DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump
The DNC cited a procedural concern, but Hogg said it is “impossible to ignore the broader context” of his criticisms.
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Former Uruguay President Jose Mujica dies aged 89
Leftist ex-president Jose Mujica turned the South American country into a bastion of progressive politics. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2024.
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Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York
Just About Everything That’s Changed Since Congestion Pricing Took Effect
Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.The New York Times
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I mean I used to mod that subreddit until the blackouts, I helped popularise the fuck cars movement
Neat! Got any tips?
Not sure this is helpful, but:
My main issue with the reddit fuckcars is that there was wayyy to much like low quality complaining posts that got big but no one was posting the statistics and academic side of things which I think is just as interesting and convincing. So I did a couple things to try and encourage more people to post that.
On the other hand, that doesn’t seem to be a problem on lemmy, since we’re all nerds…
In my political activism and messaging though, what I did realise was it was helpful to be more vocal about accessibility for disabled people. The disabled people I talked to kind of felt like pawns in the “car debate”.
Like the pro-cars people woulf use disabled people as an argument to keep cars but offer no alternative to disabled people who can’t drive. While fuck-cars allies often use disabled people who can’t drive as an argument but fail to properly fight for accessibility in urbanism. (Like seem to idealise european planning which if often terrible for disabled people — lots of stairs without ramps, many trams/trains arent wheelchair accessible, disabled people who can only move by car fail to access things on pedestrianised streets because there is no disability exception/parking nearby.)
Anyways. I found I was able to get quite a bit of a following of people who typically don’t like the fuck cars movement on microblogging platforms by being fuck cars, without alienating an entire demographic of people by not considering their needs seriously.
US | Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI
The provision could end existing state-level AI laws.
Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI
Lawmakers buried the provision in a budget reconciliation bill — and it could extend beyond AI.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Trump must realise Putin is obstacle to peace, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says he will travel to Turkey on Thursday whether or not Russian leader flies in for talks
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Cos'è il Fediverso?
Sono diversi social networks che parlano tra di loro usando lo stesso protocollo di comunicazione … #ActivityPub.
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Tratto da ‘Server Ribelli’ di Giuliana Sorci
@thunderpussycat@snowfan.masto.host @thunderpussycat@mastodon.bida.im
Norway oil fund divests holdings in Israeli petrol station group
Norway oil fund divests holdings in Israeli petrol station group
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest with assets of around $1.8 trillion, has excluded an Israeli group on ethics grounds because it supplies fuel to illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.AFP (The Local Norway)
Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce
Microsoft is cutting 3% of all workers
It's likely Microsoft's largest job purge since it said goodbye to 10,000 employees in 2023.Jordan Novet (CNBC)
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Cos'è il Fediverso?
Sono diversi social networks che parlano tra di loro usando lo stesso protocollo di comunicazione ... #ActivityPub.
pxlfd.searxng.noho.st/p/snow/8…
Tratto da 'Server Ribelli' di Giuliana Sorci
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How MapQuest, a company innovative enough to kill road atlases in one fell swoop, was turned into an also-ran by a bad merger affected by an even worse one.
How MapQuest Took The Wrong Path Forward
How MapQuest, a company innovative enough to kill road atlases in one fell swoop, was turned into an also-ran by a bad merger affected by an even worse one.Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill - Ars Technica
GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill
Sweeping provision would halt all local oversight of AI by US states.Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)
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FAQ: Ubuntu 25.04 on Snapdragon X Elite
FAQ: Ubuntu 25.04 on Snapdragon X Elite
Does Ubuntu 25.04 work on Snapdragon X Elite laptops? Most devices that have only worked with the Ubuntu Concept 24.10 ISO up to this point can now also be installed with the new generic Ubuntu 25.04 arm64 ISO.Ubuntu Community Hub
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Exclusive: Claims policy change is really just a way to squeeze out competitionRichard Speed (The Register)
I reckon that the next phone I get will be a Linux Phone.
I will keep my iPhone mini for those things where I need an Android or iPhone (banking, government, etc), but my daily driver will be something that I have complete control over.
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features | TechCrunch
As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting aIvan Mehta (TechCrunch)
Google is reportedly planning to unveil a Pinterest alternative at I/O 2025
Google is reportedly planning to unveil a Pinterest alternative at I/O 2025
Google is set to debut a new feature that The Information describes as "Pinterest-like" at its annual I/O developer conference next week.Mariella Moon (Engadget)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/13/apple-unveils-ios-19-accessibility-features/
Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more - 9to5Mac
Ahead of WWDC kicking off in June, Apple today has officially unveiled this year’s new accessibility features for iPhone, iPad,...Chance Miller (9to5Mac)
Xinbi: The $8 Billion Colorado-Incorporated Marketplace for Pig-Butchering Scammers and North Korean Hackers
- Xinbi Guarantee is a Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace serving fraudsters in South East Asia, including those responsible for so-called “pig butchering” scams.
- Merchants on the marketplace sell technology, personal data and money laundering services. The USDT stablecoin is the primary payment method, with the market having received $8.4 billion in transactions to date. Some transactions can be linked to funds stolen by North Korea.
- Xinbi Guarantee claims to operate through Xinbi Co. Ltd, incorporated in Colorado.
Xinbi: The $8 Billion Colorado-Incorporated Marketplace for Pig-Butchering Scammers and North Korean Hackers
Xinbi Guarantee is a Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace for cyber fraudsters in Southeast Asia, dealing primarily in the USDT stablecoin. With $8.www.elliptic.co
Hasan Piker Just Gave His Millions Of Followers A Masterclass In What Not To Do When Detained By CBP
Progressive streamer Hasan Piker’s recent detention by CBP at the Chicago airport has generated widespread outrage — and rightfully so. No US citizen should be interrogated about their political beliefs when re-entering their own country. But while CBP’s behavior was egregious, Piker’s response was potentially even more dangerous: he chose to engage in a two-hour conversation with federal agents without a lawyer present, streaming about it afterward as if this were just more content for his millions of followers.
For many years, we’ve called out this kind of bullshit interrogation technique of citizens at the border (it didn’t start with Trump, though it’s almost certainly gotten worse with him in power).
Rather than following the basic rule of only showing his passport, answering the most basic travel-related questions and requesting a lawyer if they asked further questions, Piker chose to engage in an extended dialogue with CBP officials about his political views, beliefs about Hamas, and even past Twitch bans. He turned what should have just been a clear story of an unfortunately common constitutional violation into potential legal ammunition against himself. As Taylor Lorenz reported:
He was detained in Chicago and questioned for two hours about protected journalistic activities like who he’s interviewed and his political beliefs. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel and asked about his history of bans on Twitch. His phone and laptop were not confiscated.“They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently,” Piker following the incident. “… [the agent] kept saying stuff like, do you like Hamas? Do you support Hamas? Do you think Hamas is a terror group or a resistance group?”
“I kept repeating the same statement over and over again,” Piker said. “I kept saying… I’m on the side of civilians. I want the endless bloodshed to end. I am a pacifist. I want wars to end… which is insane because up until this moment. If you were to say as an American citizen, you stand 10 toes down with Hamas, or you stand 10 toes down with the Houthis, they can’t deny you entry into the country for that shit.”
His post-detention stream reveals just how badly he misunderstands the danger he put himself in. Despite claiming he “kept repeating the same statement,” he eagerly recounts engaging in detailed discussions about his past statements on 9/11 and getting excited when a CBP official supposedly “agreed with the blowback sentiment.” This isn’t protecting your rights — it’s giving federal agents hours of statements that could be twisted, misquoted, or used to trap you in inconsistencies later. Even a single misremembered detail could become grounds for a false statements charge.
Throughout his stream, Piker frames this as a battle of wills — bragging about being a “stubborn piece of shit” who wouldn’t be intimidated. But he fundamentally misunderstands the game being played. While intimidation may be a useful side effect for CBP, their primary goal in these extended interviews isn’t to scare you — it’s to get you talking. The more you talk, the more likely you are to say something they can use. And here’s the crucial part that Piker missed: they don’t need you to admit to a crime. They just need you to say something — anything — that they can later claim was false. Just ask Martha Stewart, who went to prison not for insider trading, but for lying about a stock sale to investigators.
Piker’s response to viewers questioning his judgment reveals just how deeply his influencer mindset clouds his legal judgment:
I know that under normal circumstances, I’m supposed to say I want a lawyer. I don’t want to talk to you, but this… nothing I’m doing is illegal.And I also wanted to see what would happen. Do you understand? I wanted to see what would happen. I wanted to actually see this experience, which is why instead of immediately fucking lawyering up, I was like, “No, I’m going to I’m going to entertain this. I’m going to see what they actually are trying to get out of this.”
And I’m glad I did this because the reality of the matter is one, I’m profoundly privileged. Okay, remember I’m a public person and also I have enough money to to be able to fight back against this sort of thing and they know who the fuck I am. So obviously the reason for why they’re doing that is I think to try to create an an environment of fear to try to get people like myself or at least like others that would be in my shoes that don’t have that same level of security to shut the fuck up. And for me, I’m going to use the privilege that I have in that moment to try and see what the fuck they’re doing. Okay?
This response perfectly encapsulates the dangerous intersection of influencer culture and law enforcement encounters. Piker treats this like content creation — an opportunity to “see what would happen” and generate an interesting story. But federal agents aren’t content collaborators. They’re trained investigators who excel at getting people to inadvertently incriminate themselves through casual conversation. His “privilege” of being a public figure with money doesn’t protect him — it makes him a more valuable target.
He totally misunderstands the shit he’s in here. Yes, part of this is intimidation and trying to get him to shut up when talking publicly, but while they have detained him they want him to talk away because that’s how he fucks himself. You are bound to say something at some point that can be used against you. Even if you’re positive you haven’t.
If you think this sounds paranoid, just watch by law professor James Duane explaining why you should never talk to law enforcement without a lawyer present. The lecture is followed by 20 minutes of a police officer basically confirming everything Duane says and emphasizing that you should never, ever talk to law enforcement without a lawyer, and explaining how he (and other cops) are great at convincing you to talk against your best interest:
There’s a lot in there, but he explains why you should never talk to law enforcement without a lawyer even if you’re innocent, you only tell the truth, don’t reveal anything incriminating, and the entire interview is taped. Because even then what you say can be used against you in ways you don’t expect. And, as he notes, what you say can never be used in your favor in such circumstances.
Or, to put it in shorter, more direct terms, listen to the late great pioneering civil rights lawyer Bill Goodman and his longtime law partner Denise Heberle in the PSA they put together four or five years ago for the National Lawyers Guild telling people to shut up when talking to law enforcement.
Also, if you’re re-entering the country, make sure you know what your actual rights are.
Piker and his supporters have offered up multiple defenses of his decision to talk, each more dangerous than the last:
First, they insist it “worked” because CBP eventually let him go. This fundamentally misunderstands how these encounters work. They were always going to let him in — he’s a US citizen. Requesting a lawyer would have “worked” too. He would still have been let in. The risk isn’t in the moment, it’s in how those two hours of statements might be used against him later. He might have told a little white lie that will come back to haunt him. He may have made a slight exaggeration. He might have said something that could be twisted and misrepresented in court. There are many reasons that he has put himself in totally unnecessary risk.
Second, they argue he got more attention for the incident by engaging. But he could have generated the same outrage by simply describing CBP’s unconstitutional detention and questioning after asserting his rights. The story isn’t improved by putting himself at legal risk.
Third, his supporters argue that since “CBP doesn’t care about due process anyway,” asserting your rights is pointless. This is exactly backwards. When facing authorities who might violate your rights, you don’t voluntarily surrender them — you assert them clearly and create a record of doing so. Voluntarily waiving your rights because they “might not respect them anyway” is handing them the win for no goddam reason.
Finally, there’s the “journalist generating content” defense — perhaps the most dangerous rationalization of all. This perfectly captures how influencer-brain can lead people to catastrophically misread serious situations. When being questioned by federal agents, you’re not a journalist gathering material. You’re not creating content. You’re potential prey facing trained predators whose entire job is getting you to say something — anything — they can use against you later.
Perhaps most disturbing is watching his supporters argue that he’s “experienced at this” because he handles hostile Twitch chat trolls daily. This dangerous false equivalence perfectly illustrates how influencer culture can lead people to fatally misunderstand encounters with state power. Managing online trolls requires an entirely different skillset from protecting your rights during law enforcement questioning. One is about engagement; the other is about knowing when to stay silent.
This matters far beyond Piker’s individual case. With his massive platform, he’s teaching millions of followers exactly the wrong lesson about dealing with law enforcement — that if you’re clever enough, privileged enough, or “experienced” enough at handling conflict, you can somehow talk your way through it. This is exactly the kind of thinking that leads people to waive their rights and incriminate themselves.
Yes, CBP’s treatment of Piker was shameful and unconstitutional. It deserves fierce condemnation. But by turning a serious civil rights violation into influencer content, Piker didn’t just put himself at risk — he helped normalize the very kind of police overreach he claims to oppose.
Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics
They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently, Piker said. His detention comes at a time when the government is cracking down on press freedom and free speech.Taylor Lorenz (User Mag)
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Xinbi: The $8 Billion Colorado-Incorporated Marketplace for Pig-Butchering Scammers and North Korean Hackers
- Xinbi Guarantee is a Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace serving fraudsters in South East Asia, including those responsible for so-called “pig butchering” scams.
- Merchants on the marketplace sell technology, personal data and money laundering services. The USDT stablecoin is the primary payment method, with the market having received $8.4 billion in transactions to date. Some transactions can be linked to funds stolen by North Korea.
- Xinbi Guarantee claims to operate through Xinbi Co. Ltd, incorporated in Colorado.
Xinbi: The $8 Billion Colorado-Incorporated Marketplace for Pig-Butchering Scammers and North Korean Hackers
Xinbi Guarantee is a Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace for cyber fraudsters in Southeast Asia, dealing primarily in the USDT stablecoin. With $8.www.elliptic.co
Perché il Fediverso è su tanti server separati?
Il Fediverso è decentralizzato per molte ragioni:
Impedisce a chiunque di acquistare il #Fediverso. Non c'è un server centrale, quindi non c'è una singola cosa che chiunque possa acquistare per prendere il controllo della rete. Gli scenari #Twitter-#Musk non sono possibili su una rete distribuita su molti server.
Promuove una moderazione di qualità superiore. I server più piccoli tendono ad avere una moderazione di qualità superiore, perché hanno un rapporto staff/membri molto più alto. Sui server di massa, il numero di membri dello staff per utente è molto basso e la qualità della moderazione tende a essere molto più scarsa.
Dà potere all'utente. Se le persone che gestiscono un server fanno qualcosa di sbagliato, gli utenti possono spostare i loro account su un altro server senza perdere i loro follower. In questo modo si scoraggiano i proprietari dei server dal fare qualcosa di male in primo luogo e si offrono agli utenti molte opzioni nel caso in cui accada il peggio.
Permette a chiunque di avviare un proprio server, anche ai non addetti ai lavori. La semplicità di un piccolo server significa che costa solo circa 8 dollari al mese da una società di hosting gestito che si occupa di tutte le questioni tecniche al posto vostro .
Significa che ogni server può stabilire le proprie regole, quindi in caso di disaccordo le persone possono spostarsi su un altro server con regole diverse, o addirittura avviare un proprio server con regole scritte da loro stessi.
Se un server va in tilt, gli altri server continuano a funzionare. I problemi di un server non mettono in crisi l'intera rete.
I server non devono utilizzare tutti lo stesso software. Questa diversità significa che se un tipo di software non funziona correttamente, non influisce sull'intera rete e i server possono passare ad altri software se lo desiderano. La diversità consente anche ai server di specializzarsi in particolari tipi di contenuti per gli utenti che desiderano solo determinate caratteristiche, ad esempio #PeerTube è specializzato nella pubblicazione di video, #BookWyrm nelle recensioni di libri ecc.
Reddit taking down multiple of my piracy related posts
I posted an updated guide on r/Adobe Zii a bit ago. It got taken down last week and I re-posted it here: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/43935446 Super grateful that this community exists. I posted to r/Adobe Zii that my guide was taken down and warning that it looks like reddit is cracking down on piracy (I am guessing an Adobe spokesperson is abusing reddit's copyright reporting system). Now today reddit emails me saying that I received another copyright warning for posting that my other post was removed: reddit.com/r/AdobeZii/comments…
I decide hey lets try and appeal as there was not any copyrighted material in my post about my guide being removed. Turns out they want my full name, address, and other identifying info to send to the copyright complainant. Not doing that.
Just disappointed as I've actively used reddit for years and love all the communities on this place. Seems like its slowly going down hill. Guess I should have seen that coming with the whole API shenanigans last year.
TL;DR reddit sucks and it does not appear any way to appeal without giving Adobe my info
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- Post 1: Adobe Zii Guide ➜ web.archive.org/web/2024080304…
- Post 2: Unfortunately I did not save a copy of this post. The essence of it was a post saying that reddit took down my Adobe Zii guide and that I will be moving to lemmy. I also included the email that the reddit team sent me. It is very similar to this post I sent to r/piracy ➜ reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/1…
An Updated Guide for Adobe Zii in 2024
Posted by u/synthesis_of_matter - 71 votes and 97 commentssynthesis_of_matter (Reddit)
Migliori siti hosting immagini gratis nel 2025
Migliori siti hosting immagini gratis nel 2025
Sei in cerca del provider di hosting immagini gratis migliore? Scopri le piattaforme top per archiviare, organizzare e condividere con chi vuoi.TantiLink
Il leghista Sasso e la sua ossessione per le drag queen
Il leghista Sasso e la sua ossessione per le drag queen
Il leghista Sasso sostiene che a lui non fregherebbe nulla delle drag queen, anche se poi parla sempre e solo di loro.Gayburg
Brasile, un tribunale ha autorizzato il genere neutro nei documenti
Brasile, un tribunale ha autorizzato il genere neutro nei documenti
Per la prima volta nella storia del Paese, un'Alta Corte brasiliana ha consentito a una persona di potersi identificarsi di genere neutro nei propri documenti ufficiali.Gayburg
Salt Lake City e Boise aggirano i divieti di Utah e Idaho contro la bandiera rainbow
Salt Lake City e Boise aggirano i divieti di Utah e Idaho contro la bandiera rainbow
Nel 2025, i repubblicani di Utah e Idaho hanno approvato due leggi che vietano di esporre bandiere bandiere arcobaleno nei luoghi pubblici.Gayburg
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Trump ordina ai militari trans di dimettersi. Se non lo faranno, li priverà dalla pensione
Trump ordina ai militari trans di dimettergli o li priverà dalla pensione
Il Pentagono ha già annunciato che circa mille persone trans sono state allontanate con effetto immediato, alle altre verrà concesso un un mese di tempo per dimettersi.Gayburg
Loredana Cannata nomina Adinolfi: «Ha invocato i fucili contro le unioni civili degli omosessuali »
Loredana Cannata nomina Adinolfi: «Ha invocato i fucili contro le unioni civili degli omosessuali»
La presenza di Mario Adinolfi all'Isola dei famosi è abbastanza imbarazzante.Gayburg
Geppi Cucciari vittima dell'odio della destra: ha osato invitare i cittadini a esercitare il loro dovere civico
Geppi Cucciari vittima dell'odio della destra: ha osato invitare i cittadini a esercitare il loro dovere civico
Max Del Papa è probabilmente una delle figure più sgradevoli della propaganda populista.Gayburg
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Occhei... osare criticarvi vuol dire voler rendere il mondo un posto peggiore ed è sufficiente a meritarsi l'etichetta di "hater" (che, visto che quello che insulta sono io, evidentemente è un complimento?).
È un peccato che proprio chi sembrerebbe voler star dalla parte dei perseguitati prenda le critiche allo stesso modo di Trump.
I repubblicani propongono una legge per rendere illegale la pornografia in tutti gli Stati Uniti
I repubblicani propongono una legge per rendere illegale la pornografia in tutti gli Stati Uniti
Mentre Giorgia Meloni imporrà lo Spid ai siti pornografici italiani in meno di sei mesi, il suo amico Trump punta a vietare la pornografia a livello federale in tutti gli Stati Uniti.Gayburg
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Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
The National Park Services bars all swimming and wading due to the health hazard.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
Al via i bonus giovani e donne previsti dal Decreto Coesione
Al via i bonus giovani e donne previsti dal Decreto Coesione
Incentivi all’occupazione 2024–2025: tutte le opportunità dei Bonus Donne e Giovani Il Decreto Coesione 2024 (D.L. 60/2024) ha introdo...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
The Pa. House is set to approve new voter ID rules, reversing years of Democratic opposition
The Pa. House is set to approve new voter ID rules, reversing years of Democratic opposition
The vote is the first step towards breaking a years-long stalemate over election law in Pennsylvania, as House Democrats want to negotiate on a top GOP priority in exchange for election reforms.Gillian McGoldrick (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Die Wissenschaft schützen: TIB baut Dark Archive für arXiv auf
Forschung und Wissenschaft sind international, nicht umsonst spricht man von internationalen Fachcommunities. Ein Dienst wie arXiv wird zwar von einer in den USA ansässigen Einrichtung, der Cornell University, betrieben, genutzt wird arXiv aber von Forschenden weltweit, wie zum Beispiel die Statistik der Submissions eindrücklich beweist. Auch ein Teil der Finanzierung von arXiv ist seit 2010 mit Einführung der arXiv Membership internationalisiert worden. Die TIB finanziert den deutschen Beitrag gemeinsam mit der Helmholtz-Gesellschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF) und der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG).
Was ist arXiv?
Die Plattform arXiv.org ist ein frei zugängliches Online-Archiv für wissenschaftliche Preprints, also Vorabveröffentlichungen von wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, die noch nicht oder noch nicht endgültig begutachtet (Peer-Review) wurden. Der Preprint-Serverdienst arXiv hat große Bedeutung in der Informationsversorgung für die Physik, Mathematik und Informatik und angrenzende Fächer. Über arXiv haben Forschende die Möglichkeit, auf neueste Forschungsergebnisse noch vor der eigentlichen Veröffentlichung in einem qualitätsgesicherten Journal zugreifen zu können. Seit seiner Gründung 1991 als erster Online-Preprintdienst dient arXiv eine Vorbild für die Entwicklung von Preprint-Diensten in anderen Fächern (vgl. Rzayeva et al. 2025, doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/xdwc4_…).
Wenn also die Trump-Regierung Entscheidungen fällt, die fatale Folgen für Wissenschaft und Forschung in den USA haben, hat das auch Konsequenzen weit über den Golf von Mexiko hinaus: In den letzten Tagen häufen sich in deutschen Medien Meldungen, die von der Furcht der Forschenden nicht nur vor Datenverlusten, sondern auch vor dem Verlust etablierter Informationsportale wie zum Beispiel PubMed zeugen.
Gefährdete Forschungsdaten sichern
Initiativen wie „Safeguarding Research and Culture“ bemühen sich, bedrohte Forschungsdaten und Websites für die Forschungscommunities und die Nachwelt zu sichern. Die bedrohten Inhalte reichen von den Sozialwissenschaften (zum Beispiel Forschung zu LGBTQIA+-Themen), Medizin (zum Beispiel Impfstoffe)
bis zu den Naturwissenschaften (zum Beispiel Klimaforschung). Während Forschung mit Bezügen zu politischen Debatten den offensichtlichsten und schärfsten Repressalien ausgesetzt ist, kann prinzipiell jede Forschung von „Einsparungs-“ und Umstrukturierungsmaßnahmen bedroht sein. Dies zeigt sich zum Beispiel an der geplanten Schließung der traditionsreichen Atomspektroskopie-Gruppe am National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST).
Dezentrale Infrastrukturen in der Wissenschaft
Leider ist von einer weiteren Eskalation der schon jetzt bedrückenden Einschränkungen der Wissenschaftsfreiheit in den USA auszugehen. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der großen Bedeutung US-amerikanischer Institutionen im internationalen Wissenschaftssystem betreffen diese Entwicklungen Forschungsinfrastrukturen weltweit. Wie „Safeguarding Research and Culture“ in ihrem Mission Statement schreiben, erfordert dies ein Umdenken, unter anderem hin zu dezentralisierten und dadurch resilienteren Infrastrukturen.
Für arXiv gab es bis zum letzten Jahr ein System, das hier zumindestens zeitweise hätte helfen können: In den Anfangszeiten des Internets, die ja auch die Anfangszeiten von arXiv waren, gab es neben dem Hauptserver arXiv.org ein weltweit verteiltes Netz von Spiegeln oder arXiv mirror sites, die es ermöglichten, auf einen geografisch näheren Abzug der arXiv-Inhalte zuzugreifen. Legendär war hier zum Beispiel der Augsburger arXiv-Spiegel de.arXiv.org, der häufig mit kürzeren Zugriffs- und Antwortzeiten überzeugte.
Mit den Jahren und dem technischen Fortschritt ließen sich dann aber keine Unterschiede mehr zwischen der Performance der lokalen Spiegel (unter anderem bei der Europäischen Organisation für Kernforschung CERN, oder am Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Frankreich und Japan) und dem Hauptserver arXiv.org festzustellen, sodass über neunzig Prozent des Traffics über diesen Server lief und die Spiegel nur noch wenig genutzt wurden. Der Aufwand für die Pflege und Aktualisierung der Spiegel stand damit nach Ansicht des arXiv-Teams in keiner angemessenen Relation mehr, wie im arXiv-Blog unter Attention arXiv users: arXiv mirrors to shut down September 15th, 2024 nachzulesen ist.
Nachdem das arXiv-System in den letzen Jahren auf eine vollständig cloud-zentrierte Architektur für seine Dienste umgestiegen ist, kam die arXiv-Verantwortlichen zum Ergebnis, dass
„The arXiv mirror network served a role – acting as a backup for the corpus, allowing some degree of load distribution, and providing improved access for users who were geographically closer to a mirror – that is no longer necessary. arXiv now has multiple backups for the arXiv corpus in place, and the Fastly CDN (Content Delivery Network) that we use to deliver content provides excellent service throughout the world.“
Als in Europa angesiedelte Einrichtung haben wir das schon immer etwas anders gesehen – und die aktuellen Entwicklungen scheinen unsere Vorbehalte leider zu bestätigen – und haben uns immer für den Erhalt der Spiegel eingesetzt bzw. uns nach Alternativen umgesehen. Einige Prozesse haben sich dabei leider als langwierig und schwierig herausgestellt, zum Beispiel auch aufgrund der lizenzrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen. (Open Access ist nicht unbedingt Open Access, wenn die Autor:innen alleine arXiv das Recht zu Bereitstellung gegeben haben.) Andere werden eventuell noch weiterverfolgt werden können.
Warum die TIB arXiv-Daten archiviert
Was wir aber in den letzten Wochen umgesetzt haben, ist ein Dark Archive der arXiv-Inhalte aufzubauen:
Im ersten Schritt muss im Falle eines Dark-Archives-Aufbaus natürlich die Rechteklärung erfolgen. Hier hatte die TIB bereits 2016 ein Rechtsgutachten im Rahmen einer möglichen Kooperation mit arXiv.org in Auftrag gegeben. Hierbei wurden auch die von arXiv genutzten Lizenzen untersucht, die sich grob in die Kategorieren „arXiv.org Lizenz“ , „Creative Commons“ und „Public Domain“ unterteilen lassen. Während der eigentlichen Archivierung der Daten und Metadaten nichts im Wege steht, muss diese Rechtesituation sodann bei der Zugänglichmachung auf die Daten im Rahmen eines Services näher untersucht werden. Dies gilt insbesondere für die mit den arXiv-Lizenzen versehenen Objekten, da dieser Lizenztyp über die Jahre auch verschiedene Versionen durchlaufen hat. In den Jahren 1991 bis 2003 wurden Objekte sogar ohne ausdrückliche Lizenz von Nutzer:innen hochgeladen.
Bevor aber ein Nutzungsdienst zukünftig überhaupt erst aufgesetzt werden kann, müssen die Daten zunächst in die TIB-Infrastruktur geladen werden. Hierzu stellt arXiv selbst für die Volltexte verschiedene Methoden bereit. Da sowohl PDF als auch (La)TeX Sourcen Bestandteil des TIB Dark Archives sein sollen, haben wir uns für den Download über Amazon S3 entschieden. Diese Möglichkeit bietet arXiv als „Requester Pays Buckets“-Methode – dies bedeutet, dass die TIB als abholende Entität die bei Amazon Web Services (AWS) anfallenden Kosten übernimmt. Für die 2.685.172 abgeholten Datensätze mit knapp unter 10 Terabyte Datenvolumen sind im S3 Transfer circa 900 Euro angefallen.
Da die Metadaten aus arXiv schon seit längerer Zeit eine feste Datenquelle des TIB-Portals sind, musste kein neuer Workflow hierfür eingerichtet werden. Dies erleichtert perspektivisch auch die Zugänglichmachung der Datensätze über das TIB-Portal. Einge Möglichkeit hierzu ist beispielsweise die Hinterlegung eines zweiten Download-Links im Hintergrund der arXiv-Datensätze im TIB-Portal. Ist der erste Downloadlink, welcher auf die arXiv-Quelle zeigt, nicht mehr erreichbar, so soll der zweite Link greifen, der auf die nun an der TIB vorliegende Kopie zeigt. Für Nutzende des TIB-Portals ist damit ein nahtloser Zugriff auf die arXiv-Records möglich, auch bei Ausfall der eigentlichen Plattform bei Cornell. Wie weiter oben erwähnt ist diese Zugänglichmachung aber abhängig von den jeweiligen Lizenzen.
Ebenso muss nun nach der ersten Komplettabholung des arXiv-Bestands ein Prozess eingerichtet werden, welcher neu hinzukommende arXiv-Datensätze sowie Versionierungsinformationen für bereits vorhandene Datensätze regelmäßig abholt.
„Der Aufbau eines Dark Archives ist Ausdruck unseres langjährigen Engagements für eine verlässliche, internationale Wissenschaftsversorgung und als Partnerin von arXiv. Auch wenn das Dark Archive heute nur im Hintergrund arbeitet, ist es ein entscheidender Baustein für die langfristige Absicherung digitaler Forschungsinhalte, denn im Krisenfall können wir das Archiv öffnen.“Dr. Irina Sens, stellvertretende Direktorin der TIB
Dark Archive: Daten gespeichert, aber nicht öffentlich zugänglich
Die Daten sind also vorhanden, aber im Fall der Fälle bedürfte es einiger weiterer Schritte, um sie öffentlich machen zu können. Ein Datenbankdienst ist schließlich viel mehr eine bloße Sicherungskopie eines Datensatzes: Für den Betrieb im Sinne der Forschenden werden nicht nur technische Ressourcen benötigt, sondern vor allem ein engagiertes Team, welches sich der vielfältigen Aspekte im Hintergrund wie zum Beispiel Qualitätssicherung oder inhaltlicher und technischer Weiterentwicklung annimmt.
Im Falle von arXiv gibt es nicht nur die Zugänglichkeit der Artikel und die Suchfunktion, die Upload-Services für Autor:innen und weitere technische Dienste. Vielmehr ist die Verankerung in der wissenschaftlichen Community das Herz von arXiv: Eine Vielzahl von Forschenden, die sich in diversen Gremien, für die Moderation der Inhalte oder als freiweillige Entwicker:innen engagiert! Dieses gesamte „Ökosystem“ eines Dienstes neu zu verwurzeln, wäre die weitaus größere Aufgabe als eine Sicherungskopie der Daten unter einer neuen URL zugänglich zu machen. Daher gilt es gleichermaßen, das öffentliche Bewusstein für die Wissenschaftsfreiheit zu schärfen, wie auch wissenschaftsintern, die Bedeutung von Diensten wie arXiv zu würdigen – und sie, so gut wie möglich, resilient und nachhaltig zu machen.
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Our Mission
“We must become undisciplined. The work we do now requires new modes and methods of research and teaching; new ways of entering and leaving the archives.root (Safeguarding Research & Culture)
Microsoft laying off 3% of workforce in biggest round of cuts since 2023 - report
Microsoft laying off 3% of workforce in biggest round of cuts since 2023 - report
Microsoft is laying off three percent of its workforce across the business - potentially including its gaming division.Ed Nightingale (Eurogamer.net)
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Qwen3 Technical Report
Qwen3/Qwen3_Technical_Report.pdf at main · QwenLM/Qwen3
Qwen3 is the large language model series developed by Qwen team, Alibaba Cloud. - QwenLM/Qwen3GitHub
Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it “briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies were working as designed.
“Operations have returned to normal.’’
That came after Duffy announced plans to reduce the number of flights arriving and departing from Newark for the “next several weeks” and would meet with the airport’s major carriers to discuss the issues. Flight reductions, he said, would target the hours when international flights arrive.
Duffy said he wanted to raise the mandatory retirement age for air traffic controllers from 56 to 61, to help offset a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. After the first Newark failure, on 28 April, the union representing air traffic controllers said several members were placed on trauma leave.
“While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace,” the FAA said earlier in May.
Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14
On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulatorsEdward Helmore (The Guardian)
Automatic category/community assignment on received object
I'm wondering how content on threadiverse is automatically assigned its community when received by the software (e.g. PieFed, Lemmy, Mbin).
The answer I am expecting is "if the community is addressed (to
, cc
, audience
), then it is slotted into that community".
However that causes issues for compatibility with microblogs... for example, silverpill@mitra.social recently authored a post that mentioned [swf@socialwebfoundation.org](https://community.nodebb.org/category/swf@socialwebfoundation.org)
and it got slotted into that community on NodeBB, which isn't correct since that group is private.
Better practice would be to only trust the addressed community if it is Announce
'd by the community directly, but would fall short if my instance does not receive the Announce
(say, if nobody follows the community), in which case we'd fall back to "uncategorized", which is where all microblog posts currently go. Then it's neither correct nor incorrect, I suppose.
I think this might be an issue where NodeBB tries to be too many things at once (microblog and threadiverse compatible).
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Does NodeBB support creating new topics by mentioning a group/category?
I wonder how context
should be assigned in this case.
Re: Automatic category/community assignment on received object
If I create a topic this way, I will be the owner of the context
collection. But if the conversation is to be moderated, it should be owned by the group.
Am I correct?
(there is a parallel discussion happening at codeberg.org/streams/streams/i…)
How to post to a group from another server?
I want to create a post in [rfc9421](https://fediversity.site/channel/rfc9421) group. Could it be done from a non-streams server? I tried to do it by addressing the group, but the post didn't appear at fediversity.site: https://mitra.Codeberg.org
Re: Automatic category/community assignment on received object
I suppose you're right in a way. The context owner is not supposed to be set by someone other than the context owner. It's a fallback mechanism intended for better compatibility with Mastodon.
When a group is addressed and it is one of the local NodeBB categories, it will assume control
If it is another group that it knows about but isn't same origin to the author, then no category is assumed.
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Can a Discourse user create a topic in NodeBB category?
Who creates/owns the context collection in this case?
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Is there or should there be a distinction between the original and the mirrors?
We have a conversation owner at the thread level (which is either the forum, subforum, forum category, or person who created the top level post, depending on the software). They determine the official moderated version of the thread since they can remove comments (although mirrors don't have to honor that).
If we show that conversation on another server, technically that is a mirror of that thread, especially if you are throwing it in a category or displaying it under a hashtag.
Should we be indicating that a particular thread was started on a particular forum (or category within a forum)? Should we be honoring the moderated version of the conversation from the original thread?
The concept of mirroring threads across platforms is great for participation and censorship resistance, but it does make it unclear about who owns the thread from a moderation perspective.
They all kind of look like dickheads ngl. Like that annoying kid who always breaks boundaries.
(ie. they all look very full of themselves — I guess that’s how you become a leader…)
Gaza: Israel denying food to Gaza is ‘weapon of war’, says Unwra chief
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The BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen speaks to the head of the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees.Jeremy Bowen (BBC News)
Mercato dell’arte 2025: calo del 26%, crescono AI e giovani buyer
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Lemmy.one will be shutting down
This post serves as notice that Lemmy.one will be shutting down in 90 days.
Unfortunately, the moderation features in Lemmy never progressed to the point required to continue maintaining this service, and Lemmy simply does not have the userbase to justify the cost of this service. Myself and the moderation team apologize for the inconvenience this will cause.
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Exclusive: Claims policy change is really just a way to squeeze out competitionRichard Speed (The Register)
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