How cities will fossilise
How cities will fossilise
The grand metropolises of 21st Century civilisation will leave a geological legacy that will last for millennia, but some things will endure far longer than others.David Farrier (BBC)
"After The Last Sky", by Mahmoud Darwish
"The Earth is closing on us, pushing us through the last passage, and we tear off our limbs to pass through.
The Earth is squeezing us. I wish we were its wheat so we could die and live again.
I wish the Earth was our mother so she’d be kind to us.
I wish we were pictures on the rocks for our dreams to carry as mirrors.
We saw the faces of those who will throw our children out of the window of this last space. Our star will hang up mirrors.
Where should we go after the last frontiers ?
Where should the birds fly after the last sky ?
Where should the plants sleep after the last breath of air ?
We will write our names with scarlet steam. We will cut off the hand of the song, to be finished by our flesh.
We will die here, here in the last passage. Here and here our blood will plant its olive tree."
– Mahmoud Darwish
"Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza", by Khaled Juma
"Oh rascal children of Gaza,
You who constantly disturbed me with your screams under my window,
You who filled every morning with rush and chaos,
You who broke my vase and stole the lonely flower on my balcony,
Come back –
And scream as you want,
And break all the vases,
Steal all the flowers,
Come back,
Just come back…"
- Khaled Juma
Ukraine is on its own. Europe is all talk, no action
Ukraine is on its own. Europe is all talk, no action
Macron’s promise of boots on the ground is an empty show of solidarity that Putin will never allowOwen Matthews (The Telegraph)
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Trump says US has ‘lost India and Russia’
Trump says US has ‘lost India and Russia’
Hours earlier president Vladimir Putin offered joint investment projects with American firms, urging Washington to renew cooperationRT
The climate of fear is self-imposed
I am not generally in the habit of criticizing the editorial decisions of The Washington Post, my employer for 11 years and an institution that continues to good, important work in covering the unwinding of American democracy. But I think the paper’s assessment of the putative debate over Donald Trump’s signature on the note provided for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday demands some context.The article’s original headline was “No clear answers on whether Trump signed the Epstein birthday book,” a declaration that was eventually softened to “Is the signature Trump’s? Epstein birthday book feeds speculation.” The article first presents the denials of Trump’s staff and allies that he couldn’t have signed the bizarre, creepy, suggestive document. It then quotes handwriting experts, some of whom who indicated uncertainty about the signature’s provenance. A number of full signatures of Trump’s are shown in an apparent effort to demonstrate variation.
The use of full signatures doesn’t make sense because the signature in the book — created in 2003, before Epstein was on law enforcement’s radar — includes only Trump’s first name. The New York Times compared that signature to other examples of Trump signing only his first name, showing that they are nearly identical. In fact, the Wall Street Journal, which originally reported on the note, also published an article demonstrating why the note was almost certainly from Trump, including similar first-name-only signatures from the now-president.
The Journal did so, it’s safe to assume, because its initial report on the letter was rejected as invented or “fake news” by Trump et al. (Trump even sued, claiming, in part, that no such letter existed.) In other words, it probably assumed that publication of the note would trigger precisely the response that it did, an effort to move the goalposts of claimed fraudulence.
There is absolutely no reason to think that the note was not, in fact, from Trump and no reason to think that the signature is not his own. Even setting aside the obvious-to-any-layperson similarity to other signatures, the idea that someone would create a phony Trump letter as a private gift to someone Trump had praised publicly the year prior doesn’t make any sense.
So why treat the idea that the signature isn’t his seriously? Why treat the assertions of people with demonstrated track records of lying on Trump’s behalf — including Trump, his communications team and right-wing influencers — as offering sincere complaints on this particular issue? Why grant them the benefit of the doubt that they actually think the signature isn’t his?
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Recommended mini linux device for streaming to TV
Looking for a simple mini device that I can plug into TV for streaming stuff via browser/jellyfin and similar, with hdmi and control via bluetooth keyboard/mouse. What do you guys recommend?
Would this be powerful enough for example? komplett.no/product/1323029/pc…
EDIT: lemmy is awesome, thanks to you I'll save myself a ton of work and/or costly mistakes
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I use one of these which I got from AliExpress along with one of these, though of course it will work fine with mouse and keyboard.
(Please note that I haven't tested it specifically with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse).
I installed Lubuntu on it because it's a lighter distro (it will work fine with the full desktop Linux distros, but why waste computing power on fancy window managers for something that's just a TV Box that's always showing Kodi) and have it always turned on (the TDP of this is pretty low) with Kodi as interface and its runs perfectly.
It's sitting on my living room under the TV.
It's probably a little overpowered, but that means its fan almost never turns on (it's pretty quiet when it does, but silence is better), so I'm also running a bittorrent server on it with an always on VPN, plus it's my NAS. There's room for more if I wanted.
I don't really understand people advising the more powerful Mini-PCs: they're way overpowered for the job hence needlessly expensive plus the TDP of their processors is way more than the N100 in this one hence it both consumes more and is a lot less quiet because the fan has to be bigger and running a lot more often to cool that hotter processor down.
PS: Also the downside of using old PCs for this as some recommend is their higher power consumption, even for notebooks, plus they generally don't really look like a nice TV-Box to have in your living room, which this one does. If you're going to run it all the time, a low TDP mini-pc will probably quickly pay itself over using an old desktop, longer if versus an old notebook.
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If the thing is not meant to use as a Desktop, why load it with heavier applications that aren't delivering anything useful?
No matter how efficient a core is at most tasks, it can't beat the power savings of not actually running needless code.
My homemade TV Box isn't running a lightweight desktop because I had to "limit myself", it's running one because I'm not losing anything by not having that which I don't use and if that even just saves a few Watts a week, it still means I'm better off, which is satisfying as I like to design my systems to be efficient.
For fancy Linux Desktop things I have an actual Desktop PC with Linux - the homemade TV Box on my living room is only supposed to let me watch stuff on TV whilst I sit on my sofa.
Further, there are more than one form of efficiency - stuff like the N100 (and even more, the ARM stuff) are designed for power consumption efficiency, whilst desktop CPUs are designed for ops-per-cycle efficiency, which are not at all the same thing: being capable of doing more operations per cycle doesn't mean something will consume less power in doing so (in fact, generally in Engineering if you optimize in one axis you lose in another) it just means it can reach the end of the task in fewer cycles.
For a device that during peak use still runs at around 10% CPU usage, having the ability to do things a little faster doesn't really add any value.
Even the series 4000 Zen2 being more optimized for power consumption is only in the context of desktop computers, a whole different world from what the N100 (and even more things like ARM7) were designed to operate in, which is why the former has a TDP of 140W and the latter of 15W (and the ARMs are around 6W). Sure the TDP is a maximum and hence not a precise metric for a specific use case such as using something as a TV Box, but it's a pretty good indication of how much a core was optimized for power consumption, and 15W vs 140W is a pretty massive distance to expect that any error in using TDP to estimate how the power consumption of those two in everyday use as a TV Box compares would mean that the CPU with 140W TDP consumes less than the one with 15W.
PS: All that said, if the use case was "selfhosting" rather than "TV Box (with a handful of lightweight services on the side)", you suggestion makes more sense, IMHO.
I use "Beelink" brand mini PCs for this purpose. (They are the same form factor as your photo.) I have three, and they're all good. I've used multiple distros on them with no compatibility issues, but MX Linux is my daily driver.
They have fans built in, but the cases on the higher end ones are metal, which helps with heat dissipation. The only downside with that is that sometimes USB peripherals get super hot while plugged in, and I had a mouse dongle that would overheat and malfunction. A simple USB hub fixed this problem (the hub itself apparently didn't mind getting hot).
I use a "Mini Keyboard with touchpad" on the ones connected to TVs. I recommend those as well. Rii brand is decent.
Genocide by remote control: Israel's explosive robots devastate Gaza
Israeli forces deploy explosive robots at 'unprecedented pace', obliterating homes and displacing families
Genocide by remote control: Israel's explosive robots devastate Gaza
Hamza Shabaan woke up mid-air. A massive blast had hurled him off his mattress, leaving him disoriented and shocked.Mohammed al-Hajjar (Middle East Eye)
One year on, family of US citizen killed by Israel still seeking justice
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s loved ones say they will continue to pursue accountability for her 2024 killing in the occupied West Bank.
One year on, family of US citizen killed by Israel still seeking justice
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s loved ones say they will continue to pursue accountability for her 2024 killing in the West Bank.Ali Harb (Al Jazeera)
In the West, it is a crime to deny one Holocaust and dangerous to name another
The difference between Holocaust denial and Gaza Genocide denial is that Holocaust denial is illegal or a criminal offence in many countries, and is, for the most part, the preserve of marginalised kooks and conspiracy theorists.
No self-respecting journalist considers Holocaust denial a legitimate point of view, and no serious media organisation argues that impartiality requires it to provide Holocaust denial with a platform in any serious discussion about Germany's extermination of Europe's Jews during World War Two - let alone equal time, or beginning and ending every such discussion with "Germany said".
Gaza Genocide denial, by contrast, is a well-organised and orchestrated global campaign sponsored, funded, and avidly promoted - without any hindrance whatsoever - by the regime perpetrating the genocide.
In many states, Gaza Genocide denial counts among its champions elected and other senior officials, influential lobbies and powerful organisations. Its messages are amplified by an international network of conspiracy theorists, fanatic ideologues and hired hands.
Serious media organisations not only consider it a journalistic requirement to give Gaza Genocide denial a platform and equal time, but they also routinely communicate Israel's talking points to their audiences. The BBC's compulsive resort to "Israel says" is a case in point.
Debian 13.1 disponibile per il download
Debian 13.1 disponibile la nuova ISO con fix e aggiornamenti di sicurezza
I developer Debian hanno rilasciato la nuova 13.1 “Trixie” è disponibile con 71 correzioni di bug e 16 aggiornamenti di sicurezza.Ferramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Debian 13.1 disponibile la nuova ISO
Debian 13.1 disponibile la nuova ISO con fix e aggiornamenti di sicurezza
I developer Debian hanno rilasciato la nuova 13.1 “Trixie” è disponibile con 71 correzioni di bug e 16 aggiornamenti di sicurezza.Ferramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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𝐛𝐚𝐭: the tool to syntax highlight (almost) anything on Linux - Bread on Penguins
I was already using bat, but I only really scratched the surface of everything it could do. From the video description:
github.com/sharkdp/batwallpaper photo is mine, patreon.com/c/breadonpenguins
my music: unicornmasquerade.bandcamp.com…
- 0:00 command color outputs!
- 1:35 syntax highlighted manual page btw
- 1:57 supported languages
- 2:30 install bat, bat-extras
- 3:12 config options
- 3:46 style formats
- 4:30 custom colorschemes
- 4:59 integration for common tools
- 5:33 bat preview in fzf
- 6:28 colorized help menus
- 7:02 performance comparison?
- 8:36 syntax highlighting makes my brain perform faster
GitHub - sharkdp/bat: A cat(1) clone with wings.
A cat(1) clone with wings. Contribute to sharkdp/bat development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
If you enjoy bat, may I also recommend you try:
- eza as an alternative to ls
- zoxide as an alternative to cd
- fd as an alternative to find
- fzf paired with fd for enhanced reverse searching and more
- delta for syntax highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, blame output
I’ve been using these for probably around 5-10 years / daily, without issue.
Firefox integra Copilot l'AI di Microsoft
Firefox integra Copilot l'AI di Microsoft
Mozilla integra il chatbot Microsoft Copilot in Firefox Nightly, ampliando il supporto AI già presente con ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini e Mistral.Ferramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Ho sfanculato Mozilla e Firefox 4 anni fa. Prima muoiono entrambi, meglio è.
transalation for you inglish:
I ditched Mozilla and Firefox four years ago. The sooner they both die, the better.
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Try Librewolf, doesnt have ai
Firefox Adds CoPilot Chatbot, New Tab Widgets in Nightly Builds
Firefox Nightly builds add CoPilot to the chatbot sidebar, expanding the browser's range of third-party AI service integrations. Plus: new New Tab Page widgets.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
Linux distro for noob
I have a laptop from 2014 and I'm thinking of installing Kubuntu or Arch. I don't know much about linux but the computer is not important and is damaged so I can screw it What would you recommend? I'm thinking of something customizable (Arch) but easy to use (so Kubuntu is a good option)
If the English is not good, blame the translator 😃👍
I have the minimum requirements for both.
Edit: The computer isn't suposed for be a daily driver. And thanks for the replies.
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Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action
Exclusive: Elbit Systems UK Bristol site was subject of protest days before direct action group was proscribedHaroon Siddique (The Guardian)
Any fake location app that fakes travelling too?
play.google.com/store/apps/det…
It gets the job done, but it's proprietary — is there any open-source equivalent of that?
Location Changer - Fake GPS - Apps on Google Play
Change your location to any place on Earth with this simple GPS emulator app!play.google.com
GitHub - mcastillof/FakeTraveler: Fake where your phone is located (Mock location for Android).
Fake where your phone is located (Mock location for Android). - mcastillof/FakeTravelerGitHub
I'm pretty cool with being forgotten most of the time, especially in general "stir the pot to make people fight over stupid shit instead of building guillotines for the real problem" kinds of stuff.
But yes, I drank (and do sometimes drink) from garden hoses. It's just tap water delivered with more volume and outdoors.
This is before purified wastewater / greywater used for irrigation.
Washington’s Crypto Pivot Isn’t About Silicon Valley. It’s About Treasuries
Washington’s Crypto Pivot Isn’t About Silicon Valley. It’s About Treasuries
Stablecoins are not just a tool for crypto traders, Pure Crypto co-founder Zach Lindquist argues. They’ve become a uniquely efficient channel for Treasury demand.Zach Lindquist (CoinDesk)
Middle click mouse to open new window
This was my SO's fav feature in windows, but in mint it closes all windows. Is there any fix? I've looked all over and cant find it. They'd really appreciate this feature as theyre apprehensive about linux already!
Edit: SOLVED. Very easy. Right click on yhe app in the taskbar and select configure. Then you can adjust the middle click function.
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I don't think there is an option for open new window here - i thought id found this solution too 🙁
Edit - I think they must have added this recently!! open new instance is available! solved 😀 thanks!
Kodi 22 Alpha arriva l’evoluzione del cuore multimediale
Kodi 22 Alpha arriva l’evoluzione del cuore multimediale
Kodi 22 “Piers” è disponibile in versione alpha con aggiornamento a FFmpeg 7, miglioramenti Blu-ray e PVR, HDRFerramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Jeena's Hyprland Demo
I switched to Hyprland some time ago and now I made a video showcasing all the features I've implemented for myself, check it out!
In this video I'm showing my current Hyprland setup as a demo. I'm showing features I implemented myself and my configuration of hyprland, waybar, tofi, wlogout, kitty and other tools.
And here the link to my hypr-dotfiles: git.jeena.net/jeena/hypr-dotfi…
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Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice” (Video short)
Dr. Nick Maynard, from Oxford University Hospital, talks about Palestinian boys in Gaza with gunshot wounds he believes were caused by deliberate targeting by Israeli soldiers.
Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice”
Dr Nick Maynard on treating Palestinian boys in Gaza with gunshot wounds he believes were caused by deliberate targetingAl Jazeera
US officials threaten Lebanon with ‘new Israeli war’ if Hezbollah stays armed: Report
US officials threaten Lebanon with ‘new Israeli war’ if Hezbollah stays armed: Report
A Lebanese government session will be held in the coming hours to discuss disarmament plansthecradle.co
AI is not just ending entry-level jobs. It's the end of the career ladder as we know it
AI is not just ending entry-level jobs. It's the end of the career ladder as we know it
The most inspiring CEO stories come from workers who rose from entry-level positions at their firms to the top. What happens when AI takes those jobs away?Trevor Laurence Jockims (CNBC)
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Not the country which is currently literally occupying them militarily and colonizing them culturally, economically and politically? Lol.
Tokyo urges higher military spending, US-Japan cooperation
Oh, right.
What is this generations Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, Tupac, or Rage against the machine?
I feel global political oppression or global wars usually produce great music but Macklemore might be the peak.
Nothing against him, some of his songs are good, but I expected real rage inducing stuff with everything going on. Or is this just the state of music as a whole?
How US-Israeli Regime Change in Iran Failed
How US-Israeli Regime Change in Iran Failed
All my investigations are free to read, thanks to the enormous generosity of my readers.Kit Klarenberg (Global Delinquents)
Scottish Parliament votes for immediate boycott of Israel
Scottish Parliament votes for immediate boycott of Israel
MSPs have voted for a full boycott of the state of Israel and companies complicit in genocide following a debate in the Scottish Parliament.Steph Brawn (The National)
Misinformation, fear and politics – how a South Dakota county drove away millions in solar energy
Colton Berens was looking forward to the added income from his farm, but armed with rightwing falsehoods, other Selby residents opposed the move
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Conspiracy YouTubers
[YouTube thumbnail showing a person doing the soy face while pointing at a map of the world linking a Moai from Rapa Nui with the Albanian flag]
EASTER ISLAND 8 ALBANIA CONNECTION?!?!!!
What Historians Don't Want You To Know About Albania
132k views - 8 months ago
CONSPIRACISTORY
The TRUTH is too dangerous to be known but I am willing to share it with you, know more by subscribing to SmugVPN over at ht…
[the conspiracy YouTuber, looking shaken and paranoid, is now talking into his mic]
EASTER ISLAND AND ALBANIA
TWO CIVILIZATIONS
NEVER IN CONTACT
BUT IF YOU LOOK ON A MAP...
YOU CAN DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN BOTH LOCATIONS !!
COINCIDENCE?!
[the YouTuber is embedded on a massive depiction of a Moai as the head of the Albanian flag symbol, floating in space, under the hashtag #BELIEVE]
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Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Signal
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal has issued an order requiring all social media platforms to be registered in Nepal.
Based on this, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has instructed all network service providers to deactivate 26 platforms, including Signal, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and others.
To lift the ban and operate legally in Nepal, each platform must:
- Register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
- Appoint in Nepal:
- A Point of Contact
- A Resident Grievance Handling Officer
- An Officer responsible for monitoring compliance with self-regulation [1]
- Submit an application in the prescribed format along with required documents, as per the Directives on Managing the Use of Social Media Networks (2080 B.S.). [2]
Reference:
[2] Directives for Managing the Use of Social Networks, 2023
This Company Turns Dashcams into ‘Virtual CCTV Cameras.’ Then Hackers Got In
This Company Turns Dashcams into ‘Virtual CCTV Cameras.’ Then Hackers Got In
A hacker has broken into Nexar, a popular dashcam company that pitches its users’ dashcams as “virtual CCTV cameras” around the world that other people can buy images from, and accessed a database of terabytes of video recordings taken from cameras in drivers’ cars. The videos obtained by the hacker and shared with 404 Media capture people clearly unaware that a third party may be watching or listening in. A parent in a car soothing a baby. A man whistling along to the radio. Another person on a Facetime call. One appears to show a driver heading towards the entrance of the CIA’s headquarters. Other images, which are publicly available in a map that Nexar publishes online, show drivers around sensitive Department of Defense locations.The hacker also found a list of companies and agencies that may have interacted with Nexar’s data business, which sells access to blurred images captured by the cameras and other related data. This can include monitoring the same location captured by Nexar’s cameras over time, and lets clients “explore the physical world and gain insights like never before,” and use its virtual CCTV cameras “to monitor specific points of interest,” according to Nexar’s website.
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A hacker has compromised Nexar, which turns peoples' cars into "virtual CCTV cameras" that organizations can then buy images from. The images include sensitive U.S. military and intelligence facilities.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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