CGNAT and initial seeding
If I create a new torrent, does CGNAT (carrier-grade network address translation) prevent me from being an initial seeder of that torrent? I've made test torrents before and noticed that none of them seemed to be downloadable. Seeding the test torrents on a VPS of mine with a public IP has surprisingly worked before.
I can download and upload in my torrent client just fine, so I know my ISP isn't (intentionally) blocking and firewalling torrents.
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Vile claim about Erika Kirk's hand signal sweeps internet in wake of Charlie Kirk memorial
Vile claim about Erika Kirk's hand signal sweeps internet in wake of Charlie Kirk memorial
Charlie Kirk 's grieving widow made a hand gesture while on stage beside President Donald Trump at his memorial.Laura Parnaby (Daily Mail)
While I agree with the overall premise, it's not a great article. The author just quotes facts while drawing no relevant conclusions or wrong conclusions.
The fact that there is fraud in Estonia, like any other country, is, I imagine, due to people being stupid. In my country most fraud cases are grandmas handing off their pensions to randos to help their grandchild escape prison or to help with a super secret government mission to catch thieves. Similar to the classic Nigerian prince schemes. Not once does the author mention how digital ID's are connected to fraud or how they enabled money laundering.
I hope that the author is just not that great of a writer and not malicious because throwing in scary statistics and names like Palantir without making any conclusion as to how digital ID's could exarcebate the problem, really feels like fearmongering.
Nevertheless, I quite liked the website design and the extensive quotation of sources.
Will do. Also rereading my first comment I realised that I was perhaps overly negative which was not at all my intention. Apologies.
While your here, I wanted to ask if I missed anything from the article or is my criticism valid?
[White House] Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization – The White House
Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United StatesThe White House
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President Sheinbaum Refers to israel Crimes in Gaza as "Genocide"
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6217252
For the first time, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has acknowledged that israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, this morning at her daily press conference. Previously when questioned during her Mañaneras del Pueblo, the morning press conferences she holds, she referred to it as a “war,” and used more neutral language, despite Mexico signing on to both the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court cases against israel in 2024.“We have supported, from President López Obrador and now all the complaints that have been presented together with the Chilean government regarding the situation in Gaza and the entire position, in agreement with the international community, is to stop this genocide in Gaza. That is our position,” she said.
“We want the genocide in Gaza to stop. There can be no aggression against the civilian population.”
“The first time that Mexico recognizes a Palestinian ambassador with all her rights is in our government,” the President added.
Mexico’s Ambassador to Colombia had attended the most recent Hague Group meeting where multiple countries, but had not joined in any of the actions other countries took against israel.
Over the weekend, a coalition of 300 trade unions initiated a campaign to pressure the Mexican government to take a proactive stance against the genocide, marching through Mexico City, and on Sunday evening, activists illuminated the Monument to the Revolution with a demand that President Claudia Sheinbaum condemn the genocide in Gaza, with projections stating that “neutrality was complicity,” and Mexico is with Palestine.
As a state signatory to the Genocide Convention, Mexico has obligations under international law to actively take measures to prevent and to punish the crime of genocide, including by enacting relevant legislation and punishing perpetrators, from public officials to private individuals, which could include multiple businesspeople who do business in Mexico, as well as IDF soldiers who vacation in the country. Mexico is also obligated to act to prevent genocide extraterritorially.
President Sheinbaum Finally Refers to israel Crimes in Gaza as "Genocide" - Mexico Solidarity Media
The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum made her remarks at her daily press conference this morning, one day before the opening of the United Nations' General Assembly, where the genocide is expected to be the major focus.Jay Watts (Mexico Solidarity Media)
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Imprese veloci ma inconsistenti, sempre su New Horizons! (Giorni 7-8)
Ieri sera, tra le mie tante inevitabili paturnie vitali, non ho avuto neanche un po' di tempo per giocare a New Horizons. L'ho comunque
Scifi that starts normal then goes cosmic
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Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century (results of governmental, environmental clean-up)
Swimming in the river used to be a key facet of Chicago life, but by the 1920s, sewage and industrial runoff had made the river unsafe to swim in. According to event organizers, official swim events in the Chicago River ended in 1926.
Event organizers said the Chicago River is now at its cleanest levels on record, the result of a concerted effort to clean up, improve wastewater management and push for stricter water-quality standards.
Maintaining the health of waterways in urban areas contributes to the public health and wellness of cities, and it reduces extreme heat risks from climate change, said Margaret Frisbie, executive director of Friends of the Chicago River.
The advocacy group, founded in 1979, has long worked to protect and restore the Chicago River, for example pushing for discharge from water treatment plants to be disinfected before being released into the river, Frisbie said.
Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century
About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for about 2,000 youths at the Salvation Army’s Kroc Cente…Casey He (Chicago Sun-Times)
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America's $100,000 talent tax vs China's free welcome mat
America's $100,000 talent tax vs China's free welcome mat - Asia Times
President Trump's decision to impose a US$100,000 annual fee on new H-1B visa applicants represents more than immigration policy—it's a strategicY Tony Yang (Asia Times)
I will brew this Friday. After deciding what I will do bit wild experiment with grape juice, cherries and some classic leftover ale. I will add only basic hops so the fruits came out bit stronger (SAAZ for flavour and some leftover bitter ones).
Tbh I never tried intentionally age beer that long usually it is some forgotten bottle found and I am bit surprised if it's good.
Chinese lab unveils moon brick maker for lunar facility construction
Chinese lab unveils moon brick maker for lunar facility construction
At the ongoing 2025 World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei in east China's Anhui Province, a Chinese space-tech lab has unveiled a lunar brick maker that turns moon dust into bricks.CGTN
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'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing'
'MAGA is a cult': Observers slam Charlie Kirk memorial as 'weird and embarrassing'
Political commentators and analysts on Sunday slammed the MAGA-led memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Robert Davis (Raw Story)
JUNO completed liquid filling and begins data taking
New type of detector enables deeper understanding of the universeThe underground “Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO)” near Jiangmen city in the Guangdong Province, which was prepared with the participation of researchers from the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), has successfully completed the filling of its 20,000 tons of liquid scintillator and begun data taking. After more than a decade of preparation and construction, JUNO is the first of a new generation of very large neutrino experiments to reach this stage. Initial trial operation and data taking show that key performance indicators met or exceeded design expectations, enabling JUNO to tackle one of this decade’s major open questions in particle physics: the ordering of neutrino masses—whether the third mass state (ν₃) is heavier than the second (ν₂).
Wall Street Journal Seeks Dismissal Of Donald Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein Report: “The Article Is True”
The Wall Street Journal, its parent company and Rupert Murdoch asked a federal judge to dismiss Donald Trump‘s $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the publication’s report on the president’s past connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
“The First Amendment’s protections for truthful speech are the backbone of the Constitution,” the Journal’s attorneys wrote in their motion.
The attorneys also challenged the notion the that the article could have damaged Trump’s reputation, noting that he had “publicly admitted to ‘locker room talk’ and has made numerous bawdy public statements,” as well as to his relationship with Epstein.
Wall Street Journal Seeks Dismissal Of Trump's Defamation Lawsuit
Trump sued the Journal over a report on a letter he allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein; he denies writing it.Ted Johnson (Deadline)
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Reddit Wants 'Deeper Integration' with Google in Exchange for Licensed AI Training Data - Slashdot
Reddit Wants 'Deeper Integration' with Google in Exchange for Licensed AI Training Data - Slashdot
Reddit's content became AI training data last year when Google signed a $60 million-per-year licensing agreement.tech.slashdot.org
A Cry for Help from Northern Gaza
Hello, my name is Ihab, speaking to you from northern Gaza. I have lost everything in this war. I no longer have a home or a safe place to protect my family. The bombings continue above our heads, and the sound of the drones terrifies the children. They go to sleep hungry, while I struggle without enough money to move south because of the skyrocketing prices.
With even a small donation, you can help save our lives. Please, I beg you — help us.
Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show’s Controversial Suspension
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/22300167
The ABC late-night host is returning to broadcast on Tuesday following a brief-but-monumental suspension that sparked a national debate over the Trump Administration’s pressure tactics and the modern limits and consequences of free speech.“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” ABC parent The Walt Disney Company said in a statement Monday. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”
Behind the scenes, sources says Kimmel wasn’t planning to apologize on that night’s show and instead was going to defend his original comments as being taken out of context and “grossly mischaracterized” by MAGA, which Disney brass thought would only inflame the situation. Disney/ABC then announced Jimmy Kimmel Live! was “suspended indefinitely.” On Thursday, a follow-up meeting between Kimmel and Disney execs reportedly ended in a stalemate with Kimmel sticking to his stated plan of unapologetically defending himself.Despite Kimmel’s return, it is not immediately clear if his show will be available across the entire country. Sinclair, for its part, had said that it would not go back to running Kimmel’s show on its stations until the late night host apologized for his comments, met with Sinclair representatives, and made a donation to Turning Point, the organization that Kirk founded. Sinclair, it should be noted, owns the ABC station in the Washington D.C. metro area, among other markets.
Nexstar, similarly, could also choose to continue to preempt the show, though of course it wiould still be accessible online across the country after it runs on ABC.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Returning Tuesday as ABC Lifts Suspension
The Walt Disney company in a new statement says the move was made "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country."James Hibberd (The Hollywood Reporter)
pagina di startaggio fatta dall’ia per risolvere la pigrizia di android e la casa rotta (startpage HTML5 custom creata per webapp su mobile)
Come mi lamentai “qualche tempo fa” (e minchia, è passato già un mese…), dovrei inventarmi qualcosa per ovviare allo strano bug di Android per cui i collegamenti alle webapp e ai siti spariscono dal launcher. E beh, avendo provato varie hack, ma tutte invano, l’unica vera opzione sarebbe farmi un’appina WebView per contenere almeno tutte […]
Jimmy Kimmel Returning to ABC After Grassroots Campaign Decrying His Suspension
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returns after suspension sparked fears of censorship.
Jimmy Kimmel Returning to ABC After Grassroots Campaign Decrying His Suspension
"We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday," said Disney.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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Jimmy Kimmel to return to air as Disney announces shock reversal
Jimmy Kimmel to return to air as Disney announces shock reversal
Disney is reportedly bringing Jimmy Kimmel's show back to air Tuesday night, according to reports on Monday.Nicole Charky-Chami (Raw Story)
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The tactics of colonialism
Concerning Violence Documentary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Concerning Violence is a bold and fresh visual narrative from Africa based on archive material from Swedish documentaries 1966-1987 covering the most daring...Internet Archive
Stomaco in subbuglio per l'interrogazione? La scienza ha una risposta sorprendente
Ammettetelo, è successo a tutti: lo stomaco in subbuglio prima di un'interrogazione o di una gara sportiva. Quella sensazione fastidiosa, che in tanti chiamano ansia. Ma se ti dicessimo che a piccole dosi, questo stato è il tuo più grande alleato? Strano, vero? Eppure è così, e a dirlo non è una teoria, ma la scienza stessa.
Il tuo corpo ha un meccanismo segreto, un "carburante" extra che ti spinge a dare il meglio di te. Scopri come trasformare la tensione in un superpotere e imparare a gestirla per affrontare ogni sfida, grande o piccola che sia.
Scuola- Benessere tra i banchi: lo Stress Non è (sempre) il Tuo Nemico: una guida per gestirlo in modo costruttivo (5)
Ammettetelo, è successo a tutti. Mentre il prof o la prof scorreva l'elenco per l'interrogazione, lo stomaco si è trasformato in un frullatore, con gorgoglii strani, la gola che si stringeva e un'agit...newsmadeinitaly.it
Per una campagna di gioco di ruolo desincronizzata (cioè dove i giocatori scrivono i loro turni quando possono), le caratteristiche più utili sono:
- Post lunghi o thread – per descrivere azioni, ambientazioni e risultati senza dover spezzare il contenuto in più messaggi.
- Reazioni/emoji – per votare rapidamente decisioni o indicare approvazione/rifiuto.
- Privacy e controllo degli accessi – per mantenere la campagna riservata a un gruppo ristretto di giocatori.
- Possibilità di usare bot o script ActivityPub – per automatizzare tiri di dado, generare NPC, tenere traccia di statistiche, ecc.
- Facilità di ricerca tramite hashtag o tag – così tutti possono ritrovare facilmente i turni precedenti.
Le piattaforme del Fediverse che meglio soddisfano questi requisiti
| Piattaforma | Pro | Contro | Perché è adatta a una campagna RPG desincronizzata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastodon | • Grande base di utenti, quindi facile trovare un’istanza già pronta. • Thread (risposte annidate) ben supportati. • Reazioni emoji native. • Possibilità di creare “gruppi” (lista privata) o utilizzare account protetti. | • Limite di caratteri (500 caratteri) può richiedere più post per descrizioni lunghe. • Alcune istanze limitano l’uso di bot. | Ideale se vuoi una piattaforma familiare e con buona visibilità. Puoi aggirare il limite di caratteri usando thread o note collegate. |
| Misskey | • Post molto più lunghi (fino a 10 000 caratteri). • Reazioni personalizzabili e “poll” integrate. • Supporto nativo per “note” con citazioni e thread complessi. • Bot e webhook facili da integrare. | • Comunità più piccola rispetto a Mastodon, quindi potresti dover scegliere un’istanza più tecnica. • Interfaccia meno uniforme tra le varie istanze. | Perfetta se desideri descrizioni dettagliate in un unico post e vuoi sfruttare reazioni/poll per decisioni rapide. |
| Pleroma | • Leggerissima, quindi può essere ospitata su server poco potenti. • Limite di caratteri configurabile (spesso 500‑1000). • Supporta bot ActivityPub e webhook. | • Meno funzionalità “out‑of‑the‑box” rispetto a Mastodon/Misskey (es. poll meno integrati). | Ottima se vuoi un’istanza auto‑ospitata con pieno controllo su limiti di caratteri e privacy. |
| Hubzilla | • “Channels” con permessi granulari (pubblico, privato, gruppi). • Supporto nativo per wiki e pagine statiche – utile per tenere un “log” della campagna. • Bot e integrazioni via “Zap” (webhooks). | • Interfaccia più datata, curva di apprendimento più ripida. • Minor diffusione rispetto a Mastodon/Misskey. | Ideale se vuoi combinare micro‑post con documenti più strutturati (wiki) all’interno della stessa piattaforma. |
| Friendica | • Ottimo per collegare più reti (Fediverse, Diaspora, ecc.). • Permessi avanzati per gruppi e album foto. | • UI meno moderna, meno supporto per bot rispetto a Misskey. | Buona scelta se desideri una campagna che interagisca anche con altre reti sociali. |
Consigli pratici per avviare la campagna
- Scegli un’istanza privata o crea la tua
- Se la privacy è importante, opta per un’istanza che permetta account “protetti” o “solo follower”.
- Creare la tua istanza (ad es. su un VPS) ti dà il controllo totale su chi può registrarsi e su quali plugin/bot abilitare.
- Definisci una convenzione di hashtag
- Usa un tag unico, ad esempio
#RPGCampagnaX, per raggruppare tutti i turni. - Puoi aggiungere sotto‑tag come
#TurnoGiocatoreAo#EventoCritico.
- Usa un tag unico, ad esempio
- Integra un bot per i tiri di dado
- Molti bot ActivityPub (es. DiceRoller, RPG‑Bot) rispondono a comandi tipo
!roll 2d6+3. - Su Misskey o Mastodon è semplice aggiungere il bot come “followed account” e menzionarlo nei post.
- Molti bot ActivityPub (es. DiceRoller, RPG‑Bot) rispondono a comandi tipo
- Usa le reazioni per decisioni rapide
- Un semplice “👍” può significare “approvo”, “👎” “rifiuto”, “🤔” “chiedo chiarimenti”.
- In Misskey puoi persino creare reazioni personalizzate (es. un dado).
- Mantieni un “log” centrale
- Sulla stessa piattaforma, crea un post “pinned” o una pagina wiki (su Hubzilla) che riepiloga gli eventi principali, i personaggi e le regole della campagna.
- Aggiorna il log periodicamente per facilitare la consultazione dei nuovi giocatori.
La mia raccomandazione
- Misskey è la scelta più comoda se vuoi massima flessibilità di testo e reazioni personalizzate: i post lunghi riducono la necessità di thread multipli, le emoji reagiscono subito alle decisioni, e i bot sono facili da integrare.
- Mastodon è ideale se preferisci una piattaforma più diffusa e familiare, con una grande comunità e buone opzioni di privacy (account protetti).
- Se desideri controllo totale su configurazione, privacy e risorse di sistema, una istanza auto‑ospitata di Pleroma o Hubzilla ti permette di modellare l’ambiente esattamente come lo desideri.
Buon divertimento con la tua campagna RPG desincronizzata! Se hai bisogno di aiuto per configurare un bot dice‑roll o per scegliere un’istanza specifica, fammi sapere.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Latest podcast episode is up in which we repeatedly fail to wrap our tongues around the various place, people and concept names in one of the most ground breaking Sci Fi novels ever written. Sorry Ursula.
You can get it at source here, on the Fediverse via PeerTube here or any one of the seemingly infinite number of places that syndicate podcasts here.
No sponsors, no ads, just talk.
The Devil's Library: Episode 4 - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
In this episode, Ligeia, Lithos, Pike and Leraje discuss Ursula K Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness.thedevilslibrary.libsyn.com
🍹 Log Out @ Bologna
Giovedì 22 Settembre torna il Log Out!
Log Out è il ritrovo dei Tech Worker che dopo il lavoro vogliono incontrarsi. Un incontro informale davanti ad una birra, un cocktail o una bibita per scaricare la stanchezza della giornata di lavoro. Un'occasione per socializzare, conoscersi, parlare del nostro lavoro e come organizzarci nei prossimi mesi!
Unisciti al gruppo Telegram!
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why would my privacy settings mess with this?
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Screenshot of a pop-up. It reads:
Color Inaccuracies Detected.
We have detected that your browser may have issues with color accuracy.
You may notice subtle visual noise and incorrect colors appear in your skins.
This issue is usually caused by anti-fingerprinting privacy settings in your browser.
Learn how to fix [with a hyperlink to a help page]
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this screenshot was taken on Miners Need Cooler Shoes
does anyone know what would cause this precisely? why would anti-fingerprinting mess with the colors i use to edit an image in the browser?
i'd be tempted to brush this off as the website being malicious and lying to get me to deactivate fingerprinting protection, but the website is fully open-source and what they describe happened to me on Piskel (a pixel art editor, which would constantly mess up my colors in subtle but annoying ways)
Piskel - Free online sprite editor
Piskel, free online sprite editor. A simple web-based tool for Spriting and Pixel art. Create pixel art, game sprites and animated GIFs. Free and open-source.www.piskelapp.com
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because a) your browser does not send anymore which color scheme you prefer and b) probably sets a single keymap or language setting that affect websites that try to grab your keys.
add the proxmox domain to the whitelist and it will be better. there's a pref for it that I can't recall now but mayne it can be configured in this menu too: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/f…
let me know if it didn't fix it and I'll look up the pref
Firefox's protection against fingerprinting | Firefox Help
Fingerprinting Protection in Firefox protects you from websites that try to identify you based on a set of unique characteristics.support.mozilla.org
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The US government is taking a second stab at breaking up Google
Starting Monday, the US government will get another crack at convincing a federal judge to break up Google, after a different judge decided to keep it intact despite finding it to be a monopolist.
Lawyers for Google and the Justice Department will return to a federal courthouse in Alexandria, VA for a roughly two-week trial about how to restore competition to the advertising technology markets that Google illegally monopolized. It comes just weeks after DC District Court Judge Amit Mehta — who issued a historic ruling deeming Google a monopoly in online search — delivered his prescription for restoring competition to the online search market. Mehta’s ruling stopped far short of the government’s major asks to remedy Google’s harm, including denying a requested sale of Google’s Chrome browser, and letting the company keep paying for prime distribution on spots on browsers and phones.
The US government is taking a second stab at breaking up Google
The Justice Department will argue in a Virginia courthouse that Google’s ad tech monopoly should be broken up.Lauren Feiner (The Verge)
Democrats silent as Republicans seem galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial
The christofascists, like the GOP before them, have really honed in on "When did you stop beating your wife?" setups to silence discussion. Add in projection and a Democratic party that stands for nothing of use to voters, and it's an impossible position, especially given what media ownership looks like now and shit-stirrers champing at the bit to attack anyone who speaks ill of a bigot.
Both parties are dead. The GOP went Nazi cult of personality that allows no diversity of ideas, and the Dems rushed to fill the conservative void. Biden had some amazing successes with the BIL and IRA (both of which benefited rural areas more than cities), but he's remembered for a single awful debate performance.
We need something -- anything -- to the left of Thatcher, and the moneyed class simply won't let that happen. So long as the Nazis can play the "moral high ground" card effectively to enough people by completely perverting the teaching of Jesus as "Christian," I don't know what can be done.
"Hate thy neighbour" is now Gospel, straight from Trump's mouth. And they've brainwashed people into thinking the main point of the New Testament is retribution. If we get out of this hole by some miracle, it's going to take a couple of generations to get back to reasonable discourse with the backdrop of a world increasingly becoming unlivable.
Anyway, thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Democrats maintained a wary silence on Monday as Donald Trump’s Republican party appeared galvanised by a memorial service for the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk that was part religious revival, part political rally.Nearly 100,000 people filled an American football stadium and overflow arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday to pay tribute to Kirk, according to his his organisation Turning Point USA. The 31-year-old staunch Trump ally was shot dead on 10 September.
The service was a show of force that blended politics with relihad gion, putting Christian nationalism at the heart of Trump’s “Make America great again” (Maga) movement. It also cast Kirk as a martyr who could be a rallying point in future elections. “Today is the day democrats lost 2028,” posted Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Republican senator John McCain.
Kirk’s widow, Erika, earned widespread praise for a tearful address in which she said she forgives the man charged with her husband’s killing. She told the crowd: “My husband, Charlie, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life. I forgive him.”
Providing just enough veneer from a single speaker to pretend this event had anything approaching conservative values.
Democrats silent as Republicans seem galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial
Democrats trod carefully in responding to event attended by nearly 100,000 that blended politics with religionDavid Smith (The Guardian)
DeCSS Gallery - a collection of DVD DRM algorithm (non-)implementations
Found this while surfing the webz, thought you might it as interesting and amusing as I did. Hopefully it's not too OT.
It's a mix of piracy history, code golfing, free speech activism, art, digital community, and general ingenuity that ends up being a critique of digital copyright under the DMCA. Also found the quote at the end of the table to be sadly still very relevant.
As long as I am mayor of this city [Jersey City, New Jersey] the great industries are secure. We hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words I say to myself, That man is a Red, that man is a Communist. You never hear a real American talk like that.
-- Frank "I am the law" Hague (1896-1956)
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Acosta stands by Epstein’s ‘sweetheart deal’ during congressional hearing
They said the former FIU law professor said Epstein’s victims weren’t credible — and that he didn’t believe that their stories of sexual assault would lead to a successful federal prosecution.
Acosta “essentially said he didn’t have faith in the victims, their stories and their ability to tell their own story and their own testimony, which is deeply disturbing to all of us sitting in there,” said Rep. Maxwell Frost during the break.
They said they also found it disturbing that, even in hindsight, Acosta would not admit that mistakes were made and was not apologetic about how his actions led to other victims being abused by Epstein.
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Democrats silent as Republicans seem galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial
Democrats silent as Republicans seem galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial
Democrats trod carefully in responding to event attended by nearly 100,000 that blended politics with religionDavid Smith (The Guardian)
It's always sad to see promising FOSS projects taint their image with deplorable political views or behaviour (Hyprland, GNU, GrapheneOS, probably some others). Although I believe in freedom of opinion, I draw the line on inciting violence and hatred against minorities.
Also, I can't fathom why he would still use Xitter, when so many better alternatives exist?
California bans most law enforcement including ICE from wearing masks
California’s governor has signed a bill to ban local and federal law enforcement officers, including with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from wearing face masks while on duty.
The ban, which comes into effect on 1 January 2026, is part of a series of bills that aims to protect residents from what Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has called “secret police” roaming the streets.
US Attorney Bill Essayli, a Trump appointee, said California “has no jurisdiction over the federal government”, adding the law has “no effect on our operations” and agents “will continue to protect their identities”.
The ban is in response to federal agents wearing masks during Los Angeles immigration raids.
The law makes exceptions for undercover agents, masks used to protect against disease or wildfires, and tactical gear.
California bans most law enforcement including ICE from wearing masks
Law enforcement officials will also be required to identify themselves while conducting duties by both name and badge number.Emma Rossiter (BBC News)
Sciopero generale per la Palestina, manifestazioni in 76 città italiane il 22 settembre
Il 22 settembre 2025 l’Italia si è fermata per lo sciopero generale nazionale indetto in solidarietà con Gaza e la popolazione palestinese. In 76 città si sono svolte manifestazioni, cortei e blocchi che hanno coinvolto decine di migliaia di persone, chiedendo il cessate il fuoco immediato a Gaza e lo stop alle forniture di armi a Israele.
LEGGI TUTTO: Sciopero generale per la Palestina, manifestazioni in 76 città italiane il 22 settembre
Sciopero per la Palestina: manifestazioni in 76 città italiane
Il 22 settembre 2025 oltre 76 città italiane hanno ospitato manifestazioni per la Palestina: da Roma a Napoli, migliaia in sciopero per Gaza.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
While praising Charlie Kirk’s commitment to free speech, Texas leaders move to punish students celebrating his death
In 2017, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned violent, a Texas man put out a press release: “TODAY CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW TEXAS A&M.” Alt-right speaker Richard Spencer signed on to speak at the rally in College Station, before the university cancelled it, citing safety concerns.
This decision came at a time when universities, in Texas and nationally, were facing significant blowback for restricting or cancelling appearances by conservative speakers, fueling a narrative that right-leaning voices were being unfairly silenced.
This outrage made its way to the Texas Legislature, which in 2019 passed a bill requiring that all outdoor spaces on university campuses be designated as open forums for public speech, and prohibiting universities from considering anticipated controversy when deciding whether to allow a speaker on campus.
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When protests broke out on college campuses nationwide over the war in Gaza in 2024, the president of the University of Texas at Austin called in the state police to quell the largest protests, drawing praise from Republican state leaders.
In response, lawmakers rolled back some of the protections enshrined in 2019. A new law, approved by the Legislature and signed by Abbott in June, restricts who can protest on campus and when, barring the use of amplification devices during class hours or expressive activity at night or at the end of the semester.
FIRE sued over the new law earlier this month, saying it’s overly broad and would have unintended consequences. It could be used to punish students for doing things like playing music, worshipping, wearing a Make America Great Again Hat or writing an op-ed during the nighttime hours, FIRE said in statements.
“It's human nature to say, I don't like this speech, let's find a way to stop it,” Steinbaugh said. “That is why the First Amendment is such an important limitation on government power, because it recognizes … if each of us gets to say, ‘you don't get to speak,’ then pretty much no speech will be saved.”
Charlie Kirk killing leads to free speech campus crackdowns
Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk’s death. Legal experts say the student’s speech is likely constitutionally protected.Eleanor Klibanoff (The Texas Tribune)
need a simple sketching software for linux desktop (with real world dimensions)
Is there any simple vector drawing application that can let me make rough sketches with arbitrary units?
For example, I want to be able to draw a rectangle that is exactly 2'6 x 12".
If I scale it by 50% it should be 15" x 6". I want to be able to measure distances. I don't want to keep track of a scale/conversion/ratio in my head, that's a perfect job for computer.
In the old Sketchup software (RIP) you could type the measurements in while drawing or manipulating objects. It was extremely fast and intuitive. I don't need 3d modelling; it was just a great UI.
All I can find is CAD and it is way overkill. Not gonna design a cotton gin or a circuit board. I just want to make a simple floor plan to see if the furniture would fit the way I want to arrange it. Or estimate material requirements for projects.
Desired features: Layers, customizable/smart keyboard shortcuts, colors, rectangle circle lines, transform/scale/skew/rotate, group/lock objects, rulers grids guide snapping.
anything?
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Take a look at Draw.io. It has an online mode, but also binary downloads for most operating systems (with everything saved locally).
I agree on your assessment of SketchUp - the old 2017 binary is still my go-to for woodworking design, even if it is a Windows install.
Can't think of any better designed and built software package I ever used than sketchup desktop. I wasted soooo much time making needlessly detailed 3d renderings of things around me. I sort of specifically dont want anything that good because it was way too engaging and a real time sink. So fun though. I miss it.
Its criminal to throw that much good code in the trash. If the companies don't want it it should revert to worker control or go to an archive/conservation organization. Another great product destroyed by capitalism.
I now need the try the various viable programs that have been recommended.
Your Favorite Songs Are Wall Street’s Latest Investment
The growing popularity of the “Bowie” bond — a security backed by royalties — may sound strange, but it’s nothing new. In treating songs like annuities, capitalists prove once again that nothing is too sacred, or silly, to be commodified.
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Dua Lipa fires agent over his purported support for Israel’s war in Gaza
Dua Lipa fires agent over his purported support for Israel’s war in Gaza
According to The Mail on Sunday report, the British pop star fired her agent due to her own pro-Palestinian stance.Edna Mohamed (Al Jazeera)
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404 Media are suing ICE over $2 million spyware contract
404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.On Monday 404 Media filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding the agency publish its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware that can remotely break into mobile phones without the target even clicking a link. The sale of the spyware to ICE has activists and lawmakers deeply concerned about what the agency, which continues to push the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort, may use the technology for. The contract and related documents 404 Media is suing for may provide more information on what ICE intends to do with the spyware.
“404 Media has asked ICE to disclose agency records relating to its contract with a company known for its powerful spyware tool whose potential use in the agency’s ongoing mass-deportation campaign has prompted lawmakers, civil liberties organizations, and immigration groups to express deep concerns over potential civil rights abuses,” the lawsuit says.
404 Media first filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with ICE for documents related to its Paragon purchase in September 2024. Under the law, agencies are required to provide a response within 20 days, or provide an explanation of why they need more time. ICE acknowledged receipt of the request in September 2024, but has not since replied to any follow up inquiries. 404 Media then filed the lawsuit.
State of Play, DOJ Edition
Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section has gone from 36 “experienced attorneys assigned full-time to investigate corrupt politicians and police officers” to two. That’s two as in double of one. The departures are a mix of firings, pressured or forced resignations, resignations on principle and reassignments.
State of Play, DOJ Edition
Over the weekend we had a confluence of three stories which together illustrate where the federal government is eight months into the second Trump…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
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Canale 5 cambia il palinsesto: Buongiorno, Mamma! 3 passa al martedì, Io Canto Family al mercoledì
Dopo i debutti sottotono della nuova stagione televisiva, Mediaset corre subito ai ripari. Da questa settimana, il palinsesto di Canale 5 cambia: la fiction Buongiorno, Mamma! 3 con Raoul Bova anticipa al martedì, mentre lo show musicale Io Canto Family condotto da Michelle Hunziker slitta al mercoledì.
SCOPRI IL NUOVO PALINSESTO: Canale 5 cambia il palinsesto: Buongiorno, Mamma! 3 passa al martedì, Io Canto Family al mercoledì
Canale 5 cambia il palinsesto: Buongiorno Mamma al martedì, Io Canto Family al mercoledì
Mediaset cambia il palinsesto: Buongiorno, Mamma! 3 con Raoul Bova passa al martedì, Io Canto Family al mercoledì. Ecco le nuove date.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
Belas Manifestações, Pelegos Não Acreditam No Povo, Reforma Administrativa e Cadê a Turma Nova?
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Scam Warning: there's a false-flag crypto coin scam campain on GitHub right now
Git Coin Community SPAM · community · Discussion #174283
Discussion Type Product Feedback Discussion Content It seems that Github is now being used as a crypto spamming vehicle. Couldn't this be mitigated by throttling Issue creation?GitHub
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in reply to Lemuria • • •Unless they let you do some kind of port forwarding, or you tunnel your traffic over a VPN that allows port forwarding, not possible.
I suppose you could also add an http source to the torrent, or set up a seedbox somewhere and preload the content, either by direct upload or by manually adding the seedbox as a peer.
Brickfrog
in reply to Lemuria • • •It's not ideal, you won't be able to seed/upload to any other firewalled (non port forwarded) peers.
But technically any connectable (port forwarded) peers connecting to you will still be able to download from you, so you'd still be able to seed in that sense. That does mean you're only initial seeding to peers that have their own ports open/forwarded.
Yup that would work fine, you can participate in torrent swarms that contain other connectable peers and that's usually how most torrent swarms are. You'll probably have trouble with the random low seed torrents e.g. a torrent with one lone seed who also has no ports open, that seed won't be able to send you any torrent data.
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Linearity
in reply to Lemuria • • •I know my answer is not what you’re looking for but the other two comments should suffice so
Consider IPv6 if possible
Lemuria
in reply to Linearity • • •I am actively considering IPv6. But I don't have it yet. Now I'm just waiting for my ISP to consider it 😀
Fuck ISPs that insist on keeping you stuck in CGNAT jail without a routable IPV6 prefix!
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ominous ocelot
in reply to Lemuria • • •If your box isn't globally addressable (because of NAT), your box can't be connected to. It works one way only, from the inside out - because the NAT-router keeps track of the connections your box makes to globally addressable hosts and forwards reply packages back to your box.
You could use IPv6 which because of the vast amounts of ipv6-addresses, eliminates the need for NAT. Or you could use a VPN or a tunneling service which gives you a dedicated IP. Or port forwarding from a globally addressable host. Either self hosted or as a service. Switch to an ISP which doesn't do CGNAT.
In short: ipv6 is easiest.😀
Edit: does anybody know if a non addressable seed box gets info about interested and globally addressable peers somehow (either tracker or tracker-less) so it can initiate a TCP connection to those peers? Are there resources to read up in that topic?