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Discovery of the α-emitting isotope 210Pa




Monitor zerlegt das Narrativ vom „Faulen Deutschland“ (WDR)

In einer Zeit, in der radikale, rechte und konservative Kräfte immer wieder gegen vermeintlich „arbeitsunwillige“ Teile der Bevölkerung mobilisieren, macht sich die Redaktion des WDR Magazins „Monitor“ die Arbeit, einmal genauer hinzusehen – und das tut gut. Und weh. Und macht mich wütend. (WDR)



Never ask


Details:

in reply to Dessalines

Tbf, those tests need some serious regulation for user privacy...

but I doubt that's the reason they are banned



Boardswarm, a new Open Source tool for board management and distributed development


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in reply to mfilion

Boards as in breadboards, I guess. That title assumes the reader will have a certain context.

I got excited thinking it was about managing board activity for nonprofits formed by developers.

Still, seems like a nice tool for people who do breadboarding!

in reply to Luke

Hah, even that context wasn't enough for me. At first, I was thinking of a project management board like kanban, saw your comment and was confused, apparently its for baking? Nope, wrong kind of "bread" board lol.


Oggi, 18 giugno, nel 1928, è dato per disperso l'esploratore Roald Amundsen


Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (Borge, 16 luglio 1872 – Mar Glaciale Artico, 18 giugno 1928) è stato un esploratore norvegese delle regioni polari. Condusse la prima spedizione capace di raggiungere il Polo sud nel 1911-1912.
Dopo essere stato informato dell'incidente del dirigibile Italia a bordo del quale si trovavano l'esploratore italiano Umberto Nobile e il suo equipaggio, il 18 giugno 1928 Amundsen salì a bordo dell'idrovolante francese Latham 47 e andò generosamente in loro soccorso, nonostante le forti discussioni avute con l'italiano riguardo ai meriti della precedente avventura aeronautica con il dirigibile N1-Norge. Durante le ricerche, effettuate sopra i cieli del Mare Glaciale Artico, il mezzo scomparve nelle acque del mare di Barents senza mai essere ritrovato. Le numerose ricerche non ebbero alcun esito.
Dalla voce su Amundsen di Wikipedia.
Per saperne di più sulla spedizione del dirigibile Italia
fattiperlastoria.it/spedizione…
#otd
#accaddeoggi
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Iran frustrated UN nuclear agency yet to condemn Israeli attacks


Iran wants the IAEA to do its job but the agency is yet to issue a condemnation of Israel’s actions.

Under international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, attacking nuclear sites is banned. It is a violation of international law. That is the first thing Israel did – attack Natanz, Isfahan and now Tehran. These nuclear facilities are under constant attack.

There’s still no condemnation from the agency. When Russia invaded Ukraine, and there was fighting around Zaporizhzhia, one of the first things the agency did was condemn the attacks in the vicinity of the nuclear facility because it poses great risk. They have yet to condemn Israel.

in reply to geneva_convenience

The first mistake was the agency allowed the United States to join it.


Head Lemmy dev, main lemmy.ml admin, dessalines on the "DPRK is actually Good!" bent again


I expect @PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social to be banned here shortly LMAO

Join the lemmy.ml boycott today and help foster a better Lemmy-verse! No more posts, comments (except to counter their propaganda ofc!) or upvotes on any comms on the Lemmy.ml instance!

And consider donating to individual instances instead

Edit: Not even 30 minutes later lol

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in reply to FundMECFS

Because for better or worse. Tanky central is the flagship development server for the Lemmy software. And if as an admin you want your issues or concerns to at least pretend to be heard. You must give the campist undue deference.

Your server at least also has a piefed interface. Don't know if world ever will. Though I definitely would encourage it.

in reply to Eldritch

It seems to have worked out fine for lemmy.cafe and dubvee to defederate.
But no major instance has dared.

in reply to ComradeSharkfucker

Even if they are criminal, you still protect them. You people are fucking nuts. Even I would dump Pierre if I knew he was sour, but y’all a bunch of idiots protecting a pos just because he aligns with your beta bitch idiopathic-ideology.
in reply to leckiesock

??? I was talking about the ai

All of your politicians can get bent though. Fuck em, none of them have your best interests at heart.

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War With Iran: Made in Britain? [Kit Klarenberg]


On June 14th, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer bragged he was moving the country’s military assets and fighter jets to West Asia, to provide “contingency support in the region” in response to Iran’s counterattack on the Zionist entity. Asked by Sky News if he ruled out direct military involvement, he evasively responded, “I’m not getting into that.” He also refused to clarify whether Tel Aviv gave London any advance warning of its criminal, unprovoked strike on Tehran a day prior:
“These are obviously operational decisions and the situation is ongoing and developing…I’m not going to go into what information we had at the time or since. But we discuss these things intensely with our allies.”

On June 15th, Chancellor Rachel Reeves was less ambiguous, openly declaring British military assets could “potentially” be used to defend Israel, and the government was “not ruling anything out,” noting Britain had previously “supported Israel when there had been missiles coming in.” She explicitly framed London’s interest in the conflict as driven by the threat of rising oil prices, and trade route disruption, placing further pressure on the country’s already collapsing economy.

Yet, there have been ominous indications for some time Britain has sought to ignite a wider conflict across West Asia - and all-out war between Iran and Israel, and its Western puppetmasters, upon the precipice of which we now teeter, has been London’s objective all along. On October 8th 2023, just over 24 hours after Palestinian freedom fighters breached Gaza’s concentration camp walls, veteran client ‘journalist’ Robert Peston took to ‘X’ to publish explosive insight provided to him by nameless “government and intelligence sources”:

“Hamas’ attack on Israel has the potential to be as destabilising to global security as Putin’s attack on Ukraine…[Benjamin] Netanyahu is highly likely to retaliate. Biden and the US would try to limit the scope of any Israeli strike on Iran, but would neither want or be able to veto it. There is a risk of this crisis spreading well beyond the Middle East…We are in the early stages of a conflict with ramifications for much of the world.”

At this point, the shape and scale of Tel Aviv’s response to Operation AlAqsa Flood was far from certain. Zionist Occupation Forces did not even enter Gaza until five days hence. We therefore must ask ourselves how British intelligence could’ve correctly forecast with such alacrity that Israel’s impending genocide of the Palestinians would cause mass tumult not merely in West Asia, but globally, and potentially culminate with conflict with Iran.

Britain has-long maintained a watchful eye on Hezbollah’s military wing from a GCHQ listening post on Cyprus’ Mount Olympus. October 2023 mainstream media reports justified this spying on the basis London was deeply concerned about the Resistance group attacking the Zionist entity. Did the British know Tel Aviv intended to launch an intensive air and ground campaign against Beirut, which came to pass a year later? Was the attempted occupation of Lebanon by British forces intended to prepare for that eventuality?

With hindsight, there are unambiguous, deeply ominous insinuations that Britain has played a key role, both overtly and covertly, in shaping the theatre in West Asia for industrial scale upheaval ever since October 7th 2023. In addition to London’s opaque conniving in Lebanon pre-invasion, Bashar Assad’s government fell in Syria in December 2024. At the time, Benjamin Netanyahu took - but subsequent disclosures indicate MI6 were grooming Assad’s replacements, Al Qaeda and ISIS-offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, for power since at least 2023.

It must also not be forgotten that today’s standoff between Israel and Iran results from an August 1953 coup in Tehran. Orchestrated by MI6, it removed popular, democratically elected, anti-imperialist leader Mossad Mossadeq from power, and installed the brutal reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which resultantly led to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and Islamic Republic’s creation. Due to Britain’s expulsion by Mossadeq, London had to rely on the CIA to do the bulk of the in-country work.

Initially, the Agency, along with the State Department and White House, was opposed to the plot. However, after falsely being led to believe by MI6 a well-developed plan with a certain chance of success had been drawn up, and the Eisenhower administration being offered a hefty chunk of BP’s profits once Mossadeq’s nationalisation of Iranian oil was reversed, the CIA acquiesced. Mossadeq’s removal was quite some victory. Towards the end of World War II, a Foreign Office official lamented how post-conflict Britain would “be expected to take her place as junior partner in an orbit of power predominantly under American aegis.”

Ever since, London’s political, military, intelligence and security apparatus has been overwhelmingly concerned with exploiting and manipulating that aegis for its own ends. The 1953 Iran coup showed MI6, and their controllers in London, precisely how to very effectively steer the bigger, richer, more powerful US Empire in directions of its own choosing. For the British, the past 60 years have been an unending battle to repeat that success.



in reply to sabreW4K3

Any organization called "blah blah shield" is telling you that it's a piece of shit organization
in reply to Phoenixz

trust us! our logos are blue and our salespeople are bald and/or buff. lol ya
in reply to sabreW4K3

Does this affect self hosting with the arr suite?
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in reply to aphonefriend

If you're using Google for DNS and/or not using a VPN, yes.
in reply to aphonefriend

public-dns.info/

Find one close to you, find one that isn't run by a trash company. Find a few more and set them up as your upstream. Use them.


in reply to sabreW4K3

I don't know if it's the same in Europe, but here in Canada, I've only seen the option to trade in old phones when you're buying one of the fancier phones with a bunch of bells and whistles I don't need. There no way they would give me enough for this phone to make up for the price difference.

Also, 40 months is an unusually long time to be holding on to the same phone? What?

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in reply to howrar

40 months is unusually short!

Mine is nearing a decade of age!



Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket




Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket




Uganda passes law allowing civilians to be tried in military court


Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on Monday signed into law an amendment that will allow civilians to be tried in military courts.


Archived version: archive.is/newest/jurist.org/n…


Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.




What to know about the COVID variant causing 'razor blade' sore throats


A new COVID-19 variant may be causing “razor blade” sore throats in people who get it


Archived version: archive.is/newest/independent.…


Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.



EU Parliament seeks extension to time for spending EU post-covid money


MEPs want an 18-month extension to keep financing some projects - the current deadline is August 2026.


Archived version: archive.is/newest/euronews.com…


Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.



'No-bra, no-exam' rule at Nigerian university sparks outrage


A video goes viral showing female students being checked to see if they were wearing bras.


Archived version: archive.is/newest/bbc.com/news…


Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.




[JS] The OpenAI Files Document Broken Promises, Safety Compromises, Conflicts of Interest, and Leadership Concerns


Major Areas of Concern:

::: spoiler Restructuring: Analysis of planned changes to the nonprofit's relationship with its for-profit subsidiary

  • OpenAI plans to remove limits on investor returns: OpenAI once capped investor profits at a maximum of 100x to ensure that, if the company succeeds in building AI capable of automating all human labor, the proceeds would go to humanity. They have now announced plans to remove that cap.
  • OpenAI portrays itself as preserving nonprofit control while potentially disempowering the nonprofit: OpenAI claims to have reversed course on a decision to abandon nonprofit control, but the details suggest that the nonprofit’s board would no longer have all the authority it would need to hold OpenAI accountable to its mission.
  • Investors pressured OpenAI to make structural changes: OpenAI has admitted that it is making these changes to appease investors who have made their funding conditional on structural reforms, including allowing unlimited returns—exactly the type of investor influence OpenAI’s original structure was designed to prevent.
    :::


::: spoiler CEO Integrity: Concerns regarding leadership practices and misleading representations from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

  • Senior employees have attempted to remove Altman at each of the three major companies he has run: Senior employees at Altman’s first startup twice urged the board to remove him as CEO over “deceptive and chaotic” behavior, while at Y Combinator, he was forced out and accused of absenteeism and prioritizing personal enrichment.
  • Altman claimed ignorance of a scheme to coerce employees into ultra-restrictive NDAs: However, he signed documents giving OpenAI the authority to revoke employees’ vested equity if they didn’t sign the NDAs.
  • Altman repeatedly lied to board members: For example, Altman stated that the legal team had approved a safety process exemption when they had not, and he reported that one board member wanted another board member removed when that was not the case.
    :::


::: spoiler Transparency & Safety: Concerns regarding safety processes, transparency, and organizational culture at OpenAI

  • OpenAI coerced employees into signing highly restrictive NDAs threatening their vested equity: Former OpenAI employees faced highly restrictive non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements that threatened the loss of all vested equity if they ever criticized the company, even after resigning.
  • OpenAI has rushed safety evaluation processes: OpenAI rushed safety evaluations of its AI models to meet product deadlines and significantly cut the time and resources dedicated to safety testing.
  • OpenAI insiders described a culture of recklessness and secrecy: OpenAI employees have accused the company of not living up to its commitments and systematically discouraging employees from raising concerns.
    :::


::: spoiler Conflicts of Interest: Documenting potential conflicts of interest of OpenAI board members

  • OpenAI’s nonprofit board has multiple seemingly unaddressed conflicts of interest: While OpenAI defines ‘independent’ directors as those without OpenAI equity, the board appears to overlook conflicts from members' external investments in companies that benefit from OpenAI partnerships.
  • CEO Sam Altman downplayed his financial interest in OpenAI: Despite once claiming to have no personal financial interest in OpenAI, much of Altman’s $1.6 billion net worth is spread across investments in OpenAI partners including Retro Biosciences and Rewind AI, which stand to benefit from the company’s continued growth.
  • No recusals announced for critical restructuring decision: Despite these conflicts, OpenAI has not announced any board recusals for the critical decision of whether they will restructure and remove profit caps, unlocking billions of dollars in new investment.
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[JS Required] The OpenAI Files Document Broken Promises, Safety Compromises, Conflicts of Interest, and Leadership Concerns


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‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down


When Iranian missiles began raining down on Israel, many residents scrambled for cover. Sirens wailed across the country as people rushed into bomb shelters.

But for some Palestinian citizens of Israel – two million people, or roughly 21 percent of the population – doors were slammed shut, not by the force of the blasts and not by enemies, but by neighbours and fellow citizens.

Mostly living in cities, towns, and villages within Israel’s internationally recognised borders, many Palestinian citizens of Israel found themselves excluded from life-saving infrastructure during the worst nights of the Iran-Israel conflict to date.

Palestinian citizens of Israel have long faced systemic discrimination – in housing, education, employment, and state services. Despite holding Israeli citizenship, they are often treated as second-class citizens, and their loyalty is routinely questioned in public discourse.



We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew


cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/36967472

Until now, we only had fragments of these cousins. Now we have face. Studying our evolutionary development and our sister-species is one of my favorite aspects of archeology. We’re constantly developing new information.

Side note: look up the initial presentation of Homo naledi. The leading archeologist did a phenomenal talk a couple of years ago (I think in December). It was really an exciting presentation. But I’m also pretty nerdy.



North Korea to send military personnel to Russia – senior official


North Korea will deploy thousands of military personnel to Russia’s Kursk Region to aid in demining operations and reconstruction efforts, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.

North Korean troops fought alongside Russian forces to liberate Kursk Region from a cross-border Ukrainian incursion that lasted from August 2024 to April 2025. Shoigu described the new deployment as an extension of North Korea’s military support to Russia under the two countries’ strategic partnership treaty.

“[North Korean leader] Kim Jong-un has made the decision to send to Russia 1,000 mine clearance specialists to sweep the Russian territory,” he said. He added that an additional 5,000 military engineers will help “rebuild infrastructure destroyed by the occupants.”

Glad they were able to kick the Nazis out! Hope they can get to rebuilding quickly

in reply to jackeroni

To me, this is a sign that the resistance is activating in the face of greater and greater certainty that the US is about to make critical grand chessboard moves. Iran is the key position right now. If the US moves against it, we all better hope the US is the paper tiger we think it is.
in reply to jackeroni

I wonder what North Korea considers a “mine clearing specialist”.
in reply to Pennomi

Probably mine clearing specialists. Mines were heavily used during the Korean War, the DPRK certainly has had experience with clearing them out.
in reply to Cowbee [he/they]

More than just sending the poor or prisoners out to "sweep" the field?
in reply to Hideakikarate

Anything is possible if you just make shit up and assume anything the DPRK does is cartoonishly evil, rather than taking Occam's Razor and having any attachment to reality.
in reply to Cowbee [he/they]

I have to disagree with you, having attachment to reality is not taking Occam’s Razor approach
in reply to ZeroHora

In this case, it makes sense. The DPRK has minesweepers, a strong relationship with the Russian Federation, and a desire for on-the-ground experience for its soldiers. There's absolutely no reason for them to send prisoners, especially as it would be less effective and more costly.
in reply to Cowbee [he/they]

wouldn’t it be cheaper to just get falun gong & uyghur organs from china and drag them along the ground tho
in reply to davel

Ah fair, maybe pile in some execution vans and Stalin's copiously large spoon
in reply to Pennomi

Hahaha North Koreans are NPCs amirite? 🍆✊
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Tough, Tiny, and Totally Repairable: Inside the Framework 12





Torna “A Gés!”: natura, tradizione e sapori dal 4 al 6 luglio al Parco Tosi di Borgo Rivola (Riolo Terme -Ra)


Dopo il successo della prima edizione, il Festival “A Gés!” torna dal 4 al 6 luglio a Borgo Rivola, nel Parco Francesca Tosi, alle porte del Parco della Vena del Gesso Romagnola, Patrimonio UNESCO.

Organizzato dalla Pro Loco di Borgo Rivola con il supporto di associazioni locali e il patrocinio della Regione Emilia-Romagna, dell’Unione della Romagna Faentina, del Comune di Riolo Terme e del Parco della Vena del Gesso, il festival promuove le risorse ambientali, culturali ed enogastronomiche della zona.

Cuore della manifestazione sarà il villaggio “A Gés!”, centro di ritrovo per escursionisti e amanti della Romagna autentica. Il programma unisce escursioni, cultura, sapori, musica e laboratori per tutte le età.

Tra le novità, l’apertura della storica Villa Buldrini, che ospiterà mostre, degustazioni e mercatini nel suo parco. Grande attenzione alla cucina tipica, con piatti preparati dalle Azdòre della Pro Loco usando prodotti stagionali e a km zero. Il Giardino delle Erbe di Casola Valsenio proporrà attività sulle erbe officinali.

Eventi da non perdere:

5 luglio: escursione guidata con Trekking Nasturzio lungo il sentiero del Re Tiberio e il borgo dei Crivellari

6 luglio: corsa di montagna con il Tè bòta Team

7 luglio: raduno MTB e gravel bike con ASD Oriani Casola Valsenio

I percorsi offrono viste spettacolari sulla Vena del Gesso e Monte Tondo.

Il festival ospiterà anche racconti storici dell’ANPI Senio River, esposizioni sui carri allegorici in gesso, momenti culturali sulla “Via dei Gessi e dei Calanchi”, concerti live, DJ set, attività per bambini e una drink area a tema, con cocktail originali a base di erbe e frutti dimenticati, a cura dello Hill Party Staff.

Ingresso gratuito e aperto a tutti.
📲 Programma completo su Instagram e Facebook: ages_borgorivola



Dal 30 giugno al 2 luglio “Acque e miracoli a Tebano”: tre giorni di cammino, musica e buonumore


Dal 30 giugno al 2 luglio 2025, il Polo Tecnologico di Tebano (Faenza) si trasforma in palcoscenico per “Acque e miracoli”, anteprima collinare dell’Arena delle Balle di Paglia. Un evento dove paesaggio, racconto e comunità si incontrano in un’esperienza collettiva tra natura, arte e leggerezza.

Tema 2025: “La follia di fare del bene. Con Don Chisciotte e Sancho Panza”, omaggio alla forza dei visionari e alla tenacia di chi sceglie ogni giorno di costruire bellezza.

Tre giornate dense di appuntamenti:
Lunedì 30 giugno, ore 20: “Pizza in vigna con fisarmonica”, cena su prenotazione (20 euro) con Jakova Bardh all’ex pesa di Tebano.
Martedì 1 luglio, ore 18.30: “Camminata nel panorama dei Miracoli”, 5 km tra i luoghi simbolici del territorio. Dalle 19, street food e vini del Senio. Alle 20, dialogo “Luigi Berardi, una vita da Don Chisciotte” con Marco Sangiorgi. Alle 21, concerto folk-pop de La Compagnia Scapestrati.
Mercoledì 2 luglio, ore 18.30: passeggiata naturalistica dedicata ai gruccioni. Dalle 19, ristoro aperto. Alle 20, “Serata al Vinile con Fonovaligia”. Alle 21, spettacolo comico “Chi ce l’ha fatto fare” con Dondarini e Dalfiume.

Durante le serate: mostra sugli alberi, tavolo delle chiacchiere, libro Racconti del Senio, installazioni di Asia Galeati e Simone Zaccarini, piscina di paglia per bambini, cucina anche vegetariana. Ingresso serate 1 e 2 luglio: offerta minima 2 euro.

Vietato fumare nell’area eventi. Parcheggio gratuito. I percorsi sono accessibili ma si raccomanda buona salute e scarpe adeguate.

Evento promosso da Amici del fiume Senio con il patrocinio dell’Unione della Romagna Faentina, dei Comuni di Castel Bolognese e Faenza, Regione Emilia-Romagna, e il sostegno di vari enti locali.




Why a Vaccine Expert Left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans Are Going to Die’


Dr. Fiona Havers is influential among researchers who study immunizations. The wholesale dismissal of the agency’s scientific advisers crossed the line, she said.


In particular, the Trump crime org is trying to make it so thst insurance won't cover vaccines, and the poor die, which prompted this resignation.


in reply to sabreW4K3

Not a world first at all. Loads of countries do this:
The EU lifted the plasma ban in 2022
euractiv.com/section/health-co…
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[Help] Looking for an ebook reader with highlight syncing across devices


I am looking for an ebook reader which can highlight text in various colors. Everything should get synced across iOS and desktop. By sync, I mean that highlights I make in a PDF on one device should be treated as an editable highlight on the other device, and not as a permanent part of the PDF. This is to be used for textbooks.
Currenty, I use Apple Books but it is very slow and I cannot sync it outside the Apple environment.
I am okay with free options, self hosted options and one time purchases. I am not so keen on subscriptions but will consider a cheap one.
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.


is there is any Lemmy server that care about privacy(does not require email), Does not impose limits on community posts like my current instance and does not have high amount of restrictions?


I want to be part of the solution of the problems I see on Lemmy, that is why I opened my alt account at my current server to open new communities while fixing their issues.

I had been informed by the server admin that I should not post more than 5 posts in any local community which is guaranteed to kill my communities on my current server.

I am explaining the backstory here for people to understand my logic for my question.

So, I really appreciate any help here. If anyone can give me good servers to open my communities in.

My current communities:
- News: to lower the load on Lemmy. World server and to improve the Fediverse health.
- Europe: due to less than optimal moderation actions as documented in "power trippin " community.
- Misinformation/ Disinformation: Because there is no community to post research and news about this topic.

Thank you all for your help. I really would appreciate any lead here.

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in reply to Kris

Which is great until I lost my password 😂
@FundMECFS@slrpnk.net will be dead I guess.
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in reply to FundMECFS

Actually @poVoq@slrpnk.net was wondering if possible to recover my account since it’s pretty obviously my alt. If not possible, no worries, totally understand.


The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran.


As the G7 issues a statement declaring that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, you have a right to ask if you are losing your mind. Israel launched an unprovoked onslaught on Iran. Its excuse – that Tehran may acquire a nuclear weapon – renders its attack illegal under the UN charter, which forbids wars justified by the claim of a future threat.

“Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror,” declares the G7 statement. Even though Donald Trump’s intelligence chief testified three months ago that the US intelligence community “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon”. Even though it’s Israel that actually possesses nuclear weapons, while refusing to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and refusing International Atomic Energy Agency inspections. Even though, as progress was being made in nuclear talks between Iran and the US, Israel targeted Iran’s chief negotiator and proceeded to exterminate scientists, including their families, alongside countless other civilians, including children, an athlete, a teacher, a pilates instructor. Even though Israel’s leader is subject to an arrest warrant, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. And even though Israel has erased Gaza in a genocidal frenzy, and subjected the illegally occupied and colonised West Bank to an escalating pogrom, attacked southern Lebanon and Beirut, and invaded and occupied Syria. No country in the Middle East is as great a source of regional instability and terror as Israel: it’s not even close.


Let's keep it civil, Beeple.



With disbarment decision, John Eastman's downfall continues


For any lawyer, this is a professional death sentence. But the court’s decision is not only a devastating blow to Eastman but also to the Trumpist myth that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

The case is unique and momentous because this is the only proceeding where Eastman, along with supporting denialist enthusiasts, testified under oath, cross-examined their critics and presented their full denialism defense. Eastman — assisted by his denialist apostles, who took 19 days to testify, present 7 witnesses and introduce over 180 document exhibits — had more than his day in court. He also presented his stolen election narrative to the public-at-large, with thousands watching by Zoom.



Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp)


The U.S. military recently announced that four executives from some of the top tech companies in Silicon Valley have joined the Army Reserve as direct-commissioned officers. The move is part of a push to speed up the adoption of technology in the military, but as the news outlet Task & Purpose points out, it’s pretty unusual.

The Army said in a press release that the four executives are Shyam Sankar, CTO at Palantir; Andrew Bosworth, CTO at Meta; Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI; and Bob McGrew, an advisor at Thinking Machines Lab and former Chief Research Officer for OpenAI.

The four men are being commissioned at the high rank of lieutenant colonel as part of a program called Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps. As Task & Purpose notes, the men will get to skip the usual process of taking a Direct Commissioning Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and they won’t need to complete the Army Fitness Test.



US supreme court upholds Tennessee ban on youth gender-affirming care


A Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming care for minors can stand, the US supreme court has ruled, a devastating loss for trans rights supporters in a case that could set a precedent for dozens of other lawsuits involving the rights of transgender children.

The case, United States v Skrmetti, was filed last year by three families of trans children and a provider of gender-affirming care. In oral arguments, the plaintiffs – as well as the US government, then helmed by Joe Biden – argued that Tennessee’s law constituted sex-based discrimination and thus violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Under Tennessee’s law, someone assigned female at birth could not be prescribed testosterone, but someone assigned male at birth could receive those drugs.




Britons overwhelmingly see Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, poll finds


A YouGov poll reveals 55 percent of Britons oppose Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with 82 percent of these opponents saying the actions amount to genocide. Overall, 45 percent of UK adults view Israel’s actions as genocidal.


Israel army stations soldiers in Palestinian homes to avoid Iranian strikes, residents say


Palestinian sources have reported that the Israeli army has occupied a large number of homes in Hebron, Jenin, Ramallah and Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, and converted them into military barracks after evicting their owners.

This surprise move coincided with the launch of Israel’s attacks on Iran last Friday. Analysts and residents have said that the army is stationing soldiers inside Palestinian homes and neighbourhoods to shield them from being targeted by Iranian missiles aimed at military camps.

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Israel army stations soldiers in Palestinian homes to avoid Iranian strikes, residents say

Palestinian sources have reported that the Israeli army has occupied a large number of homes in Hebron, Jenin, Ramallah and Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, and converted them into military barracks after evicting their owners. >This surprise move coincided with the launch of Israel’s attacks on Iran last Friday. Analysts and residents have said that the army is stationing soldiers inside Palestinian homes and neighbourhoods to shield them from being targeted by Iranian missiles aimed at military camps.

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Intel to cut as many as 10,000 factory jobs, one of its largest-ever layoffs





Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years


As we roll out more generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done

we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce


Are we done for?



University of California San Francisco medical professor fired for opposing genocide


“I was fired for saying, ‘Stop bombing hospitals,’” she explained. “Hospitals are protected under international law.”


We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech


Nevada, Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts:

State-run health care websites around the country, meant to provide a simple way to shop for insurance, have been quietly sending visitors’ sensitive health information to Google and social media companies, The Markup and CalMatters found.

The data, including prescription drug names and dosages, was sent by web trackers on state exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act to help Americans purchase health coverage.

As visitors answered the questions, their responses were sent to LinkedIn and Snapchat, according to tests conducted by The Markup and CalMatters in April and May.

On the other side of the country, Maine’s exchange, CoverME.gov, sent information on drug prescriptions and dosages to Google through an analytics tool. It also sent the names of doctors and hospitals that people had previously visited.



ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.0: interfaccia perfezionata, visualizzatore di diagrammi, fogli e macro potenziati dall'AI e altro ancora


La tanto attesa versione 9.0 di ONLYOFFICE Docs è finalmente arrivata, ricca di oltre 20 nuove funzionalità e circa 500 correzioni per aumentare la tua produttività. Da un’interfaccia completamente rinnovata a strumenti AI rivoluzionari e una compatibilità migliorata con i formati di file, questo aggiornamento offre un’esperienza migliore e più fluida per tutti. Continua a leggere per scoprire tutte le novità.

Interfaccia ridisegnata in tutti gli editor
I nostri editor sfoggiano un look tutto nuovo in questa versione. L’interfaccia ridisegnata dà priorità alla chiarezza e alla semplicità d’uso, assicurando che gli editor di PDF, documenti, fogli di calcolo e presentazioni offrano un’esperienza più moderna e intuitiva. Che tu stia scrivendo un testo, facendo calcoli o creando presentazioni sorprendenti, tutto è al posto giusto.

Dove si trova: scheda Visualizza -> Tema dell’interfaccia -> Modern Light / Modern Dark

Scopri il Visualizzatore di diagrammi
Visualizzare idee e flussi di lavoro è diventato ancora più semplice grazie al nuovo Visualizzatore di diagrammi. Ora puoi aprire file di diagrammi senza dover usare applicazioni di terze parti.
Il Visualizzatore di diagrammi è disponibile su web, desktop e mobile web, per offrirti maggiore flessibilità nell’accesso e nella visualizzazione dei tuoi diagrammi.

Compatibilità estesa con i formati di file
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.0 ti permette di lavorare con ancora più tipi di file, senza compromessi su qualità e formattazione. Ecco i nuovi formati supportati:
· File Markdown (.md);
· File Visio (.vsd, .vsdx);
· File OpenDocument Graphic (.odg);
· I file .xlsb ora possono essere modificati senza conversione preliminare, ideale per chi lavora con i file binari di Excel.
Questa compatibilità ampliata ti consente di gestire documenti in una vasta gamma di formati in modo efficiente.

Innovazioni AI che fanno la differenza
Stiamo integrando in modo costante capacità AI avanzate per portare la modifica dei documenti a un nuovo livello. Ecco le novità introdotte:
· OCR per PDF. Estrai testo dai PDF scansionati con facilità per una migliore usabilità. Dimentica la digitazione manuale: basta scansionare e via!
· AI nei fogli di calcolo. Dall’applicazione di formule all’analisi complessa dei dati, ottieni insight guidati dall’intelligenza artificiale in pochi secondi.
· AI per le macro. Automatizza le attività ripetitive – creazione di macro e conversione da VBA – con l’AI per risparmiare tempo ed evitare errori.

Editor PDF ancora più potente

L'editor di PDF in ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.0 ha introdotto aggiornamenti utili per rendere il tuo flusso di lavoro ancora più efficiente.
Editor collaborativo per moduli PDF. Lavora insieme ai co-autori sui moduli in tempo reale. Che tu stia compilando documenti fiscali o creando moduli da zero, la collaborazione è fluida e produttiva.

Riorganizzazione delle pagine PDF tramite drag-and-drop. Riorganizza le pagine facilmente usando il pannello delle miniature, per un’organizzazione più semplice.

Scorciatoie per copiare le pagine. Duplica le pagine all'istante con Ctrl + C e Ctrl + V, risparmiando tempo prezioso durante la modifica.

Questi strumenti rendono la gestione dei PDF semplice quanto quella dei documenti di testo.

Novità nell’editor di documenti
Bordi dei paragrafi con pulsante nella toolbar. Aggiungi o regola velocemente i bordi dei paragrafi con un solo clic.
Dove si trova: scheda Home -> Bordi

Controlli dei contenuti migliorati. Visualizza tutte le modifiche in un colpo d’occhio con tracciamento visivo avanzato; aggiungi pulsanti personalizzati usando i plugin.
Dove si trova: scheda Inserisci -> Controlli contenuto

Altri miglioramenti utili
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.0 introduce anche nuove funzionalità negli altri editor.

° Fogli di calcolo
Selezione di dati esterni. Importa dati da altri fogli di calcolo direttamente nei tuoi file.

Calcoli asincroni. Gestisci qualsiasi richiesta all'interno di una funzione personalizzata creata con una macro.

° Presentazioni
Animazioni del testo in azione. Visualizza animazioni avanzate all'interno delle diapositive in modalità presentazione, aggiungendo elementi dinamici alle tue slide.

° Tutti gli editor
Visualizzazione dei dati migliorata. Le personalizzazioni dei grafici sono ora più potenti, con supporto per barre di aumento/diminuzione e impostazioni di testo WordArt per le didascalie, rendendo i grafici più professionali e curati.
Dove si trova: Impostazioni del grafico

RTL e localizzazione
Miglioriamo costantemente la localizzazione di ONLYOFFICE Docs per rendere la suite accessibile a tutti, ovunque.

Capacità RTL ottimizzate
Siamo felici di presentare la tanto attesa funzionalità RTL nei fogli.

Nell’editor di documenti troverai paragrafi avanzati con direzione RTL e usabilità migliorata per il testo RTL:
· anteprima numerazione paragrafi precisa;
· posizionamento corretto del TextArt;
· migliore resa dei bordi;
· navigazione fluida del cursore.

Nelle presentazioni, ora è possibile impostare la direzione del paragrafo (RTL/LTR) direttamente dalla barra degli strumenti o dalle impostazioni avanzate del paragrafo, garantendo usabilità globale.

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I’m terrible at this. [It’s maybe because I watch my shows in black and white due to a cognitive processing disability].