Palestinian American comedian uses humor to process the war in Gaza
Palestinian American comedian uses humor to process the war in Gaza
Comedy has long been a way to bring a different, lighter lens to heavy topics. That holds true for Palestinian American comedian Sammy Obeid, who has taken to the stage to spotlight the pain of the war in Gaza.Amna Nawaz (PBS News)
AI that delivers smarter glucose predictions without compromising privacy
AI that delivers smarter glucose predictions without compromising privacy
Managing diabetes is a daily challenge faced by nearly 40 million Americans. It involves tracking food intake, timing medication and engaging in physical…National Science Foundation
Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies
Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies
A former Army soldier, who was most recently stationed in Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort the telecommunications companies by threatening to release …www.justice.gov
Looking for an alternative to google wallet, when it’s the default option to download a German travel card.
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33213275
I now reside in Germany and my current employer pays 50% of this so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket. There is no physical card but travel information you download to an android wallet, but apparently google wallet is the only available option. See the picture:
Google is a company I don’t trust with my data, neither do I expect your regular public transportation authority employee to care about his privacy (he looked at me as I was asking if 2 + 2 equal 4). I am not aware of non google based wallets where I can download the travel information.
I tried some f-droid and droidify options but it turns out they’re pure crap.
The site: abo.ride-ticketing.de/app/ I log in with my username and password, get my travel information and on the bottom the picture I uploaded.
Any workarounds?
This being Germany, shouldn’t there be an alternative to those who refuse google? Don’t I have that right as a consumer?
Another question: I screenshot my logged in session on the link I provided where you see my qr code and my billing data. The public transportation employee told me that’s not allowed (wtf?). Can anyone here provide a rationale?
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Are you 100% sure there is no physical card? Did you ask the local provider? I just ask, because I have a physical card for the Deutschland Ticket.
Other than that there is a Deutschland Ticket app. But it won't work for every provider. It does not for mine.
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View your Germany ticket and manage your subscription.play.google.com
What happens if you go to the same website on desktop mode? In some regions they provide the Deutschlandticket as a qr code. Just make a screenshot of that.
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Looking for an alternative to google wallet, when it’s the default option to download a German travel card on my android.
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33213275
I know android is minimally related to linux and the question doesn't resemble a typical question for a linux forum but each time I've asked here you've provided valuable information:I now reside in Germany and my current employer pays 50% of this so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket. There is no physical card but travel information you download to an android wallet, but apparently google wallet is the only available option. See the picture:
Google is a company I don’t trust with my data, neither do I expect your regular public transportation authority employee to care about his privacy (he looked at me as I was asking if 2 + 2 equal 4). I am not aware of non google based wallets where I can download the travel information.
I tried some f-droid and droidify options but it turns out they’re pure crap.
The site: abo.ride-ticketing.de/app/ I log in with my username and password, get my travel information and on the bottom the picture I uploaded.
Any workarounds?
This being Germany, shouldn’t there be an alternative to those who refuse google? Don’t I have that right as a consumer?
Another question: I screenshot my logged in session on the link I provided where you see my qr code and my billing data. The public transportation employee told me that’s not allowed (wtf?). Can anyone here provide a rationale?
I'm using fWallet for Eurostar, plane tickets, etc anything with PkPass. Very minimalist, just does the job.
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The Pentagon wants to build millions of drones without Chinese parts. It's off to a bad start.
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WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
Some social media users had threatened to delete their accounts after WeTransfer's terms were updated.Imran Rahman-Jones (BBC News)
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Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Users have reuploaded 5,000 models used to generate nonconsensual sexual content of real people to Hugging Face after they were banned from Civitai.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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Corbyn-Sultana party could draw level with Labour, new polling suggests
The survey, conducted by pollsters Find Out Now, indicates that a Corbyn-Sultana party could significantly dent Labour’s share of the vote. Of the 650 people polled, 15% said they would support the new party, matching Labour’s 15% share.
The greatest level of support for a potential new party comes from those aged 18–29, with 33% saying they would back a new left-wing party — ahead of Reform UK (24%) and Labour (18%).
Sultana, MP for Coventry South, resigned the Labour whip earlier this month to focus on leading a new party with the former Labour leader. There has not yet been a formal launch, but Mr Corbyn has pledged the party will “be for justice”.
Corbyn-Sultana party could draw level with Labour, new polling suggests
A new poll suggests that a party jointly led by Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn could be level with Labour in national voting intention.Connor Hand (LBC)
They could draw level with Labour, sure. But hypothetical polls like this are pretty much worthless in terms of predictive value.
What this does show is that lots of people, especially young, left wing people, are angry at the government and want them to change direction.
In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
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Aditya Panangat for Texas Observer
The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.
The first data center in the Stargate project—a $500 billion artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure initiative backed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank—is being built in a surprising location: Abilene.
The data center is set to cost $1.1 billion, and, to hear local officials say it, Abilene and its 130,000 residents have just struck gold. “It will impact the rest of the economy—our restaurants, our homebuilders—with that many new people coming in and taking these jobs,” Mayor Weldon Hurt has said.
What few headlines mention, however, is the project’s most troubling feature: a $500 million on-site natural gas plant that will power the data center—and pollute the surrounding community. When it comes to the Stargate data center and power plant in Abilene, the economic impacts are overstated, and the health effects are under-acknowledged. We must push for cleaner energy alternatives before Abilene’s residents feel the consequences.
Much of the Stargate project’s local support stems from its promise to bring jobs to a region that has long been considered part of small-town Texas. And while the economic potential of the Stargate project has understandably generated excitement, the long-term benefits may be far more limited than promised. Building a data center requires a lot of labor, but maintaining one does not—which explains why, despite the 1,500 people currently working on construction, the project has only promised 357 permanent positions. Undeniably, the over 100,000 jobs that OpenAI promised for the overall Stargate project seems fantastical.
Meanwhile, Crusoe, the developer of the data center, has been granted an 85 percent property tax break on billions of dollars of infrastructure—causing Abilene to forgo an enormous amount of potential revenue. Effectively, Abilene has traded its property tax profits away for job creation promises that will likely fall well short of expectations.
Worse yet, after they realize that the promise of job opportunities won’t materialize, Abilene residents will be left with the lasting burden of pollution from the power plant. The on-site natural gas power plant has been authorized to emit 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases and 14 tons of hazardous air pollutants per year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, pollutants emitted from power plants can have serious environmental and health consequences.
What makes Abilene’s case especially concerning is how close the plant will be to where people live. Densely populated neighborhoods are less than two miles away, and some homes and buildings are within half a mile. Living so close to a natural gas plant has been shown to have tangible impacts on population health. A 15-year study published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that people living near a power plant experience an 11 percent increase in asthma rates, a 15 percent increase in acute respiratory infections, and a 17 percent increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for residents in the same ZIP code.
Despite these risks, given Abilene’s relative isolation from major economic development, local and state officials are excited to see just about any large-scale investment. Governor Greg Abbott praised the construction, declaring that “Texas is the home of innovation.”
In their excitement, officials appear too willing to make costly sacrifices. “We kind of [have to] scratch and fight for everything good that comes our way,” former city manager Robert Hanna said, justifying the property tax break granted to the data center. But that “scratch and fight” should not require Abilene to trade away its tax revenue and, most importantly, the health of its residents.
Looking back, it’s no surprise that OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank decided to build the first Stargate data center and power plant in Abilene. They needed a semi-rural community where pushback would be limited. They needed local political support in a city where environmental concerns don’t sway decision-making. They needed their permits approved in a Texas regulatory environment where energy investment historically has overshadowed concerns about community health.
If this natural gas plant proceeds, Abilenians could face increased risks of asthma, lung infections, and other respiratory diseases. While permits for the natural gas plant have already been approved, the fight is far from over. Regulators still have the authority to require stricter emissions controls, mandate independent environmental reviews and audits, and increase clean energy quotas for the data center.
Most importantly, the public—especially Abilene’s own residents—deserve to know the full health impacts of the natural gas plant being built in their community.
They have the right to decide how much they are willing to give up for 357 promised jobs.
Trump believes Russia will win
Trump believes Russia will win – Politico
The US president sees Russia’s larger economy and military as decisive factors in the Ukraine conflict, according to a White House officialRT
Holidays in the Lake District
I recently went on a holiday trip to the Lake District in England, staying a week in Windermere. This was a really nice break, and it’s a wonderful place to explore.
The towns of Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere are lovely to explore, with plenty of nice places to eat out at. La Trattoria and Jintana in the town centre of Bowness are particularly good. The bus routes connecting the towns nearby, and with stops making walking routes accessible outwith the towns, are all fairly frequent and quite cheap to use. Walking in the towns in OK, but the traffic can be quite bad, and I really feel that the whole area would benefit from some modern traffic reduction schemes. There are a few cruises around the lakes that are a bit expensive, and a cheaper frequent ferry service to get across for walks or cycles.
I did two long distance walks over a whole day. I started with a clockwise walk around the lake, starting at Windermere, taking the ferry across, and hiking up Claife Heights, then continuing round to Ambleside. I stopped off at Wray Castle, which unfortunately has been closed for renovations. The views from Claife Heights gave some very nice vistas of the pikes to the west, and the air force exercises that take place over the lakes, while I had a picnic lunch.
The walking routes on the west side of Lake Windermere are fairly good, with lots of segregated pathways for cycles and hikers, but there are quite a few areas where inexplicably you have to rejoin a very busy carriageway which makes for some unpleasant negotiations with traffic.
Later in the week I did a longer walk starting with a bus up to Troutbeck, where I hiked along to High Street, and then back along the hiking trail to Windermere. This walk was less pleasant than the first as I spent most of the several hours stuck in cloud cover. The path is well marked so as long as I didn’t stray I couldn’t get lost, but it did mean that I missed out on the nice views, only getting a small glimpse of the valleys nearby at the very top of the trail.
I managed to see a lot of dragonfly and damselfly, and even a far off glimpse of a red kite. There were a lot of sheep, and a few deer, up the mountains.
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Jeffrey Sachs: End of the Western-Centric World & Rise of BRICS
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Swapping from Win10 on laptop
I have an old laptop that I use as a Minecraft server as well as running RPG campaigns during game night. I'm getting tired of Windows 10 and I'm looking for a good replacement. I don't have a lot of experience with Linux lately, the last time I did anything with it was maybe 10 years or so ago and I used Ubuntu, which I've read here is maybe not a good choice any longer. Stats of laptop are below. Recommendations are appreciated, thanks.
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.70 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable)
Graphics Card NVIDIA Quadro K2100M (2 GB), Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 (113 MB)
You never see it mentioned, but PCLOS is a great Linux starter OS. It was started by Bill Reynolds, TexStar, and is tock solid. It is my go-to when installing Linux for new users because it is extremely stable, has a great community, and avoids anything bleeding edge.
www.distrowatch.com is a great place to get an overview of most Linux and BSD distros.
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
Host Your Own Bluesky PDS: A Complete Azure-Powered Guide
Host Your Own Bluesky PDS: A Complete Azure-Powered Guide
How I built and configured a Bluesky PDS in AzureChris Greenacre (Tophhie Cloud Blog)
Grok's Hate Speech Meltdown Exposes AI's Hidden Bias Crisis
Grok's Hate Speech Meltdown Exposes AI's Hidden Bias Crisis
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot sparked controversy with antisemitic responses, revealing deeper systemic bias problems across major AI language models.GazeOn Team (GazeOn)
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Grok's Hate Speech Meltdown Exposes AI's Hidden Bias Crisis
Grok's Hate Speech Meltdown Exposes AI's Hidden Bias Crisis
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot sparked controversy with antisemitic responses, revealing deeper systemic bias problems across major AI language models.GazeOn Team (GazeOn)
Verifica Età Social: Guida al Progetto Pilota UE in Italia - Pianeta Tecnologia
Verifica Età Social: Guida al Progetto Pilota UE in Italia - Pianeta Tecnologia
Parte in Italia il test UE per la verifica dell'età sui social. Scopri come funziona, l'impatto sulla privacy e cosa cambia per te con il nostro approfondimento.Pietro Iaria (Pianeta Tecnologia)
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AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
The U.S. Commerce Department told AMD that it will resume reviewing license applications required to send its MI308 products to China.Samantha Subin (CNBC)
AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
The U.S. Commerce Department told AMD that it will resume reviewing license applications required to send its MI308 products to China.Samantha Subin (CNBC)
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
The Bezos Earth fund has disbursed roughly $2.3 billion in grants to "preserve and protect the natural world" since launching in 2020.Annie Palmer (CNBC)
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
The Bezos Earth fund has disbursed roughly $2.3 billion in grants to "preserve and protect the natural world" since launching in 2020.Annie Palmer (CNBC)
[Horses] Phones Ruined Everything
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[Horses] Phones Ruined Everything
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We're Not Innovating, We’re Just Forgetting Slower
We're Not Innovating, We’re Just Forgetting Slower
We’ve mistaken complexity for progress — and forgotten how things work. A 41-year-old computer still boots instantly, while today’s “smart” tech buckles.Elektormagazine
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iCloud for Linux
I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with this?
I’m working on transitioning to Linux from Mac pretty casually and I’ll still be using this iPhone til it’s dead. So I’m figuring out solutions to my current computer-usage before I switch my main machine. I’d like to maintain some interoperability between my phone and desktop computer so this has me intrigued.
Is it well-maintained? Trustworthy? Easy to use?
I have an old Thinkpad T420 I’m testing stuff on before I take the plunge but I figured I’d ask before giving it my credentials.
Edit: thanks so much for all the advice. I’m going to try a couple different ways to do it and see what I like 😀
Edit again a few weeks later: My tests on my experimental computers went so well that I took the plunge on installing Mint on my MacBook Pro (2015 I think).
I ended up using Syncthing to sync my iCloud Documents and desktop folders on my desktop Mac with what I’m now calling my Mintbook. That automatically syncs to iCloud, so I can get the important stuff on my phone easily.
Then I created a web wrapper of iCloud.com/calendar using Mint’s built-in web app creator. It works well enough; my only complaints are that I can’t copy and paste events by right-clicking like I can on the Mac app, and no notifications on Mint.
From there it’s easy enough to switch from calendar to notes, photos, FindMy, etc. so I’m happy with my iCloud “app” for my laptop usage.
I think the only things holding me back from switching my desktop now are photos syncing, and I haven’t tried DaVinci Resolve on Linux yet (I do some light video editing from time to time.) and I’ll need to buy another 5TB hard drive to transfer from my APFS formatted storage drive to a Linux-formatted drive. (I believe the transfer process will be easy once I get it thanks to SyncThing)
So, I’m a third of the way to abandoning apple on my most-used machines. Feeling pretty good about it.
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The difficult reality is many people, no matter how interested and technically skilled, aren’t going to have the time, money (yes, money, due to hardware), and energy to immediately go with fully self-hosted OSS paired with a LineageOS (or similar) phone.
For one, you have to either acquire the hardware to run a server for self-hosting or get a VPS (admittedly not a huge financial hurdle, but still effort required). Additionally, you then have to take the time to migrate from iCloud to the alternatives. There’s also the fact that it’s a moderately expensive proposition to purchase a new phone capable of running something more libre like LineageOS. Until you switch operating systems, Apple makes using at least a little bit of iCloud difficult; for instance, you’ll probably need to use Find My at least once.
These reasons largely explain why I’m still on iPhone for now. I usually don’t use iCloud for the storage, but I frequently have to use Photos, Mail, and Find My.
I certainly plan to jump ship, but being stuck for now due to personal circumstances, I can’t blame OP.
You pretty much said what I would’ve said, but probably better 😀
I have 3 Macs I want to switch to Linux, so I’m approaching this conversion piece by piece, using my thinkpads as placeholders. Figuring out new cloud software can wait until they’re all switched.
Luckily, I’m down to just an iPhone.
I used to use iPad Minis, but I was otherwise more of a Windows guy until 2022.
The only other kind of Apple thing I have is a GPU-accelerated Hackintosh running under KVM, which mostly gets used for adding non-streaming songs to my Apple Music library these days. I do plan to quit Apple Music eventually - I’ve been collecting and ripping CDs by TMBG, which is mostly what I listen to anyway.
I’m planning a similar exodus. I like my apple stuff but considering its heavy reliance on the cloud, lower level system access I can’t control, and that it’s an American company operating under a Nazi regime, I really can’t trust it anymore.
Moving to Linux isn’t so bad, but I’m really struggling with leaving iOS. Android has a lot of limitations if you try to break free from Gemini-surveilled stuff. Simple things I take for granted like tap to pay wouldn’t be practical on such a device anymore.
It kills me there’s nothing I can do software-wise to make the Samsung z fold7 an acceptable option for me. Really impressed by that device and my carrier does have some compelling promos for it, but even under this regime, I don’t trust Samsungs software.
They don't even hide their racism
Fateh was born in Washington, D.C., and is the son of immigrants from Somalia. He graduated from Falls Church High School and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from George Mason University.
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