Once again, looking for PS2 game suggestions!
I got through phases of games, and right now I'm in the one I like to think of everything-modern-is-making-me-angry-so-I'll-turn-back-to-vintage-games - and that's in the form of PCSX2 on my Steam Deck.
Playing the PS2 generation on the Steam Deck is kinda the 'perfect' generation: I can upscale the resolution without a performance hit, I can apply HD texture packs, Retro Achievements and I can drop the TDP to extend the battery life.
Anyway, I never had a PS2 (it was just a touch before my time), so there's so many games I'm yet to discover there. I'd love to hear any suggestions you might have for what I can play on there:
Just a couple notes:
- No GTA games because they're better with the PC versions. While I've bought the games, the account that Rockstar demands people have to play their games makes me angry on principle (a single-player game forcing an online check each week to be able to play it? No thanks), so I've got cracked versions to play.
- No Final Fantasy because I'm not even sure where to start!
So if anyone was around back in the PS2 era, and has some recommendations for games they've loved, I'm all ears. I've been having such a fun time playing these.
Some big thanks to my friends who made and run RetroDECK (my choice for emulating on the Steam Deck), and to the PCSX2 team (who I'm chatting to right now actually, so keep an eye out and in a week or so I'll share that chat with them all about creating and maintaining the PS2 emulator!)
Also, if you do have a Steam Deck, and want to play with the HD texture packs I do, then it's really simple. Just download the pack, and name then according to their game's I.D. code - SLUS-20743 for example, then place it in the texture_packs folder:
From there, go into PCSX2, then right-click the game, select properties, graphics, texture replacement and tick the two boxes I have:
Then you've got the games looking the best they can be!
Here's a link to a stack of pre-done HD textures for a lot of PS2 games, to help you on your way!
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This Pacific island banned Chinese investment. Today, things have changed
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Nick Sas (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Washington turns its back on US citizens detained with the Global Sumud Flotilla
On October 6, after several US citizens had been detained for days by Israeli forces after attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee took to X to accuse these activists of taking “a carbon-spewing Hamas-funded boat ride in violation of [international] law intruding into war zone to stand [with] terrorists.”
Last week, Israeli forces detained over 435 activists who were taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, the largest civilian-led humanitarian mission of its kind. While dozens are still being held by Israel, those who have been deported and released, allege mistreatment by Israeli forces.
The flotilla saw participation from delegates from 57 countries – but following the seizing of ships by Israeli forces, the US government has taken a unique position in both ignoring the plight of its own citizens and open condemnation of its own citizens by diplomatic personnel.
British parliamentarian Zarah Sultana demanded the United Kingdom call for the freedom of detained US citizen and activist David Adler, writing, “the US won’t act so it’s on us to demand justice.”
According to Laura Colston, mother of detained activist and journalist Alex Colston who alleges her son is being mistreated by Israeli forces, “calls/messages to US Gov’t officials are ignored.”
“When else has a US journalist been unlawfully detained abroad and the State Department has done essentially nothing about it?” wrote Freedom of the Press Foundation on X, in relation to Colston’s detention.
Progressive lawmakers pressure executive branch
Some US lawmakers have challenged the indifference of the executive branch.
Lawmakers have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to protect the US citizens aboard the flotilla even before they were detained. In a letter sent on September 29, a group of congressional representatives, led by Representative Rashida Tlaib, argued that “the 24 American citizens on board these ships cannot afford another failure of American leadership.”
On Monday, California representative Ro Khanna said he plans to put pressure on Rubio and Huckabee for Adler’s release, writing, “Our government must stand up for an American citizen’s fair treatment and release.”
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen posted a video of him speaking directly with the relatives of US flotilla activists detained by Israel, and called on Huckabee to “do his job.”
“The siege on Gaza is breaking”
The 24 US citizens aboard the flotilla who were captured by Israel include Adler, Colston, anti-imperialist veteran activist Greg Stoker, musicians Leila Hegazy and Carsie Blanton, and others.
“My sister is a New Yorker,” said Hegazy’s twin sister, Omnia, in an October 1 press conference after the flotilla was terrorized by Israeli attacks. “She is being openly threatened by the Israeli government, while our senators are sending money to Israel,” Hegazy said, denouncing her Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for not speaking out for her sister.
The day after songwriter Carsie Blanton was detained by Israeli forces, her brother, Elijah, spoke at a pro-Palestine rally. Blanton said, that, although he does not know his sister’s current whereabouts, or where she is being detained, he knows that she is “not afraid,” because “they can see what we can see,” that “the siege on Gaza is breaking.”
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'The Entire World Is Watching': US Lawmakers Demand Protection for Gaza Flotilla From Israeli Attacks
"The 24 American citizens on board these ships cannot afford another failure of American leadership," the Democratic lawmakers emphasized.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1500 major universities worldwide. Select your preferred indicators, generate results, and explore the performance of universities.CWTS Leiden Ranking
Wayland - How Best to Log My Own Desktop Activities
I'm self employed. I need to record how much time I spend on whatever task for whatever client.
Sounds simple, but I'm terrible at it. I always get to the end of the day without having recorded anything and not knowing what I've actually done.
Basically, I'd like to create a text log of the active window title, and take a screen cap.
I'd like to do this periodically as in every 15 minutes or so.
For the text log I just haven't been able to achieve this at all.
For the screen caps I can use flameshot to take a screenshot from the CLI, but it makes a sound and shows an animation which is sub-optimal.
Any suggestions of where to look much appreciated.
Edit: I'm not asking for a time tracking app. I want something to log the active window title and take a screen cap so I can figure out what I was doing and write it in my time tracking app.
Edit: I'm narrowing in on a solution.
Firstly, a lot of previously available solutions don't work because of recently implemented security features in gnome.
You need to enter unsafe mode by entering the following in the looking glass tool (which you can access by running lg in the alt + f2 dialog):
global.context.unsafe_mode = truethereafter, this can grab the active window title for you:
gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell --object-path /org/gnome/Shell --method org.gnome.Shell.Eval "global.display.focus_window.title"... and this can take a screen cap for you:
gdbus call --session --dest org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot --object-path /org/gnome/Shell/Screenshot --method org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.Screenshot false false /tmp/screencap.png
dbus calls to gnome shell don't work under Ubuntu 22.04
Trivial example: Under Ubuntu 20.04, the following command: gdbus call -e -d org.gnome.Shell -o /org/gnome/Shell -m org.gnome.Shell.Eval true produces this output: (true, 'true') but under 22.04...Ask Ubuntu
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\#!/usr/bin/env bash
# get hyprland event socket path
HIS=$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE
EVENT_SOCK="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HIS/.socket2.sock"
# fallback / error check
if [ -z "$HIS" ] || [ ! -S "$EVENT_SOCK" ]; then
echo "Error: cannot locate Hyprland event socket at $EVENT_SOCK" >&2
exit 1
fi
logfile="${HOME}/hypr_focus.log"
# function to handle a line from the event stream
handle_event() {
local line="$1"
# check for activewindow event
if [[ $line == activewindow* ]]; then
# format: activewindow>>CLASS,TITLE
# strip prefix
local payload=${line#activewindow>>}
# split on comma (first comma)
local cls="${payload%%,*}"
local title="${payload#*,}"
local ts
ts=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
echo "$ts — $title (class: $cls)" >> "$logfile"
fi
# optionally handle activewindowv2 if you want address instead
# if [[ $line == activewindowv2* ]]; then
# ...
# fi
}
# listen to the socket
socat -u "UNIX-CONNECT:$EVENT_SOCK" - | while IFS= read -r line; do
handle_event "$line"
donehonestly if you're willing to do some work you can make hyprland do almost anything
**disclaimer i did not test this much
edit: forgot about the screenshot part, should be easy to add though, just add screenshotting everytime focus changes with grim or whatever
Thanks.
I didn't really know hyprland was a thing prior to the comments in this thread. It looks great though.
However, the install process seems non-trivial so I'm going to wait until I have a little more time to play around with it.
US Energy Secretary Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise.
Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise. - E&E News by POLITICO
Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.Benjamin Storrow (E&E News by POLITICO)
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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report findsJillian Ambrose (The Guardian)
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Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account
Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account
Microsoft is making changes to crack down on local Windows 11 accounts. You’ll need an internet connection and a Microsoft account to setup a new Windows PC.Tom Warren (The Verge)
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Technology reshared this.
Using a Microsoft cloud account to log into my local computer means Microsoft owns credentials to a device in my house, and if they get hacked (which they do, all the fucking time), my device is less secure because of it and my data is less secure because of it.
There's absolutely no need for my copy of Windows to require me to login using a cloud-based account.
You can use all manner of apps to disable the telemetry and privacy nonsense that people have issues with Windows about (and I similarly find Microsoft's privacy-last approach to be tedious), but if your computer requires you to use a cloud account to log in, then your computer is susceptible to that cloud account being hijacked or hacked and Microsoft has given absolutely no good reason for this to be the case.
Logging in to a Microsoft account doesn't provide any real benefit to the user at all, the best you can say is that you're not prompted to log in again if you run the Microsoft Store or the Xbox app, and that's not a compelling benefit.
O que é uma revolução?
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissionsAjit Niranjan (The Guardian)
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Well yeah any potential solution is going to mean reduced potential profit, which you could describe as degrowth, but that would be the worst possible way to describe it.
The reason why we haven't gotten anywhere with carbon reduction is because wealthy people block any efforts.
Telling them that degrowth is the solution is unlikely to motivate them.
I feel like you must have slipped through a rift in the time / space continuum and are visiting us from another reality.
The first step would be to educate people with anarchist literature.
In 2025, we're completely unable to expect "people" at large to engage in any kind of reasoning.
You can't just propose to "educate people with anarchist literature" like that's some kind of solution.
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If you feel you can't educate others, assist those who can. You'll never stop bad people from existing, but you can remove the ladders they seize to lord over us.
Bad People
William Gillis Bad People Irredeemable Individuals & Structural Incentives 14th August 2020The Anarchist Library
Can Democrats Win Back Rust Belt Voters?
Can Democrats Win Back Rust Belt Voters? - Inequality.org
New research from the Center for Working-Class Politics shows that economic populists are popular, but the Democratic label is a drag.Inequality.org
On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.Marcus Baram (Capital & Main)
JB Pritzker Accuses Federal Agents of 'Inciting' Chicago's Residents to Violence
JB Pritzker Accuses Federal Agents of ‘Inciting’ Chicago’s Residents to Violence
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused President Trump of "inciting" citizens to violence against ICE and border patrol agents with his "unconstitutional invasion"Sean James (Mediaite)
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Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices
Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices
Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product that may create headaches for the cities that adop…Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
Psychiatrists have joined other public health groups in calling for the removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary.
Two psychiatry organizations — the Southern California Psychiatry Society and the recently formed grassroots Committee to Protect Public Mental Health — have released statements saying that the actions of the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services have increased stigma, instilled fear and hurt access to mental health and addiction care.
"As physicians committed to evidence-based care, we are alarmed by the direction of HHS under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr," the Committee to Protect Public Mental Health said in a statement.
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Maryland Judges Weigh Whether Cities Can Sue Over Climate Change
Communities including Baltimore and Annapolis are asking the state’s top court to revive a case accusing oil companies of spreading disinformation.
Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
Both Google and Apple recently removed Red Dot, an app people can use to report sightings of ICE officials, from their respective app stores, 404 Media has found. The move comes after Apple removed ICEBlock, a much more prominent app, from its App Store on Thursday following direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials. Google told 404 Media it removed apps because they shared the location of what it describes as a vulnerable group that recently faced a violent act connected to these sorts of ICE-spotting apps—a veiled reference to ICE officials.The move signals a broader crackdown on apps that are designed to keep communities safe by crowdsourcing the location of ICE officials. Authorities have claimed that Joshua Jahn, the suspected shooter of an ICE facility in September and who killed a detainee, searched his phone for various tracking apps. A long-running immigration support group on the ground in Chicago, where ICE is currently focused, told 404 Media some of its members use Red Dot.
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Do you know anything else about these apps and their removal? Do you work at Google, Apple, or ICE? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at joseph@404media.co.“Ready to Protect Your Community?” the website for Red Dot reads. “Download Red Dot and help build a stronger protection network.”
The site provides links to the app’s page on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. As of at least Friday, both of those links return errors. “This app is currently not available in your country or region,” says the Apple one, and “We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server,” says the Google one.
The app allows people to report ICE presence or activity, along with details such as the location and time, according to Red Dot’s website. The app then notifies nearby community members, and users can receive alerts about ICE activity in their area, the website says.
Google confirmed to 404 Media that it removed Red Dot. Google said it did not receive any outreach from the Department of Justice about this issue and that it bans apps with a high risk of abuse. Without talking about the shooting at the ICE facility specifically, the company said it removed apps that share the location of what it describes as a vulnerable group after a recent violent act against them connected to this sort of app. Google said apps that have user generated content must also conduct content moderation.
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Google added in a statement that “ICEBlock was never available on Google Play, but we removed similar apps for violations of our policies.”Google’s Play Store policies say the platform does not allow apps that “promote violence” against “groups based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, caste, immigration status, or any other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization,” but its published policies do not include information about how it defines what types of groups are protected.
Red Dot did not respond to a request for comment.
On Thursday Apple told 404 Media it removed multiple ICE-spotting apps, but did not name Red Dot. Apple did not respond to another request for comment on Friday.
On Thursday Joshua Aaron, the developer of ICEBlock, told 404 Media “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move,” referring to Apple removing his own app. ICEBlock rose to prominence in June when CNN covered the app. That app was only available on iOS, while Red Dot was available on both iOS and Android.
“ICEBlock is no different from crowd sourcing speed traps, which every notable mapping application, including Apple's own Maps app, implements as part of its core services. This is protected speech under the first amendment of the United States Constitution,” Aaron continued. “We are determined to fight this with everything we have. Our mission has always been to protect our neighbors from the terror this administration continues to reign down on the people of this nation. We will not be deterred. We will not stop. #resist.”
That move from Apple came after pressure from Department of Justice officials on behalf of Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to Fox. “ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs, and violence against law enforcement is an intolerable red line that cannot be crossed. This Department of Justice will continue making every effort to protect our brave federal law enforcement officers, who risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe,” Bondi told Fox. The Department of Justice declined to comment beyond Bondi's earlier comments.
The current flashpoint for ICE’s mass deportation effort is Chicago. This week ICE raided an apartment building and removed everyone from the building only to ask questions later, according to local media reports. “They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," one neighbor, Eboni Watson, told ABC7. “That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.’”
Brandon Lee, communications lead at Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, told 404 Media some of the organization’s teams have used Red Dot and similar apps as a way of taking tips. But the organization recommends people call its hotline to report ICE activity. That hotline has been around since 2011, Lee said. “The thing that takes time is the infrastructure of trust and training that goes into follow-up, confirmation, and legal and community support for impacted families, which we in Illinois have been building up over time,” he added.
“But I will say that at the end of the day it's important for all people of conscience to use their skills to shine some light on ICE's operations, given the agency's lack of transparency and overall lack of accountability,” he said, referring to ICE-spotting apps.
In ICEBlock’s case, people who already downloaded the app will be able to continue using but will be unable to re-download it from the Apple App Store, according to an email from Apple Aaron shared with 404 Media. Because Red Dot is available on Android, users can likely sideload the app—that is, install it themselves by downloading the APK file rather than from the Play Store.
The last message to Red Dot’s Facebook page was on September 24 announcing a new update that fixed various bugs.
Update: this piece has been updated to include a response from the Department of Justice.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
Anti-ICE protesters marched up Michigan Avenue on Tuesday evening.Cate Cauguiran (ABC7 Chicago)
Europa am Kipppunkt der KI-Ära – Sam Altman und Mathias Döpfner eröffnen die politische Debatte über Souveränität, Freiheit und die Zukunft des Menschen
Mit der Premiere seines neuen Gesprächsformats „MD MEETS“ legt Axel-Springer-CEO Mathias Döpfner die Latte hoch: Kein Politiker, kein Showgast – sondern Sam Altman, der mächtigste KI-Architekt der Gegenwart, CEO von OpenAI. In 45 Minuten sprechen die beiden über nichts Geringeres als das Schicksal Europas, den Sinn des Fortschritts und die Frage, ob der Mensch in der Ära künstlicher Intelligenz überlebt – moralisch, ökonomisch und kulturell.
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Dieser Podcast ist mehr als Medienunterhaltung. Es ist eine politische Zäsur. Döpfner, einer der wichtigsten publizistischen Köpfe Europas, trifft den Entwickler jener Technologie, die unsere Demokratien, Arbeitsmärkte und Wahrheitsbegriffe zugleich beflügelt und bedroht. Der Springer-Chef fragt, Altman antwortet – und im Subtext steht die neue Weltordnung der Intelligenzsysteme.
Europas letzte Chance
„Europa darf nicht Weltmeister der Regulierung werden“, warnt Altman. Der Satz klingt technokratisch, ist aber Sprengstoff. In Wahrheit sagt er: Wenn Europa weiter bremst, wird es von der Landkarte der Innovation verschwinden. Altman kündigt den Aufbau einer „OpenAI-Souverän-Cloud für Deutschland“ an – gemeinsam mit SAP und Microsoft. Eine strategische Kampfansage an die digitale Abhängigkeit vom Silicon Valley und zugleich ein Testfall für Europas Selbstbehauptung im Zeitalter der KI.
Döpfner legt den Finger auf die Wunde: Europas Regierungen verteidigen Datenschutz, aber verlieren den Anschluss. Altman kontert höflich, aber bestimmt – KI sei längst weiter, als die meisten wüssten. „Wir haben Systeme, die unsere klügsten Menschen in den schwersten intellektuellen Disziplinen schlagen“, sagt er. Der Satz ist so beiläufig wie beunruhigend. Er beschreibt das Ende des kognitiven Monopols des Menschen – und den Beginn eines Wettlaufs zwischen technologischer Geschwindigkeit und politischer Trägheit.
Arbeit, Würde, Kontrolle
Döpfner fragt nach den Jobs der Zukunft. Altman antwortet, als sähe er in Zeitlupe zu, wie sich eine Zivilisation neu ordnet: „Kurzfristig wird KI viele Jobs zerstören. Langfristig werden völlig neue entstehen.“ Es ist die klassische Fortschrittsformel – und doch schwingt Skepsis mit. Die Frage, was bleibt, wenn Maschinen denken, berühren, komponieren, ist keine ökonomische mehr, sondern eine anthropologische. Altman glaubt an das „unerschöpfliche Bedürfnis des Menschen, gebraucht zu werden“. Eine tröstliche These, die aber zur Nagelprobe wird, wenn ganze Branchen automatisiert werden – von der Anwaltschaft bis zur Redaktion.
Gerade letzteres führt zum Kern des Gesprächs: der Zukunft des Journalismus. Altman erkennt die Paradoxie seiner eigenen Schöpfung: ChatGPT ist zugleich Werkzeug und Risiko für die Öffentlichkeit. „Ich wäre traurig, wenn KI den Journalismus zerstört“, sagt er. Aber er weiß auch, dass sie ihn verwandeln wird. Döpfner bringt das Prinzip auf den Punkt: „Ohne Vergütung für Inhalte trocknet das System aus – dann gibt es nichts mehr, was sich ‚scrapen‘ lässt.“ Eine präzise Beschreibung des neuen Urheberkriegs zwischen Maschine und Medium.
Der neue Prometheus
Philosophisch wird es, als Döpfner Harari und Oscar Wilde zitiert: Wird der Mensch zum Gott? Will Sam Altman ewig leben? Seine Antwort ist überraschend nüchtern: Nein. Ewigkeit sei kein Ziel, sagt er, sondern ein Irrtum. Fortschritt brauche Erneuerung, Sterblichkeit, Übergang. Altman träumt vom Leben als Landwirt, wenn die KI seine Arbeit übernimmt – der Schöpfer, der sich selbst abschafft. Das ist mehr als Anekdote. Es ist ein modernes Gleichnis: Der neue Prometheus will nach der Erleuchtung zurück in den Ackerboden.
Doch zwischen Technikglaube und Natursehnsucht bleibt die offene Frage: Wer kontrolliert die Schöpfung? Altman denkt in geopolitischen Kategorien. KI, sagt er, werde Kriegsführung, Propaganda und Machtbalance grundlegend verändern. Wenn „ein böser Akteur“ Zugang zu Superintelligenz habe, könne er ganze Systeme destabilisieren. Die Konsequenz: globale Governance, ähnlich der nuklearen Rüstungskontrolle. Der Vergleich ist nicht zufällig. KI ist längst eine strategische Waffe – unsichtbar, allgegenwärtig, unkontrolliert.
Freiheit im Zeitalter der Antwortmaschinen
Döpfner und Altman verhandeln schließlich, was auf dem Spiel steht: die Freiheit des Wortes. Für Altman ist sie „einer der schwierigsten, aber zentralsten Werte der westlichen Zivilisation“. Für Döpfner ist sie Geschäftsgrundlage und Überzeugung zugleich. Beide wissen: Wenn Wahrheit von Algorithmen berechnet wird, wird Journalismus zur Gegenmacht – oder verschwindet.
Altman plädiert für neue ökonomische Modelle: Mikropayments für Inhalte, faire Vergütung für journalistische Recherche, eine Rückkopplung von digitalem Nutzen und menschlicher Arbeit. Eine Idee, die Döpfner offen aufnimmt. Der Verleger und der Entwickler eint die Einsicht, dass Information eine Ressource ist, die sich nur dann erneuert, wenn sie einen Wert behält.
Der wahre Inhalt
Die Premiere von „MD MEETS“ ist deshalb mehr als ein Medienereignis. Sie markiert den Moment, in dem KI, Medien und Politik ihre gemeinsamen Bruchstellen öffentlich verhandeln. Altman und Döpfner sprechen über Technologie – und meinen Zivilisation.
Für Europa ist das Gespräch eine Einladung, die eigene Zukunft nicht länger als Beobachter, sondern als Akteur zu gestalten. Wenn Döpfner Altman fragt, was er Europa rät, antwortet der nüchtern: „Reguliert die großen Risiken, aber lasst die kleinen zu.“ In diesem Satz steckt eine Doktrin für die neue Epoche – und vielleicht das letzte Zeitfenster, um nicht endgültig Zuschauer im Theater der Superintelligenz zu werden. Für Sohn@Sohn wäre es wichtig, auf eine granulare Regulierung zu verzichten. Die trifft in der Regel die Kleinen und nicht die Großen, gell Herr Voss…..
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Europas KI-Regulierungskomplex: Der Tanz auf der Rasierklinge - ichsagmal.com
Es ist, als ob die EU immer wieder die gleiche, düstere Melodie spielt: Regulierungswut, ein Synonym für Bürokratie, das sich wie ein Klammergriff um Innovation und Unternehmertum schließt.gsohn (ichsagmal.com)
Russia's digital iron curtain descends further as Kremlin chokes Internet freedoms
Three and a half years into its all-out war against Ukraine, the Kremlin is waging a parallel battle at home — this time against Internet freedom.
The Russian authorities are tightening their digital grip and rolling out sweeping new measures to keep people online in check.
Russian authorities' efforts to block calls via the Telegram and WhatsApp messengers have been going hand in hand with the creation of a Kremlin-controlled "national messenger" called Max, intended to replace foreign equivalents.
"(The Kremlin) has now matured to the point of imposing total control over people's conversations," Russian columnist Sergei Parkhomenko told the Kyiv Independent.
"Before, there were concerns that people might protest, and the authorities would have to somehow explain themselves — but now there's no need to explain anything to anyone: there is only one answer — 'There is a war going on, and therefore you, citizens, no longer have any rights."
Parkhomenko believes that "this is why Putin started the war — to gain the ability to harden his rule more and more, and thus guarantee his hold on power for eternity (or so he hopes)."
Analysts say the latest efforts to stifle Internet freedom are a logical step in the regime's evolution towards totalitarianism. The Kremlin is seeking to emulate China's Great Firewall, a comprehensive censorship system that Beijing has used for decades to crack down on dissent online.
The Russian authorities and VK, the company that developed Russia's Max messenger, did not respond to requests for comment.
Read also: Moscow shooting aftermath: Repressions, racism, terror
Blocking social networks
Russia's efforts to introduce China-style Internet censorship began before the full-scale invasion.
In 2014, following the start of Russia's war against Ukraine, Kremlin-friendly companies took control of Vkontakte (VK), Russia's largest social network, and its owner, Pavel Durov, left the country amid government pressure.
Roskomnadzor, Russia's agency tasked with controlling and censoring mass media, began blocking Durov's Telegram messenger in 2018 after the messenger refused to provide encryption keys to the Federal Security Service (FSB), citing a terrorism investigation. Durov said then that it was impossible technologically and that giving the keys to the FSB would imply changing its encryption mechanisms and enabling the Kremlin to censor the messenger.
Demonstrators hold a stylized icon painting depicting Telegram founder Pavel Durov during a protest against the blocking of the popular messaging app in Russia, at a May Day rally in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2018. (Olga Maltseva / AFP via Getty Images)
However, the agency lifted the ban on Telegram in 2020.
The reasons for the change in the agency's position are unclear.
The attempt to block Telegram was followed by large-scale protests, and Roskomnadzor's efforts proved to be ineffective due to technological issues.
Durov visited Russia more than 50 times from 2014 to 2021, including on the day when the ban on Telegram was lifted, according to Russia's IStories investigative journalism project.
The report triggered speculation that Durov could have reached a deal with the Russian authorities.
After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the country's authorities also banned Facebook and Instagram, citing the platforms' policies of not censoring calls for violence against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian soldiers. Meta, the owner of the platforms, eventually backed down and banned such calls, but they were blocked anyway.
In 2024, Roskomnadzor also started slowing down access to YouTube, citing the video hosting service's decisions to block Russian propaganda channels and its refusal to block anti-Kremlin content.
In March 2025, there were also disruptions in Telegram's operations in Russia, and it was banned in the country's Chechnya and Dagestan regions.
In August 2025, Roskomnadzor started blocking calls on Telegram and WhatsApp.
Roskomnadzor claimed the apps have become "the main services used to defraud and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities."
Analysts believe that this claim is just an excuse.
"This has nothing to do with Internet fraud," Parkhomenko told the Kyiv Independent. "Fraudsters will continue to use (and are already using) Max or any other tool in the same way."
In contrast with the Telegram block in 2018, now the Russian authorities are blocking Telegram and WhatsApp more effectively because they have acquired a new censorship technology — Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) boxes, Leonid Iuldashev from eQualitie, a Canadian IT company that develops tools for circumventing censorship, told the Kyiv Independent.
Read also: Putin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election; Ukrainians in occupied territories vote at gunpoint
National messenger
As the Russian authorities tried to block Western social networks, they also took steps to launch a domestic alternative.
In March, the Russian IT company VK released the Max messenger.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law in June to create "a national messenger."
On Sept. 1, the Russian government officially authorized Max as the "national messenger."
It became mandatory to install Max on all new electronic devices. Max also became the default messenger for government and banking services.
Meanwhile, Russia's biggest mobile operators allowed their subscribers to use Max free of charge.
The messenger is completely controlled by the Russian government.
VK, which developed the messenger, is owned by Russia's state gas giant Gazprom and tycoon Yury Kovalchuk, known as Putin's personal banker.
VK's CEO is Vladimir Kiriyenko, the son of Putin's Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko, a Kremlin heavyweight responsible for the country's entire domestic policy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and his first deputy chief of staff Sergei Kiriyenko (L) observe an exhibition prior to the All-Russia’s Open Lesson in Yaroslavl, Russia, on Sept. 1, 2017. (Mikhail Svetlov / Getty Images)
Max requests access to the camera and the microphone, as well as geolocation, contacts, files, Bluetooth, notifications, and biometrics. The messenger also logs all activity within the app and collects information about users' age, gender, phone numbers, emails, and social media IDs.
Although Western messengers also request similar information, providing such access to Max is more dangerous since its official policy states that it can submit any information to the authorities. Experts believe that Max will be routinely used to spy on users.
Russian residents interviewed by the Kyiv Independent provided different perspectives on the introduction of the national messenger and bans on Western social networks.
A 40-year-old Russian photographer who supports "restoring the Soviet Union" told the Kyiv Independent that she would not use Max, WhatsApp, or Telegram because she is against what she called a "digital concentration camp."
The Max Messenger logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Thomas Fuller / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
"I don't have a smartphone and have never had one," she said. I have a dumbphone and a laptop. I've predicted this whole digital concentration camp more than three moves ahead."
A 60-year old teacher who supports the war against Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent she has not yet installed the Max messenger but is not afraid of using it.
"I don't have any anti-government thoughts," she said. "I'll have to switch to the Max messenger — otherwise, I won't be able to access many (government) apps or use them fully."
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity due to the fear of reprisals.
Read also: Navalny’s death preceded by long list of Putin critics’ murders
Internet shutdowns and VPNs
Since May, Russia has also experienced frequent fixed-line and mobile Internet shutdowns all over the country. The authorities argued the shutdowns were necessary to counteract Ukrainian drone attacks, but analysts believe it is part of Russia's efforts to tighten control over people's online presence.
In August, Russia experienced 2,129 Internet shutdowns — an all-time record, according to the Association for the Protection of the Internet. The global number of Internet shutdowns in 2024 was 296, according to Access Now, a U.S. group that fights Internet censorship.
The Russian authorities have also cracked down on VPN services that allow users to circumvent blocks.
"The logic is simple: if anything is out of control of the siloviki (Russia's intelligence and law enforcement agencies), it is a threat and has to be banned."
Russia passed a law in 2020 to ban virtual private networks (VPNs) used for bypassing blocks. Initially it was not enforced strictly. However, the authorities have stepped up efforts to block VPNs since then.
Starting from Sept. 1, 2025, Russia also banned VPN ads and introduced fines for searching "extremist materials" — essentially any information critical of the Kremlin — using VPNs.
Iuldashev from eQualitie said that the Kremlin is trying to block all major VPNs.
"But while they do it, VPN developers develop new protocols at the same time," he said. "We are still able to provide access to free Internet to people from China, Russia, Vietnam, and other countries. It's impossible to block everything."
Read also: Alexei Navalny’s life and death as main opponent to Putin regime
Copying foreign experience
By introducing sweeping restrictions on the Internet, Russia is copying China's censorship system, called the Great Firewall. Max is modeled after WeChat, China's state-controlled national messenger.
Iuldashev said that the Kremlin aims to achieve the same results as China, but the Russian system is more decentralized.
"China has fostered domestic substitutes for international services, and they ruled out most Western platforms from the outset," he said. "Russia, on the contrary, has allowed many Western platforms for years, and then they started (blocking them)."
He said that "it's hard to imagine that Russia can build a (China-style) centralized censorship system in this very diverse landscape of networks.
News footage on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a welcoming ceremony before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2025. (Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty Images)
"But the decentralized model also looks quite effective," Iuldashev added. "It's just another way to achieve the same result."
He also said that Russia is seeking to mimic the censorship technology of Iran, which is among the worst countries in terms of Internet freedom.
There is also speculation that Russia may shut down the Internet completely, similarly to North Korea.
But Iuldashev thinks a permanent shutdown is unlikely.
"On the technical level, it's possible," he said. "But it's strange to compare it with North Korea, because North Korea has never had a proper Internet. But Russia has all the possible connections to the global Internet."
He argued, however, that temporary and regional Internet shutdowns are likely if there are some political risks.
"They don't need to actually shut down the whole country," he said. "They can just shut down a particular place."
Read also: How Kadyrov became so powerful, and why Chechnya remains vital for survival of Putin’s regime
Diving into totalitarianism
Iuldashev said that Russia started to create a "sovereign Internet" right after annexing Crimea in 2014. Now, however, this process has accelerated.
Ryhor Nizhnikau, a Russia expert at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, said that "Russia has been moving towards online control and 'Internet sovereignty' for years."
"The logic is simple: if anything is out of control of the siloviki (Russia's intelligence and law enforcement agencies), it is a threat and has to be banned," he told the Kyiv Independent.
Arkady Moshes, a Russian-born researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, said that "this should be viewed as an element of Russia transiting from authoritarianism towards totalitarianism, which implies total control."
Another Russian political analyst said that creating a China-like censorship model "requires additional technical improvements and overcoming users' inertia."
The analyst spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
"Even if they are not politicized, they are very reluctant to give up the conveniences of everyday life. So far, the state is not totalitarian enough to move everyone over to Max, but it is striving for that and will continue to do so," the analyst added.
Read also: Evidence shows recent presidential elections most rigged in Russia’s modern history
Evidence shows recent presidential elections most rigged in Russia’s modern history
The March 15-17 presidential election was the most rigged in Russia's modern history, according to evidence published by election experts, observers, and media. Estimates of vote rigging range from at least 22 million votes to about 31.Oleg Sukhov (The Kyiv Independent)
Why doesn't the Fediverse have a "one sign-in" like NOSTR?
I recently re-tried NOSTR (I technically have an old account I rarely ever use), specifically on Primal and the Fountain Podcasts app, and I really enjoyed how simple it was: just sign in, and BAM—you’re in.
No fuss, no extra steps.
It got me wondering—why doesn’t the Fediverse work like that? I know that using special login codes might be too complex for most people, but why not allow usernames and passwords instead?
Imagine a single sign-in for the entire Fediverse. You wouldn’t need to worry about instances, and onboarding could be much simpler.
Has this idea been considered, or is there a technical reason why it wouldn’t work?
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Because implementing that shit is hard.
Nostr definitely has some interesting/good implementation details, and on a spectrum of ease of censoring users, Bluesky is on one end, Fedi is in the middle, and Nostr (if it gets big enough) is on the other end.
But also with Nostr, I really hope you backed up those account keys, because if you didn't and you lose your device, your access to that account is gone forever.
Every way of decentralizing a social media system has advantages and disadvantages.
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I do wish cross-posting between fediverse types (microblogs, link aggregators, image sharing) was as easy as cross-posting within them.
I know it's technically feasible to comment on a Lemmy post from your mastodon account (at least, that's what I was told), but it's not easy or intuitive.
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nuova aggreganza con la goduria integrata: rilascio aggregatore di feed Aggregodo (Aggregoctt v3 ma per bene)
Oggi, considerato lo stato inevitabile dell’assoluto, sono abbastanza sicura che godo… ma, in realtà, un po’ sarà anche da stamattina che godo… per non dire in verità ieri sera tardissimo… Situazione assurda, lo so, ma tutto ciò è per via del fatto che, il nuovissimo software benedettissimo che ho finito or ora (…o ieri sera, […]
octospacc.altervista.org/2025/…
nuova aggreganza con la goduria integrata: rilascio aggregatore di feed Aggregodo (Aggregoctt v3 ma per bene)
Oggi, considerato lo stato inevitabile dell’assoluto, sono abbastanza sicura che godo… ma, in realtà, un po’ sarà anche da stamattina che godo… per non dire in verità ieri sera tardissimo… Situazione assurda, lo so, ma tutto ciò è per via del fatto che, il nuovissimo software benedettissimo che ho finito or ora (…o ieri sera, appunto, ma sono uscite rognine che ho dovuto sistemare al volo oggi), non si chiama Aggregoctt ennesimo, bensì AGGREGODO!!! E con una premessa così, cazzarola se c’è da goderne pesantemente… 🔥🎆🎇🧨Alla fine, si: il mio incubo peggiore, ma allo stesso tempo il mio nuovo momento più ricco, si è avverato; ed assurdamente è da una settimana intera che ci sto lavorando… no, non c’è motivo di temere che io abbia acquisito la pericolosa skill della pazienza dal nulla, è solo che ho potuto lavorarci giusto ogni tot a pezzetti, per via delle varie palle personali, ma via avanti così ed alla fine è già uscito fuori circa quello che volevo, che già andrà a sostituire quel ripiego bizzarro che a questo punto è durato due settimane nemmeno… ma la goduria è appena cominciata. 😈
Chi sempre vuole giusto spiare i miei feed, quindi, adesso può farlo con , sperando possano essere gradevoli ed evidenti i dettagli bboni… I feed hanno le icone (automatiche, ovviamente), c’è una modalità di lettura integrata (spenta di default per evitare rogne che non sto a spiegare, anche perché è ancora sperimentale e da finire di acconciare; si attiva dal menu), e l’interfaccia è fatta col gradevole bellissimissimo Material Design v1, che fa bella figura su desktop e mobile (…anche se manca la modalità scura, che devo quindi implementare io a breve, mannaggia). Ma queste sono solo le scemenze, tipo… 🙏
Con non poca magia, sono riuscita pure ad implementare un sistema di scraping HTML per generare feed da siti stronzi che non li offrono, maa… non con l’XPath meloso che usano altri aggregatori (non tutti eh, la maggior parte a dire il vero non offrono proprio una mazza), bensì con una sintassi decente e per certi versi più potente… al punto da avermi permesso di creare feed da Facebook e Threads con poche righe di configurazione, e sulla mia istanza infatti già ne seguo qualcuno (e aumenteranno solamente!!!). E, ovviamente, l’aggregatore genera dei suoi feed (Atom) per l’uso con altri lettori, dell’intera libreria o di specifici feed, inclusi questi umma umma… (…Peccato che, al momento, proprio i feed per cui questa cosa più serve appaiono mezzi rotti, perché ho dimenticato delle robe, ma abbiate pazienza e aggiusterò.) 🤯Non vado troppo nei dettagli tecnici, perché altrimenti lo so che ogni essere umano fa zzzzzzz, ma tanto per tutti i computeristi (e i selfhostisti, semmai ce ne siano) il codice è libero su GitLab e su GitHub… e non è nemmeno spaghettoso! (Inaspettato, visto che ne ho scritto grandi porzioni a stomaco non troppo pieno, quindi mi sarei aspettata che la brama dello gnam potesse prendere più il sopravvento… ma forse in parte è anche grazie al fatto che stavolta ho scelto di usare TypeScript e NodeJS, che giuro, Python di questo passo mi farà venire dei tumori, con tutte le paturnie che mi sta facendo invece subire per Pignio…) 🏗️
Come cose da fare per forza, ce ne sono ancora varie… come ottimizzare la lettura dal database, che al momento su alcune pagine è un troiaio come lentezza… oppure aggiustare la ricerca globale, che ho accidentalmente rotto nel provare a migliorare le prestazioni della pagina principale (e che colmo sarebbe sennò) — ovviamente accorgendomene solo in produzione, e non poco prima durante lo sviluppo (e te pareva che non va sempre così con me!!!) — ma anche implementare tag e/o categorie per i feed (altrimenti, quando ne metterò centinaia saranno dolori), che però attualmente non riesco a decidere come fare… Una cosa è certa, però, almeno: tutte le rogne sono risolvibili, e per ora si deve dunque pensare solo a godere del potere dell’aggregazione acquisito per mezzo dell’Aggregodo… (Ah, e serve pure un logo, mannaggia.) 👻
(Tra l’altro… come si vede, ho implementato 3 viste per gli indici: una griglia di carte, simile al primo Aggregoctt ma più densa, una lista con miniature, che ho copiato spudoratamente dall’RSS-ripiego di cui sopra, ma che ho fatto in modo per me più gradevole, e una che chiamo “a flusso”, che è utile principalmente per i post dei social, che sono corti e da vedere anche senza cliccare… E stavo a proposito di quest’ultima quasi per dire che l’ho copiata accidentalmente dall’RSS-bizzarro, ma a guardare meglio la mia mostra le immagini bene, e invece l’altro le taglia a 16:9, oltre al fatto che la grafica ombreggiata del mio secondo me fa risaltare meglio all’occhio i post… quindi, se non dispiace, con oggi godo veramente infinito.)
#aggregator #aggregatore #Aggregoctt #Aggregodo #Atom #feed #feeds #libre #OpenSource #RSS #webapp #webdev
Huawei Zurich Lab’s New Open-Source Tech Lets LLMs Run on Consumer GPUs
Huawei Zurich Lab’s New Open-Source Tech Lets LLMs Run on Consumer GPUs
Huawei’s Zurich Computing Systems Laboratory has released SINQ (Sinkhorn Normalization Quantization), an open-source quantization method that reduces theTechNode Feed (TechNode)
Ez drummer/addictive drums
Greta Thunberg gives first public speech since Israeli kidnapping – video
cross-posted from: ibbit.at/post/74406
Human rights and climate activist Greta Thunberg has spoken publicly for the first time after her kidnapping, detention, and abuse at the hands of the Israeli government:thecanary.co/wp-content/upload…
Greta Thunberg released
As the Canary previously reported, on Saturday 4 October the Israeli occupation authorities deported 137 of the kidnapped international solidarity activists who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the humanitarian siege on Gaza, in the second deportation operation in a matter of days, after returning four Italians to their country on Friday 3 October.One of the deported activists who arrived at Istanbul airport on Saturday recounted shocking details of what he described as ‘brutal assaults’ on some activists during their detention, telling reporters:
They dragged little Greta (Thunberg) by her hair in front of our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her as a warning to others.She’s still a little kid. They made her suffer.
Separately, the Guardian reported that an email to Swedish authorities said Greta Thunberg was suffering from:
dehydration. She has received insufficient amounts of both water and food. She also stated that she had developed rashes which she suspects were caused by bedbugs. She spoke of harsh treatment and said she had been sitting for long periods on hard surfaces.Meanwhile, other released activists spoke of similar degrading treatment.
Turkish activist Samanur Sonmaz Yaman, a member of the flotilla, recounts details of the occupation’s oppression and abuse of veiled women from the boats:
Occupation soldiers ripped off our headscarves during our arrest and took them from us, and our non-veiled friends gave us their shirts to cover our heads.
Ongoing Israeli violence
Adalah, the legal centre that monitors the cases of detainees, said that detention conditions at Ketziot prison in the Negev desert are ‘deteriorating alarmingly,’ amid reports of ill-treatment and violence against some detainees.A spokesperson for the organisation said that it is difficult at this stage to provide a comprehensive assessment, but confirmed that the mistreatment primarily affects non-European detainees, especially those whose countries do not have diplomatic missions in Israel.
This incident is the latest chapter in the confrontation between Israel and the international solidarity flotillas that recently set sail in an attempt to break the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than 18 years, amid growing international warnings about targeting solidarity activists and civil society activists, and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Strip, which is suffering from famine and shortages of medicine and fuel.
Israel intercepted 40 ships in the Global Solidarity Flotilla that set sail to reach Gaza to break the blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing war of extermination on Gaza, which is now entering its third year.
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Greta Thunberg: ‘We Are Not Heroes. We Are Doing The Bare Minimum’
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Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody
Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody
“They were throwing people’s medicine in the bin in front of them and laughing in their faces,” says Kieran Andrieu.Amy Goodman (Truthout)
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE
The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”…Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Truthout)
Xbox x/s or PS5 emulators for PC
What are my options for emulating Xbox or PS5 games on PC, preferably Linux, if there are any good?
My next problem would be acquiring NHL25 rom or whatever it’s called these days. I’ve been out of the piracy loop for a few years, but a relative wants to play that specific game and doesn’t feel like shelling out cash for a console.
Searching has given me some ideas, but some first hand experience or pointers would be appreciated, thanks in advance
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Like the fact that someone can get shot for offering to get their neighbour high,
while companies can litteraly operate like crime syndicates with minimal repercussion
might be a cause for people thinking the law is just opression instead of a guideline that can be actually used
Modelo de Termos de Uiso e Política de Privacidade
Olá pessoal. Uma das questões importantes que temos percebido entre as pessoas que iniciam suas instâncias, são as dúvidas sobre modelos de termos de uso e políticas de privacidade. Mesmo que plataformas como o Mastodon disponibilize um modelo, o conteúdo não está totalmente de acordo com a legislação brasileira. Por esse motivo, sistematizamos um texto voltado para a LGPD para a avaliação e uso da comunidade:
TERMOS DE USO E POLÍTICA DE PRIVACIDADE - PLATAFORMA XXX
Última atualização: \[Data\]
1. ACEITAÇÃO DOS TERMOSEste Termo estabelece as condições para utilização da plataforma XXX e as responsabilidades relativas ao conteúdo publicado. Ao criar uma conta ou utilizar a plataforma, você declara ser maior de 18 anos e concorda com estes termos e com o tratamento de dados conforme a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (Lei 13.709/2018).
2. TERMOS IMPORTANTESEstes termos incluem disposições que afetam seus direitos e responsabilidades, incluindo isenção de responsabilidade, limites de obrigações da XXX, sua responsabilidade por custos decorrentes de má utilização da plataforma.
3. SUA PERMISSÃO PARA USAR A PLATAFORMASujeito a estes termos, a XXX concede permissão para usar a plataforma. É necessário aceitá-los para utilizá-la.
4. CONDIÇÕES DE USOSua permissão para usar a plataforma está sujeita às seguintes condições:
- Você precisa ter pelo menos 18 anos de idade
- Você não poderá mais usar a plataforma se a XXX revogar sua permissão
- Você deverá usar a plataforma de acordo com Uso Aceitável e Padrões de Conteúdo
5. USO ACEITÁVELVocê não poderá:
- Infringir leis através da plataforma
- Usar ou tentar usar a conta de outro usuário sem consentimento
- Comercializar identificadores de outros usuários
- Enviar spam ou coletar dados para listas comerciais
- Automatizar o acesso à plataforma, exceto para indexação por mecanismos de busca
- Usar a plataforma para envio de listas de distribuição
- Sugerir falsa afiliação com a XXX
- Criar hyperlinks para imagens ou outros conteúdos não textuais
- Remover marcas de propriedade de materiais baixados
- Burlar medidas de segurança ou restrições de acesso
- Sobrecarregar a infraestrutura com solicitações excessivas
- Praticar falsa identidade
- Incentivar terceiros a violar estes termos
6. PADRÕES DE CONTEÚDOVocê não pode enviar conteúdo:
- Ilegal, ofensivo, abusivo, de ódio ou assédio
- Que viole leis, direitos de propriedade intelectual ou privacidade
- Com código malicioso (vírus, spyware)
- Para reservar endereços, nomes de usuário ou identificadores
- Que revele informações confidenciais de terceiros
7. APLICAÇÃOA XXX pode investigar e processar violações destes termos utilizando todas as medidas legais aplicáveis, notificando e cooperando com autoridades quando necessário.
8. SUA CONTAPara acessar certos recursos, você deve criar uma conta com informações válidas, incluindo e-mail atualizado. Você é responsável por todas as ações em sua conta até seu encerramento ou notificação de comprometimento. Você deve notificar a XXX imediatamente em caso de suspeita e manter uma senha segura. A XXX pode restringir, suspender ou encerrar sua conta por violação destes termos.
9. SEU CONTEÚDOO conteúdo enviado pertence a você, e você decide quais permissões conceder. Você concede à XXX licença para copiar, publicar e analisar seu conteúdo na plataforma. Esta licença expira quando o conteúdo é removido e eliminado dos sistemas da XXX.
10. SUA RESPONSABILIDADEVocê concorda em indenizar a XXX por ações judiciais relacionadas a violações destes termos por você ou através de sua conta.
11. ISENÇÃO DE RESPONSABILIDADEVocê aceita os riscos de usar a plataforma e seu conteúdo. Conforme a lei, a plataforma é fornecida "no estado em que se encontra", sem garantias.
12. LIMITES DE OBRIGAÇÃOA XXX e seus fornecedores não terão obrigação por danos não previstos quando você aceitou estes termos.
13. ENCERRAMENTOVocê ou a XXX podem encerrar este acordo a qualquer momento, cessando então sua permissão de uso.
14. LITÍGIOSDisputas relativas a estes termos serão resolvidas em tribunais \[especificar foro\].
POLÍTICA DE PRIVACIDADE
15. INFORMAÇÕES COLETADAS
Informações básicas da conta: Se se registar neste servidor, poderá ser solicitado que introduza um nome de utilizador, um endereço de e-mail e uma palavra-passe. Pode também introduzir informações adicionais de perfil, como um nome de exibição e uma biografia, e carregar uma imagem de perfil e uma imagem de cabeçalho. O nome de utilizador, nome de exibição, biografia, imagem de perfil e imagem de cabeçalho são sempre listados publicamente.
Publicações, seguidores e outras informações públicas: A lista de pessoas que segue é listada publicamente, o mesmo se aplica aos seus seguidores. Quando submete uma mensagem, a data e a hora são armazenadas, bem como a aplicação a partir da qual a submeteu. As mensagens podem conter ficheiros anexos de media, como imagens e vídeos. As publicações públicas e não listadas estão disponíveis publicamente. Quando destaca uma publicação no seu perfil, essa informação também fica publicamente disponível. As suas publicações são entregues aos seus seguidores; em alguns casos, isso significa que são entregues em servidores diferentes e cópias são lá armazenadas. Quando elimina publicações, esta ação é igualmente entregue aos seus seguidores. A ação de republicar ou favoritar outra publicação é sempre pública.
Publicações diretas e apenas para seguidores: Todas as publicações são armazenadas e processadas no servidor. As publicações apenas para seguidores são entregues aos seus seguidores e aos utilizadores mencionados nelas, e as publicações diretas são entregues apenas aos utilizadores mencionados nelas. Em alguns casos, isso significa que são entregues a servidores diferentes e cópias são lá armazenadas. Fazemos um esforço de boa fé para limitar o acesso a essas publicações apenas a pessoas autorizadas, mas outros servidores podem não o fazer. Por isso, é importante rever os servidores a que pertencem os seus seguidores. Pode ativar uma opção para aprovar e rejeitar novos seguidores manualmente nas definições. Por favor, tenha em mente que os operadores do servidor e de qualquer servidor recetor podem visualizar tais mensagens, e que os destinatários podem capturar ecrã, copiar ou partilhá-las de outra forma. Não partilhe informações sensíveis através da plataforma.
IPs e outros metadados: Quando inicia sessão, registamos o endereço IP a partir do qual acede, bem como o nome da sua aplicação de navegador. Todas as sessões iniciadas estão disponíveis para sua revisão e revogação nas definições. O último endereço IP utilizado é armazenado por até 12 meses. Também podemos reter registos (logs) do servidor que incluem o endereço IP de todos os pedidos feitos ao nosso servidor.
16. FINALIDADES DO TRATAMENTOQualquer uma das informações que recolhemos de si pode ser usada das seguintes formas:
- Para fornecer a funcionalidade central da plataforma. Só pode interagir com o conteúdo de outras pessoas e publicar o seu próprio conteúdo quando tem a sessão iniciada.
- Para auxiliar na moderação da comunidade, por exemplo, comparando o seu endereço IP com outros conhecidos para determinar evasão de banimento ou outras violações.
- O endereço de e-mail que fornece pode ser usado para enviar informações, notificações sobre outras pessoas a interagirem com o seu conteúdo ou a enviarem-lhe mensagens, e para responder a perguntas e/ou outros pedidos.
17. MEDIDAS DE SEGURANÇAImplementamos uma variedade de medidas de segurança para manter a segurança das suas informações pessoais quando as introduz, submete ou acede. Entre outras coisas, a sua sessão do navegador, bem como o tráfego entre as suas aplicações e a API, são protegidos com SSL, e a sua palavra-passe é codificada (hashed) usando um algoritmo forte unidirecional. Pode ativar a autenticação de dois fatores para proteger ainda mais o acesso à sua conta.
18. RETENÇÃO DE DADOSFaremos um esforço de boa fé para:
- Reter os registos (logs) do servidor contendo o endereço IP de todos os pedidos para este servidor, na medida em que tais registos sejam mantidos, por não mais de 90 dias.
- Reter os endereços IP associados a utilizadores registados por não mais de 12 meses.
- Pode solicitar e transferir um arquivo do seu conteúdo, incluindo as suas publicações, ficheiros de media anexos, imagem de perfil e imagem de cabeçalho.
- Pode eliminar a sua conta de forma irreversível a qualquer momento.
19. COOKIESSim. Os cookies são pequenos ficheiros que um site ou seu prestador de serviços transfere para o disco rígido do seu computador através do seu navegador da Web (se permitir). Estes cookies permitem que o site reconheça o seu navegador e, se tiver uma conta registada, associe-o à sua conta registada. Utilizamos cookies para compreender e guardar as suas preferências para visitas futuras.
20. COMPARTILHAMENTO COM TERCEIROSNão vendemos, negociamos ou transferimos de outra forma para terceiros externos a sua informação de identificação pessoal. Isto não inclui terceiros de confiança que nos auxiliam a operar o nosso site, a conduzir os nossos negócios ou a prestar-lhe serviço, desde que essas partes concordem em manter esta informação confidencial. Também podemos divulgar as suas informações quando acreditamos que a divulgação é apropriada para cumprir a lei, fazer cumprir as políticas do nosso site ou proteger os nossos ou os direitos, propriedade ou segurança de outros.
O seu conteúdo público pode ser transferido (descarregado) por outros servidores da rede. As suas publicações públicas e apenas para seguidores são entregues aos servidores onde residem os seus seguidores, e as mensagens diretas são entregue aos servidores dos destinatários, na medida em que esses seguidores ou destinatários residam num servidor diferente deste.
Quando autoriza uma aplicação a usar a sua conta, dependendo do âmbito das permissões que aprovar, ela pode aceder às informações do seu perfil público, à sua lista de seguidores, aos seus seguidores, às suas listas, a todas as suas publicações e aos seus favoritos. As aplicações nunca podem aceder ao seu endereço de e-mail ou palavra-passe.
21. SEUS DIREITOS LGPDNos termos da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), você tem direito a:
- Acessar e corrigir seus dados pessoais
- Solicitar a eliminação de dados desnecessários
- Revogar consentimentos a qualquer momento
- Obter informações sobre compartilhamento com terceiros
- Solicitar a portabilidade de dados
Para exercer estes direitos, entre em contato através do e-mail: \[e-mail de privacidade\]
22. ENCARREGADO PELA PROTEÇÃO DE DADOSPara questões sobre proteção de dados, contate nosso Encarregado: E-mail: \[e-mail do DPO\] Endereço: \[endereço físico da organização\]
23. ALTERAÇÕESEstes termos foram atualizados pela última vez em XX de XXX de 2025 e poderão ser atualizados novamente. Publicaremos todas as atualizações na plataforma. Para atualizações com alterações consideráveis, enviaremos notificação por e-mail se você tiver criado uma conta e fornecido um endereço válido.
24. CONTATOVocê poderá notificar a empresa sobre estes termos, além de enviar perguntas, em \[e-mail da organização\].
A XXX poderá notificar sob estes termos através do endereço de e-mail da sua conta, ou através de mensagem na página inicial da plataforma ou na página da sua conta.
Modelo de Regras de Instância
Com a mesma proposta de alinhamento e colaboração do modelo de termos de uso e política de privacidade, reunimos neste texto algumas regras comuns utilizadas nas instâncias brasileiras para quem estiver começando e gostaria de um ponto de partida:
REGRAS
Marco Civil da Internet, e LGPDA \[nome da instância\] respeita e está sujeita ao Marco Civil da Internet, à LGPD e às leis contra crimes digitais.
Você deve ter 18 anos completos ou mais.Ao se cadastrar na \[nome da instância\], você declara ser maior de idade. Contas de menores de 18 anos serão suspensas.
Proibição de Conteúdo Ilícito ou AbusivoÉ proibido compartilhar pornografia não consensual e Deepfakes maliciosos.
Proibição de Discurso de ÓdioMachismo, misoginia, racismo, xenofobia, transfobia, homofobia, Apologia a qualquer forma de opressão, exploração ou humilhação, defesa de governos autoritários, nazismo, fascismo ou nacionalismo extremista.
Proibição de DoxxingA publicação de conteúdo privado sem consentimento (doxxing) resultará em suspensão imediata.
Sobre Conteúdo Violento ou Chocante Sempre use aviso de conteúdo (CW). Imagens sensíveis devem ser marcadas adequadamente.
Contas Fake ou de ParódiaContas falsas (incluindo marcas ou celebridades) devem ser sinalizadas como paródia.
AcessibilidadeDescreva imagens e vídeos (use ALT TEXT) sempre que possível.
Conteúdo Gerado por IAIdentifique imagens criadas por IA com a tag #aiart. Inclua o nome da ferramenta (ex.: #midjourney). Adicione o prompt no texto alternativo (ALT).
Apresente-seAo criar a conta, sugerimos que faça uma apresentação sua e inclua a tag #Apresentação.
Furloughs hit federal employees exempt from shutdown, laid-off staff told to keep working
The General Services Administration is furloughing employees who are typically “exempt” from a government shutdown, because much of the agency isn’t funded through congressional appropriations.
GSA employees told Federal News Network these furloughs are happening contrary to the agency’s recent messages to staff, and run contrary to the agency’s longstanding practices during a shutdown.
Meanwhile, GSA has inadvertently sent notices to employees it laid off months ago, telling them that they are exempt and should continue working during the shutdown. A similar situation occurred in at least one other agency.
A GSA employee said the agency’s Federal Acquisition Service has furloughed staff who are funded through the Acquisition Services Fund, a revolving fund that includes revenue GSA receives for the services to provides to other agencies.
Furloughs hit federal employees exempt from shutdown, laid-off staff told to keep working
GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and Public Buildings Service were “given a number to hit,” in terms of furloughs, according to an employee.Jory Heckman (Federal News Network)
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library using $70M Bank of North Dakota line of credit • North Dakota Monitor
North Dakota lawmakers in 2023 first established the line of credit through the state-owned bank to allow construction on the $450 million library in Medora to continue if donations have been pledged but not yet received by the library foundation. The loan did not get used in the 2023-25 budget cycle.
Lawmakers voted earlier this year to continue that line of credit. Unlike a traditional loan, a line of credit allows the borrower to access the funds only as needed, saving money on interest, said Kelvin Hullet, chief business development officer for the Bank of North Dakota.
The library foundation began accessing the funds for the first time in July, with the balance now at $53 million, Hullet said Friday.
Chitarrista degli Oasis malato: Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs lascia il reunion tour, rientro atteso per le date sudamericane di novembre
Scossone nel reunion tour degli Oasis: Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs annuncia l’assenza temporanea per curare un cancro alla prostata. Il chitarrista, tra i fondatori della band di Manchester, rassicura però i fan: l’obiettivo è tornare sul palco a novembre per i concerti in Sud America.
TUTTI I DETTAGLI: Chitarrista degli Oasis malato: Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs lascia il reunion tour, rientro atteso per le date sudamericane di novembre
Oasis, il chitarrista Bonehead lascia il reunion tour per curarsi dal cancro
Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs si ferma per curare un cancro alla prostata: salta le date asiatiche e australiane del reunion tour degli Oasis.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
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