Senators Signal They're Prepared To Push Back Against NASA Cuts - Slashdot
Senators from both parties are preparing to challenge the Trump administration's proposed 24% cut to NASA's budget, with the Senate appropriations committee advancing a $24.9 billion allocation that matches the agency's 2025 funding levels.science.slashdot.org
Hilding Neilson just gave a mind-blowing talk on "Indigenizing the Drake Equation". I will spend a lot of time thinking about this, he made a lot of incredibly good points about how incredibly biased our thinking about searching for aliens is.
Main point: we're not looking for "civilizations", we're looking for breaks from Nature. We can only detect "civilizations" that are like us: doing terrible damage to their environments.
Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Paris soll Zentrale der "Koalition der Willigen" werden ++
Von Paris aus soll die "Koalition der Willigen" einen möglichen Waffenstillstand in der Ukraine unterstützen. Die Bundesregierung will US-Flugabwehrsysteme vom Typ "Patriot" kaufen, um sie der Ukraine zur Verfügung zu stellen.
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Schwere Luftangriffe auf Kiew ++
Die russische Armee hat Kiew erneut in mehreren Wellen mit Drohnen und Raketen angegriffen. Nach einer Pause haben die USA die Lieferung von Waffen an die Ukraine wieder aufgenommen.tagesschau.de
Wir sind gerade alle Frösche in einem Topf.
Überleben oder euch weiter von der wiederauferstandenen Gas-Koalition auf dem fossilen Herd eure Zukunft immer kürzer und tödlicher kochen lassen?
It‘s time to act. Now.
Die Zukunft ist jetzt.
#Klimakatastrophe #Klimaziele #Klimaschutz #Energiewende #Merz #Reiche #SPD #CDU #CSU #TaxTheRich #BigOil #Klima
benedict16b mag das.
Possible unpopular opinion.
If you haven't seen the Black Sabbath "Back to the beginning" live stream I'd suggest you don't do it. Don't look for it. (This is just about Black Sabbath not any of the other bands)
Not because it's bad but it's really showing Ozzy not being healthy any more by any stretch of the imagination. If you have seen the "The End" concert (live or on video) let that be the last live performance of him you've seen.
I won't go into more detail because it really breaks my heart seeing him like that. Black Sabbath is one of the bands I never had the chance to see live and now I'll never will.
Stay black!
<looks at Canada's tax filing deadline: April 30>
oh yeah. whups.
Its such a non thing when you don't have a complex tax setup (no biz etc.) and your employer takes it all off at source. Wish they'd just auto file like I think they do in Norway or Denmark and they just bug you when there's an issue.
Stephen King’s Top 10 All-Time Favorite Books
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Stephen King's Top 10 All-Time Favorite Books
Image by The USO, via Flickr Commons So you might think that if Stephen King – the guy who wrote such horror classics like Carrie and The Stand – were to rattle off his top ten favorite books, it would feature works by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, …OC (Openculture.com)
Open Culture (Official) hat dies geteilt.
But come on ! Was the link from each book to Amazon really necessary ?
„Die Deutsche Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile US beendet ihre Programme für Vielfalt, Gleichberechtigung und Integration.“
Rückgratloser Saftladen.
Falls ihnen wer was dazu mitteilen möchte: t-mobile.com/contact-us
Mailadresse verstecken sie gut, vielleicht findet die ja noch wer.
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E-Mail: info @ t-mobile.com
Eine Vorstandsbeschwerde dürfte eher gelesen werden, als eine E-Mail.
A couple of years ago I wrote a tweet thread about how I'd begun to see people in the crypto and finreg spaces expressing excitement about the traceability of cryptocurrencies.
Thinking back to it as I watch Senators and crypto industry executives talk about how delightfully traceable public blockchains are. No pesky warrant required!
#surveillance #crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics
![Molly White
@molly0xFFF
1:33 PM · Feb 14, 2023
the past ~month or so i've suddenly started seeing a bunch of people in crypto and in the financial regulatory/enforcement world who are unironically excited about crypto because of the financial surveillance it could empower, and that scares the shit out of me
the other day i was listening to a conversation about how "algorithms" could detect criminal activity occurring on public ledgers in real time to automatically alert law enforcement, or be programmed into the money itself to stop transactions.
[Screenshot of a text message: "or I'm going to move to a cabin in the woods with a faraday cage built around it"]
anyone know any good welders?
i run into people somewhat regularly who think that because i don't like crypto, i support unfettered government/LEO surveillance of personal finances.
like, no, that's part of WHY i don't like crypto](https://friend.enby-box.de/photo/preview/640/6345876 "Molly White
@molly0xFFF
1:33 PM · Feb 14, 2023
the past ~month or so i've suddenly started seeing a bunch of people in crypto and in the financial regulatory/enforcement world who are unironically excited about crypto because of the financial surveillance it could empower, and that scares the shit out of me
the other day i was listening to a conversation about how \"algorithms\" could detect criminal activity occurring on public ledgers in real time to automatically alert law enforcement, or be programmed into the money itself to stop transactions.
[Screenshot of a text message: \"or I'm going to move to a cabin in the woods with a faraday cage built around it\"]
anyone know any good welders?
i run into people somewhat regularly who think that because i don't like crypto, i support unfettered government/LEO surveillance of personal finances.
like, no, that's part of WHY i don't like crypto")
It does not matter if the crooks are in government, doing the money laundering themselves. They will never investigate themselves.
I vividly remember a conversation with someone on Twitter who INSISTED that crypto isn’t traceable. I asked him how he can even do any transactions without a broker and without disclosing who he is since that’s now a requirement and how 50% or Users already attached their ID to their wallet
„Frothing at the mouth“ would be an understatement
Such a bunch of rubes
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Netflix-Hit "Queer Eye" endet nach zehnter Staffel
Mit dem Dreh neuer Episoden in der US-Bundeshauptstadt Washington sollen die Abenteuer der "Fab Five" einen Abschluss finden. (Film & TV - Reality & Casting)queer.de
Zach Weinersmith hat dies geteilt.
i don't want to avoid most men, it's just that when i don't they often unintentionally or intentionally hurt me
if men want to that to be different it would be great if they fixed it
and reflecting back on my pre-transition relationships with men, and also the ways i acted out the role of man, has only further cemented my idea that men aren't safe... they never were, it's just that i couldn't see it until i was the victim of it
which makes it all more frustrating on so many levels; i know it's a choice/performance, i know it's one being made unconsciously, i know the harm, i know that people don't see it
it is a constant gaslighting force
Am 20.4. haben wir gebrauchte Solarpannels gespendet bekommen:
„Solarstrommodul
Modell SF 120-115“
Von der lange geschlossenen #Solarfabrik in #Freiburg.
Heute war ich bei einer besonders gesicherten Halle & diesen Teil unserer #Industriegeschichte der Sammlung der städtischen Museen übergeben.
Ukraine braucht gut 850 Milliarden für Wiederaufbau
Nach dem Ende des Krieges benötigt Kiew nach eigenen Schätzungen Hunderte Milliarden Euro für den Wiederaufbau. Laut Kanzler Merz soll Russland für einen Großteil davon aufkommen. Bis dahin versprach er weitere Waffenlieferungen.
Und gerne rückwirkend auch mal für die anderen westlichen Kriege in Irak, Syrien, Libyen oder auch Serbien...
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Die moralische Doppelzüngigkeit bzgl. der Kriege Ukraine und Gaza sind doch zum Kotzen!
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we don't have to do stuff all the time. we don't have to work in our free time. we don't have to create all the time. we do not need to compare and rank ourselves against each other. that's propaganda aimed at keeping us busy and apart, mixed with christo-protestant and neoliberal ideology.
we can choose to relax. do nothing, together. go on walks, sit on the balcony, cuddle on the sofa. meditate, read books, watch videos. or just sit there. create something when the mood strikes us, not out of compulsion to be busy.
take the time back, do not be ashamed, it is okay and good to be idle. we are enough. life has no meaning, might as well have fun.
I promise, this is not AI.
This is the real Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claiming that the Trump administration has to deport people, because the streets of America are filled with deranged cannibals who will even try to eat themselves.
You should know that this is the same Kristi Noem who wrote a book where she claimed to have met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — a claim which she later had to retract.
ABSOLUTELY 🔥
And it's happening all over the world. I won't write more because, well, no more words, upset, the works.
New EU Regulations Require Transparency, Copyright Protection From Powerful AI Systems - Slashdot
European Union officials unveiled new AI regulations on Thursday that require makers of the most powerful AI systems to improve transparency, limit copyright violations and protect public safety.tech.slashdot.org
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'A Realist in an Age of Imagination: Charles Ethan Porter'
Kerry Dooley Young on the talented nineteenth-century realist painter from Connecticut who took a big gamble to perfect his craft...
Signifier 💐 medium.com/signifier/a-realist…
#paining #art #ArtHistory #flowers
ooh, my top festival tip is similar... chat to them first day when it's quiet, ask "do you own this", when you find the person who is running it / owning it, give them a good tip on day one, like... sizeable tip (£50 works).
for the rest of the weekend, no need to queue when they're busy, free food occasionally, charged less at other times... it's great, it's like buying a VIP status for what they serve (jacket potatoes)
Shoah-Leugnung auf X: Plattform findet Schlupfloch vor dem Kammergericht Berlin — HateAid
Berufungsverhandlung vor dem Kammergericht Berlin im TwitterTrial. Statt Antisemitismus auf der Plattform stehen weiter rechtliche Formalien im Fokus.hateaid (HateAid)
Kommentar zur Enquete-Kommission: Wenn aufklären, dann richtig
Die Aufarbeitung der Corona-Pandemie ist aus Sicht von Birthe Sönnichsen überfällig. Doch es müsse um mehr gehen, als bekannte Probleme neu zu benennen. Und benötigte Hilfe dürfe durch die Aufarbeitung nicht aufgeschoben werden.
Was isn das für ein Querspinner-Kommentar?
Ganz bestimmt muss NICHT aufgearbeitet werden, wie ohne Präzedenzfall versucht wurde eine Pandemie einzudämmen.
Was endlich aufgearbeitet gehört: Wie "Impfgegner" uns allen auf der Nase herumtanzen durften. Wie das die Rechten gestärkt hat. Wer die Notlage skrupellos und korrupt ausgenutzt hat, um sich auf unser aller Kosten zu bereichern. Warum Kinder nicht geschützt wurden. Wie mit vulnerablen Personengruppen umgegangen wurde.
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Boosting is really important on the Fediverse because it makes whatever you boost federate to the entire servers of all your followers. A boosted public post appears on your followers' timelines, but also becomes searchable to everyone on the servers of your followers.
Instead of an algorithm, the Fediverse relies on human beings sharing stuff they find interesting. This process creates a wonderful chain of discovery.
To boost something here, click the 🔁 or 🚀 button below the post.
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MAGA Mom Locked Up by ICE Vows to Never Stop Loving Trump in Detention Center Call
Arpineh Masihi, who came to the U.S. as a 3-year-old Iranian refugee, has been locked up since June 30.Leigh Kimmins (The Daily Beast)
Richard mag das.
Der Streit um die Umbenennung der Mohrenstraße in Berlin-Mitte ist beendet.
Das Oberverwaltungsgericht bestätigte die Entscheidung, den rassistisch belasteten Namen zu ändern. Künftig heißt sie Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße - benannt nach dem ersten bekannten afrikanischen (genauer gesagt aus Ghana) Philosophen in Deutschland.
#goodnews #goodmoodnews
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Berlin: Mohrenstraße darf umbenannt werden
Der Berliner Bezirk Mitte hält den Namen für rassistisch und will die Mohrenstraße umbenennen. Anwohner wehren sich. Nach langem Streit entscheidet ein Gericht.RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland
Braucht Ihr einen #Kindergartenplatz in #Berlin? Ich habe heute mit nem Kindergarten im #PrenzlauerBerg telefoniert. Die können keine Personen für #FSJ einstellen, weil sie nicht genug Kinder haben. Auch die Kindergärtner*innen können für maximal ein Jahr nur befristet eingestellt werden.
Als unsere Kinder klein waren, war es ein totaler Kampf, einen Platz zu bekommen.
Inzwischen sind die Kinder im Prenzlauer Berg wohl groß und junge Paare können sich den Prenzlauer Berg eh nicht mehr leisten.
Belibaste
Als Antwort auf DerKlimablog.de 🏳️🌈 • • •‼️ Der Extreme Kapitalismus wird uns weiter abkochen. Macht ist mächtig und er gibt sie nicht aus den Händen.
Für den größtmöglichen Gewinn ignorieren die Üblichen Verdächtigen die Verwüstung der Erde, das Artensterben, die Vergiftung der Böden und des Wassers, das Leerfischen der Ozeane, und ... und ... und ...
Unsere Kritik, Demonstrationen und Petitionen etc. sind nur noch Folklore ...
Was ist besser als Kapitulation? ⁉️
Karpour
Als Antwort auf DerKlimablog.de 🏳️🌈 • • •