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in reply to silence7

This reads like "old man yells at clouds"

Like on one hand, sure, tiktok has accelerated the amount of info/media kids are latching onto. But also, remember street sharks? Remember pogs? Or floam? Like.. shits always been like this.



Reddit will block the Internet Archive


in reply to General_Effort

Not that reddit isn't hot garbage right now, and has been for a while actually, but there's a lot of people here who have glazed over the reason why reddit instituted this policy.

AI companies are scraping the Wayback Machine. This is something that should concern all of us.

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in reply to Midnight1938

And what do I care about Reddit getting paid?

If the IA doesn't complain about being used, then it's fine for me. The ideal outcome would be, if the archive can make some arrangement where they scrape the data and provide it to everyone. That way, sites only get scraped once and not constantly hammered.



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Vuoto a perdere 06: o mio o di nessun altro!


Mark Wilson, il Vuoto a Perdere, scopre un segreto su Freddie. Ora può ricattarlo.

MONDO REALE: Freddie Mercury non ha mai avuto dei figli ma Mary Austin, la donna che lui ha amato, sì.

Il frontman dei Queen però era appassionato di gatti e per questo ha scritto una canzone per la sua preferita. Delilah.

FANTASIA: Mark Wilson scopre un segreto molto personale su Freddie intercettando alcune lettere a lui indirizzate, e la decisione è presa: Freddie, di quella corrispondenza, non saprà mai; è un’arma troppo potente nelle mani di Mark!

Racconto aggiornato dopo la pubblicazione iniziale (2021)


Vuoto a perdere: o mio, o di nessun altro!


Per giorni il mio defunto compagno Andrew continuò a ripetermelo nel sogno: “Dissangua il mio gifter, porta la sua anima da me!”

Dalla sera in cui Freddie si era tagliato un dito durante una cena, l’idea di ottenere il suo sangue diventò un’ossessione e più passava il tempo, più la determinazione si tramutò in rabbia.

“Se Freddie non sarà mio, nessun altro lo avrà!” dicevo tra me, ogni volta che mi alzavo dal letto e mi guardavo nello specchio.

Non riuscii mai però ad avvicinarlo davvero: lo vedevo girare insieme al suo staff, sorridere, parlare con l’assistente Melania ma era impossibile avere un’occasione per stare da solo con lui.

Non restò altro che studiare un piano per tendergli una trappola che l’avrebbe potuto dissanguare ma sfortunatamente, documentandomi grazie ai pochi mezzi di informazione disponibili, capii quanto il virus HIV fosse debole: la trasmissione non avviene senza contatto diretto col sangue del malato!

Il piano del dissanguatore


La sola speranza per me era stare lì mentre accadeva, e raccogliere il prezioso fluido in velocità: Ogni qual volta pulivo la sua stanza, cercavo di escogitare un sistema per sabotare un lampadario, una finestra, qualsiasi altro oggetto di vetro che potesse infrangersi su di lui mentre dormiva e io sarei corso ad aiutarlo, guarda caso mi sarei tagliato e poi…

No, alla fine decisi che non valeva la pena; troppo rischioso per la mia reputazione, mi avrebbero accusato di omicidio facendomi finire come Mark David Chapman, l’uomo che nel 1980 sparò a John Lennon. Povero idiota, quando John venne portato via rimase lì a leggersi Il Giovane Holden aspettando gli eventi, ma non ebbe alcun legame col proprio mito.

Io invece, facendo le cose per bene, potevo essere unito a Freddie per sempre e, soprattutto, diffondere il virus consentendo al mio idolo di vivere per l’eternità. E pazienza se per il mondo sarei stato l’ennesimo criminale! Mi sentivo coperto, nella mia falsa identità di William Karson.

Buone notizie?


Assorto nei miei pensieri non mi accorsi immediatamente di qualcuno che bussava alla porta della mia stanza; “Karson, c’è bisogno di te!” Mi disse Jim, il compagno di Freddie, quando aprii.

Stringeva in mano una busta. “Questa l’hanno mandata un paio di giorni fa destinata a Freddie, e appena ho letto da dove arriva mi sei venuto in mente subito.”

Allora era vero, hanno letto il mio curriculum prima di assumermi! Presi la lettera fra le dita e mi lasciai andare a un sospiro di malinconia, quando lessi la provenienza del mittente: Bugliano, culla e tomba per i miei sogni di scienziato.

Ricordai immediatamente il mio passato da studente di medicina, quando la speranza di sconfiggere l’AIDS con le mie sole forze, mi aveva indotto persino a fare pace con chi mi aveva sempre bullizzato. Raymond Still, che quando mi bocciarono, diede un colpo di spugna alla nostra inaspettata amicizia e mi umiliò il doppio.

Promozioni e fallimenti


“Mark Wilson, Lei può solo pulire i gabinetti”, mi disse impietoso l’insegnante quando provai a contestare il risultato finale; e Ray Still non mosse un dito per difendermi, anzi mi voltò le spalle per godersi la sua promozione con tutti gli onori!

Soltanto pochi mesi dopo aver accettato il lavoro a casa di Freddie Mercury, scoprii che mentre io facevo le pulizie Raymond Still aveva fatto carriera e avviato un’importante ricerca su HIV, con tanto di annuncio: “Sto cercando una celebrità risultata positiva al virus per sperimentare il mio nuovo studio. L’HIV, opportunamente modificato, può trasmettere emozioni e talento da una persona all’altra!”

Quale occasione migliore per fargli sapere di Freddie?

Stringendo ancora fra le mani la busta consegnatami da Jim, ripensai alla mia lettera appena spedita a Raymond in risposta al suo annuncio; gli avevo raccontato per filo e per segno la positività di Freddie ma anche dopo giorni dall’invio della missiva, non ricevetti alcun riscontro.

E se la busta in mano mia contenesse proprio la risposta di Ray, che da Bugliano voleva parlare direttamente con Freddie?

Non mi feci alcuno scrupolo e me la misi in tasca: “Mai paura, Jim! La porto io al capo, il messaggio è in buone mani.”

Inizio di un inganno


Alla svelta, chiusi la porta della mia stanza e tirata fuori la lettera, iniziai a leggere quel foglio scritto a penna:

Sono incinta, amore della mia vita. Aspettiamo una bambina, il nostro miracolo ma anche la mia più grande paura.

Il mondo è un posto crudele e sento di non essere capace di proteggerla abbastanza perché sono in Russia, sposata con un violento.


“Che cosa? Freddie ha una figlia in Russia, o a Bugliano? Dove? Poco importa”, pensai. Se è vero non lo saprà mai! Richiusi la busta come nulla fosse e la nascosi nella mia borsa. Sarei stato l’unico a conoscere il segreto, avrei girato il mondo per trovare quella presunta bambina, dopodiché Freddie sarebbe stato mio, e solo mio!

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BRICS Strengthens Itself Ahead of Putin-Trump Summit




BBC condemned for repeating Israeli narrative on slain journalist Anas al-Sharif


While many around the world mourned their losses, the BBC’s coverage of the slain journalists received backlash for repeating Israel’s accusation that Sharif had a "dual role" as "journalist and terrorist".

Israel has routinely made such claims about journalists, which have been strongly rejected by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

One social media user suggested that this was a character assassination, right after Israel killed him.

In another report, a BBC news anchor said, “Israel says Anas Al-Sharif was a member of Hamas, a claim long rejected by the news network, his family, and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).”

For many on social media, the news anchor adding the fact that Al Jazeera and the CPJ rejected these claims was not enough, with one saying, “the BBC stooped so low it should be banned from broadcasting after parroting the Israeli narrative.”

in reply to geneva_convenience

n another report, a BBC news anchor said, “Israel says Anas Al-Sharif was a member of Hamas, a claim long rejected by the news network, his family, and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).”

For many on social media, the news anchor adding the fact that Al Jazeera and the CPJ rejected these claims was not enough, with one saying, “the BBC stooped so low it should be banned from broadcasting after parroting the Israeli narrative.”


Reporting the isreal statement seems fine to me? They're not stating it as fact. I don't believe Israel one bit but I still want to know what they say.

in reply to trashcan

The job of a journalist is to report the truth not parrot propaganda. Also the BBC used their own reputation to accuse Sharif of being Hamas in deviously vague terms.
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in reply to G4Z

Starmer's team seen for what they are says Labour peer.


If a blind protester in a wheelchair is considered a terrorist, anyone can be treated as a terrorist


Yesterday marked one of the most shameful days in the history of the Metropolitan Police as they arrested peaceful protesters including a blind man in a wheelchair, an 81-year-old woman with Parkinson's, a former British army officer, and a bunch of, um, Quakers. All of them were protesting against two things: the UK's ongoing participation in the Gaza genocide and the proscription of Palestine Action. All of them were arrested under the Terrorism Act.

Imagine being the police officer whose job it was to wheel this man away. You can see the shame in his face as he lowers his head. These officers must know history is not going to judge them kindly, but they must also know just following orders is not okay. If I was a police officer, I would not have made those arrests, even if it cost me my job. Doing the right thing is infinitely more important than just following orders.

Yesterday police made twice the number of counter-terrorism arrests than they did in all of 2023 and one-fifth of those arrested were over 70. One police officer was wearing a hat that suggested he came from a Welsh police force. Remember this when police say they can't send any officers out after you've been burgled. Police are dealing with the real criminals now, and the real criminals include quakers. Yes, quakers were arrested.

in reply to geneva_convenience

The propaganda framing from the BBC on the arrests has been truly ludicrous. They described the protesters attempts to “evade detection” by bringing blank pieces of paper along, explaining they would only write messages on the cards if more than 500 people turned up.

"Our correspondent.. has been telling me how protesters carefully planned to evade police detection while carrying placards as part of their protest," the newsreader explained as though she was describing the most sinister plot ever uncovered.



Largest US socialist organisation passes resolution supporting Palestinian resistance


The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organisation in the United States, passed a resolution on Sunday that supports the Palestinian right to resist and makes supporting Israel an expellable offence. One of DSA’s most influential members is New York State assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who in June won the Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York City.

The resolution, passed with a 56 to 43 percent vote at DSA’s biennial convention, also allocates resources to pro-Palestine organising and emphasises the Palestinian right to return "from the river to the sea".

The resolutions also make publicly and consistently opposing the BDS movement, taking money from pro-Israel lobbying groups, and supporting the transfer of funds or weapons to Israel an expellable offence.



Report: Ex-Mossad official gave services to Qatar while on Israel's hostage talks team


A former senior Mossad official under investigation in connection with the Qatargate scandal allegedly provided services to Qatar and received payments from the state while serving on Israel's hostage deal negotiation team, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday.

The former official, whose questioning was cleared for publication last month at the request of Haaretz, took part at the start of the war as Mossad's representative in internal negotiation team discussions in Israel and also served as an advisor.

According to the report, Mossad was unaware of his contacts with Qatar, despite his claim that he had informed the agency.



Report: Ex-Mossad official gave services to Qatar while on Israel's hostage talks team


A former senior Mossad official under investigation in connection with the Qatargate scandal allegedly provided services to Qatar and received payments from the state while serving on Israel's hostage deal negotiation team, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday.

The former official, whose questioning was cleared for publication last month at the request of Haaretz, took part at the start of the war as Mossad's representative in internal negotiation team discussions in Israel and also served as an advisor.

According to the report, Mossad was unaware of his contacts with Qatar, despite his claim that he had informed the agency.


in reply to bubblybubbles

Lemmy.world be like

Nazi bad
😀

Rt says nazi bad >🙁

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in reply to bubblybubbles

to people reporting this post as "misinformation": here it is corroborated by a Ukrainian news agency.


Meme 📠


don't like this

in reply to bubblybubbles

Thanks, this has finally pushed me over the line to block the community. The sub was good while it lasted. See yall at other meme communities
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in reply to bubblybubbles

There are a lot of Europeans on Lemmy that think the issues with the US Empire are self-contained and unique to the US as a capitalist country "gone wrong." These folks tend to erase European imperialism in the modern day and see Europe as one of the best, if flawed, areas in the world while ignoring the plunder and full support for aligned western interests at the expense of the global south.


Nvidia and AMD agree to pay 15% of China chip export revenues to US


The chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenue from advanced chips sold to China in return for export licences to the key market.

The unprecedented move, an apparent reversal of US national security restrictions on the chip sales, signalled an easing in the US-China trade war.

Donald Trump has weaponised trade restrictions and tariffs to bring business to US shores. However, the quid pro quo arrangement, first reported by the Financial Times, is potentially unconstitutional.

The arrangement will lead to Nvidia giving 15% of its revenue from Chinese sales of its H20 chips, and AMD giving 15% of revenue from Chinese sales of its MI308 chips, according to reports citing US officials.



Trump announces another 90-day pause on China tariffs


The chipmakers Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenue from advanced chips sold to China in return for export licences to the key market.

The unprecedented move, an apparent reversal of US national security restrictions on the chip sales, signalled an easing in the US-China trade war.

Donald Trump has weaponised trade restrictions and tariffs to bring business to US shores. However, the quid pro quo arrangement, first reported by the Financial Times, is potentially unconstitutional.

The arrangement will lead to Nvidia giving 15% of its revenue from Chinese sales of its H20 chips, and AMD giving 15% of revenue from Chinese sales of its MI308 chips, according to reports citing US officials.



Program alternative SCRU


Before I fully make the switch to Linux I'm looking for options to replace an old Windows program called SCRU. You set a folder to watch, and an output folder and it automatically copies specified extensions or extracts rar into the output folder.

I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to do this in terminal and haven't dug into scripts yet, just want to know of it's possible.

in reply to Jack_Burton

The Linux way:

  • write a script: you can use the find command to find for example rars in a folder. find ~/thatfolder -iname '*.rar' -exec uncompresscommand. Read 'man find' for specifics. Script's first line is #!/bin/bash. Say 'chmod u+x script' to make it executable.
  • set up a systemd timer unit that calls a service unit that runs your script at intervals.
  • you can use something like for file in ~/thatfolder/* ; do sed trick that extracts the file extension and puts it in a variable ; case $variable in ; bunch of cases for different extensions. Variable $file will hold the source file name. Read up on bash scripting to figure it out.

Welcome to penguinland 😁

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Trump announces another 90-day pause on China tariffs


Donald Trump has once again delayed implementing sweeping tariffs on China, announcing another 90-day pause just hours before the last agreement between the world’s two largest economies was due to expire.

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order extending the deadline for higher tariffs on China until 9 November, officials confirmed to Reuters.

Chinese officials said earlier in the day they hoped the United States would strive for “positive” trade outcomes on Monday, as the 90-day detente reached between the two countries in May was due to expire.

“We hope that the US will work with China to follow the important consensus reached during the phone call between the two heads of state … and strive for positive outcomes on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit,” a foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, said in a statement.



Trump announces another 90-day pause on China tariffs


Donald Trump has once again delayed implementing sweeping tariffs on China, announcing another 90-day pause just hours before the last agreement between the world’s two largest economies was due to expire.

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order extending the deadline for higher tariffs on China until 9 November, officials confirmed to Reuters.

Chinese officials said earlier in the day they hoped the United States would strive for “positive” trade outcomes on Monday, as the 90-day detente reached between the two countries in May was due to expire.

“We hope that the US will work with China to follow the important consensus reached during the phone call between the two heads of state … and strive for positive outcomes on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit,” a foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, said in a statement.



Is it possible to use plugins if I have Illustrator from M0nkrus or Genp?


Note: I am not requesting a link, source, nor a how-to, but rather I am curious if it is possible to use plugins if I have Illustrator from M0nkrus or Genp, because then I will know that continuing to search for one won’t be in vain, and that I am not just being foolishly optimistic.

Thank you.

in reply to july

Thank you for the reply. I'm curious what version you use? (like 2025, 2020, or even earlier) Can anyone who uses AI confirm this? I just want to be sure.
in reply to Yourname942

I'm using the regular 2025 version patched with genp. If you mean gen ai the one PS has, it used to be crackable at the beginning but now no longer. There are plugins like Alpaca which do that. Illustrator should have a plugin folder somewhere and it will load no matter the license.



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