France quietly deployed 100,000+ Linux machines in their police force - GendBuntu is a silent EU tech success story
I wanted to spotlight a quietly massive success story in European digital sovereignty: GendBuntu - France’s custom Ubuntu distribution used by the National Gendarmerie.
The GendBuntu project derives from Microsoft's decision to end the development of Windows XP Back in 2005, France’s Gendarmerie began switching from Microsoft products to open-source software - starting with OpenOffice. Fast forward to 2024, and GendBuntu(Linux) is now running on 97% of their workstations (over 103,000 computers!).
France has shown what’s possible when a government actually backs open-source, in-house, and EU-grown solutions.
More countries should follow suit.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GendBunt…
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Remote MCP servers for VSCode
How to add 100+ MCP servers to VS Code in minutes - Composio
VS Code MCP support can actually help you build faster in this blog post we discuss how you can add local and hosted MCPs to VS Code.Harsh (Composio)
Mare Nostrum - Navigando nella storia: un periplo del mondo antico in ⛵
nostro tempo, perché è sempre alla ricerca delle
origini della nostra civiltà con la sapienza di chi
non separa mai Scienza e Umanesimo ma li
intreccia per ascoltare le voci antiche dentro la
babele del presente e comporle in quadri viventi
che suscitano quelle domande a cui solo il futuro
potrà dare una risposta.
In questo libro appassionato e multiforme
racconta il suo viaggio in barca a vela lungo le
rotte mediterranee dei popoli che hanno fondato
l'Occidente, approdando nei porti delle terre e
delle isole che furono protagoniste del mondo
antico. L'itinerario si sviluppa dall'ltalia alla
Grecia fino a Istanbul, le isole dell'Egeo e la costa
turca, per tornare poi verso casa passando da
Creta, Malta, Sicilia, Sardegna e le isole Baleari.
Greci, Etruschi, Fenici, Romani, Genovesi,
Veneziani, Pisani, Amalfitani, Turchi, Bizantini,
Ottomani e Sardi sono fra i popoli che hanno
navigato il Mare Nostrum: Cipriani intrattiene un
faccia a faccia con le loro interessanti storie,
mette a fuoco personaggi talvolta bizzarri,
racconta leggende anche un poco strane ed
evoca miti non sempre edificanti.
Arte e narrazione, ma anche poesia e musica, si
intrecciano in questo libro per proporre non solo
una guida coinvolgente per futuri viaggi ma
soprattutto un'immersione totale dentro la
Natura, che sempre nutre e insegna. Di volta in
volta l'autore è stato anche accompagnato da quattro triglie, comprate in ogni porto per una
ricerca scientifica ad alto livello sulla presenza di
microplastiche nelle loro viscere e poi saltate in
padella per il palato degli ospiti italiani e stranieri
che si sono avvicendati su Milanto. Per questo
siamo di fronte a un vademecum disincantato
ma energizzante rivolto a un'anima che voglia
ritrovare sé stessa dietro le mistificazioni della
nostra società contemporanea.
Mare Nostrum::Navigando nella storia: un periplo del mondo antico in b
Lorenzo Cipriani è un esploratore a 360 gradi del nostro tempo, perché è sempre alla ricerca delle origini della nostra civiltà con la sapienza di chi non separa mai Scienza e Umanesimo ma li intreccia per ascoltare le voci antiche dentro la babele d…Giunti Editore
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BitTorrent Pirate Gets 5 Years in Prison, €10,000 Fine, For Decade-Old Offenses
Authorities in Greece are making good on their promise to crack down and deter use of pirate sites and services. Arrests during a significant action to disrupt pirate IPTV last month are now followed by news of an immediate five-year prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. The 59-year-old defendant was reportedly found guilty of running a private torrent site; P2Planet.net. Curiously, the site announced its closure over a decade ago, making the offenses even older than that.
BitTorrent Pirate Gets 5 Years in Prison, €10,000 Fine, For Decade-Old Offenses * TorrentFreak
A man found guilty of operating a private torrent site has received a five-year prison sentence, a €10,000 fine, plus €1,800 in costs.Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)
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Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (2011)
Il musicologo Ry Cooder ritorna con un nuovo lavoro a distanza di tre anni dalla trilogia formata dal bellissimo ‘progetto’ Chavez Ravine del 2005, dalla storia del gatto Buddy di My name is Buddy del 2007 e dal non tanto entusiasmante I, Flathead del 2008... Leggi e ascolta...
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
Trump disclosed the executive order on the Truth Social platform Thursday morning.
“He’s making an extension so we can get this deal done,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. “It’s wildly popular. He also wants to protect Americans’ data and privacy concerns on this app. And he believes we can do both at the same time.”
https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-delay-executive-order-3211a98113615be44cf92b32dca69a8e
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Guardian Project ProofMode: Verified Visuals - Turn your photos and videos into secure, signed visual evidence
ProofMode: Verified Visuals
Turn your photos and videos into secure, signed visual evidencehttps://guardianproject.info
Brain activity lower when using AI chatbots: MIT research
Brain activity much lower when using AI chatbots, MIT boffins find
: EEG and recall tests suggest people who use ChatGPT to write essays aren't learning muchBrandon Vigliarolo (The Register)
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MIT brain scans suggest that using GenAI tools reduces cognitive activity
MIT brain scans suggest that using GenAI tools reduces cognitive activity
The newly published paper explains that as participants in an experiment wrote a series of essays, electronic brain monitoring revealed substantially weaker connections between regions of the...Daniel Sims (TechSpot)
Why Making Social Media Companies Liable For User Content Doesn’t Do What Many People Think It Will
Why Making Social Media Companies Liable For User Content Doesn’t Do What Many People Think It Will
Brazil’s Supreme Court appears close to ruling that social media companies should be liable for content hosted on their platforms—a move that appears to represent a significant departure from…Techdirt
Why Making Social Media Companies Liable For User Content Doesn’t Do What Many People Think It Will
Why Making Social Media Companies Liable For User Content Doesn’t Do What Many People Think It Will
Brazil’s Supreme Court appears close to ruling that social media companies should be liable for content hosted on their platforms—a move that appears to represent a significant departure from…Techdirt
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जान से मारने की धमकी: हिमाचल के डिप्टी सीएम और विधायक को सोशल मीडिया पर मिली धमकी, FIR दर्ज
Himachal News: हिमाचल प्रदेश के डिप्टी सीएम मुकेश अग्निहोत्री और कांग्रेस विधायक राकेश कालिया को जान से मारने की धमकी मिलने से सनसनी फैल गई। यह धमकी सोशल मीडिया के जरिए दी गई। ऊना जिले के हरोली थाने में शिकायत दर्ज होने के बाद पुलिस ने जांच शुरू कर दी। इस घटना ने स्थानीय लोगों और राजनीतिक हलकों में हड़कंप मचा दिया। दोनों नेताओं के समर्थक उनकी सुरक्षा को लेकर चिंतित हैं।
धमकी का खुलासा
19 जून 2025 को हरोली निवासी अरुण कुमार ने पुलिस को शिकायत दी। उनके मुताबिक, एक फेसबुक पोस्ट में गैंगस्टर अमरीश राणा की गिरफ्तारी का जिक्र था। इस पर दिलीप कुमार नाम के यूजर ने लिखा, “पब्लिक दोबारा तलवार की मांग कर रही है।” रणदीप ठाकुर नाम के यूजर ने सवाल किया, तो शार्प शूटर नबाई वाला ने जवाब दिया, “वो डिप्टी और विधायक राकेश कालिया ही जाने।” इस पोस्ट को जान से मारने की धमकी मानते हुए पुलिस ने केस दर्ज किया। जांच में यह पता लगाया जा रहा है कि धमकी देने वाले का अमरीश राणा से क्या संबंध है।
अमरीश राणा का मामला
अमरीश राणा को 25 साल जेल में बिताने के बाद हाल ही में रिहा किया गया था। लेकिन जेल से बाहर आते ही वह माइनिंग विवाद में फंस गया। दोबारा गिरफ्तारी के बाद यह जान से मारने की धमकी सामने आई। मुकेश अग्निहोत्री हरोली से पांच बार के विधायक और हिमाचल के पहले डिप्टी सीएम हैं। राकेश कालिया गगरेट से उपचुनाव जीतकर विधायक बने हैं। दोनों ऊना जिले से हैं, जिससे यह मामला और गंभीर हो गया है। हिमाचल प्रदेश पुलिस ने जांच तेज कर दी है।
पुलिस की कार्रवाई
हरोली थाना पुलिस ने अज्ञात व्यक्तियों के खिलाफ मामला दर्ज किया। सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट की जांच के लिए साइबर सेल की मदद ली जा रही है। पुलिस यह पता लगाने में जुटी है कि धमकी देने वाले का मकसद क्या था। इस जान से मारने की धमकी ने राजनीतिक माहौल को गरमा दिया है। स्थानीय लोग और समर्थक नेताओं की सुरक्षा के लिए तुरंत कदम उठाने की मांग कर रहे हैं।
Triplicano camion e bus elettrici, Man passa alla produzione in serie
Triplicano camion e bus elettrici, Man passa alla produzione in serie
Triplicano le vendite di camion e bus elettrici. Le elaborazioni di Anfia sui primi 5 mesi del 2025. Man passa alla produzione in serieGian Basilio Nieddu (Vaielettrico)
Toyota presenta FT-Me, un nuovo concept di micromobilità con un tetto a pannelli solari
Toyota presenta FT-Me, un nuovo concept di micromobilità per l'Europa
Toyota FT-Me Concept, un veicolo elettrico a batteria compatto progettato per affrontare le sfide dell'evoluzione degli ambienti urbani.Toyota Italia
Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram: Parliament passed a law pertaining to a national messaging app
Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.Global Voices Advox
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Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram: Parliament passed a law pertaining to a national messaging app
Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram
The biggest challenge in blocking WhatsApp and Telegram, the only Western messenging apps still allowed in Russia, is that the majority of the population uses them for day-to-day communication.Global Voices Advox
Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Robots in challenging places like disaster zones need energy-efficient systems to find their way.The Conversation
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Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Robots in challenging places like disaster zones need energy-efficient systems to find their way.The Conversation
ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities? A new study from researchers at MIT’s Media Lab has returned some concerning results.The study divided 54 subjects—18 to 39 year-olds from the Boston area—into three groups, and asked them to write several SAT essays using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s search engine, and nothing at all, respectively. Researchers used an EEG to record the writers’ brain activity across 32 regions, and found that of the three groups, ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.” Over the course of several months, ChatGPT users got lazier with each subsequent essay, often resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.
The paper suggests that the usage of LLMs could actually harm learning, especially for younger users. The paper has not yet been peer reviewed, and its sample size is relatively small. But its paper’s main author Nataliya Kosmyna felt it was important to release the findings to elevate concerns that as society increasingly relies upon LLMs for immediate convenience, long-term brain development may be sacrificed in the process.
“What really motivated me to put it out now before waiting for a full peer review is that I am afraid in 6-8 months, there will be some policymaker who decides, ‘let’s do GPT kindergarten.’ I think that would be absolutely bad and detrimental,” she says. “Developing brains are at the highest risk.”
ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.Andrew R. Chow (Time)
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Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Windows LifeTime License Key
Stellar Data Recovery Standard yra naudojamas, kad atkurti prarastus arba ištrintus failus iš operacinės sistemos, kietojo disko, USB įrenginio arba atminties kortelės.
Pagrindinės „Stellar Data Recovery Professional“ funkcijos:
Jei vartotojai praranda duomenis dėl sugadinto arba suformatuoto disko, jie gali juos atkurti naudodami Deep Scan (Išsamus paieška) funkciją. Quick Scan (Greitoji paieška) padeda atkurti duomenis dažniausiai pasitaikančiomis situacijomis.
Su šia programa galima nuskenuoti visą kietąjį diską arba konkrečią aplanką, kad būtų atkuriama ištrinta dokumentai, nuotraukos, vaizdo įrašai ir kt.
Vartotojai gali peržiūrėti failus prieš atkurdami. Taip jie tiksliai gali pasirinkti tuos duomenis, kuriuos nori atgauti.
Ši programa gali atkurti duomenis iš visų saugojimo įrenginių – tai apima USB stick, kietus diskus, atminties korteles, mini diskus, flash korteles, SD korteles ir Compact Flash korteles.
Taip pat suteikiama Save Scan & Resume Recovery (Išsaugoti skenavimą ir Tęsti atstatymą) funkcija. Ji padeda vartotojams sutaupyti laiko ir pastangų, nes nereikia kartoti disko skenavimo proceso.
Security Focused Daily Driving Distros?
I have been tossing around the idea of a little distro hopping. I'm an avid mint fan. It was my first jump from windows. I became quite familiar with mint but felt the want to branch out and went down the rabbit hole (oh my lanta). I like stability and cleanliness. Security by default. Least mental load possible long-term.
I'm currently testing out NIXos. Next will be VanillaOS, 3rd will be Fedora Silverblue. Anyone have good recommendations? Easy backups, stability, security first posture, least maintenance and memory load. I hate getting scattered in symlinks, scripts, and filesystem placing.
I've tried going full custom Linux mint. But app armour and Firejail constantly conflict or require manual updating and tweaking to keep up to date with app installs, or general life cycle updates.
The most intriguing aspect if NIXos was that basically the entire configurable system was confined to two files. Infinitely reproducable. I tend to swap laptops or hardware relatively often being on the go or getting good tech deals. Having your entire system in two files essentially is awesome.
What are some pros and cons of different distros? What do you daily drive as a power user? Give me your thoughts and recommendations! Thanks.
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It depends on what you mean by "secure". I'm going to assume that your threat model is "I want to minimize the damage caused by any generic malware". If you would like tips on some other threat model, I would be happy to assist you.
Generally, I would recommend fedora secureblue or silverblue. It works very well "out of the box", doesn't require much maintenance, and it has relatively good security defaults.
I wouldn't call NIXos inherently "secure", because it doesn't have nearly as many security benefits compared to more security-focused distros. Immutability doesn't really help much in this context because all it's doing is making your root read-only. In most cases, an attacker getting access to your home directory is just as bad as them having root access. Security aside, if NIXos suits your other needs then I encourage you to keep using it.
Qubes is probably overkill. I would only recommend using it if your threat model depends on it. It offers very good sandboxing/compartmentalization, but it can be tricky to use and is resource-intensive. Personally, I don't think it has the best "out of the box experience" and most of its benefits can be replicated (with much effort) on a distro like gentoo or arch.
Gentoo and Arch have the highest potential to become the "most secure" because they are the most customizable but they require a lot more maintenance since you essentially have to learn how to build your system from the ground up.
In the end, I don't think the distro matters too much because as long as you can tweak the distro to fit your needs (or threat model), you will eventually end up with your own perfect mix of usability and security. You can start hardening your system by: configuring the firewall (I recommend ufw), proper sandboxing (I recommend using flatpaks or writing your own bubblewrap scripts), and maybe running untrusted processes in a virtual machine (I recommend qemu/virt-manager). For more advanced security, I would highly recommend looking into Mandatory Access Control (Fedora enables SELinux by default but you can tailor the reference policy to be VERY strict).
Once again, If you have anything more specific in mind in regards to security, I'll be happy to elaborate 😁
Attacks on Iran Show How US Support for Israel Fuels Regional Instability
Attacks on Iran Show How US Support for Israel Fuels Regional Instability | Truthout
There’s no question that Washington’s longstanding military and economic support made Israel’s illegal war possible.Anton Woronczuk (Truthout)
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La labirintica magione che sarebbe diventata il simbolo dell’opulenza statunitense
La labirintica magione che sarebbe diventata il simbolo dell'opulenza statunitense - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Una parte significativa del successo economico per la confederazione di stati all’altro lato dell’Atlantico ha radici chiaramente definite da un punto di vista cronologico e organizzativo.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.Witze, Alexandra
Waymo robotaxi stopped illegally, passenger opened door and severely injured cyclist, lawsuit claims
A woman severely hurt in a bicycle crash with a Waymo robotaxi is suing the company, claiming one of its vehicles pulled over in a no-stopping zone next to a bike lane, and a passenger opened a door into her path — despite the car’s “Safe Exit” system touted by the Mountain View company as protection for passing cyclists.Waymo in online marketing materials says its robotaxi Safe Exit sensor and warning systems provide departing passengers with “explicit audio and visual alerts that inform them when a cyclist or other road user is approaching as they exit the car.” The company cites San Francisco’s transit agency in noting that collisions between cyclists and vehicle doors — incidents known as “doorings” — are the city’s second most common collisions causing death or injury.
The passengers from the robotaxi whose door hit Hanke said at the scene that no alert had been given before one of them opened the door into the bike lane, Hanke said. The lawsuit alleged “a malfunction, failure to engage, or design flaw” in the alert system.
Waymo robotaxi stopped illegally, passenger opened door and severely injured cyclist, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit is proceeding through the court as Waymo is expanding service in the Bay Area.Ethan Baron (Silicon Valley)
News Brief: Natural Disaster-izing the Deliberate US-Israeli Starvation Campaign in Gaza (Podcast 29mins)
In this News Brief, we are joined by Ashley Bohrer and Ben Teller of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago to discuss media indifference to the US and Israel-imposed starvation of Palestinians, how sectarianism is central to the ADL's strategy, and why six JVP activists have decided to hunger strike to draw more attention to the Israeli and US-made famine in Gaza.
Citations Needed: News Brief: Natural Disaster-izing the Deliberate US-Israeli Starvation Campaign in Gaza
In this News Brief, we are joined by Ashley Bohrer and Ben Teller of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago to discuss media indifference to the US and Israel-imposed starvation of Palestinians, how sectarianism is central to the ADL's strategy, and why six …sites.libsyn.com
Top scientists will leave US in waves this summer: experts
US brain drain set to gather pace as academics seek posts outside Trump’s America
Increasing numbers of scientists are eyeing opportunities in Australia, Canada, China and Europe amid threatened cuts to funding.Ling Xin (South China Morning Post)
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I read somewhere a long time ago, that eventually the economy will cater to the ultra rich and the lower income class, will still get products, but much lower end stuff or stuff made from the leftovers from the ultra rich.
One example that was given was a game with pay to win mechanics. Most people can play the game and grind away, but the real experience of the game can only be played by people who spend $500 on extra stuff.
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Citigroup’s Plutonomy Memo: “There are rich consumers, and there are the rest”
In October 16, 2005, Citigroup came out with a brochure for investors called “Plutonomy: Buying Luxury, Explaining Global Imbalances” urging investors to put money into a “Plutonomy Baske…Elpidio Valdes
Federal agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium parking lot, sparking new outrage over Trump sweeps
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/31968358
from Los Angeles Times
Terry Castleman, Jack Harris
Thu, June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM EDT"In photos posted on social media Thursday, a procession of vehicles appeared to attempt to enter #DodgerStadium through the ballpark’s main Sunset Gate off Vin Scully Avenue around 8 a.m. However, they were prevented from passing through a security checkpoint leading to the parking lot.
The caravan then relocated to the stadium’s Downtown Gate near the 110 Freeway. Dozens of vehicles gathered outside a closed parking lot fence, according to witnesses, before many began dispersing.
Later in the morning, several dozen protesters gathered near what remained of the agents, who stood around three unmarked SUVs closer to the stadium’s entry gates but still outside the stadium parking lot."
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Federal agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium parking lot, sparking new outrage over Trump sweeps
from Los Angeles Times
Terry Castleman, Jack Harris
Thu, June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM EDT
"In photos posted on social media Thursday, a procession of vehicles appeared to attempt to enter #DodgerStadium through the ballpark’s main Sunset Gate off Vin Scully Avenue around 8 a.m. However, they were prevented from passing through a security checkpoint leading to the parking lot.
The caravan then relocated to the stadium’s Downtown Gate near the 110 Freeway. Dozens of vehicles gathered outside a closed parking lot fence, according to witnesses, before many began dispersing.
Later in the morning, several dozen protesters gathered near what remained of the agents, who stood around three unmarked SUVs closer to the stadium’s entry gates but still outside the stadium parking lot."
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They are identical twins.
And the babies don’t look identical because that’s not how it works. Otherwise you would be identical to all your siblings.
Dark web’s longest-standing drug market seized in multinational effort
Dark web’s longest-standing drug market seized in multinational effort
The longest-standing dark web drug market was taken down by European authorities last week, with the aid of the United StatesMikael Thalen (Straight Arrow News)
NTSB Issues Rare But Urgent Warning Of Potential Boeing 737 MAX Engine Problems
Issues with the Boeing 737 MAX continue to mount, as the NSTB recommends modifications to its LEAP-1B engines.
Air India Reportedly Flew 3 Airbus Aircraft Despite Overdue Mandatory Safety Checks
This latest revelation raises concerns regarding broader safety control failures at the airline.
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