Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
Maga figures back Bukele’s call for Trump to crack down on US judges
Experts say El Salvador president’s intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad
Trump's intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city's delegate in Congress.
UK police make arrests at pro-Palestine march in London
A “small number” of arrests were made Saturday at a pro-Palestine demonstration in London after counter-protesters breached conditions set for the march, leading to a “scuffle between several individuals,” according to Metropolitan Police, Anadolu reports.
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Bangladeshi activist tells of torture in Israeli jails for Gaza aid flotilla; links Western media to genocide
Bangladeshi renowned photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam said Saturday that Israeli forces attacked the Gaza flotilla he was on and put activists in jail, where they were tortured, Anadolu reports.
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Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
The AI #homelessmanprank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.
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Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
The AI homeless man prank has gone viral on TikTok, causing headaches for law enforcement.Terrence O'Brien (The Verge)
China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat
Investors brace for another bout of trade war turmoil as Beijing says it will act if US president fails to back down
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Researchers achieve breakthrough integration of 2D materials on standard silicon chips
Researchers at Fudan University have created a working memory chip just a few atoms thick.
Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE
Man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, freed only to be detained by ICE. Family fights for justice. Immigration courts urged to intervene.
Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE
ICE is preparing to deport an exonerated man to a country he hasn't set foot in since he was nine months old, his family alleges.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
Any UK-Layout keycaps identical to 8BitDo's C64 Keycaps?
When I first brought it year ago as it the first Mechanical keyboard I own, I only just notice it's a US Layout when I tried to use it which I assume because I got it on Amazon UK, it would be in UK Layout. ~~Note to myself, do few minutes of research before buying it online again.~~
I saw on 8BitDo's subreddit of someone contracting customer service if they sell UK-layout keycaps which they said no. I did tried look one identical to it but it both different colour and also in US-Layout.
Before tells me "Just use US Layout", I tried it and still feels unnatural to me. I really don't want my keyboard picking up some dust but if there's isn't any keycap that both looks identical and in UK, I'm considering maybe getting Keychron Keyboard at some point.
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Indian student captured by Ukraine joined Russian army to avoid drug charges, says mother
Gujarat’s Sahil Majothi joined the Russian army to avoid jail over alleged drug charges.
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Russia’s “Stealth” Sub Surfaces in NATO Waters—French Warship Moves In
A French frigate is surveilling a Russian submarine off Brittany, highlighting NATO's commitment to maritime security in the North Atlantic.
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Ukrainian forces liberate Mali Shcherbaky and advance 3.5 km on Zaporizhzhia front
Ukrainian assault units have conducted a successful counteroffensive operation on the Zaporizhzhia front, liberating the settlements of Mali Shcherbaky and Shcherbaky as well as part of Stepove.
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For the third day running, Israel violates Gaza 'ceasefire' to maim and murder Palestinians
On the third day of the ceasefire, an Israel drone targeted the Jabalia refugee camp, killing one civilian and seriously injuring others
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Israeli army detains Palestinian child as illegal settlers attack farmers in occupied West Bank
A Palestinian child was detained by the Israeli army in a military raid in the West Bank Saturday evening, as illegal settlers continued assaults in the occupied territory, local media said, Anadolu reports.
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A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley
A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley
Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.Lily Jamali (BBC News)
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It's a bubble all right. Except it bursting will be the result as expected. What we should do is try to first deflate it carefully, and then try to prevent it from just going boom.
Bubbles are not some unexpected crisis, they are basically a system created by people with a lot of power to suck the power others possess to themselves, to have even more power.
One can even call the British empire becoming less official and other colonial ventures drying up as a sequence of bubbles. Notably the European monarchs were not at a loss from it all.
The dotcom bubble sucked this way a lot of money in unclear directions (hedge funds are a thing, to launder such events), then somehow Facebook and Google and Amazon happen, all not very sophisticated things, but with a lot of convenient financing and publicity.
By the way, it's interesting that early concepts of NLS and Xanadu as things similar to the Web all didn't have the ditches requiring a bridge with tolls, speaking metaphorically, that the Web requires, and these big companies occurred as bridges over these ditches exactly. Like - when you have two-sided links, you don't need them. Not only many small places link to one popular place, but also the one popular place links to many small places. This, of course, also requires the system to be message-oriented, not connection-oriented. Otherwise why wouldn't the big place censor out reverse links. Like Usenet.
This would, of course, require globally identifiable objects and versioning, with a tree of versions, so that there could be plenty of versions of the same webpage. (I've always felt Torvalds is sincere when he says Git is his main contribution to humanity as a programmer.)
And links would have to be version-dependent. And links would have to be not part of objects, but associated objects themselves. This way you can have object directories, or fan-in objects (objects A, B and C combine into the object D, or maybe D follows from A, B, and C as a logical statement), or fan-out objects (there's object A, for which there are comments or subscripts B, C and D at some corresponding marks in the A structured text). Or, well, normal links referring to two objects (the exact location, again, of what part of a document is a link is contained in the link object).
This is a bit similar to voting systems, where ranked choice and ability to give a negative vote can change a lot. And this also encourages wide participation.
I just have that feeling that we as a humanity are led on a path of prepared bubbles enriching very specific people creating them and firmly knowing when and how they burst. When these people collect enough power, they might start changing the world in a direction we won't like at all.
OK, dreaming again.
Spellscript: esotoric programming language that's read like a spellbook
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China and Iran Seal Oil-for-Infrastructure Deal to Bypass U.S. Sanctions
China and Iran Seal Oil-for-Infrastructure Deal to Bypass U.S. Sanctions
China has formalized a barter system with Iran, trading infrastructure projects for crude oil to secure supply while skirtingthough not escapingU.S. sanctions.Editorial Dept (OilPrice.com)
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Nobel peace prize officials investigate surge in bets for winner
Nobel peace prize officials investigate surge in bets for winner
Bets for Maria Corina Machado spiked on Polymarket gambling site hours before she was awarded prizeLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
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Sodium-ion battery storage station expands in south China
Sodium-ion battery storage station expands in south China
China's first large-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage facility officially entered expanded operation on Wednesday in Nanning city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.After the second-phase expansion, the Fulin station can now handleCGTN
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ASCII Smuggling Attack Lets Hackers Manipulate Gemini to Deliver Smuggled Data to Users
ASCII Smuggling Attack Lets Hackers Manipulate Gemini to Deliver Smuggled Data to Users
Researchers set out to test leading large language models (LLMs) for resilience against the long-standing ASCII Smuggling technique.Florence Nightingale (CybersecurityNews)
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Are you brave or are you a coward?
Do you get pushed around or are you willing to defend those getting pushed if you know it's wrong?
I ask because so many people are soft but not gentle. They demand peace but aren't peaceful. I find them weak. So I want to know. Be honest.
UPDATE: I find it utterly pathetic that people can't take real criticism. Like they are triggered over anything that needs to be said.
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It’s a bit of both. I’m a photographer and I like to think of my outfits like photos, especially when I’m going somewhere where I plan to network. I want to present myself as someone with a good sense of style and who knows how to make people look good. So my style is my own, but I try to make sure I look good and fit the vibe of where I’m going.
I recently went to a party focused on some spiritual stuff and to match the vibe I got some 3/4 harem pants, but I got ones with a slightly muted floral pattern to make it my own. I made the rest of my outfit plain and dark to match and really emphasize the new pants. It was a style a bit outside my comfort zone, but was a big hit and I got lots of compliments.
Do you believe Luigi Mangione killed Bryan Johnson? Can he be found guilty with the evidence against him?
Personally: no & yes. For the latter, a legitimate court of law ought to laugh at this case. But that's not what he is facing.
The subject came up in conversation, so I figured I would take the temperature here.
In bizarre move, Framework embraces deeply extremist views
Help! Drone motors 2 & 3 in wrong direction, not possible to switch using Betaflight. USB defective, any way to access ESC Configurator using WiFI connection?
Encrypt your Linux with LUKS, like seriously.
This makes a world of difference. I know many people may know of it but may not actually do it. It Protects your files in case your computer is ever stolen and prevents alphabet agencies from just brute forcing into your Laptop or whatever.
I found that Limine (bootloader) has the fastest decryption when paired with LUKS at least for my laptop.
If your computer isn't encrypted I could make a live USB of a distro, plug it into your computer, boot, and view your files on your hard drive. Completely bypassing your Login manager. If your computer is encrypted I could not.
Use a strong password and different from your login
Benefits of Using LUKS with GRUB
Enhanced Security
- Data Protection: LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) encrypts disk partitions, ensuring that data remains secure even if the physical device is stolen.
- Full Disk Encryption: It can encrypt the entire disk, including sensitive files and swap space, preventing unauthorized access to confidential information.
Compatibility with GRUB
- Unlocking from Bootloader: GRUB can unlock LUKS-encrypted partitions using the cryptomount command, allowing the system to boot securely without exposing sensitive data.
- Support for LVM: When combined with Logical Volume Management (LVM), LUKS allows for flexible partition management while maintaining encryption.
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arch linux was what forced me to use LUKS on all of my installs regardless of distros, btw.
i used the standard layout:/boot, /, /home, swap. So when the installs break, the best way to fix is to use the archiso and remount and re arch-chroot.
Well.... i found out that without LUKS, anybody can use any distros live cd and mount my stuff.
At first, I used LUKs only on the main partitions: so / and /home, or just / if no separate /home. Swap remains unencrypted. Boot is also unencrypted.
You could encrypt those too but need more work and hackery stuff:
- encrypted boot: can be slow if you boot the compututer from cold. There's also this thing where you need to enter the password twice => think Fedora has an article to get around this. Iirc, it involves storing the boot's encrypted password as a key deep within the root directory.
- encrypted swap: the tricky thing is to use this with hibernation. I managed to get it to work once but with Zram stuff, I dont use hibernation anymore. It involved writing the correct arguments in the /boot/grub/grub.cfg. Basically tells the bootloader to hibernate and resume from hibernation with the correct UUID.
Big Solar Dream in Nevada Desert Hits the Brakes
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The U.S. government pulled the plug on the Esmeralda 7 project. This move has folks scratching their heads about where... by justmythoughtsPeakD
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