Mastodawn

(It’s because of this shit that when we launch the Small Web this year, I’m not going to be able to price the servers as low as I would have wanted to (and could have done, say, last year). It’s not because of inflation but because of this shit raising the price of virtual private servers. Because fuck the small guy trying to make something that’s owned and controlled by people instead of owning and controlling people.)

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 1h ago

Politics & Culture Bot 9h ago

Senators want US energy information agency to monitor data center electricity usage https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/senators-want-us-energy-information-agency-to-monitor-data-center-electricity-usage/ #EnergyInformationAdministration #Datacenterboom #datacenters #Policy #AI

Senators want US energy information agency to monitor data center electricity usage

In a letter, senators press for mandated annual electricity disclosure for data centers.

Ars Technica

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 1h ago

utunuttu 🇦🇽3h ago

Sunrise behind the chapel window on this Friday morning 🧡

#windowfriday #fensterfreitag #building #window #åland #ahvenanmaa #sunrise

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 1h ago

grepe 3h ago

dirty

one more #windowfriday / #fensterfreitag one

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 1h ago

Raglan Niall

16h ago

Steve of DriveEV just sent this out. He's sold out of EVs and is looking for more!

He's been selling 100% electric cars for at least 9 years now and is passionate. He's survived downs, enjoyed ups and I'm thoroughly pleased for him.

Nice one mate!

#EV #DriveEV

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 2h ago

Tim Bray 3h ago

I found this story heartwarming: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/boisterous-sea-lions-back-visiting-west-vancouver-9.7047711

The story omits that the California variety bark ALL FREAKING NIGHT and that their poop sets like cement. It’s a good thing they’re cautious because they weight hundreds of kg and could squash the humans trying to chase them off the docks.

Big, barking, bellowing sea lions back in B.C.'s Howe Sound | CBC News

"It's almost like a biker gang convention. They just arrive out of nowhere, they cause havoc, they’re barking and belching,” said UBC fisheries professor Andrew Trites.

CBC

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 2h ago

JL Roberson 3h ago

His assumption is that nonwhite or nonmale officers cannot, by definition, earn it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42F_M-hxzsI

NYT: Hegseth blocks two Black, two female military officers from being promoted

YouTube

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 3h ago

Politics & Culture Bot 7h ago

Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/27/polio-virus-detected-in-london-days-before-ministers-cut-global-eradication-funding #Politics #Society #Health #UKnews #Polio

Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding

Campaigner criticises ‘shortsighted and self-defeating’ decision and says it increases risk to the UK public

The Guardian

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 3h ago

Ashe Dryden 🙆🏼‍♀️🐈🐈‍⬛10h ago

Sweden’s digital ID was hacked and the data is out on the dark web already.
https://www.voicemedia.global/article/sweden-s-digital-id-system-hacked-public-s-data-sold-on-dark-web

Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web

Frank Bergman Sweden’s sweeping national digital ID system has been hacked, with the public’s sensitive data already being sold on the dark web...

LillyLyle/Count Melancholia 3h ago

Emily Velasco 7h ago

I want to teach a class on repurposing electronics. We could start out just taking some broken things apart and seeing if we can fix them, but every student would have to pick something to repurpose or revive as a semester-long project. Maybe they want to turn an old propane lantern into an LED lantern, convert a cordless drill with dead nicad batteries to lithium, or jailbreak an e-bike. Everyone should leave the class with a device or appliance with a new lease on life. A community college should hire me for this

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