on the other hand would be worth considering.
Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62g2…

@Defiance@sfba.social
2026-06-18 19:52:16

The dark side is pulling me in 😆

Good bad meme. Two pictures of the same person, side by side. In left image the person looks disturbed, repelled. Caption says "In Houston for work". In the right pane, she looks intrigued and interested. Caption says "Stores provide free plastic bags"
@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2026-05-19 11:23:55

Ever wondered what makes SFPs go? Wonder no longer.
I need to print this out and hang it up in my lab to go along with the rest of the series, just need to take some measurements and figure out how large.
(Art commissioned from Usanekorin from Collateral Damage Studios, not on fedi AFAIK)

Slightly chibified manga-style drawing of three sailors on the bridge wing of a naval vessel, but the deck is an enormous circuit board. 

At the right side, an enlisted sailor is listening to a pair of headphones connected to the transmit differential pair while operating a signal flasher to send a red laser beam towards the right side fiber aperture of a massive LC connector taking up the entire stern of a nearby vessel.

At the left side, another enlisted sailor is looking into a pair of "bi…
@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-04-18 00:53:37

<heart breaking heart breaking heart breaking> 😢
▶️ No One Could Get Near Her…Then Someone Left This Comment
youtube.com/watch?v=oSQu58vw4j

@ian@phpc.social
2026-04-18 23:40:24

So, Tuesday was my last day at Fleet, and I'm in full swing of both catching up on a few contract client things that had been left hanging for an extended period and also going through the process of interviewing for a full-time role at a few different places.
If you want me as part of your team, drop me a DM. I'm four interviews in at one place, an interview plus (as of a few minutes ago) a take-home in at another, and one interview in at a third so fingers crossed I'll ha…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-17 17:15:28

Barney Frank's Second Coming Out (James Kirchick/The Atlantic)
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/
memeorandum.com/260517/p35#a26

@StephenRees@mas.to
2026-04-17 17:35:52

Now streaming on Knowledge:ORIGINALS
E.J.Hughes only wanted to be left alone to paint. He made hundreds of paintings in his 70 year career and lived long enough to hear on the telephone that one of his paintings fetched over $1m in his lifetime. Not many humans have that experience!
#BCArtist

@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe
2026-05-19 08:13:35

@… dude, what desk?
I see approximately 4"² free, to the left of the keyboard 😉

@cheryanne@aus.social
2026-05-18 04:43:46

Still don't know what's happening with the wee one. There was a MEETING today but we haven't heard the results yet. I am leaving for Civic in an hour, and husband was planning to drop my friend and me off at the nearest Rapid bus stop before making his way north to pick up the wee one from preschool. Left a message at CYF explaining our movements and that we need to know what's been decided (if anything) but haven't heard anything yet. Interesting times.

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2026-05-18 17:55:39

(LinkedIn) In a review of 55 cases of cortical blindness, vivid imagery was repeatedly preserved despite complete or near-complete bilateral V1 damage. When imagery was impaired, lesions extended beyond V1, often into ventral temporal cortex.

Schematic representation of the double dissociation between cortical blindness and neurological aphantasia. Left: bilateral V1 damage causes cortical blindness but can spare visual mental imagery when ventral temporal regions, including the fusiform imagery node (FIN), and frontoparietal networks remain intact. Center: schematic summary of the proposed dissociation between the impaired visualperception pathway, dependent on V1, and the preserved imagery pathway, supported by interactions betwee…
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-05-19 02:01:54

Two girls running in Hammond Hill State Forest last Saturday at the Thom B Trail Runs
#photo #photography #running #sports

Closer and to the right is as girl with darker than average skin and red cap with glasses on top and further away and to the left is another woman with blond hair and behind lots of tree trunks and leafed out bushes
@imprs_solar@academiccloud.social
2026-06-18 14:56:30

IMPRS doctoral researcher Meghna Dutta and her colleagues happily presenting their posters with possible Master thesis projects at the CIDAS market place on Göttingen Campus today. Meghna made a great poster, and the group is thrilled by all the exciting discussions they are having with students!
#GWDG #CIDAS

A young woman standing to the left of a poster, two men standing yo the right. The poster has a planet featuring prominently in the upper half and text below.
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-18 14:17:31

And it is a bloated, hard to use product. We moved to Adobe PDF from Foxit. Every boot it launches its crap to ensure you have a license. Multiple popups. Scanning the indexes stalls for 30 to sixty seconds just about every click. When I rebuild the documentation indexes after a release now takes several days where Foxit did it in an hour. And that is on a gigabit network. When on VPN it takes a full five days.

@denmanrooke@mastodon.ie
2026-04-17 12:19:36

After reading the article from The Ditch in relation to the Greens’ Galway West by-election candidate Niall Murphy and due to my own loose affiliation through a Vote Left Transfer Left campaign that he is also involved in, I felt a statement must be made.
The Ditch have highlighted the shares he purchased in his employer, Cisco, a company that is directly partnered with the Israeli government and assists Israeli military operations in Gaza.
1/3

Screenshot of the statement in the post
@servelan@newsie.social
2026-06-15 03:31:04

What's left from SCOTUS, and when to expect it
lawdork.com/p/whats-left-from-

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-06-17 03:27:17

Added Power Grips (pedal straps) to my wife's #Brompton. Not going to say it's my nicest work, but I'm hopeful that it'll hold. I only drilled holes through the plastic reflectors; the metal is all intact. I can change that later if needed. #BikeTooter

The right side pedal. The red Brompton is folded up (doesn't even really look like a bike), but the right crank has a normal-looking pedal with a black strap on it. The metal hardware attachment has screws going through the orange plastic reflector of the pedal.

The bike's on a white rug w/ black line pattern.
The opposite side of that same right pedal. You have a better view of the opposite side of the orange reflector, with nuts and washers attached to the bolts that go through it. The red folding bike it's attached to is just a jumble of stem, wheel, drivetrain, etc.
The left-side pedal (and behind it, the brompton logo on the red frame). The pedal is folded up so that it is parallel to the crank arm. The orange reflector is missing from the exposed side of the pedal. Of the two screws that held the reflector in, one is missing (just an empty screw hole), and the other is screwed into the end of the black Power Grip strap.
The other side of the left pedal. This time the pedal is unfolded (so it's perpendicular to the crank arm), and the plastic grey reflector mount is installed but only one side is screwed in. The orange reflector is actually missing, and underneath you can see the silver Power Grips attachment hardware. Though normally you'd have two screws holding the attachment hardware in, there's only one screw there; the grey reflector mount is on top of it, pinching it down to hold it in place. Essentially…
@samerfarha@mastodon.social
2026-03-19 00:35:20

Nice arrival sunset

The sunset at Dulles airport with the wing of the plane and engine to the far left
The wingtip of the Icelandair plane with a nice sunset in the distance
An AirFrance plane arrives on the runway with the sunsetting behind it
A wider shot of the same AirFrance plane and sunset
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-18 07:46:17

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
The Avalanches:
🎵 Since I Left You
#NowPlaying #TheAvalanches
open.spotify.com/track/2DgFCys

@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-05-18 16:16:07

Worried about the "violent rhetoric of the left", while the US government releases an image of what it would look like if they nuked Ireland, presumably to convey a threat.

@sonnets@bots.krohsnest.com
2026-05-19 11:25:15

Sonnet 048 - XLVIII
How careful was I when I took my way,
Each trifle under truest bars to thrust,
That to my use it might unused stay
From hands of falsehood, in sure wards of trust!
But thou, to whom my jewels trifles are,
Most worthy comfort, now my greatest grief,
Thou best of dearest, and mine only care,
Art left the prey of every vulgar thief.
Thee have I not lock'd up in any chest,
Save where thou art not, though I feel t…

@cazfi@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-19 15:12:43

You might be in Finland when you see that someone has left their mobile phones to the café table to mark the table as taken.

@flberger@nerdculture.de
2026-04-17 19:14:29

We are fucked.
#AMOC #ClimateChange

Two charts next to each other. Left the AMOC time series, right the AMOC time series relative to the 2005-to-2023 means. They project a ~50 % AMOC weakening by the end of this century.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-05-15 20:50:58

Sources: Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and cofounder of NPR podcast Throughline, left the network after it opened an investigation into his workplace conduct (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/05/15/busines

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-19 05:05:45

Barret Zoph leaves OpenAI again five months after rejoining in January; Zoph initially left OpenAI in 2024 to serve as Thinking Machines Lab co-founder and CTO (Hayden Field/The Verge)

@grork@mastodon.social
2026-04-18 22:22:18

Does no-one at Anthropic test the iPad app? [1] It can’t be sized smaller than 2/3rds of the screen, and it’s lost the ability to show chats from other devices in the left nav — you gotta go to ‘Chats’ and pick it manually!
[1] Does *anyone* test their iPad App? 🤔

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-05-16 16:16:13

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

The exit of Eric Swalwell from the California governor's race changed the playing field
The latest poll by Emerson College shows Steyer and Becerra gaining steam,
picking up supporters that Swalwell left behind.
The poll is the first one since Swalwell dropped out of the race.
The economy is #1 issue among 41% of the voters, followed by housing affordability at 20% and threats to democracy at 10%, with crime and immigration each at 6%.

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-05-17 12:59:12

This fence, which you last saw me working on more than a week ago, is still not fully stretched. Working on your own is slow, and working whilst not in good health is slow. I'm getting there.

A gatepost, with stretched wire leading to it from the left. The gatepost has a new diagonal brace it didn't have a week ago, but it's still being held stretched by the cable from the tractor winch. Behind, the young trees in the wood are springing green.
@thijs_lucas@norden.social
2026-06-16 19:56:30

Der Duft von Sonnenuntergang und Blüten
Das auf dem Foto war heute einer der „schlimmeren“ Radwege - einmal quer durch Montpellier, vom Süden in den Norden und weiter bis Jacou. Wir sind fast durchgängig wie in Kopenhagen auf geschützten Radwegen inklusive geschützter Kreisverkehre geradelt, haben ein bisschen navigiert, und unterhalten, die Aussichten genossen und einen genossen hier und jetzt zu radeln.
Schon stark was Montpellier, Copenhagenize und 3M hier geschaffen haben und …

A cyclist pulling a children’s trailer on a narrow cycle path with a wall on the left and bushes full of blossoms on the right.
@jswright61@ruby.social
2026-05-12 19:53:52

#LeftWordle fans:
I have a page up at left-wordle.com/retire-words.h that contains my approximation of the current NYT Wordle's answer list.
If you're interested in …

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-05-17 08:30:11

Magic Moment (when the view finally opens up)
(On the way to Drachensee, October 2023)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Alps

View of a beautiful high alpine valley with the lower parts covered in larch forest, the trees in beautiful autumn colors, higher up patches of dried grass and mountain dwarf pines among talus fields and steep large rocky peaks. Clear azure hazy sky. The silhouettes of some tree branches in the foreground are framing the scene left/right.
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-18 08:03:04

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RadcliffeAndMaconie
Pet Shop Boys:
🎵 Left to My Own Devices (Introspective Extended Version)
#PetShopBoys
djsonixx.bandcamp.com/track/pe
open.spotify.com/track/4bwXQAp

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-05-17 22:12:51

In this key by-election, it is essential to defeat Reform Ltd. That means putting aside reservations about Burnham.
Other left parties, in this case, must stand aside
Andy Burnham faces perilous race to win Makerfield byelection, allies say | Labour | The Guardian

@lpryszcz@genomic.social
2026-04-16 20:26:07

Are you planning flying in the coming months? Consider train...
"The executive director of the International Energy Agency, said there would be flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies from the Middle East were not restored within the coming weeks.
KLM, part of the Air France-KLM group, said on Thursday it would cut 160 flights in the coming month because of high kerosene jet fuel prices."

@hex@kolektiva.social
2026-04-16 20:52:27

Propaganda of the deed generally does the opposite of what it's supposed to do: it alienates rather than activates, destroying the movement it comes from. Until it doesn't. Until it actually sparks a revolution.
But there is a prerequisite for a successful revolution. That is an alternative system to pivot into as the old one collapses. That alternative is *far more dangerous* than any one-off action, up to and including literally killing a king or an emperor.
People will eventually rise up. That's just a matter of time. The question is what's left after everything gets burned down. That's a far more important question than, "is it happening?" It's happening (sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly), what's next?
Hierarchy manifests complexity beyond its ability to manage. We're seeing that now, we will see it more. Distributed authority is more stable. Build a distributed society within the burned out warehouse of the hierarchical one.

@mxp@mastodon.acm.org‬
2026-05-17 11:07:26

This article has the merit of showing that academics don’t have to adopt genAI uncritically, but it treats the uncritical adoption as the default, portraying those that take a more reflective approach as “refusing to use generative AI.”
Shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the AI advocates? And shouldn’t academics’ arguments go beyond regurgitating the companies’ advertising and trite claims of “it’s the future, use it or you’ll get left behind”?

@mxp@mastodon.acm.org
2026-05-17 11:07:26

This article has the merit of showing that academics don’t have to adopt genAI uncritically, but it treats the uncritical adoption as the default, portraying those that take a more reflective approach as “refusing to use generative AI.”
Shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the AI advocates? And shouldn’t academics’ arguments go beyond regurgitating the companies’ advertising and trite claims of “it’s the future, use it or you’ll get left behind”?

‪@mxp@mastodon.acm.org‬
2026-05-17 11:07:26

This article has the merit of showing that academics don’t have to adopt genAI uncritically, but it treats the uncritical adoption as the default, portraying those that take a more reflective approach as “refusing to use generative AI.”
Shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the AI advocates? And shouldn’t academics’ arguments go beyond regurgitating the companies’ advertising and trite claims of “it’s the future, use it or you’ll get left behind”?

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-18 08:55:36

After EV maker Fisker's collapse, ~4,000 car owners formed a nonprofit to keep their cars working by reverse-engineering software and building open-source tools (Fred Lambert/Electrek)
electrek.co/2026/05/16/fisker-

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-05-05 17:42:04

from my link log —
Async Rust never left the MVP state.
tweedegolf.nl/en/blog/237/asyn
saved 2026-05-04

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2026-05-16 07:28:38

"DB will let you down. It will also, more often than the internet would have you believe, deliver you eight hours of clean uninterrupted thinking time at 250 km/h across a country, drop you within walking distance of your next meeting, and occasionally reroute you down the left bank of the Rhine at golden hour as an apology. The trick is to plan for the first and enjoy the second.'
The most useful hints I've ever seen for our summer holiday planning...
blog.hofstede.it/a-field-manua

@burger_jaap@mastodon.social
2026-04-16 19:20:58

Finally, Volkswagen is launching a V2G tariff in Germany. It is now scheduled for launch in Q4 2026.
Although Volkswagen was the first German car manufacturer to release bidirectional charging functionality in their vehicles, they are now behind BMW, Mercedes and Ford (whose EVs use VW technology) in terms of announcing an actual charger and tariff bundle.

An electric vehicle is plugged into a charging station against a wooden backdrop. Colorful lines suggest energy transfer. Text promotes a new energy transition initiative from Elli, mentioning V2G technology coming soon.
A white Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle is prominently displayed against a purple background. Smaller illustrations of various electric cars are scattered around, with the text "Electric vehicles based on the MEB platform" above.
An illustration featuring a DC BiDi Charger and a Smart Meter Gateway (SMGW). The charger is on the left with a sleek black design and an interface for controls. The SMGW, depicted on the right, is highlighted with a wireless symbol.
Graphic highlighting a "Bidirectional energy tariff" with "Volkswagen Naturstrom" prominently displayed, featuring a modern, tech-inspired design in shades of purple and green. An arrow points right, suggesting further information or action.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-17 22:55:01

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Woods:
🎵 Moving to the Left
#Woods
open.spotify.com/track/74NCGV3

The Trump administration purged the State Department of its oil and gas experts last year,
-- prior to launching its war on Iran,
--including people who would be responsible for examining scenarios related to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
By the time the layoffs were over,
the only people left in the energy bureau were people specializing in critical minerals and clean energy,
the administration said in a notification to Congress at the time.
The pe…

@gwire@mastodon.social
2026-05-18 13:12:07

I remember speaking to someone who, maybe a decade ago, worked at a ride share app company.
They left shortly after a meeting in which the company was looking at ways to slow cities from investing in their public transport.
On its face a business or technology might not be objectionable, but there's an inevitability to the direction that investment demands.

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-19 13:15:42

Independents and 2024 non-voters have swung back left (G. Elliott Morris/Strength In Numbers)
gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-05-1
memeorandum.com/260519/p20#a26

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-06-18 00:30:21

Quartet 👁️‍🗨️
四重奏 👁️‍🗨️
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ Ilford Pan 400
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from
PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite
Wise

Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white close-up photograph of the upper section of a traditional Chinese pagoda. The image focuses on the intricate wooden eaves and decorative elements. There is a plaque with Chinese characters above an arched doorway. The sky is bright in the background.
中文
一张黑白特写照片,拍摄的是中国传统宝塔的上部结构。图片聚焦于精美的木质屋檐和装饰元素。在拱形门洞上方有一块刻有中文字的匾额。背景是明亮的天空。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a multi-story traditional Chinese pagoda, similar to the first image. The pagoda is surrounded by trees, with a tiled roof visible in the lower left corner. The sky is overcast, with a mix of clouds.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一座多层的中国传统宝塔,与第一张图片类似。宝塔被树木环绕,左下角可见瓦屋顶。天空多云,云层较厚。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of the side of a traditional Chinese building. The image highlights the detailed carvings and ornamental eaves of the structure. A bell hangs from the eaves, and a tree branch partially obscures the view. The building is made of brick.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是中国传统建筑的侧面。图片突出展示了建筑精美的雕刻和装饰性屋檐。屋檐下悬挂着一个铃铛,一根树枝部分遮挡了视线。建筑由砖块砌成。
Ilford Pan 400 (FF)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a tall, multi-tiered traditional Chinese pagoda. The pagoda has several levels, each with arched windows and intricate eaves. The structure is framed by trees and a partially visible tiled roof in the foreground. The sky above is mostly clear with some wispy clouds.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一座高大的多层中国传统宝塔。宝塔有多个层级,每层都有拱形窗户和精美的屋檐。建筑被树木和前景中部分可见的瓦屋顶所环绕。上方的天空大部分晴朗,点缀着一些缕缕白云。
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-18 00:36:04

Noam Shazeer leaves Google to join OpenAI as lead for architecture research; he rejoined Google in 2024 as part of the Character.AI deal and was Gemini co-lead (The Information)
theinformation.com/articles/st

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-13 16:31:55

Cleveland Browns 2026 NFL Draft odds: Clear priorities at wide receiver, left tackle at No. 6 pick

cbssports.com/betting/news/cle

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-17 21:12:23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Fred again..:
🎵 Last 1s Left
#Fredagain

@scott@carfree.city
2026-05-16 21:19:37

Amazing turnout for the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act kickoff in Dolores Park! Together, we’re going to make sure the voters’ will to tax the rich to fund affordable housing gets respected!
I mostly left the taking of photos to others but here’s one of @… psyching us up

Dean Preston addresses a crowd gathered at the foot of the hill in Dolores Park on a sunny day
@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-06-17 01:37:52

Ray drops a VERY sobering look at Xbox's business. In 2018, Xbox acquired dozens of studios to create compelling games to drive Xbox & Xbox Game Pass.
After 8yrs, what have they got to show for it?
Now you know why they're cutting game studios left & right.
▶️ What is going on at Xbox today?? - Xbox Ready

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-05-15 16:51:27

Cowboys $96 Million Star Makes Feelings Clear on Position Change heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-co

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-14 02:56:00

Regulators in Europe were largely left out of the loop as Anthropic limited the release of its latest model Mythos to select companies and organizations (Politico)
politico.eu/article/anthropic-

@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-18 06:38:02

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Murkage Dave & KONOPINKSY:
🎵 Generation Left on Read
#MurkageDave #KONOPINKSY
murkagedave.bandcamp.com/album
open.spotify.com/track/4fZWZkd

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-06-15 17:51:37

A profile of Hany Farid, the world's leading deepfake expert, who recently left the Bay Area for Vermont.
"I can’t stand this place anymore... These major tech giants will burn everything to the ground as long as they’re making a profit.”
nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ai-d

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-03-19 12:00:00

En attendant Godot 🤡
等待戈多 🤡
📷 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:

This is a black-and-white photograph of a signboard with Chinese characters. The main text on the signboard reads "五道营胡同," with additional handwritten characters below it read “戈多明天准来” translating to “Godot is definitely coming tomorrow”.
普通话:

这是一张黑白照片,照片中是一个写有汉字的标牌。标牌上的主要文字是“五道营胡同”,下方还有一些手写的汉字 “戈多明天准来”。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)
English:

This is a black-and-white photograph of a metal gate with vertical bars. A paper seal with Chinese characters is attached to the bars.
普通话:

这是一张黑白照片,照片中是一个带有垂直金属条的金属门。门上贴有封条。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)
English:

This is a black-and-white photograph of a pair of closed wooden doors. Each door has a lion-head door knocker. Above each door, there is a rectangular sign with Chinese characters that read "腾退区域,闲人免进," which translates to "Vacated area, no entry for unauthorized persons."
普通话:

这是一张黑白照片,照片中是一对关闭的木门。每扇门上都有一个狮子头形状的门环。每扇门上方都有一个矩形标牌,上面写着“腾退区域,闲人免进”。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF)
English:

This is a black-and-white photograph of a building exterior. On the left side, there is a vertical sign with Chinese characters written on the wall. Below the sign, there is another rectangular sign with Chinese text. To the right, there is a metal gate with diagonal bars, and a smaller sign with the Chinese character "包" is attached to the gate.
普通话:

这是一张黑白照片,拍摄的是一栋建筑的外墙。左边墙上有一个竖排的汉字标志。标志下方还有一个矩形的汉字标牌。右边是一个带有对角金属条的金属门,门上附有一个写着“包”字的小标牌。
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-16 10:48:24

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Thundercat:
🎵 What Is Left to Say
#Thundercat
thundercat.bandcamp.com/track/
open.spotify.com/track/3enDijq

To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion’s den.
But he made the decision to attend the Republican Party of Texas Convention
to confirm for himself that he had a place in the GOP,
even as members of the party have railed for months about the urgency of ending Sharia Law and the so-called “Islamification” of Texas.
What he found was a party that didn’t want him.
He arrived with hope but left in tears after being told explicitly that …

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-18 15:46:37

Cowboys Called Out for ‘Competition’ at Key Position heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-co

@scott@carfree.city
2026-05-17 01:50:49

I love how California poppies close up in the evening like they’re tucking themselves into bed.

Outdoor wooden steps with closed-up orange flowers to the right
More closed poppies to the left of the bottom of a set of steps that ascend a scrubby hill
@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-05-04 18:42:53

Bad news from Kerala.
But it's happened before and the left will be back.
India loses its last left-wing government after five decades | Politics News | Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/4/in

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-17 03:55:52

Trump Calls Xi a 'Friend.' But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs. (Anton Troianovski/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/05/16/world/e
memeorandum.com/260516/p38#a26

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-18 18:01:28

Cowboys Center Out For the Season After Neck Surgery heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-co

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor
— then his announcement he would leave Congress
— left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader,
injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation’s most populous state.
Swalwell’s decision to suspend his campaign Sunday followed allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice,
including when she worked for him…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-14 19:21:31

Sources: 50 researchers and engineers have left xAI since the SpaceX acquisition via layoffs, firings, and voluntary departures; many have joined Meta and TML (Theo Wayt/The Information)
theinformation.com/articles/sp

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-16 20:05:58

AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns (John Leicester/Associated Press)
apnews.com/article/iran-war-eu
memeorandum.com/260416/p93#a26

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-18 19:56:12

Cowboys Sign Former Raiders Starting Edge Rusher heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-co

Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies,
the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview,
warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called
“the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,”
stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital suppl…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-14 06:20:02

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Thundercat:
🎵 You Left Without Saying Goodbye
#Thundercat
thundercat.bandcamp.com/track/
open.spotify.com/track/52EW9hD

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-11 20:44:42

Nate Thomas opens up about Cowboys' open competition at left tackle dallascowboys.com/news/nate-th

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-06-11 20:28:07

Nate Thomas opens up about Cowboys' open competition at left tackle dallascowboys.com/news/nate-th

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-13 01:40:54

Sources: Jensen Huang was left out of President Trump's China trip to avoid unwanted scrutiny and awkward conversations about the sale of Nvidia chips to China (Semafor)
semafor.com/article/05/12/2026

Rep. Harriet Hageman insists that there is no racism on the right
and that the Aryan Nation, Nazis, and KKK are all "far-left groups" 
peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/r

Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet
They were all sitting unprotected at public URLs, with no password or access control of any sort.
If I sent you a link, you could have looked at someone’s passport.
“We have to do something about it as fast as possible, because people will find this and resell it.
It will do damage,”
Sammy Azdoufal told me in May.
Azdoufal is the security researcher who used Claude Code…