What GNU + Linux software could enable deep integration of backup, sync, and transfer; just as convenient and beginner-friendly (edit: and efficient) as what Apple provides?
- iCloud backup restore or peer-to-peer transfer, very early in the device setup process
- Two ways for things to be stored in iCloud, each with a corresponding list of per-app (not per-folder) toggle switches in iCloud Settings
- "Saved to iCloud" normal syncing
- Requires apps to use the right APIs and to handle conflicting changes
- Allows same data to be read and modified by multiple devices
- iCloud backup
- Available for all apps
- Separate backup per device
- Only downloaded when setting up a new device
- In app sandboxes, only excludes
tmp
(Flatpak equivalent is somewhere in /run
) and Library/Caches
(equivalent to cache
directory in Flatpak sandbox) by default- Allows apps to set
isExcludedFromBackup
attribute for specific files (useful for things that are easy to recreate via download but are expected by the user to not be automatically deleted)- Includes system configuration such as home screen layout
- Backs up a list of installed apps without backing up their executables and assets
- Synced list of previously installed apps, not separate per-device
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They hanged a man on the anniversary of Kian's death. Kian was a 10 year old who got shot by security forces.
So the IRI pinned the murder on someone else and hanged him.
Two years earlier Basijis first kidnapped a 16 year from the protests, then raped and beat her to death. They returned her body two weeks later, claiming she jumped off a building.
Those were two of the at least 551 deaths during those protests.
The US reported 19 deaths during the George Floyd protests. 19 too much. Not on the same scale as Iran. Domestically, those two are not (nah, were not, don't know what the Dons gonna do) comparable.
I have in-laws in Iran. That "crap" wasn't overblown, people got beaten and raped for protesting.
So yeah, Im not gonna cry about Iranian hits on Israeli industry or military bases, but I'm not gonna celebrate Iran either.
19 too much.
Weight until you hear how many people the US has murdered overseas. Though I know westerners don't care about foreigners.
True, lest not forget who has behind pretty much every recent conflict & escalation in the Middle East. Israeli influence in American politics is out of control:
c-span.org/clip/house-committe…
Allies don't draw you into provocative & endless wars so you can fight on their behalf. They don't use agents to black mail & control your politicians, & to influence your corporations & media. Nor do they buy them off or influence them to act against the interests of their people.
There is only one terrorist nation in the Middle East right now the US needs to worry about, and the least they could do is stop funding their genocides with tax payer money.
I don't see a source in your words.
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I have in-laws in Iran. That “crap” wasn’t overblown, people got beaten and raped for protesting.
Just some second-hand hearsay, is that what passes for a source for you?
oh yeah , just some totally uncorroborated hearsay..
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Do you want more?
middleeasteye.net/news/iran-ex…
middleeasteye.net/news/iran-pr…
rudaw.net/english/middleeast/i…
Totally just second hand hearsay. do you still want more?
Iran protests: Security forces intensify deadly crackdown on Kurdistan region
Iran's clerical rulers have stepped up suppression of persistent anti-government protests in the country's Kurdish region, deploying troops and killing at least four demonstrators on Sunday, activists and rights groups said.MEE and agencies (Middle East Eye)
it’s not like Iran isn’t known for authoritarianism and human rights abuses.
Iran certainly has its problems, but they don’t hold a candle to Israel’s (or the US’s) human rights abuses.
Meanwhile Iran has as much right to develop nukes as any country: precisely zero.
Okay? Iran isn’t even developing any, while Israel has had hundreds for decades, which they developed in secret as a rogue state.
Iran certainly has its problems, but they don’t hold a candle to Israel’s (or the US’s) human rights abuses.
The only difference in their favor I can currently see is that they’re not actively bombing another country to the ground. Internally, the human rights situation is „just as fucked“ at least even if you only take into account what their government itself says.
The only reason Israel, America's attack dog in the Middle East, has started a war of aggression on Iran is because Iran dares to oppose US foreign policy in the region. Had Iran got nuclear weapons they would be able to continue doing so with impunity.
That's it. All of that human rights, authoritarianism bullshit is propaganda for you, the westerner, to get your support for this imperialist war. The Mullahs hang gays from cranes so Israel should vaporize everyone in Iran, including the gays? Women who don't want to wear headscarves are being tortured so we will bomb all their apartment buildings to rubble? An adult person with average intelligence should be able to see themselves through the logic that a war with Iran is not going to improve an Iranian's circumstances in any way. Do not support this war.
I'll try to say this delicately enough to not get banned...
The modlog (which also contains the full text of my post) cites as the reason for the removal of my post "rule 1" which according to the sidebar is "Be civil and nice."
I think they consider any criticism of the government of Iran to be "incivility" and/or "meanness".
(Hopefully I'm not misinterpreting the mods here. Mods, please feel free to step in and correct any such misrepresentation.)
Curate your shell history
Curate your shell history
You can make your shell history more useful by removing the typos and false starts.Benjamin Esham
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Is this some sort of bash/zsh joke that I'm too fish to understand?
Okay I can see how curating could work. But if you're lazy like me, I recommend this:
GitHub - PatrickF1/fzf.fish: 🔍🐟 Fzf plugin for Fish
🔍🐟 Fzf plugin for Fish. Contribute to PatrickF1/fzf.fish development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
L'avulso codice dell'arco-lancia, antesignano della baionetta tra i popoli dell'Alto Medioevo - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
L'avulso codice dell'arco-lancia, antesignano della baionetta tra i popoli dell'Alto Medioevo - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Non è difficile comprendere perché, in termini di reperti archeologici che sono giunti fino a noi in condizioni adatte allo studio, la quantità di spade ed altri implementi metallici risulta maggiore delle armi a lunga gittata, ivi inclusi archi, gia…Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
Researchers create most human-like robot skin yet
Researchers create most human-like robot skin yet | Popular Science
A hydrogel-based hand was poked, prodded, burned, and slashed to help robots 'feel.'Mack DeGeurin (Popular Science)
What are AI 'world models,' and why do they matter?
What are AI 'world models,' and why do they matter? | TechCrunch
World models are the newest talk around town. But what are they, and what do they have to do with today's AI?Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
Meanwhile in Lebanon
Meanwhile in Lebanon
Instance PeerTube généraliste, une bonne alternative à YouTube et autres plateformes de streaming contrôlées par des géants du WEB. General PeerTube instance, a good alternative to YouTube and other streaming platforms controlled by WEB giants.Mes Numériques
Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
In the hours after Israel attacked Iran, food shipments and distribution in Gaza stopped and a French-Saudi summit meant to pave the way for wider recognition of a Palestinian state was postponed indefinitely.
International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran.
Israel’s military moved fast to declare Iran its top priority, with the battle for Gaza relegated to second place. That shift was echoed in foreign ministries and newsrooms around the world.
Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel AvivEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
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Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
In the hours after Israel attacked Iran, food shipments and distribution in Gaza stopped and a French-Saudi summit meant to pave the way for wider recognition of a Palestinian state was postponed indefinitely.
International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran.
Israel’s military moved fast to declare Iran its top priority, with the battle for Gaza relegated to second place. That shift was echoed in foreign ministries and newsrooms around the world.
Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel AvivEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
Iranian women in the streets: We want an atomic bomb!
Actual Iranian women vs. Imperialist pinkwashing.
These villains are driving us crazy! These villains spent a year and a half killing half a million people, and now they’re attacking! We want an atomic bomb!
Rania Khalek/BreakThrough News 📺
Why is Iran under constant US attack? Is it really about women’s rights and democracy? Or is it because Iran, since its revolution, has been a staunch supporter both ideologically and materially, of resistance to US imperialism across the Middle East? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Nina Farnia, Assistant Professor of Law at Albany Law School, a longtime activist and a scholar of Critical Race Theory, with a focus on US imperialism and its impact on domestic law.
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MAD is only a detergent if everyone has Nuclear bombs.
If the US and west get to keep their bombs, despite being the US being the only country to have ever used one, then everyone should be able to have nuclear bombs.
The thing is, the US and west don't actually want to prevent nuclear weapons from being used, they specifically want to prevent them being used against them and their allies, while maintaining the threat of using them against their enemies.
I’m accidentally becoming a #FediMerch guy.
Shiny stickers
Last year, I wrote a blog post, Fediverse for Freedom – which was about the importance of a free and open Fediverse, and how and why public institutions can support it. Since then, I’ve referred to this blog post in many of my talks and in conversations, and started to use the hashtag #FediverseForFreedom.
Ahead of FOSDEM back in February, I created some stickers to share – a Fediverse logo, overlaid with the text “I Am Part Of The Rebel Alliance #FediverseForFreedom”. They were quite a hit at the time, and since then I’ve used the same image in presentations. When people have seen them, I’ve quite often been asked where they came from.
Last week, Elena Rossini – writer of the fantastic The Future is Federated blog/newsletter, talented filmmaker and photographer, and (perhaps) the Fediverse’s Number One Fan – released a great, four minute video that both explains and promotes the Fediverse and open platforms not owned by billionaires1
videos.elenarossini.com/videos…
One of the stickers shows up in several shots of the the video, and once again, I heard that people would like to be able to get some for themselves.
A simple site
I’ve been wanting to make the stickers available for a while, but the release of the video finally pushed me into getting this done!
I’d recently bought some stickers myself, from the talented Robb Knight, and he mentioned that he used Stripe Payment Links for his site. I already had a Stripe account, so thought I’d try the same thing.
So: now you can visit fediverseforfreedom.org (.com points to .org), and click on a link to to get a handful of stickers shipped in your direction! You can also easily just tell your friends, “oh yeah, I got them from Fediverse For Freedom dot org”. Nice and straightforward.A small pile of I Am Part Of The Rebel Alliance stickers
There’s a bit more information about it all on that simple site, but I thought it might be interesting to write down a bit more about how I made it.
The site is running on Codeberg Pages. Previously I’ve put these kinds of one-off, single page sites up on GitHub Pages, or on Glitch. I’m feeling increasingly less comfortable about having all of my stuff on GitHub and hosted in the US; and, unfortunately, Glitch is going away soon (more on this in a future post). So in this case I chose Codeberg Pages, although I’m aware that they are themselves a platform that is currently in maintenance mode. I’m open to suggestions for similar sites, as I’ll need to migrate some Glitch apps somewhere very soon!
Apart from that: the whole operation is very low tech. Stripe Payment Links are convenient – Stripe itself can handle a huge variety of payment types – but, on the backend… it does not do much. No order acknowledgement emails, order management tools, or anything like that. All I get is a basic dashboard with information about the orders. I whipped up some simple Python that uses the Stripe API to grab the postal addresses of orders, and then creates SVG address labels for printing. The same code also grabs the email addresses so that I can send an email thanking the customer for the order.
In terms of shipping, that’s also a manual process – no “drop-shipping” here, I’m getting the stickers from my regular supplier (StickerApp), putting them in envelopes, and posting them out myself. That also means that delivery times will vary – although I had enough in stock to cover all of the initial orders, I’ve also been in Amsterdam for the past 3 days, so the first batch will go out on Monday.
One more thing I’m experimenting with here is GoatCounter, just to get a sense of traffic and interest. I didn’t want to put a load of invasive Google Analytics onto such a basic page, and I’ve had GoatCounter recommended to me a few times now – like Mastodon, it has also benefited from NLNet funding from the European Union in the past, and I wanted to see what was possible. It seems to do just what I wanted, whilst also being unintrusive.
What’s next?
Look… I don’t intend to become some kind of merch magnate, but I do know that some people share my own desire to display our commitment to the Fediverse and related causes, and if I can help folks to do so, then I will (did you know we already made a t-shirt? Elena has asked me for more in the same vein!).
If you want to look for other ways to show your support in public, and to give back to people or projects that work on tools that you use, take a look at the Awesome Fediverse Merch list that Jeff Sikes is curating. Plenty of options for everyone.
Finally – remember to support the creators of your favourite sites, services, and open source software directly, whenever you can!
- Remember, as I heard in a keynote at the PublicSpaces conference this week: “the Internet is currently controlled by four or five fucked up right wing white men” – it’s time to rewild the internet, and take ownership of our data and choices. ↩︎
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📺 Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
A 4 minute video that aims to introduce the Fediverse to people not familiar with itElena Rossini
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Io ero il milanese | S1E10 | Rinascita | RaiPlay Sound
10. Rinascita - Io ero il milanese - "Io ho dovuto ricostruire tutto. Partire dalle macerie e rimettere su un cantiere intorno a me. Ho dovuto ricostruire, partire da zero. Demolisco quell'immagine che le persone avevano di me.RaiPlaySound
La traduzione simultanea di Google, fantascienza diventata realtà
La traduzione simultanea di Google, fantascienza diventata realtà
Google sbaraglia i concorrenti. Apple aspetta tempi migliori, ma del resto il silenzio è ancora compatibile con la privacyMassimiliano Parente (il Giornale)
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Precise airstrikes on terrorist bases.
but it somehow triggered the pakistan govt. as if it hurt something of their own, it's as if, pakistan govt is indifferent that terrorists.
Ice reportedly shifting away from immigration raids on farms and hotels
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31701401
Edward Helmore
Sat 14 Jun 2025 13.08 EDT"The New York Times reported that an internal email was sent on Thursday by Tatum King, a senior official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), to regional department leaders at Homeland Security Investigations, directing them to stop workplace immigration enforcement actions unless related to criminal investigations.
“Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” King wrote in the guidance, according to the outlet. "
Ice reportedly shifting away from immigration raids on farms and hotels
Edward Helmore
Sat 14 Jun 2025 13.08 EDT
"The New York Times reported that an internal email was sent on Thursday by Tatum King, a senior official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), to regional department leaders at Homeland Security Investigations, directing them to stop workplace immigration enforcement actions unless related to criminal investigations.
“Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels,” King wrote in the guidance, according to the outlet. "
Ice reportedly shifting away from immigration raids on farms and hotels
Workplace raids will be stopped after Trump conceded that deportations are hurting agricultural and hospitality industriesEdward Helmore (The Guardian)
Todd Haynes, Mark Ruffalo – „Vergiftete Wahrheit“ (2019)
Hollywood kann so viel mehr als Eskapismus – das beweist dieses leise, wütende Justizdrama über einen der größten Umweltskandale der US-Geschichte. Mark Ruffalo spielt den Anwalt, der gegen den Chemiekonzern DuPont kämpft – und gegen die Gleichgültigkeit der Öffentlichkeit. Ein Film, der nicht beruhigt, sondern verstört. Und der noch lange nach dem Abspann weiterarbeitet… (ARD/One)
Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31700751
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles and Melissa Hellmann in Philadelphia
Sat 14 Jun 2025 18.45 EDT"No Kings organizers estimated the day’s events have so far drawn millions of people, with some hundreds still under way in all 50 states and to some cities abroad. These included over 200,000 in New York and over 100,000 in Philadelphia, plus some small towns with sizable crowds for their populations, including the town of Pentwater, Michigan, which saw 400 people join the protest in their 800-person town, the No Kings coalition said."
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Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31700751
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles and Melissa Hellmann in Philadelphia
Sat 14 Jun 2025 18.45 EDT"No Kings organizers estimated the day’s events have so far drawn millions of people, with some hundreds still under way in all 50 states and to some cities abroad. These included over 200,000 in New York and over 100,000 in Philadelphia, plus some small towns with sizable crowds for their populations, including the town of Pentwater, Michigan, which saw 400 people join the protest in their 800-person town, the No Kings coalition said."
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Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis, Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles and Melissa Hellmann in Philadelphia
Sat 14 Jun 2025 18.45 EDT
"No Kings organizers estimated the day’s events have so far drawn millions of people, with some hundreds still under way in all 50 states and to some cities abroad. These included over 200,000 in New York and over 100,000 in Philadelphia, plus some small towns with sizable crowds for their populations, including the town of Pentwater, Michigan, which saw 400 people join the protest in their 800-person town, the No Kings coalition said."
‘No Kings’ protests across US loom over Trump’s military parade
Millions set to turn out for what’s expected to be the biggest day of protest since president’s second term beganRachel Leingang (The Guardian)
Israel: Euphoria gives way to fear after Iranian missiles rain down on Tel Aviv
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31697796
By Lubna Masarwa
Published date: 14 June 2025 17:12 BSTStill, fires and plumes of smoke could be seen in several areas of Tel Aviv, while explosions were also reported in Jerusalem.
Images and videos verified by Middle East Eye showed apartment blocks in Tel Aviv's suburbs and the nearby city of Ramat Gan almost completely destroyed and the wreckage of several vehicles among the debris.
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[Patch Notes] 3.26.0 Hotfix 5
3.26.0 Hotfix 5
- Re-enabled progression in Kirac's Vault Pass.
- Fixed a "GetAdapterInfo" client crash that could occur when launching the game.
Patch Notes - 3.26.0 Hotfix 5 - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
[Patch Notes] 3.26.0 Hotfix 4
3.26.0 Hotfix 4
- Added Opt-In Party Member UI to Mercenary Encounters.
- Prevented the Fallen Reverend Mercenary from summoning far too many spectres when encountered.
- Lowered damage significantly on Greater Shock Nova and Vaal Flameblast Mercenary Skills. Greater Shock Nova reduction will only apply to enemy Mercenaries. Vaal Flameblast reduction will apply both when allied and when an enemy.
- Fixed a bug where a legacy chance to Suppress Spell Damage modifier could roll on Veiled Body Armours and a legacy increased Critical Strike Chance during Flask Effect modifier could roll on Cinderswallow Urn.
- Fixed a deserialise packet packet crash that could occur on the login screen.
- Fixed a client crash related to the Phrecian Magistrate Character Effect.
- Fixed two instance crashes.
You will need to restart your client to receive the client changes in this hotfix.
Patch Notes - 3.26.0 Hotfix 4 - Forum - Path of Exile
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How can we combine two audio recording inputs (mics) into one audio input source in Manjaro?
My partner and I are running Manjaro and very new to it. Trying to switch as much as possible over to daily use with Manjaro.
We have pipewire, not pulseaudio
We record multiple times a week on OBS, and my partner and I are in the same room. We have two mics side by side both inputs going into my PC. Linux, and therefore OBS, are recognizing the two mic inputs separately as you might expect.
OBS can set up both of these separate inputs, but the issue is we're having significant problems with echo and the noise suppression/noise gates are not sufficient.
This was not an issue on windows, where we used Voicemeeter to combine our inputs into one mic for OBS. I am looking to emulate that on Linux to see if it solves our problems.
We have tried a mic merge sink, but it creates an OUTPUT device, not an input device.
SOLUTION:
QPWGraph was the answer (or something like it, Helvum was also recommended) While it looks intimidating at first you just need to understand it's a series of outputs and inputs and you play mix and match. This allowed us to take the outputs of the mics and connect them directly to a single OBS mic source. This 100% did all that Voicemeeter was doing for us, and the results were also the same.
We do not experience echo, overlap, feedback, or any of the issues we were having by adding the two mics separately in OBS. Our issue was NOT the setup, as some people focused on here. As soon as we got the mics going into that same input, all was good and we successfully ran a recording session 100% in Manjaro.
In the end, this did everything we wanted from Voicemeeter + MORE, as I can now isolate different outputs as well. So for instance in recordings I can manage the volume of discord and the background music separately. So this was an amazing solution and the result was exactly what was needed, and ultimately was much easier than Voicemeeter.
Thank you to those here that recommended it, and the people at the Manjaro forums.
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I've just created an OBS audio capture device, then opened qpwgraph and put both mic's into it.
It should do what you want, but I am not sure that will fix the problem. Give it a shot and let us know.
I definitely recommend playing around with easyeffects a bit more as well.
[Patch Notes] 3.26.0 Hotfix 3
3.26.0 Hotfix 3
- Changed DirectX12 to be the default Renderer, which also helps players who were experiencing device errors under DirectX11. Clients on DirectX11 will automatically switch to this if supported but can change back if needed. The "(default)" text next to this will be updated in a later patch.
- Fixed an bug where vendor windows would not save the search filter after clearing the textbox.
- Fixed a client crash on the Steam login screen.
You will need to restart your client to receive the client changes in this hotfix.
Patch Notes - 3.26.0 Hotfix 3 - Forum - Path of Exile
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[Patch Notes] 3.26.0 Hotfix 2
3.26.0 Hotfix 2
- Fixed a bug where Smoulderstrike Mercenaries failed to spawn with Unique Weapons equipped correctly.
- Fixed a client crash related to the King of the Faridun Armour Set.
- Fixed the DLSS option not being available on Steam.
Patch Notes - 3.26.0 Hotfix 2 - Forum - Path of Exile
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[Patch Notes] 3.26.0 Hotfix
3.26.0 Hotfix
- Fixed disconnections affecting players when trying to login.
Patch Notes - 3.26.0 Hotfix - Forum - Path of Exile
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[Announcement] Secrets of the Atlas Additional Boss Kill Event
Secrets of the Atlas Additional Boss Kill Event
Due to the networking issues causing Europe and some regions in Asia to be unstable and getting disconnected we will be running a SECOND pinnacle boss race event later in the league once we have addressed the problems or can be certain there won't be disruptions to this degree.
The entire prize pool will be awarded again (the same prizes too) on top of the current event, we will clarify how this will work exactly in a follow up post once we can schedule a date.
We will make sure this is run later to give everyone enough time to get practice and familiar with the content so that it can be as fair as possible and will let people know in advance the date.
To confirm, the existing event will continue and the prizes will still be valid so that the efforts of the unaffected players are not in vain.
Announcements - Secrets of the Atlas Additional Boss Kill Event - Forum - Path of Exile
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[Announcement] Secrets of the Atlas Launch - Live Updates 🔴
Announcements - Secrets of the Atlas Launch - Live Updates 🔴 - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
[Announcement] Dawn of the Hunt Mystery Box in Path of Exile 1 and Kirac's Vault
Announcements - Dawn of the Hunt Mystery Box in Path of Exile 1 and Kirac's Vault - Forum - Path of Exile
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[Announcement] Mercenaries of Trarthus - Renown
Since the Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas reveal last week we've continued to make changes to the Mercenaries league. One such change is the introduction of the Renown system. We've made a quick video for you to checkout but if you'd prefer to read it at your own pace we've included that too!
As you defeat Mercenaries, you will gain Renown among the Trarthan arrivals to Wraeclast. Successfully defeating a Mercenary will push you up one rank of Renown, to a maximum of three, whereas either losing or backing out of a fight will cost you one rank.
Backing out means that you speak to a Mercenary, view their gear and skills, then walk away and never fight that Mercenary. Returning to them in the same area will allow you to fight them without penalty. Only leaving and never returning to fight them will cost you Renown as they will spread the word of your cowardice amongst the other Trarthans.
For each rank of Renown that you have, you have increased odds of encountering Infamous Mercenaries, who come from far and wide to test their mettle against you.
Infamous Mercenaries are tougher fights, but have better Rucksack loot, are equipped with more powerful rare items, always have at least one unique item equipped and are the only source of Infamous modifier items.
As we mentioned in our FAQ post, you will also encounter Infamous Mercenaries more often in maps with higher numbers of modifiers, to reward you for making the content more difficult.
To spot an Infamous Mercenary, keep an eye out for this fancier golden border, as well as the prefix "Infamous" before their archetype!
Announcements - Mercenaries of Trarthus - Renown - Forum - Path of Exile
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ODF: An Analysis of the Adoption of the Open Document Format
ODF: An Analysis of the Adoption of the Open Document Format - The Document Foundation Blog
Over the course of its 20-year history, the ODF standard has been adopted, or at least recommended, by numerous supranational bodies and several countries on almost every continent.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
2025 Medina Juneteenth Celebration
Medina held their fourth annual Juneteenth celebration at the town square today. I was able to check out some of it, even with the wet weather. It was the Sanyuka Children’s Choir from Uganda who impressed me the most with their energy and dancing. Kenny Crumpton from Fox 8’s Kickin’ It With Kenny and Danita Harris from WKYC Channel 3 were also featured guest speakers at the event.
Medina Juneteenth Welcome Banner
2025 Medina Juneteenth Celebration
Photo by Kevin GaminThe Sanyuka Children’s Choir
2025 Medina Juneteenth Celebration
Photo by Kevin GaminThe Sanyuka Children’s Choir
2025 Medina Juneteenth Celebration
Photo by Kevin GaminChannel 3 anchorwoman Danita Harris
2025 Medina Juneteenth Celebration
Photo by Kevin Gamin
2025-06-14 Medina Juneteenth Celebration
Explore this photo album by Kevin Gamin on Flickr!Kevin Gamin (Flickr)
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •For backup, one can simply rsync their entire home directory.
NFS for shared directory, maybe syncthing to have locally synced stuff, scp for sharing files?
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •you want a solution for your computer? or for your phone?
if it's for your phone and it is still iOS then no, the Apple Ecosystem is closed, there are some reverse engineered offers but they tend to be patched out or not be reliable.
dullbananas (Joseph Silva)
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •Essentially, I use tar for backup, NFS / Samba for local file sharing, and git for syncing. (For specific cases, software like Zim wiki that stores to a git backend).
And it is not that I have not tried alternative solutions - for example, I tried the Coda file system. But blending version-controlled syncing and file distribution leads to devilishly complex corner cases and failure modes.
distributed file system
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •dustycups
in reply to Tudor • • •Maybe not beginner friendly yet but all the pieces are there.
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •There's a reason why Apple is able to charge so much money for that — and that reason is that the answer to your question is no.
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •HaraldvonBlauzahn
in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •Oh, and there is also bup, which might be what you are looking for:
bup.github.io/
Two more interesting solutions:
And one more, the rsync tool allows to store hard-linked copies of directory trees.
The key question is however - what do you want?
These are not the same requirements, especially the volume of data will differ.
And also, while you might to want or need to go patch by patch through conflicting source code tree with 10,000 different lines, I guess that absolutely nobody is willing or has time to go through a tree with 10,000 conflicting photographs and match them.
So the question back is: What is your specific use case and what exactly do you want to achieve?
bup, it backs things up!
bup.github.iokayky
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •Every system has its own processes. If you want Apple software and services use Apple. If you want Linux use Linux. Do not expect either to be like the other especilly at such a micro level.
As far as Linux and beginner friendly, buy a device with Linux preinstalled just like you do with Apple. As far as user setting and apps. Get a notebook and write them down, and avoid deep customizations. As far as backup get 3 USB drives and backup your home directory with rsync or one of the other solutions. As far as restore, have install media and just reinstall from scratch then layer in your configs and apps and then restore your home directory files. For file sync and app sync functions, Nextcloud is helpful and you can pay for a commercial host, set it up yourself, or use a product like Synology. You frankly could use Dropbox, Proton Drive, or one of the others also. But think carefully what is actually needed. Cloud stuff is heavily promoted by the big providers presumably for lockin reasons and to mine your data but it is not really needed for most things. Get to know your distros builtin emergency startup tools and have a live distro like the live install media available and know how to use them.
Linux is about options but for simple beginner like processes it is best to stick to the basics.
utopiah
in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •As others suggested the backend is probably already installed on most computers but not setup, namely :
One could imagine a dedicated user per machine that is for read-only of data (maybe after some encryption, limited to very specific directoriess) and another for storing only of data (with no access except to write on disk and with a maximum quota).
What this highlight though is that the centralized managed cloud model is challenging to replicate as purely p2p at home, namely backing up your phone to your desktop might be find but the other way around, probably not. Maybe even more challenging, what do you actually backup? I would argue your home directory but... clearly not your e.g. Steam games (humongous) or other backups or video files downloaded from the Web. So... probably a select set of directories in home then, but which ones? ~/Documents only? This specific part implies some decision from the end user.
Anyway I believe all the tools are there, but I think what most people lack is to view the result and for that maybe some equivalent of gitlab.com/ikus-soft/rdiffweb/ which shows when was the last backup done, how big it was, etc basically some form of visual to feel safe.
Finally to skip the CLI key management part the closest I know, for end users, is KDE Connect kdeconnect.kde.org/ which I discovered after building my own git.benetou.fr/utopiah/offline… kind of equivalent, namely a way to use devices on LAN. Backup is not a default feature though but could be.
ikus-soft / Rdiffweb · GitLab
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in reply to dullbananas (Joseph Silva) • • •gitlab.com/GwendalJ/package-tr…
Not useful yet, but it implements a per-app checklist.
Gwendal Janssoone / Package Transporter · GitLab
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