Drone from Yemen strikes hotel in Israeli resort city Eilat
Drone from Yemen strikes hotel in Israeli resort city Eilat
Drone from Yemen strikes hotel in Israeli resort city Eilat-english.news.cn
Workers across France strike over budget cut plans
Workers across France strike over budget cut plans
The widespread walkouts come less than a fortnight after the government collapsed over a proposed budget.Laura Gozzi (BBC News)
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.Thomas Ricker (The Verge)
How do I turn my Anki deck into multiple choice quiz automatically?
I am trying to study for my Network+, I have an Anki deck I downloaded from the internet that's very helpful, but I have to basically mark down myself which things I'm struggling with. I was wondering if there is a tool available that would automatically turn my deck into a quiz? I do not want to spend a lot of time turning it into a quiz myself, because there is a lot of material. I am okay with using Duck.ai (ChatGPT) for helping me with this, if needed. Just not aware of an easy way to do this.
I'm trying to avoid using non-free sites like Quizlet.
Any help is appreciated!
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Why do you have to mark cards manually? Anki's algorithm already reschedules cards based on what you're struggling with. Additionally the card browser has an ease filter that you can sort by.
How is the quiz you want different than what Anki already provides? Is it that instead of providing the answer from memory, you want to be provided a list of choices? I'd argue if you're studying, it is better to do it the "hard" way by just knowing the answer, and then acing the test since its the easier multiple choice format.
When I did Net+ and then Sec+, most of my questions were formatted this way, but I also manually added the multiple choice questions that were in my study book. For that I listed all the choices in the question field, then just the question and answer in the answer field.
Lastly, this isn't really a Linux question though, as Anki is cross-platform. You may get more response on Anki's forums.
As the other comment says, Anki already changes dynamically so that you study the hard stuff more. Just make sure to mark whether you got the answer and how hard it was to get it.
Now, here’s something that could help you, perhaps more than any multiple choice exam could ever help you with: when studying, make sure to not only blurt the answer but also use elaborative recall. In other words, make an effort to think and do so mindfully (rather than mindlessly).
Why? You learn through effort and through mindfully (and not mindlessly) connecting the new knowledge with what you already know.
You could even structure your elaborative recall through Visible Thinking Routines.
How does that look like?
- You start your study session.
- You get an Anki card.
- You remember this card clearly, and so you say it out loud and then check.
- You get it right. No need for elaborative recall. Better to focus your energy elsewhere.
- You get another Anki card.
- This one’s tough. You’re unsure.
- You say out loud why it could be any of the two answers you think could be right.
- You get the answer and sure enough it was one of the two you thought.
- You decide to do elaborative recall so that you learn this well. To guide your elaborative recall, you decide to use the thinking routine “Connect-Extend-Challenge”.
- So you do elaborative recall through a thinking routine. You do it by talking out loud or writing it out.
- This step may sound silly but make sure to celebrate so that you feel pride and satisfaction for doing something that takes effort (especially if you’re struggling with the habit of studying).
- Then you move on to the next Anki card.
A missile, not a drone, hit a residential building in Poland – Rzeczpospolita
A missile, not a drone, hit a residential building in Poland – Rzeczpospolita
The Polish Air Force mistakenly hit a residential building in the village of Wyrzyki-Wola with a missile, according to the Rzeczpospolita newspaper.newsmaker newsmaker (English News front)
‘They will destroy the city, but not the people’: Gaza braces for Israel’s largest assault of the war
‘They will destroy the city, but not the people’: Gaza braces for Israel’s largest assault of the war
As Israeli troops push into the enclave’s heart, civilians face an impossible choice: Flee into uncertainty or stay and risk annihilationRT
Bank of Russia governor dismisses talk of recession
Bank of Russia governor dismisses talk of recession
Cooling growth should not be confused with a contraction, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina has saidRT
U.S. sees 5.7 million more childless women than expected, fueling a "demographic cliff"
U.S. sees 5.7 million more childless women than expected, fueling a “demographic cliff”
New research shows a sharp, accelerating rise in childlessness, with 5.7 million more women aged 20-39 without children than expected in 2024. This trend has contributed to 11.8 million fewer U.S. births since 2007.Karina Petrova (PsyPost Psychology News)
Their vision is based on movement, stay perfectly still.
You're thinking of a different kind of predator. I don't think that would work against sexual predators.
Arab and Islamic airspace blockade would damage Israel, finds UAE think tank
The report estimated that it would cause Israel’s GDP to contract between 4.8 and 5.7 percent, which would trigger a recession.
A wide-scale blockade including OIC members such as Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia would sever direct flights to Israel’s east and south, creating a significant barrier to high growth markets in Asia and Africa.
It estimated that detours which added four to six hours to flights could cost between $30,000 to $60,000 per flight. Israeli airline El-Al would likely suffer a reduction of revenue of between 60 to 75 percent, according to a “conservative estimate”.
Such a move, according to the paper, would disrupt tourism to Israel, and high-value time-sensitive exports like diamonds and medical equipment.
It would likely cause contract cancellations, as well as a potential exodus of research and development initiatives based in Israel.
Such a coordinated action taking place may well be unlikely, given that it would draw the ire of the US, and would create economic costs for the blockading countries themselves.
The UAE, as well as Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan, established full relations with Israel as part of the Donald Trump-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020.
Israel's genocide in Gaza has brought about condemnation from these countries, but not a suspension or withdrawal of the accords.
Arab and Islamic airspace blockade would damage Israel, finds UAE think tank
An Emirati-owned think tank has published a paper assessing the economic, political and security impact of a potential coordinated airspace blockade against Israel by Arab and Muslim-majority countries.Rayhan Uddin (Middle East Eye)
‘Liberal’ has become a term of derision in US politics – the historical reasons are complicated
‘Liberal’ has become a term of derision in US politics – the historical reasons are complicated
Why are so many Americans unwilling to identify as liberals, white or otherwise, even while supporting traditionally ‘liberal’ government programs?The Conversation
Democratic PR Firm to Run Bot Army for Israel
SKDKnickerbocker LLC, a top Democratic Party-aligned public relations firm, has agreed to run a “bot-based program” to amplify pro-Israel narratives on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other platforms, according to a filing under the Foreign Agents Registration Act submitted on Aug. 29. The contract, signed on April 28, 2025, describes a strategy to “flood the zone” with content promoting the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ pro-Israel messages, using automated tools to increase the reach and visibility of specific posts.
The contract, worth $600,000 from April 2025 through March 2026, also tasks SKDK with coaching Israeli civil society spokespeople for on-camera appearances, testing the effectiveness of social media influencers, and arranging tailored outreach to journalists at outlets including BBC, CNN, Fox, and the Associated Press to secure favorable coverage. While it is not confirmed whether the bot program is already active, the contract date suggests it could be underway.
Democratic PR Firm to Run Bot Army for Israel
A new FARA document reveals SKDK's plan to "flood the zone" with social media bots as part of its $600,000 contract with Israel.Donald Shaw (Sludge)
Looking for software that will allow keyboard/mouse to output to tablet via usb
Hey all,
I have a tablet that I’ve been working on and in order to setup OS I need to plugin a usb hub to the usb port, using an adapter to microUSB, ok, and then plugin either a keyboard and mouse or a combo unit (in my case, the wireless receiver device of a mini keyboard/touchpad device), and finally, the flash drive with the OS install on it.
To put it simply, it’s really a pain in the ass anytime I want to do some testing. It works, but it is a clutter and nuisance.
Is there any software that will allow me to plug in a USB cord from my laptop (Linux) and the other end into the USB port of the tablet, and use the laptop to control the tablet?
Thanks.
Hah, no worries. I think it's just an unusual use case and... well, I recognized it because I'm obsessed with PiKVM lately and those things!
I'm not superknowledgeable on USB, but Linux has features to do this; they are called "gadgets" in this list:
docs.kernel.org/usb/index.html
I have used this to turn a RPI Zero into a virtual USB drive with these scripts: github.com/alexpdp7/rpi-zero-u…
Likely by searching the Internet for USB gadgets you might find good explanations about requirements. I know there are unexpected difficulties- I'm using a Pi Zero instead of a nicer Pi because... nicer Pis can draw too much power over USB and bork what they're connected to. So be careful.
GitHub - alexpdp7/rpi-zero-usb-iso: Converts a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W into a virtual USB drive for ISO
Converts a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W into a virtual USB drive for ISO - alexpdp7/rpi-zero-usb-isoGitHub
How L.A.'s Playbook Can Guide Chicago's Fight Against ICE
How L.A.'s Playbook Can Guide Chicago's Fight Against ICE ~ L.A. TACO
With ICE terrorizing Chicago, independent media outlets The Triibe, Unraveled Press and The Chicago Reader joined forces to report on ICE’s activities in the city and suburbs.lataco.com
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Sincere questions I find myself asking.
Sometimes I think, I have learned a lot about this issue and I'm well aware of the fact the whole world is going towards a state of surveillance that no one can escape, I have done everything I could to ensure my personal privacy, but what about others?
the majority of the world population does not even care about this matter, and they might even see it as a normality, the people might even know that they are being watched/listened to/surveilled, and they don't do anything to prevent it neither individually or collectively.
I also believe that protecting the individual privacy automatically contributes to the collective privacy and vice-versa, but seeing how the world is heading towards extreme surveillance that is practically impossible to resist (eg.. face recognition, chat control law),
I ask, what is the point of all of this? how can i live peacfully knowing that i can be suspected of anything just because i made a joke here or said something there?
and I'm not talking 100% privacy or anonymity, i'm just talking peace of mind and well-being.
Of course, Bernie couldn't have it any other way
It Is Genocide » Senator Bernie Sanders
Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend itself from Hamas.Senator Bernie Sanders
Hegseth Leads Push to Punish Military Service Members Over Charlie Kirk Comments
The Pentagon has ramped up a political correctness crusade in the wake of the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
The military is taking disciplinary action against both enlisted troops and officers over social media posts regarding Kirk, who was shot last week at an event at Utah Valley University.
In the wake of Kirk’s death, a number of X accounts began calling for their followers to find social media posts made by troops that they saw as being critical of — or even not sufficiently deferential to — Kirk or mocking or celebrating his death. The accounts began posting screenshots, tagging Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other senior Pentagon officials and calling for the troops to be fired.v
Hegseth Leads Push to Punish Military Service Members Over Charlie Kirk Comments
The Pentagon’s political correctness campaign could affect dozens of enlisted troops and officers, according to one insider.Nick Turse (The Intercept)
Hegseth Leads Push to Punish Military Service Members Over Charlie Kirk Comments
The Pentagon has ramped up a political correctness crusade in the wake of the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
The military is taking disciplinary action against both enlisted troops and officers over social media posts regarding Kirk, who was shot last week at an event at Utah Valley University.
In the wake of Kirk’s death, a number of X accounts began calling for their followers to find social media posts made by troops that they saw as being critical of — or even not sufficiently deferential to — Kirk or mocking or celebrating his death. The accounts began posting screenshots, tagging Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other senior Pentagon officials and calling for the troops to be fired.
Hegseth Leads Push to Punish Military Service Members Over Charlie Kirk Comments
The Pentagon’s political correctness campaign could affect dozens of enlisted troops and officers, according to one insider.Nick Turse (The Intercept)
South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years
A court in South Korea has acquitted a woman convicted six decades ago for biting off part of a man’s tongue during an alleged sexual assault, after she challenged the ruling, inspired by the country’s #MeToo movement.
Choi Mal-ja was 19 in 1964 when she was attacked by a 21-year-old man in the southern town of Gimhae. He pinned her to the ground and repeatedly forced his tongue into her mouth, at one point blocking her nose to stop her from breathing, according to court records.
Choi managed to break free by biting off 1.5cm of his tongue.
In one of South Korea’s most contentious rulings on sexual violence, the aggressor received only six months in prison, suspended for two years, for trespassing and intimidation – but not attempted rape.
Choi, now 79, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and handed a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. That decision was overturned on Wednesday by the Busan district court which ruled her actions constituted “justifiable self-defence” under South Korean law.
South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years
Choi Mal-ja’s appeal gained momentum after #MeToo movement inspired her to seek justiceGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Ok but what does inceldom got to do with it ? That was my question.
Also a country that conscripts men, is misogynistic ? Wow that's new
These misogynistic movements are filled with incels. Just casting them as misunderstood and cast-off from society is horribly inaccurate. This political division is large and climbing:
Rampant femicide and violence against women is huge and growing to epidemic levels. The fact that there is forced conscription for men is another avenue of misogyny in a way men are also harmed, forced conscription serves as a way for men to collectively have a shared millitarized experience and separate them from the rest of society. It also harms men, yes, but is ultimately a part of the way society is increasingly divided, and is used as justification for violence against women.
500 femicides: The epidemic of violence against women in Korea
An in-depth look at court judgments spanning from January 2016 to November 2021Hankyoreh
Iran and nuclear watchdog sign agreement seeking path to restart cooperation
CAIRO (AP) — Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The announcement followed a meeting among Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi.
No further details were provided about the agreement, but Grossi said at a joint news conference after the signing that it was technical in nature and highlighted the “indispensable” inspection work that needs to resume in Iran under the treaty of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-capabilities-iaea-egypt-df623c26f9ee1e5b37431f00fa1d3a70
I'm all in on linux. [Damien Wilde]
windows is ass. i use only linux now.
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
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Have you got hardware acceleration working? I'll often take half a TB of 360 footage on a trip, and stitching it on Linux via Bottles isn't viable due to me not having hardware acceleration working. It takes days on my current Linux setup, as compared to less than a day with HW acceleration on Windows.
I have been just considering getting a Mac Mini M4 for 450 bucks next time it's on sale and using that as a DaVinci/Insta360 render server.
Technically Spain was fascist at the time so if you made a map of countries under fascism generally at the time and updated the EU map for Brexit, you'd be much closer to a 1:1.
Strange how Europe just does that.
Best way to transport a computer out of country?
So I have a job that will be getting me out of the US. For most things I’m not to worried, except for my computer. What would be the best way to securely move it and also not potentially worry about damaging it?
It’ll be a given that I have an encrypted off-site (cloud) back up, but I’m torn about removing the drives to hand carry and then shipping the chassis. My only worry about that would be customs stopping me because of carrying hard drives… more specifically 3x M.2, which I’m not as worried about and 4x 2.5” SSDs
Thoughts?
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Definitely take the GPU out and heatsink off the CPU, when it gets banged around both of those things because of their mass can fuck up your motherboard. I moved a lot for about a decade of my lifr and had multiple desktops get fucked up.
I'd also check these out: amazon.com/Shipping-Temperatur…
Troubleshooting URL opening
Hi guys! So a few weeks ago I installed 'WinApps', which allows for running any windows app in Linux...through an RDP viewport. For almost any app, it really feels like its running natively within your Linux DE, and it really is awesome.
Anyway, I think during the app setup, it kinda associated any/all URL links to be opened by Firefox....the one running within Windows! So whenever I click on an URL, it spins up the VM, or if already running, it opens a WINDOWS Firefox. I tried changing the default in my KDE settgins - Default Applications - Web Browser: Mozilla Firefox (the Linux one!). So the behavior now when I click on any URL is....to open a blank Linux Firefox window. It ignores the clicked link and it doesn't open anything else. What can I do to associate the URLs with Firefox?
Thanks!
GitHub - Fmstrat/winapps: Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration.
Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration. - Fmstrat/winappsGitHub
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This sounds like a perfect use-case for setting Junction as your default "browser": flathub.org/en/apps/re.sonny.J…
It shows a dialog when you open a URL, allowing you to specify which browser you want to use each time.
In theory, you could then open links in your host OS browser usually, but still be able to select the VM browser easily sometimes.
TIL about EMF paints that purportedly block em radiation
It's nice to know about, but imho, that's fairly high level paronia for the average citizen.
Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Pact declares any attack on Saudi Arabia or Pakistan an attack on both, deepening shared security alliance.Usaid Siddiqui (Al Jazeera)
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Syrskyi dismisses 2 corps commanders over lost territory, media reports
Syrskyi dismisses 2 corps commanders over lost territory, media reports
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has dismissed Volodymyr Silenko, head of the 17th Corps, and Maksym Kituhin, commander of the 20th Corps.Kateryna Hodunova (The Kyiv Independent)
TankieTube First Anniversary
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6162015
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Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36304935
Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Wed 17 Sep 2025 18.18 EDT
“We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people,” he wrote. “Having named it a genocide, we must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, a massive surge of humanitarian aid facilitated by the UN, and initial steps to provide Palestinians with a state of their own.”He now joins a small but growing list of House members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as Vermont representative Becca Balint, who also called it a genocide earlier in the day.
“Today, I believe the Israeli government is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people,” Balint wrote in an op-ed in the Courier. “As the granddaughter of a man murdered in the Holocaust, it is not easy for me to say that.”
Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36304935
Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Wed 17 Sep 2025 18.18 EDT
“We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people,” he wrote. “Having named it a genocide, we must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, a massive surge of humanitarian aid facilitated by the UN, and initial steps to provide Palestinians with a state of their own.”He now joins a small but growing list of House members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as Vermont representative Becca Balint, who also called it a genocide earlier in the day.
“Today, I believe the Israeli government is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people,” Balint wrote in an op-ed in the Courier. “As the granddaughter of a man murdered in the Holocaust, it is not easy for me to say that.”
Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36304935
[about f---ing time!]
Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Wed 17 Sep 2025 18.18 EDT
“We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people,” he wrote. “Having named it a genocide, we must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, a massive surge of humanitarian aid facilitated by the UN, and initial steps to provide Palestinians with a state of their own.”He now joins a small but growing list of House members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as Vermont representative Becca Balint, who also called it a genocide earlier in the day.
“Today, I believe the Israeli government is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people,” Balint wrote in an op-ed in the Courier. “As the granddaughter of a man murdered in the Holocaust, it is not easy for me to say that.”
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
Missile misfired during drone interception landed on Polish home, no casualties reportedwww.defensemirror.com
“You Can’t Bomb The Truth Away” - Mehdi’s POWERFUL speech About Palestinian Journalists
Mehdi CALLS OUT Israel to 12,000 People: 'You Can’t Bomb The Truth Away'
Silence is often rare in an arena filled with thousands of people, including A-list actors such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Riz Ahmed, and Guy Pierce, and famou...YouTube
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in reply to jackeroni • • •On one hand USA bombed my country, poisoned the waterways with depleted uranium, and helped war criminals rip a chunk of it off and continue ethnically cleansing people to this day.
On the other, for over a decade China has been helping criminals running the country embezell billions in return for putting us in so much debt who knows how many generations will be paying it off.
Both can go fuck themselves.
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