Top Pentagon spokesman resigning this week
Top Pentagon spokesperson resigning this week
Former top Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot is resigning from the Defense Department at the end of this week, marking another shake-up at the department, where three top aides have been suspended as part of an internal probe.Filip Timotija (The Hill)
Third top Defense Department official placed on leave amid leak probe
Third top Defense Department official placed on leave amid leak probe
Suspensions at the Defense Department have continued, with a third top Pentagon official being placed on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation into information leaks at the department.Filip Timotija (The Hill)
Inside Archer's bold plans for air taxi rides across NYC, SF, and LA
Santa Clara-based eVTOL maker Archer has its sights set on making air taxis a thing, like, really soon. It's just revealed plans for a network of vertiports from which its electric aircraft can take off and land in New York (NYC) – so you can beat street traffic and get around town in minutes.
Inside Archer's bold plans for air taxi rides across NYC, SF, and LA
Archer has its sights set on making air taxis a thing really soon. It's just revealed plans for a network of vertiports from which its electric aircraft can take off and land in NYC – so you can beat street traffic and get around town in minutes.Abhimanyu Ghoshal (New Atlas)
The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing ‘reverse location search’ from photos
The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing 'reverse location search' from photos | TechCrunch
There's a somewhat concerning new trend going viral on social media: people are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in a photo.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
China bans 'smart' and 'autonomous' driving terms from vehicle ads
China is banning automakers from using the terms "smart driving" and "autonomous driving" when they advertise driving assistance features, and will tighten rules around such technology upgrades, the government told industry representatives, according to a transcript of a meeting.
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Climate change will make rice toxic, say researchers
Warmer temperatures and increased carbon dioxide will boost arsenic levels in rice.
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Tesla odometer uses “predictive algorithms” to void warranty, lawsuit claims
This is a separate case to the lawsuits alleging Tesla misleads about range.
Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' Arrives With Linux 6.14, GNOME 48, and ARM64 Desktop ISO
Canonical today released Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin," bringing significant upgrades to the non-LTS distribution including Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48 with triple buffering, and expanded hardware support.
Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly-redacted slides
Lawyers called them “egregious” disclosures.
Google, Apple, and Snap aren’t happy about Meta’s poorly-redacted slides
Attorneys for Apple, Google, and Snap called out slides mistakes in Meta’s opening statement in its FTC antitrust trial, which made its PDFs easy to unredact.Wes Davis (The Verge)
Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs
Are your files going to be safer with Synology hard drives?
US Interior secretary orders offshore wind project shut down
Stoppage comes the same week a government report finds few problems with permitting.
Unexpectedly, I first heard about it from the local radio station lady absolutely dunking on them. No ads, no traffic updates, just 5 solid minutes of, "did you hear about this stupid thing?"
Loved it.
I'm a big fan of radio station rants.
And when they're arguing about stuff and talking over eachother.
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology.
Have you ever tried to make toast, but your toaster prompted you for an update?
credit to u/shittyretrocomps on reddit. reddit.com/r/iiiiiiitttttttttt…
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Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters
Cory Doctorow’s book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here’s an excerpt.Ars Staff (Ars Technica)
I think you could make a lot of money selling authentic replicas of 1950-1970's models of home appliances.
The kind of toasters and blenders you could drive nails with. "Heritage" items you could pass down to the grandkids when it was time for them to start college.
Israel Executed Paramedics in Gaza With Gunshots to the Head, Autopsies Show
Israel Executed Paramedics in Gaza With Gunshots to the Head, Autopsies Show
The autopsies also found evidence that medics were shot with bullets that explode on impact, shredding their victims.Sharon Zhang (Truthout)
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Il disastro della diga Pennsylvania
La catastrofe di Johnstown Flood Pennsylvania, fu considerato il più grave e pesante disastro dDALLA SPIA
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Vita su Marte ultime immagini mozzafiato trasmesse dalla sonda Curiosity
Le immagini d ella NASA trasmesse dal Rover Curiosity, mostrano un pianeta Marte mai visto primaDALLA SPIA
Fidelty cards store app?
I used to use stocard to store the fidelty cards from several shops in one place, but now it's apparently closing and they want me to download another app which has 700 features I don't care about and that wants me to make an account and accept cookies..
Is there any Foss app that does simply this?
Any good FOSS music player apps for Android that are still getting updated?
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GitHub - CappielloAntonio/tempo: An open source and lightweight music client for Subsonic, designed and built natively for Android.
An open source and lightweight music client for Subsonic, designed and built natively for Android. - CappielloAntonio/tempoGitHub
Rising power density and heat threaten the future of advanced semiconductors
Rising power density and heat threaten the future of advanced semiconductors
The underlying issue is closely linked to the end of Dennard scaling, a principle that once allowed engineers to shrink transistors and reduce voltage simultaneously – keeping...Skye Jacobs (TechSpot)
How I Got Hacked: A Warning about Malicious PoCs
How I Got Hacked: A Warning about Malicious PoCs
An in-depth forensic analysis of how a seemingly legitimate Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for CVE-2020-35489 turned out to be a cleverly disguised malware.Chocapikk's Cybersecurity Blog 🛡️💻
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Book Talk: Live Dead
Join us for a book talk with JOHN BRACKETT, author of LIVE DEAD, exploring how live recordings—from fan tapes to official releases—have shaped the history, mythology & enduring legacy of […]\nblog.archive.org
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La BCE taglia i tassi al 2,25%: effetti su mutui, prestiti e investimenti
La BCE taglia i tassi al 2,25%: effetti su mutui, prestiti e investimenti
La BCE taglia ancora i tassi: cosa cambia per mutui e prestiti? La Banca Centrale Europea ha annunciato un nuovo taglio dei tassi d’interess...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
Chris Krebs, who debunked 2020 election lies, vows full-time fight against Trump
Chris Krebs, who debunked 2020 election lies, vows full-time fight against Trump
Trump administration is “pulling its levers to punish dissent,” Krebs said.Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution | If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.
A Loophole That Would Swallow the Constitution
If Donald Trump can disappear people to El Salvador without due process, he can do anything.Jonathan Chait (The Atlantic)
That's not what happended.
The Supreme Court refused to prosecute Trump (for a blatantly illegal act) and ruled that he was immune to prosecution for "official acts" which they refused to define.
Then they slow walked the case back to a lower court - deliberately - so the determination was not made until after the election.
Then in a state court, Trump was convicted, but the judge delared there was no penalty "because only a federal court could apply punishment".
Then a couple of days later the DoJ dopped the case because "the president is immune from prosecution".
Facebook considered ad-free subscriptions after the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook considered offering an ad-free subscription after the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook’s board of directors considered offering a paid monthly subscription in response to the Cambridge Analytica backlash.Richard Lawler (The Verge)
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Discord gets sued for allegedly violating child safety laws
Discord gets sued for allegedly violating child safety laws
The state of New Jersey has filed suit against Discord for allegedly deceiving consumers that it does enough to protect young users.Ash Parrish (The Verge)
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pioggianza con caldino del vento di fuori, la primavera non s’ha da far
Sempre ammesso che la colpa dei miei ultimissimi disturbi post-sonno sia davvero sua, purtroppo osservo (ma per fortuna riporto!) che la #primavera non sta essendo per nulla simpatica, in generale, in questi giorni recentissimi. È veramente una questione smerdatissima (nonché complicata, ma quello figurarsi), che va al di là delle stronzate del tipo di “oh […]
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pioggianza con caldino del vento di fuori, la primavera non s’ha da far
Sempre ammesso che la colpa dei miei ultimissimi disturbi post-sonno sia davvero sua, purtroppo osservo (ma per fortuna riporto!) che la #primavera non sta essendo per nulla simpatica, in generale, in questi giorni recentissimi. È veramente una questione smerdatissima (nonché complicata, ma quello figurarsi), che va al di là delle stronzate del tipo di “oh nooo il polline mi fa detonareee“… 😭Mi torna in mente oggi pomeriggio, anche se le osservazioni che fanno piangere sono relative più a ieri sera, perché ho dovuto temporaneamente interrompere la marcitura pomeridiana bellissima davanti al PC per andare a ritirare un pacco (…no spoilerz!)… e quindi c’è affrontare per diversi minuti la primavera senza la protezione delle mie pareti. 😩
Vabbé, stasera è relativamente normale (oserei dire troppo, visto il contesto tragico): c’è venticello, fa caldino ma non caldo, e fa freddino ma non freddo… Ieri invece non ci si è capito una mazza: la mattina niente di stano, ma poi tra pomeriggio e sera è avvenuto lo scatafascio… ma talmente incasinato che la restante parte di questo post merita un sottofondo climaticamente ben preciso:
youtube.com/watch?v=3VfLuG3ZLg…
Perché praticamente ho vissuto dei minuti allucinanti ieri sera, poco dopo il tramonto, dovendo scendere un attimo. Il cielo si era ingrigito già nelle ore precedenti, ma non al punto da farmi pensare male, anche perché l’aria era caldina… e infatti non avrei manco preso l’ombrello se controllando al volo il meteo sulla Mi Band non avessi visto “pioggia”. Boh, sono scesa, e proprio immediatamente ha iniziato a piovere. 🚿
E nel mentre che non-godevo della pioggia, che per giunta era particolarmente “affilata” — non chiedetemi come, era molto sottile, poche gocce, non fitta, ma pungeva in testa, come se fosse acqua a più alta densità anche se pur sempre liquida — ma godendo di avere l’ombrello quando necessario, e soprattutto di non averlo preso a vuoto… c’era un’aria che sentendo meglio era caldissima, quasi da forno crematorio augustale. Insomma, il freddo del sole sparito, misto col caldo di questo vento immigrato — che si chiama scirocco non a caso, ma proprio perché ci rende tutti più sciroccati… 🥴
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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin - Snapdragon support
Hardware enablement highlights
Canonical continues to enable Ubuntu across a broad range of hardware. The introduction of a new ARM64 Desktop ISO makes it easier for early adopters to install Ubuntu Desktop on ARM64 virtual machines and laptops.
Qualcomm Technologies is proud to collaborate with Canonical and is fully committed to enabling a seamless Ubuntu experience on devices powered by Snapdragon®
Ubuntu’s new ARM64 ISO paves the way for future Snapdragon enablement, enabling us to drive AI innovation and adoption together.
Leendert van Doorn, SVP, Engineering at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc
The latest interim release of Ubuntu introduces “devpacks” for popular frameworks like Spring, along with performance enhancements across a broad range of hardware. 17 April 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puf
The latest interim release of Ubuntu introduces “devpacks” for popular frameworks like Spring, along with performance enhancements across a broad range of hardware. 17 April 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.Canonical (Ubuntu)
Chi era Molly Malone e perché ha una statua a Dublino? - da Storica National Geographic
La figura di una giovane pescatrice dai seni voluttuosi è stata creata nel 1988 dall'artista Jeanne Rynhart e può essere ammirata in Suffolk Street, di fronte all'ufficio turistico all'interno dell'antica chiesa di St. Andrews a Dublino. È protagonista di una famosa canzone irlandese intitolata “Sweet Molly Malone”, composta originariamente da James Yorkston nel 1884.
Cory Booker to visit El Salvador in effort to return wrongly deported man to US
Cory Booker to visit El Salvador in effort to return wrongly deported man to US
Democrats press Trump administration to follow supreme court order to bring back Kilmar Ábrego GarcíaChris Stein (The Guardian)
They need to stop this 1 at a time thing. Get like 40 members of Congress, Senators and Representatives. Show up at CECOT with cameras live streaming and demand to be admitted. When they refuse, force your way in.
I don't believe anyone in El Salvador, including Bukele and the goons staffing the prison, want to have a live stream of them assaulting/arresting a bunch of US members of Congress. And if they do, maybe that'll help wake some Republican voters up to the fascism.
Bukele has already blinked.
I am not worried for Booker. The tide is slowing down, and may turn soon if the pressure continues from all sides. Trump has played his hand badly.
Do This: April 19th list of protests
Okay, so remember when I told everybody to hold April 19th? Here’s where you can search for a 50501 event near you, and there are definitely going to be other events on the same day by other groups.
It will NOT be as big as April 5th. But a good turnout is important – and basically will continue to be important for months and months.
The next really massive turnout day looks like it’s going to be May 1st, though. Reserve the day. Indivisible is cooking something up, 50501 will be in on it, so will a lot of other people, or so I hear. Put it on your calendar now, so you’re ready.
Here are some other April 19 events in the Seattle area, compiled by Indivisible. I’m sure you can find something to do.
See you out there, and as always – good hunting.
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@gwaldby posted this awhile ago re: May 1st
Mayday Movement USA
We are making a protest camp in the shadow of the capitol that will be established May 1st.Mayday Movement USA
Dazi USA, energia e geopolitica: gli effetti della visita di Meloni a Washington
Dazi USA, energia e geopolitica: gli effetti della visita di Meloni a Washington
Dazi, energia e geopolitica: la visita di Giorgia Meloni alla Casa Bianca e le implicazioni economiche La visita della Premier italiana ...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for Criticizing Trump
‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69FGNdBemTI Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were “all afraid” of “retaliation” from President Donald Trump as she criticized what she called “unlawful” executive ove…David Gilmour (Mediaite)
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