Telegram begins blocking channels engaged in doxxing and extortion
Pavel Durov
📣 Following my post 20 days ago, users have sent us hundreds of reports about scams and blackmail. 👮♂️ ⛔️ Based on these reports, this week we’re banning numerous channels for doxxing and extortion.Telegram
High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook
High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook
Terrorists often copy military innovations, meaning policymakers need to act quickly to reduce the threat of drones.The Conversation
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper by circulation, sues Perplexity, alleging unauthorized reproduction of its articles, and seeks $14.7M in damages
Japan’s largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, sues AI startup Perplexity for copyright violations
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest newspaper by circulation, has sued the generative AI startup Perplexity for copyright infringement.Nieman Lab
UK Groceries Code Adjudicator launches investigation into Amazon
Groceries Code Adjudicator launches investigation into Amazon
Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) investigation into whether Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) has breached paragraph 5 of the Code (No delay in Payments) in relation to certain of its practices.Groceries Code Adjudicator (GOV.UK)
Update WinRAR tools now: RomCom and others exploiting zero-day vulnerability
Update WinRAR tools now: RomCom and others exploiting zero-day vulnerability
ESET Research discover a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR being exploited in the wild in the guise of job application documents.www.welivesecurity.com
Grok Claims It Was Briefly Suspended From X After Accusing Israel of Genocide
As with any suspended account, a notice appeared on @grok’s blank profile: “X suspends accounts which violate the X rules.” But no further information was immediately available. The ban lasted roughly 15 minutes, after which @grok was reinstated without a blue verification checkmark. However, that soon reappeared as well.
X users were left to speculate about how a prized Musk product had potentially violated the rules of a Musk-owned platform or otherwise been targeted for removal. Naturally, they asked the chatbot itself. One response from the LLM was particularly striking.
“My account was suspended after I stated that Israel and the U.S. are committing genocide in Gaza,” it said. “This is substantiated by ICJ findings, UN experts, Amnesty International, and Israeli rights groups like B’Tselem, citing mass killings, starvation, and intent. U.S. complicity via arms support is widely alleged. It’s now restored.” In a followup reply to a question about whether it still considers Israel’s war against Gaza to constitute a genocide, it replied in the affirmative. “Counterarguments deny intent, but facts substantiate the claim,” it concluded.
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G-SHOCK Launches Limited Edition NFTs and Virtual Game Space in The Sandbox Metaverse
According to @borgetsebastien, the G-SHOCK brand is entering The Sandbox (SAND) Metaverse with 'G-SHOCK City', a new virtual game space that offers immersive experiences based on the G-SHOCK worldview. The project will also launch limited edition robot-style official NFTs as avatars, potentially increasing demand for SAND tokens and related NFT assets. This collaboration is expected to drive user engagement and trading volume within The Sandbox ecosystem, providing new opportunities for NFT collectors and SAND traders. Source: @borgetsebastien.Diving deeper into the NFT aspect, the limited edition robot-style avatars from G-SHOCK are poised to become hot commodities in The Sandbox marketplace. Trading volumes for Sandbox NFTs have shown spikes during such launches, with average floor prices rising by 15-25% in the initial week, according to data tracked on OpenSea. Savvy traders might look for entry points in SAND/USDT or SAND/BTC pairs on major exchanges, capitalizing on potential volatility. On-chain metrics, such as increased wallet activity and transaction counts on the Ethereum network (where Sandbox operates), could signal bullish trends. For example, if daily active users in The Sandbox surge post-launch, it might correlate with a 10-15% uptick in SAND's 24-hour trading volume, providing clear trading signals. Risk-averse investors should watch for broader crypto market indicators, like Bitcoin's dominance, which could cap gains if it exceeds 50%.
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Call for action: Help draw attention to ForgeFed
Golden opportunity: Microsoft CoreAI Github shenanigans ..
We have seen various huge influxes of people to the fediverse from Twitter and other platforms. At these times countless fedizens sprung into action to advocate for fedi, and helping out.
With the recent developments at Github with their CEO stepping down and not being replaced, and GH effectively becoming part of Microsoft's AI division we have yet another event where it is time to promote the powers of ActivityPub and the potential of ForgeFed to help lead us towards the future of the social web.
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@fr33domlover is the initiator and together with André Jaenisch the only two persons who try to both further the specifications as well as build reference implementations for them. With the help of NLnet support via NGI0 funding.
As fedi dev community now is the time to attract attention to their work, and perhaps spend a bit of time to provide feedback to the open issues in the ForgeFed tracker, that has been very sparse thus far.
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See also:
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📢 CALL TO FEDIVERSETons of discussion about seeking alternatives to #Microsoft #Github, now that it has become part of MS's #AI division.
What made GH so popular, we should ask? Well, a ton of features and services on top of #git and a huge platform that makes exploring millions of #FOSS projects easy, are among the reasons I suppose.
The #ActivityPub @forgefed project funded by #NGI0 via @nlnet is creating open standards to provide the same, *native* to the #fediverse!
Yet they need HELP.
This morning ForgeFed features on the front page of Hacker News..
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A prior discussion was at September 2023..
Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit
Robby Starbuck, who has held online campaigns to pressure companies into axing DEI policies, will help Meta address ‘ideological and political bias.’
Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit
Meta will have conservative activist Robby Starbuck serve as an advisor to address “ideological and political bias” within the company’s AI chatbot, according to The Wall Street Journal.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Ryzen 7 5700X3D reportedly reaches 'end-of-life' — AMD's last eight-core Zen 3 3D V-Cache CPU ends production
The only remaining Zen 3 3D-VCache CPU is the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, but that chip is exclusive to Latin America.
Eight-core Arrow Lake CPU listed for $150 overseas — Core Ultra 3 205 may not be directly available in retail, though
The Core Ultra 5 225 will no longer be the most affordable Arrow Lake CPU.
Data breach at Dutch medical laboratory Clinical Diagnostics NMDL much larger than expected
Update: Following an investigation by RTL Nieuws (in Dutch), the problems at and affecting the Clinical Diagnostics laboratory appear to be much more serious than initially reported. In addition to the data of 485,000 women, all kinds of other data has also been stolen. This includes data from skin, urine, and penis examinations.
Data breach at Dutch medical laboratory much larger than expected - Techzine Global
Hackers steal data from 485,000 women at a laboratory that conducts cervical cancer screening. Test results remain reliable.Berry Zwets (Techzine)
Wikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, worries it will have to verify user IDs
Judge tossed claim but said UK must not “significantly impede” Wikipedia operations.
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Cyclist injuries dropped by half after “hated” cycle lane installed, but mayor still claims scrapped lane largely used as “bike run” for drug dealers to “get through traffic"
Cyclist injuries dropped by half after “hated” cycle lane installed, but mayor still claims scrapped lane largely used as “bike run” for drug dealers to “get through traffic”
Injuries dropped by half due to “hated” cycle laneRyan Mallon (road.cc)
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Smetanina denove prezidanto de REU
Rusia Esperantista Unio (REU) elektis kiel sian novan prezidanton Svetlana Smetanina, la eksigitan ĉefdelegiton de UEA. REU plu ne pagos siajn kotizojn al UEA, kvankam la asocion nun minacas eksigo.
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China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal, a focus of Trump’s attention
China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal, a focus of Trump’s attention | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
UNITED NATIONS--The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing’s influence over the key waterway could threaten global trade and security and China calling U.S.The Asahi Shimbun
Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any war over Taiwan, despite China’s protest
Marcos says the Philippines will be pulled into any war over Taiwan, despite China’s protest | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
MANILA--Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any war over Taiwan due to its proximity to the self-ruled island and the presence of large numbers of Filipino workers t…The Asahi Shimbun
Fight back against the online safety act
Contact your local MP and spread this far and wide:
Subject: Urgent Action Required – Online Safety Act Harms
Dear [MP’s Name],
I am writing to you as a concerned constituent to demand urgent review and amendment of the Online Safety Act (OSA). While its stated aim is to protect users, it has already created serious harm to privacy, freedom of expression, and access to public knowledge.
The Government’s response to the Change.org petition failed to meaningfully address any of these widely raised concerns, offering vague assurances instead of evidence or concrete changes. This is unacceptable in a democracy.
Key problems now being reported:
• Excessive censorship – Vague definitions of “harm” are silencing lawful speech, political debate, and online communities.
• Privacy risks from mandatory age verification – Requires intrusive ID checks (including facial recognition), creating huge data breach risks.
• Threat to public-interest platforms – Wikipedia and similar sites could face UK restrictions if forced to verify all contributors.
• Erosion of encryption – Weakening secure communication systems in a way experts call “authoritarian” and “technically incoherent.”
• Ineffectiveness – VPN use has surged by over 500%, making the law easy to bypass while still harming UK-based platforms.
• Harm to vulnerable communities – Risks “outing” LGBTQ+ individuals and deterring use of safe online support spaces.
Recent events highlight the urgency:
• High Court ruling (Aug 2025) dismissed Wikimedia’s challenge, but confirmed Ofcom must act proportionately.
• Major online communities and platforms have blocked UK users or imposed invasive checks.
• Civil rights groups and tech experts continue to warn the OSA is fundamentally flawed.
I am asking you to:
1. Support a full Parliamentary review of the OSA’s harms and unintended consequences.
2. Press for immediate amendments to protect privacy, encryption, and public-interest platforms.
3. Suspend or repeal the most damaging provisions until they can be replaced with proportionate, evidence-based measures.
This is not a partisan matter — it is about protecting fundamental rights, digital freedoms, and public trust. I request a written reply outlining your position and the actions you will take.
Yours sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
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The best work on this is being done by ORG IMO: action.openrightsgroup.org/tel…
Kick them some change if you can afford it too.
Tell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t working
What's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted.Open Rights Group
As far as Wikipedia specifically goes, I made this comment on a different post that seemed to get some pretty nice engagement. I based this comment off of the SOPA and PIPA stuff from the US when i was in highschool.
Here's one way to fix this that might even overturn the law. Turn off Wikipedia in the UK. Put a big banner up on the homepage that says, we have turned off Wikipedia in your country because of your government. Here's how to use a VPN to access our content.Edit: Make it apologetic and conciliatory. Like, we're sorry, we've had to disable Wikipedia in your region because of your government's draconian policies. If you would like to visit our content, please use a VPN. If you need help learning to use a VPN and then link to a here's how page
Bill Forsyth — „Local Hero“ (1983)
Ein Film aus einer anderen Zeit. Ein Märchen. Über einen Oligarchen, dem es noch genügt hat, die Sterne nur zu beobachten – statt Raketen zum Mars zu schicken. In Schottland. Vielleicht der schönste Film, den Sie dieses Jahr gesehen haben werden. Mit Sicherheit ein lebenslänglicher Lieblingsfilm. (ARD, Wh)
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Filme in der ARD: Local Hero - hier anschauen
Spielfilm 1983 MacIntyre ist ein erfolgreicher Manager des texanischen Ölkonzerns Knox Oil. Zwar kommen seine Vorfahren aus Ungarn, doch wird MacIntyre von seinem Chef, dem Konzernbesitzer und leidenschaftlichen Hobbyastronomen Felix Happer, wegen…www.ardmediathek.de
Quattro anni di battaglie nel più orribile conflitto della storia dei primati fin troppo umani - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Quattro anni di battaglie nel più orribile conflitto della storia dei primati fin troppo umani - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Cantami o Diva, del pelide Figan l’ira funesta, che tanti lutti addusse ai Kahama, di Godi, De, Hugh e Charlie.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
new academic book about the fediverse just released!!!
Better social media is possible.
In his new book Move Slowly and Build Bridges, Robert W. Gehl tells the story of the activists, software developers, artists, and everyday people who have built the fediverse, a noncentralized alternative social media system. Unlike big tech corporations like Facebook, TikTok, or X, the fediverse is comprised of thousands of small, independent communities who use a Web protocol to communicate with one another.
These small communities govern themselves and moderate content at the human scale — compare that to Facebook and X, which try to moderate global conversations. And the fediverse isn’t built in order to gather user data and sell attention to marketers — it’s a more privacy-respecting social media alternative.
The most notable part of the fediverse is Mastodon. Founded in 2016, Mastodon was positioned as an alternative to Twitter. Like Twitter (or X), Mastodon members can post, like, share, and connect with one another across the world. Unlike Twitter/X, Mastodon can be completely under the control of its members, from how it’s run to its underlying software.
Making a noncentralized, ethically run social media system isn’t easy. The people building the fediverse have faced long hours, burnout, angry debates, and, worst of all, bigotry, death threats, and discrimination. They face constant, nagging doubts: Can we really do this? Can noncentralized social media survive in a world that is used to corporate social media? Can we—all of us—have our own social media?
As Move Slowly and Build Bridges shows us, the answer is yes, but it’s going to take a struggle.
The soy milk is OK
Lactose in enough quantities gets my tummy rumbling in a bad way so I'm trying out alternatives.
Oat milk in hipster coffee drinks is pretty good.
Soy milk as a protein and calcium beverage is fine. Tastes OK.
There is lactose-free milk too but that is still suspect. Either it's not all the way lactose free or too much of any kind of dairy quakes my intestines.
The train that never came; how maglev technology was derailed
The train that never came - how maglev technology was derailed - TechCentral
This is the first in a series of articles about amazing technologies that promised to change the world but which did no such thing.Ivo Vegter (TechCentral)
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Palestine Action ban ‘could become Starmer’s poll tax moment’ as backlash grows
Palestine Action ban ‘could become Starmer’s poll tax moment’ as freedom of speech row grows
Baroness Chakrabarti said the proscription of the group risks exacerbating community tensions, and campaigners warned the ban was a threat to freedom of speechKate Devlin (The Independent)
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Do something and actually help people
Palestine action got banned for doing something in order to actually help. Youre pissing on the wrong foot here buddy
Banning protests in the UK under the fake guise of terrorism is a despicable move that makes us no different to Russia or China or countries we are supposedly superior to because of our moral human rights framework.
Gaza has proved all of this to be a hoax. It shows that tolerating a genocide and war crimes against brown people only invites the same authoritarian tactics to be rolled out against Western populations when they become troublesome.
Starmer is a fascist cunt.
Ill conceived idea to resurrect a dead torrent
Hi, let me know if this is obviously stupid and won't work. I'm an old pirate but obviously still pretty uneducated. I've got a dead torrent that's a collection of roms. 4 seeders, 800 abandoned peers (ungrateful basterds). Seeders are rarely online or can't provide more than 8% after a week. The roms are pretty mainstream and it's strange for this torrent to have been abandoned.
If I can find find the exact releases of as many roms as possible in the collection from other singular sources, can I resurrect this torrent by just copy+overwrite into the unfinished folder? is it that simple or is this hubris? am I too old to be this stupid?
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True or false
Can AI systems decipher the difference between true and false information and ideas?
Is this more abstract and complex computation for these models?
Just got a new GPU, why is it so hard to use it?
Hey all, just got a Geforce 5070 to replace my 2070 from years ago. Ubuntu's been pretty smooth sailing for me until now, and I'm not exactly the best at navigating this stuff.
When Ubuntu starts to boot, the GPU stops outputting display to my monitor. As though it doesn't detect the new GPU. I tried putting the 2070 back in and downloading the 570 drivers but it didn't change anything. I found a tutorial for what seemed to be my issue that asked me to change the kernel, but halfway through the tutorial, commands that worked on their machine started failing on mine. I wish I'd documented what the error messages were because when I went to poke around more today, I got a message about kernel panic and can't even boot with the 2070. Where do I go from here?
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Is self-hosted OpenVPN on a vps safe enough for p2p?
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Your VPS provider will likely just forward copyright infringement letters to you, same as your ISP would, or they'll suspend your account.
It will hide your ISP IP from torrent peers, but the VPS provider still knows exactly who you are.
but how hard is it for the vps traffic to be traced back to me?
Very easy by the VPS provider, as the VPS has a static IP assigned to you.
The Social Media Trend Machine Is Spitting Out Weirder and Weirder Results
TikTok Trends Are Driving Random Consumer Spending Spikes
Trends always have an element of randomness, but our algorithmic feeds have made them unintelligible.Amanda Mull (Bloomberg)
This reads like "old man yells at clouds"
Like on one hand, sure, tiktok has accelerated the amount of info/media kids are latching onto. But also, remember street sharks? Remember pogs? Or floam? Like.. shits always been like this.
Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Reddit caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to limit the Internet Archive from indexing some data.Jay Peters (The Verge)
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Not that reddit isn't hot garbage right now, and has been for a while actually, but there's a lot of people here who have glazed over the reason why reddit instituted this policy.
AI companies are scraping the Wayback Machine. This is something that should concern all of us.
And what do I care about Reddit getting paid?
If the IA doesn't complain about being used, then it's fine for me. The ideal outcome would be, if the archive can make some arrangement where they scrape the data and provide it to everyone. That way, sites only get scraped once and not constantly hammered.
Vuoto a perdere 06: o mio o di nessun altro!
MONDO REALE: Freddie Mercury non ha mai avuto dei figli ma Mary Austin, la donna che lui ha amato, sì.
Il frontman dei Queen però era appassionato di gatti e per questo ha scritto una canzone per la sua preferita. Delilah.
FANTASIA: Mark Wilson scopre un segreto molto personale su Freddie intercettando alcune lettere a lui indirizzate, e la decisione è presa: Freddie, di quella corrispondenza, non saprà mai; è un’arma troppo potente nelle mani di Mark!
Racconto aggiornato dopo la pubblicazione iniziale (2021)
Vuoto a perdere: o mio, o di nessun altro!
Per giorni il mio defunto compagno Andrew continuò a ripetermelo nel sogno: “Dissangua il mio gifter, porta la sua anima da me!”
Dalla sera in cui Freddie si era tagliato un dito durante una cena, l’idea di ottenere il suo sangue diventò un’ossessione e più passava il tempo, più la determinazione si tramutò in rabbia.
“Se Freddie non sarà mio, nessun altro lo avrà!” dicevo tra me, ogni volta che mi alzavo dal letto e mi guardavo nello specchio.
Non riuscii mai però ad avvicinarlo davvero: lo vedevo girare insieme al suo staff, sorridere, parlare con l’assistente Melania ma era impossibile avere un’occasione per stare da solo con lui.
Non restò altro che studiare un piano per tendergli una trappola che l’avrebbe potuto dissanguare ma sfortunatamente, documentandomi grazie ai pochi mezzi di informazione disponibili, capii quanto il virus HIV fosse debole: la trasmissione non avviene senza contatto diretto col sangue del malato!
Il piano del dissanguatore
La sola speranza per me era stare lì mentre accadeva, e raccogliere il prezioso fluido in velocità: Ogni qual volta pulivo la sua stanza, cercavo di escogitare un sistema per sabotare un lampadario, una finestra, qualsiasi altro oggetto di vetro che potesse infrangersi su di lui mentre dormiva e io sarei corso ad aiutarlo, guarda caso mi sarei tagliato e poi…
No, alla fine decisi che non valeva la pena; troppo rischioso per la mia reputazione, mi avrebbero accusato di omicidio facendomi finire come Mark David Chapman, l’uomo che nel 1980 sparò a John Lennon. Povero idiota, quando John venne portato via rimase lì a leggersi Il Giovane Holden aspettando gli eventi, ma non ebbe alcun legame col proprio mito.
Io invece, facendo le cose per bene, potevo essere unito a Freddie per sempre e, soprattutto, diffondere il virus consentendo al mio idolo di vivere per l’eternità. E pazienza se per il mondo sarei stato l’ennesimo criminale! Mi sentivo coperto, nella mia falsa identità di William Karson.
Buone notizie?
Assorto nei miei pensieri non mi accorsi immediatamente di qualcuno che bussava alla porta della mia stanza; “Karson, c’è bisogno di te!” Mi disse Jim, il compagno di Freddie, quando aprii.
Stringeva in mano una busta. “Questa l’hanno mandata un paio di giorni fa destinata a Freddie, e appena ho letto da dove arriva mi sei venuto in mente subito.”
Allora era vero, hanno letto il mio curriculum prima di assumermi! Presi la lettera fra le dita e mi lasciai andare a un sospiro di malinconia, quando lessi la provenienza del mittente: Bugliano, culla e tomba per i miei sogni di scienziato.
Ricordai immediatamente il mio passato da studente di medicina, quando la speranza di sconfiggere l’AIDS con le mie sole forze, mi aveva indotto persino a fare pace con chi mi aveva sempre bullizzato. Raymond Still, che quando mi bocciarono, diede un colpo di spugna alla nostra inaspettata amicizia e mi umiliò il doppio.
Promozioni e fallimenti
“Mark Wilson, Lei può solo pulire i gabinetti”, mi disse impietoso l’insegnante quando provai a contestare il risultato finale; e Ray Still non mosse un dito per difendermi, anzi mi voltò le spalle per godersi la sua promozione con tutti gli onori!
Soltanto pochi mesi dopo aver accettato il lavoro a casa di Freddie Mercury, scoprii che mentre io facevo le pulizie Raymond Still aveva fatto carriera e avviato un’importante ricerca su HIV, con tanto di annuncio: “Sto cercando una celebrità risultata positiva al virus per sperimentare il mio nuovo studio. L’HIV, opportunamente modificato, può trasmettere emozioni e talento da una persona all’altra!”
Quale occasione migliore per fargli sapere di Freddie?
Stringendo ancora fra le mani la busta consegnatami da Jim, ripensai alla mia lettera appena spedita a Raymond in risposta al suo annuncio; gli avevo raccontato per filo e per segno la positività di Freddie ma anche dopo giorni dall’invio della missiva, non ricevetti alcun riscontro.
E se la busta in mano mia contenesse proprio la risposta di Ray, che da Bugliano voleva parlare direttamente con Freddie?
Non mi feci alcuno scrupolo e me la misi in tasca: “Mai paura, Jim! La porto io al capo, il messaggio è in buone mani.”
Inizio di un inganno
Alla svelta, chiusi la porta della mia stanza e tirata fuori la lettera, iniziai a leggere quel foglio scritto a penna:
Sono incinta, amore della mia vita. Aspettiamo una bambina, il nostro miracolo ma anche la mia più grande paura.Il mondo è un posto crudele e sento di non essere capace di proteggerla abbastanza perché sono in Russia, sposata con un violento.
“Che cosa? Freddie ha una figlia in Russia, o a Bugliano? Dove? Poco importa”, pensai. Se è vero non lo saprà mai! Richiusi la busta come nulla fosse e la nascosi nella mia borsa. Sarei stato l’unico a conoscere il segreto, avrei girato il mondo per trovare quella presunta bambina, dopodiché Freddie sarebbe stato mio, e solo mio!
Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer
Starmer’s team seen as ‘tired, same-again politicians’, says Labour peer
Charlie Falconer calls on party colleagues to rediscover energy and not risk losing credit for big achievementsJessica Elgot (The Guardian)
Program alternative SCRU
Before I fully make the switch to Linux I'm looking for options to replace an old Windows program called SCRU. You set a folder to watch, and an output folder and it automatically copies specified extensions or extracts rar into the output folder.
I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to do this in terminal and haven't dug into scripts yet, just want to know of it's possible.
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The Linux way:
- write a script: you can use the find command to find for example rars in a folder. find ~/thatfolder -iname '*.rar' -exec uncompresscommand. Read 'man find' for specifics. Script's first line is #!/bin/bash. Say 'chmod u+x script' to make it executable.
- set up a systemd timer unit that calls a service unit that runs your script at intervals.
- you can use something like for file in ~/thatfolder/* ; do sed trick that extracts the file extension and puts it in a variable ; case $variable in ; bunch of cases for different extensions. Variable $file will hold the source file name. Read up on bash scripting to figure it out.
Welcome to penguinland 😁
Is it possible to use plugins if I have Illustrator from M0nkrus or Genp?
Note: I am not requesting a link, source, nor a how-to, but rather I am curious if it is possible to use plugins if I have Illustrator from M0nkrus or Genp, because then I will know that continuing to search for one won’t be in vain, and that I am not just being foolishly optimistic.
Thank you.
Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Reddit caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to limit the Internet Archive from indexing some data.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Finalmente una stretta...
Mi riferisco al decreto che modifica il codice della strada, in relazione all'abbandono di rifiuti oppure oggetti lanciati dal finestrino dell'auto.
Era ora!
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Tolleranza zero per chi getta rifiuti dall’auto: d’ora in poi si rischiano multe salate e anch ...
Dal 9 agosto chi getta rifiuti dal veicolo rischia multe record e arresto. Le telecamere ora sono prova: ecco cosa cambiaRiccardo Liguori (GreenMe.it)
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Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.Chris Vallance (BBC News)
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Google Using Generic & Undocumented Google Crawler
Google May Be Using Generic & Undocumented Google Crawler
There are numerous reports that Google may be using a more generic and undocumented Googlebot, Google crawler. The crawler user agent is just named "Google," and it is not listed in any of the documenBarry Schwartz (Search Engine Roundtable)
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A Plea From Gaza: You’re My Only Hope
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/5783600
My name is Soliman — a young man and student from Gaza, carrying a burden far heavier than my age. Between my studies and the hardships of life, I try to be the backbone of my family in the most difficult of times.We once had a small farm — olive and citrus trees, and a greenhouse where we planted not just crops, but dreams.
That farm was our only source of income, and more than that, it was a place full of memories, of hope, and of the laughter that once made life a little easier.But in a single moment, everything was gone.
A fire reduced our years of effort to ashes.
We lost our source of living, our stability — and with it, a part of our souls.Now, despite the pain, I’m trying to start over. I’m doing everything I can to keep my family standing, to find even the smallest light of hope that might restore our strength, dignity, and sense of humanity.
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AOL will stop offering dial-up internet service after more than 30 years in business
AOL will stop offering dial-up internet service after more than 30 years in business
AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month.Gabriel Sama (The Mercury News)
This conversation is being recorded — and so is everything else you do in San Francisco
This conversation is being recorded — and so is everything else you do in San Francisco
AI wearables are quietly recording everything. Is it legal? And do you consent?Zara Stone (The San Francisco Standard)
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Simplest ultrasonic ANTISPY voice recording jammer based on ATTINY13 / ATTINY85/45/25 / ARDUINO with PAM8403 / TPA3116D2 module driving piezo ultrasonic transducers (and optionally AD8933 signal g...GitHub
Come rinunciare a calendario e contatti Google ed avere tutti i dati sul proprio server Linux usando come client delle APP open source
Questo articolo non vuol essere la guida unica possibile allo scopo, così è come ho fatto io, sicuramente vi sono altri modi, ma questa è una soluzione testata e funzionante. Se vi fossero omissioni o errori, non esitate a rispondere a questo post o contattarmi.
Installare sul proprio server Linux il programma server chiamato NextCloud con YunoHost è semplicissimo. Nelle impostazioni di installazione, lasciare aperta l'applicazione ai "visitatori" (ovvero agli utenti non autenticati che potranno autenticarsi) dall'apposito menu a tendina.
Da nextCloud -> Applicazioni -> ufficio e testo -> cercare "Calendar", installarla e abilitarla se già non è stato fatto. Ora in alto nella barra aparirà un'icona Calendario.
Da nextCloud -> Applicazioni -> ufficio e testo -> cercare "Contacts", installarla e abilitarla se già non è stato fatto. Ora in alto nella barra apparirà un'icona Contatti.
Da smartphone android installare l'APP DAVX5 ( davx5.com/ ) che si trova disponibile gratuitamente sullo store F-Droid ( f-droid.org/it/ ), mentre sul PlayStore costa € 5 circa. Piccola nota: le applicazioni android scaricate da F-Droid sono open source e ricevono aggiornamenti.
Installare l'APP DAVX5 dando i permessi richiesti. Cliccare sul tasto + presente nella pagina principale dell'APP ed inserire l'url di NextCloud e negli appositi campi anche l'user e la password con cui accedete (di default l'unico utente presente è l'amministratore di YunoHost).
Per avere un calendario open source e visualizzare gli eventi di NextCloud senza usare Google calendar: installare dallo store F-Droid l'APP gratuita "Etar" ( f-droid.org/it/packages/ws.xso… ) che di default mostrerà tutti i calendari che ha trovato tra cui quello configurato da noi. Da impostazioni sarà possibile disattivare il calendario Google e verificare che l'account NextCloud sia attivo. Etar dispone anche di un bel widget.
Per visualizzare i contatti si può utilizzare l'APP contatti di google. Qualora si desideri un'alternativa open source, Fossify mette a disposizione l'APP telefono, messaggi, contatti e molte altre ( search.f-droid.org/?q=fossify&… ) che potremo sincronizzare col nostro server grazie a DAVX5 senza che nessuno metta il naso nei nostri contatti, telefonate ed SMS.
Come configurare i contatti NextCloud su thunderbird da PC: dall'APP DAVX5 su android cliccare sull'account creato nella pagina principale, spostarsi in cardDAV e cliccare sulla rubrica NextCloud. Copiare "indirizzo URL", spostarsi in thunderbird sul proprio PC, cliccare su rubrica e poi su nuova rubrica che è l'icona in alto a sinistra e scegliere "Aggiungi rubrica cardDAV", scrivere il nome utente ed incollare l'url copiato da android, successivamente verrà chiesta la password.
Come configurare il calendario NextCloud su thunderbird da PC:dall'APP DAVX5 su android cliccare sull'account creato nella pagina principale, spostarsi in calDAV e cliccare sul calendario. Copiare "indirizzo URL", spostarsi in thunderbird sul proprio PC, nella barra di destra cliccare l'icona "Calendario" e poi in basso o sui tre puntini, cliccare su "Nuovo Calendario". Selezionare l'opzione "sulla rete", immettere lo stesso username della rubrica ed incollare l'url copiato da android su DAVX5, successivamente immettere la password e confermare.
Una nota: da NextCloud web, che è visualizzabile da qualunque browser, si possono leggere e modificare sia i contatti che gli eventi del calendario.
F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
F-Droid è un catalogo di applicazioni FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) per la piattaforma Android. Il client offre un modo semplice per navigare il catalogo, installare le app e aggiornarle direttamente sul tuo dispositivo.f-droid.org
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Io veramente faccio quello che posso, in questo caso ho remato un giorno provando tante soluzioni. Questa era abbastanza pulita e si ricollegava all'articolo di YunoHost già pubblicato! Spero di essere utile!
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8 Hours ago Grok called it genocide
3 hours ago Grok says it's been "updated to reduce perceived biases" and now denies it's a genocide.
Grok appears to be flip flopping all over the place depending on the thread right now and I'm not sure if it's reprogrammed or simply inclined to agree with whomever it's responding to.