US/Israel/Russia right now...
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Three-panel meme showing a man in military fatigues speaking in a forest setting. In the first panel, he says “The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it…” In the second panel, he continues “…and that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine.” In the third panel, he concludes “It’s easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than it is behind a single incident.”
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HMS Endeavour: Captain Cook’s missing ship found after sinking 250 years ago
HMS Endeavour: Captain Cook’s missing ship found after sinking 250 years ago
HMS Endeavour, which had been lost for centuries, has finally been discovered off the coast of Rhode IslandRebecca Whittaker (The Independent)
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I had a game of Civ where Poland declared war on me. They were on the other side of the map.
I didn't see them for 8 turns. Turn 9 I see a horde arrive on my border. Turn 10 - at the earliest opportunity they were able - they asked for peace.
I managed to sink 2 boats.
Tom Hiddleston Ritorna come Loki in Avengers: Doomsday? Ecco cosa sappiamo!
Fan dell’universo Marvel, preparatevi! Le voci sul ritorno di uno dei personaggi più amati (e odiati) sono sempre più insistenti. Stiamo parlando di Loki, l’affascinante fratello di Thor interpretato magistralmente da Tom Hiddleston. Ma cosa dobbiamo aspettarci dal suo ritorno in Avengers: Doomsday?
Tom Hiddleston Ritorna come Loki in Avengers: Doomsday? Ecco cosa sappiamo!
Loki è pronto a tornare nell'universo Marvel con Avengers: Doomsday! Tom Hiddleston stuzzica i fan con nuove anticipazioni. Scopri tutto quello che c'è da sapere!Redazione (Mister Movie)
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Is the LFCS worth getting?
Hey so I'm currently homeless at the moment looking for an entry level IT job. I have just enough money to purchase the RHCSA voucher ($700 CAD) but I wouldn't be able to eat lol.
The LFCS currently has a 30% discount and it was already cheaper than the RHCSA so I'm very inclined to purchase this but I'd only be doing so with the expectation that I'm able to atleast start landing interviews for help desk/tech support.
What would you guys do in my shoes? 0 interest in networking and I already daily drive Linux so I'm confident in my abilities to pass the LFCS.
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Netanyahu congratulates Trump, says US 'unsurpassed' after 'bold' attack on Iran that will 'change history'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Donald Trump on Sunday, June 22, after the president said the US military bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. "Congratulations President Trump. Your bold decision to target Iran's nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history," Netanyahu said in a video message, adding that the attacks demonstrated "America has been truly unsurpassed."
Netanyahu added that Trump had created a "pivot of history" that will "help lead the Middle East and beyond to a future of prosperity and peace." He shared in a separate statement that the US attacks had been carried out in coordination with Israel and said the promise of destroying Iran's nuclear program was fulfilled.
Netanyahu congratulates Trump, says US 'unsurpassed' after 'bold' attack on Iran that will 'change history'
Netanyahu added that Trump's decision to strike will 'help lead the Middle East and beyond to a future of prosperity and peace.'Le Monde with AP and AFP (Le Monde)
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in Texas classrooms
Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation's largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he signed the bill, which is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state.
A similar law in Louisiana was blocked when a federal appeals court ruled Friday that it was unconstitutional. Arkansas also has a similar law that has been challenged in federal court.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in Texas classrooms
The Texas measure easily passed in the Republican-controlled state House and Senate in the legislative session that ended June 2.CBS Texas
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U.S. strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran, in major regional conflict escalation
Trump initially sought to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran — one to replace the Obama-era agreement that he abandoned, despite Iran's apparent compliance, in 2018.
I feel like this doesnt get enough attention.
Dude threw away a winning hand and is now at the table naked.
AOC says Trump's Iran strikes "clearly grounds for impeachment"
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, ripped President Donald Trump for his military attack against Iran on Saturday, saying the move is "absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment."
Democrats are splintered on Trump's move to strike the Middle Eastern country amid days of back-and-forth strikes between Israel and Iran as tensions catapulted amid nuclear concerns.
Newsweek previously reached out to the White House via email for comment on the strikes.
AOC Says Trump's Iran Strikes 'Clearly Grounds for Impeachment'
President Trump announced the military action against three Iranian nuclear sites in a post on Saturday.Anna Commander (Newsweek)
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ruka wants to know if you'll rub her belly
my parent's old dog ruka. she lost her eye as a very young puppy before we ever met her, but she gets on fine without it.
she can catch balls out of the air no problem, but cant find them 3 inches from her face once they hit the ground. never quite understood that. she's old and tired now, with achy joints and bad hearing. she didn't want to spend much time outside today with all this heat. i make sure to give her all the belly rubs she can handle every time I see her.
"If one side is bad the other must be good, right? right? right..."
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REFUGEES FROM "COMMUNIST" COUNTRIES SUPPORTING FASCIST POLITICIANS IN THE WEST IN ORDER TO "STOP COMMUNISM"
looking out of a car window atWESTERNERS SUPPORTING THE "COMMUNIST" COUNTRIES IN ORDER TO "STOP WESTERN IMPERIALISM'
Who are looking back at the other carUnder you have a skeleton submerged deep into water called “Anarchists”
[solved] Is there a way to actually download a song from spotify (not just spotdl method of finding it on youtube)?
I have a specific song that doesn't seem to be on youtube. I've tried a bunch of spotify download websites plus spotdl, they all claim to find it but then the song isn't the same song (or is instrumental when it should have words).
One of my kids has asked for this for their MP3 player. I'm even happy to pay for it properly, I just can't find it anywhere except spotify. The song is this specific version of Power in Me by The Young Voices Choir: open.spotify.com/track/4xkRsdm…
Any ideas?
Edit: I managed to get the song using spotidown.app, thanks for all the suggestions!
What is the best degoogled tablet for an artist?
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/31808224
Please see the cross-post as it is updated.
What is the best degoogled tablet for an artistwhat is the best tablet for iodeOS, GrapheneOS and LineageOS
- with smooth stylus support that is as good as apple pen
- palm rejection
- pressure sensitive stylus
- works well for krita / excalidraw / xournalapp
- latency
- at least 16GB RAM and 256GB storageFor iodeOS, it doesn't seem to support any tablet device officially
- iodéOS official supported devices - iodéFor GrapheneOS, the only choice is google pixel tablet (or maybe pixel fold). However
- pixel tablet have latency issue
- based on Google Pixel Tablet Review - YouTube
- pixel fold does not support stylus
- workaround This Stylus Pen works with the Google Pixel Fold - YouTube
- Can someone share their GrapheneOS pixel tablet experience on krita / excalidraw / xournalapp?For LineageOS
- What tablet+stylus+LineageOS has the best performance?
- What tablet+stylus+LineageOS has the best balance between price and performance?
- Can someone share their stylus experience on krita / excalidraw / xournalapp?Sincere thanks
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/31808224
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iodéOS official supported devices - iodé
The models below are officially supported by the iodé team. Don’t see your device in the list? Don’t panic! We also support a iodéOS GSI. You can also find here a list of unofficially supported models by the iodé community.iodé
| works well for krita / excalidraw / xournalapp
Why Android though rather than Linux proper if your main apps are these?
True Promise III: Iran launches multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan missile for first time
Iran announced the first-ever launch of its multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile during the twentieth wave of Operation True Promise III in the early hours of Sunday.
In a statement, the public relations department of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that this phase of the retaliatory operation marked the debut of the third-generation Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile, successfully striking its intended targets.
The twentieth wave came just hours after the United States claimed to have struck three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
According to the IRGC, a total of 40 solid- and liquid-fueled missiles were launched at strategic targets across the occupied Palestinian territories on Sunday.
True Promise III: Iran launches multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan missile for first time
Iran announced the first-ever launch of its multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan missile during the twentieth wave of Op. True Promise III on Sunday morning.PressTV
Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” Drags U.S. Into Another War
American warplanes bombed three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday night, bringing the U.S. military directly into Israel’s war with Iran. “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE,” President Donald Trump incongruously wrote in a social media post announcing the attacks.
Trump campaigned on ending foreign wars during his 2024 presidential run and has cast himself as a “peacemaker.” In his second inaugural address, he pledged to “measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.” Trump also regularly claims to have opposed the Iraq War from its outset. (He actually supported it.)
Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” Drags U.S. Into Another War
Heeding the request of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump dispatched U.S. warplanes to bomb Iran.Nick Turse (The Intercept)
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The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria
The Netherlands has officially handed back 119 ancient sculptures stolen from the former Nigerian kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era.
Olugbile Holloway, director-general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, said on Saturday that the artefacts were the “embodiments of the spirit and identity of the people from which they were taken from”.
The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria
The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.Al Jazeera
Final Nokia feature phones coming before HMD deal ends in 2026
Final Nokia Phones Coming Before HMD Deal Ends in 2026 | Nokiamob
HMD will launch a final batch of Nokia feature phones in 2025 before the licensing deal with Nokia ends in 2026. Nostalgic models like 3510 and 8310 return.Marin (Nokiamob)
Israel’s strikes on Iran follow international law, Russia’s war on Ukraine does not - Merkel
The former politician explained that the situations in Ukraine and Israel cannot be compared because Kyiv did not threaten Russia’s existence.
“I don’t quite agree that Israel does not adhere to international law. When a country’s existence is threatened by Iran or Hamas, it’s not so easy to respond strictly according to international law. If some are allowed to declare they want to destroy the state of Israel, then Israel must have the ability to defend itself,” Merkel said.
At the same time, she emphasized that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates international law.
Israel’s strikes on Iran follow international law, Russia’s war on Ukraine does not - Merkel
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that Israeli strikes on Iran cannot be equated with the war in Ukraine, as Russia violated the world order with its full-scale invasionEspreso TV (Espreso)
Telegram boss will leave fortune to over 100 children he fathered
Telegram boss will leave fortune to over 100 children he fathered
The technology tycoon said his children would not have access to their inheritance for 30 years.Peter Hoskins (BBC News)
James Maxton (1885 - 1946) James Maxton, born on this day in 1885, was a socialist Scottish politician, pacifist, and leader of the Independent Labour Party, a dissident working class party to the...
James Maxton (1885 - 1946)
Mon Jun 22, 1885
James Maxton, born on this day in 1885, was a socialist Scottish politician, pacifist, and leader of the Independent Labour Party, a dissident working class party to the left of the Labour Party of its day. He was also a prominent supporter of Home Rule for Scotland.
Maxton was born in the burgh of Pollokshaws (modern day Glasgow), the son of two schoolteachers. He would later become a teacher himself, joining the socialist movement after witnessing firsthand the poverty of the schoolchildren he taught.
Maxton was also a pacifist who opposed both World Wars. During World War I, he was a conscientious objector who refused conscription, and was instead given work on the barges. While there, he became involved in organizing strikes in the shipyards as part of the Clyde Workers' Committee. In 1916, Maxton was convicted of sedition and served a year in prison.
Initially serving as an MP with the Labour Party, he broke with the party under its leadership of Ramsay MacDonald, joining the Independent Labour Party (ILP) instead, later becoming its leader.
One of the best known members of the ILP, Maxton remained a prominent dissident in Parliament for the rest of his life, the only person out of 465 members of the House of Commons to vote against a Motion of Confidence in Winston Churchill's wartime government. Maxton died in 1946, still serving as MP for Bridgeton.
"In the interests of economy they condemned hundreds of children to death and I call it murder."
- James Maxton
- Date: 1885-06-22
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Putin says 'all of Ukraine is ours' and threatens nuclear strike
Putin says 'all of Ukraine is ours' and threatens nuclear strike
The Russian president said he hopes Ukraine's leadership will be "guided by national interests" in negotiations.Sky News
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Now Japan, you’ll get anything you need within two weeks
That's definitely an exaggeration, particularly for elective or even preventitive things in busy areas. That said, I've never waited long for anything urgent.
Atleast for my partner’s experience that’s pretty much accurate.
But they are in a rural area so that might be the reason why?
Bay Area guerrilla ‘bench collective’ installs seating at 8 Mission bus stops
cross-posted from: feddit.it/post/18887776
Doesn't sound like much, but waiting for a bus on a bench can make a huge difference.Guerrilla urbanism is awesome!
Bay Area guerrilla ‘bench collective’ installs seating at 8 Mission bus stops
Doesn't sound like much, but waiting for a bus on a bench can make a huge difference.Guerrilla urbanism is awesome!
Bay Area guerrilla ‘bench collective’ installs seating at 8 Mission bus stops
A group of transit activists have dropped eight benches of their own making into the Mission, where residents are (mostly) grateful.Jordan Montero (Mission Local)
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VHS digitization woes
I'm trying to digitize some VHS tapes (presumably recorded as NTSC), but I have some questions that I've yet to find answers for. My current process/setup is as follows:
- VHS tapes are played in a PV-D4745S-K VCR
- The VCR's composite output is captured using a generic EasyCap capture card.
- The captured output is fed into OBS Studio with the following settings:
- A source with it's device set to the capture card, the video format is set to YUYV 4:2:2, the resolution is set to 720x480, the frame rate is currently set to Leave Unchanged (more on this later).
- Under Settings>Video I have set Common FPS Values with 29.97.
- I also have set my encoding options under Settings>Output, as well as audio settings under Settings>Audio, but the details of that aren't relevant in this context.
- I also have deinterlacing disabled by right clicking on the scene and selecting Deinterlacing>Disable.
With this, I seem to be able to capture VHS tapes with decent quality, but I have some nagging questions:
1. How do I verify if OBS has indeed captured interlaced? I'm trying to capture both fields, but I'm unsure if that's actually happening, and I'm not sure how to go about verifying it.
2. Should I capture at 29.97 FPS or 59.94 FPS? My thinking is that, given that I'm capturing interlaced, I would think I would multiply the number of captured frames by 2 as, if I understand correctly, each captured frame contains 2 fields, and each would be captured sequentially, so if I want to capture at 29.97 FPS interlaced, I would need to capture at 59.94 FPS. I'm not sure if I'm right about that though.
3. I mentioned above that the framerate under the source properties is set to Leave Unchanged. The reason for why I chose that option is because the only other options that it offers for framerates are 30.00, 20.00, 10.00, and 5.00 — ie there is no option for 29.97, nor 59.94 — so I'm using Leave Unchanged in the hopes that it's autodetecting the proper frame rate, but that's mostly an assumption on my part. The closest to NTSC's 29.97 would be 30.00, but I'm not sure if this is an issue. And what's confusing me more is that I have 29.97 FPS set under Settings>Video with Common FPS Values and 29.97 set. If I set to source framerate to 30 with OBS at 29.97, will that lead to syncing issues? Is there a way to force the source to use 29.97 to match OBS? What's confusing me further about this is that if I list the formats for the capture device with
v4l2-ctl --device=/dev/video2 --list-formats-ext
I get the following output (I have truncated it to only list what's relevant, as the full output is long and contains unnecessary information):
[…] size: Discrete 720x480 […] Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps) Interval: Discrete 0.050s (20.000 fps) Interval: Discrete 0.100s (10.000 fps) Interval: Discrete 0.200s (5.000 fps) […]
There is no option for 29.97 FPS, and, as can be seen by the output, it matches what OBS sees. Is this an issue? It seems, to me, that the capture card isn't capable of proper NTSC framerates, and can only capture at 30 FPS as the closest value.
The video from your vcr get converted to digital in the usb-capture card. Whatever signal you are receiving in obs wont need deinterlacing, unless the capture device is bad at its job.
Here is how i did my conversions from vhs (eu).
First thing to do is to convert the analogue signal to hdmi. This will ensure that the capture card gets a proper digital signal that obs can deal with. I got an active (powered) SCART to hdmi device.
Second thing is getting a capture card that records the resulting 1080p och 720p output from the ADC. I got a relatively cheap one which then plugs into the pc with usb-a.
After that i setup a scene with the capture card as source and transform the output using obs to get the resolution, size and format i want.
Done.
[…] Whatever signal you are receiving in obs wont need deinterlacing, unless the capture device is bad at its job. […]
As I mentioned in my post, I have deinterlacing disabled. I don't want to deinterlace.
The fact that you think you need the option at all is enough.
Why would you WANT interlaced video?
[…] First thing to do is to convert the analogue signal to hdmi. […]
Why? What's wrong with directly capturing composite? I have yet to come across an HDMI capture card that doesn't process the signal in some way (eg no upscaling, no deinterlacing). I'm doing this for archival purposes so I want the signal as unadulterated as possible. This also includes these sorts of transformations you mention:
[…] After that i setup a scene with the capture card as source and transform the output using obs to get the resolution, size and format i want. […]
You are literally changing analogue to digital. There will be alteration. Period, no discussion.
You have some choice in the way you alter it, but eventually its the same chip in every device that deals with the ADC.
[…] Second thing is getting a capture card that records the resulting 1080p och 720p output from the ADC. I got a relatively cheap one which then plugs into the pc with usb-a. […]
I want to capture interlaced — not progressive ^[2][1]^. I don't want any deinterlacing done by the capture card ^[3]^.
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1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels […]
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Deinterlacing is the process of converting interlaced video into a non-interlaced or progressive form. […]
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Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What (2011)
E’ un buon ritorno questo di Paul Simon che, dopo diverse pubblicazioni di non grande valore, ritorna finalmente con un disco sopra la media, anche se lontano dall’ultimo suo capolavoro solista che è Graceland... Leggi e ascolta...
Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What (2011)
E’ un buon ritorno questo di Paul Simon che, dopo diverse pubblicazioni di non grande valore, ritorna finalmente con un disco sopra la media, anche se lontano dall’ultimo suo capolavoro solista che è Graceland. So Beautiful Or So What è il dodicesimo lavoro in studio del settantenne cantautore americano famoso anche per il duo con Art Garfunkel. Nei testi è la spiritualità l’elemento predominante, ecco infatti cosa dice in una sua intervista: “Spiritualità sì, tanta, anche se in senso non religioso. Credo sia connessa con i tempi, con i problemi economici in America; c'è tanta gente che ha perso e perde il lavoro. Quel che capita nel mondo, e anche nella mia vita, finisce sempre nelle canzoni. Ma direi che sarebbe troppo appioppargli il titolo “Now i sing God”; il soggetto Dio appare in 4 o 5 canzoni, non l'ho fatto intenzionalmente”, un disco quindi, che approfondisce il significato della vita... artesuono.blogspot.com/2014/07…
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Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What (2011)
di Silvano Bottaro E’ un buon ritorno questo di Paul Simon che, dopo diverse pubblicazioni di non grande valore, ritorna finalmente con...Silvano Bottaro (Blogger)
Blender script to apply custom style to osm buildings
I'm trying to obtain it with the help of AI but I was wondering if something was already done.
It could be futuristic, post apocalyptic, or whatever.
GitHub - vvoovv/blosm: Blosm addon for Blender. A few clicks import of Google 3D cities, OpenStreetMap, terrain. Global coverage. Source code is in the branch 'release'.
Blosm addon for Blender. A few clicks import of Google 3D cities, OpenStreetMap, terrain. Global coverage. Source code is in the branch 'release'. - vvoovv/blosmGitHub
Iran launches fresh wave of airstrikes on Israel
IRGC releases list of strategic Israeli targets Iran just hit
TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – IRGC says 14 strategic Israeli targets in Haifa and Tel Aviv were hit in the last wave of punitive Iranian strikes, which he called one of the most successful since Iran began pounding the Israeli-occupied territories.Marzieh Rahmani (Mehr News Agency)
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Protect Yourself from Blender Malware
Protect Yourself from Blender Malware
The commands: --disable-autoexec and --enable-autoexec. Make sure you add a space first! Command line documentation: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/advanced/command_line/index.htmlPeerTube.wtf
I have been getting this error on Elk for Mastodon
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Europe’s Anti-Russia Hysteria Speeds Its Decline As Global South Rises - Milorad Dodik
Europe’s Anti-Russia Hysteria Speeds Its Decline As Global South Rises - Milorad Dodik
Europe is sabotaging itself by unjustifiably meddling in the Ukraine conflict and taking an anti-Russian stance, said the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik.Sputnik International
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"Unjustifiably meddling" russia clearly stated they want to keep annexing countries, starting with Moldova and Romania
I don't wanna be annexed by a rapearmy and a government that wants people like me dead, thanks 🫶
Massive DDoS attack delivered 37.4TB in 45 seconds, equivalent to 10,000 HD movies, to one victim IP address — Cloudflare blocks largest cyber assault ever recorded
Massive DDoS attack delivered 37.4TB in 45 seconds, equivalent to 10,000 HD movies, to one victim IP address — Cloudflare blocks largest cyber assault ever recorded
This is the largest DDoS attack ever on record, so far.Jowi Morales (Tom's Hardware)
Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
Many of us are hostage to our phones – and it’s not unlike having head lice.The Conversation
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What a name lmao