Vuoi dimagrire e sudi per farlo?
Il Grande Inganno del Sudore: Perché Sudi Ma Non Dimagrisci
"Che sudata, ragazzi, avrò perso almeno un chilo dopo questa bella scarpinata sotto al sole!". Quante volte hai sentito o pronun...Giuliano (Blogger)
✨ Partageons une soirée tech en non-mixité choisie ! ✨
Hello à tous·tes,
Envie de découvrir ou de pratiquer le mob programming dans un cadre bienveillant et inclusif ? Vous aussi, vous avez raté la billetterie du DevFest Nantes mais vous avez envie de coder ? (oups 😅) Rejoignez-nous pour une édition spécialement dédiée aux femmes et minorités de genre dans la tech. Cet événement sera animé par Manon Carbonnel.
🎯 Au programme :
- Un espace safe et convivial pour apprendre et coopérer sans pression de performance
- Un kata choisi ensemble pour expérimenter, que vous soyez novice ou expérimenté·e en mob et TDD
- Une soirée fun où l’essentiel est de coder en équipe et de s’inspirer mutuellement
👩💻 Ce dont vous aurez besoin :
- VS Code (éditeur de code gratuit et facile à installer).
- L'extension Live Share pour VS Code, qui permettra de travailler ensemble en temps réel sur le même code.
Que vous soyez à votre toute première session ou déjà familier·e de ce format, aucune pression : je suis là pour vous accompagner à chaque étape.
✨ Vos idées comptent ! Si vous avez des katas ou sujets en tête, partagez-les en commentaire. C'est plus sympa si la session répond à vos envies.
📅 Quand ? Le 16 octobre de 19:30 à 21:30.
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J'ai hâte de vous retrouver pour cette belle soirée tech et adelphité. 💛
Belle journée à tous·tes, Manon
Meno Vitamina D, Maggiore Rischio Di Cancro Al Seno
Vitamina D e Infiammazione: Un Legame Scomodo con il Cancro al Seno
Questo articolo ci apre le porte su un tema che sta diventando sempre più caldo, soprattutto per quella "certa scienza" che, dic...Giuliano (Blogger)
Utopia is a blatant lie, isn't it?
Treni a rischio il 2 e 3 ottobre: sciopero nazionale di 24 ore. Orari e fasce di garanzia
Nuovi disagi in arrivo per chi viaggia in treno. Giovedì 2 ottobre dalle ore 21:00 fino a venerdì 3 ottobre alle ore 20:59 è stato indetto uno sciopero nazionale di 24 ore che interesserà il trasporto ferroviario e, a cascata, anche i collegamenti su gomma.
L’agitazione, proclamata dal sindacato S.I. Cobas, coinvolgerà il Gruppo FS, Trenitalia, Trenord e Trenitalia Tper, con possibili cancellazioni, variazioni e ritardi.
TUTTI I DETTAGLI: Treni a rischio il 2 e 3 ottobre: sciopero nazionale di 24 ore. Orari e fasce di garanzia
Sciopero treni 2 e 3 ottobre 2025: orari, treni garantiti e fasce di garanzia
Sciopero treni 2 e 3 ottobre 2025: disagi in tutta Italia. Orari, treni garantiti e fasce di garanzia per Trenitalia, Trenord e Tper.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
Vertical Solar Panels Are Out Standing
Vertical Solar Panels Are Out Standing
If you’re mounting solar panels, everybody knows the drill, right? Point them south, angled according to latitude. It’s easy. In a video which demonstrates that [Everyday Dave] is truly…Hackaday
U.K. Jewish institutions say they back two-states – so why aren't they commending Starmer?
Virtually every British Jewish community representative organization claims to support a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians.
There is also cross-party consensus in the British parliament that this is the most viable solution. Yesterday, the British government finally took a step towards making this policy a reality by recognizing a Palestinian state, with clear conditions that ensure Israel's security, including the disarmament of Hamas and working to free the hostages the group still holds in Gaza.
So, on paper, the U.K.'s announcement should be welcomed by all those who claim to support a two-state solution, including the mainstream British Jewish community. And yet instead, it's been met at worst with criticism and condemnations, and at best with silence, perhaps out of fear of being ostracized.
Surely, this Israeli government, one that threatens to occupy and remove Palestinians from Gaza, and one that has already killed tens of thousands and starved hundreds of thousands, isn't reflective of our community and its values. So where is our British Jewish leadership, coming forward to commend Prime Minister Starmer for taking the step we all know is right?
British Jewish institutions say they back a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine – so why aren't they
On paper, the U.K.'s recognition of Palestine should be welcomed by all those who claim to support a two-state solution, including almost every major British Jewish organization.Danielle Bett (Haaretz)
Israel wants to train ChatGPT to be more pro-Israel
The government of Israel has hired a new conservative-aligned firm, Clock Tower X LLC, to create media for Gen Z audiences in a contract worth $6 million.
Clock Tower will even deploy “websites and content to deliver GPT framing results on GPT conversations.” In other words, Clock Tower will create new websites to influence how AI GPT models such as ChatGPT, which are trained on vast amounts of data from every corner of the internet, frame topics and respond to them — all on behalf of Israel.
At least 80 percent of content Clock Tower produces will be “tailored to Gen Z audiences across platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, and other relevant digital and broadcast outlets” with a minimum goal of 50 million impressions per month.
Israel wants to train ChatGPT to be more pro-Israel
In a new $6M contract, US firm ‘Clock Tower X’ will generate and deploy content across platforms, help game algorithms, plus manage AI ‘frameworks’ to make them more friendly to the causeNick Cleveland-Stout (Responsible Statecraft)
Israel wants to train ChatGPT to be more pro-Israel
The government of Israel has hired a new conservative-aligned firm, Clock Tower X LLC, to create media for Gen Z audiences in a contract worth $6 million.
Clock Tower will even deploy “websites and content to deliver GPT framing results on GPT conversations.” In other words, Clock Tower will create new websites to influence how AI GPT models such as ChatGPT, which are trained on vast amounts of data from every corner of the internet, frame topics and respond to them — all on behalf of Israel.
At least 80 percent of content Clock Tower produces will be “tailored to Gen Z audiences across platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, and other relevant digital and broadcast outlets” with a minimum goal of 50 million impressions per month.
Israel wants to train ChatGPT to be more pro-Israel
In a new $6M contract, US firm ‘Clock Tower X’ will generate and deploy content across platforms, help game algorithms, plus manage AI ‘frameworks’ to make them more friendly to the causeNick Cleveland-Stout (Responsible Statecraft)
Here’s the full text of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza
- Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza. This committee will be made up of qualified Palestinians and international experts, with oversight and supervision by a new international transitional body, the “Board of Peace,” which will be headed and chaired by President Donald J Trump, with other members and heads of State to be announced, including Former Prime Minister Tony Blair. This body will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza until such time as the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform program, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trump’s peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French proposal, and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza. This body will call on best international standards to create modern and efficient governance that serves the people of Gaza and is conducive to attracting investment.
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- Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form. All military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, including tunnels and weapon production facilities, will be destroyed and not rebuilt. There will be a process of demilitarisation of Gaza under the supervision of independent monitors, which will include placing weapons permanently beyond use through an agreed process of decommissioning, and supported by an internationally funded buy-back and reintegration program all verified by the independent monitors. New Gaza will be fully committed to building a prosperous economy and to peaceful coexistence with their neighbours.
Here’s the full text of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza
The White House says its proposal would end the war on Gaza immediately if both sides accept.Elis Gjevori (Al Jazeera)
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Those terms are just basically call for unconditional surrender.
Also:
transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committeeDonald J Trump
Tony Blair
Is it me or this plan is just unhinged? Not just politically bad, or imbalanced, or whatever. But actually fantastical, not meant for implementation. In fact I can't think of anyone who'd accept it, not the zionists either. It seems headline-driven policy. It's just intended to make noise.
At least Oslo was shitty but conceivably workable for some values of workable.
This is talking about tariffs and SEZs in the middle of rubble.
Gen Z protesters rally across Morocco demanding health, education reforms
Youth-led demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend in some of Morocco’s largest anti-government protests in years, denouncing what they called the government’s misplaced priorities.
Hundreds of young Moroccans took to the streets of at least 11 cities across the North African nation, denouncing corruption and blasting the government for pouring money into international sporting events while neglecting health and education.
They drew a direct link between the country’s struggling health care system and its investments in the lead-up to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, shouting slogans including, “Stadiums are here, but where are the hospitals?”
Gen Z protesters rally across Morocco demanding health, education reforms
Police say nearly 200 people have been arrested as the north African nation is rocked by biggest protests in years.Caolán Magee (Al Jazeera)
Gen Z protesters rally across Morocco demanding health, education reforms
Youth-led demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend in some of Morocco’s largest anti-government protests in years, denouncing what they called the government’s misplaced priorities.
Hundreds of young Moroccans took to the streets of at least 11 cities across the North African nation, denouncing corruption and blasting the government for pouring money into international sporting events while neglecting health and education.
They drew a direct link between the country’s struggling health care system and its investments in the lead-up to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, shouting slogans including, “Stadiums are here, but where are the hospitals?”
Gen Z protesters rally across Morocco demanding health, education reforms
Police say nearly 200 people have been arrested as the north African nation is rocked by biggest protests in years.Caolán Magee (Al Jazeera)
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OpenAI plans to launch an AI-only TikTok clone
OpenAI plans to launch an AI-only TikTok clone
A new report from Wired says OpenAI plans to launch a TikTok alternative that only allows AI-generated videos. It will use Sora 2 and allow users to upload their likeness to use in videos.Anil Ganti (Notebookcheck)
OpenAI plans to launch an AI-only TikTok clone
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/36675743
OpenAI plans to launch an AI-only TikTok clone
OpenAI plans to launch an AI-only TikTok clone
A new report from Wired says OpenAI plans to launch a TikTok alternative that only allows AI-generated videos. It will use Sora 2 and allow users to upload their likeness to use in videos.Anil Ganti (Notebookcheck)
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what's a good phone?
Hey there! i currently have a Samsung Galaxy A55 and i want to try one of the privacy focused phones. But idk which is the best i could try.
My findings:
- Fairphone with /e/OS, but ive heard /e/OS is apparantly not that secure.
- Google Pixel with GrapheneOS, but with this one I still need to buy from Google.
- Linux phones, but I'm concerend they dont support all the apps i want to use.
that being said, can you use MicroG instead of Google Services for ALL apps? or does it only work for things like Revanced?
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i also use a Samsung smartwatch with Google Wallet so would this still be possible with an alternate OS?
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For linux phones can't you use waydroid which gets you support for all android apps? Pls don't quote me on this though.
I guess apps that require Google play services won't work.
AI answers Microsoft licensing questions, helps you choose
AI upstart aims to do what mere mortals can't: Make sense of Microsoft licensing
Interview: Thankfully, Onyx's model also knows when to defer to a human for adviceRichard Speed (The Register)
Colliri anti-presbiopia: quali sono e come funzionano?
Colliri anti-presbiopia: quali sono e come funzionano?
La FDA ha approvato colliri innovativi contro la presbiopia a base di aceclidina e pilocarpina. In Europa non sono ancora autorizzati: ecco come funzionano e i risultati degli studi.www.my-personaltrainer.it
Io sinceramente non trovo molto naturale un mini schermo a pochi cm dagli occhi, un po' come i visori, un led sparato a quella distanza nell'occhio mi farebbe un po' paura usato a lungo.
Finché usi un visore per poco tempo per una simulazione o un training immersivo ancora ancora...
Nel tuo caso meglio provare i prossimi occhiali neuralink allora
UK Labour Party members vote to recognise Gaza genocide at conference
UK Labour Party members vote to recognise Gaza genocide at conference
The move adds pressure on the UK government, led by Keir Starmer, which has been slammed over its stance on Gaza war.Caolán Magee (Al Jazeera)
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Unikaj retaj kursoj sur universitata nivelo
La hispana universitato UNED estas la sola eŭropa distanca universitato, kiu proponas kursojn de Esperanto samnivele kiel kursojn de la angla kaj aliaj grandaj naciaj lingvoj. Ekzamenoj okazas ĉeeste, sekvante la Komunan Eŭropan Referenc-Kadron por Lingvoj. Tion ebligas interkonsento inter UNED kaj Hispana Esperanto-Federacio. La kursojn povas partopreni ĉiuj, kiuj pretas pagi la kotizon. Kompreno de la hispana estas nepra en la unua kurso, konsilinda en la dua, nenecesa en la tria.
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Recommendations for audio production software?
I have literally zero experience with creating audio, but I want to try something new for me.
I know most people who are "properly" into music production are just using a Mac, because it just works and where a lot of the software is available.
Thing is, I have zero expectations.
I don't need a lot of features, plug-ins, and whatever. Most stuff will probably just be fine for me.
Heck, I don't even know what I need in the first place to get a full "stack" of audio production software.
For the start, I'd prefer something simple.
Mostly just something where I can arrange a few recorded audio tracks onto each other and maybe edit them a bit.
Something where I can record the tracks with my microphone (and some time later maybe an input device like a piano keyboard, e-guitar, etc.) and listen them at the same time, preferably in the same program.
What are your experiences with making music on Linux?
What software would you recommend?
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Chat Control is back & we've got only a few weeks to stop the EU CSAM scanning plans.
The Dastardly Danes and Ursula are at it again.
Chat Control is back & we've got two months to stop the EU CSAM scanning plans. | Tuta
The EU Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, first published in May 2022, has become the "most criticized law of all time". Here's how to stop it now!Tuta
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And there it is, an oppressive weapon camouflaged as a nicely packaged present. What I seem to realise is our "dependancy" on the governments perspective - it's like they already speak the ultimate truth, testing the limits of what is democracy.
Is it really right to be weaponising children and minors into essentially constructing a totalitarian regime? Because, in my perspective they are using our young people as human shields to justify their hideous acts against humanity.
It is best not to forget who's the actual enemy. Because, in the future no one will be safe - no matter the age.
Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 4 (2.93.0) has been released!
We are ecstatic to announce that we have released the fourth experimental version of Pidgin 3.0!!! This is a pre alpha release with an official version number of 2.93.0. We will continue releasing in this fashion until we are ready for 3.0.0 which will be the release we consider ready for end users.
The release can be found on SourceForge and should show up on Flathub Beta shortly.
If you don’t want to use the Flathub Beta method, there are build instructions in the README for building a flatpak locally or installing into a meson devenv. Both methods avoid installing directly to your OS installation which is the preferred method as there is no easy way to uninstall.
About
Just like the previous experimental releases, this is a timed release. It is a snapshot of what we currently have and is something we think other tinkerers and developers may want to start playing with, but again, it is not meant for end users.
Most things are not implemented, the user interface has not been polished at all, and there are so so many bugs. As such we are asking that packagers please do not package this for your users yet as the potential support requests will be too much for us to handle at this time.
There's a number of things that unfortunately went unfinished for this release so you may notice more bugs than previous experimental releases. But like usual, there's still been plenty of progress for everyone to check out!
Looking forward, Experimental 5 is scheduled for 2025-12-31 and will have a version number of 2.94.0.
We have a bunch of tickets entered for Experimental 5, and you can keep an eye on the Burndown Chart for Experimental 5 to stay informed. As always, priorities and possibilities can and will change, so even if something is listed for this release that doesn’t mean it will be in the release until it’s actually completed.
If you would like monthly updates, be sure to check out the #state-of-the-bird posts!
Highlights
We have a bunch of highlights this release, but some are hard to show in text, but we'll do our best!
Developer Migration Guide
We have started the huge task of describing how to migrate code from Purple 2 to Purple 3. That document is available at docs.imfreedom.org/purple3/migrating.html.
This is for migration only. We're still looking at doing some sort of compatibility layer, but we don't want to put a lot of time into that until we're much more confident in the APIs not changing. We are also looking to do an architecture document as well that will explain some of the finer details of the APIs.
Backends
Many of our data sources need to be persisted when the program isn't running. We've done this a number of ways over the years, but in this release we have created a new pattern of using backends to abstract this out.
For example, a user interface can tell Purple.ConversationManager to not persist conversations or to persist them in a SQLite database using Purple.ConversationManagerSeagullBackend. Many more of these will be popping up in the future for the other managers.
Conversation Persistence
As mentioned above Purple now keeps track of your open conversations assuming the conversation manager was told to use a backend that persists data which Pidgin does by default.
This means you no longer have to add a channel to your contact list and tell it to auto join, it will just automatically happen for all conversations (dms, group dms, channel, etc) that were still open when you closed the program which matches the behavior of many modern clients.
New Application Icon
The one and only Hykle Bons has come out of retirement to create a new application icon for Pidgin 3 which you can see below. If you have any comments regarding it, there is a post for that over here.
Color Scheme Preference
You can finally chose to have Pidgin follow the system theme or force it into light or dark mode!
ChangeLog
General:
- Update to Ibis 0.14.0 (RR 4043) (Gary Kramlich)
- Tell meson about our license (RR 4045) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add a test to make sure the flatpak dependencies have been updated (RR 4044) (Gary Kramlich)
- Only add the flatpak dependencies test when compiling for linux (RR 4049) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix some Since tags (RR 4059) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
- Deprecate ChangeLog.API (RR 4128) (Gary Kramlich)
- Port the protocols to the birb string functions (RR 4139) (Gary Kramlich)
- Ignore the meson subproject .wraplock file (RR 4145) (Gary Kramlich)
- Stop setting XDG_RUNTIME_DIR in devenv (RR 4170) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
macOS:
- Fix some issues with the macOS native files (RR 4165) (Gary Kramlich)
- Hide duplicate menu items (RR 4166) (Gary Kramlich)
libpurple:
- Serialize conversations and their tags (PIDGIN-17989) (RR 4048) (Gary Kramlich)
- Load conversations back in from the database (PIDGIN-17989) (RR 4051) (Gary Kramlich)
- Replace PurplePlugin by GPluginPlugin (RR 4063) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
- Add Purple.ConversationManager.get_all_for_account (RR 4065) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove a bunch of unused and unnecessary preferences code (RR 4066) (Gary Kramlich)
- Delete conversations from the database when the user leaves them (RR 4064) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.ScheduleTask (PIDGIN-18105) (RR 4072) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.Scheduler (PIDGIN-18105) (RR 4073) (Gary Kramlich)
- Tell gir to ignore the Purple.Request functions that aren't bindable (RR 4076) (Gary Kramlich)
- Delete the purple_gdk_pixbuf api (RR 4075) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove searching from Purple.ProtocolContacts (RR 4078) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove Purple.CircularBuffer (RR 4083) (Gary Kramlich)
- Clean up and modernize PurpleImage (RR 4074) (Gary Kramlich)
- Replace Purple.Avatar with Purple.Image (RR 4084) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add an avatar-for-display property to Purple.ContactInfo (RR 4086) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix some broken logic in Purple.Conversation.send_message_async (RR 4095) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix the birb header path (RR 4097) (Gong Zhile)
- Add builtin library dependency for introspection (RR 4098) (Gong Zhile)
- Create Purple.Contacts (PIDGIN-18106) (RR 4077) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.ProtocolDirectory (PIDGIN-18108) (RR 4079) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.ConversationMembers.find_first_other (RR 4087) (Gary Kramlich)
- Move Purple.Conversation.find_or_add_member to Purple.ConversationMembers (RR 4100) (Gong Zhile)
- Convert Purple.Tags to a Gio.ListModel (PIDGIN-18002) (RR 4088) (Gary Kramlich)
- Some tweaks for Purple.ConversationMember and Purple.ConversationMember (RR 4102) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix up the account manager (RR 4090) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add default handlers to Purple.Account to manage the online state of conversations (RR 4092) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add a Purple.ContactInfo:badges property (PIDGIN-18114) (RR 4103) (Gary Kramlich)
- Many updates for Purple.ProtocolContacts (PIDGIN-18112 PIDGIN-18115 PIDGIN-18116) (RR 4105) (Gary Kramlich)
- Clean up some stuff in Purple.Protocol (RR 4109) (Gary Kramlich)
- Check for the MESON_TEST_ITERATION envvar before adding our default plugin paths (PIDGIN-18121) (RR 4115) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add vfuncs to Purple.Protocol for setting display names (PIDGIN-18117) (RR 4107) (Gary Kramlich)
- A Bunch of cleanups for the credential manager (RR 4116) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix some minor issues in protocol directory (RR 4122) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.Conversation::displayed (RR 4093) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add an id property to Purple.Command (PIDGIN-18118) (RR 4106) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove all of the proxy code (RR 4120) (Gary Kramlich)
- Move the saved-plugins preference to GSettings (RR 4121) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove the preferences API (RR 4123) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove Purple.AccountManager.foreach (RR 4124) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add a unit test for Purple.CommandManager.get_commands_for_conversation (PIDGIN-18119) (RR 4108) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove Purple.ContactInfo:username (RR 4114) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.AccountManagerBackend (RR 4125) (Gary Kramlich)
- A bunch of random cleanups for Purple.Ui (RR 4126) (Gary Kramlich)
- Rename Attachment:inline to Attachment:is-inline to fix some compiler errors on Windows (RR 4131) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.Account.disconnect_with_new_error (RR 4133) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create a Noop AccountManagerBackend (RR 4134) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update Purple.AccountManager to use Purple.AccountManagerBackend (RR 4135) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.SchedulerBackend (PIDGIN-18105) (RR 4127) (Gary Kramlich)
- Port libpurple to the birb string functions (RR 4140) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove some unused utility functions (RR 4142) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove the network API (RR 4141) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.AccountSetting (RR 4143) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove the private PurpleAccountSetting type (RR 4144) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.AccountSettings (RR 4146) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.Protocol.get_default_account_settings (RR 4147) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.AccountSettingStringList (RR 4153) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update the default account settings handler to include user splits (RR 4154) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Purple.Account:disconnected to complement Purple.Account:connected (RR 4157) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix settings initialization in network prefs (RR 4161) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
- A first pass at documenting how to migrate from purple 2 (RR 4155) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove the last remnants of GdkPixbuf (RR 4169) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add remove all and update methods to Purple.AccountSettings (RR 4159) (Gary Kramlich)
- Make sure accounts have names when saving and loading (RR 4171) (Gary Kramlich)
- Ignore a libxml deprecation (RR 4177) (Gary Kramlich)
- Replace the debug subsystem with macros to the glib counter parts (RR 4178) (Gary Kramlich)
- Clean up the plugins API (RR 4179) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update libpurple to use Purple.Account:name when referring to accounts (RR 4174) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove the History API (RR 4176) (Gary Kramlich)
- A few cleanups in the account api (RR 4182) (Gary Kramlich)
- Rename Purple.AccountManager.get_connected to get_connected_accounts and return a Gio.ListModel (PIDGIN-18120) (RR 4183) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
- Add implements functions to Purple.ProtocolFileTransfer (RR 4180) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.ConversationManagerBackend (PIDGIN-18128) (RR 4184) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update Purple.ConversationManager to use a Purple.ConversationManagerBackend (RR 4185) (Gary Kramlich)
- Create Purple.ConversationManagerSeagullBackend (RR 4189) (Gary Kramlich)
Pidgin:
- Re-enable links in Pidgin.Message (RR 4047) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update Pidgin.DisplayWindow to load existing conversations (RR 4050) (Gary Kramlich)
- Move the input box to a GtkSourceView (RR 4071) (Gary Kramlich)
- Use the presence message of a contact for the subtitle of DM's (RR 4081) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update Pidgin.InfoPane a bit and expose the avatar (RR 4085) (Gary Kramlich)
- Don't show the presence icon in messages (RR 4089) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove the toplevel plugins menu (RR 4113) (Gary Kramlich)
- Use the account's username in Pidgin.AccountDisplay (RR 4112) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add Pidgin.Application:can-join-channel and bind actions to it (PIDGIN-18122) (RR 4110) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update pidgin to use the birb string functions (RR 4138) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add a Pidgin.Badges widget to contacts in the contact list (RR 4136) (Gary Kramlich)
- Import our new application icon from the one and only Hylke Bons (RR 4137) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix parenting of Account Manager window on initial startup (RR 4162) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
- Remove the old broadway backed tests (RR 4167) (Gary Kramlich)
- Remove pidginprivate.h (RR 4168) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add a dark/light color scheme setting (PIDGIN-18085) (RR 4163) (Elliott Sales de Andrade)
- Add the account name to the account editor (RR 4172) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update Pidgin.AccountDisplay to use the Purple.Account:name property (RR 4173) (Gary Kramlich)
- Update pidgin to use Purple.Account:name when referring to accounts (RR 4175) (Gary Kramlich)
- Don't tell gtk to register the application with the session manager (RR 4187) (Gary Kramlich)
Demo:
- Mark messages sent in the demo protocol as delivered (RR 4094) (Gary Kramlich)
- Port the demo protocol to ProtocolDirectory (RR 4080) (Gary Kramlich)
- Make the demo protocol plugin use the active presence (RR 4091) (Gary Kramlich)
- Add an external contact ot the Demo protocol (PIDGIN-18101) (RR 4101) (Gary Kramlich)
IRCv3:
- Implement the /me command (RR 4070) (Gary Kramlich)
- Fix an issue where the status messages weren't being written (RR 4111) (Gary Kramlich)
- Port IRCv3 to the new account settings (RR 4156) (Gary Kramlich)
- Only send WHO on our own joins (RR 3986) (Gary Kramlich)
SIP:
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Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection
Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection
Trump official plots “impossible” deal moving Taiwan’s chip supply chain into US.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance
A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse.
Archived copies of the article:
* archive.today
* ghostarchive.org
merriam-webster.com/dictionary…
prof·i·teer·ing ˌprä-fə-ˈtir-iŋ
the act or activity of making an unreasonable profit on the sale of essential goods especially during times of emergency
(which is normal and desirable in capitalist free market systems)
Mystery fleet of US Air Force tankers crossing Atlantic stirs war fear
Mystery fleet of US Air Force tankers crossing Atlantic stirs echoes of Iran strike ahead of secret military meeting
As President Trump prepares to meet generals and admirals at a shadowy meeting tomorrow, verified X accounts are reporting deployment of US air tankers to Europe, citing flight tracking data.Elina Shirazi (Daily Mail)
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Climate Activists Thwarted in U.S. Courts Are Headed to an International Tribunal for Review
Climate Activists Thwarted in U.S. Courts Are Headed to an International Tribunal for Review - Inside Climate News
Plaintiffs who sued the U.S. government in 2015 for promoting fossil fuel policies and failing to protect them from climate change have petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for an investigation and remedies.Inside Climate News
Octopuses Invade the English Coast, ‘Eating Anything in Their Path’ | The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer.
According to Steve Simpson, a professor of marine biology at the University of Bristol, “climate change is a likely driver” of the population boom. “We are right on the northern limit of the octopus species range, but our waters are getting warmer, so our little island of Great Britain is becoming increasingly favorable for octopus populations,” he said.
Plural of Octopus: Octopi vs. Octopuses vs. Octopodes
Which is correct? We'll get into it.Editors of Merriam-Webster (Merriam-Webster)
Fry's Electronics Linux PC from 2005 - GQ3131 with Linspire
i used to have one of these and it was the first time i went with linux fulltime.
i was an employee of fry's electronics so i got a discount with it as well. lol
EDIT: mine didn't come with speakers, but that keyboard made me feel nostalgic. and speaking of penny pinching: fry's never updated their sales/inventory system past msdos 6.22
Public and Planet to 'Pay the Price' as Trump Props Up Coal With $625 Million Bailout
Trump's Department of Energy announced it is investing $625 million in the coal industry, sparking backlash from climate advocates.
Public and Planet to 'Pay the Price' as Trump Props Up Coal With $625 Million Bailout
One campaigner called it "nothing more than a wealth transfer from the American people to Trump's billionaire friends sitting atop a failing industry."jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)
Ex-Republican South Carolina House member admits to distributing hundreds of child sex abuse videos
Former Republican South Carolina Rep. RJ May has admitted in court to sending hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused across the country via social media
Imgur is now geoblocking the UK
This includes the ability to see images embedded into other sites.
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I have no idea, but it was one of a few forums that reported it first before news sites even were aware of it. I posted follow-up here lemmy.zip/post/49951704
Imgur blocks UK users after regulator threatens fine over child data use
Imgur is one of the world's largest image-sharing communities, originally created in 2009 by Alan Schaaf as a gift to Reddit users. The service grew into a massive platform, boasting over 60 billion memes, GIFs, and images viewed by its 150 million monthly users. Now, it has pulled out of the UK following a warning of potential fines from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Users in the region trying to access the site are met with the error message: Content not available in your region.
Follow up to: lemmy.zip/post/49898832
Despite bomb threats, war fears, and disinformation, Moldovans still show up to reject Russia
In a country haunted by Soviet memory and threatened by Russian influence, ordinary voters chose the path toward Europe.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/kyivindepend…
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Despite bomb threats, war fears, and disinformation, Moldovans still show up to reject Russia
CHIȘINĂU, Moldova — Moldova's ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has secured just over 50% of the vote, or 55 out of 101 parliament seats, keeping the country on a European path.Paula Erizanu (The Kyiv Independent)
China sentences former agricultural minister to death
China sentences former agricultural minister to death
China's former minister for agriculture has been sentenced to death on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said.RTÉ News (RTÉ)
[Opinion] A window to a future where China wins the green race
The US might seek to focus on domestic alternatives to Chinese products. For the rest of the world, partnering with the one country that controls the world’s clean-energy supply chains is hardly a choice.
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Cowbee [he/they]
in reply to SugarCatDestroyer • • •I read your link. Again, the idea of a utopia, a perfect society free from any problems whatsoever, heaven on Earth, is just as fictional as its opposite. Dystopia, a perfect hell on Earth free from any hope whatsoever, where a New World Order forces digital transactions and herds you like sheep, is just as fictional. Both are good settings for fiction, as you point out, but real life is more complicated and realistic than that.
The ruling class, the capitalists, don't do evil things for the sake of power or control. They do it for profits. Everything is subservient to that end. The genocide committed in Palestine is to keep Israel as a settler-colonial project to secure the US Empire's interests in the region. The fact that you get paid less than you create while a tiny owning class plunders the real fruits of your labor is for profit. The idea of a "New World Order" as you say using control of digital currency and a new third world war just to gain... power? Control? Works against those interests.
Reality doesn't work on such Marvel logic. Again, I am going to recommend reading theory. Here's an intro Marxist-Leninist reading guide I made, that I've linked before. A better world is possible, and it is neither easy nor impossible, it's merely difficult and real. We must roll up our sleeves and get to work so that we can plant the seeds of the trees our successors rest in the shade of!
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •To be honest, I'm not in the best financial situation right now and I just don't have the strength to explain everything in more detail. And I know that in reality everything can go a little differently and here you need to constantly follow important news in order to make more detailed forecasts.
For example, there is a global energy crisis in the world right now, and there is a solution to it, but it is not beneficial to certain people, so I prefer to expect the worst. I'm not sure I'll find any evidence, but you can try it yourself and maybe you'll find something, so to speak, you'll have to look between the lines.
Cowbee [he/they]
in reply to SugarCatDestroyer • • •Energy is a problem, yes, but it's one where solar is now becoming the cheapest form of energy, and nuclear energy is advancing rapidly. Countries like the PRC have made it a clear and important goal to resolve. Countries like the US Empire that desire oil use for their own profits are still forced to cave to this trend, electric cars are becoming more prevalent and solar is expanding.
I don't expect you to explain everything in detail, but I do think you've dug yourself into conspiracy theory doomerism and that's taking up a lot of your mental energy and attitude.
SugarCatDestroyer
in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •In fact, I learned about the energy crisis and how serious it is from a scientist who said that he has been trying to solve this problem for several decades and not alone, because the solution to the problem exists, but there are people at the top who are afraid of losing power.
Believe it or not I have too little evidence.
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eldavi
in reply to SugarCatDestroyer • • •i'm convinced that this is my doomscrolling is so prevalent in our society since we're kept ignorant of our options.
latenightnoir
in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •I agree with you on everything except one aspect: money is power and control in this system. Abstract authority is meaningless and most of those who seem to have only this are pieces to be moved when appropriate, but the moving is done with money. That's where the real power is nowadays.
As it were, money can't buy happiness, but it sure can make it a lot easier to compensate for the sadness.
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •You're making a distinction between
How would we empirically tell which is happening?
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in reply to Deceptichum • • •Capitalism is a material, existing system that does not care about power. All it cares about is whoever best achieves profits in the system. As there is a tendency for the rate of profit to fall, absolute profits must be raised by rapid and continuous expansion. Power is merely a tool for that purpose, a capitalist that doesn't manipulate the state to its own ends, etc fails to outcompete. In capitalism, even if the action is abhorant, if it's profitable, it will be done.
By putting notions of power above profit, you utterly confuse the driving aspect of economies based on circulation of commodities and reproduction on an expanded scale, ie capitalism. It doesn't matter if the capitalists has everything they want as an individual, if they choose to stop pursuing profits, they sink and new capitalists that are willing to continue will take their place, because capitalists are a class, and not just a group of individuals alone.
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Said it yourself, "power [is a] means to acquire more money." And the way society has been structured means we, the workers and consumers, are the product - we are the money (arguably always have been).
As such, it honestly makes sense to establish more and more layers of control, not only as a means of reinforcing and securing their positions (it's harder to fight against Fascism if you can't even call it Fascism, for instance), but also to wrangle the cattle, as it were.
I mean, if you'd be making your money off of rearing cows, you wouldn't want them rebelling in any way. Complicates the road to profit.
Cowbee [he/they]
in reply to latenightnoir • • •Control can help facilitate making more money, but not always. Slavery was horribly inefficient for industrial work, for example, so the industrialists in the Statesian north went to war with the slaver agriculturalists in the south to expand the supply of wage laborers. Wage laborers are under less direct control, but are more willing to do complicated work, as they don't have an assured existence.
Power is the means to the end, the end being profit. It isn't the other way around.
latenightnoir
in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Well, what I was saying is that power is intrinsic to money, any way you cut it. Whether it be through using power to acquire money, or using money as a power in itself - money can make anything move, if that's not power, then what is?
As for the aspect of control, yes, those outdated methods were ineffective, but they've had plenty of time to perfect their expression of control since then. I mean, if the people in power owning the means of distributing information and facilitating communication between people isn't control, then what is?
Cowbee [he/they]
in reply to latenightnoir • • •latenightnoir
in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •I understand and agree with that, but that's exactly my point, that control is a means to an end, but control needs to be sustained and perfected over time, and it is also necessary when a handful of psychotic apes are making their profits off of other 8.2 billion psychotic apes.
Yes, the ultimate goal is money. Yes, control is a means to an end. But you also have to take into consideration the way we've structured things to work so far, how we've built society, basically. It's layers upon layers of influence and control, even down to basic human interactions most of the time. I'm not saying non-transactional interactions are impossible, but in a transactional system, transactional interactions are favoured. And, yes, the system itself is transactional because it is focused and built around the central and supreme value (in its conception, not objectively, to note) - money.
We have built a system of control centered around money, is my point. Because that was the most effective way to ensure stability of profit. And it is much easier and much stabler to ensure the (upward) flow of money if one controls/influences/manipulates those who actually generate the money.
Cowbee [he/they]
in reply to latenightnoir • • •I don't disagree, my problem was with people suggesting control was the end, not profit. Control is a tool purely to help gain more profit, it isn't the goal.
As a side-note, I do think it's worth understanding that there are socialist countries where control is flipped, political power is dominated by the working class against capitalists. We know socialism works, we know capitalism is dying.
latenightnoir
in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Oh, nonono! Control is just the most effective and mass-deployed tool, not the end! Completely agree with that aspect!
And agreed as well in that the pyramid of control should be flipped, with the people who actually generate value (i.e. the workers) at the top! It would make sense not only from an equity standpoint, but in terms of expertise as well! I find practical experience with a process is an absolute must for anyone who is tasked with managing said process, if we desire efficient (and actually useful...) management!
The workers should be dictating how things work, because they're the ones actually working the things. That sounds a lot more confusing than it is in my head=))
Cowbee [he/they]
in reply to latenightnoir • • •Glad we could agree! Really, one of the bright sides of capitalism's later stages is that it already prepares the way for socialism. Capitalism cannot help but centralize, developing the tools and processes needed for production at huge scales, but this same development also makes it much easier to plan production and move beyond production for profit. As capital concentrates in fewer and fewer hands, the working class grows, and is already trained to run production ourselves. The longer this goes on, the more we outnumber capitalists.
Countries like the PRC, Cuba, etc have already shown that socialism works very well for satisfying the needs of people, and presents a way out. As imperialism is falling with the US Empire, so is the biggest obstacle to socialism globally. There's good reason to be hopeful for the future, it will just take organizing and serious dedication to building a better world.
Deceptichum
in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Yes they do, that is literally the only reason. Once you reach their wealth, you are not sated with merely making more money.
Money is relatively meaningless to a multi-billionaire, power and control isn't, it's why they fantasize about holding the keys to the food storage room in their bunker and not about running their own printing press to make Bison dollars.
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •False.
Money is not the end goal it is a tool, it is a physical embodiment of power. Money for money's sake does literally nothing, it's why billionaires start hiring lobbyists, buying media stations, starting charities, etc to push their views and influence onto society.
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Are those very different things? Wealth certainly grants power and control, no?
Having said that, I agree with the spirit of your comment.
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Well said. The key point is that our goal must be to deliver tangible improvements to people's everyday material conditions. Chasing some abstract, Platonic ideal of a perfect society is a pointless exercise. It's also unrealistic to expect any human society to become a Utopia.
Instead, we should focus on maximizing personal agency. That means accomplishing concrete things like reducing work hours, guaranteeing access to basic necessities, and providing public spaces like parks, libraries, and sports centers.
The goal isn't to have some nebulous "freedoms" promoted in the West. It's about ensuring that our collective labour and resources are directed toward raising the standard of living for everyone. And that process can only begin with the collective ownership of the means of production.
Cowbee [he/they]
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in reply to Cowbee [he/they] • • •Exactly, human societies are dynamic systems and we have to analyze them as such. We have to look at the selection pressures the rules of the system create, and interpret human behavior within the context of these rules. When we see that the rules create perverse incentives, we have the power to change the social contract.
Understanding how and why the system works is one of the best antidotes to doomerism, hence why we incessantly tell people to read theory. Once you understand why things work a certain way, and the mechanics that drive the evolution of the system then it no longer feels like a force of nature. It's a machine that we've constructed, and it operates because we collectively allow it to.
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in reply to SugarCatDestroyer • • •It is more complicated unfortunately. Effectively every Utopia is someone else’s dystopian nightmare.
For all the people who love the white picket fence fantasy there are even more that see it as a hellscape.
For every positive thing that exists there is a negative thing on the other side of it. And yes the degree of positive and negative can have different weights.
SugarCatDestroyer
in reply to bacon_pdp • • •Hmm, you reason well and are quite right. The so-called utopia is a comfortable cage, in essence, people live there like animals in a zoo, but at least they are safe.
Damn, for some reason I remembered a passage from novel: Imagine how people used to live with their families in houses, it's so disgusting that it makes you shudder.
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in reply to SugarCatDestroyer • • •People have thought for thousands of years that they were living in the time of a great final battle against eternal tyranny — and that they were destined to fail.
There’s a strange comfort in being certain of doom. It makes the world simple and understandable. Predictable, and therefore less jarring. Doom is invulnerable to good news — in fact, good news is always bad news in the framework of doom, because it means delaying the inevitable and inviting false hope.
But the real story of the last several thousand years is that the world is complex. People are more complex than we could’ve understood even a hundred years ago. And the universe may be even stranger than we possibly can imagine.
I’m not telling you to be certain of a positive outcome. I’m just telling you to let go of certainty.
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