Mastodawn

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics/116295875711029533

I am so proud @Paulatics is part of my government!! Thank you for talking about this huge issue! This is such an excellent speech, and I hope this makes some sort of difference (as I'm pulling my hair out trying to help write responses to Reflect Orbital's horrifying FCC proposal for space mirrors)

Also, this speech means that I'm officially recognized by the Canadian Senate as a goat farmer and orbital dynamics expert. That's right up there with having an asteroid named after me!

Eggs now in different baskets.6h ago

Mike

1d ago

For many people, the #Linux vs #Windows vs #Mac debate is a privilege — it assumes you can choose. But working with the Computer Upcycle Project, I've seen the real choice is often Linux vs no computer at all.

~95% of donated computers are "too old" for Windows 11 or macOS. Linux installs on them anyway, adding 10+ years of life to machines #Microsoft and #Apple called trash.

This isn't Linux vs Windows. It's Linux vs e-waste.

Eggs now in different baskets.1d ago

Monsieur Ralph 1d ago

The drawing created by Vincent L'Epée for the satirical French-speaking Swiss magazine Vigousse "Trump at the UN: a delirious speech" has won the Swiss cartoon award.

Eggs now in different baskets.1d ago

Tuta 1d ago

You did it! 🥳

European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop.

This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪

Eggs now in different baskets.1d ago

Peter Gassner 5d ago

“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people

What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.

Psychology Today

Eggs now in different baskets.3d ago

Jonobie 3d ago

Women are 73% more likely to be severely injured in a car crash, and 17% more likely to die than men. All because car companies have been resisting testing for women since forever. I’m not surprised on several levels. As I’ve gotten older and have larger breasts, seatbelts basically are impossible to put at the right spot on me anymore. And that’s just one example.

Apparently there’s a current She Drives act in the senate that’s aimed at fixing this, which could use support.

NYT gift article about the history; https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/opinion/car-safety-women-crash-dummies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.E5Pw.EZIR7otGFPSa&smid=nytcore-ios-share

She Drives act: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/opinion/car-safety-women-crash-dummies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.E5Pw.EZIR7otGFPSa&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Opinion | The Deadly Gender Gap in Car Safety

For over half a century, car safety standards have left women’s lives in the rearview.

The New York Times

Eggs now in different baskets.4d ago

Tuta 4d ago

🚨No Joke: Conservatives in the EU Parliament (EPP) want the vote on #ChatControl 1.0 to be repeated this Thursday - even though the Parliament already voted NO! 😡

Make sure your MP stays strong. Contact them now!
👉 https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

Make the voluntary scanning by Gmail, Microsoft, LinkedIn etc stop! 🚨 https://tuta.com/blog/voluntary-scanning-google-microsoft

Eggs now in different baskets.4d ago

Tjeerd Royaards 4d ago

The oil-you-can-eat buffet is currently unavailable. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/

#oil #sustainability #WorldEconomy #Hormuz #Iran

Eggs now in different baskets.5d ago

Our "Onion Event Horizon" is fast approaching.

We have about two weeks supply of last summer's onion crop left so we will have to go back to buying onions again.

For whatever reason even our onions that have been resting in a cellar room for more than seven months are juicer and taste better than shop bought ones.

Looking at the plethora of disasters created by the despots of the world a lack of yummy onions really is a luxury problem.

#gardening #onions #selfsufficiency #growyourown

Eggs now in different baskets.6d ago

6d ago

First they ask for your date of birth,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your full name and location,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for a copy of your passport,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your facial scan,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your fingerprints,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your palm scan,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for a scan of your iris,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for ...

#MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism #AgeVerification #Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights

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