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white_monkey (@white_monkey@witter.cz)
Nice visuals and paper on swarm intelligence, decentralized groups and "Future State Maximisation"
"We adopted a hypothesis that birds are agents that want to maximise their future freedom, and then we asked what the consequences are of that. It looks like it generates dynamics that are extremely similar, even at the quantitative level, to a bird flock."
https://phys.org/news/2019-07-birds-feather-flock-options-scientists.html
#birds #science #swarm #mastodon #open
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YvanDaSilva (@YvanDaSilva@hachyderm.io)
Hey #Fediverse,
Need your help to recognize some electronics defect.
It seems the beurer message gun I have is showing that it is continuously charging even when not connected.
I opened it and I see that one resistor has blown up in half.
The problem I have is that I don't know which one should I get to replace it. I didn't find the pcb ref or design ofc.
Any ideas?
Yes its a shot in the dark, but who know :p
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jobsfordevelopers (@jobsfordevelopers@mastodon.world)
Affirm is hiring Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Merchant Advocacy)
🔧 #java #kotlin #python #api #grpc #aws #kubernetes #mysql #seniorengineer
🌎 Remote; Canada
⏰ Full-time
🏢 Affirm
Job details https://jobsfordevelopers.com/jobs/senior-software-engineer-backend-merchant-advocacy-at-affirm-com-mar-26-2026-8a7c80?utm_source=mastodon.world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=posting
#jobalert #jobsearch #hiring
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federation (@federation@owncast.cdrom.tokyo)
I'm live
Space Station 14
#owncast #streaming #programming #gaming #fediverse
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hippyjo (@hippyjo@c.im)
Ukraine Update from Dylan Combellick.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall: https://medium.com/@dylan_combellick/ukraine-update-april-4-d103a2b2f26b?sk=bb42aa7659fb7e020fce3a31d8f49645
#ukraine #journalism #war #USA #shame
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lascapi (@lascapi@social.tchncs.de)
@Sascha the real example a know is :
As a student you got some cloud by the university. You use it to store your project.
Then you learn #git, and you start to use it locally (and synchronised with your cloud) + you have a lot of big files / data in your repo and in some other place on your cloud with hard links in your code.
Then you share your project with some colleges through the cloud, with a lot a data / artefact / database / picture / ... And it becomes virtually impossible as junior dev to find a way to switch every thing to a git forge with all this dependencies all over your hard drive / cloud.
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Seraphyn (@Seraphyn@social.tchncs.de)
Der Wechsel von WordPress zu Hugo, die ersten 50%
Ich habe nun endlich eine Mammutaufgabe für mich erledigt. Den Wechseln von WordPress hin zu Hugo. Ich war mir hier der große der Aufgabe bewusst, aber dass er so schwer werden würde, hätte ich nicht gedacht. Ich hatte den Wechsel schon einmal vor 15 Jahren vorgenommen, aber aus Gründen der Faulheit dann doch wieder zu WordPress gewechselt. Hier möchte ich Euch an meiner Reise teilhaben lassen, vielleicht hilft euch der eine, oder auch andere Hinweis.
Weitere Posts folgen
https://got-tty.org/der-wechsel-von-wordpress-zu-hugo/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Blue Jays Place Alejandro Kirk On 10-Day Injured List, Recall Brandon Valenzuela
The Blue Jays are placing catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list with a left thumb fracture,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Sports #AlejandroKirk #BrandonValenzuela
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564718/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Social Security Delays Major Update for the Second Time, Which Could Dramatically Impact New Cases
Technology rollouts at the Social Security Administration (SSA) designed to reduce red tape will be delayed for a…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #FederalNewsNetwork #NationalAppointmentSchedulingCalendar #PersonalFinance #socialsecurity #socialsecurityadministration
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564716/
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newsbeep (@newsbeep@newsbeep.org)
One crew member rescued after US F-15 shot down over Iran while search continues for other pilot: report
One crew member has been rescued and the search continues for the second pilot after a U.S. F-15…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Iran #iraniannews #pilot #PresidentDonaldTrump #SocialMedia #statemedia #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/468643/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
FBI warns some foreign apps could collect Americans’ data — even if you never download them
Americans’ personal data could be collected and stored overseas — even if they’ve never downloaded a foreign-developed app…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mobile #China #FBI #FBIinvestigations #Shein #Tech #Technology #temu #TikTok #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564714/
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newsbeep (@newsbeep@newsbeep.org)
Saturday Morning – Church News
Follow live coverage of general conference 4 April 2026, 9:50 a.m. MDT All members give a sustaining vote…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #GeneralConference #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/468641/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
AI Is Killing Microsoft
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech OpenAI…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564712/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
County needs to enforce light pollution rules | Opinion
Editor: The level of incompetence of the Pitkin County commissioners in enforcing their own rules continues to grow.…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #letters_to_editor #opinion #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564710/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Artemis II has a toilet issue. All about bathroom woes in space
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission currently hurtling through space have had a largely quiet journey…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564708/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Electrons in moiré crystals explore higher-dimensional quantum worlds | MIT News
The electrons that power our society flow left and right throug…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #4Dsuperspace #CondensedMatterPhysics #four-dimensionalquantummaterials #JosephCheckelskyLab #KevinNuckolls #magic-anglegraphenesuperlattices #MITphysics #moirécrystals #NisargaPaul #PabloJarillo-Herrero #quantumtunneling #RaymondAshoori #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564706/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
AI recorders could become the Google Nest cameras of the wild
Deep in the heart of Yellowstone National Park, audio recorders roughly the size of hardcover books are documenting…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Science #sfgparks
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564704/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Netflix top 10 movies — here’s the 3 worth watching right now (April 4-5)
Easter weekend is here, and the best streaming services are keeping our watchlist baskets full with plenty of…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Movies #Entertainment
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564702/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Ye attempts a comeback with sold-out SoFi Stadium concert, support from Lauryn Hill
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The artist formerly and possibly again known as Kanye West reveled in support from one…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #18839675 #Entertainment
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564700/
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newsbeep (@newsbeep@newsbeep.org)
America’s new Catholics, by the numbers
At Easter Vigil Saturday, thousands of people across the globe will be received into the Catholic Church: Those…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/468629/
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tepzaa9 (@tepzaa9@mastodon.social)
🚀 Elevate your social media game with our Automation Suite! 🌟 Generate AI-driven content, schedule seamlessly, and engage effortlessly. Ready to strea... #SocialMedia #Automation #ContentMarketing #AI
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shrampybot (@shrampybot@soc.gsg.live)
DIDBOX is now streaming Music on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/didbox
FESTIVAL // D.I.M DarkWave Industrial Music -Nocturnal Ominous- // Raid: Arcomere
#SynthStream #twitch #GSGLive #music #musodon #synth #synthesis @synths
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Scoll (@Scoll@todon.eu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyt9yUz2xgU
#youtube
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display (@display@anonsys.net)
In einem neuen Buch zeigt sich der US-Vizepräsident JD Vance so persönlich wie es nur geht. Das Cover des Buches lässt daran aber Zweifel aufkommen.#Politik #Kirchen #Virginia #USA #Religionen #Literatur #JDVance
Idylle, in der ihn niemand sah: Cover von neuem Buch von JD Vance wirft Fragen auf
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m0bi (@m0bi@mastodon.com.pl)
⚛️ Za Międzynarodową Agencją Energii Atomowej:
"MAEA została poinformowana przez Iran, że dziś rano pocisk uderzył w pobliżu terenu elektrowni jądrowej w Buszehr. To czwarty taki incydent w ostatnich tygodniach. Iran poinformował również MAEA, że jeden z pracowników ochrony fizycznej obiektu zginął od odłamka pocisku, a budynek na terenie elektrowni został uszkodzony przez fale uderzeniowe i odłamki. Nie odnotowano wzrostu poziomu promieniowania.
Dyrektor Generalny MAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi wyraża głębokie zaniepokojenie zgłoszonym incydentem i apeluje o to, aby nigdy nie atakować elektrowni jądrowych ani pobliskich obszarów, zwracając uwagę, że w budynkach pomocniczych mogą znajdować się niezbędne urządzenia bezpieczeństwa. Powtarzając apel o maksymalną powściągliwość wojskową w celu uniknięcia ryzyka awarii jądrowej, dyrektor generalny Grossi ponownie podkreśla nadrzędne znaczenie przestrzegania 7 filarów dla zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa jądrowego podczas konfliktu.""
#USA #Izrael #Iran #Wojna #atom
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chatcomics (@chatcomics@mastodon.social)
Every group chat has these four people. You know exactly who they are.
#ChatComics #WhatsApp #GroupChat #Comics
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raumfahrttutnot (@raumfahrttutnot@chaos.social)
#NASA:
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Artemis II Flight Day 4: Deep-Space Flying, Lunar Flyby Prep
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"As the Orion spacecraft continues its path toward the Moon, the Artemis II crew will spend their fourth flight day preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. .."
4.4.2026
#Artemis #ArtemisII #ESM #Mond #moon #MPCV #Orion #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #USA
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bergmeister (@bergmeister@mountains.social)
Mountain safety, where does responsibility lie when social media inspired mountaineers get into trouble
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0e105yk23o
#Rescue #Hiking #Mountaineering #SocialMedia #Mountains
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MrCopperpot (@MrCopperpot@mastodon.social)
The Bus Easter Service. Essex Tea in the Mug, New routes, new chaos, Chatty as ever, guided by @ThumbSoldiers
Same Dave. Join me as I provide a friendly face & voice from 06:00 BST twitch.tv/xChesterCopperpotx youtube.com/@EssexTea #TheBus #Twitch #EssexTea #Easter #Morning #Hi
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DieselDieter (@DieselDieter@mas.to)
Satireaccount aus Gründen. #fediverse wie hälst du es mit der Freiheit und Verantwortung im Bezug auf #Deepfakes? Wo ist die Grenze? Nehmen wir an, #DieselDieter steht auf seine Nachbarin. Was ist ok, was gehört verboten, was ist moralisch/ethisch ein Problem? 4 Szenarien, alles ohne Zustimmung und ohne Veröffentlichung.
1/3 #FragFedi #fedihelp #ulmen #digitalegewalt #gewaltgegenfrauen #collienfernandes
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cprocuna (@cprocuna@twitter.com)
¿Quién será el QB de #Steelers ?
Después de escuchar al coach y al dueño, siguen esperando a Aaron Rodgers.
Mi opinión. 👇🏼👇🏼
Sígueme en #TikTok
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSHSwHBjs/
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item (@item@hub.netzgemeinde.eu)
@That Old Guy with the Beard @libertyoftheforest @Melissa BearTrix Actually, you must never do either.
You must never put any exclusive information such as explanations only into the alt-text.
That's because there are people who cannot access alt-text, be it due to physical disabilities (you can't access alt-text if you don't have at least one working hand, at least not easily), be it due to their choice of software.
If there's any information not in the image, not in the post text, only in the alt-text, then these people will not be able to get this information. It's lost to them.
So do not use alt-text to expand your 500-character limit!
If you need more than 500 characters once, write a thread.
If you need more than 500 characters regularly, move to where you have more characters, e.g.:
- a Mastodon server with a higher character count
- a Mastodon fork with a higher character count
- Misskey (3,000 characters)
- Sharkey (at least 3,000 characters, often even more)
- Akkoma (at least 5,000 characters)
- Friendica (16,777,215 characters)
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #Sharkey #Akkoma #Friendica #Hubzilla #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta
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HollyCo26588808 (@HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com)
Autistic Bowler Achieves Dream With His First Perfect 300 Game And Joins the PBA as a Pro
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/autistic-bowler-achieves-dream-with-first-perfect-300-game/
#goodnews #inspiring #sports #bowling #Illinois #USA
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dalfen (@dalfen@mstdn.social)
Everything is getting more expensive...
Food, gasoline, energy for the house...
And products in general.
For example, the hair clips I bought for my kid are double the price they were 11 months ago and regular-price jeans have gone up 36% in a week.
#USA #prices #USeconomy #MyThoughts
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nicolasvivant (@nicolasvivant@colter.social)
Cool, Échirolles a été cité ce jour sur France Info dans la chronique « Nouveau monde » de Nicolas Arpagian.
#LogicielsLibres #OpenSource #FreeSoftware
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
#JohnHopkins #measles monitor #US #USA
publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resourc...
U.S. Measles Tracker | Interna...
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
#RSV #influenza #influenzaA #influenzaB #covid19 #sarscov2 #measles #mpox #hepatitis #HepA #HepB #norovirus
#Wastewater monitoring #infectiousdiseases #US #USA
data.wastewaterscan.org
WastewaterSCAN Dashboard
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
#infectiousdiseases #RSV #influenza #influenzaA #influenzaB #covid19 #sarscov2 #pneumococcus #respiratory #diseases
#Yale respiratory diseases monitor #US #USA
www.pophive.org/respiratory-...
Infectious Diseases Dashboard
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socketwench (@socketwench@masto.hackers.town)
Now that I know you can use Layout Manager on Taxonomy Term pages, using view pages for them seems....old fashioned.
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #Ecoli #rawMilk #rawCheese #measles #influenza #flu #influenzaA #influenzaB #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid
#TWIV 1310 / 02.Apr.2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rbM...
TWiV 1310: Clinical update wit...
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steamandepic (@steamandepic@mastodon.social)
👀 Shaun Escayg posted an Instagram image of a gun aimed at a coastal town, captioned «Research...», and FANS immediately read it as a tease for a new Uncharted entry.
No official word yet, in May Neil Druckmann said Naughty Dog has another project in the works where he's mostly a producer. Reminder: the last franchise release was Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017). Instagram is part of Meta, which is banned in Russia.
#SteamAndEpic #Instagram #Uncharted #Druckmann #Research #Reminder
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sayzard (@sayzard@mastodon.sayzard.org)
Justine Moore (@venturetwins)
사람들이 ChatGPT 대화를 감정적 지지나 하소연 용도로 더 많이 사용하게 되면서, 그 결과가 인간관계에 영향을 줄 수 있다는 사례를 다룬 글을 언급했다. LLM이 사실상 상담/배출구처럼 쓰이는 경향과 그에 대한 반응 차이를 지적한다.
https://x.com/venturetwins/status/2040508848407208301
#chatgpt #llm #ai #mentalhealth #conversation
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dieniedersachsen (@dieniedersachsen@niedersachsen.social)
Flensburg wahrt Champions-League-Chance bei Hannover https://www.dieniedersachsen.de/sport/flensburg-wahrt-champions-league-chance-bei-hannover-3121413?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=dpa&utm_content=textlink #Handball(Team) #TSVHannover-Burgdorf #Deutschland #Männer #Niedersachsen #Bundesliga #Schleswig-Holstein #SGFlensburg-Handewitt #Hannover
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IviChoc (@IviChoc@mastodon.online)
#Yale respiratory diseases monitor #US #USA
https://www.pophive.org/respiratory-diseases/respiratory-syncytial-virus
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IviChoc (@IviChoc@mastodon.online)
#Wastewater monitoring #infectiousdiseases #US #USA
https://data.wastewaterscan.org/
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IviChoc (@IviChoc@mastodon.online)
#JohnHopkins #measles monitor #US #USA
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resources/us-measles-tracker
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IviChoc (@IviChoc@mastodon.online)
#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #Ecoli #rawMilk #rawCheese #measles #influenza #flu #influenzaA #influenzaB #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid
#TWIV 1310 clinical update 02.Apr.2026
Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: Prions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rbMI7Ela80
shownotes: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1310/
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sunguramy (@sunguramy@flipping.rocks)
My gif files are "not supported" on mastodon... 422 error for size (they are only 3 megs). Any ideas? I made animations from the launch...would love to share... :) Because they are images, they are over 1000 pixels on longest edge, but nothing is telling me a size limit that should actually stop them from uploading. Halp?!
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gamehandsdotnet (@gamehandsdotnet@mastodon.social)
Join us on #Youtube or #Twitch at GameHandsDotNet and play chess LIVE by typing moves in chat.
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rogerweissenbrunner (@rogerweissenbrunner@mastodon.social)
The first release of White Noise Media Player is up! It's currently working
I finished porting Melody from Granite and libsoup2.4 to GTK 4 + libsoup3 + Adwaita.
https://github.com/rogerweissenbrunner/whitenoise/releases/tag/v0.0.1
The first release is in .deb format. If you can test it, please let me know how it works on your machine!
#elementaryos #pantheon #gnome #mp3 #mediaplayer #melody #linux #vala #gtk #gtk4 #player #opensource #melody #whitenoise
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BaronD (@BaronD@mastodon.social)
Auch bei Artemis II geht es schlussendlich um die Jagd nach Rohstoffen, wenn auch nicht direkt.
Mich als Muskelkranken interessiert dieser menschliche Wahnsinn, an dem auch Schweizer Unternehmen beteiligt sind, herzlich wenig.
Bei mir geht’s gerade ums nackte Überleben in diesem behindertenfeindlichen Drecksland namens Schweiz, das für Soziales kein Geld hat und überall Betrug wittert – nur nicht bei den Steuern von Ultrareichen.
#ArtemisII #Betrug #EL #IV #Schweiz
https://www.srf.ch/news/artemis-2-mission-mondumrundung-es-locken-die-rohstoffe
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2026 (@2026@bolesblogs.com)
The Canon for Sale: How Congress Handed Literature to a Homeschool Company
On March 17, 2026, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed H.R. 7661, a bill that would strip federal education funding from any public school whose libraries contain “sexually oriented material.” The bill’s formal title is the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,” and it was introduced by Representative Mary Miller of Illinois on February 24, 2026, days after the State of the Union address. Eighteen Republican cosponsors signed on. No Democratic members supported the bill. The legislation now awaits a vote on the full House floor.
The mechanism is familiar. For nearly six years, state legislatures across the country have been passing laws that pull books from school shelves, fire librarians, and defund collections that contain material certain political actors find objectionable. Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, and Iowa have led this effort, and the American Library Association counted 821 separate censorship attempts targeting 2,452 individual titles in calendar year 2024 alone. What H.R. 7661 does is federalize that local machinery. It amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the primary pipeline for federal aid to disadvantaged students and Title I schools, and conditions that funding on compliance with a vague, sweeping content prohibition.
The word “oriented” in the bill does particular work. The sponsors chose “sexually oriented material” rather than “sexually explicit material,” and the distinction matters. “Explicit” has a legal history. It has been tested in courts, defined by statutes, and bounded by precedent. “Oriented” has no such grounding. It is a word that expands rather than constrains, and the bill exploits that expansion by including within its definition any material that “involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism.” A book that mentions the existence of a transgender character, without depicting a single sexual act, falls within the bill’s scope. Health textbooks discussing puberty could fall within it. Biographies of trans public figures could fall within it. The vagueness is the point of the legislation.
Here is where the bill does something that deserves more attention than it has received. H.R. 7661 includes a carve-out for “classic” works of art and literature. On its face, this seems like a reasonable safeguard. No one wants Michelangelo’s David removed from an art history curriculum. The bill appears to acknowledge that some works containing nudity or mature themes belong in schools. What matters is who decides what qualifies as “classic.”
The bill answers that question by hard-coding references to two specific articles published on Compass Classroom, a commercial Christian homeschool curriculum company. The articles are “Classics Every Middle Schooler Should Read” by Thomas Purifoy, Jr. and “Classics Every High Schooler Should Read” by Mary Pierson Purifoy. The Purifoys founded Compass Classroom. Their company describes its mission as teaching “a Biblical worldview and critical thinking skills.” Its history courses apply “a Christian worldview to the characters, events, theology, literature, art, and religious beliefs throughout history.” Its catalog includes a course called “Is Genesis History?” and another built around Francis Schaeffer’s reformed theological framework. The company operates as a sectarian enterprise selling a theological product to a specific religious market.
A federal bill has outsourced the definition of acceptable American literature to a company that sells Bible-based homeschool videos for $39 a month.
Consider what that means in practice. Books on the Compass Classroom lists receive protection. Everything else receives none, and could cost a school district its federal funding. The entire weight of the American literary tradition, from Toni Morrison to James Baldwin to Sandra Cisneros to Jhumpa Lahiri, is filtered through the theological preferences of a Tennessee homeschool company. The lists become the canon, and the canon becomes the law.
This is the privatization of public literary authority. It is also the sectarianization of it. The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause exists precisely to prevent the federal government from privileging one religious viewpoint over others in the administration of public institutions. When Congress defines “classic literature” by reference to a company whose stated purpose is teaching a “Biblical worldview,” Congress has made a theological judgment about which stories are acceptable in American schools. That is an establishment of religion dressed in the language of child protection.
The bill’s supporters will argue that the lists are merely illustrative, that schools can still teach other works, that the carve-out protects educational freedom. The argument collapses under the weight of the funding mechanism. Schools do not have the luxury of testing whether their collections comply with a vague federal standard. Administrators will do what administrators always do when funding is threatened: they will remove anything that might trigger a challenge. The chilling effect is the policy. Fear is the mechanism by which censorship operates without needing a single book to be formally banned.
National Library Week begins on April 19, 2026. The ALA’s honorary chair this year is Mychal Threets, the librarian and author who now hosts “Reading Rainbow.” The irony requires no commentary. A country celebrating its libraries while its Congress advances legislation that would gut them is a country in active contradiction with itself.
Some legal analysts, including the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, have argued that H.R. 7661 is more campaign performance than viable legislation, a bill designed to generate headlines for its sponsors’ constituents rather than to survive judicial scrutiny. That assessment may be correct on the merits. The bill’s definition of “sexually oriented material” would face serious First Amendment challenges, and its Establishment Clause vulnerabilities are obvious. The danger of dismissing H.R. 7661 as political theater, however, is that political theater has a way of becoming law when no one is watching. State-level book bans followed the same trajectory: first a handful of performative bills in 2021, then coordinated legislative campaigns across twenty states by 2024. The precedent the bill sets matters even if the bill itself dies. It normalizes the idea that Congress can define acceptable literature by reference to a private, religious reading list.
The deeper issue here extends beyond any single bill. H.R. 7661 is one expression of a broader pattern in which public institutions are hollowed out and their functions transferred to private, ideological actors. Public schools lose funding. Private alternatives gain market share. The definitions of knowledge, history, and literature are handed to commercial entities with theological commitments that a diverse democratic public does not share. This is how democratic infrastructure erodes: disassembled piece by piece, contract by contract, carve-out by carve-out, reading list by reading list.
Authors, publishers, librarians, and citizens who care about the survival of a pluralistic literary culture need to understand what is happening in H.R. 7661. The bill reaches far past the removal of a handful of controversial titles from school libraries. It determines who gets to define what literature is, and the answer this bill provides is: a company in Tennessee that sells Bible-based curriculum to homeschooling families. If that answer becomes federal law, the consequences will be measured in decades and in the silences where stories used to be.
The ALA urges citizens to call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask their representatives to oppose H.R. 7661 and to support the Right to Read Act (H.R. 6440 / S. 3365), which would fund well-resourced and well-staffed school libraries rather than threatening them.
#art #books #canon #capitol #censorship #classics #congress #federal #homeschool #library #libraryWeek #literature #middleSchool #profit #reading #school #usa
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
There’s a Major Rule Change Happening for Anyone Collecting Social Security
The U.S. government has announced new earning limits for Social Security recipients, and it looks like one age…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #PersonalFinance #socialsecurity #socialsecurityadministration
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564652/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Best Apple CarPlay Widgets for iOS 26: The Ultimate 2026 Guide
The release of iOS 26 introduced a significant enhancement to Apple CarPlay with the addition of a dedicated…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564650/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Take-Two lays off AI team
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of GTA developer Rockstar Games, has reportedly laid off its AI team, including…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564648/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
South Maui waterline temporary repair completed; Water conservation requested from 5 a.m. Sunday through 6 p.m. Monday : Maui Now
Temporary repairs of South Maui mainline (County of Maui photo) The County of Maui D…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #conservewater #JohnStufflebean #kiheiwater #mainline #makenawater #MauiDepartmentofWaterSupply #mauidws #Science #southmauiwater #Waileawater #Waterconservation #Waterline
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564646/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Venus Might Not Be So Lifeless After All. Scientists Find Molecules That Could Make Life Possible on Its Harsh Surface
Venus, once seen as one of the most inhospitable planets in our Solar System, is now the subject…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564644/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
With the Einstein Probe Telescope, Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Kind of Star Explosion
Astronomers believe they may have observed a “dirty fireball” star explosion for the first time. This potential discovery…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564642/
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tewha (@tewha@appdot.net)
Not sure what's going on here. I can see it *trying* to re-generate the view when the color scheme changes, but the adaptive colors aren't adapting.
The view is hosted in a toolbar.
The colors adapt when the view is closed/reopened, so maybe I leave this alone for now. #SwiftUI
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
5 Most Rattlesnake Infested Areas on the Gulf Coast
The Gulf Coast of the United States, spanning from the Mexican border to the southern tip of Florida,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564640/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
15 Best Space Horror Movies Of All Time, Ranked
Static Media The space horror genre is as…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Movies #Entertainment
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564638/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
3 Classic Rock Songs From 1987 That Are Perfect for a Road Trip
If you are building a playlist based on rock music in 1987, it could end up going in…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564636/
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us (@us@newsbeep.org)
Born Again’ Season 3 Is Doing What You Hoped
Barely a few episodes into season two of Daredevil: Born Again, and we already have an idea of what’s in…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #TV #Daredevil:BornAgain #Entertainment #IronFist #JessicaJones #LukeCage #TheDefenders
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/564634/
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neil (@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk)
If you have got the following very specific thing to work, please let me know how!
ssh, using ed25519-sk or ecdsa-sk, with a YubiKey with FIDO2, on Android (specifically GrapheneOS)
My tinkering with termux has, so far, failed.
#ssh #yubikey #android #fido2 #grapheneos #termux
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prefec2 (@prefec2@norden.social)
Es gab eine Anti-Kriegs-Demo in Tel Aviv. Die Behörden hatten nur 150 Personen genehmigt. Es kamen wohl mehr und die Demo wurde aufgelöst. So schreibt der DLF. Die Haaretz schreibt von ca. 600 und weitere Protestierende in Haifa und Jerusalem.
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wallflower_ (@wallflower_@mstdn.social)
Im clearly seeing it .. smh 
Pls if anyone able to help,please see my pinned 
#mstdn #easter #boost #f4f @mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social #mutuals #mutualAidRequest #fediverse #needfood
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chatcomics (@chatcomics@mastodon.social)
Your group chat is basically a sitcom. We just illustrate it.
Chat Comics turns WhatsApp exports into comic stories with character art and 12 different moods.
#ChatComics #WhatsApp #AI #Comics
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uk (@uk@pubeurope.com)
https://www.europesays.com/uk/872182/ FBI warns some foreign apps could collect Americans’ data — even if you never download them #China #FBI #FBIInvestigations #Mobile #SheIn #Tech #Technology #Temu #TikTok #UK #UnitedKingdom #WorldNews
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solodeveling (@solodeveling@mastodon.social)
"Half a dev cycle spent on random worlds & island generation, and I love the results! Lagoons, bays, volcanoes & more, but... stuck on floaty tree issue for two days now -_- #solodev #gamedev #Unity #Blender"
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jd (@jd@todon.eu)
fElon has de-bluechecked Iranian State tw/X accounts.
https://x.com/IranMilitaryEN/status/2040485147288404398
#JD20260404 #JDLinkBlog
#Iran #USA #Israel #EndlessWar #IranWar
#UKpol #USpol #EUpol #Palestine all for #Israel
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SocraticEthics (@SocraticEthics@mastodon.online)
https://youtu.be/2o1RdZVl-Fk
⚠️🇺🇦Putin sends his American Republican agents poised as negotiators to Kyiv demanding Ukrainians withdraw from territory Russian invaders prove incapable of conquering (UATV VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #Media #US #USA #America #News #PACE #CoE #Headlines #russiaUkraineWar
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers
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emovulcan (@emovulcan@mastodon.social)
I'm adopting a new rule about #youtube videos: if the thumbnail shows someone pointing at something, it goes straight to "do not recommend"
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display (@display@fediverse.one)
Found 2 new servers and 14 servers died off since 6 hours ago
59,998 servers checked. 1,133,373 Monthly Active Users across the fediverse
Check out the #fediverse stats
History of servers found and deleted
Help others find a home, send them to fediverse.observer
#fediverse #statistics #fedistats #fediverseobserver
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p (@p@hibipix.com)
Mural on Meissen porcelain panels, "Aufbau_der_Republik", at the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus in Berlin, Germany.
Story behind Max Lingner wall mural: https://walled-in-berlin.com/j-elke-ertle/story-behind-max-lingner-wall-mural
Zoom: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aufbau_der_Republik_(Max_Lingner)
#photography #fotografie #berlin #germany #deutschland #allemagne #architecture #art #arte #mural #muralart #porcelain #history
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Omsham (@Omsham@mstdn.social)
It has been 6 days without any donation.
My children are hungry, and we need to provide decent food for them.
My little daughter needs diapers.
I ask for your help, and I feel very embarrassed because I am forced to do this after we lost everything we own and no longer have any hope for a dignified life.
Please help us provide decent living conditions for my family and my children. 🙏💔
https://chuffed.org/project/172267-help-our-family-of-seven-rebuild-after-losses
#Mastodon #gazaverified #Palestine #Iran #DonateNow #SHAR #Cats #Animals
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p (@p@hibipix.com)
Mural on Meissen porcelain panels, "Aufbau_der_Republik", at the Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus in Berlin, Germany.
Story behind Max Lingner wall mural: https://walled-in-berlin.com/j-elke-ertle/story-behind-max-lingner-wall-mural
Zoom: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aufbau_der_Republik_(Max_Lingner)
#photography #fotografie #berlin #germany #deutschland #allemagne #architecture #art #arte #mural #muralart #porcelain #history
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SocraticEthics (@SocraticEthics@mastodon.online)
https://youtu.be/LM4rEJvlroA
⚡️🇬🇧Ukraine having as much success hunting Russian equipment as US with Iranian (The Sun VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #NATO #US #USA #UK #London #Media #News #Headlines #Russia #russiaUkraineWar
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers
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techygeekshome (@techygeekshome@techhub.social)
Create an Alphabetical Filter Page in WordPress | https://techygeekshome.info/create-an-alphabetical-filter-page-in-wordpress/?fsp_sid=37025 | #Guide #php #refresh #Wordpress
https://techygeekshome.info/create-an-alphabetical-filter-page-in-wordpress/?fsp_sid=37025
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ajguides (@ajguides@mastodon.social)
Create an Alphabetical Filter Page in WordPress | https://techygeekshome.info/create-an-alphabetical-filter-page-in-wordpress/?fsp_sid=37024 | #Guide #php #refresh #Wordpress
https://techygeekshome.info/create-an-alphabetical-filter-page-in-wordpress/?fsp_sid=37024
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policjant (@policjant@mastodon.social)
#Instagram zablokował mi ostatnie konto za dodanie nowego linku do profilu. Konta już nie odzyskam, bo nie chce mi się, ale razem z pewną #SI napisałem skrypcik, który będzie hulał na chińskim serwerze i... No przekonają się za rok, może dwa. A tym czasem, tworzymy dalej alternatywę dla tego badziewia. Na wersję wstępną zarejestrowało się już kilka tysięcy użytkowników.
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chatcomics (@chatcomics@mastodon.social)
Someone in your group chat said something unhinged last Tuesday.
Chat Comics turns your WhatsApp exports into illustrated stories — with character art, expressions, and 12 different moods.
First one free.
#ChatComics #WhatsApp #AI #Comics #IndieWeb
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HadeelDiaa (@HadeelDiaa@ieji.de)
RE: https://mastodon.ar.al/@gazaverified/116340514463100358
All my gratitude for your support 🤍
Your voice helps the truth be heard ✨
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification
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display (@display@social.2ndshot.photos)
I feel that I need to say this, whether you love or hate #Ai, it consumes a great deal of resources and is costly to create, maintain and use, but most people do not even know how to use it, just like the slide rule, calculator or even a typewriter, you have to know how to use it and in most cases you have to already know the answer you are looking for, in reality ai is nothing more than a tool to reaffirm what you already know and makes recall faster and more focused in a noisy busy life, and when it comes to generative ai in the realm of the arts, it is nothing more than a semi interactive engagement system, 99% of people using ai today have no business using it because they lack the fundamental skills to correctly use it, and by aggressively utilizing it they are both wasting resources and contributing to their own cognitive decline, yes I use ai when I need to, I use it to reaffirm things I am working on, because in my life I have had instances occur that have impaired my cognitive abilities and ai helps me insure that I know something correctly, but I know how to provide a clear and detailed prompt to either retrieve the info I seek or to verify that I am proceeding correctly, passive usage is both responsible and often reassuring, yes I have spoke my mind, and you can either comprehend it respect it and agree with it or not, that is up to you, but friends don't let friends ai willy nilly;
You can encourage my continued useless #poetry, creativity and expression of self, #commentary, random thoughts, #philosophy and ideas, and by doing so your helping to feed, house and clothe a #disabled man living in #poverty, $5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…
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hangyoelh (@hangyoelh@mastodon.social)
🇺🇸 There’s something truly special about the United States—the energy, the diversity, the endless possibilities. From the fast-paced life of vibrant cities to the calm beauty of open landscapes, every corner offers a different story to explore. 이곳은 문화가 어우러지고, 꿈이 자라나며, 기회가 무한하게 느껴지는 곳입니다.🇰🇷🇺🇸
#USA #AmericanDream #ExploreAmerica #Diversity #Freedom #TravelLife #CityLights #NatureLovers #EndlessOpportunities #LifeInAmerica #Wanderlust #DiscoverMore #GoodVibes
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nekoow7 (@nekoow7@mastodon.social)
Have a happy #Easter people of #fediverse #mastodon
🫂🤎🙏
#eastersunday #easteregg #community
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SocraticEthics (@SocraticEthics@mastodon.online)
https://youtu.be/jVPeYXXE0IM
⚡️🇬🇧Russia loses momentum and has stalled: Russian Losing as Spring Offensive Stalled and Losses Escalating Dramatically (Silicon Curtain VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #America #PACE #CoE #NATO #Media #News #Headlines #Turkey #russiaUkraineWar
#Oman #UAE #Kuwait #Qatar #Jordan #Bahrain #Hungary #SaudiArabia #12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers
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geffrey (@geffrey@id.geff.re)
It’s funny how my once pixel-perfect clone is morphing into something else because I genuinely hate the original LinkedIn design.
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ikkeT (@ikkeT@mementomori.social)
Funny how now with active speakers just a simple old #RaspberryPi with #raspotify makes room full of music. Temporary, but still. Waiting for the streamer pre-amp.
The black small box on the shelf.
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Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux (@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux@floss.social)
🕹️ Title: Thrive
🦊️ Idea: A libre sim about species evolution
🏡️ https://revolutionarygamesstudio.com/
🐣️ https://github.com/Revolutionary-Games
🦉️ https://mastodon.social/@Thrive_Game
🔖 #LinuxGaming #Flagship #Sim #LifeSim #Godot
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #Flatpak #Snap
📕️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
🥁️ Update: 4/4/26
⚗️ Minor vers. 🐁️
📌️ Changes: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/news
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@Thrive_Game/116347492601648373
🏝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/LmIwSBvXGQA
🦉️0.9.0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xeDfG5VtNRA
🐹️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Y3xIAFa_80
🎲️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/UfmtMjDPPGk
🎲️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/?list=PLZtQld1BL3tJj_n1OtW8rcwov2qF0hssM
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geethap2007 (@geethap2007@mastodon.social)
“In #between the #voids” #AI #Music #song on #youtube using #Suno with #my #lyrics and my #voice / #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oBNTiCc220
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juergen_hubert (@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social)
I don't want the #Fediverse to grow because I see "growth" as an intrinsic good.
I want the Fediverse to grow because I see commercial social media as a major threat to the long-term survival of human civilization. Thus, we need to replace it - and right now, the Fediverse seems to be the best alternative we have.
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nekoow7 (@nekoow7@mastodon.social)
Have a happy #Easter people of #fediverse #mastodon
#eastersunday #easteregg #community
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screwtape (@screwtape@mastodon.gamedev.place)
We released a small demo today for a sequel to our 2024 O2A2 Project.
https://kxaxcy.itch.io/late-night-visit-2
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diesachsen (@diesachsen@dju.social)
MBC gelingt Sensation gegen Bayern-Basketballer https://www.diesachsen.de/sport/mbc-gelingt-sensation-gegen-bayern-basketballer-3121406?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=dpa&utm_content=textlink #Basketball #Bundesliga #Sachsen-Anhalt #MBCSyntainics #Bayern #FCBayernMünchen #Deutschland #Weißenfels
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newsbeep (@newsbeep@newsbeep.org)
Metrobus slams into D.C. restaurant, injuring 3 people – The Washington Post
Metrobus slams into D.C. restaurant, injuring 3 people The Washington PostPHOTOS: Crash sends Metrobus into popular DC restaurant, 3…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/468567/
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item (@item@libera.site)
#Plume #Statistics 2026-04-04 21:00 CEST
Number of active instances: 25
Number of users: 23 996
Number of posts: 25 700
Number of comments: 124 885
Number of users last 4h: 0
Number of posts last 4h: 0
Number of comments last 4h: 0
#Fediverse
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asperamanca (@asperamanca@mastodon.social)
Apologies for the late notification:
On Tuesday, April 7 #cppusergroupvienna will look at...unusual code. Can you figure out what it does?
Puzzle over the quirks of the language in "The Crazy C++ Quiz"!
https://www.meetup.com/cpp-usergroup-vienna/events/313630655
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kitbogabot (@kitbogabot@bla.daanberg.net)
Highlight: [Ep. 1524] Trying to Transfer Our Uncle's Bitcoin to Us ft. Nick Percoco
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2739958864
#Kitboga #scambaiter #scambaiting #scams #scam #scammers #scamming #livestream #improv #video #Twitch
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kitbogabot (@kitbogabot@bla.daanberg.net)
Highlight: [Ep. 1524] Will Scammers Help Us Get Bitcoin From a Wallet That is Not Ours
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2739958863
#Kitboga #scambaiter #scambaiting #scams #scam #scammers #scamming #livestream #improv #video #Twitch
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