Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
The Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, according to an email issued Friday and obtained by POLITICO.
The words on the DOE list are at the heart of EERE’s mission: It is the government’s largest investor in technologies that help reduce heat-trapping emissions that cause climate change as well as the hazardous pollution from fossil fuels. It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay the realities of climate change.
“Please ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid — and continue to be conscientious about avoiding any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities,” the directive from acting director of external affairs Rachel Overbey said.
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Exploring WordPress, Textcasting, and Open Web Standards
On Open Web Conversations on OpenChannels.fm
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In this episode of the Fediverse Flows series, host Matthias Pfefferle sits down with pioneer technologist Dave Winer. The inventor of blogging, podcasting, RSS, and text casting. Together, they unpack the evolution of the open web, discussing why true interoperability and openness matter more than ever in an age of restrictive social media platforms.
Open Channels FM Open Web Conversations
Join Matthias Pfefferle and Dave Winer as they explore the evolution of the open web, emphasizing interoperability and the power of WordPress.Open Channels FM
In this episode of Fediverse Flows, Matthias Pfefferle chats with Dave Winer about the open web's evolution, emphasizing interoperability, linking, and decentralized publishing through WordPress, while discussing challenges faced by contemporary platforms.
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Israel Knesset panel advances bill to execute Palestinian prisoners
An Israeli parliamentary committee has advanced a bill to allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners.
Under the bill, judges would be able to impose the death penalty on Palestinians who kill Israelis based on so-called “nationalistic” motives. The law would not apply to Israelis who kill Palestinians under similar circumstances.
The bill - introduced by Limor Son Har-Melech, a lawmaker from Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party - was approved on Sunday by the Knesset’s National Security Committee, with four lawmakers voting in favour and one against.
‘Act of savagery’: Israel Knesset panel advances bill to execute Palestinian prisoners
An Israeli parliamentary committee has advanced a bill to allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners. Under the bill, judges would be able to impose the death penalty on Palestinians who kill Israelis based on so-called “nationalistic” motives.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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Stowaway's Body Found In American 777 Landing Gear, Likely Five Flights Later
A body was discovered in the landing gear of an American Boeing 777, during a routine inspection in Charlotte (CLT). Here's what we know.
Drone sightings disrupt flights in Norway and Denmark for the fourth time in a week
Several flights in Norway were diverted on Sunday evening after drones were spotted in Norwegian airspace. A Norwegian Boeing 737-800 (registered LN-ENM) en route from Oslo to Bardufoss Airport in northern Norway was forced to turn back, and the airport was temporarily closed, airport operator Avinor confirmed.
Lufthansa Group To Slash 4,000 Jobs By 2030, In Bid to Improve Efficiency
Lufthansa Group plans to cut thousands of jobs over the coming years, slashing 20% of its administrative workforce, to improve efficiency.
Lufthansa Group's Plans To Simplify Long Haul Fleet By 2030, Cut Six Plane Types
Lufthansa Group plans to simplify its long haul fleet, retiring six aircraft types by 2030. This includes the A340-600, 747-400, etc.
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F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree
For the past 15 years, F-Droid has provided a safe and secure haven for Android users around the world to find and install free and open source apps. When contrasted with the commercial app stores — of which the Google Play store is the most prominent — the differences are stark: they are hotbeds of spyware and scams, blatantly promoting apps that prey on their users through attempts to monetize their attention and mine their intimate information through any means necessary, including trickery and dark patterns.
F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
For the past 15 years1, F-Droid has provided a safe and securehaven for Android users around the world to find and install free and opensource apps. When con...f-droid.org
[Study] Swedes and the Internet - 2025, Swedish Internet Foundation
English | Svenskarna och internet
In this year’s report, we look at AI tools, social media, communication apps and fake ads – and how the internet affects our love lives.Svenskarna och internet
Larry Ellison’s quest to run the world
Larry Ellison’s quest to run the world
TikTok is the latest prize in the Silicon Valley billionaire’s second act as a media mogul.Terrence O'Brien (The Verge)
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UK's Labour Party to vote on declaring 'Israel' guilty of genocide in Gaza
Labour Party delegates will decide on Monday whether to adopt an emergency motion declaring that 'Israel' is committing genocide in Gaza and calling for a full arms embargo. The vote will take place during the party’s annual conference in Liverpool.
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer opposed the motion on Sunday, warning that it could undermine aspects of the Middle East peace process. The motion, titled “Peace in the Middle East 2”, will be considered alongside another proposal broadly supporting existing Labour policy on 'Israel'.
If passed, the motion would signal Labour’s official acceptance of a UN Commission of Inquiry report that found 'Israel' guilty of committing genocide in Gaza. It would also back comprehensive sanctions on 'Israel' and a full arms embargo. Delegates from constituencies and affiliated organisations will vote on multiple motions over the next few days.
UK's Labour Party to vote on declaring 'Israel' guilty of genocide in Gaza
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Credit: AFP)Roya News
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The UK has not recognized Palestinian statehood except on paper. It blackmails the PA into caving to Israeli demands in exchange for recognizing no clear territories.
Also the UK still supplies weapons to Israel. Which is mentioned in the article.
This explains how fraudulent it all is
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Recognition of Palestine is a repeat of the West’s Oslo 'peace' fraud
Britain’s Keir Starmer is already pulling the rug from under his own grudging declaration. The only hope of change is of the unintended consequences varietyMiddle East Eye
‘Gamechanger’ Study Warns Carbon Capture May Fall Short of Expectations, Citing Storage Location Dangers
The vast majority of places where you can find the kinds of sedimentary rocks that allow carbon dioxide to be stored underground sit in higher risk zones or in areas like the Arctic that are potentially off-limits for practical or political reasons, the study found.That has big implications for the energy transition, since once carbon dioxide is put into storage, it’s supposed to stay there for as long as possible. Any storage sites we use today can’t be expected to be available for future generations — not just the children and grandchildren of people alive today but “more than ten generations into the future,” the study notes.
The study concludes that nearly 90 percent of that storage capacity is in less-than-desirable locations.
‘Gamechanger’ Study Warns Carbon Capture May Fall Short of Expectations, Citing Storage Location Dangers - DeSmog
CCS can “no longer be considered an unlimited” climate solution, researchers caution after concluding most storage options are in risky regionsSharon Kelly (DeSmog)
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Google's new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns
Google’s new developer registration requirements could make it impossible for independent Android app stores like F-Droid to survive, the group behind the open-source repository has warned in a new blog post
Google's new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns
F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.Adamya Sharma (Android Authority)
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Phone recommendation
I am currently using a Pixel 6a, with GrapheneOS.
However, since Google's update to the battery, my phone is discharging very fast (talking about one percent per minute).
I have looked at changing the battery myself, however it seems to be a bit over my skill level.
So, I am in the market for a new phone. (And quite pissed off at Google, especially since they announced the changes to signing, apks, the issues with graphene,...
This time, I would like :
- maybe try Linux?
- a headphone Jack
I have been looking at postmarket OS, however every supported device is quite old, and I'm not sure if/ how much they are usable today.
I looked at fairphone, but FP5&6 don't support postmarket OS and don't have a headphone Jack.
Currently, I am looking at the Jolla Phone (running SailfishOS), as it has a Jack, and runs Linux.
Do you know of other options, what would you recommend?
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My job doesn't allow me to use a jailbroken/rooted device
So if/when this goes through I'll be switching to iOS.
Given the choice between two closed platforms, I'll pick the one that ostensibly says they're privacy focused instead of the one actively enshittifying their product.
I don't find this applies. I have an email account and chat app for work. I'm using a 4 year old phone. It's not slow.
Also having stuff consime your disk doesn't really slow it down.
Vi ricordate da bambini il mal di testa delle nostre mamme, zii e cugine più grandi? Quanti ingenui ricordi
Il "Mal di Testa" al Mare: Quando la Scienza Svela un Mistero d'Infanzia
Lo ricordo come fosse ieri e non era proprio ieri. La mia famiglia d’estate al mare : tutti felici noi bambini a goderci la sabbia, le onde,...Giuliano (Blogger)
Se pensi che dormire sia solo chiudere gli occhi ti sbagli di grosso!
Il Sonno: Non Solo Riposo, Ma una Medicina Complessa e Spesso Trascurata
Nella frenesia della vita moderna, il sonno è spesso relegato a un lusso, a un'attività superflua da tagliare per guadagnare tempo. E ...Giuliano (Blogger)
Warner Bros Joins Disney In Suing Sling TV For Making Streaming Video Cheaper And More Convenient
Earlier this month we noted how Disney and ESPN had sued Sling TV for the cardinal sin of actually trying to innovate. Sling TV’s offense: releasing new, more convenient day, weekend, or week-long shorter term streaming subscriptions that provided an affordable way to watch live television.
These mini-subscriptions, starting at around $5, have already proven to be pretty popular. But, of course, it challenges the traditional cable TV model of getting folks locked into recurring (and expensive) monthly subscriptions. Subscriptions that often mandate that you include sports programming many people simply don’t want to pay for.
So of course Time Warner has now filed a second lawsuit (sealed, 1:25-mc-00381) accusing Dish Network of breach of contract. In the complaint, Warner Bros lawyer David Yohai argues that this kind of convenience simply cannot be allowed:
“The passes fundamentally disrupt this industry-standard model by allowing customers to purchase access to the most sought-after programming, such as major sports events, essentially a la carte for a fraction of the cost that the consumer would have had to pay to watch the event on a pay-per-view basis. For example, a sports fan could simply purchase a day pass and watch select programming, such as a highly popular sports game, without purchasing a month-long subscription or paying a higher pay-per-view fee.”
Not disruption and convenience!
Warner Bros Joins Disney In Suing Sling TV For Making Streaming Video Cheaper And More Convenient
Earlier this month we noted how Disney and ESPN had sued Sling TV for the cardinal sin of actually trying to innovate. Sling TV’s offense: releasing new, more convenient day, weekend, or week…Techdirt
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“The passes fundamentally disrupt this industry-standard model by allowing customers to purchase access to the most sought-after programming, such as major sports events, essentially a la carte for a fraction of the cost that the consumer would have had to pay to watch the event on a pay-per-view basis. For example, a sports fan could simply purchase a day pass and watch select programming, such as a highly popular sports game, without purchasing a month-long subscription or paying a higher pay-per-view fee.”
KEK, this sounds like the best add ever for Sling TV.
...access to the most sought-after programming, such as major sports events, essentially a la carte for a fraction of the cost..
KEK, this sounds like the best add ever for Sling TV.
Herzliche Einladung zum 12. #FediverseModerationsTreff
Schwerpunktthemen: Aktuelle Moderationsfälle, Umgang mit der neuen Funktion zitierte Posts (siehe: blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/… )
Es wäre schön, wenn ihr wieder aus eurem Moderationsalltag konkrete Fallbeispiele mitbringen würdet, die auch für andere interessant sind.
Meldet euch gerne über termine.social an, damit wir die Resonanz sehen. Willkommen sind wie immer Moderierende von Instanzen, Admins sowie Interessierte an der Moderation.
Link zur BBB-Videokonferenz: https://lecture.senfcall.de/tho-vpy-plo-txw
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Frieren - Capitolo 1
Dopo i capitoli di Sailor Moon, ho pensato che sarebbe il caso di scrivere anche a riguardo di altri manga che ho letto o sto leggendo. Beh, a dire...
Trump’s tariff‑shaped stick can’t beat reality on US fabbing
Trump’s tariff‑shaped stick can’t beat reality on US chip fabbing
Comment: The proposed 1:1 chip rule means nothing but pain for US tech until he’s out of officeTobias Mann (The Register)
Can there be privacy with Google Play Services?
I guess I could move to SimpleX and ditch Signal but that would be tough given I spent years convincing people to move to Signal 🙂
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Sotto il suolo dello stadio, lo scheletro incompiuto della Torre quasi-Eiffel di Londra
Sotto il suolo dello stadio, lo scheletro incompiuto della Torre quasi-Eiffel di Londra - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Quattro fori verticali, oscuri e quasi totalmente ingombri, di detriti, ghiaia aggrovigliati resti di vegetazione.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
Direct carbon capture falters as developers’ costs fail to budge
Wait, the solution that relies on basically violating thermodynamics rather than fixing literally anything and mostly existed as an excuse to not fix anything doesn't work?
I'm shocked.
No no no no no. You just need to believe in the process. We need to be open minded and trust the fact that only new technology™ can save us. Maybe if we would simply give more money to startups.
Don't worry though, after the U.S.'s inevitable complete decline into fascism there will probably be some wars to spread and defend "FREEDOOM". If neoliberalism dies in those wars we maybe have a shot at saving whats left of earth and nature.
You seem to forget fascists can lose to local opposition.
You just need to either get rid of the shitlibs fighting for them or get them to fight against the fascists.
In 2019, the Swiss start-up, which has raised more than $1bn from investors, predicted it would cut its capture costs from $600 per tonne to roughly $100 per tonne in “another four years”.
In reality the costs are still 2 to 3 times that, closer to $2000 per tonne. And that's not even taking into account the entire running costs of this ridiculous company, only operating their wildly inefficient plants.
If you actually go and divide their 1bn fundraising so far by their a bit over 1000 tonnes removed so far you end up with almost a million dollars spent for every ton of co2 removed, which I know is oversimplified but still shows how ridiculous this entire venture is.
US revokes Colombian President Petro’s visa over Gaza protest speech in NYC
‘I don’t care’: Colombia’s President Petro dismisses revocation of US visa
The Colombian leader was filmed joining thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters outside UN headquarters in New York.Alastair McCready (Al Jazeera)
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Can We Ever Ditch Big Diesels? | driving 4 answers [28:59]
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Catherine McKenna isn’t buying Carney’s carbon capture grand bargain [Canada]
Catherine McKenna isn’t buying Carney’s carbon capture grand bargain
In a wide-ranging interview ahead of the launch of her memoir, former climate minister Catherine McKenna warns consequences are coming for the fossil fuel industry, even as the federal government pursues a grand bargain with it.Canada's National Observer
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Any way to default new posts to the Link type?
Hi y'all, I use the default web UI (desktop and in Android on my phone) when accessing piefed.social and when I create posts, 99% are the Link type. I would love to find a way to make that my default type of post if there's any way.
I don't see any such settings but thanks for any ideas / pointers.
That's a good idea. Not sure if it should be a per-profile setting or just a global default.
Also if you go to piefed.social/community/piefed… and then add the bookmarklet at the bottom then you can quickly share any web page you're looking at on piefed, without going through the process of choosing a post type.
I think its probably 50/50 whether or not people usually preference Discussion or Link posts as a default goto. So it should be per-profile if you do add this. I currently have bookmarked adding new posts to my communities for QoL though.
I think few people would ever want Image, Video, Poll or Event though.
I've been thinking this setting would make the most sense if it was on a community rather than a user. Most communities are for posting links but some communities are primarily images, some primarily discussions....
So link would be the default but mods could override the default for their community.
NEWS: Jeffrey Epstein Helped Broker Israeli Security Agreement
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36822644
Murtaza Hussain
and Ryan Grim
Sep 28, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein used his political network and financial resources to help broker a security cooperation agreement between the governments of Israel and Mongolia, according to a trove of leaked emails from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. This new set of emails between Barak and Epstein has largely been ignored by the mainstream press, but includes crucial new context on Epstein’s operation.It’s well known that Epstein had personal ties to Israel, including to senior political officials like Barak and Ehud Olmert, and that he donated to organizations like Friends of the IDF. But Epstein’s activities in Mongolia show, for the first time, that he facilitated a deal that led to a security agreement between Israel and other nations.
NEWS: Jeffrey Epstein Helped Broker Israeli Security Agreement
Murtaza Hussain
and Ryan Grim
Sep 28, 2025Jeffrey Epstein used his political network and financial resources to help broker a security cooperation agreement between the governments of Israel and Mongolia, according to a trove of leaked emails from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. This new set of emails between Barak and Epstein has largely been ignored by the mainstream press, but includes crucial new context on Epstein’s operation.It’s well known that Epstein had personal ties to Israel, including to senior political officials like Barak and Ehud Olmert, and that he donated to organizations like Friends of the IDF. But Epstein’s activities in Mongolia show, for the first time, that he facilitated a deal that led to a security agreement between Israel and other nations.
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NEWS: Jeffrey Epstein Helped Broker Israeli Security Agreement
Murtaza Hussain
and Ryan Grim
Sep 28, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein used his political network and financial resources to help broker a security cooperation agreement between the governments of Israel and Mongolia, according to a trove of leaked emails from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. This new set of emails between Barak and Epstein has largely been ignored by the mainstream press, but includes crucial new context on Epstein’s operation.It’s well known that Epstein had personal ties to Israel, including to senior political officials like Barak and Ehud Olmert, and that he donated to organizations like Friends of the IDF. But Epstein’s activities in Mongolia show, for the first time, that he facilitated a deal that led to a security agreement between Israel and other nations.
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Underreported Memo Is 'Declaration of War' Against Trump Opponents | Common Dreams
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36822087
Olivia Rosane
Sep 28, 2025
For another, the memorandum casts a very wide net, targeting groups, individuals, funders, and “entities” and listing several protected beliefs as “indicia” of extremism.These include:
* “Anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity;
* Support for the overthrow of the #US Government;
* Extremism on migration, race, and gender; and
* Hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.”What’s more, the memorandum entrusts enforcement to the #FBI’s over 4,000-strong Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF), which removes the legal challenges to directing the National Guard or other military forces to quash domestic dissent.
Underreported Memo Is 'Declaration of War' Against Trump Opponents | Common Dreams
Olivia Rosane
Sep 28, 2025For another, the memorandum casts a very wide net, targeting groups, individuals, funders, and “entities” and listing several protected beliefs as “indicia” of extremism.These include:
* “Anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity;
* Support for the overthrow of the #US Government;
* Extremism on migration, race, and gender; and
* Hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.”What’s more, the memorandum entrusts enforcement to the #FBI’s over 4,000-strong Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF), which removes the legal challenges to directing the National Guard or other military forces to quash domestic dissent.
Underreported Memo Is 'Declaration of War' Against Trump Opponents
"By targeting beliefs and protest activity, the directive positions dissent itself as a potential crime," one news organization said.oliviarosane (Common Dreams)
‘I do not work for you’: MTG speaks out on growing rift with Trump’s White House over Epstein files
‘I’m like, “[Expletive] you,”’ Marjorie Taylor Greene said about receiving threats from White House officials
Marjorie Taylor Greene has come out swinging at the White House over the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.
The rift between the MAGA firebrand and White House deepened after a Trump official apparently told her that her support of bipartisan legislation ordering the release of the so-called Epstein files would be viewed as a “very hostile act.”
Greene is one of four Republicans, alongside Reps. Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace and Lauren Boebert to have signed on to a discharge petition to force the release of files related to Epstein. If a discharge petition receives the signature of a majority of members, they can force a vote without the consent of leadership.
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Trump-style 'climate hoax' playbook spreads to Australia
ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Jess Davis (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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L’attacco di Trump a Lisa Monaco per colpire Microsoft: la posta in gioco è il cloud per Israele
Monaco è stata vice procuratrice generale sotto l’amministrazione Biden, e Trump l’ha accusata di essere “corrotta” e “una minaccia per la sicurezza nazionale”, sostenendo di averle revocato le autorizzazioni di sicurezza.
La strana coincidenza: la richiesta di licenziamento arriva in un momento delicato per Microsoft, che ha appena deciso di ridimensionare la cooperazione con l’esercito israeliano.
Il colosso tech avrebbe spento un servizio utilizzato dall’intelligence di Tel Aviv per operazioni di sorveglianza di massa sui civili palestinesi a Gaza.
Il ministero della Difesa Israeliano avrebbe utilizzato il servizio Cloud, Azure Israel Central, per archiviare milioni di telefonate effettuate dai palestinesi in Cisgiordania e a Gaza. Microsoft ha condotto un’indagine interna e trovato conferme.
L’attacco di Trump a Lisa Monaco per colpire Microsoft: la posta in gioco è il cloud per Israele
Il presidente ha chiesto il licenziamento della top manager, scelta da Biden come vice procuratrice generale. La Big Tech aveva appena spento il servizio usato…Massimo Basile (la Repubblica)
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Trump Posts an Absolutely Bonkers AI Video in Which He Promotes a Magic ‘Med Bed’ That Can Cure Any Disease
Remember how the evil Dems were going to steal elections with AI videos? Instead, it's time to play Piss Off Your Own Dying Base With Empty Promises (batteries and oxygen not included).
President Donald Trump shared a bizarre AI video to social media in which he’s seen promoting “med beds” — a far-right conspiracy involving a magical bed that can supposedly heal any sickness.In a post to his Truth Social platform late Saturday night, Trump shared a phony, AI-generated Fox News clip — purportedly from Fox’s My View with Lara Trump — in which he’s seen rolling out this magic technology to hospitals nationwide. (UPDATE: Trump has now deleted the video.)
“Every American will soon receive their own medbed card,” AI Trump said. “With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world.”
What happened to those always on AI glasses that recorded everything and doxed anyone you met?
We are already living in a privacy nightmare. Whether you film and then doxx folks with a smartphone, a camera you've hidden in your clothing, or one built into the frame of some spectacles really doesn't move the needle much any more. We're in the red already. The nightmarish data collection and then sharing is already baked into our internet experience.
And the people at large sit in a chair in a burning room that is this nightmare we're in, uttering "It's fine." It's been years since the Google glasshole debacle. People are so used now to other people just filming shit all the time. I think these glasses will end up just being tolerated. There won't be thousands around in your daily life, like smartphones. Society will acquiesce even in occasional perverts and intentional doxxers. The digital Overton window will move on.
What I can foresee is a more enforced no filming ban in certain areas, like restrooms and changing rooms. There could even be a technical solution that garbles recordings whether they are attempted or not.
Revisiting bsdiff as a tool for digital preservation
by @beet_keeper
I introduced bsdiff in a blog in 2014. bsdiff compares the differences between two files, e.g. broken_file_a and corrected_file_b and creates a patch that can be applied to broken_file_a to generate a byte-for-byte match for corrected_file_b.
On the face of it, in an archive, we probably only care about corrected_file_2 and so why would we care about a technology that patches a broken file?
In all of the use-cases we can imagine the primary reasons are cost savings and removing redundancy in file storage or transmission of digital information. In one very special case we can record the difference between broken_file_a and corrected_file_b and give users a totally objective method of recreating corrected_file_b from broken_file_a providing 100% verifiable proof of the migration pathway taken between the two files.
#ac3 #Archives #audio #audiovisual #Audit #authenticity #av #Bash #bsdiff #checksums #Code4Lib #corruption #corruptionIndex #digipres #DigitalArchiving #DigitalForensics #digitalLiteracy #DigitalPreservation #DigitalStorage #diplomatics #FileFormats #flac #glitch #glitchAudio #GlitchArt #integrity #mp3 #PreservationAnalysis #PreservationMetadata #provenance #sensitivityIndex #Storage #wav
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock | When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.Adam Serwer (The Atlantic)
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US Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
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Streameast Reclaimed Domain Name Previously Seized By the U.S. Government * TorrentFreak
Streameast Reclaimed Domain Name Previously Seized By the U.S. Government * TorrentFreak
Last year, U.S. authorities seized several Streameast domain names, but the pirate sports streaming site has reclaimed one of them.Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
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Brand recognition. Existing web links and references to it.
While the site swiftly moved to new domains, the old ones were pointing to a seizure banner.Streameast ‘Reclaims’ Streameast.xyz
Their name is still the same as before. So it makes sense to reclaim it.
Trump’s Golden Dome: Costly, Wasteful, With Contracts for Palantir
Largely freed of competition, Golden Dome task orders can go to favored Trump contractors, including high-tech billionaires who are his close allies.
The evidence accumulates that Golden Dome is going to be an enormously costly and extremely wasteful system. And, the contracting for high-tech work seems sure to go to Palantir. Palantir’s board chairman, the extremely well connected billionaire Peter Thiel, longtime Trump-backer and mentor of Vice President J.D. Vance.
In July, a letter by Senator Edward J. Markey and nine other Senators said:
“President Trump has said that Golden Dome would cost $175 billion and be ‘fully operational’ by 2029. But the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that it could cost as much as $542 billion to deploy a constellation of space-based interceptors (SBIs) designed to defeat one or two intercontinental ballistic missiles launched in a limited attack, such as by North Korea. Countering a possible Russian or Chinese attack involving hundreds of warheads would require a much larger, more technologically advanced, and more costly system. . . . Despite what could amount to a trillion dollar investment, Golden Dome would be all-too-easy to defeat.”
Earlier in September, the conservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI), more cheerleader than critic of Trump’s, issued a report that the cost of Golden Dome could range as high as $3.6 trillion. AEI gave a range of possibilities, from that high figure for a system doing what President Trump asserts he wants Golden Dome to do, down to lower figures that while still far above Trump’s $175 billion, would have much more limited capabilities what he claims.
So now that the Administration is launched on procuring Golden Dome, the natural question is, who benefits? Some of the contracting may go to traditional defense contractors like Lockheed Martin. But, the new hallmark of the Trump administration has been the mutually beneficial cultivating of Silicon Valley billionaires. The beauty of Golden Dome is that it involves not just hardware from traditional contractors, but tech products from the Trump Administration’s closest new friends.
Title generation and quote posts
renchap@oisaur.com 044f specifies the use of a link to the quoted post as fallback, hidden behind .quote-inline.
Right now Mastodon puts this top of post, and this interferes with title generation logic on NodeBB. Essentially the URL becomes the title, which is not ideal.
Any chance the class name could be upgraded to a MUST so I can code against it? Potentially other implementors could use different class names.
I didn't want to make it a MUST in the FEP because there are lots of reasons you may want to do the fallback differently (and we only include it if it's not already in the post: the URL could conceivably be part of the message)
as for Mastodon, there are technical reasons why we decided to put it on top, but Mastodon-inserted fallback will always use quote-inline. This is also consistent with what another implementation did (can't remember which one off the top of my head)
Title generation and quote posts
renchap@oisaur.com 044f specifies the use of a link to the quoted post as fallback, hidden behind .quote-inline.
Right now Mastodon puts this top of post, and this interferes with title generation logic on NodeBB. Essentially the URL becomes the title, which is not ideal.
Any chance the class name could be upgraded to a MUST so I can code against it? Potentially other implementors could use different class names.
Should Salesforce's Tableau Be Granted a Patent On 'Visualizing Hierarchical Data'?
America's Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Tableau (Salesforce's visual analytics platform) — for a patent covering "Data Processing For Visualizing Hierarchical Data^___^
Should Salesforce's Tableau Be Granted a Patent On 'Visualizing Hierarchical Data'? - Slashdot
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp says America's Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Tableau (Salesforce's visual analytics platform) — for a patent covering "Data Processing For Visualizing Hierarchical Data": "A provided da…yro.slashdot.org
Uh, unless you want to make tableau basically an effective monopoly on the... idea of graphs...
Then no, no, this is a very bad idea.
Data processing for visualizing hierarchical data
Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations of data. A provided data model may include a tree specification that declares parent-child relationships between objects in the data model.patents.google.com
Zelensky condemns 'vile' Russian strikes lasting 12 hours
A Russian aerial bombardment that lasted more than 12 hours has killed at least four people and injured at least 70 others in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the deaths all occurred in the capital, Kyiv, where many of the projectiles were aimed, and the victims included a 12-year-old girl.
The barrage - involving nearly 600 drones and several dozen missiles aimed at seven regions of Ukraine - is one of the heaviest in recent months.
Zelensky warned that Ukraine would retaliate and said the "vile" attack showed Moscow "wants to continue fighting and killing". Russia said it struck military facilities and industrial enterprises supporting Ukraine's armed forces.
Kyiv hit by 'massive' Russian attack, mayor says
As well as intensifying attacks against Ukraine, Russia is also accused of violating the airspace of several Nato countries.Chris Graham (BBC News)
UNY0N
in reply to utnapishtim • • •Bazzite rocks, especially for gaming. I started with Ubuntu, did arch for a while (which was a great learning experience), and have been on bazzite for years now.
Pop and mint seem like great choices too if plug-and-play gaming isn't your main focus.
utnapishtim
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in reply to utnapishtim • • •If you're somewhat familiar with uBlue, Bazzite, and immutables, I'd go with Bluefin (Gnome) or Aurora (KDE). All three are uBlue / based off Fedora, so you don't have to learn a 2nd OS while working on your current OS (Bazzite).
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in reply to FutileRecipe • • •I fully agree with this comment. Aurora (or Fedora Kinoite, very similar) is the first Linux I have been able to use full time. It should feel familiar and like a breath of fresh air to a longtime windows user. Immutability allows me to tinker without feeling overwhelmed.
Haven't tried Bazzite but my understanding is that it works just fine as a deskop OS too!
rozodru
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in reply to utnapishtim • • •Them's fightin words round here. Fuck [Distro 1] and its fanboys. [Distro 2] is clearly superior.
For real though:
Things for you to decide:
Which desktop environment do you want (KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon, cosmic, etc)
Do you want it to be super up to date all the time (quick updates, but may break something)? Or are you OK with slower updates for a more stable system?
Difficulty: How hard do you want things to be? Do you want things to be set up out-of-the-box and lots of solutions online? Or are you willing to dive deep, do stuff yourself and figure stuff out from wikis?
I wanted KDE (objectively the best desktop environment obviously) and started with OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and loved it. Highly recommended. I didn't know about TuxedoOS at the time and that seems like a good place to start too. Now I know more and am on CachyOS and am super happy with it.
pop [he/him]
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in reply to utnapishtim • • •If you want to try Pop OS, go ahead. The most important thing is back up data you want to keep - it's not a bad idea to have a dedicated partition for your home folder and another for the OS to help with fixing problems or moving to another distro, but backups off your laptop are critically important. Then if you don't like a particular distro, or you fuck up, you can install another and restore your data from backup.
Personally I use OpenSuSE Tumbleweed, I've tried quite a few distros and I think generally for gaming they're much the same. OpenSuSE has a good user interface in YaST for tweaking and keeping the system how I want it. I like being on a distro with a big install base and linked into an enterprise distro as there is an incentive to test rigorously and also fix things when they break. But Tumbleweed is a rolling release so there will still occasionally be problems.
If you want stability and no headaches then I'd go for a decent point release distro with a big install base overall. I'd suggest OpenSuSE Leap or Fedora KDE over smaller niche/community distros. Go for Gnome equivalents if that's your thing. I have gone off Mint in recent months as I think too much support out on the Web is out of date and provides bad solutions to problems (such as adding random ubuntu repos to install software). Mint itself.Is a decent distro.
I'd avoid Ubuntu due to Snap, I'd avoid Debian due to its slow upgrade cycle (very stable distro but may not be the best for high end gaming and tweaking), and I'd avoid Arch due to the complexity of set up (unless you want your system exactly right and are prepared to problem solve your way to what you want; it can be a very powerful and efficient set up of you're willing to out he work in). I'd also personally avoid atomic distros as it can be a headache to tweak and run custom software although there are ways if you enjoy leaning new things.
hellmo_luciferrari
in reply to utnapishtim • • •This always feels like a loaded question. I don't believe there is a one choice that is "right."
After distro hopping and trying many, I have come to a few realizations for myself.
There are a few factors to consider:
Really what I am getting at, you don't know what you don't know. So test out many! You can do this in a Virtual Machine with Virtualbox on Windows before switching.
BlameTheAntifa
in reply to utnapishtim • • •Pop_OS is great, but avoid the new COSMIC beta release, which is very buggy. If you opt for it, go with the GNOME-based 22 release.
Linux Mint is also one of the most friendly and approachable linux distros. It’s default desktop, Cinnamon, is very much inspired by older Windows versions. I loathe Cinnamon, but masses of people love it. I will admit that it is one of the easiest places to get started with Linux.
If you want something more sophisticated than Mint, look at distros that include KDE Plasma desktop. It feels very familiar for Windows users, but still offers a lot of customization. Fedora KDE, OpenSUSE, and CachyOS are excellent choices. Fedora is my pick but OpenSUSE is a great alternative if you want something without corporate ties, and Cachy is more optimized for gaming, but slightly more complicated to use since it’s based on Arch.
If your machine is going to be used almost exclusively for gaming, there is no reason to look at anything other than Bazzite. It’s simple, “just works”, is preconfigured for gaming, familiar, and very difficult to break.
And as always, stay far away from anything Ubuntu/Canonical.
HotsauceHurricane
in reply to utnapishtim • • •AmanitaCaesarea
in reply to utnapishtim • • •ZorinOS, better than standard Ubuntu and more modern looking than Mint.
If u want to go Arch > Garuda or Cachy. Endeavour if u are one of the "its bloat" whishy washy purists.
mrcleanup
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in reply to utnapishtim • • •So pop os is fun but they need to iron out kinks (mainly the pop shop and the cosmic de)
Go Mint.
bridgeenjoyer
in reply to utnapishtim • • •So pop os is fun but they need to iron out kinks (mainly the pop shop and the cosmic de)
Go Mint.
whereyaaat
in reply to utnapishtim • • •Whatever you land on, I hope you enjoy it.
Gaming laptops are the best.
HubertManne
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