Hey all. Unemployed and looking for something fun/interesting to work on lol

I use gadgetbridge to connect to a smart ring to track some basic health data, and while having everything on the phone is OK, I much prefer doing/viewing things from my PC. I thought maybe having some kind of self hosted dashboard/site displaying data gathered by gadgetbridge could be cool, but what do you guys think? Anything more interesting that could be done with the database that it can export on a schedule? I've also considered having gadgetbridge as one of several sources, but I'm not sure how many other privacy conscious options are out there.

I'm thinking of just leaving the transferring of the database to other programs, would that be acceptable? I already have gadgetbridge export every 2hrs and use syncthing to get it onto the NAS.

Would appreciate any thoughts, or if you think it's unnecessary even.

Gadgetbridge

A free and open source Android application for bluetooth devices.

^{gadgetbridge.org}

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is obviously concerned by the full frontal assault on renewable energy being conducted by the Moron of Mar-A-Loco and his henchmen. In a blog post this week, it argued that solar will blow away all other forms of electricity generation — if they all compete on a level playing field.

SEIA Says Solar Still Cheapest Source Of Electricity, Australia Unveils Free Solar Plan - CleanTechnica

The SEIA says solar will win out over all forms of fossil fuels in a straight fight with no subsidies going to either side.

^{Steve Hanley (CleanTechnica)}

Last month, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine archived its trillionth webpage, and the nonprofit invited its more than 1,200 library partners and 800,000 daily users to join a celebration of the moment. To honor “three decades of safeguarding the world’s online heritage,” the city of San Francisco declared October 22 to be “Internet Archive Day.” The Archive was also recently designated a federal depository library by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who proclaimed the organization a “perfect fit” to expand “access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape.”

The Internet Archive might sound like a thriving organization, but it only recently emerged from years of bruising copyright battles that threatened to bankrupt the beloved library project. In the end, the fight led to more than 500,000 books being removed from the Archive’s “Open Library.”

“We survived,” Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle told Ars. “But it wiped out the Library.”

An Internet Archive spokesperson confirmed to Ars that the archive currently faces no major lawsuits and no active threats to its collections. Kahle thinks “the world became stupider” when the Open Library was gutted—but he’s moving forward with new ideas.

Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost

“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.

^{Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)}

Last month, the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine archived its trillionth webpage, and the nonprofit invited its more than 1,200 library partners and 800,000 daily users to join a celebration of the moment. To honor “three decades of safeguarding the world’s online heritage,” the city of San Francisco declared October 22 to be “Internet Archive Day.” The Archive was also recently designated a federal depository library by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), who proclaimed the organization a “perfect fit” to expand “access to federal government publications amid an increasingly digital landscape.”

The Internet Archive might sound like a thriving organization, but it only recently emerged from years of bruising copyright battles that threatened to bankrupt the beloved library project. In the end, the fight led to more than 500,000 books being removed from the Archive’s “Open Library.”

“We survived,” Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle told Ars. “But it wiped out the Library.”

An Internet Archive spokesperson confirmed to Ars that the archive currently faces no major lawsuits and no active threats to its collections. Kahle thinks “the world became stupider” when the Open Library was gutted—but he’s moving forward with new ideas.

Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost

“We survived, but it wiped out the library,” Internet Archive’s founder says.

^{Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)}

Come avevo vagamente accennato, in questi ultimi giorni, il vuoto oscuro sta ritornando, non so perché. Questo è un problema, sì, ma il vero problema è che, di conseguenza, stanno tornando anche le urge. Le distrazioni ovviamente non funzionano granché, sia perché l’oscurità rende di suo più difficile immergermi bene in esse… ma anche perché, […]

octospacc.altervista.org/2025/…

minioctt

2025-11-04 22:25:30

momenti tosti con la mancanza della distruzione, quindi l’octaggio diventa strategico (sto cercando un’alternativa decente al tagliarmi)

Come avevo vagamente accennato, in questi ultimi giorni, il vuoto oscuro sta ritornando, non so perché. Questo è un problema, sì, ma il vero problema è che, di conseguenza, stanno tornando anche le urge. Le distrazioni ovviamente non funzionano granché, sia perché l’oscurità rende di suo più difficile immergermi bene in esse… ma anche perché, evidentemente, il mio cervello è così fritto da tutte quelle volte in cui ho potuto accogliere le urge senza troppe remore che ora, anche dopo anni in cui non ho rafforzato quelle molto particolari connessioni neuronali, con i giusti sfortunati trigger queste hanno ripreso ad attivarsi spaventosamente forte, quasi come se non fosse passato alcun tempo… 😳

La soluzione a tutto questo, per quanto ahimè temporanea, sarebbe appunto quella di dare retta alle urge, perché banalmente funziona… ma, purtroppo, da quando questo mio vizio è stato scoperto, mi è stato sostanzialmente vietato; e questo è circa l’unico motivo per cui, per qualche anno, nella pratica ho smesso, ma questa è un’altra storia. Però, dall’altro lato, di questo passo sarebbe questione di settimane al massimo perché io finisca definitivamente di impazzire, temo, quindi in qualche modo devo far stare zitto il cervello. Piccolo nuovo problema, allora: raggiungere questo obiettivo non sembra per niente facile, nel senso che metodi che funzionano davvero per far smettere questo desiderio non se ne trovano. 💔

Quello che sto dunque pensando è che, probabilmente, anche senza procurarmi una ferita, quindi senza avere quel dolore fisico e conseguente rilascio di endorfine, lo stupido inconscio che mi porta a volermi tagliare in primo luogo potrebbe credere che io abbia fatto esattamente quello che vuole, e quindi smetterla per un po’ di rompermi le scatole, se riceve almeno tutti gli altri stimoli che l’azione altrimenti comporta, ma che di per sé non mi sono vietati, in quanto non autolesionismo; quindi, almeno la vista di una ferita di quel tipo sul mio corpo, e una certa sensazione di pressione abbastanza forte concentrata su una linea della pelle nel momento dell’azione stessa… Quindi, farmi dei tagli finti che però la mia mente percepisce come reali, in qualche modo. 😻

Ebbene, credevo, pensavo, di aver appena trovato, con un po’ di sperimentazione, un metodo epico, che avrei voluto dire qui, con appena una matita e dei pennarelli (l’intero mondoctt verrà ricostruito a partire dalla cancelleria, di questo passo, wow); ovviamente, non dannoso per i tessuti, così da non violare il divieto morale, e che non lascia alcun segno persistente, permettendo di far sparire tutto semplicemente lavando se necessario, così da evitare certe conversazioni che non voglio mai più avere nemmeno tra 100 anni… Peccato che poi, ben dopo averlo provato, cioè solo quando stasera sotto la doccia ho provato a lavarlo, ho visto che i segni che ho lasciato non sono andati via al 100%… perché a quanto pare, senza volerlo (ho semplicemente fatto troppa forza accidentalmente), ho comunque causato delle abrasioni sulla pelle… che ok, sono minuscole, ordini di grandezza meno peggio di cosa avrei combinato se fare quello fosse stato il mio obiettivo, ma: 💣

• Se me ne fregassi semplicemente, e lo riutilizzassi altre volte così com’è, allora sarebbe autolesionismo, per quanto minimo e insignificante… e ho detto che ciò mi è proibito, quindi non va bene.
• Anche se il danno è appena un graffietto sullo strato più superficiale dell’epidermide, che non sanguina, non brucia, non lascia cicatrici e credo sparisce nel giro di qualche giorno, è comunque un minimo visibile, e non si può cancellare a comando, quindi entra in gioco il problema del dover nascondere; perché ok, quando sono uno o due è plausibile siano accidentali, per aver strisciato contro qualcosa o boh… ma, se sono tanti e disposti strani, diventa difficile fingere.

Il metodo non è comunque da buttare, perché ha potenziale (e non c’è nessun altro surrogato del tagliarmi davvero che ce l’abbia così), ma è chiaro che va rivisitato e opportunamente ricalibrato, allora. La falla che va risolta è appena una, cioè evitare che la pelle si “consumi” per l’attrito che la parte fisica della procedura richiede, e le combinazioni che posso ancora provare sono tante — magari usare una matita ancora più morbida di una 2B, magari trovare movimenti diversi ma a cui il mio cervello risponde comunque come mi serve, magari elasticizzare la pelle con oli o cose strane prima della procedura così che non si rompa — quindi ha ancora senso non arrendermi per davvero, a queste urge… 👌

La fregatura aggiuntiva però è che qui sono veramente solo io e la mia inventiva, perché dubito ci siano altre persone qui in condizione sia di poter avere a che fare con questi assurdi esperimenti di fisica mischiati a psicologia (e, se non avete esperienza con questa roba, per il vostro bene non vi immischiate, vi prego), sia di volerlo fare (perché c’è chi, non soffrendo sotto il giogo dei divieti, e approfittando della stagione delle maniche lunghe, non perderà tempo a cercare di stare pulito/a)… e ChatGPT qui è alquanto inutile, perché va di continuo in protezione. Vabbè… se sono una ragazza magica, in fondo, ce la farò… credo… 🥴

Genova, si ferma il progetto dei 'cassonetti intelligenti': costi alti, risultati modesti

Dal 2022 Amiu ha installato solo 5.400 contenitori sui 26 mila previsti, spendendo complessivamente 30 milioni di euro

telenord.it/genova-si-ferma-il…

Genova, si ferma il progetto dei 'cassonetti intelligenti': costi alti, risultati modesti

Dal 2022 Amiu ha installato solo 5.400 contenitori sui 26 mila previsti, spendendo complessivamente 30 milioni di euro tra bidoni e mezzi compatibili

^{Redazione (Telenord)}

https://apnews.com/article/sean-dunn-subway-sandwich-trump-surge-8a575f38c0782fef1e71f476f449a60f

But talks between factions are under way as Democrats and Republicans try to bring standoff to a close

US Senate rejects funding package for 14th time with shutdown in 35th day

^{Robert Tait (The Guardian)}

Belgian authorities temporarily closed the airspace above Brussels Airport (EBBR), Charleroi Airport (EBCI) and Liège Airport (EBLG) on Tuesday evening following multiple reports of drones flying near several strategic aviation sites, including civilian airports and military bases.

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/drones/belgian-airspace-lockdown-brussels-charleroi-and-liege-airports-temporarily-closed-after-multiple-drone-sightings/

Ben-Gvir's Professional Diary Details His Exchanges With Haaretz Opponent Amit Segal as Well as Israeli Rapper Yoav Eliasi, Also Known as The Shadow, Who Is Known for His Far-right Political Views

Archived version: archive.is/20251104211410/haar…

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.

Security breach leaks far-right minister Ben-Gvir's private notes on major Israeli journalists, politicians

Ben-Gvir's professional diary details his exchanges with Haaretz opponent Amit Segal as well as Israeli rapper Yoav Eliasi, also known as The Shadow, who is known for his far-right political views

^{Josh Breiner (Haaretz)}

Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are thought to have been the last French people held in Iran.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/bbc.com/news…

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.

Iran releases two French nationals from detention

^{Jemma Crew (BBC News)}

President Sheinbaum says Mexico can soon reach an accord with the U.S. regarding a dispute over the bilateral air transport agreement.

Sheinbaum confident that a flight route agreement with US is near

^{MND Staff (Mexico News Daily)}

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Monday that it has begun taking immediate steps to collect and preserve evidence related to reports of mass killings, rape, and other atrocities in the city of El Fasher, western Sudan.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/middleeastmo…

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.

The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It won’t tell us who’s on the list.

Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.

^{Nick Turse (The Intercept)}

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/38336335

Four different factions live together in fantasy world that is awfully similar to other today's web ...

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/38336277

What if in 1989, Tim Berners Lee invented the semantic web instead of the world wide web?

cross-posted from: lemmy.eco.br/post/18000443

É um esforço danado pra omitir quando é de direita.
Ex-candidato (do NOVO) a vice-prefeito (na chapa do PSL) de Niterói é preso acusado de furto milionário

Ex-candidato a vice-prefeito de Niterói é preso acusado de furto milionário

Apontado pela Polícia Civil como autor de um furto cinematográfico em Niterói, o empresário Alexandre Ceotto André, de 50 anos, foi preso na segunda-feira (3) após se entregar na Delegacia d

^{Mauro Touguinhó (atribunarj.com.br)}

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/climate/antarctic-glacier-hektoria-rapid-melt-sea-level

her summary from Bluesky:

To celebrate election day, I made a video about the part of liberalism that keeps going “we can fix fascism with a well-crafted podcast episode.”

Archive: archive.is/XzIwr

404 Media

2025-11-04 17:43:04

DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has publicly released an app that Sheriff Offices, police departments, and other local or regional law enforcement can use to scan someone’s face as part of immigration enforcement, 404 Media has learned.

The news follows Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of another internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) app called Mobile Fortify that uses facial recognition to nearly instantly bring up someone’s name, date of birth, alien number, and whether they’ve been given an order of deportation. The new local law enforcement-focused app, called Mobile Identify, crystallizes one of the exact criticisms of DHS’s facial recognition app from privacy and surveillance experts: that this sort of powerful technology would trickle down to local enforcement, some of which have a history of making anti-immigrant comments or supporting inhumane treatment of detainees.

Handing “this powerful tech to police is like asking a 16-year old who just failed their drivers exams to pick a dozen classmates to hand car keys to,” Jake Laperruque, deputy director of the Center for Democracy & Technology's Security and Surveillance Project, told 404 Media. “These careless and cavalier uses of facial recognition are going to lead to U.S. citizens and lawful residents being grabbed off the street and placed in ICE detention.”

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CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement

The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.

^{Joseph Cox (404 Media)}

Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced late financier and sex offender, had accounts at Goldman Sachs (GS.N, HSBC (HSBA.L), and other banks, new court filings show.

The revelations came in previously sealed documents made public by JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), once Epstein's main bank, in a now-settled lawsuit brought by the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein had a private island residence.

Released to the public on Friday, the report did not provide dollar amounts or details about Epstein's relationships with other banks, but alerted authorities to money transfers he made.

A U.S. judge ordered the documents unsealed in response to requests from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Bloomberg earlier reported the banks' names.

In an emailed statement, Goldman said: "We terminated our client relationship with Mr. Epstein, and his assets were transferred out of the firm in 2010."

HSBC declined to comment.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/jeffrey-epstein-had-accounts-with-goldman-sachs-hsbc-documents-show-2025-11-04/

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/38329467

Main site at seagl.org/ and they are on fediverse @SeaGL@mastodon.social

A number of talks and expo hall. All are welcome; please help re-share so people can know about it and attend. Lots of the talks will be on streaming as well for remote participation. They also have Matrix chats seagl.org/meet

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-warns-mass-chaos-may-need-close-some-airspace-if-government-shutdown-2025-11-04/

“New Mexico is creating the conditions for better outcomes in health, learning, and well-being,” said Neal Halfon, professor of pediatrics, public health and public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.

In addition to offering free child care, the state has launched initiatives to expand access, including a campaign to recruit more licensed and registered home providers. It also established a $12.7 million low-interest loan fund to help construct, expand and renovate child care facilities.

New Mexico becomes first state to offer free child care for all families

New Mexico is now the first state in the nation to guarantee free child care for all families, regardless of income.

^{Scripps News Group (News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF))}

Torna stasera, martedì 4 novembre 2025, alle 21:20 su Rai 2, un nuovo appuntamento con Belve, il programma ideato e condotto da Francesca Fagnani.
Il talk-show più irriverente della televisione italiana conferma anche questa settimana la sua formula vincente: interviste dirette, ironiche e profondamente umane, capaci di svelare lati inediti dei protagonisti dello spettacolo e della politica.

LEGGI LE ANTICIPAZIONI: Anticipazioni Belve 4 novembre 2025: Iva Zanicchi, Irene Pivetti e Adriano Pappalardo ospiti da Francesca Fagnani

Belve anticipazioni 4 novembre 2025: ospiti Iva Zanicchi, Pivetti e Pappalardo

Anticipazioni Belve del 4 novembre 2025: Francesca Fagnani intervista Iva Zanicchi, Irene Pivetti e Adriano Pappalardo. Tutti i dettagli e la sorpresa della serata.

^{Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)}