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On this, the eve of _Flow_ taking home an Oscar, I want to note that Blender exists in its current form because after Ton Roosendaal spearheaded writing it, released it as freeware, had his company dissolve, tried developing it as shareware, had the company developing it go bankrupt, and built […]

Observations: 1. My time poking around facebook has shown me how many people manage to make social media a positive tool and means of staying connected and organized despite the software often working against this. 2. To propose that social media be positive and useful is to insist it’s and […]

Russia and China have ordered their intelligence services to become more active in drafting US federal employees who work in the area of national security, CNN reports. According to them, they should especially look for those who have been fired recently or […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

#3goodthings #3GoodThingsToday #fyp Another day of rest. By the way, even though I'm an employee, I have three rest days. And I'm not from Norway. Three good things: 1. I slept well again this morning. And no phone calls. 2. Something happened on Bluesky and a few hundred people decided to […]

#Rochester #RochesterNY #Irondeqoit #IrondequoitNY #resist #Ukraine #rally #protest #RussianAssetTrump Stand with Ukraine Sunday, March 2 12:30 - 1:30 PM Ukrainian monument at Irondequoit Town Hall 1280 Titus Avenue Wear Ukrainian colors. Bring US and/or […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I took a small telescope into the woods to see the birds. It's not working. When I hear a bird, I can't see it. When I see it, it sees the mbe and flies away, screeching at me. Probably something like, "Help, the bad guy is staring at me with a glass eye!" […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Today in the woods I walked a long way around the river, and in the spring sunshine it was easy to take good photos. Trametes versicolor. #SilentSunday #nature #macro #macrophotography #floodforest #mushroom #fungi

The first flowers in the forest. It's still winter, but spring is beginning. #SilentSunday #nature #macro #macrophotography #floodforest #bloomscrolling

The fruit from nature that I like the most. Rose hips. But only in winter, when the rosehips freeze and form a sweet and sour paste full of vitamin C inside. Just pluck and squeeze. The best goodness. #SilentSunday #nature #macro #macrophotography #fyp #food

Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.

A chilling observation that's been kinda overlooked in the mayhem generated by the cowardly ambush at the White House yesterday. From a reader on LinkedIn: How bad are things in the White House right now? The Associated Press and Reuters weren’t allowed in the Oval Office to cover the […]

VOA - European leaders across much of the continent vowed to stand by Ukraine after a White House meeting between U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy turned into a heated exchange, with Trump calling Zelenskyy "disrespectful." […]

My favourite solution for the Fermi paradox is that we're a remote and purposefully uncontacted civilisation, monitored from a distance by the intergalactic equivalent of FUNAI.

#3goodthings #3GoodThingsToday I'm resting today. Three good things: 1. I was able to sleep for a long, long time this morning. 2. I got on call for a colleague who couldn't make it today. And I calmed a client on the phone who was a little anxious. Then I handed the phone to my colleague, so […]

Madness. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/01/footage-shows-last-moments-boy-12-killed-in-west-bank?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The courage of Zelenskyy to go into the room filled with people wanting to threaten, humiliate, intimidate and belittle him, and to then face down these mere agents of destruction, standing tall and dignified, is a day for the history books. 🇺🇦

Current mood.

I don’t know if it’s possible to quantify how much global influence and power this administration has willfully squandered in the past four weeks. It is a national security disaster.

How much more proof do we need that this administration is completely compromised? There is zero reason for the US to relax any offensive digital actions against Russia. If anything, we should be applying more. Martin Matishak over at The Record writes that the former Fox news host turned […]

Never bow your head to dictators and usurpers of power. They will piss on your head and try to pass it off as rain. And that's just at first.

Honestly, I don't know how Zelenksy didn't punch the cheetoh that whole time. That man has remarkable restraint. I have never been so embarrassed for our country. What a thug. "World War III," he says over and over, echoing Putin's sabre rattling throughout his invasion. Even sitting in the […]

If your laptop ran on coal, you literally put charcoal briquettes into it to make it run, and smoke came out the back, you’d use it less right? Or if your laptop ran on tap water, but its exhaust was brown & chunky liquid, you’d use it less right? Or if your laptop left acidic stains on the […]

https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/svet/ukrajinsky-prezident-miri-do-bileho-domu-358544

NPR: A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know An organization is calling for a national boycott in the form of an "economic blackout" on Friday, urging Americans not to shop for 24 hours. This movement, spearheaded by The People's Union USA, a grassroots […]

Forty years ago: Nazis were safe villains for movies, videogames, customer service jokes about people who sell soup. Very few actual nazis. Twenty years ago: "If we keep over-using the word 'nazi', then we'll devalue the word and it just cheapens the whole concept" Today: "Sure are an awful […]

Please do criticise #Mozilla – we need an independent, privacy-preserving, feature-rich web browser, not another tracking-infested piece of garbage software. However, the frequently expressed opinion that “Firefox should be abandoned because Mozilla is the worst bullshit company” is not […]

https://piaille.fr/@Dalipas/114063582481479395 To si dejte. Here you go.

And what does your president do? https://bsky.app/profile/helenavojirova.bsky.social/post/3lj6gtq64o22p

If you chose to become President and you cannot even remember who invaded who from 3 years ago I'm pretty freaking sure you shouldn't be anywhere near the presidency #Russia invaded #Ukraine on 24 February 2022

Yesterday was terrible... Late fees added... $1006 needed by EOD as we have to set a new reservation Mom hasn't been well I'm exhausted and spent I can't fight for my friends I'm drowning Please help Spread the word or contribute Every bit counts, please do what you can @MutualAidNet […]

BREAKING NEWS! The Taiwanese coast guard is boarding the Chinese-owned vessel ”Hong Tai” after it was caught destroying an undersea telecommunications cable between Taiwan & its Kinmen island near China. The crew, which is all Chinese, is being detained and […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read usaspending.gov. A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it. A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it. -- Senator Patty […]

Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility. In these dark times, it's important to recognize that people are fighting back. Join them.

British Petroleum is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 -- as part of a shift back towards fossil fuels ❗️ Chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, is poised to tell BP shareholders that the oil and gas company is scrapping its target to increase renewable […]

An unusual piece for The Climate Historian, but in an era where #USPolitics feels like a grotesque pantomime of democracy, where deregulation is touted as liberation, and both people and climate bear the collateral damage in the quest for “greatness,” I felt that I need to add a few thoughts […]

"Read It Here" A Post By A MAGA Supporter Who Said They Were Laid Off Because Of Trump's Cuts Is Going Mega-Viral #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maga-supporter-laid-off_n_67b8c688e4b09eb93770448b

https://medium.seznam.cz/clanek/cesinaukrajine-jak-na-ukrajinske-vitezstvi-2026-123934

This is entirely preventable. Science solved this problem more than 60 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/texas-measles-outbreak.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.4uZP.Cl0OlTn70tou&smid=url-share

I go into the woods every week but I rarely see a beaver. Most of the strange noises near water are made by wood in stream. Here a sound caught my attention. This buddy at first pretended he was just a piece of wood holding on to a trunk so the current wouldn't take him away. When I didn't […]