These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For
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Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.By Will Bredderman
09/26/2025 05:55 AM EDT
These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For
Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.By Will Bredderman
09/26/2025 05:55 AM EDT
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These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For
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Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.By Will Bredderman
09/26/2025 05:55 AM EDT
These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For
Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.By Will Bredderman
09/26/2025 05:55 AM EDT
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These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For
Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.
By Will Bredderman
09/26/2025 05:55 AM EDT
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George and Gayatri Galloway latest to be detained under counter-terror laws
George and Gayatri Galloway detained under counter-terror laws
George and Gayatri Galloway join a growing list of pro-Palestine, anti-Zionist voices that the state has targetedSteve Topple (The Canary)
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My detailed de-google journey: Why and what I replaced with
I thought I would post my own journey to de-googling with challenges and wins along the way. I realise that this is a de-google community however I will also be mentioning some other replacements too. Hope this helps anyone but let me know if I can help answer any questions or discuss anything.
Why I de-googled?
Google has strayed away from its own rule of "don't be evil" particularly in the past few years. To be fair, its not just Google, its all big US companies that dominates the market including Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia etc. This has happened for many reasons but one of them is because Trump has shown them that it is OK to break any laws/rules/ethical boundaries to dominate. All the "China is evil" talk had nothing major to do with security grounds, it was to eat the competition which ruined the market for consumers (and no I'm not Chinese or Asian). Anyways back to Google...
- Google products makes 0 sense to me: You pay for a product for example Pixel 10 which costs over $1000 but then they collect EVERY SHRED OF data they can about you and sell that to third parties. So the main money they make from you is actually your data as well as taking the $1000 you paid. Where are the days of paying for a product which becomes yours and does exactly what you want it to do?
- Monopoly and anti-competition: Constantly trying to kill any competition it can rather than embracing and appreciating a diverse tech ecosystem.
- Many Google services are "walled gardens"
- Government Surveillance Concerns
- Location Tracking Controversies: Even with location history turned off, Google has been found to track user locations
- Running controversial projects (ex Project Maven)
- Little innovation: If i ignore all of the above, have you ever noticed that their products have barely changed in years (Google Drive, Keep, Mail, Maps)? This is because they are no longer about technical-innovation but rather chasing money only.
The list goes on and on.
What Products have I replaced?
I think sometimes companies forget that CUSTOMERS are the ones who drive their business, Disney certainly got reminded of that when people started cancelling their memberships after the Kimmel fiasco. Luckily, massive thanks to companies who noticed this early and started creating alternative products and many of them are even open-source (these developers are the true legends that I respect).
Here are some of the products that I have replaced in my life over the past 2 months:
Google Drive > Filen + Ente Photos
Luckily I chose not to tie myself into Google Photos because I didnt like the tie-in from the start, all photos were just in the Drive folder. I chose to go with both Ente Photos and Filen for images/documents etc.
Why Ente photos? In my opinion they are a little overpriced but they seem to have the most complete feature set for photos like great zero knowledge, AI detection, maps, facial recognition etc and best of all it all happens locally. My photos total less than 100GB currently but in the future I will have to be careful about going over my 200GB limit. IMO 1TB option is far too expensive (I would rather switch to Immich self hosted at that point).
Cons:
- Super annoying not to have 2-way sync in Ente. They try to force you to treat Ente as the source of truth for your photos. I got around this issue though by: Watching folders locally and always editing/deleting/adding new photos locally on PC. I never make edits on Ente. If i take a photo on phone, i upload them into a "Ente upload" folder, pull those down and then copy them manually into the relevant watched folder.
Why Filen? You can easily get around 50GB by referrals which is very likely enough for documents and other files. However all other Filen options are so well priced particularly for zero knowledge encryption. I also LOVE how they did the drive mounting for all operating system with a nice dropdown to select: 2way sync, 1 way backup etc.
I will likely create another post detailing all the providers I compared in this space. I downloaded and tinkered with all of them!
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Google Docs + Keep > Notion
Notion wont be my final stop however this is where some of my docs already existed so i just moved more non-private files into it. Eventually I would like to explore Obsidian more and convert doc files into MD files in Filen (particularly the private ones).
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Google Maps > Organic Maps + Magic Earth for driving
This is probably going to be my biggest pain future point. This is still early days but when Im making small trips nearby, I am trialling both apps.
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Google Youtube> 🥲
This is also a pain point, I have tried PeerTube however it is quite lacking aside from good privacy video guides.
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Gmail, Contacts & Google Calendar> Mailbox .org
I tried many different email providers including Proton Mail, Tuta, Posteo but settled on Mailbox. Mailbox has recently updated their UI and it looks fantastic. They are a green provider, allow for very generous aliases number (and custom alias unlike Posteo). Their calendar and contacts are also fantastic and worked VERY well with Thunderbird. I found their instructions excellent to set everything up too.
Why didnt I choose encryption here like Proton/Tuta? It came down to my personal needs. What I care about the most here is that Google is NOT selling my email data. Germany has strict privacy laws, they would have to jump through alot of court hoops to gain access to my data (useless) and this would only be if I was of interest to them. If encryption is important to you, this probably isnt an option.
Again, I can do a detailed comparison of email providers in another post.
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Google Gemini > Mistral and Duck AI
To be fair, I never really used Gemini too much so this was an easy choice. I do still find myself still using ChatGPT sometimes too.
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Browser and Search Engine > Firefox and DuckDuckGo/Brave Search
I have been a loyal Firefox user since version 3 so this was easy (however I also use Vivaldi and respect their CEO for nice down to earth comments and being anti-AI in certain products). I opted for a combination of DuckGo and Brave because sometimes one is better than the other for results. Using both doesnt bother me. I really havent missed Google search and their AI that they FORCE down my neck...
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Google Authentication > 2FAS auth
I chose 2FAS because it has a browser plugin to get the codes.
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Google Lens > Flora Incognita
I thought about what I am really using Google Lens for and it turned it it was mostly to identify plants/trees etc so I tried Flora Incognita instead and its really excellent! I have hardly used Google Lens since installing this app.
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Google Translate > DeepL
This replacement has been working very well however I do admit that I miss instant translations without having to take the photo.
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Google Pass > KeePass> Bitwarden
Bitwarden is solid.
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Google Pay > Garmin Watch Pay
When you pay with Google Pay, Google collects transaction details like merchant, amount, time, and payment method, linking you to your account to provide services and refine its advertising profile.
Garmin Pay collects a minimal payment token and transaction details needed to process the purchase, without linking you to a broader advertising/data profile.
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Google Play Store > Fdroid + Aurora store
I really love Fdroid - so much love and respect to the open source community! Aurora is also great and keeps downloads anonymous. You dont have to worry too much about moving to a new phone too because you can export.
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Facebook, Instagram etc. > 🗑️
I have been using Facebook (more than Instagram) for so long because I found it easy to get my news, keep in touch with friends overseas, interests etc. However their algorithms recently have gone mental, they are pushing more hate/far right propaganda recently and dont get me started on selling data here...
I made a really hard decision to close both accounts. I have been facebook free for 2 weeks though and somehow Im still alive... Instead, Im using Lemmy (WHICH IM LOVING!) and doing a thing called: Going outdoors/travelling more - The graphics outside are amazing.
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Windows > Linux Fedora KDE
Im not a complete newbie to Linux but I have been on Windows for over 20 years now. When I was on holiday, I forced myself to use Fedora on a Lenovo Slim 7i (trackpad use - no mouse). Fedora is the one that worked the best perfectly out of the box (Ubuntu was second choice, others like Debian had alot of issues like Audio drivers). KDE vs Gnome, honestly I enjoy both but I chose KDE because I love the customisation.
Main cons: (again needs a seperate post)
- Maps tracking in the browser just wouldnt work accurately which made planning trips from my current location quite tricky. I had to really mess around with alot of things to finally get it working (some of the time).
- The window focus drove me nuts - This is a Wayland security addition which prevents window stealing so when you click on a link in VSCode, it wont bring Firefox into focus. You might think this isnt a big deal but you would be suprised how ANNOYING this can be when you end up with 20 links in Firefox that you forgot you clicked on. I did get around this by writing a KDE script.
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Android phone
I have recently installed LineageOS with MicroG on my old Samsung S10e which was a headache but it was worth the effort. It's actually FREEKING AWESOME!!! Im really jelous of it when I have a newer phone... Im going to be trying out more apps but so far its doing absolutely everything I need (including maps working flawlessly).
I would kill for a phone replacement to Google's ecosystem, there is fairphone 6 (/e/os) however its specs are just too low for the cost and this is because of the greener aspect of the phone. There is a great market space right here for more privacy phones.
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VPN > Windscribe
I like Windscribes humour and they gave me a generous amount of data when I signed up in the early days.
Conclusion
Honestly, it is much easier to replace Google products than you think but THERE IS A ROAD to go down to compare products to see what works best for you. I would recommend doing it one at a time so its not overwhelming (with a checklist). The most important thing is that it has not only been an educational experience but also a very fun rewarding one! I am looking forward to doing more in self-hosting in the future too.
I think I'm misunderstanding something about snapshots on fedora
Just installed fedora to replace windows 10. I've used mint and ubuntu as a general purpose os in the past but it's been a few years and I was never a power user, just learned what I needed as I went.
I remember it being important to use timeshift to safeguard against breaking something with updates, but it seems like timeshift doesn't work on fedora. Rather, you can get it to work on fedora but it's not supported. The thing that is confusing me is, searching for a way to do snapshots on fedora, I haven't really found what I expected? There's nothing I can see in software or flathub, timeshift or the alternatives mentioned on forums. I'm think I'm going to proceed with figuring out snapper using btrfs assistant as a gui...
But, given that I remember timeshift being basically recommended all the time to everyone when I used to use linux, I can't find anyone all that interested in using snapshots with fedora. Is it not necessary with fedora? Does fedora somehow handle that already? I can make do with the information I can find, but I'm wondering why there is so little information about it at all. I can't really find anything that suggests it's important to make snapshots. Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places? Can someone help me understand this better?
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It isn't your imagination: Google Cloud is flooding the zone
Aside from Alphabet’s own forays into AI, they’re also selling pickaxes to most other AI prospectors.
It’s a story deSouza likes to tell in numbers. In a conversation with this editor, he notes several times that nine out of the top 10 AI labs use Google’s infrastructure. He also says that nearly all generative AI unicorns run on Google Cloud, that 60% of all GenAI startups worldwide have chosen Google as their cloud provider, and that the company has lined up $58 billion in new revenue commitments over the next two years, which represents more than double its current annual run rate.Asked what percentage of Google Cloud’s revenue comes from AI companies, he offers instead that “AI is resetting the cloud market, and Google Cloud is leading the way, especially with startups.”
The strategy extends beyond simple customer acquisition. Google offers AI startups $350,000 in cloud credits, access to its technical teams, and go-to-market support through its marketplace. Google Cloud also provides what deSouza describes as a “no compromise” AI stack — from chips to models to applications — with an “open ethos” that gives customers choice at every layer.
The approach reflects both opportunity and necessity. In a market where companies can go “from being a startup to being a multibillion-dollar company in a very short period of time,” as deSouza puts it, capturing future unicorns before they mature could prove more valuable than fighting over today’s giants.
“Companies love the fact that they can get access to our AI stack, they can get access to our teams to understand where our technologies are going,” deSouza says during our interview. “They also love that they’re getting access to enterprise-grade Google class infrastructure.”
Google’s infrastructure play got even more ambitious recently, with reporting revealing the company’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering to expand its custom AI chip business. According to The Information, Google has struck deals to place its tensor processing units (TPUs) in other cloud providers’ data centers for the first time, including an agreement with London-based Fluidstack that includes up to $3.2 billion in financial backing for a New York facility.
Competing directly with AI companies while simultaneously providing them infrastructure requires … finesse. Google Cloud provides TPU chips to OpenAI and hosts Anthropic’s Claude model through its Vertex AI platform, even as its own Gemini models compete head-to-head with both. (Google Cloud’s parent company, Alphabet, also owns a 14% stake in Anthropic, per New York Times court documents obtained earlier this year, though when asked directly about Google’s financial relationship with Anthropic, deSouza calls the relationship a “multi-layered partnership,” then quickly redirects me to Google Cloud’s model marketplace, noting that customers can access various foundation models.)
It isn't your imagination: Google Cloud is flooding the zone | TechCrunch
While the industry's biggest players cement ever-tighter partnerships, Google is hell-bent on capturing the next generation of AI companies before they become too big to court.Connie Loizos (TechCrunch)
Sorry, but I'm not a fan of jokes at the expense of the colorblind and self-doubters,
where you have people keep guessing and second guessing what's in the pile of dots.
Especially when this is on Lemmy.
If you are colorblind and even if you're not.
You're being lied to here.
There's nothing in this meme.
Topic Starter should come out and confirm.
Trump's attacks on Comey and leadership shifts in prosecutors' office could undermine case, legal experts say
The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday marked the culmination of President Trump's yearslong desire to see one of his political foes punished after the bureau's investigation into his 2016 presidential campaign and Russian meddling in that election.
But the president's long-held ire toward Comey, coupled with his latest comments cheering the federal charges brought against the former FBI chief, could aid defense lawyers in a potential bid to have the case against Comey tossed.
"In this case, the facts before the indictment and even comments Trump made after the indictment provide strong factual evidence that Mr. Comey is the victim of either selective or vindictive prosecution," Gene Rossi, a former federal prosecutor who worked at the Justice Department for nearly 30 years, told CBS News.
Trump's attacks on Comey and leadership shifts in prosecutors' office could undermine case, legal experts say
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two criminal counts. Comey has said he is innocent.Melissa Quinn (CBS News)
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Clarence Thomas gives bonkers reason for SCOTUS to tear up settled laws
Justice Clarence Thomas is finding increasingly creative ways to justify reshaping long-standing laws.
During a rare appearance at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the George H.W. Bush–appointed justice said the Supreme Court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent, arguing that decided cases are not “the gospel,” ABC News reported.
Thomas, 77, compared his Supreme Court colleagues to passengers on a train, and said: ”We never go to the front to see who’s driving the train, where is it going. And you could go up there in the engine room, find it’s an orangutan driving the train, but you want to follow that just because it’s a train.”
He reasoned that some precedents were simply “something somebody dreamt up and others went along with.”
Clarence Thomas Gives Bonkers Reason for SCOTUS to Tear Up Settled Laws
The conservative justice is setting the scene for a new SCOTUS term.Laura Esposito (The Daily Beast)
Palestine Applies for BRICS Membership Amid Growing Global Recognition
Palestine Applies for BRICS Membership Amid Growing Global Recognition
Palestinian envoy says bid awaits response; China signals openness to new partners.PTI (Outlook India)
Thousands of Palestinians return to Gaza City amid escalating Israeli offensive
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Deadly Israeli attacks continued to target Palestinian civilians on 24 September as Tel Aviv’s forces pushed deeper into Gaza City as part of a new operation to force the resistance into submission.While many have fled, tens of thousands of others are unwilling to leave their homes. Some have also returned to their homes in Gaza City after being displaced toward the south.
“We affirm that more than 900,000 Palestinians remain steadfast in Gaza City, holding onto their right to stay and firmly rejecting forced displacement and expulsion to the south, despite the horrific bombardment and genocidal crimes carried out by the Israeli occupation,” the Gaza Government Media Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Those fleeing have been ordered to head south toward Al-Mawasi – a previously declared “safe zone” which has been relentlessly targeted throughout the war.
Al-Mawasi has been hit with over 100 airstrikes since the start of the genocide in 2023, killing a total of 2,000 people, the media office went on to say.
Thousands of Palestinians return to Gaza City amid escalating Israeli offensive
Gaza’s Government Media Office says nearly one million Palestinians are staying put despite brutal bombardment and the advancement of ground troopsthecradle.co
The Finnish Marticulation Examination to move away from Linux-based exam enviroment due to perceived threat of dwindling support on student devices
Context: The Finnish Marticulation Examination is a national examination required to qualify for entry into a university in Finland (not strictly required, but the vast majority will have passed the exam before university). These are basically the final exams of Finnish "high school". The current digital system used for the exams is called "Abitti", which is a Debian-based OS. The students boot into the system with provided USB-sticks.
In the linked article, there is the following statement (in Finnish):
Computer technology advances quickly, and the current Abitti works in fewer and fewer computers. The threat is that computers that can run the current Linux-environment won't be available in the near future.
The new system ("Abitti 2"), which is planned to be used by Autumn 2026, uses locked-down Web-apps written for each supported OS. Support is planned for Windows, Mac, and ChromeOS. Linux support "needs further investigation". As I understand it, the current situation is that the old Linux USB-stick method (now called "Abitti 2 student-stick") is still used as a backup for those without Windows, Mac, or ChromeOS.
I think the main premise of Linux-bootable computers not being available in the near future is extremely dystopian. Thoughts?
Abitti 2 – Ylioppilastutkinnon uusi koejärjestelmä
Koejärjestelmän testiversioon on voinut tutustua syksystä 2024 alkaen, ja lukitun Windows-kokelassovelluksen versio 1.0 julkaistiin elokuussa 2025.Ylioppilastutkintolautakunta
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The last time I looked at this, it did not really add up. The “lack of supoort” was more for BIOS boot than anything. When they say “Linux”, they mean their ancient implementation of it.
It would be a real shame if Linux lost foothold in its own country out of ignorance and bias.
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Nah bro! Get it twisted! We‘ve never been doing as much to halt climate change as now (globally), renewables have never been cheaper, resilience has never been more accessible.
There‘s a lot to do, a small thing today can save thousands of future lives. Try creating something to save yourself today and sharing online, godspeed bro!
Cosa si cuce nel fediverso?
Ciao a tutti 😀
Condividere il progetto su cui si sta lavorando può essere un buon modo per infondere coraggio a chi voglia cimentarsi nell’arte del cucito.
È poco che cucio, ma la passione si è trasformata in lavoro in poco tempo pur non cancellando come fosse il mio mondo in bianco e nero, senza ago e filo nella macchina o nelle mani, il mondo prima di adesso.
‘Cucire’ era mia nonna che aggiungeva i polsini alle giacche ormai troppo corte.
‘Cucire’ era un’amica speciale che per regalo di nozze mi scriveva una lettera chiusa da una busta cucita a mano con la scritta ‘Auguri!’, ricamata sul cartoncino.
‘Cucire’ era la sarta della merceria del paese che trasformava i pantaloni lisi dei miei figli in panta-toppe.
‘Cucire’ era tante cose, ma non ero io.
Oggi condivido invece i progetti su cui sto lavorando: delle camice di seta con taglio a kimono. Ancora mi chiedo come io mi sia ritrovata qui. Ma mi sento a casa. Una casa cucita su misura.
E voi, in che progetto state mettendo le mani? Rattoppate? Ricamate? Cucite scarpe scucite? Cucite per sopravvivere?
Aspetto di leggervi
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Re: Cosa si cuce nel fediverso?
matteob@mastodon.uno ecco qui il link al video (molto dettagliato e molto preciso, ma la procedura si può snellire): m.youtube.com/watch?v=2GTtVXOF…
Personalmente la userò fra poco per clonare una camicia che mi è stata commissionata. L’imperativo era non devastarla poiché ancora in ottimo stato, ma usarla per creare una nuova camicia come regalo di Natale 😀
Ogni tecnica è buona se per te va bene 😀 questa precisione del video mi incuriosiva perché una volta eseguito il cartamodello sei a più di metà dell’opera 😀 sembra molto preciso!
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eccomi di nuovo! Grazie per il video, molto interessante e sì mi sa che prenderò l'idea in prestito (mooolto semplificata) per altre prove, intanto devo dire che sono talmente tanto alle prime armi che non ho ancora usato la carta apposita per fare i cartamodelli: perché c'è un tipo di carta in particolare da usare vero? Anche solo per la grandezza... come si chiama e dove si trova di solito da comprare?
Perdona le tempistiche ma solitamente ci metto quel tot a rispondere 😅
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impressioni con le unghie smolecolate in parti incontabili (non mi so tagliare le unghie e faccio i casinetti)
Anche oggi è sabato, e quindi nuovamente non c’è nulla di interessante da dire qui. (Ma seriamente eh, non so perché i miei sabati sono così maledetti, solo in questo giorno sono così inispirata…) Per fortuna, di argomenti noiosi ne ho sempre qualcuno da parte, quindi per stavolta non soccomberò… magra consolazione. Beh, tra tante […]
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impressioni con le unghie smolecolate in parti incontabili (non mi so tagliare le unghie e faccio i casinetti)
Anche oggi è sabato, e quindi nuovamente non c’è nulla di interessante da dire qui. (Ma seriamente eh, non so perché i miei sabati sono così maledetti, solo in questo giorno sono così inispirata…) Per fortuna, di argomenti noiosi ne ho sempre qualcuno da parte, quindi per stavolta non soccomberò… magra consolazione. Beh, tra tante cose inutili mi stavo in realtà chiedendo come mai quando mi taglio le unghie devo fare sempre un grosso casino; e ok, forse questa sotto sotto è un po’ divertente. 💥In genere non ci penso, perché faccio direttamente tutto per terra; non nel senso che bacio il pavimento mentre mi taglio le unghie, ma semplicemente faccio cadere tutto per terra, perché è più comodo, perché non ho pezzi da raccogliere per buttare poi, semplicemente passo l’aspirapolvere e tanti saluti… che in effetti è un tipo di casino, ma non quello intrinseco che voglio dire in questo momento. Il vero casino, piuttosto, l’ho visto l’altra sera, perché essendo tardi non potevo aspirare ancora più tardi, e allora ho dovuto fare sulla scrivania, e… 🤪
Caspita, e questo è un casino. Perché fare il tagliamento in modo più o meno preciso con non più di un paio di colpi mi risulta sempre praticamente impossibile, e quindi a furia di fare si ottengono anche queste piccole briciole di unghia, a parte i pezzi grossi. E non sono per niente poche. Però mi chiedo se sia un problema mio, e in quel caso quindi non sarebbe altro che un problema di skill (ormai li colleziono quelli, non c’è un cazzo da fare!), o se la cosa è comune o quantomeno aspettata… anche perché non sono l’unica persona ad avere solo 2 mani in totale di cui solo 1 dominante, quindi potrei aspettarmi di non essere la sola ad avere difficoltà con il tagliare le unghie soprattutto (…ma non unicamente) sull’opposta. 😑Il colmo, però, a questo punto, è che, nonostante tutta questa fatica, comunque le unghie vengono indecenti alla fine, se non uso anche la limetta… E anche a questo ci ho pensato solo stavolta, perché stavolta avevo dimenticato di farlo, essendo che la limetta la tengo nel cassetto, e quindi avrei dovuto alzarmi dalla scrivania per prenderla subito dopo aver finito con le forbici, ma sul momento mi seccavo, e più tardi mi sono dimenticata; quindi, quando il giorno dopo mi sono risvegliata, ho realizzato per bene. 😵
Con la foto, anche se pochino, si vede… e un’unghia l’ho fatta lievemente concava al centro (non so neanche io come!), e un’altra unghia l’ho fatta poco più corta sulla destra rispetto alla sinistra, e così via, e che fastidio!!! Menomale che la limetta aggiusta… però… mentre anche questo non è chiaro se sia un problema mio o no, il dimenticare passaggi e finire a fare le cose a pezzi metà un giorno e metà un altro è certamente indicazione di skill mancanti. (Morirò con cotanto fregio, si vede.) 💖
#skillissues #unghie
It's shocking how little faith they have in their own god
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Fireship’s latest vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers
Awesome to see Omarchy getting more visibility! Fireship’s vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers is huge!
I don't use this distro myself, but I still cheer for anything that helps motivate Windows users to make the switch.
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La cistite ritorna? Forse è colpa tua che trattieni la pipì
Se trattieni la pipì, la cistite è solo l'inizio. Indagine sulle "cattive abitudini" che ti stanno rovinando la salute urinaria
Oggi parliamo di un'abitudine così comune da essere quasi invisibile: trattenere l'urina . Può sembrare un atto innocuo, ma il conto...Giuliano (Blogger)
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Palestinian statehood: Recognition amidst erasure? (25min Vid)
After almost 2 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Western powers have issued synchronised declarations recognising Palestinian statehood – a diplomatic move seemingly born out of the immense public pressure they face. What’s missing from the story is the concrete measures those governments could take to stop the slaughter in Gaza, as well as their complicity by continuing to supply weapons to Israel.
Palestinian statehood: Recognition amidst erasure?
When symbolism trumps substance: Western states rush to recognise Palestine while arming Israel.Al Jazeera
Hollywood now has dueling open letters over the Israel film boycott
More than 5,000 actors and filmmakers, including Joaquin Phoenix, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo, signed an open letter on Sept. 9 pledging to boycott Israeli film groups.Now, more than 1,200 other Hollywood figures, among them Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Sharon Osbourne, have signed a similar letter rejecting the boycott.
The good news is that this list of d-list creeps is like 20% versus the letter from decent people.
Hollywood now has dueling open letters over the Israel film boycott
Over 1,200 Hollywood figures, among them Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik and Sharon Osbourne, signed a letter on Thursday rejecting a previous call to boycott Israeli film groups.NPR (LAist)
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Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place
Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place
After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, many scientists report the platform is no longer suitable for professional use.Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost Psychology News)
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The way Netanyahu laid out his agenda at the UN “haunts us”
“It’s either displacement or death in Gaza City or it’s displacement and death in al-Mawasi.”
President Trump rejecting the annexation of the occupied West Bank is a “very important moment”, says director of Mediation Group International, Martin Griffiths.
How do you handle emulator controls when using a controller?
One thing I’ve run into as I’ve been playing some of my retro games is that, when using a controller with an Nvidia Shield + Moonlight or even with just a Steam Deck, the emulators often have a massive amount of controls that I can’t really interact with. All of the controls are hotkey based, for save states, loading states, etc.
Most of the games I’m wanting to play are controller based, but it feels like the tools to enjoy them are all keyboard based. Do you just use the built in save functionalities? How does it all work?
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Steam controller plus 'sc-controller' for linux. It supports other controllers too. There may be an android fork out there.
I also use it for most steam games, as I abhor steam input. I always launch steam with --nojoy.
Any thoughts on using Tessaract for Sopuli?
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Bisturi O Lampadina Blu? La Soluzione Shock Contro L'Obesità Costa Solo Pochi Euro
E se ti dicessi che la vera soluzione al problema delle porzioni eccessive potrebbe trovarsi in una semplice lampadina blu?
Scopri la sorprendente psicologia dietro i colori a tavola, prima che qualche Direttiva Comunitaria ce la imponga d'ufficio.
Il grande imbroglio della dieta: la soluzione è in un interruttore?
Quando si parla di salute e benessere , la tendenza è quasi sempre quella di pensare in grande. Se il problema è l' obesità , la mente ...Giuliano (Blogger)
Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence’. Then his smart glasses failed on stage | Matthew Cantor
Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence’. Then his smart glasses failed on stage
The Meta CEO fumbled a demo of his AI Ray-Bans, giving us hope that the robots might be too dumb to take overMatthew Cantor (The Guardian)
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Sorting by "Active" shows posts with 0 comments
It organises by when they were last posted in."Active" also counts the initial post as a comment, so new posts are by default "active" until comments from other posts dethrone them.
I agree that "Active" should be reworked into prioritising posts with high comment activities generally though. Like /hot/ but more comment-focused.
US DOJ seeks information on Georgia prosecutor Willis, NYT reports
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a subpoena for records related to the travel history of Fani Willis, the Atlanta area prosecutor who charged President Donald Trump in an election interference case, The New York Times reported on Friday.
First James Comey, now Willis - we're now at the purging enemies you hate stage.
Thailand: Legal Committee Pushes for Immediate Halt to China’s Rare Earth Mining in Myanmar over cross-border pollution
Cross-posted from lemmy.sdf.org/post/43049861
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[Anuk Pitukthanin, Director of the Mekong Studies Centre] said the rare earth mining issue must be managed beyond local communities and treated as a regional concern.
Kanwee Suebsaeng, list MP for the Fair Party and deputy chair of the House committee [in Tahiland] said the House considered the Clean Air Bill yesterday, 25 September. One section deals with transboundary pollution. He asked the drafters how Thailand could bring civil action against foreign operators whose activities in neighbouring countries harm Thailand.
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Zung Ting from the Kachin environmental network reported that conditions in Myanmar’s Kachin State have worsened over the past decade, and even more since the 2021 coup.
Kachin holds vast resources amid high global demand for rare earths to feed clean energy supply chains and stockpiles in the United States, the European Union and Japan. Mining sites are located in Kachin, with China playing a major role in extracting ore and adding value.
He said China focuses on processing to add value at home, while avoiding mining on its own soil due to severe environmental harm. Chinese policy shifted to limit domestic rare earth mining by Chinese firms, pushing operations into several areas of Myanmar. Activity rose sharply after 2015, then increased again after the 2021 coup.
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The absence of control is alarming. Rare earth mining sites in Kachin have increased by more than 60 percent, with over 5,000 chemical ponds across about 400 mines. Similar mines and ponds have spread to Shan State. The impact falls heavily on local communities and indigenous peoples, with severe flooding every year. More countries are now moving into Myanmar to seek rare earth ores.
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Pollution from these rare earth mines is now affecting Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai and reaches the Mekong. He urged all parties to learn from the disaster in Kachin and prevent further cross-border pollution.
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Assoc Prof Dr Narumon Thabchumpon of the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, said political debates often get stuck on territorial limits. She proposed the no-harm principle. States must not cause serious harm to other states, and sovereignty comes with responsibility.
She urged ASEAN to table cross-border pollution from rare earth mining at the summit in November under the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. She also called for talks on environmental and health security under RBC frameworks. Local authorities should be strengthened, with early warning systems and buffer zones put in place.
Legal Committee Pushes For Immediate Halt To China's Rare Earth Mining In Myanmar
Chulalongkorn University hosted a seminar about the contamination problem facing the Kok, Ruak, and Mekong Rivers from rare earth miningJeff Tomas (CTN News-Chiang Rai Times)
How do you handle complex emulator controls when using a controller?
One thing I've run into as I've been playing some of my retro games is that, when using a controller with an Nvidia Shield + Moonlight or even with just a Steam Deck, the emulators often have a massive amount of controls that I can't really interact with. All of the controls are hotkey based, for save states, loading states, etc.
Most of the games I'm wanting to play are controller based, but it feels like the tools to enjoy them are all keyboard based. Do you just use the built in save functionalities? How does it all work?
Sei Povero di Senso Logico? Il Mistero Dei 500 Euro Che Non Hanno Lo Stesso Valore
Estingui un finanziamento e ti liberi di una rata da 500 euro.
Ricevi un aumento in busta paga di 500 euro.
In entrambi i casi, hai 500 euro in più nel tuo budget. Eppure, la gioia che provi per l'aumento è spesso molto più intensa del sollievo per aver saldato il debito. Ti sei mai chiesto perché?
Il "Mistero" dei 500 Euro: Perché la Fine del Debito Non Ti Rende Felice Come un Aumento
Quanti di noi, affacciati al balcone o magari semplicemente facendo i conti a fine mese, si sono ritrovati a riflettere su strane sensazioni...Giuliano (Blogger)
Danishka Esterhazy – „Level 16“ (2018)
Eine Welt, in der weibliche Körper nicht nur diszipliniert, sondern als Ware geformt und zu „reinen“ Wesen erzogen werden, gehorsam, still und möglichst unsichtbar. Die Vestalis Academy ist kein Internat, sondern eine Fabrik: Hautpflege statt Bildung, Reinlichkeit statt Freiheit, Schönheit als Vorstufe der Verwertung. Was nach Zukunftsvision klingt, ist erschreckend nah an den realen Reinheits- und Schönheitsdiktaten, die täglich durch Werbung und Social Media zirkulieren. (ZDF)
US actress Jennifer Lawrence calls out Gaza genocide
US actress Jennifer Lawrence calls out Gaza genocide
American actress Jennifer Lawrence says the situation in Gaza is “no less than a genocide”.Al Jazeera
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To provide some context:
- Jennifer Lawrence apologises for 'butt-scratching' story
- Jennifer Lawrence Apologizes for Scratching Her Butt on Sacred Hawaiian Rocks
Jennifer Lawrence Apologizes for Scratching Her Butt on Sacred Hawaiian Rocks
See Jennifer Lawrence’s apology after she was accused of being disrespectful to the Hawaiian people, in her telling of a story of her scratching her butt on sacred rocks.Amanda Chan (Teen Vogue)
The Wailing Wall is just sacred rocks (limestone). Same with the Kabah at Mecca. There's Banalinga's for Hindus. There's the Stone of Scone in Scotland. Stonehenge.
There are heaps of sacred rocks.
Slovakia passes law to recognise only two sexes and restrict adoption
Slovakia passes law to recognise only two sexes and restrict adoption
Critics are warning the change would make life more difficult for LGBT people.Rob Cameron (BBC News)
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UEA trovis aĉetonton por la domo de la CO
La domo de UEA en Nieuwe Binnenweg 176 en Roterdamo estos vendita kontraŭ 1,15 milionoj da eŭroj. Tio evidentas laŭ raporto de la estraro al la komitato, dissendita en vendredo. Post kiam la vendo estos formaligita, la domo devos esti liberigita ene de duonjaro. La sorto de la libroservo daŭre ne klaras.
liberafolio.org/2025/09/27/uea…
I should have known from the beginning that we(sterners) never intended to force Israel into accepting a two-states implementation.
I naively hoped that we wanted to enforce international law along the 1967 borders for a time, but we proved instead that we never intended to in the first place, and probably never will since Israel is an ally.
Yet our people still consider that we did something. The only thing our empty words and lack of plan aimed to do was to appease the global outrage, it worked.
Then, the last available alternative is wars, from the beginning it was always war, since neither the west nor Israel intend to let palestinians have a state. Or submit, or wait a more favorable time.
Let's fantasize that Israel ever wanted a two-states solution, then it could ask for Palestine's demilitarization, collaboration to chase down israelis enemies, a sincere acceptation from the current antizionist states(, including with a clear pro-zionist propaganda in these states), and could take written engagements that it will eternally support the palestinian demands towards euro-americans for a.n just/acceptable territory in exchange for Israel.
Claiming that peace with palestinians is impossible is a lie, they simply don't want to share the sacred lands. Netanyahu is the same as he was when he opposed the Oslo accords, his concerns for security are a pretext for grabbing more lands, and his bad-faith arguments and behavior are proofs of that.
I can only blindly hope that wars aren't the last alternative.
Again, i feel so stupid to have ever believed that we(sterners) intended to force Israel into accepting a two-states implementation, tsk.
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Denna workshop kommer hållas på engelska om någon deltagare önskar det. / This workshop will be held in english if any participant requests so.
OBSERVE: Date might change - check in a couple of days again for a confirmation!
English description:
Are you tired of missing a demonstration because the algorithm only shows you rubbish? Are you worried that the organisations you follow need to censor what they write so that their accounts don't get shut down? Or maybe you refuse to use the big platforms, but find it difficult to know what's going on in town?
Sociala medier underifrån (social media from below) is a Gothenburg-based campaign by a few left-wing and queer organisations that want to help fill alternatives to the networks of the evil tech giants with life. The participating organisations will use the alternatives Mastodon and Mobilizon (which this website is based on), which are non-commercial social networks by and for us. In this workshop, we will talk about why we need these alternatives and show you how to use them in practice! No prior knowledge is required, we will learn step by step together! Feel free to bring a mobile phone or laptop if you can – then you can create an account right away.
We will take plenty of breaks and there will be food and snacks during the workshop. Pre-registration is not required, but it helps us estimate how much fika we need to prepare.
Please feel free to comment here or contact us at info@underifran.se if you have any questions!
Swedish description:
Är du trött på att missa demon för algoritmen bara visar dig skit? Är du orolig över att organisationerna du följer behöver censurerar det de skriver för att deras konton inte ska bli avstängt? Eller vägrar du kanske de stora plattformar, men tycker det är svårt att veta vad som händer i stan?
Sociala medier underifrån är en Göteborgs-baserat kampanj av några vänster och queerorganisationer som vill hjälpa till att fylla alternativ till de onda techjätternas nätverk med liv. Organisationerna som deltar i kampanjen kommer använda alternativen mastodon och mobilizon (vilket denna webbsida baserar på), som är icke-kommersiella sociala nätverk av och för oss. I denna workshop pratar vi om varför vi behöver dessa alternativ och kommer praktiskt visa hur du kan använda dem! Ingen förkunskap krävs, vi tar allt tillsammans steg för steg! Ta gärna med en mobil eller laptop om du har möjlighet - så kan du direkt skaffa ett konto.
Vi kommer ta gott om pauser och det kommer finnas mat- och kakfika under workshoppen. Föranmälan krävs inte, men hjälper oss att uppskatta hur mycket fika vi behöver fixa. Denna workshop kommer vara hållas på engelska om någon av deltagarna önskar det, men vi hjälpas åt om språket ställer till.
Tveka inte att kommentera här eller kontakta oss under info@underifran.se om du har frågor!
Would you date someone who worked in the sex industry?
Behind the scene at Kamerastore
Hello there,
I just watched this episode on Karin Majoka’s YouTube channel, I think you may appreciate it too.
Dedication of the Kamerastore crew is amazing.
I don’t know how she keep being so calm in there, I would disappear for a month in this store and open every box and folder 🤩
Influenders
- YouTube
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
Humanoid robots are only hyped because GenAI is hyped and GenAI is hyped because Altman and his other conmen are scamming the World out of resources on the promise of AGI because "Scale Is All You Need", a very convenient trope for VCs as they have no other idea beside dominating a market by scaling.
So... if the GenAI bubble does pop (and the HBR article on workslop lets me hope that it has started) then I don't see how humanoid robot would not. I also imagine manufacturers are less prone to hype because they have been robots already for decades. Even some services like hospitals do have robots for cleaning, delivery, etc. Sure they don't look humanoid but it's still a baseline to compare with in terms of performance and price.
Edit: if you want to explore the OSHW FLOSS side of this check github.com/huggingface/lerobot but my own understanding is that there is no radical progress. Sure we might be inching away at "solving" robotics but nothing changed except few components getting a bit cheaper thanks to smartphone then in turn drone or obviously GPUs.
Edit2: if you don't feel like reading the article just watch the 2 videos by Roland Johansson on normal hand vs hand without touch, it's fascinating.
GitHub - huggingface/lerobot: 🤗 LeRobot: Making AI for Robotics more accessible with end-to-end learning
🤗 LeRobot: Making AI for Robotics more accessible with end-to-end learning - huggingface/lerobotGitHub
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What to Look for Before Buying a Small Business
Some business owners sell their business. The buyer who is planning to buy it must check some necessary details and can purchase it.
Starting your own business from scratch is different than buying an already running business and altering it. Buying a business involves plenty of processes, and everything should be done carefully. Before buying a small business, certain factors must be considered. All those factors are listed in this blog along with some special requirements. Continue to read and explore more.
Key Factors Behind Selling a Business
The reasons behind a business owner selling a business are numerous. Some of the factors include,
- The business owner might plan to retire.
- The funds from selling this business could help kick-start another idea.
- When the business sales go in a decreasing pattern.
- Sometimes, the business owner may shift to another location.
- If any disagreements occur with the business partners, the business owner may sell the business.
It is not certain that the business owners will sell their business in good condition. There will be some flaws and problems. Therefore, if you plan to purchase the business, consider the following factors, which are listed below.
1. No Undisclosed Issues: If the business has any undisclosed issues, then they must be resolved properly. When a buyer shows interest in buying the business, the first factor to be checked is the issues. If they buy the business with issues, then it may create a loss for them.
2. Business with Solid Brand Recognition: Some buyers check whether the business has a solid brand recognition in the market. Purchasing a well-recognized business minimizes future workload and marketing efforts.
3. Business is a Profitable One: The business that is going to be purchased by the buyers must not incur a loss. It must be a profitable one. Buying a business that is on a losing path is not a good decision because bringing it to a profitable path from loss is a strenuous process and takes a long time.
4. Build a Transferable Business: In some types of business, a large client base will be there for the business owner. If the business owner changes, then the clients will regret that business. So, while choosing a business to buy, check whether it is transferable or not.
5. Business Condition: Another factor to be considered before buying is whether the products used in the business are in good condition, whether the inventories can be used again, are the staff working there are skilled, etc. Also, the financial reports and sales patterns of the business must be identified. These are the factors that you must check in a business if you’re going to buy it.
The step-by-step process followed while purchasing the business is as follows.
- Initially, the buyer must do self-analysis. Whether they have the interest to run that business, the financial availability to make investments, etc.
- The next step is analyzing the business processes and their scope in the business market. It helps in understanding the sales performance, challenges in it, etc.
- Further, have a conversation with experts and accountants about the purchasing process and make the right decision.
- After taking effective decisions, approach the seller and check the condition of the business. Its work process, employee status, inventory condition, cash flow statements, etc., are the factors that must be checked.
- If a decision is taken to buy the business, negotiate with the seller and check for any legal issues. If everything is okay, then the business can be purchased.
Purchasing a business and developing it is a good choice, but its success depends on the already existing structure of the business. So, if you’re opting for purchasing a business, research clearly and choose wisely.
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in reply to cedar_rez • • •No matter what you use you should contribute to OpenStreetmap.
I have an app called Everydoor where you can add and update points of instrests (like shops, restaurants and anything else), it is really rewarding seeing how much you've improved your local area over the course of a couple of months (In my city the map is good but the POIs are really out of date)
Happy Degoogling!