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Donbass on the Brink: Russia’s Summer Offensive is Shattering Ukraine’s Defenses


💪 Onwards to shattering the empire's preferred Nazi regime

in reply to jackeroni

It's not so much the non aggression part that people have a problem with, it's more the let's together invade Poland and hold a celebratory victory parade after that normal people find not so nice.
in reply to Wrufieotnak

Germany invaded Poland, and in response, the USSR went into Poland to keep Germany from occupying all of Poland, which would have broken the agreement regarding “spheres of influence.” In fact, Germany did break that agreement, and the “parade” was about Germany withdrawing from its overreach into the USSR’s “sphere.”

It marked the withdrawal of German troops to the demarcation line secretly agreed to in the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and the handover of the city and its fortress to the Soviet Red Army.


Once Germany entered Poland, all of Poland would have been occupied by the Nazis if the USSR did nothing, and that would have put the German forces right on the USSR’s border.

in reply to davel

And why did generous general Stalin agree to that whole spheres of influence thing in the first place? If he wanted to protect poor Poland from the evil Germanz, surely telling the world about Hitler's evil plans would have been even better? Or at least warning Poland.

But hm, strange, nothing of the sort was done. One could get the impression generous general Stalin didn't care for the plight of the common polish citizen that was just to be unleashed on them.

in reply to Wrufieotnak

If he wanted to protect poor Poland from the evil Germanz, surely telling the world about Hitler’s evil plans would have been even better? Or at least warning Poland.


This assumes that 1) Poland was somehow unaware of what its neighbor was up to and 2) the USSR was aware and chose not to tell them. Those are some big assumptions.

in reply to davel

Wait, just to confirm: you really believe that signing a pact to partition Poland isn't a sign that in fact Poland will be invaded?
in reply to Wrufieotnak

That Germany was very likely going to invade Poland was hardly a secret. Why else would the USSR have two weeks before offered Britain & France to send in a million of its troops to kill the baby while it was still in the crib? And why did they wait until that offer was refused before signing a non-aggression pact with Germany, a week before Germany invaded?

"Had the British, French and their European ally Poland, taken this offer seriously then together we could have put some 300 or more divisions into the field on two fronts against Germany - double the number Hitler had at the time," said [Major General] Lev Sotskov, who joined the Soviet intelligence service in 1956. "This was a chance to save the world or at least stop the wolf in its tracks."

"It was clear that the Soviet Union stood alone and had to turn to Germany and sign a non-aggression pact to gain some time to prepare ourselves for the conflict that was clearly coming," said Gen Sotskov.

It was only two years later, following Hitler's Blitzkreig attack on Russia in June 1941, that the alliance with the West which Stalin had sought finally came about - by which time France, Poland and much of the rest of Europe were already under German occupation.


The USSR had known for years that Nazi Germany was going to eventually try to destroy it. The Anti-Comintern pact had been signed six years before. Destroying communism was one of Nazi Germany’s primary goals, which is why first they came for the Communists. The USSR agreed to the Pact in order to buy itself time to built up its military for the inevitable invasion attempt by Germany.

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in reply to Wrufieotnak

You really think no one knew what Nazi Germany was up to and that it should have been the USSR's job to tell the world? lmao
in reply to Wrufieotnak

On March 17 [1939] the British Government suddenly remembered the existence of the Soviet Union and inquired what its attitude would be toward the Hitler threat in Eastern Europe. Moscow replied promptly and proposed an immediate conference between Britain, France, the U.S.S.R., Poland, Rumania and Turkey to consider how to resist German aggression. This was exactly and obviously what was urgently needed. Nothing less than a drawing together of all the threatened states could be of any avail. Rumania was under intense pressure to turn over her economy to Germany and the quickest action was needed.
However, the Chamberlain clique could not make the shift. Knowing that they wanted to solve the Nazi menace on the plains of Russia, they ascribed to Russia the very same design of which they were guilty, as devious men so often do. They had a “deep seated conviction,” shared also by the French Rightists, that Russia wished to destroy the capitalist system in Europe by provoking a war from which she would remain aloof.5 The entire diplomatic record of the past five years belied this self-justifying suspicion. It showed that Russia was desperately anxious to avoid war, but also that on every occasion, without exception, she had sought to avoid war for herself by combining with others to prevent aggression or nip it in the bud. It was Russia which had incessantly pleaded that “peace is indivisible,” warning that if war came all would be engulfed in it.
All this had meant nothing to conservative men bent on making terms with fascism and preserving it. Now, therefore, Chamberlain hesitated a week until Rumania capitulated and on March 18 notified Russia that her conference proposal was “premature.” This was the same rebuff given to Russia when she had proposed a conference a year earlier, at the time of Hitler’s conquest of Austria. Again there was no hurry, but this time Chamberlain did propose a substitute plan whereby Britain, France, Russia and Poland would consult if any further acts of aggression were believed to be imminent, but even this proposal was abortive, since it was at once learned, says Chamberlain’s biographer, that “Poland would refuse contact with the Soviet, which alone was enough to prevent us from taking up the Russian proposal for a six-power conference.” Chamberlain did not blame the Polish Government. He confided to his diary, on March 26: “I must confess to the most profound distrust of Russia,”6


The Cold War And Its Origins, 1917–1960. Vol. I, 1917–1950 By Denna Frank Fleming, Chapter 5

in reply to Wrufieotnak

The classic combination of being extremely smug while also being factually wrong
in reply to Wrufieotnak

He literally did try to warn about the fascist threat repeatedly and was constantly rebuked by the west due to anti-communism and "appeasement" politics.

They also weren't in a position to go on an offensive against Germany all alone if that's what you're gonna suggest next.

Their only option was a deal along these lines to buy time for themselves to build up productive forces.

in reply to IttihadChe

In other words, appeasement from the West is good policy, appeasement from the East is bad policy.
in reply to davel

He literally did try to warn about the fascist threat repeatedly and was constantly rebuked by the west due to anti-communism and "appeasement" politics.

They also weren't in a position to go on an offensive against Germany all alone if that's what you're gonna suggest next.

Their only option was a deal along these lines to buy time for themselves to build up productive forces.

in reply to Wrufieotnak

Liberals will never forgive the USSR for not letting Germany have all of Poland
in reply to jackeroni

liberals mad that the USSR played their game and won.

in reply to crankyrebel

Never owned a single vehicle - or even knew of one - where this was a thing. And yes, I’ve had my share of dilapidated 70s and 80s vehicles when I was young and poor.



Are there donation platforms that can accept Monero donations?


I was wondering if there are platforms similar to Patreon or Ko-fi but they allow you to donate to creators in Monero or at least other cryptocurrencies? I want to rely less on Paypal and Stripe, especially when we have to play by their rules and recently, they have been ridiculous. I also want to give people a more private option if they wish to provide me monthly support. I know I can't cut those two payment processors out altogether because almost everyone uses them, but I am hoping I can find something similar so cut the reliance on them.
in reply to starlight

Kuno.anne.media for fundraisers and xmrchat.com for superchats


Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit


cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33257133

By Laura Gamba in Bogota
Published date: 16 July 2025 19:50 BST
In her closing speech, #FrancescaAlbanese, #UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied #Palestinian territory, said: "These aren't just measures but are lifelines for a people who are under relentless assault and a world that has been paralysed for too long."

"These 12 states have taken a momentous step forward," #Albanese added. "The clock is now ticking for states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them."




Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit


By Laura Gamba in Bogota
Published date: 16 July 2025 19:50 BST

In her closing speech, #FrancescaAlbanese, #UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied #Palestinian territory, said: "These aren't just measures but are lifelines for a people who are under relentless assault and a world that has been paralysed for too long."

"These 12 states have taken a momentous step forward," #Albanese added. "The clock is now ticking for states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them."





Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit


By Laura Gamba in Bogota
Published date: 16 July 2025 19:50 BST

In her closing speech, #FrancescaAlbanese, #UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied #Palestinian territory, said: "These aren't just measures but are lifelines for a people who are under relentless assault and a world that has been paralysed for too long."

"These 12 states have taken a momentous step forward," #Albanese added. "The clock is now ticking for states, from Europe to the Arab world and beyond, to join them."



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EFF and 80 Organizations Call on EU Policymakers to Preserve Net Neutrality in the Digital Networks Act





[JS] Trump's Tax Bill Gave Huge Handouts to Big Tech Monopolies


Full Report.

“Guess those inaugural donations are starting to pay off, because Trump and Republicans’ ‘Big Ugly Bill’ not only funded tax breaks for Meta, Amazon, Google, and Apple, but also for the billionaires who run them. To pay for these Big Tech giveaways, Republicans are throwing everyday Americans off their healthcare and ending lifesaving scientific research and public broadcasting,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project. “Rest assured, when Democrats are back in power, law-breaking Big Tech companies will pay their fair share.”
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How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should


Google is quietly rolling out its Gemini AI tool as the default assistant on Android, even on devices where users never explicitly enabled it. In many cases, Gemini replaces Google Assistant by default, making it increasingly challenging to disable fully.

This deep integration means Gemini can still be active in the background, accessing your apps, system features, and personal info.

Here's what Gemini can access:

Gmail 
Google Calendar 
Google Drive & Docs 
Maps, Keep, Tasks
Messages, Phone, and even WhatsApp

Even more concerning:
Your data is used to train Google’s AI.
Human reviewers may see your chats.
Data can be shared with 3rd parties.
As of July 2025, Gemini stays connected to apps even when activity tracking is turned off.

🛑 You can’t fully disable Gemini, but you can limit it:

How to limit Gemini on Android:

Turn off activity tracking
Revoke permissions
Uninstall it (if possible)

Further options, if you’re privacy-conscious:
Reduce your reliance on Google services or fully de-Google
Consider a privacy-first OS like GrapheneOS or CalyxOS

⚠️ Google is making Gemini the default assistant for all Android devices by the end of 2025.

Choose privacy over AI surveillance.

If you want tools that respect your data, ensure you use encrypted email, a private calendar, and a secure cloud, with no AI training or human review.

in reply to crankyrebel

The problem I have with disabling or turning off permissions is that it assumes that Google respects you enough to honour your requests and actually disable them.

And I have absolutely zero faith in Google to do that.

in reply to TheFeatureCreature

Remember when google track users even airplane mode is on? Pepperidge farm remember.

Fuck google.

thesun.co.uk/tech/7811918/goog…

in reply to crankyrebel

Shame, so many AI loving people are flocking to Gemini. Guess it is always Comfort >>> Privacy for commoners.
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Borse di studio univeritarie 2025/2026: Lazio, Toscana ed Emilia‑Romagna aprono i bandi. Tutte le scadenze da non perdere


crosspostato da: poliversity.it/users/fuorisede…

Borse di studio univeritarie 2025/2026: Lazio, Toscana ed Emilia‑Romagna aprono i bandi. Tutte le scadenze da non perdere
@scuola
corriereuniv.it/borse-di-studi…

Anche per l’anno accademico 2025/2026 le Regioni italiane garantiscono il diritto allo studio universitario con bandi regionali che offrono borse di studio, posti alloggio, accesso agevolato alla



Borse di studio univeritarie 2025/2026: Lazio, Toscana ed Emilia‑Romagna aprono i bandi. Tutte le scadenze da non perdere
@scuola
corriereuniv.it/borse-di-studi…

Anche per l’anno accademico 2025/2026 le Regioni italiane garantiscono il diritto allo studio universitario con bandi regionali che offrono borse di studio, posti alloggio, accesso agevolato alla




L'esercito che si autodistrusse per errore dopo aver vinto una battaglia


L'episodio ebbe luogo durante il regno dell'imperatore Costantino VII, nel contesto delle guerre di confine tra l'Impero Bizantino e il Califfato Abbaside. Il luogo preciso non è menzionato, ma sembra che sia avvenuto nella regione della Cappadocia, dove i combattimenti erano costanti e sanguinosi. La battaglia in questione sembrava essere finita bene per i Bizantini: avevano respinto il nemico arabo e, al calar della notte, si preparavano ad accamparsi sul campo di battaglia. Ma l'oscurità del luogo e la stanchezza accumulata dopo ore di combattimento crearono un cocktail pericoloso.


Europol and Eurojust disrupt pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) that has claimed responsibility for 1,000+ DDoS attacks since 2022, and make two arrests




Europol and Eurojust disrupt pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) that has claimed responsibility for 1,000+ DDoS attacks since 2022, and make two arrests




in reply to Hellfire103

Both parties have wanted something like this for years and the general public doesn't give a fuck. All of these petitions get the response of "Nah fuck off lol" but this one has even less chance of going anywhere
in reply to Infernal_pizza

The amount of fucks the UK public gives is so surprisingly low.
in reply to Hellfire103

Unfortunately, the petitions sub exists in order to divert justified and righteous anger into clicktivism. Your MP's inbox, however, is open.
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in reply to tfowinder

Syria's Zelensky learned the hard way not to trust the Israeli's or the Americans.
in reply to Korkki

No, jolani was always an israeli and usa puppet. I'll believe that he genuinely was tricked by Israel only if he got killed
in reply to rumimevlevi

Are being a puppet and getting tricked mutually exclusive to you? Intelligence assets rarely have the full picture of what their handlers plans for them or their target are. Most of them think or are made to think that they are indispensable to the their masters.

Really hard to think that al-Julani consciously accepted to shake hands with western high level politicians and made the new free Syrian leader one day and the next Israeli media is making him the next Osama bin laden, while he has to flee Damascus because Israeli bombs.

in reply to Korkki

Really hard to think that al-Julani consciously accepted to shake hands with western high level politicians and made the new free Syrian leader one day and the next Israeli media is making him the next Osama bin laden, while he has to flee Damascus because Israeli bombs


It's just like Abass and the PA we all know that he's real purpose is to protect israel and the security of the settler terrorists. It didn't stop israel to talk badly about him

in reply to tfowinder

Israel once again sets out to prove it is the top terrorist nation in the world. Top. Terrorists.


Groscavallo Mountain Festival: un mese di eventi dal 19 luglio al 18 agosto 2025 in Val di Lanzo


Dal 19 luglio al 18 agosto torna il Groscavallo Mountain Festival (GMF), giunto alla sua settima edizione. Il festival, che si svolge a Groscavallo, il comune più alto della Val Grande di Lanzo, propone un ricco calendario di iniziative legate alla montagna.

Il Palafestival in frazione Pialpetta sarà il fulcro della manifestazione, affiancato da eventi all'aria aperta e in altre frazioni. Il programma include musica, teatro, gite guidate, attività per bambini, incontri culturali, feste, tradizioni locali e degustazioni enogastronomiche.

Tra gli eventi che animeranno il festival ci saranno appuntamenti di musica e teatro, momenti sportivi con le Valliadi, la tradizionale Festa dell’Agricoltura di Montagna il 9 e 10 agosto, incontri culturali, esposizioni, presentazioni di libri e appuntamenti letterari.

Il Groscavallo Mountain Festival è realizzato dal Comune di Groscavallo in collaborazione con la Pro Loco e il Comitato per il recupero dei beni storici e religiosi, con il contributo dell’Unione Montana Alpi Graie e il patrocinio di Regione Piemonte, Consiglio regionale del Piemonte, Città metropolitana di Torino e GAL Valli di Lanzo, Ceronda e Casternone.

L’inaugurazione è prevista sabato 19 luglio alle 17 in frazione Richiardi di Groscavallo, nel parco di Villa Pastrone. Per la Città metropolitana di Torino sarà presente Sonia Cambursano, consigliera delegata al turismo.

Il programma integrale e aggiornato su www.facebook.com/groscavallomountainfestivalGMF



[Rumor] Alleged copy of Epstein files


joshwho.net/EpsteinList/black-… (verified pre-Bondi) Trump is on page 85, or pdf pg. 80

Trump’s name is circled. The circled individuals are the ones involved in the trafficking ring according to the person who originally released the book. These people would be “The List “ Here is the story.

joshwho.net/EpsteinList/gov.us… (verified court documents)

Original post full post: lemmy.today/comment/17730589

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in reply to IndustryStandard

I hope this is true. Anything to keep fueling the fire for the release.
in reply to crankyrebel

I doubt it's true because it conveniently and easily shows up on social media at exactly the right moment. In other words, it has fake written all over it. But the MAGAts have no critical thinking abilities so they'll fall for it in a New York minute. I can't wait!
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Estate 2025 a Cumiana (To) con il Cinema sotto le Stelle


L'estate 2025 a Cumiana accende lo schermo del Cinema sotto le Stelle, rassegna cinematografica all'aperto che quest'anno amplia la sua offerta, proponendo tre appuntamenti imperdibili, in un connubio perfetto tra la bellezza delle serate estive, i panorami mozzafiato, la magia del bosco e il fascino del grande cinema.

Grazie alla preziosa collaborazione delle associazioni Noi Pieve, Vivere la Montagna, il CAI di Cumiana, dell'ANPI sezione di Cumiana e con il patrocinio della Città metropolitana di Torino, la rassegna propone un programma diversificato e coinvolgente per tutti gli amanti del cinema e della natura.

L'edizione 2025 si svolge in due incantevoli luoghi, ognuno con la sua atmosfera unica. Si inizierà sabato 19 luglio con un classico intramontabile del cinema fantasy: “La storia infinita”. La proiezione avrà luogo alle 21 nei pressi della panchina gigante in borgata Bastianoni, un luogo suggestivo che offre una vista panoramica mozzafiato. La serata sarà arricchita, a partire dalle 18, da una passeggiata lungo il Sentiero degli Gnomi: un'occasione perfetta per immergersi nella natura e scoprire le meraviglie nascoste del territorio. A seguire, sarà possibile organizzare un picnic al sacco, un momento conviviale per godere appieno della tranquillità del paesaggio prima dell'inizio del film.

Il viaggio cinematografico proseguirà venerdì 1 agosto con un altro capolavoro che ha segnato la storia del cinema, portando grandi emozioni sul grande schermo: “E.T. l'extra-terrestre”. Anche questa proiezione si terrà alle 21 nei pressi della panchina gigante in borgata Bastianoni, preceduta, anche in questa occasione dalla passeggiata sul Sentiero degli Gnomi e la possibilità di un picnic sotto le stelle.

Per il gran finale, venerdì 29 agosto, Cinema sotto le Stelle si sposterà nella pittoresca borgata Pieve, dove verrà proiettato alle 21 “Frankenstein Junior”, in una serata all'insegna delle risate e dell'ironia.

Tutti gli eventi sono a ingresso libero. Per maggiori informazioni è possibile contattare il numero telefonico 334-7950075.





The Hunt For The Perfect Laptop Continues


This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about the dearth of truly great PC laptops out there, and I suspect it won’t be the last.


Source

in reply to crankyrebel

It’s no wonder people gravitate towards apple, it’s almost impossible to find a good laptop amongst this mess.
in reply to pineapple

I really like the MacBook Air, but I was dissuaded from it because the M4 isn't supported by AsahiLinux yet.
in reply to 0t79JeIfK01RHyzo

Well I say it's no wonder people gravitate towards it but I don't actually like it myself.
It sucks that they make it basically impossible to upgrade snything. And that there storage and RAM upgrades cost several times more than they should.

I have a Macbool air (not by choice) and I installed asahi linux a couple of weeks ago. Main take away is that it's really good except for software support. I've had a bit of trouble finding programs that work well on arm even open source projects often don't compile there programs to work on arm.



Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ


“If confirmed, I will work to restore confidence and integrity to the Department of Justice — and each of its components,” Pam Bondi vowed during her confirmation hearing in January. “Under my watch, the partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end. America must have one tier of justice for all.”

But since her confirmation on February 4, Attorney General Pam Bondi has done exactly the opposite, weaponizing the DOJ against Trump’s political enemies and withdrawing criminal investigations of his allies. The tone was set on her first full day, when she fired off an all-staff memo threatening to fire anyone who raised ethical or legal objections to advancing frivolous arguments in court.



Trump slams his own supporters as 'weaklings' for falling for what he now calls the Epstein 'hoax'


President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”

“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bull——,” hook, line, and sinker,” Trump wrote Wednesday on his Truth Social site, using an expletive in his post. “They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.”

“Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he went on.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-supporters-epstein-sex-trafficking-investigation-bondi-47370e63060d79af64b0b8ac70b970a4

#News
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in reply to DarkFuture

Not everyone is just spewing talking points, there's a LOT of maga folks who actually do give a shit about this. This is his biggest betrayal by far.

The #1 thing that unites (most of) the left and right is our shared hatred for the rich and powerful. Trump is outright saying he's breaking his promise specifically to protect the rich and powerful.




'It's Very MAGA!' Inflation Ticks Up as Trump Tariffs Push Consumer Prices Higher


"Today's inflation report confirms what we already knew: Trump's tariffs are a tax on working-class Americans and additional tariffs would hurt them even more."
#USA


Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users - That's a Pretty Big Deal


Cloudflare has become the first intermediary to join the UK's pirate site blocking program. It's a shift that may surprise VPN users too.
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'Unconstitutional. Unethical. Authoritarian.' ICE Bars Millions of Immigrants From Bond Hearings


ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons has declared that immigrants who arrived in the U.S. illegally are no longer eligible for bond hearings and should be detained throughout their deportation proceedings, drawing swift rebuke.
#USA



Jazz e Pizza a Vasanello 🍕 🎺


24 luglio 2025 20:00:00 CEST - GMT+2 - 9 Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 01013, Vasanello, Italy
Lug 24
Jazz e Pizza a Vasanello 🍕 🎺
Gio 20:00 - 22:00
Elisabetta Fratoni Jazz Quartet

Nella pizzeria da Antonio a Vasanello, jazz e pizza 🍕 🎺

Evento su Facebook: facebook.com/100078138243319/p…

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Third Largest Airport In Iraq Reopens


Mosul International Airport, which was previously destroyed by ISIS terrorists, is the third most important airport in Iraq, following Baghdad International Airport and Basra International Airport.

The airport became a key military site after it was overrun by the terrorist organization ISIS in June 2014. They held it until the Iraqi army took it back on February 23, 2017.

Following its liberation, Mosul International Airport underwent renovations. By November 2019, demining activities were finished, and plans for a thorough reconstruction were initiated.

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/iraqi-pm-inaugurates-mosul-international-airport/



Rayhunter in Canada


I am trying to get rayhunter, but I am confused about a few things. What kind of hardware may be used? The Orbic RC400L advertises itself as being for Verizon network only, which I am not going to use. Does the rayhunter software allow it to work on arbitrary networks?

Furthermore, I don't see a good way to acquire such a device. They aren't sold locally as far as I can tell. On amazon they are available, though expensive. However, that would mean losing any form of privacy. I don't need it to be completely anonymous—someone looking at the location could probably see home and work easily enough—but better than amazon would be much preferred.

Are there any alternate devices that are known to work well in Canada? I will be keeping the device powered off most of the time anyways, (so as to hide my location) but it must be reliable when I need it.

EDIT: eSIM support is a plus, but not required

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in reply to spinning_disk_engineer

To save some googling for other people: Rayhunter is an initiative to identify when simulated cell towers are being used for surveillance.

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet…

I would be surprised if there are other devices for it. I think you'll want to look at what network bands Verizon uses and see what that corresponds to in Canada. But I really don't know.



Can i move the bookmarks bar?


I have my bookmarks bar set to only display on a new tab, and my tabs to display vertically in a collapsed sidebar. This is fine except when i open a new tab and the bookmark bar shifts all my tabs down. Is there a way to move the bookmark bar over so it starts next to the sidebar rather than above?

Here's how it looks now and how i'd like it to look.



Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development


To paraphrase Mean Girls, "stop trying to make hydrogen happen."

For some years now, detractors of battery electric vehicles have held up hydrogen as a clean fuel panacea. That sometimes refers to hydrogen combustion engines, but more often, it's hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, or FCEVs. Both promise motoring with only water emitted from the vehicles' exhausts. It's just that hydrogen actually kinda sucks as a fuel, and automaker Stellantis announced today that it is ending the development of its light-, medium- and heavy-duty FCEVs, which were meant to go into production later this year.

Hydrogen's main selling point is that it's faster to fill a tank with the stuff than it is to recharge a lithium-ion battery. So it's a seductive alternative that suggests a driver can keep all the convenience of their gasoline engine with none of the climate change-causing side effects.

But in reality, that's pretty far from true.



First rack at home


Setup:
- 2x HPE ProLiant DL380 g7
- 1x Cisco 3750
- 1x Random PC as NAS
- 1x Edgeswitch POE (for security cameras and AP)
- 1x UniFi AC LR
- 1x Netgear something (not in use, only use it to hold the monitor)
- 1x Senstar A10D Thinclient (Not really in use)
- 1x Raspberry Pi as Unifi controller (not for long as I am upgrading from a USG to a UDM Pro)
- 1x Raspberry Pi with Flightradar24 stuff
- 1x Ripe Atlas Probe
- 1x Deltaco power meter

Software:
- Running Proxmox on both servers, Truenas Scale on my "NAS"

Usage:
- Jellyfin
- Frigate
- Docker -> Websites, discord bots, fediverse bots, Nginx Proxy Manager (gonna change this to traefik soon), Portainer
- VPN (Wireguard)
- Immich
- Development stuff as I am a developer
- I will install LibreNMS soon and PiHole

Network:
- UniFi Security Gateway (changing to a Dream Machine Pro)
- UniFi AC LR
- UniFi AC Pro
- Ubiquiti Edgeswitch 8P
- Rasperry Pi running UniFi controller
- 1 dumb switch due to one port not working on the router and I didn't have any managed available
- Cisco 3750
- No VLAN due to that one dumb switch, fixing it soon

Rack cost: 20 security cameras and 2 hours of my time

Issues:
- Hard drives on one of the servers are a bit sketchy so that server is currently offline until I get new ones (they also cause the fans to go to 78%)
- Need to mount the AP, had a mount but due to bad placement of stuff it got warm air and my 3d printed one didn't like it and became soft and warped......

Future moves:
- Getting some more switches soon
- Hopefully getting another server soon
- Might be going from a 500/500 line with 1 IPv4 to a 1000/1000 with 2 IPv4 if I can, changing ISP so I can get IPv6
- Fiber going straight into router
- More security cameras
- Setting up Home Assistant and Zigbee
- Mounting my AP to the roof again

So this is my small rack, getting more stuff soon I hope

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