Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

"By law, everyone who is eligible to vote must have three consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day."

"Employers cannot penalize an employee or make a deduction on their pay for taking time off to vote."

https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=faq&document=faqtimo&lang=e
#Elxn45 #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp

CVBasic v0.8.0 has been released by @nanochess

CVBasic is a BASIC language compiler that can cross-compile to many different targets, including 8-bit consoles such as the Master System, Sega SG-1000, and ColecoVision, as well as home computers like the MSX, TI-99/4A, and CreatiVision.

https://github.com/nanochess/CVBasic

Release notes specific to the Master System target:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381329-colecovision-ultra-mega-super-duper-basic-compiler-cvbasic-v080-now-with-sega-master-system-support/

#segamastersystem #sg1000 #gamedev

https://www.europesays.com/2031248/ Gazastreifen – Angriffe Israels dauern an #Israel

The Lancet calls for RFK jr to resign. Published continuously since 1823, The Lancet is one of the world's oldest, most prestigious, and highly influential medical journals. Needless to say, it does not usually involve itself in politics.
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Supporting medical science in the USA - The Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00814-1/fulltext

I found the roadrunner while driving very slowly along the road (true to their name) first thing in the morning. They are pretty big so not too hard to spot, but the ones I’ve seen recently are quick to run away (true to their name). This one was a little wary but I approached very slowly. Took a few initial distant photos through the windshield but was at last able to creep up next to it and shoot out of my rolled down window. Nice morning!

The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1

OpenBSD 7.7 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1019104/ #LWN

Billionaires will fight tooth and nail against paying taxes that would barely impact their lifestyle,
but could literally transform millions of lives.

They owe society for all they've acquired,
yet they have no loyalty or sense of obligation to society.

And we've just accepted this as normal.

https://bsky.app/profile/strictlychristo.bsky.social/post/3lnswv4sizc22

Ron Swanson and Leslie Knope become government consultants - quickly lose all funding because of DOGE.

#modernproblemsforoldtvcharacters
#HashtagGames

Klinger abandons his cross-dressing campaign after DADT passes. Leaves the military and creates a private security contractor company of LGBT soldiers called 'the Drag Queen Dragoons.'

#modernproblemsforoldtvcharacters
#HashtagGames

Can somebody explain the difference to the Nazis whipping up racial tension and instigating riots in Munich 1923 and #Farage spending 45 minutes on the hustings in #Dover talking about sending "All people back no matter how they arrived, legally or illegally" and the unrest witnessed in that town over the weekend?

IT'S THE SAME PLAYBOOK !

Time for some optimism and connection from the Lone Star State. @TexasObserver shares a poem from Catherine Lu, “What Connects Us.” Here’s a section:

Is our love the horizon? A line where the sky
appears to meet the earth’s surface—
which means if you are the earth, then I am the sky—
which means if you are this house,
then I am the house behind this house,

https://www.texasobserver.org/what-connects-us/

#Poem #Poetry #Culture #Arts #Lifestyle #Texas #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

"#Mastodon—built as a #nonprofit and run by independent communities—has essentially made it impossible for itself to fall into the familiar pattern of #socialmedia “enshittifiction".
#Bluesky, despite its innovative technology & good intentions, is built on the same #venturecapital-backed foundation.
Mastodon–despite being slightly more challenging to get started with–represents our best chance at building a truly #opentownsquare of the internet that benefits everyone."
https://phillipjreese.com/the-social-network-that-cant-sell-out-understanding-mastodon-vs-bluesky/

Are you looking to replace Google Maps and choose European?

Gladly, we have a lot of alternatives!

#GoEuropean #BuyFromEU #BuyEuropean #Degoogle #GoogleMaps #HereWeGo #Trump

https://www.europesays.com/uk/55514/ Caithness Youth Pipe Band set for first Tartan Parade in Edinburgh #Britain #Community #DivertMe #Edinburgh #GreatBritain #LatestNews #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom

Experts Concerned That AI Is Making Us Stupider
https://futurism.com/experts-ai-stupider?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All About Artificial Intelligence @all-about-artificial-intelligence-Futurism

1980 Computers are for nerds
1990 Computers are for everyone

1995 The internet is for nerds
2005 The internet is for everyone

2005 Smartphones are for nerds
2015 Smartphones are for everyone

2006 Twittr is for nerds
2016 Twitter is for everyone

2022 Mastodon is for nerds