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Deal to end government shutdown in reach


It sounds like a bunch of Democrats want to cave in exchange for no concessions whatsoever.

Current likely Democratic votes for this:

  • Shaheen - NH
  • Hassan - NH
  • King - ME
  • Fetterman - PA
  • Peters - MI
  • Durbin - IL
  • Warner - VA
  • Kaine - VA
  • Ossoff- GA
  • Warnock - GA

If you want to change things, you need to call their DC office NOW, and leave an email if you can't.




Seeing post from other languages.


So if I’ve selected two languages in my settings, if I see language outside those selections can I assume that is because their language settings aren’t set properly or have I stuffed up a setting?
So if I’ve selected two languages in my settings, if I see language outside those selections can I assume that is because their language settings aren’t set properly or have I stuffed up a setting?
in reply to CTDummy

When making a post in Lemmy, specifying a language is optional, which causes many many posts to have useless language metadata.

They're not that keen on fixing it, either - github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/i…

in reply to Rimu

Thanks rimu appreciate your responses. I just assumed as I don’t see any on my Aussie.zone account but they just may be federated with less instances or something.


US agriculture department tells states to ‘undo’ Snap benefits for families in need


The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is directing states to “immediately undo” any steps that have been taken to send out full food aid benefits to low-income Americans, following a supreme court order on Friday that temporarily halted a lower court order requiring those payments.

The USDA’s directive, issued in a memo on Saturday, followed a supreme court order granting the Trump administration’s emergency request to pause an order for the USDA to provide full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown, which is now in its 40th day.

That lower court ruling, issued on Thursday, ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the Snap program for November by Friday, rather than issuing only partial benefits. The ruling led to some of the roughly 42 million Americans enrolled in Snap – commonly known as food stamps – to begin receiving their full benefits on Friday from the states, which issue the payments of federal dollars.



Secret Kill Switch on Chinese Buses


Test results showed that the Chinese bus maker had access to the vehicles' control systems for software updates and diagnostics. A leading Norwegian public transport operator has said it will introduce stricter security requirements and step up anti-hacki

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Test results showed that the Chinese bus maker had access to the vehicles’ control systems for software updates and diagnostics.


A leading Norwegian public transport operator has said it will introduce stricter security requirements and step up anti-hacking measures after a test on new Chinese-made electric buses showed the manufacturer could remotely turn them off.

Transport operator Ruter said test results published last week showed that Chinese bus maker Yutong Group had access to their control systems for software updates and diagnostics.

“In theory, this could be exploited to affect the bus,” it said.

Article in Norwegian: zetland.dk/historie/svNwC3c5-a…

English PDF version for download:

ChineseBus_Kill-SwitchDownload
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La Notte nel Cuore, anticipazioni trentatreesima puntata di martedì 11 novembre 2025


Le anticipazioni de La Notte nel Cuore trentatreesima puntata annunciano una serata ad alta tensione su Canale 5, martedì 11 novembre 2025 in prima serata. Esat architetta un finto sequestro di Esma per incassare un milione di dollari, con l’aiuto della zia Serife. Il piano sembra funzionare quando Tahsin consegna il riscatto. Intanto Halil torna a scuotere la famiglia con una versione dei fatti che potrebbe ribaltare tutto.

LEGGI LE ANTICIPAZIONI: La Notte nel Cuore, anticipazioni trentatreesima puntata di martedì 11 novembre 2025




A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere


When people tell me that there’s been no resistance to the Trump administration, I wonder if they’re expecting something that looks like a guerrilla revolution pushing out the government in one fell swoop or just aren’t paying attention, because there has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.




Duffy: ’15 to 20′ air traffic controllers retiring daily during shutdown


“I used to have about four controllers retire a day before the shutdown. I’m now up to 15 to 20 a day are retiring,” Duffy told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “So, it’s going to be harder for me to come back after the shutdown and have more controllers controlling the airspace.”

“So, this is going to live on in air travel, well beyond the time frame that this government opens back up.”

Air traffic controllers are set to miss their second consecutive paycheck on Tuesday, with many missing work and taking second jobs. Duffy added that 81 controller staffing shortages were reported at facilities across the country on Saturday, an increase of 20 such instances relative to Oct. 31.

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5597325-duffy-air-traffic-controllers-retiring-shutdown/





Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?


cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.




Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?


How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.




in reply to silence7

Evers is a good dude, with a good team, and I’m really happy we have him to “save us” from… some others of us..

He’s the sort of politician you don’t hear about, even locally, until it’s something good, and I’m really glad we voted him in.

He can’t fix everything and we are regressive in a lot of ways, but he helps blunt the worst of it.

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Action plan to combat methamphetamine harm


The new plan from the government seems to double down on the old ways of attempting to suppress drugs in our communities and ignores the health-led approach from NZ Drug Foundation's recent evidence-based report.

RNZ recently did a story about the report: rnz.co.nz/news/political/57540…



Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?


How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.
#USA
in reply to BrikoX

Democratic party establishment is the most pathetic group of people...


Republicans sound alarm over Latino vote: ‘This is our wake-up call’


According to CNN exit polling, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) won the support of 68 percent of Latino voters, while Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) received 67 percent support from Latino voters.

The results mark a shift from just one year ago, when the voting bloc helped propel Trump to victory. Republicans say the time is now to course-correct ahead of next year’s midterms.

“Unfortunately Latinos are leaving the Republican Party after giving us a monumental chance in 2024,” said Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) in an video posted on the social platform X after Tuesday’s results. “In New Jersey and Virginia, Hispanics moved back more than 25 points to the Democratic Party.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5595939-hispanic-voters-leaving-republican/



Los Angeles air officials approve port pollution pact as skeptics warn of 'no clear accountability'


The South Coast Air Quality Management District’s governing board voted 9-1 in favor of an agreement that commits the ports to installing zero-emission equipment, such as electric truck chargers or hydrogen fuel pumps, to curb air pollution from the heaviest polluters. The plans will be submitted in three phases: heavy-duty trucks and most cargo-moving equipment by 2028; smaller locomotives and harbor crafts by 2029; and cargo ships and other large vessels by 2030.


Archived copies of the article:
* archive.today
* web.archive.org
* ghostarchive.org




Best second-hand cameras for beginner/hobby photography?


I'm getting into hobbyist photography and while my Pixel 7 Pro has an adequate camera, eventually I'm going to want something purpose-built. I'm been looking at the Fujifilm X-T10 but I also want to consider other options. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.



in reply to db0

I just watched this scene for the first time. I couldn't take it seriously because I kept thinking of the guy screaming, "Splitters!" from Monty Python's Life of Brian.


Amethyst (anarchist.nexus) Theme Colors For Clicked Links


I want to start with I’m very impressed by the new 1.3.0 update, and congratulations to everyone who put in the work to make that happen. Small, nitpicky comment: I believe Amethyst was using a green color for the font before, and now has a very cool pu

I want to start with I'm very impressed by the new 1.3.0 update, and congratulations to everyone who put in the work to make that happen.

Small, nitpicky comment: I believe Amethyst was using a green color for the font before, and now has a very cool purple (I like!).

But for clicked links in dark mode, the purple is so dark that I can barely make out the words. I'm just wondering if this can be adjusted later. Light mode works just great though!

in reply to runsmooth

Hello! Glad your here with us.

I'll give a nudge to the maintainer of the theme to see if we can get that tweaked a bit. I can see where you're having issues seeing it.

For the short term, the theme itself is just some css that your site admin can manually tweak that hexadecimal color value in the file on the server.

I'll keep a note back here and try to let you know once we can get that tweaked.



Israeli settlers beat and hospitalise Reuters journalists in West Bank


Fascist Israeli settlers [url=https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2025/10/24/israeli-settlers-terrorise-palestinians-again-and-again/]have[/url] [url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/journalists-among-injured-israeli-settlers-023149574.html]at

Fascist Israeli settlers have attacked a group of foreign journalists filming their assaults on the Palestinians in the West Bank, injuring five, two of them so badly they were hospitalised.

The journalists were, Ranin Sawafteh, Mohammed al-Atrash, Louay Saeed, Nasser Ishtayeh and Nael Bouaitel. Some reports say that Ms Sawafteh was shot as well as beaten:

Among the others wounded were Palestinian farmers, medics, and international activists.

Israel has killed hundreds in attacks in the West Bank since the start of the faux-ceasefire in Gaza, including children.

Israeli settler attacks are growing in frequency, while total impunity ensures the next one is only a matter of time.

Featured image via Eye On Palestine

By Skwawkbox


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GOG achievements and downloads on Steam Deck


Hi everyone!

I have a few questions related to GOG.

Achievements:

Apparently they should work with Heroic through Comet. If I launch a GOG game in gaming mode as a non-steam game would it work as long as the checkbox about comet in Heroic is activated? Or do I have anything to do such as what’s decribed here github.com/imLinguin/comet/wik… or there reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comment… ? The explanations are a bit complex for me and contradictory.

Downloads:

Is there a way to download a GOG game in the background while playing a Steam game in gaming mode?

I really want to support GOG and these features are important. Of course I know that the Steam Deck is subsidized by Valve and that we can’t have everything, but I hope GOG will be more Linux friendly in the future.

Thanks a lot.

#gog
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Trump’s dollar delusion: how trade war risks ending the US’s ‘exorbitant privilege’


Well, get ready for everything to get even more expensive! I'm sick of the winning at this point. But at least I won't have to vote, right?

Magical thinking is indispensable to understanding Team Trump’s economic policymaking. The White House often seems to believe two opposing policies can work together while one policy can do two or three contradictory things.

A heavy dose of hocus pocus will be needed to make the administration’s dollar policy work in the interest of the United States, for it appears that they want to end the US dollar’s supremacy in global finance.

At least some part of it does. True, Donald Trump has warned countries not to replace the dollar, or else. And, reportedly, some members of the administration want to encourage more countries to adopt the dollar outright. But what is also true is that Stephen Miran, the president’s chief economic adviser, on leave to act as board member of the Federal Reserve, thinks the dollar’s position as the main reserve currency of the world is an undue burden for the US and a principal driver of the large trade deficit that Trump finds so odious.

“America runs large current account deficits not because it imports too much,” Miran wrote last year. Rather, it imports too much because it must export Treasury bonds to provide other countries with assets in which to park their reserves. This leads to “persistent dollar overvaluation that prevents the balancing of international trade.”




Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’


A year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States and raising what experts say are troubling questions about the future of one of the world’s oldest democracies.

While Democratic leaders continue to invest their hopes in a “blue wave” to overturn Republican majorities in the House and Senate next year, Trump and some prominent supporters have sought to discredit the possibility that Republicans could lose in a fair fight and are using that premise to justify demands for a drastically different kind of electoral system.

This is not the first time Trump has questioned the credibility of US elections – he did it almost as vigorously in 2016 and 2024, when he won his bids for the White House, as he did in 2020, when he did not – but now the president’s confidants are threatening emergency powers to seize control of a process over which presidents ordinarily have no control.

Trump’s former chief political adviser, Steve Bannon, is urging him to get the elections “squared away” even before the voters have a chance to weigh in. Former legal advisers have suggested the electoral system is in itself an emergency justifying extraordinary intervention, possibly including federal agents and the military stationed outside polling stations.


If you can still afford a hat, hold onto it!



MDB II - 2025.68 - O “sucesso” da necropolítica #podifusão


cross-posted from: lemmy.eco.br/post/18127660


Building a cloud ceiling lamp


Or: How I made the single most flammable object in my flat.

Harry had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place. It was lit
by thousands and thousands of candles that were floating in midair over four
long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting.


And while I would love to say that it was this line that inspired me, it was rather a friend of mine that had those 20$ plastic candles hanging from strings in her hallway. Waving a plastic wand around they not only turned on, but also left quite the impression on me. However, the more keen eyed might have already noticed: There are no candles on my photos. There's no wand either. This is not even about floating candles and I'm just about done with them. Now while I really liked the looks, I didn't like the thought of changing batteries every week (I never checked the runtime of those plastic candles you find everywhere, but I doubt it's anywhere near acceptable for me). Adding permanent wiring came to my mind, but this would require hiding cables and a transformer somewhere. Not that easy with the average ceiling, at least if you live in a rented flat and consider moving within the next 15 years. Luckily J.K. Rowling also came up with this whole indoor cloud thing, so I ended up with a build idea after all.

Now that you know how this idea came about, let me ramble about the build a little. Not that I think I'm the most qualified person to do this - you will be able to find plenty of images online where people did the same thing, arguably lots nicer than my own build. But no one tells you that you should not be doing this because it's annoying and sticky and fiber gets everywhere. Also it's not unlikely to catch fire and burn down my whole apartment with it. But starting from the start: I grabbed some cheap 20mm thick foam board, attached two wooden cross members to it and into those some hooks. This way I can hang the whole sheet to the ceiling and also got space for the cable bits. While still being cumbersome to hang, it allows for an undisturbed underside (where the cloud part is). And even more important: The cloud can be assembled on the living room floor (or any other floor you would like to cover in glue and fiberfill). Next were the LEDs, where I grabbed 8m of 60LEDs/m strip. With a fitting transformers and a ZigBee controller everything lights up and integrates into Home Assistant. Playing a little with the look I decided on a fairly dense layout, leaving only around 5cm between the rows of LEDs. The fiberfill does a good job of covering up whichever bad job you did laying out the LEDs and no one will be able to see that you bend the strips around the corners instead of doing a proper wiring job. Speaking of the fiberfill: You don't need much of it. If I had to guess, 500g would be plenty for my 120*60cm panel. I don't have an exact number here, but the reason is not that I seem to have no perception of how much 5kg of fiberfill are. So I totally don't have a human sized box of fiberfill sitting in my apartment that barely lost any weight. And even though it's not much weight you need for the cloud, it sure seems like a lot when it frees itself from the double sided tape and comes tumbling down. After being pissed at the tape and myself for being lazy, I did it 'right'. Hot glue and spray glue did a good job at fixing the fiberfill to the foam board, my hands and the floor. No more cloud fall so far.

All jokes aside: I tried to sneak a few actual numbers and useful information into my text, and yes it was annoying to build. On the other hand it's low effort in both tool requirements and cost. If you have a way of getting outside for the glue up, I'm certain that's a good idea. At least if you use spray glue. Also while the fiberfill did a great job at covering up the LEDs and making it look fluffy, it barely covered up the contour of my very rectangular board. I thought it would do more here, but it is what it is now. And regarding the fire hazard: Enclosing the strips in aluminium channels is certainly a good idea!

More complete view

The whole looks is not for everyone and I'm fully prepared to take it
down in a year or two because it turned into a filthy rain cloud. But until
then it sure does give off some nice light and makes for an interesting piece
to look at.

#diy
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in reply to luftruessel

I'm fully prepared to take it
down in a year or two because it turned into a filthy rain cloud. But until
then it sure does give off some nice light and makes for an interesting piece
to look at.


I wish more people had this attitude. So many people won't start a project because it may not be perfect. I'm certainly guilty of it sometimes. But the world is so much better for having these creations, even if they may not last forever.

Awesome build! Making it into a removable drop-ceiling was genius.



Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani


I'm not sure how I landed here, so apologies if this is a repost. It's quite worth the read. If anyone still believes the NYT is worth the paper it's printed on, this is a great example of why it isn't.

It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a student there, who maybe resided only on the far periphery of your professional orbit, will become one or another kind of famous. At that point, out of the vast and silent ether, messages will come glowing into your inbox one after another. Do you remember this person? they will say. Was he your student? Did you work with him? We’re hoping for some insight—would it be possible for us to talk for a bit?

I taught at a place called Bowdoin College for 16 years, and during the last of those there was a student in attendance you’ve perhaps heard of. His name is Zohran Mamdani. And so, shortly after his startling, spirit-lifting victory in the primary last spring, the gentle flood of inquiries commenced. Word had gotten out not only that he went to Bowdoin—again, a very pricey, very wealthy, quite comprehensively the-thing-that-it-is small liberal arts college on the East Coast—but that, while there, he had majored in something called “Africana Studies.” You can probably see where this is going.

The first few messages wondered if I knew him (I don’t think I did, though I certainly had students who did, and do), if I taught him (possibly? but in truth not that I remembered), but mostly if I could say something about what he might have been reading and doing and studying, there in his time at this little college on the coast of Maine. More than once, the name “Frantz Fanon” was broached—which had the virtue of certain hand-showing clarity.


Emphasis mine. They started with framing that had to be met, no matter how wrong it was.



Is Fast Charging Killing the Battery? A 2-Year Test on 40 Phones


TL;DR: Fast charging over 2 years only degraded the battery an extra 0.5%, even on extremely fast charging Android phones using 120W.

And with that, hopefully we can put this argument to rest.



Clouds retreating from the sunset


Took this yesterday at the park. I had a hard time trying to edit it to bring out more color in the trees but the clouds were so bright in comparison.



FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is


Archive.today page: archive.is/8CeY6
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in reply to technocrit

they have more than one unit and most of them aren't looking into serial killers or nazis.


Camera Capabilities Unlocked From A Mouse






Comic books


Where can we find comic books?

Looking mostly for indies which always turns out to be a challenge.

I know:

http://libgen.io/

http://getcomics.info/

http://allcomicbooks.us/

http://newcomic.info/

http://readcomics.website/

https://www.ysk-comics.com/en

https://comics-all.com/

Right now I'm specifically looking for stuff from Ignition Press, Silver Sprocket, Oni Press, Mad Cave etc.
in reply to vala

Soulseek has a surprising number of oddities...


Nyligen presenterade Sky News Data and Forensics team resultaten från en månader lång granskning av plattformen X algoritm. Granskningen resulterade i en problematisk och allt för tydlig slutsats.

blog.zaramis.se/2025/11/09/hot…



La seducente danza gravitazionale dell'uccello africano fluttuante - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri




European-style-Royalty Anime Suggestions


I am looking for an anime that has royal characters inspired by european style royalty.
#meta


South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports



in reply to Stamets

I think about this a lot for real. If you go to a park and toss a rock in the lake you are most likely the first person to ever touch that rock, and you're almost guaranteed to be the last. It's a weird sensation that I can't explain.



MPV: The Ultimate Self-Hosted Media Solution You're Probably Sleeping On


cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/31558391

TL;DR: Stop running a Jellyfin server. MPV can directly play anything from your NAS, stream YouTube ad-free, handle literally every codec, and is infinitely customizable. It's like vim for video.

Why I ditched my Jellyfin setup


I used to run Jellyfin on my NAS. Transcoding, web interface, the works. Then I realized... why am I running a whole server stack when MPV can just directly play files from my NAS with zero setup?

What MPV Actually Is


MPV is a command-line video player that plays literally everything. But it's way more than that - it's a video engine you can build workflows around.

The Basics That Blow Minds


Direct NAS streaming (zero server needed):

mpv smb://192.168.1.100/media/movies/whatever.mkv
mpv nfs://nas.local/shows/season1/*

No transcoding. No server. No web interface overhead. Just direct file access with perfect quality and zero latency.

YouTube (and 1000+ sites) with ZERO ads:

brew install yt-dlp
mpv "https://youtube.com/watch?v..."

That's it. Ad-free YouTube in your video player with all your custom keybinds. Works with Twitch, Vimeo, Twitter, Reddit, literally hundreds of sites via yt-dlp.

Play entire directories:

mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/BreakingBad/Season1/*

Boom. Instant binge session. Space bar skips to next episode. No library scanning, no metadata scraping, just files.

Workflows That Changed My Life

1. The "Watch Anywhere" Setup


Mount your NAS shares in Finder (or /etc/fstab for auto-mount). Now MPV treats your entire media library like local files. Add this to your shell config:

alias play="mpv"
alias tv="mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/"
alias movies="mpv /Volumes/NAS/movies/"
2. YouTube as Your Streaming Service
alias yt="mpv"
alias ytm="mpv --no-video"  # audio only for music

Now:
- yt "youtube-url" = instant ad-free playback
- ytm "youtube-playlist" = whole playlists as audio
- Keep your YouTube history/recommendations in browser, watch in MPV
3. Picture-in-Picture for Anything


Add ontop=yes to config, resize window small = instant PiP for any video source while you work. Works with live streams, security cameras, whatever.

4. The "No Plex Shares Needed" Share


Send someone an SMB/NFS share to your media. They install MPV. They can now browse and play your media library like it's local. No Plex accounts, no streaming limits, no transcoding quality loss.

5. Live Stream Monitoring
mpv http://192.168.1.50:8080/stream.m3u8

Home security cameras, baby monitors, anything streaming HLS/RTMP = instant monitoring with keybind controls.

Customization That Makes Jellyfin Look Basic

My Config (vim-style keybinds + YouTube controls)


Saved as ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:

input-default-bindings=no

> add speed 0.1
< add speed -0.1
j seek -10
k cycle pause
l seek 10
LEFT seek -5
RIGHT seek 5
UP add volume 5
DOWN add volume -5
. frame-step
, frame-back-step

m cycle mute
f cycle fullscreen
s cycle sub
a cycle audio
0 seek 0 absolute-percent
1 seek 10 absolute-percent
2 seek 20 absolute-percent
3 seek 30 absolute-percent
4 seek 40 absolute-percent
5 seek 50 absolute-percent
6 seek 60 absolute-percent
7 seek 70 absolute-percent
8 seek 80 absolute-percent
9 seek 90 absolute-percent

[ add speed -0.25
] add speed 0.25
SPACE cycle pause
ESC set fullscreen no

i script-binding stats/display-stats
S screenshot video

profile=gpu-hq
scale=ewa_lanczossharp
cscale=ewa_lanczossharp
hwdec=auto-safe
vo=gpu

screenshot-format=png
screenshot-png-compression=9
screenshot-directory=~/Downloads

cache=yes
demuxer-max-bytes=150M

osd-level=1
osd-duration=2000
save-position-on-quit=yes
keep-open=yes
alang=jpn,jp,eng,en
slang=eng,en

ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best
Profiles for Different Content
[anime]
profile-desc="Anime settings"
deband=yes

[lowpower]
profile-desc="Laptop battery mode"
profile=fast
hwdec=yes

Use with: mpv --profile=anime episode.mkv

Scripts That Make It Insane


MPV supports Lua/JS scripts. Drop them in ~/.config/mpv/scripts/ and they just work.

Must-have scripts:

  1. sponsorblock - Auto-skips YouTube sponsors/intros/outros
    curl -o ~/.config/mpv/scripts/sponsorblock.lua \
     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/po5/mpv_sponsorblock/master/sponsorblock.lua
  2. quality-menu - Change YouTube quality on the fly
  3. autosubsync - Auto-fixes subtitle timing
  4. playlistmanager - Visual playlist editor
  5. mpv-discordRPC - Show what you're watching on Discord


Advanced Workflows

Watch Parties (Syncplay)


Install syncplay, point it at MPV, now you and friends watch your NAS content together in perfect sync. No Plex share limits, no quality loss.

Audio Streaming
ytm "youtube-playlist-url"
# or
mpv --no-video /Volumes/NAS/music/*

No GUI needed. Terminal command plays audio, you use keybinds (k=pause, j/l=skip, etc). Or just minimize and use as background music player.

For GUI: IINA (Mac) is literally just MPV with a pretty interface and uses your MPV config.

Frame-by-Frame Analysis


Built-in keybinds (. and , in my config) step forward/back frame-by-frame. Perfect for animation analysis, sports breakdown, debugging video issues.

Automated Workflows
# Watch anything in clipboard
mpv $(pbpaste)

# Random episode
mpv "$(find /Volumes/NAS/shows -name "*.mkv" | shuf -n1)"

# Continue last watched (auto position restore)
mpv /Volumes/NAS/shows/CurrentShow/*

Why This Beats Jellyfin For Me


Pros:
- Zero server maintenance
- No transcoding = perfect quality
- Plays literally any codec without setup
- Way faster (direct file access)
- Keyboard-driven workflow
- Works offline/online seamlessly
- Infinitely scriptable
- Cross-platform (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Cons:
- No pretty web UI (I consider this a pro)
- No user management (just use OS permissions)
- No watch tracking (unless you script it)
- No mobile app (VLC on phone + SMB works though)

Who This Is For


  • You're comfortable with terminal/config files
  • You want maximum quality (no transcoding ever)
  • You prefer keyboard controls
  • You value simplicity over features
  • You already have a NAS/file server
  • You want YouTube ad-free without browser extensions


Getting Started

# macOS
brew install mpv yt-dlp

# Linux
sudo apt install mpv yt-dlp

# Windows
scoop install mpv yt-dlp

Create config at:
- Mac/Linux: ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
- Windows: %APPDATA%/mpv/mpv.conf

Mount your NAS shares, point MPV at files. Done.

Resources



EDIT: Holy shit, didn't expect this response. Common questions:

Q: But I need to share with family who aren't technical
A: IINA (Mac) or mpv.net (Windows) give them a normal GUI that uses MPV underneath. Or just... teach them? play movie.mkv isn't rocket science.

Q: What about mobile?
A: VLC on phone + SMB share to your NAS. Or just use MPV on desktop/laptop like a civilized person.

Q: No watch history tracking?
A: save-position-on-quit=yes remembers position per file. For tracking across devices, write a simple script or just... remember what you watched?

Q: This sounds like gatekeeping
A: It's literally a config file. If you can set up Jellyfin, you can handle this.



Can't seed a new torrent unless the leech is also listening on an open port


Using Transmission 4.0.5 on Mint 22.2.

I've been running a seedbox for some time now but have never made a new torrent before. I've got a file I want to make publicly available but for some reason can't seed it normally.

On the seedbox, Transmission is bound to an open port, and I added the best 20 trackers from this repo to the torrent. I also have a client I'm trying to test uploading to, but it can't seem to connect to the seedbox unless I also open the port on the leech client. Once I do it works normally, but I was under the impression only the seeder needed to be on an open port in order for clients to connect. Am I wrong and it's expected that both seeder and leecher have open ports? Would really appreciate some help!

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in reply to BremboTheFourth

Always good to double check, but yes, I used canyouseeme and the port is definitely open.


That means TCP should be working as expected with the current configuration. Note those port test websites are only testing TCP, not UDP.

A few menu options below the one for port forwarding


I'm not familiar with ProtonVPN configuration so can't guide you much there, presumably if the port forwarding option only allows for one setting then maybe it's doing both TCP/UDP? I dunno..

there’s another for configuring the connection as OpenVPN(TCP), OpenVPN(UDP), or Wireguard.


Don't worry about that one, that's for configuring the VPN client you will be using to connect to the VPN server. It should not affect the port forward itself unless ProtonVPN is doing something odd.

I’ve had other issues in the past and Transmission’s internal port testing thing


Yeah I wouldn't rely on that, the internet port test inside the torrent client isn't always reliable. But in theory it should show up as open all the time if you have a stable open port :/

Could I be missing a step with the trackers?


Doubt it being a tracker issue, they update themselves on their own schedule usually.

I also have a client I’m trying to test uploading to, but it can’t seem to connect to the seedbox


Maybe should have asked this before - can the test torrent client see that there is a seed on the torrent? Or does it load the torrent but just isn't seeing any seeds or peers at all? The open trackers take a bit to update themselves with a new torrent hash so sometimes it just takes a bit before the torrent client sees a seed and begins downloading from it.

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I’m not familiar with ProtonVPN configuration so can’t guide you much there, presumably if the port forwarding option only allows for one setting then maybe it’s doing both TCP/UDP? I dunno..


Maybe that's a good place for me to do some digging, but this is an issue specific to the new torrent I made. Things I download first seed just fine, and at much higher rates when I have the port open, so I think that's working normally regardless of any TCP/UDP stuff under the hood.

can the test torrent client see that there is a seed on the torrent?


I think I misread this. No, neither client sees any peers, but when viewing the trackers within the client, the trackers are reporting peers. I'll keep what I originally typed in the spoiler below.

::: spoiler Tap for spoiler

Yes. Incidentally, when I opened the port on the leech client, a few other leechers joined the swarm as well, but I was only ever able to upload anything to my own test client. Even once the upload finished, neither client uploaded anything to those other leechers either. A few hours later, the count (looking from both seed and leech client) went back down to 1 seeder and 1 leecher.

Um. Just out of curiosity, I checked the peer list again, and while I'm still the only leecher, some of the trackers are now showing multiple seeders? I definitely only ever uploaded anything to myself, how is that possible?
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Firefox Forcing LLM Features - equk's blog


"Mozilla has been adding in llm & ai related features to Firefox for a while, enabling them by default without asking the user... The main problem with this is users are having this forced on them with no gui option to disable these features."

Article contains instructions for disabling the LLM through about:config.

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Firefox Forcing LLM Features - equk's blog


"Mozilla has been adding in llm & ai related features to Firefox for a while, enabling them by default without asking the user... The main problem with this is users are having this forced on them with no gui option to disable these features."

Article contains instructions for disabling the LLM through about:config.







Taiwan's vice president calls for closer EU ties in rare address to international lawmakers


cross-posted from: scribe.disroot.org/post/552237…

Archived version

Taiwan’s deputy leader urged the European Union to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and support its democracy in the face of growing threats by China, in a rare address to a group of international lawmakers in Brussels on Friday.

“Peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and economic continuity, and international opposition against unilateral changes to the status quo by force cannot be overstated,” Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao told lawmakers assembled for a China-focused conference in the European Parliament building.

While Hsiao did not formally address the whole EU Parliament — the European trade bloc does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan — her visit drew ire from China.

“In an era marked by increasing fragmentation, volatility and rising authoritarianism, this gathering affirms something vital — that democracies, even when far apart, are not alone,” she added to a standing ovation in a small chamber of the European Parliament.

Hsiao also called on the lawmakers from countries including Germany and Spain to collaborate more on trusted supply chains and AI technology with Taiwan, the island off China’s east coast that Beijing claims as part of its territory and says must come under its rule.

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“octo condannata ad uscire dal letto” (come questo sabato mattina ci ho messo 1 ora per alzarmi dal letto quando non volevo)


Oggi è sabato, e quindi… aridaje, non credo di dover ripetere per l’ennesima volta quali sono le vibe mortali del mio fine settimana. Di conseguenza, anche oggi ci sono accadimenti e realtà che forse fanno ridere, seppur non dovrebbero… del tipo di cosa succede quando arriva l’ora di alzarmi dal letto, al mio orario benedettissimo […]

octospacc.altervista.org/2025/…


“octo condannata ad uscire dal letto” (come questo sabato mattina ci ho messo 1 ora per alzarmi dal letto quando non volevo)


Oggi è sabato, e quindi… aridaje, non credo di dover ripetere per l’ennesima volta quali sono le vibe mortali del mio fine settimana. Di conseguenza, anche oggi ci sono accadimenti e realtà che forse fanno ridere, seppur non dovrebbero… del tipo di cosa succede quando arriva l’ora di alzarmi dal letto, al mio orario benedettissimo della mattina senza impegni, ma ovviamente io non, perché in quel momento la mia anima è già abbastanza appesantita dall’essermi in primo luogo svegliata. Niente di nuovo neppure in tutto ciò, ovviamente, ma stavolta le aggiunte alla mia disperazione sono abbastanza degne di nota. 👌

Praticamente, mi sono svegliata circa alle 11, e a quel punto non riuscivo più a riaddormentarmi, nonostante io abbia quindi dormito appena 10 ore, che per gli standard dei miei desideri è pochino. Sarà stato perché un po’ avevo tipo da andare in bagno, un po’ avevo la gola tipo secca di sete, un po’ l’aria della stanza era a quel punto diventata ben marcia a causa delle mie solfatare… e, sorvolando sul fatto che almeno 2 di queste cose saranno sospettosamente in comune con le piante, il problema è che comunque non avevo proprio voglia di alzarmi. Cioè, che palle alzarmi, perché mai dovrei quando tanto non ho comunque un assoluto niente da fare (eccetto un piccolo frangente questo specifico pomeriggio)!?!?!!?? 😤

Alla fine mi sono effettivamente alzata, purtroppo… dopo praticamente 1 ora sveglia (gli spiriti proprio non volevano che io continuassi a mimire…) lì un po’ ferma a fare niente, un po’ a cercare di alzarmi fallendo miseramente tra le 5 e le 10 volte. Ho però notato che, quasi ogni volta che provavo ad alzarmi, curiosamente (ma forse neanche troppo…), qualcosa mi rimbalzava verso il lato dove avevo il secondo cuscino, e finivo per volerlo abbracciare malamente… ops. E che dobbiamo fare; da vera femcel sono assolutamente touch-starved, e questo forse non è neanche il più grosso dei miei problemi… almeno, sicuramente in quel momento il più grave era questo mio combattimento intero tra il dovermi e il non volermi alzare. 😵

Probabilmente sarei riuscita in questa mia impresa con meno difficoltà (non zero, eh) se ci fosse stato qualcuno ad alzarmi le persiane, visto che — e con ciò certamente non batterò le allegazioni di fare la fotosintesi come le piante, ma questa è una cosa che so da prima della mia scoperta di ieri — vedere la luce naturale del sole mi da un attimo una forza di vivere, e quindi di alzarmi, che altrimenti mi sfugge… oppure, se semplicemente avessi alzato le lenzuola così da rotolare fuori, ma lo spostamento di aria causato da ciò mentre sto bella al caldo gnam mi urta non poco… ma ecco, io sono complicata. Alla fine, però, ho detto basta e, con il cuscino ben abbracciato, sono in qualche modo strisciata fuori dalla mia bara, mettendomi prima tipo seduta verso l’uscita, poi tirando fuori le gambe, e infine mettendo i piedi per terra ed alzandomi. E buongiorno principessa, suppongo. 😳
Disegno di me come descritto, una ragazza bruttina in pigiama che abbraccia un cuscino che le copre la parte di sotto della faccia. Testo sopra: "octo condannata ad uscire dal letto"Allora, finalmente, dopo questa come al solito infinita spiegazione, eccomi com’ero nell’esatto momento in cui mi sono alzata, ed ero lì, boh, da sola… però, col cuscino ancora bello stretto, che mamma mia, sono così sola, col freddino dentro e addosso, e i capelli scombinati ancora più del solito, me misera tapina (tutto confermato guardandomi allo specchio). Ovviamente, non avevo le guance luccicanti fisicamente… però, dentro di me, sotto sotto, mi sento un po’ così… chissà che cavolo penso, così nel profondo che nemmeno riesco a percepirlo razionalmente, mentre stringo forte questo affare costretto a supportarmi fisicamente e spiritualmente ogni notte. Spero che un giorno magari qualcuno mi potrà abbracciare come io abbraccio il mio cuscino, non sia mai che me lo merito, aaaahh… 💔
(E comunque, si, in questi ultimi giorni mi sono assolutamente iperfissata col disegnare, e non capisco proprio perché… voglio dire, non è una cosa che ho mai fatto particolarmente nell’ultimo decennio. Sarà perché le altre mie cose che faccio di solito ora non mi vanno, ma io ho pur sempre bisogno di fare almeno qualcosa per sopravvivere, altrimenti davvero non mi alzerei proprio più dal letto, e quindi sarò stata spinta proprio su questo dagli spiriti… e, in effetti, non ci sono troppe altre alternative congruenti con la mia personalità, quindi forse era inevitabile. Se questa cosa non scemerà, credo che godrò.)

#cuscino #dormire #lore #sonno