I came across this 1989 pamphlet summarizing US Immigration law. The "PROBLEMS" list has 33 reasons the US might deny visitors/immigrants or require certain permits/visas/authorizations.
#24 is marked "[Repealed]". What was it, and when did Congress repeal it?
If you missed today's @ScientistRebellion session at #SMBE2023#SMBE23, you can still attend our info session on Wed at 13:30 or come chat with me at today's poster session in Estense Castle (poster #24)
Been doing some Whoopie Pie research (which I blame @gbhnews for, mostly because it's their fault) and I have come to the conclusion that while a #16 disher makes a standard sized pie, a #24 or a #30 is better.
Sure, it's not the right size, but the big advantage here is that while you can reasonably eat one whoopie pie without facing much social censure, people look at you funny if you have three or four even when they're different flavors. (People, as we all know, are often unreasonable) If you play it right, you can actually eat more pies-by-weight of smaller pies than you can larger ones.
Also, y'know, it lets you try out multiple flavors of filling without committing too hard to any one of them. (We don't condone the waste of whoopie pie, and it is theoretically possible you may not like a particular flavor and might leave a pie partially predated)
COVERS, DISCO, 90s are N/A; all the others I've never heard of?
If I've heard it before, I remember, but I don't always guess right, but I did this time 😂
Heardle 2000s #414
🔊🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ https://00s.heardledecades.com/
70s sounded familiar, but I didn't recognize name/artist. Hum, I was present in the 70s?
This edition of Last Week in Fediverse seems to be a President’s edition; Barack Obama turns on fediverse sharing for his Threads account, and Brazil’s president Lula joins Bluesky. Lots more going on this week, lets dive in:
The News
IFTAS, the nonprofit organisation for Trust & Safety on the social web, has put out a guide for the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). The guide caters towards ‘small and micro services’ that has member accounts in the EU, which is the large majority of fediverse servers. It is a practical and easy overview of what is expected if you are the operator of a fediverse server, and highly recommended if you are a server admin to check it out. Most requirements in the DSA that are applicable to ‘small and micro services’ (platforms with less than 50 employees and less than 10M EUR turnover) are on how to provide ways of communication with authorities and how to handle their requests. The requirement (art 13) in the DSA that might give server operators the most difficulty is that platforms that are located outside of the EU, but ‘serve EU users or make their services available in the EU are required to have an EU-based
legal representative to manage compliance and communication with EU authorities.’ It seems a significant number of fediverse servers are currently not in compliance with this requirement, and no clear direction yet on how to get there.
Sora is an iOS and MacOS client for the fediverse (for Mastodon, the Forkeys as well as Bluesky), which has been pushing the boundaries with what is possible with 3rd party fediverse clients. The app features a custom For You algorithmic feed, and the developer recently showed during FediForum how people have complete control over their algorithm. Now the developer is back with another update, this time adding P2P video calling to the client. A gif in the announcement post shows how it works. You can schedule a meeting, which send a link for the other person’s fediverse account to join. Both people need to use Sora to use the feature. The developer stated that if there is enough interest in the feature, he will work on making the feature available as a web client that does not require Sora.
Flipboard has reached another major milestone in their process fully federate Flipboard and have full interoperability with the rest of the fediverse. There is now two-way interaction with fediverse accounts and Flipboard accounts that are federated. CEO Mike McCue explains: “Now when a federated Flipboard user curates, people in the fediverse can reply, favorite, boost or follow those Flipboard users who will in turn see that activity in their usual notifications tab. Even better, Flipboard users can directly reply to people in the fediverse — and very soon they will also be able to follow each other.” Furthermore, Flipboard has enabled federation for another 11000 magazines, creating increasing the amount of curated content that is available in the fediverse.
Lyrak is a new social platform that focuses on real-time news and revenue sharing with creators that was announced this week. In the announcement post, Lyrak also stated that fediverse integration will be added to the platform ‘soon’. For more information on Lyrak, Sarah Perez has more extensive look, over at TechCrunch.
Russia’s censorship agency blocks access to the lgtbqia.space server in Russia. The admins of the lgtbqia.space server got a notification by the Russian agency demanding that they remove an account from their server. The account is for a ‘blog about LGBTQ+ people, literature, sports, humor, etc.’ The admins refused to comply, after which the server is now inaccessible in Russia.
During FediForum, Newsmast showcased their new project Patchwork. In a new update, Newsmast says that they ‘are looking at rolling out a Beta version in the coming months, with features like easy opt in or out of networking with Threads & Bluesky, spam management and content filters.’
A blog post on using Mastodon to follow on Threads accounts, from the perspective of someone who has mainly been using Threads. The blog showcases how third party clients are a major selling point for the fediverse.
Meanwhile, Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, but it seems the API can only be used for posting into Threads, as well as analytics. It rules out the possibility of building full-featured third-party clients as you can with the rest of the fediverse.
Some news from Bluesky
Brazilian president Lula has opened an account on Bluesky, Brasil247.com reports. The news comes after an escalating conflict between X and the Brazilian Courts. Elon Musk publicly refused to follow orders by the Brazilian court to block certain accounts on X, and a Brazilian judge has ordered an investigation of Elon Musk for obstruction of justice. President Lula opening an account on Bluesky is a direct response to the ongoing conflict between the Brazilian government and X, and indicates how governments are starting to be fed up with the situation at X. President Lula used his first post on Bluesky to say that 38 slaughterhouses will be authorised to export meat to China. (?)
The Links
Mastodon is hiring a new core team member for back-end development.
An update on BridgyFed, the upcoming bridge between the fediverse and Bluesky, and the work to make it fully opt-in/consent based.
Fediverse Event planning tool Mobilizon has transferred ownership recently, and the new team, Kaihuri, will give a presentation of the new version next week on Monday April 15th.
A reading of the Canadian Online Harms Act, from the perspective of fediverse admins.
An update on radio free fedi, who have launched their new website as well.
After the Wise Wolf crushed the vampire night stalker, we come to the last match of Round 2, and a fitting match to end this round with. Today, an archetypal ara will face off against an archetypal loli.
** 6. Lum / Urusei Yatsura **
Lum won against a popular gyaru, having a more potent popularity and status that is firmly established long before there was even a Fediverse to host this tournament. She is THE classic anime girl to end all anime girls. That does not mean she is automatically the Fediverse's best anime girl, though being the classic brings a massive home field advantage. Another thing people have forgotten is that Lum is a monster girl and an alien, who wants to remain faithful to Ataru despite him being a womanizing manslut for most of the series.
There are still some doubts about Lum. She won as many votes in her match as Liru did in the Shinobu versus Liru match. Marin was also an easy opponent to beat, being new and being seen, rightfully or wrongfully, as a "flavor-of-the-month" girl. Shinobu does not have those disadvantages. Shinobu, while being seen mainly as a loli, has an Ara mode that is quite the looker. And obviously, being a monster girl is not an advantage when the other girl is a monster girl too.
"Lum will cook you dinner if you vote for her," says Poast's ElTigre. Though this may not be a home advantage for Lum. Shinobu is said to do wifely chores for you too.
When the Chief Lum Appreciator on the Fediverse, the Portegeuse lenged RealRaul, was asked to comment on this match, he gave only this response: "LUM! UUOOOOOOH!"
** 11. Shinobu Oshino / Monogatari **
Shinobu, or know by her vampire name KISS-SHOT-ACEROLA-ORION-HEART-UNDER-BLADE, performed very well against a surprisingly strong opponent. Showing off her kawaii aura and perfect charms, Shinobu defeated the werewolf with one of the highest vote counts under the current voting system.
Her biggest obstacle is dealing with the long standing impact Urusei Yatsura had and continues to have on otakus. The second season of Urusei's remake is still airing, while there was only an annoucement of something Monogatari-related in the last few months, and not necessarily a project Shinobu will appear in. Still, that's not as big a disadvantage, if you look at both Konata's and Osaka's performance.
Shinobu's husbando, kvit from the Vampire Maid Cafe, likes to remind everyone, "Beautiful, fun, vampire girl. I do hope you'll vote for her in the upcoming #BestAnimeGirlTourney match." Oh she is very cute! Thank you friend! :bebe:
Salty Apollyon, also known as rlier23 on Baest and Varis, has one simple word in support of Shinobu, "Sex!"
Karna of Poast has a weakness for cute and sexy vampires in simple dress, "The young adult shinobu in a white dress is kryptonite bros. UOOOOOOH!"
TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS (www.bbc.com)