How orangutans thrive in feast and famine without gaining weight
Orangutans, humans’ close evolutionary relatives, have developed remarkable strategies to survive in the unpredictable rainforests of Borneo.ScienceDaily
Procter & Gamble
Despite decades of promises to end deforestation for palm oil Procter & Gamble or (P&G as they are also known) have continued sourcing palm oil that causes ecocide, indigenous landgrabbing,…Palm Oil Detectives
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The decision to rely on a US provider for sovereign defence work is something that unsettles many analysts, according to the one who spoke to Crikey: “Do you think the US is going to give a shit about Australia if we need them? If war comes to us, Palantir is going to choose their own soil. We haven’t enabled any development of sovereign capability at all.”
A Palantir spokesperson said that services under this contract are governed by Australian law. Palantir did not answer questions as to whether it is governed by US law. The Department of Defence did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Palantir also provides services to do with Australian incarceration of Refugees, and is in control of security at Coles, one of Australia's largest supermarket chains. KICK THEM OUT OF AUSTRALIA!
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Please write your Senators to hold strong against this bill.
Trump Looks Increasingly Desperate to Restrict Voting Rights
Mother Jones 2026-03-08
Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to withhold his signature from all bills until Congress passes a GOP-led voting bill that implements voter restrictions ahead of the November midterms.
“I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS EXCEPT FOR MILITARY – ILLNESS, DISABILITY, TRAVEL,” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Be sure to mention that human rights must be assured to people of any gender or sex.
Trump looks increasingly desperate to restrict voting rights
He is now threatening not to sign any other bills until Congress passes the SAVE America Act.Mother Jones
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Well, sorry for this comment, but where are the assassins when you really need them...
#yust sayin' 🤔
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Firefox is quietly cooking up a makeover.
itsfoss.com/news/firefox-nova-…
Firefox Is Getting a Major Redesign After 5 Years
Leaked mockups show "Nova," Firefox's big UI revamp that looks way different from what we have now.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Liquid Glass for Everyone!!! How about a few non-Ai "features"?
Like working on that buried bookmark manager? Sure would be nice to develop that into an online research tool. Zotero style?
Maybe some RSS and Podcast notifications when you land on a site containing them? How about cleaning up the settings & preferences?
Catacomb's latest 1.3.0 release fixes an interesting issue:
Apparently on the PinePhone (Pro) when disabling `eg25-manager`, libinput generates a bunch of `XF86WakeUp` press/release events, ultimately ending up with the key permanently pressed. Since Catacomb supports multi-key bindings, it wouldn't trigger bindings anymore, since it only looked at the ones with `XF86WakeUp` active.
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#linuxmobile #catacomb #pinephone
Release Catacomb Version 1.3.0 · catacombing/catacomb
Added Accelerometer for devices supported by iio-sensor-proxy Fixed Keybindings breaking after stopping eg25-manager on the PinePhone (Pro) Fractional scale defaulting to 0.GitHub
#News: #Deforestation is making mosquitoes bite humans more! 🧐🦟 As #forests disappear, #mosquitoes lose their natural prey and target us instead, spreading diseases like #Zika and #dengue fever. 🌴☠️🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social sciencedaily.com/releases/2026…
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Forest loss is driving mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood
In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that many species now prefer feeding on people rather than the forest’s diverse wildlife.ScienceDaily
Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm
In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.Canary Media
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Linux doesn’t push you into using the terminal.
itsfoss.com/no-longer-need-ter…
Not the Linux You Remember: 16 Every Day Tasks That No Longer Need the Terminal
It's not that Linux became “GUI only”, but that the Linux desktop has become far more complete. The modern desktop we know today ships graphical tools that cover almost every common task in ways that are genuinely approachable.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
git.sr.ht/~rabbits/uxn-m5/tree…
forum.arduino.cc/t/why-is-micr…
Why is micros() so much slower than millis()?
I set up a sketch to test the hz of the main loop with millis() vs micros(). With millis() hz was giving a reading between 288,935 and 289,232 but with micros is was reading 174,730 which is substantially slower.Arduino Forum
"This function is fast and has no locking mechanisms that could potentially introduce delays or conflicts. As a result, it can be useful for fine-grained timing, with the accuracy of 1 μs, in tasks as well as in ISR routines."
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@maxime_andre oh! J'avais meme regardez du cote de la docs de ESP X) haha, merci pour le lien.
Ca roule super vite en ce moment de toute maniere. Y'a un truc qui reste a comprendre et c'est le truc de l'addresse pendant le screen_flush, y'a moyen de conserver ca et de ne pas avoir a recalculer je pense.
Climate Change Driving Mass Bird Deaths in the Amazon
A recent #study has revealed that even in the most isolated parts of the #Amazon, bird #populations are collapsing due to #climatechange. Research published in Science Advances found that a 1°C inc…Palm Oil Detectives
Fujifilm XT1 • FUJINON XF 100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
#Photographie #Photography #Foto #FujifilXT1 #FujiCamera #Fujinon100400 #Animal #TigreDeSumatra #SumatranTiger #PantheraTigrisSumatrae #Portrait #BlackAndWhit #NoirEtBlanc
Something I really like is reading articles through my RSS feed reader (I use News from @nextcloud ). #RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is still just a brilliant old bit of tech that lets you find and read what you want, without obnoxious algorithms or questionable web design getting in the way.
Some time ago, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic gave some great tips how to use RSS: doctorow.medium.com/you-should…
Teaser:
This #Plushtodon, a recent immigrant to Canada, is checking out our Mastodon feed. How did they get my password?
They are excitedly looking for updates on how our community is convincing politicians to dump U.S. based social media and join the #Fediverse. It's almost like they have a vested interest in your activities and efforts. Hmm....
#MastodonCanada #MastoCanadaGOV #DigitalSovereignty #Technology
This article on meaningless corporate jargon is also relevant for academia in the age of the "running a university like a business" nonsense
"Researching BS also points out the importance of critical thinking for everyone, inside the workplace and out. "
“Most of us, in the right situation, can get taken in by language that sounds sophisticated but isn’t"
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Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle
Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study into “corporate BS” reveals.Cornell Chronicle
it drives me batty to see Very Smart People™️ get taken in by #corpospeak who would absolutely skewer the same person for suggesting the wrong statistical test.
"You're right! Maybe the problem IS junior faculty not working hard enough. Not a changing work force with less money."
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Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs
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<- new research from Cornell, supplying evidence to what many have surely known for decades
Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle
Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study into “corporate BS” reveals.Cornell Chronicle
Last year trip to #Japan. #Nara.
The #film is expired #Kodak #Vision2 250D, camera: #NikonF65, lens: #Nikkor AF-S #35mm f/1.8G
#photo #photography #FilmPhotography
#autumn #city #outdoors
#street #StreetPhotography
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
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I have been watching this story simmer for several days. I've been wary of it. It fits too neatly into the criticisms and warnings many of us have been raising. But it's starting to look like, yes, they are using an LLM to make critical decisions.
At the same time I have heard parts of speeches from the US Secretary of War.* I have been dismayed by his shallow thinking. It doesn't help that his speeches also sound like they are also composed by an LLM.
*formerly Defense
Please, please stop supporting gen AI companies. It’s not worth it. futurism.com/artificial-intell…Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target
Did the US military use Anthropic's Claude to select targets in its weekend operations in Iran, with devastating results?Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target
Did the US military use Anthropic's Claude to select targets in its weekend operations in Iran, with devastating results?Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
Alex Trebek Stamps | USPS.com
Remember the beloved host of the television quiz show Jeopardy! with the new Alex Trebek stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®store.usps.com
Who says gaming needs chaos? Steam has plenty of chill Linux picks worth your time. 🎮
itsfoss.com/non-violent-games-…
Best Non-Violent Games Available on Steam for Linux Users
This one is for the nonchalant Linux gamers in the house.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Stuff like this is infinitely more impressive to me than any AI music, no matter how advanced and complicated the model. Human brainpower is vastly underrated.
youtube.com/shorts/jjRbLpnA_0w
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.youtube.com
Thanks to international time zones, it’s still #Caturday in Mexico. Here’s Parsley the cat, looking at me disapprovingly for trying to take a photo of him being cute, he’s got a reputation to keep.
#CatsOfMastodon #MastoCats #FediCats
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Primates’ same-sex sexual behaviour ‘may reinforce bonds amid environmental stress’
Behaviour among non-human species could help keep groups together in face of social challenges, says studyNicola Davis (The Guardian)
ZOMG!!!! Britain WINS this year's Eurovision Song Contest ALREADY!
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Another year as the Wattle Fairy Godmother!
My outfit isn't as tidy this year because I didn't want to freeze to death in the morning, but had to be prepared for a hot afternoon.
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Aladár Mézga
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in reply to Muse • • •Parasitic capitalist freeloaders everywhere,
Compassion and humanity are lost.
Doomed we are ...