Building Celestial: A GTK Theme Journey
Building Celestial: A GTK Theme Journey
I spend a lot of time on the computer, using a lot of software. This makes me acutely aware when things don’t quite work right. A button that renders incorrectly. Inconsistent padding. Unthemed dialogs.Terminal Thoughts
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For anime I am watching via Animekai thanks to its front page putting focus on current show schedule and an easy to use book mark system.
I am wondering is there any Stream site for Westren Movies and shows? So far most I can find seem to use a front page that focuses on what’s supposedly trending rather then current showings
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My Recent Experience Getting Back Into Linux
Over the past several days, I have been trying to install Linux on my surface pro 2 because Windows is having issues with hogging memory, which is preventing me from finishing a drawing.
First I tried Linux Mint. After several freezes of the Bluetooth program, I was able to get my 8bitdo controller to connect, however i learned that neither using it as a wireless keyboard nor as dinput works. Mint was not detecting input from either mode, but it could detect xinput. Krita, however did not recognize the inputs because they were not keyboard keys, so i had to install a program to convert xinput signals to key presses.
Additionally, the on-screen keyboard on Mint has two options: always on when enabled, or on when a text box prompts. The former sucks to use because you have to toggle the keyboard in accessibility settings every time you want to turn it off or on, and the latter never detected a single text box in my experience. So the on-screen keyboard simply doesn't work on Mint.
I tried installing Kubuntu. I installed the Linux surface drivers recommended on r/SurfaceLinux. This resolved an issue where the pen and eraser were seen as the same.
My controller also worked Flawlessly in keyboard mode right out of the gate. The Bluetooth program didn't freeze once. The on-screen keyboard is also acceptable.
By all accounts the experience was a significant improvement.
Then I tried calibrating my pen. This did not work. The cursor was consistently 2-3 mm up and to the left of where i was holding my pen. KDE with wayland also does not support non-linear digitizer calibration. This is a problem because the errors in my tablet's digitizer are non linear. On windows I had created a script to add extra calibration points to rectify this. I can't do this in KDE with wayland. I could switch to X11, but then all the QoL improvements for touch screen/tablet use would be gone.
So I've been fiddling for hours trying to make a script in krita that will allow me to correct my pen inputs with an error matrix. Krita is refusing to even recognize the script is even there. Probably a Krita problem, not Linux, but blegh. I wouldn't have to do this if the system pen calibration worked.
But of course, my 5 year old experience with how troublesome Linux was is invalid today, and Linux has gotten so much better and Just Works™ now /s
"Sounds like it is working pretty well to me" when I spend multiple days trying to get Linux working for one purpose (to draw) and am unsuccessful.
This is why "current year is the year of the Linux desktop" is hilarious to anyone who doesn't use Linux.
I get it, it's frustrating and it doesn't feel like your needs are being met.
It's just important to see the larger picture. Windows and iOS suck more every day. Linux gains more and more traction, more and more users as the competition becomes less and less attractive.
I hope that the next time you try, that it just works.
Top scientist Hu Ye quits US for China after giving up millions in funding
Top biomedical scientist Hu Ye quits US for China after giving up millions in funding
Hu has been appointed founding dean at the new school of biomedical engineering at his alma mater, Tsinghua University.Shi Huang (South China Morning Post)
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Israel heavily bombs Gaza in major ceasefire violation
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37788915
Published date: 19 October 2025 09:51 BST
last update: ~1200 EDT
Heavy Israeli bombing rocked the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 15 Palestinians, in a major violation of the ceasefire.More than 100 air strikes were reported in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north, and parts of central Gaza.
Among the sites hit were a cafe, a mobile phone charging station, a group of journalists and a house sheltering displaced people.
The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to an alleged "attack" by Palestinians on its troops in southern Rafah involving a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.
Israel heavily bombs Gaza in major ceasefire violation
Published date: 19 October 2025 09:51 BST
last update: ~1200 EDTHeavy Israeli bombing rocked the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 15 Palestinians, in a major violation of the ceasefire.More than 100 air strikes were reported in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north, and parts of central Gaza.
Among the sites hit were a cafe, a mobile phone charging station, a group of journalists and a house sheltering displaced people.
The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to an alleged "attack" by Palestinians on its troops in southern Rafah involving a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.
Israeli air strikes hit Rafah amid repored clashes with Abu Shabab gang
Israeli fighter jets carried out air strikes on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, in the latest reported violation of the ceasefire.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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Israel heavily bombs Gaza in major ceasefire violation
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37788915
Published date: 19 October 2025 09:51 BST
last update: ~1200 EDT
Heavy Israeli bombing rocked the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 15 Palestinians, in a major violation of the ceasefire.More than 100 air strikes were reported in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north, and parts of central Gaza.
Among the sites hit were a cafe, a mobile phone charging station, a group of journalists and a house sheltering displaced people.
The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to an alleged "attack" by Palestinians on its troops in southern Rafah involving a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.
Israel heavily bombs Gaza in major ceasefire violation
Published date: 19 October 2025 09:51 BST
last update: ~1200 EDTHeavy Israeli bombing rocked the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 15 Palestinians, in a major violation of the ceasefire.More than 100 air strikes were reported in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north, and parts of central Gaza.
Among the sites hit were a cafe, a mobile phone charging station, a group of journalists and a house sheltering displaced people.
The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to an alleged "attack" by Palestinians on its troops in southern Rafah involving a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.
Israeli air strikes hit Rafah amid repored clashes with Abu Shabab gang
Israeli fighter jets carried out air strikes on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, in the latest reported violation of the ceasefire.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
How to remove 'anti-piracy' footers from complex PDFs?
I have some sewing patterns that I would like to share (and hopefully swap) but all of the PDFs have a
"This was purchased by John Doe john.doe@email.com #ordernumber - if you are not John Doe, please dob in the person you got this from to company@example.com so we can sick our lawyers on them"
sorta footer on every single page.
Obviously for privacy reasons (and because I don't actually want lawyers sicked onto me), I need to remove this footer.
These are often complex PDFs with more than a hundred pages and multiple layers.
I managed to successfully remove the editing password (not user/viewing password, just can't edit without password) with qpdf --decrypt. But removing that footer has left me at a dead end. I have even tried manually removing every single instance of those footers using Master PDF Editor but saving the file flattened it and you are no longer able to show/hide layers which is essential for correct printing. (Please don't ask me how many different PDF editors I have tried because it has been so so SO many I have lost count).
Not that I really want to have to manually edit this out on what could amount to over a thousand pages but searching for a command to remove a certain phrase has come up empty. Even Master PDF Editor doesn't seem to have a bulk remove or search and replace function (just search).
I use Linux btw.
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Honestly there are so many ways pdfs can hold unique information that retaining the same format is probably not going to work.
The 2 options I suggest are . . .
- Use a tool to extra the text into a plain text fromat then paste it into word along with screen shots of any images you need.
- You could try converting each page to a JPG image using something like Gimp. You could then desaturate it or convert it to pure black and white so it reveals any hidden text which you can paint over. If you want the images in colour just crop them out from the original file and paste into the new b&w copy. This is a crap description but hopefully it makes the point.
Israel heavily bombs Gaza in major ceasefire violation
Published date: 19 October 2025 09:51 BST
last update: ~1200 EDT
Heavy Israeli bombing rocked the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 15 Palestinians, in a major violation of the ceasefire.More than 100 air strikes were reported in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north, and parts of central Gaza.
Among the sites hit were a cafe, a mobile phone charging station, a group of journalists and a house sheltering displaced people.
The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to an alleged "attack" by Palestinians on its troops in southern Rafah involving a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.
Israeli air strikes hit Rafah amid repored clashes with Abu Shabab gang
Israeli fighter jets carried out air strikes on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, in the latest reported violation of the ceasefire.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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When trying to see communities, *filtered*, the "next page" doesn't include the filters, so one CAN'T see the next filtered-page results.
the search communities page, with local/other as 1 filter, & subscribed/not-subscribed as the other filter ( other options, don't remember 'em )..
IF one searches for other/remote sites, & not-subscribed, e.g. & goes through that page..
then at the bottom of the page is a Next Page button, .. which gives one a page of bullshit, because it discarded the filtering.
( it certainly discards the subscribed/unsubscribed filtering, it may have kept the local-vs-remote sites status ).
Also, if one searches for local + unsubscribed, the 2nd page isn't filtered.
This renders the 2nd-page & all other pages .. garbage.
I'm only identifying this, not complaining: the fact that PieFed exists is awesome, & work is work, so I'm grateful for what there is, that works properly, so this is only a heads-up.
Perhaps a special-page checklist for the programmers would prevent oversights ( Atul Gawande's book "The Checklist Manifesto" identified that there are 2 categories of checklists: these-people-need-to-connect, & this-task-need-get-done.
Perhaps checklists should be considered as foundational in programming as code-review, pair-programming ( near-view/in-the-trench & far-view/how-does-this-fit-in-with-everything-else ), continuous-integration-testing, etc..
Salut, Namaste, Kaizen, & Gratitude for the wonderful contribution to our world..
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PS; I just created this post, & now I see to the top-right, that it says, in green, "Solved".
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On The Gaza "Mass Executions" and "Civil War" - Minis
On The Gaza "Mass Executions" and "Civil War" - Minis
A new rising Narrative based on Deception.Green Rose (The GreenRose)
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The UN says entire families are buried beneath the rubble in Gaza
While Israel continues to break the ceasefire, many Palestinians' loved ones are still buried under the rubble, as the UN points out
Archived version: archive.is/newest/thecanary.co…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Twitter is launching a marketplace for inactive handles
X is launching a Handle Marketplace where Premium subscribers will be able to search and request usernames that have been unavailable.
Israel accused of 80 Gaza ceasefire violations killing 97 people
A Palestinian government office says Israeli forces have carried out 80 ceasefire violations since October 10, killing 97 people and wounding 230 more.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/middleeastey…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Marco Rubio betrayed drug gang informants to seal El Salvador prison deal, report says
Trump administration allegedly agreed to abandon confidential informants protected by US government in an effort to ink CECOT deal
Moscow warns Azerbaijan of planned coup by head of Presidential Administration
It has emerged that Vladimir Putin personally warned Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of a coup being planned against him by his chief of staff earlier this month, Azerbaijani news agency APA reported on Thursday.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/novayagazeta…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Moscow warns Azerbaijan of planned coup by head of Presidential Administration
It has emerged that Vladimir Putin personally warned Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of a coup being planned against him by his chief of staff earlier this month, Azerbaijani news agency APA reported on Thursday.Novaya Gazeta Europe
North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/37580499
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said.The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the soldier expressed a desire to resettle in South Korea.
It was the first reported defection by a North Korean soldier since a North Korean staff sergeant fled to South Korea via the border's eastern section in August 2024.
North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, South Korea's military said.CBS News
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She Despised Charlie Kirk. He Resolved to Make People Like Her Pay.
Bernie Sanders, Mehdi Hasan, Brandon Johnson and More Give Fiery Speeches at 'No Kings' Rallies: 'America Can Defeat This Fascist Threat' | Video
Earlier in his speech, Hasan extended an olive branch to members of the Republican Party who may feel disillusioned with the current administration. “And you know, they say we don’t reach out to the other side, we don’t reach out to conservatives or Republicans, that we’re in an echo chamber,” he said. “Well, let me say to every Republican and conservative watching, aren’t you the ones who said no more big government, no tyranny in America? So if you believe that, what are you doing defending masked federal agents in unmarked cars, bundling people off of the streets, including American citizens, and disappearing them? How are you okay with that? And if you’re not okay with it, then come over to our side.”Hasan clarified that “our side” is “the small-d Democrats, not the big D Democrats, not the Democratic Party, those of us who are from all parties and none, but those of us who care about saving America so that we can get to our 250th birthday and still be free when we reach 250 years.”
. . . In a rousing speech, Nye evoked the very history that birthed the United States. “Our government is based on ideas embodied in a constitution among other remarkable features that guarantees our freedom to speak as we’re doing here today,” Nye said. “Rather than doing one monarch’s bidding, we have agreed to form a democracy, to work together, and to follow the laws that derive from it. No thrones, no crowns, no kings.”
Nye returned to that history later in his deliverance. “In 1776, our ancestors had had enough. They declared independence from a king by means of a document stored safely right over there on Constitution Avenue in the National Archives. Although it was conceived 249 years ago, the Declaration of Independence describes a train of abuses connected with an absolute authority, a king with absolute power. No thrones. No crowns. No kings,” he said.
“Their king had refused to honor the law. Their king had refused to let lawmakers be elected. The king had made court judges dependent on his will. They cited the king sending quote swarms of officers to harass our people. Their language referred to quote cruelty and faithlessness scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous of ages. Their king was trying to quote render the military independent and superior to civil power. Our founders even censured King George for cutting off trade with all parts of the world. Did these actions sound familiar?”
. . . Sanders later lashed out against Trump allies Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg “and the other multi-billionaires who were sitting right behind Trump when he was inaugurated.”
“Yes, I am talking about the insanity of one person, Mr. Musk, owning more wealth than the bottom 52% of American households. I am talking about the incredible injustice of the top 1% in America, now owning more wealth than the bottom 93%,” Sanders said. “I am talking about the richest people in America becoming much, much richer, while 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, struggling every day to pay their rented mortgages, pay for childcare and education, pay for their healthcare, and pay for their health care.”
Bernie Sanders, Mehdi Hasan, Bill Nye and More Speak at 'No Kings' Rallies
More than 2,500 No Kings protests against the Trump administration kicked off across the United States (and in several European capitals) on Saturday, with millions of people expected to march at rallies attended by politicians, celebrities, media fi…Stephanie Kaloi (TheWrap)
[Two year old music video] Where are you Oh humanity | one of the most beautiful works by Saleh al-Jafarawi (with english subs)
- YouTube
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
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I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Then they fight you: How the ‘No Kings’ protests are winning America | A massive turnout of 7 million and a panicked White House showed Saturday why the No Kings protests matter, a lot.
Then they fight you: How the ‘No Kings’ protests are winning America
A massive turnout of 7 million and a panicked White House showed Saturday why the No Kings protests matter, a lot.Will Bunch (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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My experience with Arch
So thank you Linux and its community.
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Aurora - The Linux-based ultimate workstation
The ultimate productivity workstation, stable and streamlined for you.getaurora.dev
The AI Industry Is Traumatizing Desperate Contractors in the Developing World for Pennies
Unfortunately, the technology of the future demands a high price. On top of the exorbitant energy cost fueling a return to industrial-era levels of pollution, AI is also propped up by a massive global sweatshop operation, where low-wage workers in underdeveloped countries are tasked with doing the hidden intellectual labor that makes the tech useful.As reported by Agence France-Presse, workers in long-exploited countries like Kenya, Colombia, and India are becoming increasingly outraged over the miserable labor of AI training. For example, as the wire service notes, for an AI chatbot to generate an autopsy report, contract workers have to sift through thousands of gruesome crime scene images, a gig known as “data labeling.”
Though the work is often done remotely — thus saving on the overhead costs of leasing an office — data labeling isn’t exactly a cushy laptop job. Workers involved in this industrial operation describe grueling hours, few if any workplace protections, and frequent tasks involving violent or grisly content. In theory, it’s not unlike social media content moderation, another digital practice built on exploitative labor in the developing world.
“You have to spend your whole day looking at dead bodies and crime scenes,” Ephantus Kanyugi, a Kenyan data label, told AFP. “Mental health support was not provided.”
I could swear I've seen this movie before.
The AI Industry Is Traumatizing Desperate Contractors in the Developing World for Pennies
AI is propped up by a global sweat shop operation, where exploited workers polish the software for wealthy corporations in the west.Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
Chicago’s Massive No Kings March Stretches Two Miles Through Loop
DOWNTOWN — With their city caught in the country’s largest immigration enforcement operation, as many as 250,000 Chicagoans flooded Downtown on Saturday to condemn Donald Trump’s administration as part of the second nationwide No Kings protest.
“We will never surrender!” Illinois governor JB Pritzker said. “Throughout history we have learned that tyranny doesn’t arrive with dramatic proclamations. We learned that it comes wrapped in ‘law and order’ … The reality here in Chicago is this: Black and Brown people are being targeted for the color of their skin. Children are being zip-tied and separated from their families … These people are not abstractions. They pay taxes on their businesses. They work hard — these people are the fabric of our society.”
“They want a rematch of the Civil War,” Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson said to the crowd. “But we are here to stand firm, to stand committed — that we will not bend. We will not cower. The attempt to divide and conquer this nation will not prevail, because when the people are united, justice always prevails.”
Johnson closed out his remarks by calling for a general strike.
Chicago’s Massive No Kings March Stretches Two Miles Through Loop
The No Kings rally in Downtown Chicago was just one of many planned for around the Chicago area and the country.Charles Thrush (Block Club Chicago)
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MDB II – 2025.65 – (Parte 2) O voto do cabeça de peruca #podifusão
II – 2025.65 – (Parte 2) O voto do cabeça de peruca
A segunda e última parte do insuportavelmente tântrico voto do LUIZ FUCK YOU.Castbox
Block youtube's (and other website's) embeds on lemmy posts. (uBlock related)
So when you want to post a lemmy post, it asks for a URL, if you provide a URL of, say, youtube or bandcamp an embed will load when you enter the comments section.
Basically I want this
into
And if anyone knows how to block all images in general, except from a few whitelists (lemmy sites, catbox, etc) that would be really helpful.
Yep. Settings > I am an advanced user (All the way at the bottom of the page). On the Filter Lists tab, I checked everything except 'Regions, languages' This lets you 'dial in' what you want on your network and what you don't. After a while of looking at the CNDs, and all the data points in Ublock for a particular site, you start to get a feel for what to block and what not to block.
There are color shades in UBlock that represent different types of blocks and allows. See here: github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki… As you select what to block, you will find that other sites use the same CDNs, etc, so once you have allowed or denied certain 'services' you don't have to do it for all sites.
Dynamic filtering: quick guide
uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean. - gorhill/uBlockGitHub
Israel launches air strikes in Gaza accusing Hamas of 'bold violation of ceasefire'
Israel has launched air strikes in southern Gaza, accusing Hamas of attacks in a "bold violation of the ceasefire".
A military spokesman said Hamas had carried out "multiple attacks against Israeli forces beyond the yellow line" - which they say is the area Israeli troops have withdrawn to in accordance with phase one of the US-brokered deal.
Hamas said it was committed to the ceasefire and accused Israel of breaking it several times.
Gaza ceasefire: US says Hamas is planning 'imminent' attack on civilians
The US state department says the move would be a violation of the ceasefire deal, but did not give further details.Yang Tian (BBC News)
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I was reading the comments on an article about this genocide in the Torygraph and fuck me it was bad.
Fascist and racist as fuck but the thing that struck me was that they were complaining how pro-Palestinian the BBC was.
Now, correct me if I am wrong, the BBC is pro Isreal?
BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR
A devastating letter signed by over 100 BBC journalists underlines one of the great scandals of our age
The Zionist Consensus Among US Jews Has Collapsed.
The Zionist Consensus Among US Jews Has Collapsed.
It has been two years since the mass murder on 7 October 2023, an event that shook world Jewry more than any event since the creation of the state of Israel. For Jews it was shocking. For the state of Israel, it was deeply humiliating.Portside
Robert De Niro calls Stephen Miller a 'Nazi' on MSNBC: Trump's 'Goebbels' Should Be 'Ashamed!'
The Goodfellas star made the comment in response to co-host Jonathan Capehart asking him about his claim, a moment earlier on the show, that Trump will not leave the White House in 2028. Capehart said he was on the same “wavelength” as De Niro and agreed with him, before the actor compared Miller to Joseph Goebbels, the high-ranking Nazi leader and chief propagandist for Adolf Hitler.
“No way! We see it we see it we see it all the time — he will not want to leave. He set it up with, I guess he’s the Goebbels of the cabinet, Stephen Miller. He’s a Nazi,” De Niro said. “Yes, he is, and he should be ashamed of himself!”
Robert De Niro Calls Stephen Miller a ‘Nazi’ In Wild MSNBC Rant: Trump’s ‘Goebbels ...
Actor Robert De Niro branded Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's senior advisor, a "Nazi," despite Miller being Jewish, during a savage rant on MSNBC.Sean James (Mediaite)
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MDB II – 2025.64 – (Parte 1) O voto do cabeça de peruca #podifusão
II – 2025.64 – (Parte 1) O voto do cabeça de peruca
Uma parte do insuportavelmente tântrico voto do DOUTOR LUIZ FODA-SECastbox
Could the XZ backdoor have been detected with better Git and Debian packaging practices?
Could the XZ backdoor have been detected with better Git and Debian packaging practices?
The discovery of a backdoor in XZ Utils in the spring of 2024 shocked the open source community, raising critical questions about software supply chain security.Otto Kekäläinen (Optimized by Otto)
Author has some good thoughts, but it's important to mention that the xz backdoor did not make it into debian stable, only sid.
Debian already had policies to handle stuff like this, which is how bookworm wasn't affected.
Israel Returns Palestinian Prisoners’ Bodies With ‘Signs of Torture, Mutilation, and Execution’
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36 Minute Trials and No Jury – Starmer’s Fascist Mass Courts
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/36-minute-trials-and-no-jury-starmers-fascist-mass-courts/
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Reminder: Mon, Oct 20 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov 4 election
You can check your registration status at the OP link as well.
To find a ballot drop off location: locator.lavote.gov/locations/v…
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Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta.
Courts don’t know what to do about AI crimes: AI-generated images and videos are stumping prosecutors in Latin America, even as courts embrace AI to tackle case backlogs
Shortly after Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at a political rally in June, hundreds of videos of the attack flooded social media. Some of these turned out to be deepfakes made with artificial intelligence, forcing police and prosecutors to spend hours checking and debunking them during the investigation. A teenager was eventually charged.Increasing adoption of AI is transforming Latin America’s justice system by helping tackle case backlogs and improve access to justice for victims. But it is also exposing deep vulnerabilities through its rampant misuse, bias, and weak oversight as regulators struggle to keep up with the pace of innovation.
Law enforcement doesn’t yet “have the capacity to look at these judicial matters beyond just asking whether a piece of evidence is real or not,” Lucia Camacho, public policy coordinator of Derechos Digitales, a digital rights group, told Rest of World. This may prevent victims from accessing robust legal frameworks and judges with knowledge of the technology, she said.
Justice systems across the world are struggling to address harms from deepfakes that are increasingly used for financial scams, in elections, and to spread nonconsensual sexual imagery. There are currently over 1,300 initiatives in 80 countries and international organizations to regulate AI, but not all of these are laws and nor do they all cover deepfakes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Latin American judges struggle to rule on crimes involving AI evidence - Rest of World
AI tools are speeding up courts across Latin America, but judges and prosecutors are struggling with crimes involving deepfakes, bias, and weak legal frameworks.Munira Mutaher (Rest of World)
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in reply to zquestz • • •I have found the gtk theming to be extremely confusing. It's too complicated IMHO, or I'm missing something. I wanted to make the titlebar/window manager bar darker (with white text maybe) on this theme mastodon.social/@eugenialoli/1… and I couldn't figure out how to ONLY change the titlebar. I want the various elements (e.g. window bar, menu bar, icon bar etc) to have slightly different colors you see, so I can differentiate what's what. I can't use dark themes because I can't see where the boundaries are of each window/thing. My eyes just can't differentiate dark theme elements. It's a mystery to me how people can use these themes. :o)
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in reply to Eugenia • • •Honestly Gtk theming has extremely poor documentation and you need to look closely at existing themes to figure out all the CSS selectors you need to define. It is definitely possible, but can require some trial and error.
Not all themes are created equal, but the titlebar is actually one of the easier things to theme.
That being said, it really depends on your DE, and if the apps you are using are Qt or Gtk 3/4.
I really wish they had better guides online, but that was the main reason I spent time working on Celestial. To finally have the consistency i wanted, and untangle the theming mess.
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in reply to Eugenia • • •Writing a custom GTK3 theme for my own use a couple of years back was an extremely painful process. There's no list anywhere of the possible themable element types (I had to go through the actual source code to compile one) or the possible nonstandard options (never did manage to compile that list). I haven't had to look at GTK4 yet, but I doubt it's any better.
(As for how people use dark themes: put borders on things if you need to, and/or use hover options to distinguish what the active element is.)