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Mozilla's Firefox adds Perplexity's AI answer engine as a new search option | TechCrunch
The integration offers conversational, cited answers instead of traditional links and follows positive feedback from earlier tests in select markets. Perplexity will expand to mobile soon.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
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US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown
Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints
Several major international US airports, including Phoenix Sky Harbor , Harry Reid international in Las Vegas, Seattle–Tacoma and Charlotte Douglas airport in North Carolina, are opting to block a video from the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, that blames Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown from airing at their checkpoints.
Airport authorities in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Charlotte and Westchester county, New York, have refused to display the footage at security checkpoints, saying the overtly political messaging potentially violates state and federal law, including the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from partisan political activity.
In the video, obtained first by Fox News, Noem tells travelers: “Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA [Transportation Security Administration] employees are working without pay.”
Pelosi challenger Saikat Chakrabarti launches upset bid at packed Mission event
Pelosi challenger Saikat Chakrabarti launches upset bid at packed Mission event
“I know this is not just about me,” he said to a packed San Francisco crowd. "This is about an overwhelming demand for change right now.”Yujie Zhou (Mission Local)
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Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group
Bondi alleged that a "wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs." She added that the DOJ "will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement."When contacted by Ars, Facebook owner Meta said the group "was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm." Meta didn't describe any specific violation but directed us to a policy against "coordinating harm and promoting crime," which includes a prohibition against "outing the undercover status of law enforcement, military, or security personnel."
The statement was sent by Francis Brennan, a former Trump campaign advisor who was hired by Meta in January.
Trump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking group
Pam Bondi claims Facebook group was used to “dox and target” ICE agents…Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
Donald Trump Refuses To Take ABC Correspondent’s Question Because Of George Stephanopoulos’ Contentious JD Vance Interview
Trump Refuses To Take ABC's Question Because Of JD Vance Interview
George Stephanopoulos had questioned JD Vance if Tom Homan kept $50,000 from an FBI undercover agent.Ted Johnson (Deadline)
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Madagascar president in hiding as Gen Z topples another government
Madagascar President in Hiding as Gen Z Topples Another Government
The government collapse follows youth-led uprisings in Nepal and Bangladesh.Brendan Mark Cole (Newsweek)
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because the conditions that made the "baby boomers" or the characteristic "millennials" are almost exclusive to the post-ww2 economic boom in the US.
gen-z is just a name that describes young people. why not just say young people instead of making up generational war nicknames?
You could make that case for the boomers, but with the advent of the Internet it's not really limited to specific countries anymore. Gen z just describes people who grew up with some access to the internet, but not to the extent of alpha. A large part of these recent revolts were caused or accelerated by social media. Gen Z is more specific than young people, and in this case also more culturally relevant.
Doesn't matter anyway, even if you think Gen Z isn't real you know what age range the article is talking about.
historically it's always young people and minorities (of any age) that go out to fuck things up. they are the ones who get the most fucked after all. no need to make generational divides out of it though, it's not just them getting the short end of the stick.
and not just genz grew up with internet, it's just that they are the young ones still. shitty fucking propaganda tbh.
not ancient. propagandizing younger generations to weaponize juvenoia is a very recent thing, if you were born in the last 50 years you can remember it, as i do.
we can be better and not help further this suspicious ass agenda.
Meta Removes Facebook Page Allegedly Used to Target ICE Agents — A Turning Point in Tech, Power & Free Speech?
Meta Removes Facebook Page Allegedly Used to Target ICE Agents — A Turning Point in Tech, Power & Free Speech?
On October 14, 2025, a significant confrontation between government authority and Big Tech surfaced: Meta (Facebook’s parent company) rem...VibeNest (Blogger)
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I find myself inspired to create a bingo style card, put he name of random countries under the days of the week and let his tariff threats fill in the board.
Throw a couple free spaces on Tuesday for TACO night...
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Yet to be decided, November 5th is the supreme court hearing date.
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US supreme court sets date to hear arguments on Trump’s tariffs
Hearing on 5 November sets up major test of the president’s use of executive power to drive his economic agendaMichael Sainato (The Guardian)
If you accept his bullshit that we are at war, then it’s legal. Since his bullshit is, in fact, bullshit, then only congress has tariff authority for 90% of the types of tariffs that he is levying.
‘Pete Hegseth Has United the Media!’ Only One Outlet Has Agreed to Pentagon’s New Press Rules as Fox News, CNN and More Refuse to Comply
Pete Hegseth‘s Defense Department has threatened to revoke press credentials of news organization that do not agree to restrictive new coverage rules — and says it may bar journalists who don’t agree to abide by the rules from physical access to the Pentagon’s grounds. But more than three dozen news orgs have said they are refusing to sign on to the requirements.On Tuesday, in a joint statement five major TV news outlets — ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News — said they were not agreeing to the new rules. The Pentagon has told reporters they must sign an agreement for the new rules by Tuesday or turn in their press passes by Wednesday.
According to the Defense Department’s press office, which outlined the new rules last month, reporters covering the Pentagon must sign a pledge not to obtain or use unauthorized material (even if the information is unclassified). If they do not, they will potentially be barred from the Pentagon.
“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,” the networks said in the statement. “The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press.”
The five networks join a number of other news orgs that have already said they won’t agree to the new rules being imposed by Hegseth, a former Fox News host. Those include the New York Times, AP, Reuters, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Politico, NewsNation and the Hill, along with conservative-leaning outlets like Newsmax and the Washington Examiner.
At press time, only one outlet has said it plans to sign on to the new rules announced by the Pentagon, which the Trump administration now calls the “U.S. Department of War”: pro-Trump network One America News Network (OANN).
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Here’s the current full list of news outlets that have refused to sign the Pentagon’s new rules, as compiled by the Washington Post:
ABC News AL-Monitor Associated Press The Atlantic Aviation Week Axios Bloomberg News Breaking Defense C4ISRNET CBS News CNN Defense Daily Defense News Defense One The Economist Federal Times The Financial Times Fox News The Guardian The Hill HuffPost Military Times MSNBC NBC News The New York Times Newsmax NewsNation NPR PBS NewsHour Politico RealClearPolitics Reuters Task & Purpose The Wall Street Journal The Washington Examiner The Washington Post The Washington Times WTOP
Fox News, CNN and More Refuse to Comply With Defense Department Media Rules
Pete Hegseth's Defense Department has threatened to revoke press credentials of news organization that do not agree to restrictive new coverage rules -- and bar them from physical access to the Pentagon's grounds.Todd Spangler (Variety)
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OANN.
... Last paragraph before I cut off the article for the summary in the post, and then jump to the big list.
So yeah, literally only the cultiest MAGA network is onboard, as far as I can tell, literally all other US journalism outlets possibly relevant to military reporting have refused it, there's a slew of defense oriented publications on there, a good deal of other pretty conservative outlets on the noncompliance list too.
... They did.
On Tuesday, in a joint statement five major TV news outlets — ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News — said they were not agreeing to the new rules.
They signed this statement:
"Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,” the networks said in the statement. “The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press.”
... this is all in the parts I excerpted, in the post.
You've misunderstood the thread.
They refused to sign on to the new requirements along with everyone else.
... I posted the thread.
The person I am responding to used the verb 'sign', alone, which could refer to signing the joint refusal statement, or, it could be referring to signing on to the new requirements from the DoW.
Regardless, it seems you have the correct factual understanding, regardless of phrasing, so, all good, I was just trying to make sure nobody had a factual misunderstanding.
EDIT: ok, I'm dumb.
I've posted this in like 5 different news comms and am losing track of which replies are in which thread and have what context.
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‘Pete Hegseth Has United the Media!’ Only One Outlet Has Agreed to Pentagon’s New Press Rules as Fox News, CNN and More Refuse to Comply
Pete Hegseth‘s Defense Department has threatened to revoke press credentials of news organization that do not agree to restrictive new coverage rules — and says it may bar journalists who don’t agree to abide by the rules from physical access to the Pentagon’s grounds. But more than three dozen news orgs have said they are refusing to sign on to the requirements.On Tuesday, in a joint statement five major TV news outlets — ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News — said they were not agreeing to the new rules. The Pentagon has told reporters they must sign an agreement for the new rules by Tuesday or turn in their press passes by Wednesday.
According to the Defense Department’s press office, which outlined the new rules last month, reporters covering the Pentagon must sign a pledge not to obtain or use unauthorized material (even if the information is unclassified). If they do not, they will potentially be barred from the Pentagon.
“Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,” the networks said in the statement. “The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press.”
The five networks join a number of other news orgs that have already said they won’t agree to the new rules being imposed by Hegseth, a former Fox News host. Those include the New York Times, AP, Reuters, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Politico, NewsNation and the Hill, along with conservative-leaning outlets like Newsmax and the Washington Examiner.
At press time, only one outlet has said it plans to sign on to the new rules announced by the Pentagon, which the Trump administration now calls the “U.S. Department of War”: pro-Trump network One America News Network (OANN).
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Here’s the current full list of news outlets that have refused to sign the Pentagon’s new rules, as compiled by the Washington Post:
ABC News AL-Monitor Associated Press The Atlantic Aviation Week Axios Bloomberg News Breaking Defense C4ISRNET CBS News CNN Defense Daily Defense News Defense One The Economist Federal Times The Financial Times Fox News The Guardian The Hill HuffPost Military Times MSNBC NBC News The New York Times Newsmax NewsNation NPR PBS NewsHour Politico RealClearPolitics Reuters Task & Purpose The Wall Street Journal The Washington Examiner The Washington Post The Washington Times WTOP
Fox News, CNN and More Refuse to Comply With Defense Department Media Rules
Pete Hegseth's Defense Department has threatened to revoke press credentials of news organization that do not agree to restrictive new coverage rules -- and bar them from physical access to the Pentagon's grounds.Todd Spangler (Variety)
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My guess is that the administration backs down. Maybe they could lose some of those, but if they can't even get Fox News and Newsmax onboard, they're just basically shutting down their media coverage.
EDIT: Also, I'm amazed that the administration managed to dick things up to that degree. I don't have a very high opinion of Hegseth, but if there's one thing that you'd think that his experience would be relevant for, you'd think that he'd at least be able to handle media relations with Fox News. The guy spent the last decade there.
El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident
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The son answered the door and, while he permitted the agents to search his home, claiming he had nothing to hide, he asked if they could wait first while he put the family dog, Chop, a Rottweiler, away in the bathroom before they walked in, as the dog could be aggressive...
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home and, as a result, ended up shooting the dog.The family stressed that the agents knew-- the son had told them-- that Chop was put in the bathroom for their safety and that the agents opened the door, let Chop out and shot him.
Furthermore, the family said none of the Border Patrol agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to the dog, which bled to death on the kitchen floor.
The family added that when they confronted agents, Border Patrol reportedly told them they were working from an anonymous tip tied to the previous owners of the home, who lived there two years ago.
El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...David Ibave (KFOX)
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Prince Andrew’s Epstein Interviewer Predicts More Names
Maitlis reacted in an interview for British radio station LBC in which she also predicted more careers would be ruined by the Epstein story: "I mean, the number of people that have ended up lying for Epstein, whose careers have ended up in absolute tatters because of their connection to him. I think we're at the tip of the iceberg, I genuinely do."
Yet a couple of months later, in February 2011, we now know he emailed Epstein to say: "I’m just as concerned for you! Don’t worry about me! It would seem we are in this together and will have to rise above it. Otherwise keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!"
The message came the day after the first interview with his accuser Virginia Giuffre, published in The Mail on Sunday, which included a photo of Andrew with his arm around Guiffre's waist.
Prince Andrew’s Epstein Interviewer Predicts More Names
Emily Maitlis' interview with Prince Andrew about Jeffrey Epstein ended his royal career.Jack Royston (Newsweek)
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Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite ceasefire agreement
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Israel kills at least five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the humanitarian terms of the ceasefire agreement. Aid is entering Gaza at an insufficient pace, with authorities warning it represents “a drop in the ocean” of Gaza’s needs. The United Nations Development Program says that $70 billion will be required to rebuild Gaza. President Donald Trump continues his “victory tour” of the Levant, taking credit for the ceasefire in speeches at the Knesset and at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit in Egypt, where he signed the deal presided over by the heads of state of Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and Indonesia, while the leadership of the Palestinian resistance did not attend. A live microphone records Trump agreeing to arrange a meeting between his son and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, saying “I’ll have Eric call. Should I do that? He’s such a good boy.” The U.S. plans to commit half a billion dollars to anti-drone defense in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. ICE continues to harass residents in Chicago and Portland. China threatens retaliatory tariffs after Trump signaled plans to impose “100 percent tariffs” on Chinese goods. Washington reaffirms its readiness to defend its ally in the Philippines if hostilities in the South China Sea escalate further. Floods ravage Mexico’s east coast. Madagascar’s president flees the country amid ongoing “Gen Z” protests.
Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite ceasefire agreement
Israel kills at least five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the humanitarian terms of the ceasefire agreement. Aid is entering Gaza at an insufficient pace, with authorities warning it represents “a drop in the ocean” of Gaza’s needs. The United Nations Development Program says that $70 billion will be required to rebuild Gaza. President Donald Trump continues his “victory tour” of the Levant, taking credit for the ceasefire in speeches at the Knesset and at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit in Egypt, where he signed the deal presided over by the heads of state of Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and Indonesia, while the leadership of the Palestinian resistance did not attend. A live microphone records Trump agreeing to arrange a meeting between his son and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, saying “I’ll have Eric call. Should I do that? He’s such a good boy.” The U.S. plans to commit half a billion dollars to anti-drone defense in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. ICE continues to harass residents in Chicago and Portland. China threatens retaliatory tariffs after Trump signaled plans to impose “100 percent tariffs” on Chinese goods. Washington reaffirms its readiness to defend its ally in the Philippines if hostilities in the South China Sea escalate further. Floods ravage Mexico’s east coast. Madagascar’s president flees the country amid ongoing “Gen Z” protests.
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Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
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‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit
The chief interest at Monday’s largely pointless Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh lay in whether Donald Trump insulted or feted his fellow global leaders as they approached the self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker to shake hands and pose for a thumbs-up photograph.
As the host of the party, the US president had arrived – unapologetically – more than two hours late, musing to the Israeli parliament before boarding his flight from Tel Aviv that he feared his wealthy guests would already have left, leaving him with only two poor countries remaining.
He need not have worried. First up on the stage to be greeted by Trump was Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. A beaming Trump pointed out Mansour’s “lovely shoes”, then pointed at him, saying: “A lot of cash, bundles of cash.” The Manchester City owner attempted to beam back happily at this self-evident truth.
‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit
Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leadersPatrick Wintour (The Guardian)
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gli inutili pensieri personali noiosi sulla discrepanza uniscolastica dell’octo…
Ultimamente stavo pensando (ahia…), quasi rimuginando a riguardo, per qualche motivo, che questo terzo anno di università, in termini di vibe, in alcuni specifici frangenti mi riporta un po’ al liceo… e non so se è una cosa buona. Mi sono tenuta questa pazzia per un po’, ma veramente più ci penso e più mi […]
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gli inutili pensieri personali noiosi sulla discrepanza uniscolastica dell’octo…
Ultimamente stavo pensando (ahia…), quasi rimuginando a riguardo, per qualche motivo, che questo terzo anno di università, in termini di vibe, in alcuni specifici frangenti mi riporta un po’ al liceo… e non so se è una cosa buona. Mi sono tenuta questa pazzia per un po’, ma veramente più ci penso e più mi sembra valida, quindi eccola qui come al solito per chi non ha paura di subirla… 😈Innanzitutto, l’ambiance. Questa è particolarmente interessante, perché come vibe si divide in più punti, eppure resta consistente con la premessa; tolta l’aula dove si tengono i corsi facoltativi quest’anno, che non mi riporta a nulla di antico:
- Il lunedì mattina, si va nel laboratorio al primo piano… che, quando le tapparelle sono aperte, ed entra la luce, mi riporta spaventosamente all’ora di informatica al liceo; dove, a dire il vero, si faceva forse anche di più di cosa facciamo in questo laboratorio con le due materie di questa mattina… cioè, io faccio le mie robe come allora, e gli altri perdono tempo col telefono o videogiocano in ogni caso come allora, ma il professore lì a scuola non stava solo a spiegare da delle diapositive come qui all’università. Sarà perché anche al liceo il laboratorio di informatica era al primo piano, e non sotterraneo come gli altri laboratori di PC all’università, e più o meno le dimensioni sono comparabili, anziché esagerate con file lunghissime?
- Il giovedì e venerdì mattina, invece, si sta nell’aula normale, alquanto ampia ma fredda di inverno… (me ne sono già lamentata abbastanza, non aggiungerò altro…) come al liceo, finché non accendono i termosifoni, lì a dicembre. Però, come al quinto anno di liceo in particolare la mia era una delle poche aule senza termosifoni, qui all’università questa è una delle poche aule dove i condizionatori sembrano non riuscire a fottutamente funzionare… che è quantomeno curiosa, come corrispondenza. Non bella, ma ci sta.
- Il mercoledì, ad orario di merda purtroppo, come già detto anche questo, ci sono le conferenze delle aziende in un’aula che non è presa a caso, ma è apposta per le conferenze, con una specie di palco seppur non profondo e le sedie a salire… che, con facilità ovvia, riporta subito all’aula magna del liceo, e a tutte le ore felicemente perse (perché erano di mattina, in quel caso) lì dentro nel corso di 5 anni, ad ascoltare la gente yappare per assemblee di istituto o per i soliti eventi con ospiti da fuori. Peccato non abbia lo stesso odore di polvere, e sia molto più piccola, altrimenti le vibe erano veramente spiccicate uguali.
Questa è una foto del laboratorio, comunque… Chi andava al liceo con me E leggerà questo post, cioè nessuno, noterà anche una certa somiglianza per come dalle finestre si vede l’altro fabbricato, con il cortile sotto… che magia… 🤩
Poi, una nota piccola ma importante ci sarebbe da fare sui professori… e questa non è buona, principalmente. Per quanto di personaggioni in questi 2 anni già passati me ne siano capitati, e più volte in passato ho fatto paragoni mentali con alcuni del liceo, con quest’anno siamo veramente ad un bel livello!
- C’è il professore di Android che si incazza se la gente bisbiglia — e oh, in realtà per questo lo rispetto, tecnicamente ha ragionissima — e, per quanto non urli come a scuola invece è prassi, questo suo lamentarsi continuamente del rumore mi fa per forza pensare alle ore di scuola… con la differenza che lì eravamo tutti obbligati a stare, mentre qui, chi non vuole seguire la lezione se ne può andare fuori a parlare; oltre al fatto che il suo è uno dei corsi a scelta, quindi basta.
- C’è poi il professore di non dico quale delle due materie obbligatorie (sia mai ‘sto blog giri proprio quando non voglio, poi succede che me lo sogno la notte…) che, vi giuro, è attualmente il nuovo yapping final boss, definitivo. Per carità, l’anno scorso ne ho avuto uno mooolto peggiore sotto questo punto di vista, e del primo anno non parliamo nemmeno, ma questo… mi appare, fisicamente e come attitudine, un misto tra il prof. di chimica e quello di educazione fisica del liceo, e parla e straparla aggiungendo dettagli superflui quando spiega che è un mal di testa…
Ahimè, le similitudini coi vecchi tempi — dove ero allo stesso tempo più tormentata ma più spensierata, nonché c’è da dire che non era ancora arrivato il mio glow-down, seppure il mio glow-up non c’è mai stato prima e sta arrivando solo ora (…lasciate stare, sono normali paranoie da ragazza magica…) — finiscono qui. O quasi: ero tanto socialmente inetta allora come ora, e tutto sommato ugualmente poco cagata, ma ora è per certi versi anche peggio sotto questo aspetto, come tra l’altro sospettavo prima di iniziare l’università… almeno al tempo c’era nella stessa mia classe gente che conoscevo circa bene e con cui scambiare delle parole di vario tipo, mentre ora no… c’è appena qualcuno in altre classi, in alcuni momenti, che non è per niente la stessa cosa. Ah e, letteralmente dimenticavo… al liceo non c’era nessun piano di studi da presentare, mentre qui mi tocca, ed entro questo venerdì… l’altro ieri pensavo fosse inizio ottobre, mentre invece siamo a metà. Il tempo sta proprio volando!!! 😩
Un’altra cosa nata al liceo e poi svanita è, probabilmente, il sitoctt; Scopri come mai è morto, nel nuovo articolo paradossalmente ma piacevolmente pubblicato sullo stesso sitoctt: sitoctt.octt.eu.org/it/blog/20…. (Messaggio promocttionale, leggere attentamente il foglietto illustrocttivo.)
☠️ Il sitoctt è morto? E altre risposte a domande toste
Chi segue il sitoctt (…sarà mica rimasto qualcuno?) avrà purtroppo notato una certa mancanza di contenuti nell’ormai ultimo anno, su questo sito… e non solo in post, che già da 2 annetti erano decisamente traballanti, ma anche per quanto riguarda var…✨sitoctt✨
Barack Obama accuses Republicans of wanting to ‘rig the next election’ in ad supporting Governor Newsom
Obama's comments appear in a new video supporting Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50 which would allow the California legislature to draw new congressional boundaries ahead of the midterms
Barack Obama has entered the political fray ahead of November's special election in California, accusing Republicans of attempting to "rig the next election" in a new ad backing Governor Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50, a ballot measure that could reshape the state's congressional map.
"Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years," Obama says in the 30-second ad, urging voters to approve the proposal. "You can stop Republicans in their tracks."
Barack Obama Accuses Republicans Of Wanting To 'Rig The Next Election' In Ad Supporting Governor Newsom
Former President Barack Obama has entered the political fray ahead of November's special election in California, accusing Republicans of attempting to "rig the next election"Pedro Camacho (Latin Times)
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There is no way to play Multiplayer Crossplatform between Linux and Windows
If you're running the game with proton (and the vast majority will use proton) then you're basically just running the Windows version of the game on Linux. There will be no crossplay issues.
There are some games that run natively on Linux but running the Windows version in proton works better most of the time.
North Carolina Republicans will redraw congressional maps to add seat for their party
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North Carolina Republicans will redraw congressional maps to add seat for their party
State is the latest in the US conducting mid-decade gerrymandering to favor one party before the midtermsRachel Leingang (The Guardian)
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'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' – The Full Film That BBC Refused to Air
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Obviously, ignoring security is pervasive, well-established, S.O.P.
Incompetence wins, because it is "normal"?
I read only a sample of this book manning.com/books/secure-by-de… and its whole fundamental understanding is that our world has been using the wrong framing of security, all along.
It isn't paint you put on finished-work, for nice highlights ( my metaphor, not theirs, I'm just trying to communicate the idea of what we've been doing )
Rather, it is a set of concerns that need to be kept-in-mind throughout the entire development-process.
So, more lives will be subject to identity-theft, wrongful-accusation/conviction-of-crimes, robbery, etc, because corporate institutions refused to be responsible..
Will anything make the irresponsible-authorites accountable?
Of course not: establishment protects its own.
Force-altering the framing of secure development, however, that does look like it can make our future investments be significantly less corrupt.
I have not bought that book, I have not read more than some of the sample, I'm not saying it definitively is the understanding we're needing.
I AM saying that what the authors were saying in the part I'd read definitely is on-the-mark about us solving-the-wrong-problem, producing wrong-results ( I'd say pretending to solve problems, as what we keep proving we're doing is fundamentally more-corrupt than merely solving the wrong problem, but .. )
Manning has specials, periodically, so it should be possible to get the ebook for 40%..50% off, if one is patient, & persistent in checking their website.
I want the results we're making to be better.
If anyone knows better means for making our results better, please correct my comment.
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Secure by Design - Dan Bergh Johnsson, Daniel Deogun, Daniel Sawano
Secure by Design teaches developers how to use design to drive security in software development. This book is full of patterns, best practices, and mindsets that you can directly apply to your real world development.Manning Publications
Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement - Ars Technica
The encryption protecting communications against criminal and nation-state snooping is under threat. As private industry and governments get closer to building useful quantum computers, the algorithms protecting Bitcoin wallets, encrypted web visits, and other sensitive secrets will be useless. No one doubts the day will come, but as the now-common joke in cryptography circles observes, experts have been forecasting this cryptocalypse will arrive in the next 15 to 30 years for the past 30 years.The uncertainty has created something of an existential dilemma: Should network architects spend the billions of dollars required to wean themselves off quantum-vulnerable algorithms now, or should they prioritize their limited security budgets fighting more immediate threats such as ransomware and espionage attacks? Given the expense and no clear deadline, it’s little wonder that less than half of all TLS connections made inside the Cloudflare network and only 18 percent of Fortune 500 networks support quantum-resistant TLS connections. It's all but certain that many fewer organizations still are supporting quantum-ready encryption in less prominent protocols.
Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement
New design sets a high standard for post-quantum readiness.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
How come this instance is often intermittently unreachable?
This is more a technical curiosity than a complaint.
And it's not only about the last two days. I have been finding this instance to be intermittently unreachable more often than any other popular(ish) instance I occasionally visit, and more than what some instance trackers show (I don't know how they work).
And luckily when that happens, cloudflare helpfully informs me that the problem is not at my end, although not always.
EDIT because the post didn't go through!
France voices deep concern after Israeli drone injures UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon
France on Tuesday expressed deep concern over an Israeli army drone incident that injured a UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, urging Israel to halt its violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and to fully respect the ceasefire agreement.
In a statement, the French Foreign Ministry said a grenade, dropped by an Israeli drone near a UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) position in the Kfarkela region on Oct. 11, exploded, injuring an Indonesian peacekeeper.
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France voices deep concern after Israeli drone injures UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon
France on Tuesday expressed deep concern over an Israeli army drone incident that injured a UN peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, urging Israel to halt its violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and to fully respect the ceasefire agreement.
In a statement, the French Foreign Ministry said a grenade, dropped by an Israeli drone near a UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) position in the Kfarkela region on Oct. 11, exploded, injuring an Indonesian peacekeeper.
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As China continues planting trees, 23% of the country is now covered in forest
- YouTube
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
Re-Created Lemmy Server, Old Posts, & Federation issues
Hi all,
I've been running my Lemmy server since 2023 with minor issues, however I recently had my server go down for about two weeks due to a drive failure (should have been a RAID array, I know, but when I set this up originally I wasn't sure if it would be a mainstay and then I never revisited my design).
So, this has brought about a couple different problems, first and foremost federation seems completely broken? My proxy configuration and cloudflare stuff has been unchanged, so I don't think that is the issue. However, I'm not receiving new posts, comments, or upvotes (after what gets synced initially).
Here are the logs from the lemmy backend:
2025-10-14T21:05:39.429156Z WARN lemmy_server::root_span_builder: CouldntFindPost: CouldntFindPost
0: lemmy_api_crud::post::read::get_post
with data=Query(GetPost { id: Some(PostId(1495861)), comment_id: Some(CommentId(4689293)) }) local_user_view=None
at crates/api_crud/src/post/read.rs:18
1: lemmy_server::root_span_builder::HTTP request
with http.method=GET http.scheme="http" http.host=lemmy:8536 http.target=/api/v3/post otel.kind="server" request_id=f47caa4f-2ef1-4bff-a7fa-f8d27c75294b
at src/root_span_builder.rs:16and lemmy-ui has:
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_person', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_comment', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }
{ name: 'couldnt_find_post', message: '' }So I assume that posts are getting pushed across but not actually getting created?
The second question I have, and I fear there may be nothing i can do about this, is since I had to recreate my lemmy db I don't have any of the posts from my users on here anymore. They were all to other servers, so I assume there is some sort of copy out there. Is there a way that I can get them to federate back to my server? Or are they just lost to the ether of posts?
EDIT: The plot thickens...
I connected to the database, and I can see a ton of recent posts/comments/interactions, but those aren't showing up in the frontend? Maybe there is something messed up in my config, but its more or less what was in the docs (only changes were to make it work with my proxy vs the built-in nginx)
These logs are from the api, not from federation. So a client is trying to access posts and comments which dont exist. Is the Lemmy frontpage looking normal? Regarding federation, other instances would have marked your instance as dead by now. This should be reset automatically after a few days, or you can manually trigger it (eg unfollow and refollow remote communities).
I would also suggest you join the admin chat on Matrix to get more help: matrix.to/#/#lemmy-support-gen…
Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication
You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversationmatrix.to
Ahhh okay! Yeah it seems that in the 24h since i made this post, things have started to work as I'd expect again!
Guess i was just being impatient, I've been going through lemmy withdrawals for the last week or so while i worked through this issue 🤣
Thanks for the matrix link, I'll join the room (and finally get some real use out of my matrix server)
Burkina Faso is a place of dignity, not expulsion: foreign minister snubs Trump’s deportation deal
cross-posted from: ibbit.at/post/82019
“Burkina Faso is a place of dignity … not a place of expulsion,” said its Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s deportation deal.Deeming Trump’s proposal for Burkina Faso to accept foreign nationals he is deporting from the US as “indecent”, he said it was “totally contrary to the value of dignity, which is … the very essence of the vision of Captain Ibrahim Traoré.”
Coming to power in 2022 after the ouster of Roch Kaboré’s unpopular regime, propped up by France, Traoré expelled French troops, consolidating his mass support in the country.
His avowed anti-imperialism and pan-Africanism have won him admirers across Africa and Black and Afro-descendant communities in the West. It has distinguished him from many other African heads of state, who have often yielded to Western hegemony.
In recent months, Swaziland, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have agreed to accept foreign nationals deported from the US, while many other countries are in negotiation, with the US offering monetary inducements or preferential visa processing in return.
Read More: Exiled Swazi activists protest Trump deportation deal outside US embassy in South Africa
Snubbed by Burkina Faso, the US appears to have reacted with punitive actions. Redirecting visa applications to its embassy in neighboring Togo, the US Embassy in Burkina Faso “has temporarily paused all routine visa services effective October 10, 2025. This pause includes immigrant visas and nonimmigrant visas for tourists, business travelers, students, exchange visitors, and most other nonimmigrant categories,” said a note on the embassy website on October 10.The State Department’s Consular Affairs further adds that those who have already paid for existing appointments will not be refunded. “Appointment scheduling will resume after the pause is lifted. At that time, appointments affected by the pause will be rescheduled, and the applicants will be notified,” it explained, without providing any timeline for resumption.
“Is this a way to put pressure on us? Is this blackmail?” the foreign minister questioned in a state broadcast held hours after the announcement by the US embassy. “Whatever it is … Burkina Faso is a place of dignity, a destination, not a place of expulsion.”
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Burkina Faso refuses to take deportees as US stops issuing visas
The West African nation's foreign minister asks if the decision led to the US suspending issuing visas.André Rhoden-Paul (BBC News)
Project on implications of Piracy (need opinions articles and ideas)
Basically in a course I am taking, I have to find global challenges and implications of a digital topic. So we turned to piracy in the end because it has been here for a while (and lets face it, I was biased and its my favorite topic.) and has its qualities and some drawbacks which need to be discussed in a topic like that. With the rise of streaming services and enshitification of most things we know of, Piracy has crawled out of the shadows and become less niche and more a valid option.
I would love if you all can give my some of your opinions on it. Any documentations, reads or articles and some valid points to help to discuss with my group (they are not all tech nerds ...)
OFC we will discuss the issues of services today, why piracy has slowed with the rise of streaming services (and back up ahahah). We will discuss that piracy helps in a way to preserve data, culture etc. The good and the bad of it. Impact of piracy in the creative goods sector in sciences. What governments do to counter piracy...
So really any stat that is justified of course, any reasons to do so (is it more convenient?? Is it due to censorship in your country or limited access to information?? DRM ?? Monopoly no other alternatives??...)
I am open to all info and articles
And thanks for your time too!
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Maybe this book will help
Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy
by Martin Paul Eve
archive.org/details/b904a8eb-9…
Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy : Martin Paul Eve : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
When most people think of piracy, they think of Bittorrent and The Pirate Bay. These public manifestations of piracy, though, conceal an elite worldwide,...Internet Archive
TiVo has sold its last DVR
TiVo no longer makes DVRs
The company is killing its hardware business, 26 years after becoming synonymous with TV recording.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
🌸La méditation guidée de 15 à 20 mn sera suivie d'un cercle de parole, pour faire une pause et se reconnecter à soi et aux autres.
Le thème proposé pour le cercle de parole est : "J'imagine qu'une des raisons pour lesquelles les gens s’accrochent à leurs haines avec tellement d'obstination, est qu'ils sentent qu'une fois la haine partie, ils devront affronter leurs souffrances" (James Baldwin, Chronique d'un pays natal). Et chacun est libre de s'exprimer sur ce qu'iel souhaite 🌸
📅 Dimanche 19 octobre de 9:00 à 10:00
Pour calculer votre heure locale, cliquez sur ce lien : xrb.link/E74VPL1A93J
➡ Pour participer : il suffit de se connecter sur ce lien : xrb.link/v6oCB4dM le moment venu. Tout le monde est bienvenu·e, quelle que soit sa pratique ! Les arrivées ne seront pas acceptées après les 20 premières minutes.
🧘♀️🧘🏼♂️🧘🏾♀️ Parce que l'activisme est un engagement externe ET une transformation intérieure, c’est dans un esprit de compassion et d’approfondissement de la connaissance de soi que nous prétendons évoluer et communiquer les un‧es avec les autres.
Satellites reveal weak spot in Earth's magnetic field keeps growing: "There's something special happening"
Satellites reveal weak spot in Earth's magnetic field keeps growing: "There's something special happening"
The weak spot, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, was identified in the 19th century and expanded in recent years.Kerry Breen (CBS News)
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in reply to paequ2 • • •I just use homebrew with quarantine disabled (otherwise homebrew will auto-update the package with quarantine enabled again, even if you installed it without).
I don't like macs. Just have to use one for work.
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in reply to lanky_ginger • • •I use librewolf via nix home-manager to declaratively configure preferences, plugins, engines, bookmarks, and policy settings. My librewolf configuration module is my largest config file by far... At least I don't need to reapply it by hand anymore, but I really wish Firefox didn't suck so much.
Here's hoping ladybird is a success.
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in reply to ardi60 • • •setVeryLoud(true);
in reply to goatinspace • • •I legit can't get over the name, and the interface is buggy.
The name is either made to enounce the sound of a toilet plunger releasing its suction, or it's meant to be pronounced "floor pee".
I'll pick Librewolf instead.
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in reply to kittenzrulz123 • • •I mean honeslty why use base firefox when there are much better forks of firefox. Floorp for example which I like.
If I want straight up firefox without the AI stuff then I'll just go use Librewolf.
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in reply to Treczoks • • •It's just a search engine choice.
I agree with the sentiment, but this is quite possibly the least offensive idea Mozilla has had in a while.
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in reply to ColdWater • • •Can you read, mate?
It's an optional choice for the search engine.
YOU decide if and when and what to send there. What's the big issue here?
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in reply to ColdWater • • •There are many ways, a popular choice would be managing your own recursive DNS resolver and then blocking the endpoint it contacts.
PiHole - Non recursive but offers blocking capabilities, can make it recursive with Unbound.
Technitium - Recursive but not nearly as user friendly as PiHole, also lacks the fancy Ui.
Technitium | Push The Limits
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in reply to ardi60 • • •I get that Mozilla needs to keep the lights on but... yeah.
I've increasingly been meaning to switch to a fork. Anyone aware of a good way to self host a bookmark (and preferably tab) sync?
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in reply to NewNewAugustEast • • •I find that chatgpt and claude try to give you one answer and sounds mildly to very certain about themselves without giving references.
Perplexity actually gives reference links for each claim it makes, which I find better because I can check it's work and fork off and explore further myself at any point along it's reasoning.
As a definite AI Hater, I find it to be a good middle ground LLM / search engine
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in reply to ardi60 • • •This is just a search engine option not some built in AI tool.
No issue here other than fuck AI in general. Just don't use it.