Frans Timmermans: ‘Jetten is met D66 op de stoel van de VVD gaan zitten’
DOE finalizes $1.6B loan guarantee for transmission upgrades
DOE finalizes $1.6B loan guarantee for transmission upgrades - E&E News by POLITICO
The Biden-era financing will help utility company AEP rebuild power lines serving large factories and data centers in Ohio and Indiana.Jeffrey Tomich (E&E News by POLITICO)
DC woman accused of assaulting agent during ICE encounter found not guilty
Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro failed to secure a felony indictment against the woman three times, then lost a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge. Ouch.
A Washington, D.C., woman accused of assaulting a federal agent was found not guilty by a jury on Thursday, the latest embarrassment for Jeanine Pirro, President Donald Trump's U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.
Prosecutors had alleged Sidney Lori Reid kicked a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent during an altercation outside the D.C. Jail in July. Reid had been filming Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while they were detaining a man who'd just been released from the jail.
Pirro's office tried three times to indict Reid on a felony assault charge, but D.C. grand juries declined to return an indictment each time --- a highly unusual occurrence that suggested the flimsiness of the government's case.
After whiffing on the felony counts, prosecutors ended up trying Reid on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting or impeding a federal agent --- but they couldn't even win that case. The jury deliberated for less than two hours on Thursday before returning the verdict of not guilty, WUSA9 reported.
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Spotify IOS Side loading
So I just figured out that Spotify has stopped letting free users pick specific songs in their own playlists. They let you do it a certain amount of times and I think that is the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen. Not letting you pick for a searched song is one thing but in your own playlist is pushing it.
Now the only way I found out is from eveespotify. I don’t have the official Spotify just ever before it got hit and spotc++. Should I wait for spotc++ to update and remove that but also do you guys have other side loaded apps for any music software such as ytmusic or Spotify. Thanks in advance
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It's only fair that an unrelated country 9/11s the One WTC before the already ongoing invasion escalates.
Cuba should get to have the honor since they have the most reason to do it and are close by.
It would be very convenient to demolish a building, while people are in it, not allow inspectors, remove the rubble and cast blame: preferably on a small group of radicals.
Fortunately Bush the elder is gone
Russian Forces Shoot Down Own Fighter-Bomber Amid Overnight UAV Assault on Crimea
Russian Forces Shoot Down Own Fighter-Bomber Amid Overnight UAV Assault on Crimea
Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said the plane was shot down by “friendly fire” from Russian air defenses while defending against incoming Ukrainian drones.Alisa Orlova (Kyiv Post)
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Technology X Education
So I’ve been working in the education system for grades k-12 at different schools in my district. I realized something about technology in school and decided to share my thoughts and opinions and wish to hear yours as well. Keep in mind this is only for the district I work in which is more towards the ghetto side of things and this is also my personal opinion.
So the first thing I realized is the chromebooks. They are a terrible tool for education. While I do support the use of technology for education, I do believe it can very easily be abused. For first graders and younger, I realize that they will easily click on a tab or an icon somewhere else which will bring them out of the tab they should be in. Now depending on the district and the IT team, some districts block sites and restrict certain access but others such as the one I currently work in seems to not do that at all leaving k-12 with free range of the internet. I wish there was a different OS for education (wish it was a Linux os) or if chromeos had an education section with their chrmebooks. Even something such as the lockdown browser that some colleges use would be a lot better. It feels like a gab that is waiting to be filled and I hope it’s filled by an open source and privacy respecting solution.
The other thing I realize is how the softwares they use such as iready and other learning websites lack the spark they need. A lot of kids from kindergarten to 8 complain how they hate those programs and how boring they are. I’ve heard this could be due to the short attention span of this generation but I’m not so sure. I also noticed how some don’t even consider special kids and when teachers give special kids those programs, it fails to capture their attention. Please bear in mind that this does not apply to all students and all special students but it’s a pattern I have noticed.
Like I said I wish there was a solution that is open source and maybe a Linux version of Chromebook and chrome os but that’s just the sovereignty and privacy advocate side of me. What do you guys think? Are there solutions that exists in your district? Have your district figured out using technology for education or have you experienced similar things.
Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).“I want my MONEY MEXICO,” a user of the Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters Telegram channel, which is a combination of a series of other hacking group names associated with the Com, posted on Thursday. The message was referencing a claim from the DHS that Mexican cartels have begun offering thousands of dollars for doxing agents. The U.S. government has not provided any evidence for this claim.
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Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials, including nearly 700 from DHS.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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Catastrophic events in an uncertain future: A pending $41 trillion bill for businesses and governments to resolve
Catastrophic events in an uncertain future: A pending $41 trillion bill for businesses and governments to resolve
Analysis from Moody’s estimates that in 2050, the global economic impact of physical risk may reach $41.4 trillion, or a 14.5% loss in gross domestic product (GDP).www.moodys.com
Trump says US won’t comply with carbon ship fee
Trump says US won’t comply with carbon ship fee - E&E News by POLITICO
The president urged other countries to vote against a proposed worldwide fee on greenhouse gas emissions on the shipping industry on Friday.Ari Hawkins (E&E News by POLITICO)
US cities to resist Trump’s crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests: ‘We will not be bullied’
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/37473307
Second round of protests at more than 2,500 sites are set for Saturday, including in cities where Trump has sent troopsDonald Trump has promised to crack down on dissent and sent troops into US cities. His allies are claiming antifa, the decentralized antifascist movement, is behind plans to protest. He’s looking for any pretext to go after his opponents.
Still, this Saturday, even in cities with troops on the ground, millions of people are expected to march against the president as part of a second “No Kings” protest. The last No Kings protest in June drew several million people across more than 2,000 locations. This time, more than 2,500 cities and towns nationwide are hosting protests.
Organizers expect this Saturday’s protests to draw more people than the June events as the American public sees the excesses of the Trump administration more clearly.
US cities to resist Trump’s crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests: ‘We will not be bullied’
Second round of protests at more than 2,500 sites are set for Saturday, including in cities where Trump has sent troopsDonald Trump has promised to crack down on dissent and sent troops into US cities. His allies are claiming antifa, the decentralized antifascist movement, is behind plans to protest. He’s looking for any pretext to go after his opponents.
Still, this Saturday, even in cities with troops on the ground, millions of people are expected to march against the president as part of a second “No Kings” protest. The last No Kings protest in June drew several million people across more than 2,000 locations. This time, more than 2,500 cities and towns nationwide are hosting protests.
Organizers expect this Saturday’s protests to draw more people than the June events as the American public sees the excesses of the Trump administration more clearly.
How long can China play the "rare earths card"?
How long can China play the "rare earths card"?
This is probably the most important geopolitical question in the world right now: for how long can China play the “rare earths card”?Arnaud Bertrand
Top US Army General Says He's Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions
Top US Army General Says He's Letting ChatGPT Make Military Decisions
The lead US military commander in South Korea told reporters he's becoming really close with ChatGPT lately.Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
Tape doesn't always refer to adhesive backed banding.
Think of all the non-adhesive tapes in modern day, like measuring tape, plumbing tape, video tape, cassette tape, binding tape, bias tape, Velcro tape, caution tape, seam tape, magnetic tape, etc.
US cities to resist Trump’s crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests: ‘We will not be bullied’
Second round of protests at more than 2,500 sites are set for Saturday, including in cities where Trump has sent troops
Donald Trump has promised to crack down on dissent and sent troops into US cities. His allies are claiming antifa, the decentralized antifascist movement, is behind plans to protest. He’s looking for any pretext to go after his opponents.
Still, this Saturday, even in cities with troops on the ground, millions of people are expected to march against the president as part of a second “No Kings” protest. The last No Kings protest in June drew several million people across more than 2,000 locations. This time, more than 2,500 cities and towns nationwide are hosting protests.
Organizers expect this Saturday’s protests to draw more people than the June events as the American public sees the excesses of the Trump administration more clearly.
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The number of vi/vim commands is relative to your age
I've noticed that people older than me have always known just a few more vi commands than I do.
I'm in my 40s, so clearly I know about 4:
Writes and quits (I consider these variants of the same thing):
:w
:q
:q!
:wq
ZZSee the line numbers:
:set numberDelete everything from top to bottom (must be at top, easily remembered by mumbling duck, duck, duck, GOOSE)::dddG
Search for a string:/
And that's probably it. I think I used to know how to cut a line and paste a line, but I'd have to look it up to be 100% correct on the syntax.
Anyone in their 50s or 60s care to add to this dazzlingly long list of inadequacy? Not looking for a cheat sheet or the man page 😛
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:%s for changing a string on the entire file (I think it also works with selections instead of entire file)
:m+{num} to move a line
:tabe to open another tab (not split)
:te open terminal
:wqa write and quit all buffers (will fail with non-writrable buffer, like a terminal, sadly)
:!{shell command} execute
:r!{shell command} execute and write to current buffer
:cd change directory
Not a command, but useful to remember % means current file (eg. :!rm %)
I'm 19, and the plan is to learn all before 200
Megyn Kelly says she'd run for president to stop Ocasio-Cortez
Megyn Kelly says she’d run for president to stop Ocasio-Cortez
Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly said Thursday she could be motivated to run for president if Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made a White House bid. Laying into the progressive lawmaker Thur…Dominick Mastrangelo (The Hill)
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McMahon says shutdown shows Education Department isn’t needed
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the federal shutdown offers evidence that her agency is “unnecessary.”
In a social media post on Wednesday, McMahon said the shutdown has forced agencies to evaluate what work is really needed. She made the comment days after her department started firing hundreds of workers amid mass layoffs across the government.
“Two weeks in, millions of American students are still going to school, teachers are getting paid, and schools are operating as normal,” McMahon said.
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How I got KeePassXC & Librewolf Flatpaks talking (Linux)
I'm going through a bunch of browsers at the moment to find one I'm happy with. Wanted to share how I get the KeePassXC-browser addon to work with flatpaks.
Flatpaks are sandboxed by design, so getting them to talk to each other needs a go-between. I adapted this from a Chromium guide. It works for me, hopefully maybe it'll help someone.
1. Run this command
flatpak override --user \
--filesystem={/var/lib,xdg-data}/flatpak/{app/org.keepassxc.KeePassXC,runtime/org.kde.Platform}:ro \
--filesystem=xdg-run/app/org.keepassxc.KeePassXC:create \
io.gitlab.librewolf-community2. Create a wrapper script
- The script goes in the following location:
~/.var/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/data/bin/keepassxc-proxy-wrapper.sh
\#!/bin/bash
APP_REF="org.keepassxc.KeePassXC/x86_64/stable"
for inst in "$HOME/.local/share/flatpak" "/var/lib/flatpak"; do
if [ -d "$inst/app/$APP_REF" ]; then
FLATPAK_INST="$inst"
break
fi
done
[ -z "$FLATPAK_INST" ] && exit 1
APP_PATH="$FLATPAK_INST/app/$APP_REF/active"
RUNTIME_REF=$(awk -F'=' '$1=="runtime" { print $2 }' < "$APP_PATH/metadata")
RUNTIME_PATH="$FLATPAK_INST/runtime/$RUNTIME_REF/active"
exec flatpak-spawn \
--env=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/app/lib \
--app-path="$APP_PATH/files" \
--usr-path="$RUNTIME_PATH/files" \
-- keepassxc-proxy "$@"- Then run the command
chmod +x ~/.var/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/data/bin/keepassxc-proxy-wrapper.sh
3. Manually create a native messaging host file
- It goes in the following location:
~/.var/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/.librewolf/native-messaging-hosts/org.keepassxc.keepassxc_browser.json - Create the NativeMessagingHosts directory if it doesn't exist.
- Substitute (USERNAME) for your username.
{
"allowed_extensions": [
"keepassxc-browser@keepassxc.org"
],
"description": "KeePassXC integration with native messaging support",
"name": "org.keepassxc.keepassxc_browser",
"path": "/home/(USERNAME)/.var/app/io.gitlab.librewolf-community/data/bin/keepassxc-proxy-wrapper.sh",
"type": "stdio"
}4. Enable browser integration within KeePassXC (if it isn't already)
- Within KeePassXC: Tools > Settings > Browser Integration, enable Firefox
5. Restart Librewolf
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China's auto industry, especially its EV makers, intends to crush Western industries, including auto manufacturing and its supply chains. OEMs like Ford and GM don't know what to do.
- 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
plenty of fir
original source unknown but this attributes this.
previously on lemmy here.
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-Jesus look at this big f--- damn tree before Benny can get here WELP THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME GOTTA WATCH MY SVELTE FIGURE oh tight.Cithaeron (Know Your Meme)
🔴 Urgent Support – Suleiman’s Story
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6451848
My name is Suleiman, I live in Gaza where life has become unbearable after all the destruction and daily suffering. I have lost so much, but I am still trying to provide my little siblings Asaad, Mohammed, and Montaha with a bit of food and safety.Each day is harder than the one before… there isn’t enough food, medicine, or even a stable shelter. Yet, I still hold on to hope and to the humanity in your hearts.
Please help us, even with a small amount — €5 or €10 can truly make a difference in our lives. It might buy the children some bread, milk, or a small piece of chocolate that brings them a smile.
👉 [GoFundMe link here]
gofundme.com/f/surviving-an-on…
Please share the link with your friends — every share and every donation counts.
Thank you for standing with us ❤️
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High disk read compared to seeding speed
cross-posted from: lemmy.today/post/39908979
Hi, I'm having a problem with my qBittorrent setup that I can't quite debug or find information on.I'm seeding from a hard drive and I get something like 5-15 MBps of seeding capacity depending on the day. However I noticed upon inspecting a system monitor (I am running Debian 13) the total disk IO read was about 4x the seeding speed.
I've tweaked the advanced settings all I can to no avail. I am using the version of QBit from Devian 13 main. It's 5.Something.
Would anyone have insight on this problem? I'll take anything at this point. The application is using about 250MB of RAM.
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Don't know if this helps you but did you already try changing Disk IO Type to Simple pread/pwrite (in advanced settings)? It was meant to address some issues with disk read/write + RAM usage. Not something that affected me all that much but could be worth a look.
Was mentioned in the 5.0.1 release notes and in the github pages
github.com/qbittorrent/qBittor…
Beyond that I'd echo the other comment, try to just change settings you actually need to change. Oftentimes people make a whole ton of settings changes in their torrent client and then can't figure out how to get it back to normal.
Add "Simple pread/pwrite" disk IO type by HanabishiRecca · Pull Request #21300 · qbittorrent/qBittorrent
I think everyone is aware of infamous LT20 memory-mapped files problems at this point. In case someone not up to the topic: arvidn/libtorrent#6667. Despite it being on its way to a pread-disk-io im...GitHub
This helped! Disk IO read is now a bit less than double the speed bandwidth! Much more reasonable. Thank you/😀)))))
Edit: it has now steadied out to about 1.25x the seed traffic! Amazing!
Keir is mad his favorite club got banned from bringing their hooligans along
No Maccabi Tel Aviv fans allowed at Aston Villa for Europa League tie
Aston Villa confirm no away fans will be permitted to attend the Europa League match at Villa Park against Maccabi Tel Aviv in November.BBC Sport
Israeli guards stripped and filmed Thunberg naked, wrote 'whore' on her luggage
Israel is a terror state and a fascist, ethno-supremacist project. If this is how it treats Thunberg imagine what it is doing to Palestinians
Archived version: archive.is/newest/thecanary.co…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
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A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
A constellation of classified defense satellites built by the commercial company SpaceX is emitting a mysterious signal that may violate international standards, NPR has learned.
Three-year-old Michigan boy saves mother’s life with quick thinking after she has seizure
Cody James Williams used facial recognition to call for help as his mother suffered medical emergency
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in reply to OR3X • • •This is actually why I ended up switching a couple years ago. I started when Android was balls-to-the-wall customization and there were tons of custom ROMs. You could theme all of Material UI and my phone looked nothing like when I first got it. By the time I left, you could get like one of 5 very expensive phones that had unlocked bootloaders and even those had very few ROMs.
Even with the custom ROMs, the joy was dead. You couldn’t wildly theme everything from the boot logo to the lock screen to the notification bar. It had been boiled down to pretty much the same set of customizations as the iPhone and the iPhone was more reliable. I didn’t want to switch, necessarily, but for my use cases as least, it just ended up being the easier choice.
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in reply to Kalon • • •I was doing some research the other day and found this list:
eylenburg.github.io/android_co…
Comparison of Android-based Operating Systems
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in reply to Robert James • • •Google is about to start requiring ID verification from developers to allow installation of their apps. "Unverified" apks will be blocked without GUI bypass.
Check "Google app developer verification", I don't have an article ready and my time is up.
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in reply to xia • • •This is what happens with fewer competition and the iPhone stagnating. Windows Mobile had it succeeded even marginally, Google wouldn't be doing this.
Replace Windows Mobile with Blackberry, Meego, etc... The competition doesn't need to be open, they just need to motivate Google to be open.
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in reply to تحريرها كلها ممكن • • •...but could that actually happen? I'm not sure what WOULD motivate Google to be open. Even if there were three or four more major mobile players (all with equal market share), and Google had the only platform that allowed unblessed software to be installed, I'm not sure that would pressure Google to continue to be "the open choice", but more likely to take this same action as "the odd man out".
At a fundamental level, there is an illusion/concept planted in the human mind that "force answers everything", and when they run out of ideas (or all the ideas that they have would require too much [re]work to their liking) the tendency is to fall back onto "just use force" as an easy "solution".