Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN
Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN
Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’Damian Carrington (The Guardian)
The Great Firewall: Massive data leak reveals the inner workings of China's censorship regime
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/45192281
Archived[...]
In a historic breach of China’s censorship infrastructure, internal data were leaked from Chinese infrastructure firms associated with the Great Firewall (GFW) in September this year. Researchers now estimate that the data has a volume of approximately 600 GB.
The material includes more than 100,000 documents, internal source code, work logs, configuration files, emails, technical manuals, and operational runbooks. The number of files in the dump is reported to be in the thousands, though exact totals vary by source.
[...]
An unexpected but critical component of the breach is the metadata embedded within documents and logs. Authorship tags, file paths, and computer hostnames have linked hundreds of documents to individual users, systems, and organizations. These human fingerprints offer unprecedented visibility into the organizational structure behind the GFW’s operation. Engineers, data analysts, lab researchers, and regional technicians are all traceable by name or system alias. Many entries refer to known ISPs, national labs, or university-affiliated nodes, suggesting that the enforcement apparatus spans a wide constellation of public-private partnerships, military-academic collaborations, and centralized policy deployment.
Together, these findings constitute a unique technical cross-section of the Chinese censorship-industrial complex, revealing not just what is filtered or how, but who enforces it, who maintains the infrastructure, and how decisions flow through the layered topology of digital control.
[...]
The current report represents only the first installment in a three-part investigative series into the unprecedented breach of China’s censorship apparatus. While this Part 1 has centered on exposing the dataset’s contents and evaluating its technical, organizational, and strategic significance, it is only the beginning. The sheer scale and complexity of the leak, over 500GB of internal GFW infrastructure data, demands a methodical, layered approach to fully grasp its implications.
The next two parts in this series will delve even deeper, uncovering the architecture of China’s censorship regime and examining the wider consequences for global digital governance.
Part 2 of the series will look into the architecture and will offer a forensic reconstruction of how the Great Firewall actually works at the technical level, mapping the core design of the censorship stack. This includes how packets are intercepted, filtered, redirected, or dropped; how apps like Psiphon and V2Ray are detected at the protocol level; and how traffic shaping is deployed based on geography, ISP, or session context.
Part 3 will the geopolitics and the fallout will address the broader implications. This breach does more than just reveal technical controls, it changes the strategic calculus of censorship resistance. We will assess how the exposure reshapes China’s ability to sustain its domestic information control and international cyber operations, and how it informs countermeasures by VPN developers, privacy advocates, and democratic governments. Ethical and legal questions will also be raised: what does responsible engagement with such data look like?
[...]
With this series, we aim to present not just the most complete picture yet of the GFW, but a roadmap for pushing back against the machinery of state censorship.
Inside the Great Firewall Part 1: The Dump - DomainTools Investigations | DTI
Analysis of the 500GB+ Great Firewall data breach revealing China’s state censorship network, VPN evasion tactics, and the operators behind it.DomainTools Investigations | DTI
Is Enerkem's Waste Gasification technology a Failure or a promising Climate Solution?
Is Enerkem's Waste Gasification technology a Failure or a promising Climate Solution?
Repsol wants to build a waste gasification plant to make circular and biogenic Methanol in Spain. The Ecoplanta project will use a technology that previously failed to deliver on its promises in Canada.Hanno Böck (industrydecarbonization.com)
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”lisa.larson-walker@propublica.org (ProPublica)
The Great Firewall: Massive data leak reveals the inner workings of China's censorship regime
cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/45192281
Archived[...]
In a historic breach of China’s censorship infrastructure, internal data were leaked from Chinese infrastructure firms associated with the Great Firewall (GFW) in September this year. Researchers now estimate that the data has a volume of approximately 600 GB.
The material includes more than 100,000 documents, internal source code, work logs, configuration files, emails, technical manuals, and operational runbooks. The number of files in the dump is reported to be in the thousands, though exact totals vary by source.
[...]
An unexpected but critical component of the breach is the metadata embedded within documents and logs. Authorship tags, file paths, and computer hostnames have linked hundreds of documents to individual users, systems, and organizations. These human fingerprints offer unprecedented visibility into the organizational structure behind the GFW’s operation. Engineers, data analysts, lab researchers, and regional technicians are all traceable by name or system alias. Many entries refer to known ISPs, national labs, or university-affiliated nodes, suggesting that the enforcement apparatus spans a wide constellation of public-private partnerships, military-academic collaborations, and centralized policy deployment.
Together, these findings constitute a unique technical cross-section of the Chinese censorship-industrial complex, revealing not just what is filtered or how, but who enforces it, who maintains the infrastructure, and how decisions flow through the layered topology of digital control.
[...]
The current report represents only the first installment in a three-part investigative series into the unprecedented breach of China’s censorship apparatus. While this Part 1 has centered on exposing the dataset’s contents and evaluating its technical, organizational, and strategic significance, it is only the beginning. The sheer scale and complexity of the leak, over 500GB of internal GFW infrastructure data, demands a methodical, layered approach to fully grasp its implications.
The next two parts in this series will delve even deeper, uncovering the architecture of China’s censorship regime and examining the wider consequences for global digital governance.
Part 2 of the series will look into the architecture and will offer a forensic reconstruction of how the Great Firewall actually works at the technical level, mapping the core design of the censorship stack. This includes how packets are intercepted, filtered, redirected, or dropped; how apps like Psiphon and V2Ray are detected at the protocol level; and how traffic shaping is deployed based on geography, ISP, or session context.
Part 3 will the geopolitics and the fallout will address the broader implications. This breach does more than just reveal technical controls, it changes the strategic calculus of censorship resistance. We will assess how the exposure reshapes China’s ability to sustain its domestic information control and international cyber operations, and how it informs countermeasures by VPN developers, privacy advocates, and democratic governments. Ethical and legal questions will also be raised: what does responsible engagement with such data look like?
[...]
With this series, we aim to present not just the most complete picture yet of the GFW, but a roadmap for pushing back against the machinery of state censorship.
Inside the Great Firewall Part 1: The Dump - DomainTools Investigations | DTI
Analysis of the 500GB+ Great Firewall data breach revealing China’s state censorship network, VPN evasion tactics, and the operators behind it.DomainTools Investigations | DTI
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Battleground Maine Rep. Jared Golden will not seek reelection
Battleground Rep. Jared Golden will not seek reelection - E&E News by POLITICO
The Maine Democrat’s unexpected retirement opens up a House seat in a district that President Donald Trump carried.Aaron Pellish, Andrew Howard (E&E News by POLITICO)
Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say | Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
the storm had 7 percent stronger wind speeds than a similar one in a world that has not been warmed by the burning of fossil fuels. They also found the rate of rainfall inside the eyewall of the storm was 16 percent more intense.
They're talking about the World Weather Attribution rapid analysis, which uses peer-reviewed methods.
Petition e6679 - Political Honesty
There is a petition, e6679, on the official ourcommons.ca website for the government of Canada, which address is misinformation in Canadian politicians.
If you ask me, this is a very important petition, because I believe that the threat to Canadian sovereignty and democracy is indeed misinformation that is being spread by Canadian politicians. Sure, misinformation from social media is annoying, and when it comes from the traditional media it's disturbing, but when it comes from Federal politicians, it's downright dangerous.
It has almost 40,000 signatures. Please sign it, there's only three weeks left. The more signatures, the more weight it will have when it's read in parliament
We need to send a message to Parliament and let them know that we're concerned and frustrated with misinformation.
I should note that the website has had lots of problems recently. Please be patient and try until you succeed. You need to receive a validation email, click on that, and then you get a confirmation email. Until you get that second email, your signature has not been counted.
SAP shakes up its certification process
SAP shakes up its certification process
The ERP giant is shifting away from multiple-choice questions toward a new model centered on real-world environments, starting with new formats for six certs rolled out at TechEd this week in Berlin.Lynn Greiner (CIO)
Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page
Wikipedia co-founder joins editing conflict over the Gaza genocide page
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has inserted himself into discussions over the site’s “Gaza genocide” page, saying that it has issues with neutrality and “requires immediate correction.”Emma Roth (The Verge)
So, the marketing aspect is the thing that hung me up.
You gotta put yourself out there soooooo much on all the forums all the socials all the goon subs.
Thinking it through makes me not want to.
I just want a money cheat code.
Neue Vereinsmeisterschaftstabelle nach Nachtgolfen
Mit dem letzten Turnier hat sich auch die Tabelle zur Vereinsmeisterschaft leicht verändert.
Damit ihr mal seht, wie man Nachtgolf spielt, hier ein kleines Video dazu.
tube.tchncs.de/videos/embed/5u…
Und jetzt die Tabelle:
2025 Nachtgolfen in Elster - Bahn 10 # Golf #Crossgolf #Nachtgolf - tchncs
Hier noch ein kleines Video, wie Nachtgolfen wirklich ist vom 01.11.2025tube.tchncs.de
Police report describes Republican Nancy Mace berating airport police and TSA agents
South Carolina firebrand running for governor allegedly abused agents working without pay during shutdown
The US representative Nancy Mace, a Republican firebrand running for South Carolina governor, is drawing scrutiny after a police report described her berating airport police and TSA agents as she was being escorted to a gate last week.
The profane incident at the Charleston international airport threatens to derail her run as she said she would sue the airport authority for defamation and false reporting.
An initial incident report from the Charleston county aviation authority police department first obtained by Wired describes Mace cursing at airport staff, saying that this was no way to treat a “f---ing U.S. representative”. She invoked the name of South Carolina senator Tim Scott, saying that the Republican lawmaker would not be treated as she was, according to the report.
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Gov. JB Pritzker says an Indiana remap might force Illinois to act as he celebrates Democratic wins Tuesday
The Democratic governor, a vocal Trump critic who is pursuing a third term next year as well as a potential 2028 White House bid, also indicated that any effort to redraw Illinois’ congressional districts to counter gerrymandering pushed by the president in GOP-led states may depend on whether Indiana takes action on redistricting.
Gov. JB Pritzker says an Indiana remap might force Illinois to act as he celebrates Democratic wins Tuesday
The Democratic governor, a vocal Trump critic who is pursuing a third term next year as well as a potential 2028 White House bid, also indicated that any effort to redraw Illinois’ congressional districts to counter gerrymandering pushed by the president in GOP-led states may depend on whether Indiana takes action on redistricting.
AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it
no plans to fix it, though
- video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251105-… - podcast
time: 4 min 58 sec
AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it
The BBC and the European Broadcasting Union have produced a large study of how well AI chatbots handle summarising the news. In short: badly. [BBC; EBU] The researchers asked ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemi…Pivot to AI
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI employees were compelled to submit their biometric data to train Grok’s AI companion Ani and other avatars.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI employees were compelled to submit their biometric data to train Grok’s AI companion Ani and other avatars.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI employees were compelled to submit their biometric data to train Grok’s AI companion Ani and other avatars.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI employees were compelled to submit their biometric data to train Grok’s AI companion Ani and other avatars.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI employees were compelled to submit their biometric data to train Grok’s AI companion Ani and other avatars.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI employees were compelled to submit their biometric data to train Grok’s AI companion Ani and other avatars.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
Something to Think About this month
As well as everything else, each month I offer you something to think about and get the brain working. This month …
Do illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?
#blog #logic #thoughts #zenmischief
rabbia femcellica della mattina sorprendente in cui la rogna universale si riabbatte sul mio culo (gli innamorati in giro mi fanno stare male)
Lo so che ormai non solo sembro, ma sono, un disco rotto, ma a questo punto I swear to god, come si dice in questi casi… Ormai mi pare sempre più di vivere in un mondo costruito apposta per distruggermi a tutti i costi; mi sembra di essere all’interno di una di quelle visual novel […]
The Z war on Lebanon + MENA countries Hezbollah covers here's part of a broader US strategy to undercost natural resource-rich nations by destablizing & deindustrializing. Sisi basically = human nuke
Let it be known to all Lebanese that the “Israeli” enemy does not target Hezbollah alone—it targets Lebanon in its entirety, aiming to strip it of any capacity to reject the extortionist demands of the Zionist entity and to impose submission to its policies and interests in Lebanon and the region. This necessitates a unified and dignified national stance that enforces respect for our nation and people and protects Lebanon’s sovereignty and honor.
As for sliding into proposed negotiation traps, doing so would yield further gains for the “Israeli” enemy—who always takes but never abides by any commitments, and never gives anything in return. With such a ruthless enemy, supported by the American tyrant, no maneuver or cunning can succeed.
Lebanon’s current concern should be to enforce the cessation of aggression under the ceasefire declaration and pressure the Zionist enemy to abide by it, not to succumb to coercion or be dragged into political negotiations with the Zionist entity. Such a course holds no national interest and carries existential dangers threatening Lebanon’s sovereignty and very being.
Finally, as a founding component of the Lebanon we are committed to as a final homeland for all its citizens, we reaffirm our legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression, and to stand by our army and people in defense of our sovereignty. Legitimate defense does not fall under the so-called “decision of war or peace”; rather, it is the exercise of our right to defend our nation against an enemy imposing war upon it and continuing its assaults with the intent to subjugate our state.
Based on this vision, we shall approach developments affirming to all that the current moment calls for unity of effort to stop the Zionist violations, aggression, and recklessness toward our country, and to ward off security and existential threats. We highly value the patience of our proud and resilient people, who bear with us the injustice and aggression, hoping to preserve sovereignty and national dignity. Our pledge remains to stand firm in honor, dignity, and righteousness—to protect our land, our people, and the aspirations of future generations.
Hezbollah’s Media Relations Department
Thursday, November 6, 2025
15 Jumada Al-Awwal, 1447
EU scientists record 99.5% sunlight absorption leap for solar towers
EU scientists record 99.5% sunlight absorption leap for solar towers
EHU researchers have demonstrated new nanomaterials for solar towers capable of 99.5% light absorption, boosting renewable energy potential.Atharva Gosavi (Interesting Engineering)
Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 October Update Triggers BitLocker Recovery
Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 October Update Triggers BitLocker Recovery
Microsoft has encountered another unusual issue, this time mostly affecting Intel-based PCs. Users of Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2, as well as some Windows 10 users, may unexpectedly find themselves in BitLocker recovery mode.TechPowerUp
Mihon, an aggregated manga reading app, issues a troubling warning they might shut down due to imitators that uses old Tachiyomi name
Citing Kotatsu's recent shut down, two of Mihon's devs said that misuse of Mihon’s name and branding by a group may endanger the project.
I copied the text if you don't want to go the link. It's a bit long so I spoilered it.
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Hello everyone,With Kotatsu's recent shutdown and due to some ongoing issues over the years, I believe Mihon is also under threat. If you care about the project's future, please take a moment to read this message.
Who is behind the threat, and how?
A group going by iiTachiyomi and recently Miyomi has built a massive following by impersonating Tachiyomi (Mihon's predecessor) across various platform. They only rebranded to iiTachiyomi after years of request and only on platforms where they had a low following.Their blatant impersonation was one of the key reason behind the legal threat Tachiyomi received, which ultimately led to its shutdown. When we announced Mihon and exposed their behavior, iiTachiyomi promised to change their ways and not impersonate Mihon.
However, just months after Mihon launched, they resumed the same behavior by:
- Creating a new brand "Miyomi: Tachiyomi and Mihon community" to capitalize on Mihon's name
- Posting Mihon release notes and announcements without attribution
- Sharing updates of third-party extension repos without attribution
- Failing to clarify they are not the developers behind Mihon or those extensions
- Selling fake Mihon branded merchandise
Why does this threaten Mihon?
When P.CoK, the anti-piracy division of Kakao requested the removal of extensions, the Tachiyomi team complied. iiTachiyomi, however continued distributing them in a misleading way, causing confusion that escalated into legal pressure, which resulted in Tachiyomi shutting down.Now, they are doing the same thing with Mihon. Their misrepresentation and misuse of Mihon’s name, branding and work puts the project at risk, despite Mihon having already corrected the mistakes Tachiyomi made. It could also cause problems for other apps they promote.
What to do from now on
iiTachiyomi claims to serve the community, but their actions prove otherwise. To protect Mihon:
- Report iiTachiyomi or Miyomi pages that mislead users
- Correct people who confuse Mihon with iiTachiyomi or Miyomi
- Don’t share or support unofficial Mihon merchandise
- Spread the word: Mihon has no connection to themSigned by:
- Antsy, Mihon Developer
- jobobby04, TachiyomiSY Developer
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This is after the action that Kotatsu manga app shutting down due to Kakao's continued war on manga piracy, and Google's future policy of limiting what Android users can install on their own devices.
From Kotatsu's github readme:
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ImportantIn light of recent challenges — including threating actions from Kakao Entertainment Corp and upcoming Google’s new sideloading policy — we’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Kotatsu and end its support. We’re deeply grateful to everyone who contributed and to the amazing community that grew around this project.
One year ago, Tachiyomi shut down due to Kakao's efforts, as per this post here.
Mihon could be under threat
Misuse of Mihon’s name and branding by a group may endanger the projectMihon
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Richard Thompson - Still (2015)
Figura centrale per la nascita del folk-rock inglese e con alle spalle una discografia ormai corposissima, Richard Thompson, prosegue con entusiasmo e convinzione il proprio percorso artistico, animato da una curiosità febbrile nel ricercare sonorità nuove, dando alle stampe “Still”, disco nato dalla collaborazione artistica con Jeff Tweedy, il quale ne ha curato la produzione... Leggi e ascolta...
The Big Short Guy Just Bet $1 Billion That the AI Bubble Pops
The Big Short Guy Just Bet $1 Billion That the AI Bubble Pops
Michael Burry, who shorted the housing market in 2008, has bet over $1 billion that the shares of AI companies Nvidia and Palantir will fall.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
US-Based Partner Wanted
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You must be older than 25 and younger than 40 and need a pc.
The idea is simple:
- You: land freelance or contract work on Upwork, LinkedIn, or your network. Or you can share Upwork, Linkedin to me so I can land freelance or contract.
- I: deliver high-quality code, on time, with clean documentation.
- We split by detailed discussion after platform fees.
What I bring:
- Full development (frontend, backend, APIs, cloud)
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- US profile/address for platforms
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DM me if you’re interested — tell me:
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Looking forward to building something profitable together!
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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
How Paul Newby Made North Carolina a Blueprint for Conservative Courts
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.Emily.Goldstein@propublica.org (ProPublica)
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US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown – DW – 11/05/2025
US troops given German food bank advice amid shutdown
The US Army Garrison Bavaria removed references to German food banks and other discounted food provision services from its "shutdown guidance" web page.Mark Hallam (Deutsche Welle)
The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith, says the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva (The Guardian)
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