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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-13 02:54:31

The Argentinian president, Javier Milei,
is facing his lowest approval ratings since taking office in 2023
as newly published evidence allegedly reveals a
$5m financial agreement connected to his public endorsement last year of a controversial crypto project.
The scandal has tarnished crypto’s reputation across Argentina
and set back the ambitions of industry insiders who saw the country as fertile soil for the growth of digital money.
Milei’s promotion of…

‘Disbelief and disappointment’: how Javier Milei’s bribery scandal may have derailed Argentina’s crypto investment
Just as the industry is set to capitalize on country’s political and economic instability, president accused in $5m scheme

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-03-05 06:55:25

Sickly Red III ⭕️
病态的红 III ⭕️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ CineStill 800T
If you like my work, buy me a coffee from PayPal #filmphotography

CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text An indoor area featuring a large illuminated McDonald’s golden‑arches logo mounted on a wall. The bright yellow “M” reflects clearly on the shiny tiled floor. Above the logo is Chinese text. To the left, a staircase leads upward, suggesting the space is part of a larger building such as a mall or transit hub. The lighting is warm and highlights the contrast between the sign and the surrounding interior. 中文替代文字 室内空间中，一面墙上悬挂着明亮的麦当劳金色拱门标志，黄色“M”字在光亮的瓷砖地面上形成清晰倒影…
CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text A modern subway platform with glass safety doors separating passengers from the tracks. Overhead signs in Chinese and English show directions, including “Exit D,” “To Xianghu,” and “To Longxiangqiao.” A digital clock reads 13:57. The floor is polished and reflects blue lighting, with tactile paving guiding along the platform edge. A few people stand or walk: one person looks at a phone while walking, and another in a uniform stands farther down the platform…
CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text A person in a dark coat stands inside a transportation terminal with large glass windows and tall structural columns. They hold a red object in their hands. A digital sign above displays red Chinese text reading “Welcome to Tianjin West Station.” A blue sign with the number “2” hangs nearby, and a smaller sign in the background reads “P2 Exit.” The lighting is dim, creating a calm, waiting‑area atmosphere. 中文替代文字 一名穿深色外套的人站在交通枢纽大厅内，周围是大型玻璃窗和高大的结构柱。他手中拿着一个红色…
CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text The interior of a train or subway car with soft, dim lighting. A person reaches upward toward an overhead compartment or rail, though the image is slightly out of focus. A digital display in the background shows red Chinese characters and the number “13,” possibly indicating temperature or time. A “No Smoking” sign with Chinese text is mounted on the wall behind the person. The scene captures a quiet moment during transit. 中文替代文字 一节列车或地铁车厢内部，灯光柔和偏暗。画面略微模糊，一…
@scott@carfree.city
2026-03-09 03:26:29

it kind of saddens me how everyone on the bus is looking at their phone. i know the internet's favorite "gotcha" response to this is to show old-timey photos of everyone on a tram reading the newspaper. but those newspapers were locally produced. on our phones we're all scrolling the same platforms with the same algorithms controlled by multinational companies directing our attention. it's a loss of local character and connections

@frankel@mastodon.top
2026-03-24 09:04:33

The Software Essays that Shaped Me
refactoringenglish.com/blog/so

The Software Essays that Shaped Me
I started reading software blogs before I got my first programming job 20 years ago. At this point, I've read thousands of blog posts and essays, but a small handful stuck in my mind and changed the way I think about software.

@nelson@tech.lgbt
2026-02-03 16:50:06

Reading more about the various ways people I'm connected to were involved with Epstein. Mostly from my time at the MIT Media Lab and the Santa Fe Institute, Google too. It's just so disappointing.

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-03-06 00:30:00

Sickly Red IV ⭕️
病态的红 IV ⭕️
📷 Pentax MX
🎞️ CineStill 800T
If you like my work, buy me a coffee from PayPal #filmphotography …

CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text A nighttime urban scene beneath an overpass, illuminated by colorful lights from traffic signals and vendor carts. Several street food stalls are set up, one glowing brightly with white and orange light. A few people stand nearby, including someone wearing a face mask. A blue bilingual street sign reading “GUANGOU Rd” hangs overhead. Light flares, reflections, and shadows create a vivid, cinematic atmosphere. 中文替代文字 夜间的城市街景位于高架桥下，由交通灯和小吃摊的彩色灯光照亮。多辆小推车式的街头摊位…
CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text A brightly lit gas station at night with a wide canopy covering several fuel pumps. A person stands beside one of the pumps, and the wet ground reflects the strong white and yellow lights. Behind the pumps is a building with illuminated Chinese signage, likely a service or repair center. One vehicle is parked outside while another is being serviced inside the open garage. Traffic cones and barriers guide cars through the area. The overall scene feels quiet,…
CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text A row of automated subway turnstiles indoors, each displaying a red “X” indicating they are not in service. Above them is a large illuminated display showing a scenic image of a bridge with green downward arrows. To the right, a sign provides assistance information in Chinese and English, including a phone number. The station appears clean and quiet, with no passengers visible. 中文替代文字 一排地铁闸机整齐排列在室内，每个闸机上方都亮着红色“X”，表示暂不可通行。闸机上方是一块大型发光屏幕，显示着一幅桥梁风景图，并配有绿色向下箭头。右…
CineStill 800T (FF) English Alt Text A small convenience store at night with a bright red-and-white sign above the entrance. A red Coca‑Cola refrigerator stands outside, glowing with interior light and filled with visible bottles. Crates and green glass bottles sit near the doorway. A tree trunk partially blocks the view in the foreground. To the right, a yellow utility vehicle and several benches or tables are dimly lit. The surrounding street is dark except for the store’s lights, giving the…
@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-03-31 17:42:01

from my link log —
Stop memset()ing structures.
anmolsarma.in/post/stop-struct
saved 2019-04-27 d…

Stop Memsetting Structures
TL;DR: Use C99’s designated initializers instead. Because it’s 2019! Edit: This post was discussed on Hacker News, Lobste.rs and /r/c_programming. It has been updated to address some of the concerns raised by commenters. One of the little things that annoy me when reading code is the unnecessary use of memset() to zero-out a struct. Something I see frequently in networking code that uses the BSD sockets API. Consider this snippet of code from the venerable Beej’s Guide to Network Programm…

@jom@social.kontrollapparat.de
2026-01-24 12:08:08

A friend of mine rooted my #Roborock S7 robot vacuum and installed custom software called #Valetudo. Now it runs completely without needing to connect to the manufacturer's servers in China, which gives me more peace of mind. I was surprised that almost all the original fun…

A partially disassembled robot vacuum is spread out on a wooden table. Various internal components are visible, including circuit boards with glowing blue lights, a red and black brush attachment, and other plastic parts. Several small glasses, tools like screwdrivers, and a paper towel are also on the table, indicating a repair or maintenance process in progress.
The image shows a map interface from the Valetudo app, displaying a floor plan with an outlined cleaning path taken by a robotic vacuum. The plan includes various paths and possible obstacles. The app has a blue header with navigation icons, and controls for segment cleaning are visible below the map.
The image shows a statistics screen from valetudo application. At the top, it displays "Total Time" with a reading of "383h 54m 04s." Below, there's a badge with the letters "bcc" in the center, surrounded by a blue and orange border. The text beneath the badge reads, "You've cleaned more than the whole CC Congress: bcc Berlin Congress Center." At the bottom, it shows "Total Area" with a measurement of "17687.88 m²."
@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2026-01-19 13:58:09

Yesterday I finished "The Other Side of Tomorrow" written by Tina Cho and illustrated by Deb JJ Lee. Lee's "In Limbo" was an excellent graphic memoir, and this similarly has wonderful art, although I didn't make the connection until checking the authors after reading to the end.
This book is a realistic fictional account of two childrens' escape from North Korea via China, Laos, and ultimately Thailand where they could declare themselves refugees at a US embassy and get sponsored to live in America. Along the way they're helped by various members of the Asian Underground Railroad. I'll avoid spoilers but yet definitely encounter difficulties along the way.
The ending definitely hits different now (while also accentuating my disgust with the current US regime). Like "Libertad" that I also finished recently, the "escape to the US at the end" plot line is going to become less prevalent going forward, although Libertad involved a good measure of complexity around that point.
I was a bit disappointed in one of the later plot points where a different and more-real-world-probable turn of events could have served as a better message for society, with the "lucky" outcome as written reinforcing regressive notions of family, and as an ex-Christian the Christian elements of the story made me feel a way. I'm an agnostic, not an atheist though, and can respect the idea that those willing to risk torture and death for their faith have every right to stand by it and take inspiration from it. Most (very valid) critiques of big western Church institutions just don't apply to underground churches in northern China who are helping people escape the horrors of deep fascism.
Overall a really good book.
#AmReading #ReadingNow

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-01-28 09:42:04

from my link log —
How we made Python's packaging library 3x faster.
iscinumpy.dev/post/packaging-f
saved 2026-01-27

How we made Python's packaging library 3x faster
Along with a pip (and now packaging) maintainer, Damian Shaw, I have been working on making packaging, the library behind almost all packaging related tools, faster at reading versions and specifiers, something tools like pip have to do thousands of times during resolution. Using Python 3.15’s new statistical profiler and metadata from every package ever uploaded to PyPI, I measured and improved core Packaging constructs while keeping the code readable and simple. Reading in Versions can be u…