ISGAP is attempting to shape policy in Washington, at a time when the Trump administration is looking to justify a broader crackdown on opposition to the war on Gaza.

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An Israel-Funded Campaign to Link Qatar to Campus Antisemitism

^{Nick Cleveland-Stout (Drop Site News)}

Research suggests increase in office snooping in trend that some managers claim undermines trust with staff

A third of UK firms using ‘bossware’ to monitor workers’ activity, survey reveals

^{Robert Booth (The Guardian)}

Welcome to the Third Edict edition of Build of the Week! In this series, we look at interesting builds from the Path of Exile 2 community that have caught our attention.

Today's episode features Sowza's Last Lament Lich build. This unique crossbow is surprisingly well-suited to the Lich, thanks to some cool interactions that let us bypass its downside.

Video: Path of Exile 2: Build of the Week - Sowza's Last Lament Lich

For more information on this build, check out Sowza's video guide .

See you next time!

Delocalizzazione Shein:

non un vero e proprio esubero, il colosso dell'ultra fast fashion si sposta da Stradella (PV) alla Polonia.

Non indolore: 311 licenziamenti

Acquisti da Shein? Conosci il suo modello di business?

Fonti:

🔗 Milanotoday

🔗Il Giorno

Shein chiude a Stradella e licenzia oltre 300 lavoratori: il colosso del fast fashion sposta la sede in Polonia

Il gigante cinese chiuderà il centro logistico nell'Oltrepò Pavese entro fine anno. Persi oltre 460 posti di lavoro (coi contratti a termine non rinnovati): previsti solo 60 ricollocamenti

^{Redazione Pavia (Il Giorno)}

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside of the EEA region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-force-install-the-microsoft-365-copilot-app-in-october/

A federal judge in San Francisco found the Office of Personnel Management unlawfully directed agencies to fire probationary federal employees en masse.

U.S District Court Judge William Alsup ruled late Friday that OPM “exceeded its own powers,” and “directed agencies to fire under false pretense,” telling probationary employees that they were being terminated for poor performance.

The ruling doesn’t reinstate any of the 25,000 probationary federal employees fired around mid-February, but it does direct many agencies to update their personnel records to specify that these employees were not fired for poor performance or misconduct. Agencies must also send letters to impacted employees starting they were not fired for performance.

The ruling, in a lawsuit led by federal employee unions, applies to the departments of Commerce, Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor, Treasury, Transportation and Agriculture. OPM, NASA, the State Department and the Office of Management and Budget are exempt from the ruling.

Court finds OPM unlawfully directed mass firings, tells agencies to update personnel files

The ruling directs many agencies to update their personnel records to specify that probationary employees were not fired for poor performance or misconduct.

^{Jory Heckman (Federal News Network)}

Siccome qui su NodeBB mi sembra di stare su un altro pianeta, stavo pensando se aprire una categoria dedicata al self-hosting casalingo, dove scrivere le mie esperienze. In casa ho già tre mini-pc collegati al modem ADSL.

Il mio modem/router adsl ha la porta DMZ (zona demilitarizzata) abilitata su un mini-pc che mi fa da Proxy. Lo so, probabilmente per alcuni i termini dmz e proxy suonano arabo. Non lo so, forse ho già spaventato qualcuno con quelle due terminologie. Al posto del DMZ si può usare il port forwarding del modem/router.

Ecco il port forwarding è un'altra terminologia tecnica da spaventapasseri. Quando parlo di queste cose con amici e familiari mi sento a disagio perché so già che tanti non capiscono la terminologia tecnica e me lo dicono in faccia già loro: parli difficile, non ti seguo. Sebbene in casa tutti abbiamo un modem/router se vogliamo essere collegati a Internet, basta aprire il manuale istruzioni di questi dispositivi o scaricarli da Internet per trovare la spiegazione dettagliata di queste terminologie.

Tuttavia alla maggioranza delle persone evidentemente non interessano i dettagli tecnici dei modem e dei router. Per loro basta che il modem funzioni, si agganci alla rete, fa tutto il DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) e via. Eppure se si vuole fare selfhosting casalingo è importante capire quella terminologia, altrimenti non si va da nessuna parte.

A developer repurposed discarded disposable vapes into functioning web servers by utilizing their built-in PUYA microcontrollers[^1]. The project runs on a 24MHz Cortex M0+ chip with 24KiB flash storage and 3KiB RAM, found inside modern rechargeable "disposable" vapes[^6].

The web server implementation uses uIP for TCP/IP networking and communicates via SLIP protocol through semihosting. After optimizing the data transfer with ring buffers, the server achieves 20ms ping times and 160ms page load speeds[^6].

The project demonstrates creative e-waste reuse at a time when disposable vapes face increasing restrictions, with recent bans enacted in Rhode Island[^13] and other jurisdictions. The developer notes the irony of "disposable" devices containing USB-C ports and rechargeable batteries[^6].

[^1]: Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape | Lobsters

[^6]: Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape

[^13]: New year, new laws: RI to put host of new laws on the books | ABC6

New year, new laws: RI to put host of new laws on the books | ABC6

The Rhode Island General Assembly is turning out a bevy of new laws for 2025.

^{Christopher Boardman (ABC6)}

Judge Britney Horton kept the Kilfoils’ lawyer from deposing a Citizens adjuster, siding with the company after it argued it had already made another employee available and produced “all non-privileged facts.” The ruling deprived them of a fair opportunity to investigate the denial, according to their attorney. On at least 20 other occasions, DOAH judges have issued similar rulings during a dispute’s fact-finding phase.

In addition, some DOAH judges have denied motions requesting that they disclose any potential conflicts they might have as arbitrators. Some plaintiff’s attorneys say that has made it difficult to trust in the impartiality of their decisions.

And the forum’s rules make it impossible for homeowners to drop their lawsuit without Citizens’ approval, unless they withdraw their claim, a move that can lead to court costs and attorney’s fees if not filed early in the process. Some have felt forced to go to final hearings where they lost and ended up owing thousands to Citizens.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Wins Most of Its Claim Disputes in Mandatory Arbitration

State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for recourse when their claims were denied.

^ProPublica

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/35963824

Via The Hill

Republican lawmakers say it now appears certain that a discharge petition that’s being circulated in the House by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will get enough signatures by the end of the month to force a vote on a bill directing Bondi to release the Epstein files.

Massie and Khanna are only one vote short of getting 218 signatures to force a vote on their bill.

Once Arizona holds a special election Sept. 23 to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who died earlier this year, they’re likely to reach the threshold

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5501751-congress-republicans-release-epstein-files/