Thank you @cliffbraun.bsky.social for standing up for California's makers and manufacturing startups!

Incredibly cursed header image.

EFF’s Associate Director of Technology Policy and Research, @cliffbraun.bsky.social, gave testimony at the CA Assembly to urge the rejection of AB2047, a bill that claims to keep Californians safe, but will surveil and harm people with no interest in creating firearms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Are you guys going to write up Monarch Tractor?

AB 2047 would destroy the consumer grade 3D printer and CNC market.

Without consumer-grade versions of manufacturing tech, it's cost prohibitive to get students started in engineering early.

Passage of this bill would guarantee a downward spiral in the supply of new American mechanical engineers

EFF: California 3D printer bill threatens digital freedoms : Proposed law could lock down open source tools and give vendors fresh reasons to inspect print files

EFF says California's proposed legislation to put the burden of blocking 3D-printed firearms onto printer manufacturers could effectively sideline open source tools and create new surveillance concerns, @theregister.com reports. www.theregister.com/2026/04/14/...

You will be audited and you will pay your $8

Dormant Bacteria's Fatal Attraction to RNA Bacteriophages www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #jcampubs

These have to be present in neurons. They have to

Had to turn off Meet the Press. Instead I’ll be watching the livestream of the Big Bear eagles’ nest. Little buggers are already starting to grow! #Nature

Nevada lithium mine clears major hurdle despite conservationists' worries for rare wildflower A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada.

We'll keep fighting for Tiehm's buckwheat until it's safe.

“This can seem like a little remote flower in the middle of nowhere. But if we lose on Tiehm’s buckwheat, you know, what else are we facing with the whittling away of the Endangered Species Act?” @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social said.

Is the transparent air guide injection molded or vacuum molded?

Breaking news graphic with a blurred background. Text reads, "Incredible new photos of a species so rare it hasn’t been spotted in nearly three decades." A red arrow points to the right. Center for Biological Diversity logo is in the bottom left.

A plush toy unicorn Beanie Baby with a fluffy mane is nestled among fallen leaves and positioned beside a decayed tree trunk in a forest. Bare trees and a soft blue sky are visible in the background.

A plush, pink unicorn Beanie Baby with a fluffy mane and a small, colorful horn sits among fallen leaves and large, mossy rocks in an outdoor setting. Bare trees are visible in the background.

A pink stuffed unicorn Beanie Baby with a fluffy mane is placed at the base of a large, hollow tree. The ground is covered with fallen leaves, and a grassy field can be seen in the background.

BREAKING NEWS: Amazing new photos were just released of a species so rare it hasn't been seen in nearly three decades.

This mystical, magical species, once widespread across the country, has been pushed to the brink primarily due to habitat loss and kids losing interest in them.

sure wish it only ever took 10 seconds on google to solve any conputer problem, that would be swell

We're going to win; it's not even close

Tuskfish using coral to crack open a clam

Doubts emerge over police "first ever 3D gun" claims Marcus Fairs | 25 October 2013 5 comments News: Greater Manchester Police have issued a new statement following earlier claims that they had seized "component parts for what could be the UK's first ever 3D gun" after the 3D-printing community pointed out they may be harmless printer upgrade parts. "We cannot categorically say we have recovered the component parts for a 3D gun," said the police, after Dezeen readers and technology websites raised doubts over the claims. "I have worked with 3D-printers for several years, and I actually have that exact same printer, that's why I recognised the parts," said Dezeen reader Thor Henrik Bruun.

3D-printed "gun clip" found by Greater Manchester Police (top) compared to a Makerbot Thingiverse filament spool holder.

3D printed "trigger" found by Greater Manchester Police compared to a Makerbot Replicator 2 extruder alternative

Bruun said other members of the 3D printing community were making a similar point on Facebook. "I had a look on the GMP Facebook page also, and the top comment is (was) someone else linking to similar parts," said Bruun. Greater Manchester Police issued a statement earlier today titled "Component parts for UK's first 3D gun seized," describing how they had seized a MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printer and printed components they suspected of being gun parts. In a new statement issued this afternoon, assistant chief constable Steve Heywood said: "We need to be absolutely clear that at that this stage, we cannot categorically say we have recovered the component parts for a 3D gun. "What we have seized are items that need further forensic testing by national ballistics experts to establish whether they can be used in the construction of a genuine, viable firearm. "We will also be conducting a thorough analysis of computers we have recovered to establish any evidence of a blueprint on how to construct such a weapon."

https://pbfcomics.com/comics/skub/

Are you ready for the year 2100?
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If I wanted to listen to a chirping egg I would have gone to the chicken coop

Our Experience with i-Ready When you chose a school, you probably didn’t realize you were choosing educational software.

When you chose a school for your kids, you probably didn't realize you were choosing educational software, but that choice of software might be more consequential for your kid than the choice of school. moultano.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/o...

I guess these kids loudly complaining about Aplia nearly twenty years ago should have simply complained harder.

www.facebook.com/groups/22535...

Good ragebait, framing it as something the students chose!

@Natsecjeff on Twitter VIDEO: Colonel Mohammad Nazir Paktiawal, ANDSF commander of the 3rd Brigade in Helmand, provides information on the fighting. #Afghanistan

Operation Allies Refuge was an evacuation effort carried out by the United States during the 2021 Taliban offensive. It took place in the final weeks of the War in Afghanistan and saw the airlifting of certain at-risk Afghan civilians (particularly coalition-allied interpreters), employees of the American embassy in Kabul, and other prospective applicants for the U.S. Special Immigrant Visa (SIV).[4][5] American personnel also helped NATO and other regional allies in their respective evacuation efforts from Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital city of Kabul. The operation was concurrent with the broader American military withdrawal from Afghanistan and the multinational evacuation of eligible foreigners and vulnerable Afghans. SIV applicants were airlifted to the U.S., where they were temporarily housed by the American military while they completed their SIV requirements. Operational history Temporary meal service and processing facilities for Afghan special immigrant visa applicants at Fort Lee, Virginia, July 2021 On 30 July, the first group of 221 Afghan interpreters arrived at Fort Lee, Virginia, for SIV processing, with at least 20,000 SIV holders and applicants still to be moved from Afghanistan.[4][6][9][10] Operation Allies Refuge Part of the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan Evacuees at Hamid Karzai International Airport are escorted by a U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 18 August 2021 Type Non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) Location Afghanistan Commanded by RAdm. Peter Vasely Objective Evacuation of American citizens, embassy staff, and allied Afghan nationals Date First phase: 14 July 2021 – 15 August 2021 Second phase: 15 August 2021 – 30 August 2021 Executed by United States Outcome 123,000 people evacuated Casualties 195+ killed[1][2][3]

Reuters Published: 4:27am, 16 Mar 2026 An Afghan immigrant who previously worked with the US military in Afghanistan and later sought asylum in the United States died this weekend in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody less than 24 hours after ‌being detained in Texas, a US veteran-led advocacy group said on Sunday. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, who was living in a Dallas suburb with his wife and six children while his asylum case remained pending, was arrested by federal agents outside his flat on Friday morning while taking his children to school, the group AfghanEvac’s president Shawn VanDiver said in a statement. Paktyawal died of unknown causes on Saturday, VanDiver said. Paktyawal, 41, is at least the 12th person to ⁠die in ICE detention this year under US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Last year, 31 people died after being detained by ‌ICE, a two-decade high. ICE has played a central role in Trump’s policy of mass deportations. The US Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, said it needs more time to respond ‌to a Reuters request for comment. It is highly unusual ‌for an otherwise healthy 41-year-old man to die less than a day after being taken into government custody Shawn VanDiver, president of AfghanEvac According to VanDiver, Paktyawal’s family was told that he was taken to a ⁠hospital in Dallas on ⁠the night of his arrest and was still alive the following morning but died soon after.

Does the world within the mind of an insect count as digital?

428 The American Journal of Medicine, Vol 137, No 5, May 2024 Table 1 The Identities of the “American Nations” Within the Continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii* *Adapted from: Arena R, Laddu D, Pronk NP, Woodard C. The geographic distribution of unhealthy living characteristics according to the American Nations model: cultural factors warranting attention. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2023;79:100-106

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE  The United States is in parallel gun violence and physical inactivity cri- ses.  Higher levels of firearm fatalities are associated with higher levels of physi- cal inactivity.  It is crucial that the key drivers of physical inactivity be identified and addressed—creating safe environ- ments for physical activity is an important factor. Regional Cultures The American Nations regional model was obtained from the Nationhood Lab.17 A brief descrip- tion of the American Nations model is as follows: Cultural geographers have long recognized First Settler effects on the characteristics of national cultures, with Wilbur Zelinsky’s “Doctrine of First Effec- tive Settlement” 18 arguing that “the dominant culture of a given nation is determined by the characteristics of the first group of settlers . . . regardless of how small the initial band of settlers might have been.” Regional cultures can thus be discerned and mapped by tracking competing first settlement streams, an exercise that has informed the work of historians 19,20 and geographers. 21

Interesting paper from non-profit healthcare and insurance provider @healthpartnersmn.bsky.social

"Physical inactivity pandemic" is a great phrase.

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Oppenheimer soundtrack track 4 does something like this.

A screenshot of the Trans-Mississippi Biological Supply website showing a product listing for various fruit fly mutations, such as Apterus (wingless) and Black Body, priced at $12.67.

Interested in gardening? Consider becoming a fruit fly fancier. They can be great pollinators.

Mycena chloroxantha

Mycena chloroxantha photographed recently in Oxapampa, Peru. The round cells are cherocytes which make up the universal veil - whitish, spiny acanthocytes are also visible. Described in 1983 from Brazil by Rolf Singer.

Mushroom Observer # 628987 / iNat 341877230

#fungifriends #mycology #mycena