Long before the Anzacs, April 25 was the day women in Australia got the right to vote
April 25 1896 was a significant date in the history of women’s legal rights in Australia.Two things happened on this day: women, including Aboriginal women, voted for the first time in Australia, thanks to a Constitutional Amendment passed by the South Australian parliament in 1894; and, in a world first, women in Australia became able to sit in parliament and participate in government.
The 1894 amendment wasn’t the first South Australian bill that gave women the right to vote, but it was the first to became law. So what was different this time?
Long before the Anzacs, April 25 was the day women in Australia got the right to vote
Apart from voting, April 25 1896 was also the day women got the right to govern – in a world first.The Conversation
Figurine #caturday. Scene from #Murarium #museum, #Zelenogradsk.
#photo #photography
#exhibition #indoors
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
A Pironman alternative that saves your wallet and your desk space.
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The Affordable Pironman Alternative Mini PC Case for Raspberry Pi 5
We have a new option in tower cases for Raspberry Pi 5. This one has a lower price tag but does that make it worth a purchase?Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
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Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.The Conversation
A developer has managed to run Linux inside Windows 95. 🐧🪟
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Microsoft Has WSL, But This Developer Built One for Windows 95
WSL9x lets you run a modern Linux kernel 6.19 inside Windows 9x without needing virtualization.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Good progress on ReframeLossless image editing component today.
Tomorrow I hope to add aspect ratio constraints and white point adjustment.
Good grief: I should probably put 90° rotation on the list somewhere, too. #iosDevelopment
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A global juggling act: feeding the world, saving species - Palm Oil Detectives
Our planet is on the precipice of a sixth mass extinction event. But unlike the five previous mass extinctions, this one is man-made: a global biodiversity crisis in which species are disappearing three to 12 times faster than the “normal” rate of ex…Palm Oil Detectives
I started having regular problems with Dysautonomia (autonomic dysfunction) when I was going through menopause over a decade ago. I was rushed to the hospital a couple times with doctors worried that I might have had a heart attack. Even ten years ago people didn't know very much about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) which is a connective tissue disorder, one aspect of which can be hypermobility. Now, and I mean only in the last year or so, like POTS--dysautonomia has often been found to be a comorbidity of EDS.
Dysautonomia also shows up in some people with long COVID and other diseases.
The graphic shows a collection of symptoms you may have with Dysautonomia. You are unlikely to have all of them. There is more than one type of Dysautonomia. But if you have a problem that has these symptoms and it is something of a mystery to your doctors, perhaps investigate this.
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Writing in the early 2000's: Meticulously spell-check everything, and make sure that the vocabulary is consistent with the latest dictionary edition, or people will think you don't know how to write.
Writing today: Put lots of typos in everything or people will think you're a robot.
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Lebanon's president and prime minister accused Israel on Thursday of a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, where Israeli forces occupy several areas. Rescuers and the reporter's employer on Wednesday confirmed the death of Amal Khalil, a 42-year-old journalist who worked for the Lebanese daily Al-Akbar.
#Israel #Lebanon #journalist
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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
Palm Oil Free Soap - Palm Oil Detectives
Here are some palm oil free soaps that do not contain rainforest-destroying palm oil. If you are ever in doubt look for the prefixes: LAUR, STEAR, GYLC and PALM in the ingredients list on packaging - this is most likely palm oil.Palm Oil Detectives
Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata
Imagine a creature straight out of a fantastical computer game – this could be the Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata , also affectionately known as the monkey-tailed skink. Their silhouet…Palm Oil Detectives
RE: mastodon.social/@Gargron/11646…
A plushtodon that is 10 decimeters tall and wide.
I'm planning to make some merch for #Mastodon's 10th anniversary and I would like to gauge which products folks might be most interested in buying. Remember, it's all bespoke, I can't make everything. For the sake of argument let's assume you love the original design that for now I want to keep a surprise...
Hot take of the day: we could have stopped Adobe ages ago if GIMP had any other name.
GIMP is nominative determinism applied to open source. If Fedora was named FUCKBOI, it would have failed too.
“There is no tech fix if someone decides to flip the kill switch.” ❌
At #KubeConEU, the conversation shifted toward #digitalsovereignty as European organization ask themselves:
Who really owns our infrastructure?
Discover the full story 👇
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Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future
Opinion: Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companiesSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols (The Register)
I'm planning to make some merch for #Mastodon's 10th anniversary and I would like to gauge which products folks might be most interested in buying. Remember, it's all bespoke, I can't make everything. For the sake of argument let's assume you love the original design that for now I want to keep a surprise...
- Screen printed hoodie (40%, 337 votes)
- Screen printed t-shirt (66%, 553 votes)
- Screen printed poster (13%, 113 votes)
- Screen printed sweatshirt (15%, 131 votes)
Hi friends, I’m hoping someone here may be able to help…
I have just one copy of my 2011 book, The Science of Kissing, published in Japanese. I would like to buy another to share with a friend in Japan, and do not know how to find it.
Mastodon has proven a very smart community, and I’d appreciate any guidance to point me in the right direction? Thank you. #books
Wow! Thank you all! I wasn't finding any of these & am excited I will able to send this as a gift. I greatly appreciate your help Mastodon & #bookstodon!
I do have a follow up...
My 2009 book, "Unscientific America"," coauthored with Chris Mooney, was translated to Chinese, but I have never seen that version. I assumed it would not be possible to locate. If anyone knows how to find a copy, I'd be excited to have one.
But most importantly, thanks again to all! /2
If it's still in print, they have it.
科學離我們有多遠（簡體書） - 三民網路書店
書名：科學離我們有多遠（簡體書），ISBN：9787535767943，出版社：湖南科學技術出版社，作者：(美)克里斯穆尼，頁數：168，出版日期：2011/11/01三民網路書店
Thinking about switching to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS? Here are five reasons to do so and three reasons not to:
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5 Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 (and 3 Reasons to Stay Away)
Should you skip this new release or jump on the bandwagon and upgrade to 26.04? Let me help you with that.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
I will probably try it in a VM. However, I will wait until Mint incorporates it into their next LTS release before I do anything with it as daily use (and even then, I will test in a VM first to make sure it works well for my needs on my hardware).
I don't like the Gnome desktop and have not had good experiences with Ubuntu main since I tried 12.04 and 14.04 (I skipped 16.04, and 18.04 also did not work for me). Kubuntu is my back-up OS so I may upgrade that to 26.04
Project NOMAD - Knowledge That Never Goes Offline
A self-contained offline server packed with encyclopedic knowledge, local AI, and essential tools — ready when the internet isn't.Project NOMAD
MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/mang…
#MangoHud #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor
MangoHud is basically my go-to when it comes to keeping an eye on Linux gaming performance, one of those must-have utilities and a new release is out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Second Wind Games Showcase presented lots of games - here's 12 world premieres gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/seco…
Second Wind Games Showcase presented lots of games - here's 12 world premieres
The Second Wind Games Showcase was live bringing fresh looks at various games, and there were 12 world premieres.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#cycling #roadSafety
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Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists
Driverless taxis veering into cycle lanes “normal practice”Ryan Mallon (road.cc)
Bearded Pig Sus barbatus - Palm Oil Detectives
Bearded Pigs have hair which grows along their lower jaws that resembles a beard – giving them their distinctive whiskery appearance and their name.Palm Oil Detectives
The second person is correct and linux being small on desktops is because it is not mass manipulation compatible.
Windows and MacOS are dumbing people down, making them use high tech that costs millions to make (the machines building computer parts are prohibitively expensive) without being aware of the labor that went into them.
Normalizing monopolists like microsoft or apple is just another way of making excuses for mass exploitation.
Microsoft and Apple need to be taken down.
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