@jamesgleick@zirk.us2024-03-05 23:16:19
This is my nominee for least-covered, least-understood story of the decade. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is the righteous and plausible path to ending the Electoral College. No constitutional amendment required.
That seems too good to be true. Also, to wrap your head around it requires a bit of effort. It’s almost like (content warning!) math.
But take a minute or two, and the light will dawn. This could happen. And it should.
@dennisfaucher@infosec.exchange2024-03-04 14:41:09
❯❯ limactl start
? Creating an instance "default" Proceed with the current configuration
INFO[0013] Starting the instance "default" with VM driver "qemu"
INFO[0014] QEMU binary "/opt/homebrew/bin/qemu-system-aarch64" seems properly signed with the "com.apple.security.hypervisor" entitlement
INFO[0014] Attempting to download the image arch=aarch64 digest="sha256:1072e90dd339fd7ba1e82b6c1c3b03183287ca4a6da52c04eaeb0e5653a59bc7" location="https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/23.10/release-20240125/ubuntu-23.10-server-cloudimg-arm64.img"
Downloading the image (ubuntu-23.10-server-cloudimg-arm64.img)
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INFO[0132] Downloaded the image from "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/23.10/release-20240125/ubuntu-23.10-server-cloudimg-arm64.img"
INFO[0133] Attempting to download the nerdctl archive arch=aarch64 digest="sha256:4bf3e05c7203a1b86c84a506d022f7f4d2727143c8031cd5e4b78ef03f0fdcda" location="https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/releases/download/v1.7.3/nerdctl-full-1.7.3-linux-arm64.tar.gz"
Downloading the nerdctl archive (nerdctl-full-1.7.3-linux-arm64.tar.gz)
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INFO[0173] Downloaded the nerdctl archive from "https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/releases/download/v1.7.3/nerdctl-full-1.7.3-linux-arm64.tar.gz"
INFO[0176] [hostagent] hostagent socket created at /Users/faucherd/.lima/default/ha.sock
INFO[0177] [hostagent] Using system firmware ("/opt/homebrew/share/qemu/edk2-aarch64-code.fd")
INFO[0177] [hostagent] Starting QEMU (hint: to watch the boot progress, see "/Users/faucherd/.lima/default/serial*.log")
INFO[0177] SSH Local Port: 60022
INFO[0177] [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh"
INFO[0194] [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 1 of 4: "ssh"
INFO[0194] [hostagent] The essential requirement 1 of 4 is satisfied
INFO[0194] [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 2 of 4: "user session is ready for ssh"
INFO[0194] [hostagent] The essential requirement 2 of 4 is satisfied
INFO[0194] [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 3 of 4: "sshfs binary to be installed"
INFO[0216] [hostagent] The essential requirement 3 of 4 is satisfied
INFO[0216] [hostagent] Waiting for the essential requirement 4 of 4: "/etc/fuse.conf (/etc/fuse3.conf) to contain \"user_allow_other\""
INFO[0219] [hostagent] The essential requirement 4 of 4 is satisfied
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Mounting "/Users/faucherd" on "/Users/faucherd"
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Mounting "/tmp/lima" on "/tmp/lima"
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Waiting for the optional requirement 1 of 2: "systemd must be available"
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Forwarding "/run/lima-guestagent.sock" (guest) to "/Users/faucherd/.lima/default/ga.sock" (host)
INFO[0219] [hostagent] The optional requirement 1 of 2 is satisfied
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Waiting for the optional requirement 2 of 2: "containerd binaries to be installed"
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Guest agent is running
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Not forwarding TCP 127.0.0.53:53
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Not forwarding TCP 127.0.0.54:53
INFO[0219] [hostagent] Not forwarding TCP [::]:22
INFO[0222] [hostagent] The optional requirement 2 of 2 is satisfied
INFO[0222] [hostagent] Waiting for the guest agent to be running
INFO[0222] [hostagent] Waiting for the final requirement 1 of 1: "boot scripts must have finished"
INFO[0235] [hostagent] The final requirement 1 of 1 is satisfied
INFO[0235] READY. Run `lima` to open the shell.
❯❯ lima
faucherd@lima-default:~$ pwd
/home/faucherd.linux
faucherd@lima-default:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=23.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=mantic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 23.10"
@seav@en.osm.town2024-03-04 15:30:18
Two of the best films I’ve seen of Jaclyn Jose in a leading role, one dramatic, the other comedic.
#RestInPeace #GoneTooSoon #JaclynJose
![Movie poster for the film Ma’ Rosa starring Jaclyn Jose. The poster features a nighttime shot of a rainy street in the slums of Manila with several people milling about apparently looking at some unseen scene on the road.
The poster has the following prominent texts near the top:
Centerstage Productions presents
a Brillante Ma Mendoza film
Ma’ Rosa
[Cannes Film Festival logo]
Official Selection
Competition
Festival de Cannes
______
The bottom of the poster has the usual list of cast and c…](https://cdn.masto.host/enosmtown/media_attachments/files/112/038/093/674/640/432/original/e483754f16b1ccfe.jpg)
@cdarwin@c.im2024-05-04 23:40:32
The role of the conservative elite in the Nazi rise to power
The conservative elite were the old ruling class and new business class in Weimar Germany.
Throughout the 1920s they became increasingly frustrated with the Weimar Republic’s continuing economic and political instability, their lack of real power and the rise of communism.
They believed that a return to authoritarian rule was the only stable future for Germany which would protect their power and money.
T…
@roelgrif@mstdn.social2024-04-05 08:14:14
Excellent research on the ECPM by Investico:
"ATM for extremism - The closed email group of lobby club Agenda Europe has long been a hotbed of racism, homophobia and misogyny. It now appears that the ECPM, the euro party of the ChristenUnie, played a key role in this."
"The ECPM mostly ‘serves as an EU-funded extremist ATM’, head researcher Neil Datta of the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights concludes. "
@benb@osintua.eu2024-03-05 12:54:57
The Loyalty of the Women: An Interview with Sophia Cherepanova from Women of Steel: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/05/the-loyalty-of.html
@cliffwade@allthingstech.social2024-03-05 19:48:38
Picked up a truck load of mulch and a truck load of top soil and refreshed each of them in our planters around the house.
Looks so much nicer that it's fresh and full. Some plants were already coming up in the planter in the back with the metal sunflower, but they will push through the new dirt.
Going to try and plant some new stuff in the round planter around the tree in the front.
This took us about 5 hours total.
@jamesgleick@zirk.us2024-03-05 23:16:19
This is my nominee for least-covered, least-understood story of the decade. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is the righteous and plausible path to ending the Electoral College. No constitutional amendment required.
That seems too good to be true. Also, to wrap your head around it requires a bit of effort. It’s almost like (content warning!) math.
But take a minute or two, and the light will dawn. This could happen. And it should.
@cdarwin@c.im2024-05-05 01:30:26
The celebrated portraitist Platon has spent much of his career photographing the famous and powerful, but he has also traveled the world documenting human rights activists and their quests for justice.
The Defenders presents five photo essays spanning 15 years of work on these struggles in Burma, Egypt, Russia, the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
@cdarwin@c.im2024-05-05 23:16:59
The EU executive body is proposing that the Voice of Europe media outlet be added to the upcoming 14th round of EU sanctions against Russia,
the Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, said on May 5, as reported by European Pravda.
Yurova, originally from the Czech Republic, said the Voice of Europe was used to interfere in European elections.
Earlier this month, the Czech government uncovered a Moscow-financed propaganda network that sought to influence Eu…
