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Wine 10.5 released with pairing support in the Bluetooth driver and ARM64 improvements gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/wine…

#Linux #OpenSource #Wine




Why it’s time to ditch the myth of the heroic billionaire


Democracy is built on the idea of popular sovereignty: the insistence the “people” are collectively the ones ultimately responsible for self rule. Central to this is the rule of law, whereby all citizens, no matter how powerful or wealthy, are subject to the same laws. Leaders like Trump, however, seem to believe themselves to be above the law...

Musk is not the first billionaire to position himself as a heroic “revolutionary” for whom the laws don’t apply; the wealthy have long claimed they can solve the world’s problems better than democratic institutions. Where hope lies, however, is that Musk has taken this vigilantism to such extremes, a fightback is occurring. He may have gone too far.



“Photos taken by Time magazine photographer Philip Holsinger show Hernandez Romero at CECOT. Holsinger said he heard a young man say, ‘I'm not a gang member. I'm gay. I'm a stylist.’ The young man cried for his mother as he was slapped and had his head shaved, Holsinger said.”

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Fascinating!

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North Carolina voters! Do you need to cure your recent ballot? Check this list. Make sure your vote isn’t tossed!

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HOT PERFORMANCE TIP: running one trillion NOPs on x86_64 is five times faster than running one trillion floating point NOPs. if you need to do nothing several billion times, make sure you're doing it efficiently 👍
in reply to Lynnesbian

absurd that it can do anything a trillion times in 40 ms

that's not just compiler optimizations or anything, right???

in reply to autimbn

@hanna i don't think so, i just used nasm, and the binary is over a hundred kilobytes large




An excellent introduction to the idea of mutualism by none other than Sara Horowitz: ssir.org/articles/entry/mutual…




My friend Noremi, a Korean American artist, released their first album after graduating college and essentially quitting music for five years. Their music is so gorgeous and I always looked forward to when they'd drop an impromptu release of a live performance.

The album is called "i am very young and i am learning how to live"

It would mean a lot to me if you checked it out, and I think people on here might be the type to enjoy it. This is an album to let you know that you're not alone, and an album to tell others that they're not alone!!

fanlink.tv/iavy

#music #lurkRadio #indieMusic #album

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I'm great. I've been quiet in here but have been lurking and keeping up. Nice to see your updates too!
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Fionnáin

same to you!

And I'll try to be a bit more engaged! I've just needed the space, as we all do sometimes.



Children at home becoming fascinated by Rayleigh Taylor instabilities. Who wouldn't be?
#physics #science




Shared: What If We Made Advertising Illegal? simone.org/advertising/.

> "I think there's a world where we'll look back on our advertising-saturated era with the same bewilderment with which we now regard cigarette smoke, child labor, or public executions: a barbaric practice that we allowed to continue far too long because we couldn't imagine an alternative."




Unleash VLC's full power: 9 tricks every user should know. 👇

itsfoss.com/vlc-tricks/



Here are some photos from today's #HandsOff protest in Plymouth, Minnesota. The turnout was fantastic. These photos were made on my Yashica Mat 124G, some on Tri-X and some on FP4. #believeinfilm
in reply to tomnorthfilm

Wow, that's quick turnaround! I guess you develop and scan at home?




The Lasting Power of Nonviolent Resistance—Part 1

The Lasting Power of Nonviolent Resistance—Part 2

"Nonviolent resistance is now three times more effective than violent resistance."

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Hossam el-Hamalawy, the revolution will not be tweeted. Graffiti in Qasr el-Aini Street. Taken on November 29, 2011. flic.kr/p/aMWnE8 (CC BY-SA 2.0)






Nuestro #SábadodeComunes un mes más!
¿qué futuro digital queremos construir?

🖥️

con reflexiones sobre otra forma de mirar la #IA ;
experiencias en alfabetización digital ;
alternativas digitales para el activismo ecológico ;
mapas creados por mujeres que desafían a Google Maps...
y más sobre los derechos digitales, la sustentabilidad y las tecnologías libres

💾

#SoftwareLibre #InteligenciaArtificial

⬇️
sursiendo.org/2025/04/hay-un-s…



Kudos to the #Rutgers University Senate:
senate.rutgers.edu/wp-content/…

"Be it resolved that, the Rutgers University Senate urges the President of Rutgers University to formally propose and help establish a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC) among all members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance [#BTAA]…Under this compact, all participating institutions shall commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund…Participating institutions shall make available, at the request of the
institution under direct political infringement, the services of their legal counsel, governance experts, and public affairs offices to coordinate a unified and vigorous response."

#Academia #Universities
@academicchatter

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Weekend #Plankton #Factoid 🦠🦐
With spring 🌱 upon us in the northern hemisphere, it is the time for the spring bloom in many lakes and oceans. To grow, #phytoplankton require #nutrients and #light, so start reproducing rapidly due to an abundance of nutrients mixed in the water column and increased light intensity 🌞. Zooplankton grazers have yet to increase, and warming conditions help to retain algae near the surface euphotic zone via stratification.
serc.carleton.edu/eet/phytopla…
#Science #climate


MAGA are Trying To STEAL NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT!


They Are Trying To STEAL NC Supreme Court

#NC #MAGA #SupremeCourt #AlissonRiggs #JeffersonGriffon




Stunning - CTV cancels Rachel Gilmore's election fact checking segment after a CPC staffer pulls a hissy fit on Twitter

Absolute cowards

#CDNpoli #ONpoli #ABpoli #BCpoli

pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelled…

in reply to Perspective

It starts with disinformation.
It progresses to bludgeoning the press into silence.
It moves on to denying election results and fighting like hell to overturn an election they squarely lost ...

meidasplus.com/p/urgent-maga-t…

#politics #uspolitics



Herpes viruses are among the most widespread human viruses. Scientists have shown how HSV-1, known for oral and genital sores, assembles in cells thanks to advanced imaging techniques.
elifesciences.org/articles/106…


To everone claiming there aren’t enough protests in the US, here’s what’s planned for Saturday.

The proests are happening, it’s just the media aren’t paying attention.

axios.com/local/denver/2025/04…



This is a series of comedy sketches about Dungeons & Dragons made in Australia!
This one is most especially for nerds!
youtube.com/shorts/Y02UpveDxVg…

in reply to Muse

Did I think in 2017 that I would be re-using that protest sign? Nup.
Ah well.



Would you join the resistance if stuck in an authoritarian regime? Here’s the psychology


"Most of us like to believe we would have opposed the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. We may even like to imagine that we would have bravely fought for the resistance to Nazism in the 1940s. But would we? Our ability to take a stand may be put to the test as authoritarianism is increasing worldwide."

resistance

theconversation.com/would-you-…

in reply to Muse

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