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HoRNet Plugins updates TotalEQ visual equalizer plugin to MK2 rekkerd.org/hornet-plugins-upd…

#AAX #AU #equalizer #HoRNet #VST



Google has unveiled AlphaEvolve, an evolving coding agent that uses Gemini large language models and automated evaluators for discovering, evaluating, and optimizing computer algorithms for math and practical applications.
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Interesting map showing local price differences for ad hoc payment at public EV charging stations in Germany. Some charge 89 or even 94!! cents/kWh (note prices in the article are without 19% VAT)
However, as the creators point out, not all the data is available.

enet.eu/aktuelles/bis-zu-42-ce…

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Das ist das Ergebnis der Energiepolitik von @Markus_Soeder #CSU
Und #Bayern ist das flächenmäßig größte Bundesland Deutschlands mit einer Fläche von etwa 70.542 Quadratkilometern
#Energiewende
#niemehrcducsu

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Good morning/afternoon/evening/night to you, depending on where you are, and when you see this #NewstodonFriday thread! Here’s our weekly selection of stories from indie media outlets on everything from a holier-than-thou Texas legislator to an incredible scientific treatment that may have cured a little boy of a genetic illness. Plus, housing scams, Grok’s obsession with South Africa, and a word from The Boss. We love independent media, and we hope you’ll share these stories far and wide, comment (we’d love to see your recommendations for the best things you’ve read/watched/heard this week). And if you can afford to, please donate your money to these brilliant sites.⤵️

#Media #Journalism #News #Newstodon #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

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It must be exhausting, being Brian Harrison. The Republican representative for Ellis County in the Texas legislature is constantly outraged. ”About what, exactly, depends on the day,” says @TexasObserver’s Joelle DiPaolo. Here’s her story about how Harrison is just one in a long line of loud, dissenting hard-right legislators that aim to disrupt and change things — and that are turning off even the staunchest Republicans. “Harrison’s insatiable scorched-earth tactics and his holier-than-thou rhetoric have alienated his fellow House members to the point where valid criticisms remain unheard, or more often, ridiculed,” writes DiPaolo.

texasobserver.org/brian-harris…

#Texas #TexasLegislature #Politics #TexasPolitics #BrianHarrison #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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Has any country changed in the past quarter-century as much as China? While it’s still a deeply unequal society, living standards across the board have improved dramatically. Filmmaker Jia Zhangke documents this transformation in his latest movie, “Caught by the Tides,” a blend of fiction and non-fiction shot over the past 20 years and starring his wife, Zhao Tao, as Qiaoqiao. “Qiaoqiao is not so much a character as an avatar for a searching generation, her presence both affecting and affected by her surroundings, a constant reminder that the things we lose define us as much as the things we gain,” writes Dennis Zhou for @nybooks.

nybooks.com/online/2025/05/13/…

#China #ChineseCulture #Cinema #Film #Movies #JiaZhangke #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, public editor of PBS, joined @SFPublicPress executive director Lila LaHood at a recent fireside chat to discuss the future of media. The conversation took place before President Trump had announced an executive order attempting to defund public media, but Sandoval-Palos was anticipating the move. “The threat is at the local station level. The bulk of rural stations around the country, and even some urban stations probably cannot stay open if they don’t have the support from the [Corporation for Public Broadcasting] CPB. Some stations, up to 60% of their budgets are made up by funds from CPB,” he said.

sfpublicpress.org/responding-t…

#Media #PublicMedia #PBS #NPR #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #NewsIndustry #MediaIndustry #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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“Am I the last fat person in America?” asks @damemagazine’s Kate Bernyk. She writes about the rise of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the message that delivers to fat people — ”Your body is a mistake, and now there’s finally a way to fix it,” — and why she doesn’t want to take medication to change her size. “The idea of eliminating any kind of body should terrify us — not just because it’s wrong, but because it’s unimaginative,” she writes.

damemagazine.com/2025/05/15/am…

#BodyImage #Weigh #WeightLoss #Medicine #Health #Ozempic #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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@bolts is the best magazine for keeping your eye on America’s local politics, and possibly detecting if a shift is happening (were we the only ones glued to the Omaha, NE mayoral elections earlier this week)? Alex Burness writes about judge elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where a “slate of eight” progressive-endorsed candidates are running. Their supporters hope that the prospective judges, who come from public defender, social work and civil rights backgrounds, will have more understanding of the issues faced by criminal defendants. Check out the second list for @taniel’s list of elections to watch in May.

boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-…
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ball…

#Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #PrisonReform #Law #Elections #LocalElections #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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Good news from @npr, as shared by our @ScienceDesk. A baby born in Philadelphia last August with a life-threatening genetic disorder was successfully treated with a gene-editing infusion developed using CRISPR technology. His genetic defect appears to have been fixed, at least partially reversing his condition.

npr.org/sections/shots-health-…

#Science #Medicine #GeneTherapy #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Genetics #Children #GoodNews #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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Add another item to the long, long list of things that scare us about climate change. @KnowableMag’s Sanket Jain writes about how conditions like cataracts, pink eye and keratitis are linked to heat, pollution and UV exposure.

knowablemagazine.org/content/a…

#Health #Medicine #EyeHealth #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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HomeVestors of America is a real-estate flipper known for its “We Buy Ugly Houses” advertisements. The business model: Independent franchisees buy up homes in need of a fast sale, renovate them, and sell them on at vast profit. It’s a win-win scenario — except when it isn’t. @ProPublica has run a series of stories on how home sellers are exploited by franchisees, which has led to the company making changes in its business practices. The latest article explores how one Texas franchisee exploited people who wanted to invest with him, in a Ponzi scheme that netted him millions and left them broke.

propublica.org/article/homeves…

#Money #Finance #HomeBuying #HomeInvestors #Texas #Dallas #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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We all have subjects we know we talk about too much (sorry in advance for boring your ears off about politics/our new dog). In the case of X’s Grok AI, it’s white genocide. @404mediaco’s Matthew Gault writes about how, on the afternoon of May 14, Grok answered virtually every question it was asked, whether it was about baseball, video games or HBO, with a reference to South African politics and the widely debunked claims that Afrikaners there are victims of racism. “I think they're literally just taking whatever prompt people are sending to Grok and adding a bunch of text about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in front of it,” said Matthew Guzdial, an AI researcher at the University of Alberta.

404media.co/why-did-grok-start…

#Tech #Technology #AI #ElonMusk #SouthAfrica #Africa #WhiteGenocide #Grok #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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Speaking of South Africa… Here’s a slightly older story from @thecontinent about the United States’ reframing of the country as a pariah state, what President Cyril Ramaphosa can do about that, and why it’s important that he take action. “There is one concession, arguably the most important of them all, that South Africa simply cannot make: It cannot halt the ‘white genocide’ because no such thing exists, except in the imaginations of the white supremacists in Trump’s inner circle. And the racists really need to keep the ‘white genocide’ story alive in order for their ideology to make any sense at all,” writes Simon Allison.
continent.substack.com/p/navig…

#ElonMusk #SouthAfrica #WhiteGenocide #Africa #CyrilRamaphosa #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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During Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Congress has not asserted itself as an equal branch of the U.S. government. @TheConversationUS explores how this erosion of power happened long before Trump took office, as a result of the nationalization of politics and polarization along party lines. “A weak Congress paired with what historian Arthur Schlesinger called the ‘Imperial Presidency’ is a recipe for an unaccountable president, running wild without the constitutionally provided oversight and checks on power that the founders provided to the people through their representation by the first branch of government,” writes political scientist Charlie Hunt.

theconversation.com/congress-b…

#TrumpAdministration #Congress #USPolitics #Autocracy #Dictatorship #Government #Law #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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On that note, some words from Bruce Springsteen, as shared by our @CultureDesk. "The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed, are the people, you and me," said the Boss at a show in Manchester, U.K. Here’s the video of his many anti-Trump remarks at the show.

youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHWIYHlXO…

#BruceSpringsteen #TheBoss #Springsteen #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

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@damemagazine I wonder if she feels the same way about diabetes or cancer medication
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@nybooks

It is still a dictatorship that extinguished the Ughyur peoples and it disappears and imprisons dissidents.



If you haven't signed this and you're an EU citizen, it's still important! It needs 1 million *valid* signatures, and the validation happens afterwards. It's important to have some wiggle room here to ensure it actually meets the criteria

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/



"#Nakba dei bambini: come #Israele sta prendendo di mira il futuro palestinese."
Il ministro dell'Agricoltura israeliano #Dichter lo disse nei primi giorni di guerra:
“Stiamo lanciando la Nakba di Gaza… Gaza Nakba 2023. È così che andrà a finire”

#CeasefireNOW
#GazaGenocide‌ #Gaza #WestBank
#Israel #ZionistTerrorism #IsraeliOccupation #Peace #16maggio

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A Ukrainian FPV drone with a remote-controlled explosive device targets a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in the Kursk region. While it's unclear if the Ka-52 was actually hit from this footage, the helicopter was claimed to be shot down, allegedly killing one crew member.


At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes that targeted Northern and Central Gaza since early on Friday. Civil defence teams are working to recover those trapped under rubble.

The latest attacks follow a number of strikes across the strip on Thursday, that killed at least 120 Palestinians.

Al Jazeera’s Hamza Mohamed reports.

youtube.com/watch?v=m3pOfAC81D…

🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News



How to celebrate your dog's birthday on a budget
#Dogs #DogLovers #TailWagWisdom
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The editors at @Flipboard created the ultimate custom feed to keep up with the latest convos about movies and what to watch this weekend. Dive into the @surf feed if you’re in the beta here:

surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom…

#SurfFeeds

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Today I have been painting at the river again, it’s nice over there and I have been holed up for a bit too long I feel. It’s good to paint outside again.

#pleinairpainting #pleinair #landscapepainting #landscape #atmosphere #oilpainting #painting #art #kunst #allaprimapainting #allaprima



Latest #puppet commission! Believe it or not in the 6 years I’ve been doing this professionally, this is the first dog I’ve made! 🐶 #puppetbuilding #maker #smallbusiness

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🚨 Proton warns it may leave Switzerland 🇨🇭 over a new surveillance law, claiming it would make them “less confidential than Google”! Privacy advocates are watching closely as the debate heats up. 🔒👀 Read more: techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-… #PrivacyMatters #VPN #TechNews #privacy #security


Vision Pro Owners Face Weight of Buyer's Remorse apple.slashdot.org/story/25/05…


#FromOuterspace
Eurovision : avec Louane, la France “fait le pari de l’émotion” pour “briser sa malédiction”
courrierinternational.com/arti…
"Très connue en France depuis sa victoire à “The Voice” et son rôle dans le film “La Famille Bélier”, Louane figure aujourd’hui parmi les favoris de l’Eurovision. Après une performance très remarquée lors de la demi-finale, la chanteuse


Once again, new polling has President Trump’s approval rating -32 on inflation and -17 on jobs and the economy.

The only exception was border security, where 52% approved of his signature policy.
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My heart goes out to the beloved people of# Ukraine’ — #Pope Leo XIV receives list of #Ukrainian #POWs at #Vatican

“Let all the #prisoners be released and let the #children return to their families,” he added.

kyivindependent.com/my-heart-g…

#RussianPropaganda #disinformation #HybridWar #StandWithUkraine #UkrainianChildren






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🇺🇦🇦🇱President Zelensky’s address to a global audience and European leaders in Albania about talks in Turkey | In English (War & Politics 24 - Ukrainian News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Albania #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#Turkey #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState


Darktable and RawTherapee are both popular, open-source RAW photo editors.

Darktable has a more modern interface making it more suitable for amateur enthusiasts who want to make basic edits.
darktable.org/

RawTherapee is much more attractive to professional photographers who can take advantage of the in-depth system and powerful color correction tools, while working with a clunky interface.
rawtherapee.com/

#Linux #Darktable #RawTherapee #RAW #image #editor

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@darktable Most online reviews that I have read comparing these two amazing applications tend to indicate that the user interface from Darktable is slightly better compared to RawTherapee.


ukraine and russia agree to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after the first face-to-face talks in three years

zero progress on ceasefire



Took the time to write my monthly journal for the month of April, detailing the work I've done on the Suffer Puppet music video, an EP cover and a 3D vampire castle:

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Marktbericht: Anleger scharren mit den Hufen

Auch wenn ein neues Rekordhoch heute knapp verfehlt wurde: Anhaltende Zollhoffnungen treiben den DAX weiter an, der dabei schon die nächste Tausendermarke ins Visier nimmt.

➡️ tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finan…

#Marktbericht #DAX #Börse #Trump #Geldanlage #Gold #Öl #Aktien #Dow #Nikkei #Rekordhoch

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Ach, diese Anleger sind also Huftiere? Spannend. Was haben denn diese Huftiere mit dem Dachs zu schaffen?

(Das wird immer peinlicher.)

Wann kommt #KlimaVorAcht?



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Una riflessione di Giovanna Musilli, scrittrice e professoressa di filosofia in un liceo




Los Texao – El Sonido Niebla de Los Texao iyezine.com/los-texao-el-sonid…


Moving my DNS to 1984

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Los Texao – El Sonido Niebla de Los Texao iyezine.com/los-texao-el-sonid…


Apple says it did not take any action to remove or block Fortnite from alternative distribution in the EU.

Still no word on when or if Apple will allow Fortnite back in the App Store in the US.

9to5mac.com/2025/05/16/apple-b…




"Commemorating the 77th anniversary of the start of the #Nakba, #Jadaliyya Co-Editor #NouraErakat addressed the UN. During the address, Erakat highlighted the shortcomings of #internationalLaw in stopping #Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in #Gaza."

youtube.com/watch?v=SAjmHHt8Fk…

full commemoration video: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1ky…

#Nakba77 #NakbaDay #Palestine #GazaGenocide #oPt @palestine @israel



☁️ Seit 2021 haben wir an der Entwicklung eines Open-Source-Cloud-Stacks gearbeitet: Der Sovereign Cloud Stack @SCS

Das Projekt wurde von der Bundesregierung gefördert, die Förderphase ist jetzt ausgelaufen und der Abschlussbericht ist veröffentlicht. 📖

✨ Das Besondere: Das Projekt steht jetzt auf eigenen Beinen, 17 private und öffentliche Unternehmen haben sich zusammen getan, um den Stack und die offenen Standards gemeinsam weiter zu entwickeln! 🚀

osb-alliance.de/featured/auf-z…

#opensource



L'amico @tiziodcaio me domanda chenne penso de vietà le terapie pe convertì i froci

Ovviamente io se cé da fà un tajo a la sanità ce sto senpre!

Anche perché se li curiamo i finocchi, noi poi con chi ciaa prendiamo? ✋ 🦅

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…

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La Guerra del Kippur dell’ottobre 1973 vista attraverso le memorie di Vladimir Vinogradov l La Città Futura

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#FromOuterspace
Affaire Bétharram : le culot de François Bayrou face à la commission d’enquête
courrierinternational.com/arti…
"Lors de son audition devant la commission d’enquête parlementaire sur la prévention des violences dans les établissements scolaires mercredi 14 mai, le Premier ministre français a affiché le peu de respect qu’il a pour le travail des députés des autres



This is #Mastodon. Nobody here does Live, Laugh, Love.

What do you do?

#polls

  • Lattes, Library, Lunacy (0 votes)
  • LARPing, Lasciviousness, Lubricant (0 votes)
  • Linguini, Limoncello, Loafing (0 votes)
  • Lycanthropy (0 votes)
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Feddit.org in the eye of the hurricane


Soooo the word is spreading that !europe@feddit.org might be biased against palestine supporters.

It all started with:

endlesstalk.org/post/88380004

Highlights:

Isn’t feddit.org German based? Seems that they’re following with the German government’s policy of defending Israel at all cost.

They’re following with the German government’s policy of defending Israel fascism at all cost.


Followed by some other accusations:

endlesstalk.org/post/88461061

Apparently Deceptichum@quokk.au have been banned without even interacting with this instance at all.

endlesstalk.org/post/88623301

The admin answered here:

endlesstalk.org/post/88601627?…

It's being discussed here as well.

endlesstalk.org/post/88622809

Also feddit.org was down for a few minutes. They apparently have been ddos'ed? There are also some mention of a troll named "antiyank". That guy sounds like a loser. Anybody know about him?

Anyway stimulating drama isn't it?

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Nel mio Paese ci sono tre milioni di persone e importiamo 28 milioni di paia di scarpe l’anno, nemmeno fossimo dei millepiedi.


Antidivo e anticapitalista: lunga vita alle idee di Pepe Mujica, contro la banalità dei ricordi

José Alberto Mujica Cordano è morto a 89 anni per le complicazioni di un cancro all’esofago, il 13 maggio. Parte del movimento di guerriglia uruguaiana Tupamaros, finì in carcere per dodici anni, due dei quali chiuso in un pozzo. Deputato, senatore, poi ministro dell’Agricoltura e nel 2010 presidente della Repubblica. Lascia un segno profondo e un’organizzazione politica che va oltre la personalizzazione.

#politica #mujica #altreconomia @contributopia@vivaldi.net @nilocram@framapiaf.org

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⚡️🇬🇧EPC Summit: PM Keir Starmer Delivers Address to European Leaders In Albania (Dot Republic Media VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Albania #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState


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