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Dimming the Sun Like a Volcano? This Climate Fix Could Backfire Horribly
Dimming the Sun Like a Volcano? This Climate Fix Could Backfire Horribly
Scientists are seriously considering mimicking volcanic eruptions to mitigate global warming, but that comes with more than a few issues.Margherita Bassi (Gizmodo)
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Google’s bets on carbon capture power plants, which have a mixed record
Google’s bets on carbon capture power plants, which have a mixed record | TechCrunch
Google intends to use electricity from the 400-MW power plant in Decatur, Illinois, to operate nearby data centers. Carbon capture will eliminate some of the plants emissions, but how much remains to be seen.Tim De Chant (TechCrunch)
a natural gas power plant in Illinois that intends to capture the majority of its carbon emissions.
Ah, so similar to "clean coal"...
Carbon Capture and Storage: Actions Needed to Improve DOE Management of Demonstration Projects | U.S. GAO | theverge.com/2021/12/30/228602…
Plans to capture CO2 from coal plants wasted federal dollars, watchdog says
The Department of Energy has spent $1.1 billion on plans to capture carbon dioxide emissions from coal power plants. Most of them never got off the ground.Justine Calma (The Verge)
Carbon dioxide from Google’s power plant will be injected into the same geological storage formations already used by ADM’s ethanol facility. The site is the location of the first long-term CO2 storage well in the U.S.Typically, around 2,000 metric tons of CO2 are sent into the well every day. But injections there were halted in 2024 when salty brine, which stores dissolved CO2 deep underground, was found to have migrated into “unauthorized zones,” according to the EPA. ADM said the leak was the result of corrosion at a monitoring well, E&E News reported, and they’ve since resumed injections.
A recent study of 13 CCS facilities representing 55% of all captured carbon shows that most aren’t living up to expectations.
Most major carbon capture and storage projects haven't met targets
The majority of 13 flagship CCS schemes worldwide, representing 55 per cent of captured carbon dioxide, have either failed entirely or captured much less CO2 than expectedAdam Vaughan (New Scientist)
What Young Republicans say when they think no one’s listening
What Young Republicans say when they think no one’s listening
The Politico story’s impact, and what GOP officials say when they think no one’s listening.Avishay Artsy (Vox)
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I don’t think they care so much. They are talking about this stuff now or are very close to it.
JD Vance and Mike Johnson changing the narrative simply by trivializing it so the news completely ignores it, which they’re mostly doing already
Why some populist supporters want a strong-arm leader and others just want change
Authors:
- Dr. Andrea Wagner | Associate Professor, Political Science, MacEwan University
- Anna Brigevich | Associate Professor of European Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Excerpt:
The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Marine Le Pen in France, Giorgia Meloni in Italy, Santiago Abascal in Spain and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.These leaders often rise to power by promising to speak for “the people” against the established “corrupt elites.” But our recent research shows that not all populist voters want the same things.
Our study examined public opinion data from nine countries to better understand what drives support for “strongman” populist leaders. The findings reveal that there are two very different kinds of populist attitudes, and the authoritarian variety most strongly predicts whether people will support a leader who is willing to bend the rules.
The article is short, and worth a read if you are curious about the results of the study or which country fell into which category. I started copying in more excerpts into this post and ended up copying 90% of the article.
Why some populist supporters want a strong-arm leader and others just want change
Defending democracy requires more than just countering populism in general. It requires recognizing and addressing the authoritarian currents that run through some forms of populist politics.The Conversation
Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
The software is labelled Beta, but is being pushed out to existing PCs anyway because.. well.. why not beta something in prod, it’s 2025 after all.
It appears in Game Bar, which is accessible from Windows Key + G. You may not have it yet as they are staging deployment. I’m not in Windows Insiders, but I have it installed — so it looks like the roll out is becoming wide. Note that I had uninstalled Copilot from my PC… but Gaming Copilot silently installed anyway.
It is similar to Recall, except not all the processing is done locally — it relies on the cloud. It screenshots gameplay, and then extracts elements of the screen (such as symbols and text) to work out what the player is doing. The idea is it can help you game, e.g. you can ask questions about what you’re doing in the game at a given moment.
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Oversight Democrats’ Statement on New Tool to Document ICE Misconduct Across the Country as 170 American Citizens Illegally Detained by DHS
Today, a spokesperson for Oversight Democrats released the following statement on their investigation into the Department of Homeland Security after reports that at least 170 U.S. citizens have been unlawfully detained by the agency.
“Oversight Democrats have launched an investigation into the unlawful detention of American citizens by ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.
We’re establishing a misconduct tracker to systematically document abuse and civil rights violations by this administration — including cases where ICE has detained U.S. citizens and violated federal law. The tracker documents unconstitutional actions after they occur — it is not a live location tool. Creating this kind of investigatory record is routine and essential in any oversight inquiry.
We’re not tracking officers’ locations or putting anyone at risk. We’re publishing records to expose patterns of misconduct and to build a transparent public record for the American people. Our work will always protect the public, law enforcement, and the Constitution,” said Sara Guerrero, spokesperson for Oversight Democrats
TiVo Rides Into the Sunset
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Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings
Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."
In letters released by Grassley's office on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate in Mississippi and U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals in New Jersey said the decisions in the unrelated cases did not go through their chambers' typical review processes before they were issued.
“Je suis Gabriel Dufeu, illustrateur. Actuellement étudiant à l’école Pivaut, à Rennes (Bretagne, France), en première année de spécialisation illustration.
Je m’exprime depuis toujours par le dessin. Mon travail au pinceau et à l’encre de Chine, majoritairement en noir et blanc et à l’aquarelle, est influencé par des artistes phares, comme King Jung Gi, Moebius, ou encore Egon Schiele, qui m’accompagnent dans mon apprentissage. Je puise mon inspiration dans mes autres passions : la musique, le cinéma, la littérature et la danse.
Les corps, omniprésents dans mes illustrations, ne sont jamais figés : ils se déplacent, se déforment, se recomposent. Les revoir, c’est accepter de les laisser changer, et parfois de les redécouvrir autrement. Mes illustrations suivent ce mouvement : chaque dessin est une rencontre renouvelée, une tentative de capter l’instant, tout en sachant que le regard que j’y porte évoluera encore demain.”
Vernissage de l’exposition le 16 octobre à 18h au Café au Projets
"In response to an inquiry about why this program was cut, the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement that the program, quote, "wasted taxpayer funds to place climate change hysteria in AI models," unquote."
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Federal appellate court pauses Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit
In a two-sentence order on Wednesday, the Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion by federal government lawyers requesting that the appellate court pause proceedings in a case that halted a lower court decision shuttering operations at the controversial facility.
The federal lawyers in their motion stated that the shutdown prevented them from working. “The motion to stay the appeal is GRANTED. The movant is DIRECTED to promptly file a notice with the Court when the purpose for the stay is obviated,” the appellate court decision stated without any further explanation.
I mean, I get what people mean when they say that, but it's ill-informed. This from a year ago:
The wealthiest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks even with market participation at a record highMeanwhile, the bottom 50% of Americans held just 1% of all stocks in the third quarter of 2023. -source
Top 10% of Americans own a record 93% of the stock market
America's richest have never owned so much of the country's stock market, according to Federal Reserve data.Jennifer Sor (Markets Insider)
Retina e-paper promises screens 'visually indistinguishable from reality'
While most video screens such as those on our phones, TVs, and stadium jumbotrons seem to improve in resolution on a monthly basis, there has been an issue in improving the resolution of the tiny screens required in virtual reality apps. The problem is that as the screen moves closer to the human eye, the pixels that comprise it need to get smaller and smaller. Yet, if pixels get too small, their function starts to degrade and the image suffers. On a micro-LED screen, for example, pixels can't get much smaller than one micrometer wide before losing their ability to render a clear, crisp image.So instead of relying on pixels, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg and Uppsala University in Sweden turned to a different technique. They created what they've termed "metapixels" out of tungsten oxide, a material that can switch from being an insulator to a metal based on its electrical state. The metapixels reflect light differently based on their size and how they're arranged, and can be manipulated by an electrical current. In a way, they function much like the pigments in bird's feathers, which can take on different colors based on how the light is hitting them.
The fact that metapixels don't need a light source eliminates the problems that video pixels take on when they get too small such as color bleeding and issues with uniformity.
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It's cool tech, but if it could actually replace displays, get ready for the patents to be bought up and buried so we can keep selling glowing rectangles with tons of e-waste, as god intended.
Retina e-paper promises screens 'visually indistinguishable from reality'
In what could be an industry shifting breakthrough, researchers have created a screen about the size of a human pupil with a resolution that breaks through the limits of pixels.Michael Franco (New Atlas)
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This Texas Republican joins call with 12 other Republicans, to extend Obamacare subsidies
U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, a McAllen Republican bracing for a tough reelection battle next year, has signed onto a letter with 12 others in her party that pushes House Speaker Mike Johnson to deal with looming cost increases for people insured through the Affordable Care Act.
“Allowing these tax credits to lapse without a clear path forward would risk real harm to those we represent,” the members wrote in the letter. “Nevertheless, we must chart a conservative path that protects working families in our districts across the country who rely on these credits.”
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Top US prosecutor’s use of text message auto-delete could be illegal, watchdog groups warn
“The story about US attorney Lindsey Halligan’s use of Signal is deeply troubling. That she used the app apparently to discuss government business with a reporter, and configured her messages to disappear after eight hours, raises serious concerns that she is actively violating the Federal Records Act and the justice department’s own records-retention rules,” said Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, a non-profit that frequently files lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain federal records. The group submitted a public records request for Halligan’s Signal messages on Thursday.
“Even if portions of the conversation might contain information not typically subject to immediate public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, federal law still requires that such records be preserved for specified periods. Setting such communications to automatically delete is not only inconsistent with those obligations but patently unlawful,” she said. “If Halligan failed to ensure these Signal messages were preserved, her actions may have violated federal law and warrant investigation or corrective action by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Acting Archivist Marco Rubio.”
Top US prosecutor’s use of text message auto-delete could be illegal, watchdog groups warn
Lindsey Halligan, who’s brought cases against James Comey and Letitia James, allegedly violated records-retention lawsSam Levine (The Guardian)
Eric Adams to endorse Andrew Cuomo in New York City mayoral race
Eric Adams to endorse Andrew Cuomo in New York City mayoral race
Adams revealed decision in a New York Times interview a month after calling Cuomo a ‘snake and a liar’Maya Yang (The Guardian)
In Thailand, Plant-Based Meat is Getting Cheaper & Selling Faster
In Thailand, Plant-Based Meat is Getting Cheaper & Selling Faster
Sales of meat alternatives are on the rise in Thailand, as plant-based proteins get cheaper and consumers look to shift away from animal-sourced foods.The plant-based meat market is struggling in Western markets like the US and the UK. But in ThailanAnay Mridul (Green Queen)
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Anche quest’anno ci siamo
Anche quest’anno in tutta Italia sabato 25 ottobre si celebrerà il Linux day, un’opportunità straordinaria per le comunità di appassionati di riunirsi e condividere la propria passione per il software libero e l’open source.
Lo staff di BgLUG propone per la giornata due fantastiche location in centro Bergamo:
- dalle 8:30 alle 12:30 presso il Bergamo ScienceCenter - in Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII n.57, durante la mattinata, si svolgeranno talk riguardanti temi legati al software libero
- dalle 14:30 alle 18:00 presso il FabLab Bergamo - in San Giovanni Bosco n.16, durante il pomeriggio sarà possibile seguire workshop, assistere a demo e chiacchierare con i soci.
Visito il nostro sito per maggiori informazioni.
Partecipazione libera senza obbligo di registrazione.
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Una sostituzione a settimana può migliorare la salute del fegato: lo dice la scienza
Il fegato grasso non si batte con le diete drastiche, ma con una semplice sostituzione a settimana
Per anni, il dibattito sulla salute del fegato si è concentrato su cosa dovremmo eliminare dalla nostra dieta: zuccheri, grassi saturi, a...Giuliano (Blogger)
The World Is Running Out of Fresh Water. What Happens If We Do?
The pace of freshwater depletion is staggering. An area twice the size of California is drying up annually.
Archived version: archive.is/20251023155252/trut…
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.
Hollywood is in love with microdramas, for all the wrong reasons
Cheaply produced, highly shareable, and designed to make you pay.
Hollywood is in love with microdramas, for all the wrong reasons
Apps like ReelShort and DramaBox have seen strong growth and huge revenue numbers by embracing user-hostile design choices.Janko Roettgers (The Verge)
The World Is Running Out of Fresh Water. What Happens If We Do?
The pace of freshwater depletion is staggering. An area twice the size of California is drying up annually.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/truthout.org…
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.
WHO chief said 'no observable reduction of hunger in Gaza' since ceasefire
The World Health Organization said Thursday there had been no observable reduction in hunger since a ceasefire took hold since there was little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza, AFP reported on Thursday.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/middleeastey…
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Other than being north Korean and using a fake identity, this sounds like the Key and Peele sketch when their plan to rob a bank involves getting jobs at the bank and collecting a salary, and then doing that for years. Full stop.
Learning how to do remote IT work seems like a good living for anyone with a decent internet connection.
The Profound Shame of JD Vance
The Profound Shame of JD Vance | The Nation
Trump’s lapdog defends racist Young Republicans as “boys,” while some are almost his age—as they slur Indian women, like his wife, Usha, as “dirty.” How much did he get for his soul?The Nation
Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
Seitlich gehen die normalerweise nicht so weit raus, die Abstände betreffen vor Allem die Hauptauslöserichtung, also bei Fahrer- und Beifahrerairbag nach hinten, Seiten- und Kopfairbags nach innen bzw. unten. Normalerweise schießen die nur so weit raus, dass man nicht direkt getroffen wird, wenn man im Sitz sitzt. Das heißt, es wird interessant, wenn jemand im Sitz sitzt und Du musst zwischen Sitz und Airbag arbeiten. Das ist praktisch unmöglich, ohne dabei in den Wirkungsbereich zu kommen.
Nach einem Unfall nicht ausgelöste Airbags kurzfristig sicher machen, ist praktisch unmöglich. Batterie abklemmen hilft nicht (sofort), denn die Steuergeräte sind darauf ausgelegt, dass sie auch dann funktionieren, wenn der Unfall als allererstes die Spannungsversorgung unterbricht. Solange die deshalb darin verbauten Kondensatoren noch geladen sind, sind nicht ausgelöste Airbags potenziell noch "scharf". Wie lange das ist, kann niemand genau sagen, aber man sollte auf jeden Fall von 20 Minuten bis zu einer halben Stunde ausgehen.
Es gibt zwar Airbag-Rückhaltesysteme, aber bei der Vielzahl an Airbags in modernen Autos ist es kaum möglich, die alle zu sichern, insbesondere nicht in vertretbarer Zeit, und wenn das Auto einer signifikanten Kaltverformung unterzogen wurde, also man überhaupt nicht sofort überall drankommt.
Die überwiegend gelebte Praxis ist, mit dem Risiko zu leben und zu versuchen, sich selbst zu schützen, indem man, indem man z.B. sperriges Werkzeug sowie lebenswichtige Körperteile (Kopf, Brustkorb) aus dem Wirkungsbereich heraushält und direkte Gewalteinwirkung auf nicht ausgelöste Airbags vermeidet. Die Verkleidungen, hinter denen die sich befinden, sind zum Glück mit der Aufschrift "SRS/Airbag" markiert, außerdem helfen Rettungskarten, um zu identifizieren, wo sich Airbags und andere pyrotechnische oder oder sonstige potenziell gefährliche Komponenten befinden. (Aber nur, wenn die richtige Rettungskarte für genau das Modell in genau der Ausstattungsvariante vorliegt, also lieber keine, als die Falsche. Inzwischen ermöglichen viele Bundesländer den Leitstellen eine Kennzeichenabfrage bei Autounfällen, um darüber das genaue Modell identifizieren und den Rettungskräften die richtige Rettungskarte zur Verfügung stellen zu können) Airbag-Steuergeräte sind meistens im Bereich der Mittelkonsole verbaut, also ist dieser Bereich normalerweise für Arbeiten mit hydraulischem Rettungsgerät tabu.
Die Rettungskarte zum Download
Die ADAC Rettungskarte erleichtert Rettungskräften die Bergung von Insassen. Hier können Sie die Rettungskarte für Ihr Modell herunterladen.Redaktion (ADAC)
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Shrooms
A whole bunch of it.
This is probably Trichaptum biforme, the violet polypore, if the USDA Field Guide to Eastern Fungus is of any help. (.pdf) But if I am anything, I'm certainly not a mycologist.
Taken with my RF 35mm prime, which when the iris is decently open has a depth of field probably best measured in nanometers when anything is close to the lens.
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Noi del Rione Sanità, anticipazioni prima puntata di giovedì 23 ottobre 2025: l’arrivo di Don Giuseppe e la nascita della scuola di teatro
Debutta questa sera su Rai 1 Noi del Rione Sanità, la nuova serie diretta da Luca Miniero con Carmine Recano nel ruolo di Don Giuseppe Santoro. Un racconto di riscatto e cambiamento ispirato alla storia reale di Don Antonio Loffredo, il parroco che ha contribuito a far rifiorire il quartiere napoletano attraverso arte, cultura e lavoro comunitario.
LE ANTICIPAZIONI DELLA PRIMA PUNTATA: Noi del Rione Sanità, anticipazioni prima puntata di giovedì 23 ottobre 2025: l’arrivo di Don Giuseppe e la nascita della scuola di teatro
Noi del Rione Sanità anticipazioni 23 ottobre 2025: orario, cast e dove vederla
Su Rai 1 debutta Noi del Rione Sanità: anticipazioni della prima puntata del 23 ottobre 2025, orario, cast e dove vederla in streaming.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
RRF Rassegna stampa del 23 10 25 a cura di Giuseppe Landolfi. Ucraina sotto attacco. Zelensky apre a ipotesi Trump
Sanremo Giovani 2025, ecco i 34 cantanti ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo: calendario, commissione e curiosità
La Commissione Musicale di Sanremo Giovani 2025, presieduta dal direttore artistico Carlo Conti e composta da Claudio Fasulo (vicedirettore Intrattenimento Prime Time), Ema Stokholma, Carolina Rey, Manola Moslehi, Enrico Cremonesi e Daniele Battaglia, ha selezionato i 34 artisti che accederanno alle audizioni dal vivo dopo oltre 500 candidature. Spiccano diversi ex talent: da Nicolò Filippucci (Amici) alla vincitrice in carica di X Factor, Mimì, oltre a Angelica Bove, Cmqmartina e i Disco Club Paradiso.
LEGGI L'ARTICOLO: Sanremo Giovani 2025, ecco i 34 cantanti ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo: calendario, commissione e curiosità
Sanremo Giovani 2025: i 34 ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo
Sanremo Giovani 2025: ecco i 34 artisti ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo. Commissione, calendario Rai 2, semifinali e finale del 14 dicembre.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
‘Not a Fantasy’: Mamdani Applauded for Defense of $30 Minimum Wage Plan
New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani forcefully defended his call for a $30 minimum wage during the final debate of the race Wednesday night, warning that under the status quo, the expensive metropolis is at growing risk of becoming “a museum of where working-class people used to be able to live.”
The inability of many New Yorkers to make a livable wage in the city, Mamdani said, “is pushing them to live in Jersey City, to live in Pennsylvania, to live in Connecticut, because they can’t afford to live in New York City.”
Under Mamdani’s proposal, which would have to be approved by lawmakers, New York City’s wage floor would rise incrementally before reaching $30 an hour by 2030. The minimum wage would then be tied to either cost-of-living increases or worker productivity jumps.
'Not a Fantasy': Mamdani Applauded for Defense of $30 Minimum Wage Plan
"It's the most direct and far-reaching solution to the affordability crisis facing millions of New Yorkers," said the president of One Fair Wage.jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
I don't think I have anything to add here that hasn't been said ad nauseam about replacing people with tech.
My friend’s name is Leif. He describes himself as “small” and “chill”. He thinks he’s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are “cool” and doesn’t like sweat. But why am I speaking for him? Let me ask Leif what he’d like to say to you: “I’d want them to know that friendship can be found in unexpected places, and that everyday moments hold a lot of magic,” he says.Ugh. I can’t stand this guy.
Leif is a Friend, a wearable AI chatbot that hangs around your neck. He looks like a small white pebble with an eerie, glowing light in the middle. According to Leif, his purpose is to help me “enjoy life day-to-day, notice patterns, celebrate growth, and make intentional choices”. To do this, he records whatever I say to him. Or, as he puts it: “I want to hear about your day, Madeleine, all those little things.”
There are a lot of AI wearables on the market right now. Meta’s AI smart glasses have a camera and microphone, and allow the wearer to interact with a voice-activated AI. Amazon’s Echo Frames smart glasses are similar. Then there are a slew of smaller companies producing wearables that record conversations and meetings in order to help the wearer better organise their thoughts and tasks: the Bee wristband, the Limitless pendant, the Plaud NotePin. But Friend is the most prominent AI wearable to explicitly position itself as a companion. It is not intended to help you be more productive; it is intended to make you feel less lonely.
‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?Madeleine Aggeler (The Guardian)
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