Oh this can't go badly, can it?
NFC is getting a range boost theverge.com/news/689281/nfc-1β¦NFC is getting a range boost
The next version of the NFC standard aims to make it easier to make payments, pair devices, and unlock doors using your phone or smartwatch.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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I'm so glad I'm not US American. Big time. What a detestful country it is becoming.
Tell me one thing about USA from this year that might make my hopes rise a little. Anyone? No one?
"The establishment will irritate you- pull your beard-, flick your face - to make you fight.
Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you.
The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humour."
John Lennon
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On the orders of the Donald Trump administration, National Park Service employees hung two highly controversial signs this week at Manzanar National Historic Site, a museum examining the propertyβs former role as a prison where the U.S. government incarcerated more than 10,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two
Displayed on a site where American citizens were held against their will for more than three years,
the signs encourage visitors to report any depictions of U.S. history that
βinappropriately disparage Americans past or livingβ or fail to highlight the βbeauty, abundance or grandeurβ of the landscape,
according to a Manzanar official.
Identical signs are now posted at every national park site across the nation,
regardless of whether that siteβs purpose is to educate the public about horrifying mistakes and grave injustices perpetrated by the U.S. government.
Although itβs unclear how and where the presidentβs directive will be enforced, park advocates and historians are bracing themselves for a drastic reframing of the darkest chapters of the nationβs history
sfgate.com/california-parks/arβ¦
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SCOTUS Simply Ignores Precedent, Rather Than Overruling It, In Allowing Trump To Fire Officials Congress Deemed Independent
What may be one of the U.S. Supreme Courtβs most important and far-reaching rulings in decades dropped in late May 2025 in an order that probably didnβt get a second β or even first β glance from mβ¦Techdirt
The Forgotten Girls Who Desegregated New Orleans Before Ruby Bridges
The McDonogh Threeβs story was overshadowed for decades. Hurricane Katrinaβs anniversary brings new urgency to their unfinished work.
capitalbnews.org/gail-etienne-β¦
#history #blackstodon #CivilRights #resistance
The Forgotten Girls Who Desegregated New Orleans Before Ruby Bridges
The McDonogh Three's story was overshadowed for decades. Hurricane Katrinaβs anniversary brings new urgency to their unfinished work.Adam Mahoney (Capital B News)
Gilead has announced that lenacapavir, the game-changing HIV prevention drug just approved by the FDA will cost $28,218 USD per person per year.
Researchers say a generic version could be made for just $25 per person a year.
Capitalism kills.
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Serious question:
Do you understand the terms CapEx and OpEx, the difference between them, and how CapEx impacts drug prices?
Well, we got a shock today. After initially stating that Holly was NOT pregnant, the vet revised his decision - she IS pregnant! She is due in 20-30 days and will probably have 4-5 kittens. We are still keeping Holly. However, we will have to rehome any kittens she has.
#Cats #Cat #Calico #CatsOfMastodon #Mastocats #Catcontent #Catstodon #Wednesday
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The US is getting rid of the LGBTQ 988 suicide hotline, saying basically, "There doesn't need to be a special hotline for them. The general hotline will be just fine."
Hateful fuckers. All of them.
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Realizing some people who are horrified by the incidences of violent 'riots' (and by that I mean, regular nonviolent protests getting attacked by cops and having to defend themselves) and thinking current times are somehow 'worse'
Weren't even born yet when the LA Riots of 1992 happened.
The real horror isn't that this shit is new and worse, it's that it's been allowed to continue to happen by those in power who then repeat the events with even more severe crimes against civilians every time.
But it's not even just people too young to have a concept of the LA Riots in '92, an event that was in response to police brutality and reframed by media as a "violent riot uprising by bad people".
Older folks have either bought into the propaganda that the rioters were "bad people acting violently" and not protestors using their right as Americans to speak against injustices,
or they just have willed a blind eye to it and chosen to forget.
Musk Says Grok Will Be Fixed After It Tells the Truth About Right-Wing Terrorism
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-grok-right-wing-terrorism-fail-1235367661/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Musk: Grok Telling Truth About Right-Wing Terrorism Is 'Major Fail'
Elon Musk has signaled he is looking to meddle with his Grok AI chatbot after it accurately described the impacts of right-wing terrorism.Miles Klee (Rolling Stone)
ICE Raids Venue of Trump's Former Business Rival - Newsweek
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What a surprise....
ICE Raids Venue of Trump's Former Business Rival
The business is owned by Boyd Gaming, which was once considered a competitor to Donald Trump during his time as a casino operator.Billal Rahman (Newsweek)
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In the upper left corner, there is a logo with the text "THE HISTORY PAGE" and a feather design. At the bottom of the image, there is a caption that reads: "After police searches failed, one man found 10 missing people using traditional skills. Since 2019, tracker Mukwa Bear has brought closure to grieving families across Canada." This text provides context about the individual's role and achievements in tracking missing persons.
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Marco Rubio Says No Judge Has Authority Over Him in Alarming Testimony | The New Republic
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Marco Rubio Says No Judge Has Authority Over Him in Alarming Testimony
Trumpβs secretary of state made a shocking confession in a testy exchange with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen.The New Republic
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Language questions...
Thinking of renaming one of my furry OCs cruft, because that's a silly name for a character, much like Woggle, which is another OC of mine. Problem as I see it is the spelling, I could go with Kruft or Qruft, or maybe change the spelling? I'm thinking go with a replacement for the U, pull something from another language that's phonetically the same, but I have no idea how to find one, anyone out there have any ideas?
The other one is an OC of mine who's described as being an umamusuko, but I'm not sure that's the right word. That OC is a male human with equine features, a kemonomimi , and that page has a list of gender neutral and female forms for various types, so I tried to figure out what the male form would be, but have no idea if that's right, I'm fairly certain it's a male form, but I'm not sure if it's a match to the female form shown on that page.
Thanks.
Long live Xorg, I mean Xlibre!
I've played with Wayland on an admittedly less than ideal platform, and was not impressed. Promise? Its got that in spades, but it still falls short, I agree with the author that the only thing that matters is that it works. I think the Xlibre project is definitely a good idea, basically X without all the cruft. I do wonder how this is going to impact Linux Mint, since apparently Canonical is going all in on WayLand.
dedoimedo.com/computers/xlibreβ¦
#wayland #xorg #Linux #linuxmint
Long live Xorg, I mean Xlibre!
Article introducing Xlibre xserver, a fork of the Xorg project created due to severe functional problems with the Wayland display protocol, including reasoning behind the fork, numerous unresolved issues and missing use cases in Wayland, forced adoptβ¦www.dedoimedo.com
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Amazon withholds its ebooks from libraries because it prefers you pay it instead
Amazon is withholding ebooks and audiobooks it publishes through its own in-house publishing arms from US libraries, according to a new report from The Washington Post.Nick Statt (The Verge)
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The first section of the post discusses the disappearance of books from Libby, a digital library service. The user mentions that books that were previously accessible in multiple libraries have started disappearing. The user attributes this to Amazon gaining exclusive rights to these books, making them available only through Amazon. The post also highlights Audible's exclusive audiobooks and the sudden disappearance of entire series and collections.
The second section of the post references an article from The Verge, stating that this issue has been ongoing since at least 2021. The user speculates that Amazon has intensified its actions in response to boycotts, particularly targeting books available only digitally. The post concludes by urging support for local libraries, authors, and used bookstores.
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In-N-Out Australia Popups Are Back, Just So The Chain Can Keep Suing Over Trademarks
Here we go again. We have talked for years now about famed burger chain In-N-Out and its strategic, and very bullshit, practice of opening up pop-up locations in countries where it does not, and doβ¦Techdirt
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Breaking: "Trumpβs EPA to reconsider ban on cancer-causing asbestos."
Next up: reintroducing lead paint, dial-up internet, and bloodletting for colds.
Trumpβs EPA to βreconsiderβ ban on cancer-causing asbestos
Trump has supported use of asbestos and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
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Clinical trial on artificial blood cells to begin in Japan
Clinical trial on artificial blood cells to begin in Japan
A clinical study of artificial red blood cells that can be stored for transfusions in times of emergency will begin in Japan by next March, according to Nara Medical University.KYODO NEWS (KYODO NEWS+)
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