Criminal court ditches American software giant– Can Dutch universities do without Microsoft?
Can Dutch higher education part ways with Microsoft? The sector is trying to break free, and alternatives are being explored here and there. At the same time, more and more tasks are being completed by Microsoft tools.
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Ah right right. Please do tell me, what university do you work for? In what field again?
- Do you have experience in supporting researchers working under strict grant provisions that entail (at times) specific requirements in terms of data-format, reproducibility, output, methods, software used, etc.?
- Do you have experience supporting environments where exams are given, and thus require highly locked down, monitored, reproducible, environments in the terms of hundreds if not thousands workplaces at, potentially, the drop of a hat? Even if exams are generally planned well in advance, there can be last minute alterations due to weather, incidents, etc.
- Do you perhaps have experience supporting a piece of software that was used for research several decades ago, that interfaces with a piece of equipment that's now old enough to vote and drink?
- Have you ever had the conversation with a researcher where you had to tell them that due to privacy, technical or legal requirements you have to upgrade the software and thus pretty much set them back if not ruin their entire research?
- Have you ever had to support thousands of students doing their research/study/course that requires HPC capabilities on a shoestring budget?
- Have you ever had to have a conversation with an ISV and get them to provide intricate detail on all of their libraries/dependencies used because of legal/technical/moral requirements?
So let me ask you again, is it really that easy to just "require all documents to be either odf or pdf?" in such an environment to achieve ehm... what was it again you wanted to achieve? Achieving some moral high-ground so that universities don't use Microsoft's format that is so entrenched in all of society, at all levels, companies and organizations and thus by not supporting/using it all of the students are put at risk of not being prepared for their future careers? Which is kind of the points people get an university degree.
But sure, I'll see if I can get it added to the agenda in the next all-hands IT meeting.
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I'm sure of this comes across as rude or snide; it's just that your reply seems to imply that we (IT staff, as well as the universities as a whole) haven't already tried something like that before? Like HexesofVexes correctly points out - universities are in a near perpetual crisis for their very continued existence. Imagine having to cut millions from your budget that is already millions underfunded - and then decide to take a risk as something like this? How many jobs, livelihoods, careers, and so much more would they be putting at risk?
No, it's not that easy. It's an incredible risk - and universities can and will take it but they will need support. Financial as well as societal both of which right now are virtually non-existing. So they won't as we are in pure survival mode, and have been for years.
The article is talking about officeware, so documents, file sharing, chat and e-mail. My comment was about documents specifically. I'm sorry if your work is frustrating, but as a non-academic, what am I supposed to do, except vote for candidates that promote education? That's been my priority from when I was old enough to cast a ballot.
Your university's leadership failed you in the decades before today when they went for closed-source, foreign-controlled options. I cannot describe the stupidity of hosting research data on American services, a choice that to me points either to stupidity or bad faith.
But the crux is still this: the best time to switch was the previous 30 years, the second best is now. Saying "we can't do it!!" only lets the tumor grow and grow. Nobody's expecting change overnight, what should be expected, though, is action.
Tutorial series for self hosting beginners?
I've been dabbling with selfhosting for a bit now (home assistant and nextcloud), but it's clear that I lack a fundamental understanding of networking. For example:
- I've got OpenWRT on my router, but no idea what I'm doing when it comes to firewall settings, DNS, DHCP, etc.
- I've got a domain thru Porkbun, but no idea how to properly setup my DNS settings there to route to my local machine.
- I've got NGINX running in a docker container in a VM and can get to the UI on my local network, but no idea what I'm doing wrong with my attempts at a reverse proxy.
Does anyone here have links to a good in-depth tutorial series for learning about securely selfhosting?
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The Gazan doctors still languishing in Israeli prisons
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/39401508
While some were released in the ceasefire, Israel still holds 80 Palestinian medical workers from Gaza without charge. As Michal Feldon discussed (originally published on Local Call), they face physical violence, medical neglect, and starvation, languishing in Israeli prisons — and their families are demanding their freedom.from +972’s Sunday Recap
#972Magazine [published in #Israel]
Nov. 23, 2025Also:
* New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7
* ‘The fire devoured everything’: Israeli settlers unleash wave of arson attacks
* In Umm Al-Khair, erasure seems only a matter of time
* When Israel’s courts become ‘instruments of revenge’ against Palestinian citizens
* On Israeli campuses, the state marks another enemy within
The Gazan doctors still languishing in Israeli prisons
While some were released in the ceasefire, Israel still holds 80 Palestinian medical workers from Gaza without charge. As Michal Feldon discussed (originally published on Local Call), they face physical violence, medical neglect, and starvation, languishing in Israeli prisons — and their families are demanding their freedom.
from +972’s Sunday Recap
#972Magazine [published in #Israel]
Nov. 23, 2025Also:
* New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7
* ‘The fire devoured everything’: Israeli settlers unleash wave of arson attacks
* In Umm Al-Khair, erasure seems only a matter of time
* When Israel’s courts become ‘instruments of revenge’ against Palestinian citizens
* On Israeli campuses, the state marks another enemy withinhttps://www.972mag.com/wp-content/themes/rgb/newsletter.php?page_id=8§ion_id=188629
Biofuels Push at COP30 Could Accelerate Climate Crisis and Threaten Food Supply
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/53665220
The governments of Brazil, Italy, Japan, and India are spearheading a new pledge calling for the rapid global expansion of biofuels as a commitment to decarbonizing transportation energy.An analysis by a clean transport advocacy organization published last month found that, because of the indirect impacts to farming and land use, biofuels are responsible globally for 16 percent more CO2 emissions than the planet-polluting fossil fuels they replace
Biofuels Push at COP30 Could Accelerate Climate Crisis and Threaten Food Supply | Truthout
Despite their positioning as a green alternative, experts warn biofuels expansion could have catastrophic consequences.Zack Kligler (Truthout)
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From a science pov it makes sense that it's something to pursue, even as just a renewable biofuel. Algae grows fast, it's where oil comes from, it's a biological "fix". It's perfect. Except it didn't work nearly as well as hoped.
I looked into it a long time ago as a "solution" to how to best pull carbon of out the air and sequester it. Algae farms over deep water areas, grown and culled and the dead carbon sunk deep to stay out of the loop. Sounds perfect, doesn't it?
But in both scenarios there are so many costs and variables to consider that are left out when proponents are selling it. Some are just the "forgotten" costs of running a process that pollutes on their own and take energy (that requires emissions too). Some are effects outside the process that damage the environment in other ways. And the costs and effects of feeding the algae itself, it just won't grow in a vat of water alone. So many things that change the net result. And with the case for fuel (which doesn't lock the carbon away so it's not a help to existing carbon in the air) assuming the fuel percentage per weight would be high enough to justify the rest of the costs. Which Exxon figured out it was not, while selling it as a miracle.
How the Nexperia chip crisis upended auto supply chains - again
The Dutch government took control of Netherlands-based Nexperia in late September, citing concerns its technology could be passed on to Chinese owner Wingtech. Beijing retaliated by halting exports of finished Nexperia chips packaged at the plant in the Pearl River Delta."The Dutch thought they had seized Nexperia, but they only took over an office building," said Li Xing, a professor of international relations at the Guangdong Institute for International Strategies, a think tank.
Nexperia resumed sales to some domestic distributors in late October but required payment in yuan
Austria's Melecs and Apple supplier JABIL have managed to source chips from Nexperia. Both have used Chinese entities, allowing them to settle in yuan, the two people briefed on the matter said.
Exporting carceral migration “management”: €30 million from the EU to Senegal for migration control
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/53662714
The underlying aims of the €30 million budget are interception, detention and an instrumental concern for human life. The initiative maps onto longer-term developments predating the change of government in 2024, marked by the long-term involvement of external actors, often operating with EU funding.The intervention is indicative of a wider regional trend of EU-funded actions enforcing detention and disregarding human rights concerns. This comes in the guise of “fighting migrant smuggling,” which is both a condition for and objective of EU financial support.
Together, these factors constitute the building blocks of a new era of carceral EU migration “management” in West Africa.
Statewatch | Exporting carceral migration “management”: €30 million from the EU for the fight against migrant smuggling in Senegal
€30 million from the EU's aid budget has been provided to Senegal for migration control. An examination of European Commission documents makes clear the main focus of the funding: border surveillance and control, maritime interception of people tryin…www.statewatch.org
Jair Bolsonaro arrested after tampering with ankle tag ‘out of curiosity’
Brazilian ex-president says he used soldering iron on device and is now in custody over fears he was going to abscond
Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has claimed he tried to damage his electronic ankle monitor “out of curiosity” after he was arrested at his villa owing to suspicions he was poised to abscond.
In a video released by the supreme court, Bolsonaro – who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for masterminding a military coup – can be heard admitting to a security official that he had used a soldering iron to tamper with the black tag.
The video showed the device badly damaged and burned on both sides, but still attached to his ankle.
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US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro-Russian points in original plan
US-Ukraine statement comes hours after European countries propose their own alternative peace
The US and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia, hours after European countries proposed their own radical alternative that omitted some of the pro-Russia points made in an original US-backed document that was leaked last week.
US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, emerged from a meeting in Switzerland late on Sunday with a Ukrainian delegation led by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, saying he was “very optimistic” about the progress of the talks. A joint statement between the two countries said that any eventual deal would “fully uphold” Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The original 28-point US document leaked last week demands Ukraine hand over territory to Russia, limits the size of its army and agrees not to pursue the Kremlin for alleged war crimes.
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Germany wants to build Europe’s strongest army – a new conscription bill is moving that closer
This year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect.
The coalition government is hoping a new bill agreed upon last week will help make this a reality, bolstering Germany’s forces in the face of the perceived threat from Russia and a significant shift in US foreign policy.
The sweeping new reforms will see Germany attempt to boost its numbers to 260,000 soldiers, up from around 180,000 currently, in addition to an extra 200,000 reservists, by 2035.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/23/europe/germany-europe-army-reform-intl
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‘Enough repression’: Thousands of Tunisians protest against Kais Saied
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital to protest against what they call President Kais Saied’s escalating authoritarianism and the jailing of government critics.
At least 2,000 people, wearing black and carrying whistles and red ribbons, marched through Tunis on Saturday, chanting slogans, including “the people want the fall of the regime” and “no fear no terror, the street belongs to the people”.
Some held placards that read, “Enough repression” and “Not my president”.
The rally – under the slogan “against injustice” – brought together activists, NGOs and fragmented parties from across the spectrum in a rare display of unity in opposition to Saied.
It came weeks after a Tunisian court handed a five-year prison sentence to former administrative judge Ahmed Souab, a vocal critic of the politicisation of the judiciary.
‘Enough repression’: Thousands of Tunisians protest against Kais Saied
Protesters in Tunis denounce an escalating crackdown on dissent and demand the release of jailed dissidents.Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)
NATION MOURNS
Killing a National Guard member in Washington, D.C., is almost always prosecuted federally, can carry the death penalty if the victim was in federal status or if terrorism/hate-crime elements are present, and will very likely be labeled and punished as domestic terrorism if the motive meets the legal definition.
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
Grenfell United and the TV architect George Clarke are calling on businesses and homeowners to take a “moral decision” and boycott the companies criticised in the Grenfell inquiry for “systematic dishonesty”.
Clarke, best known for his series George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, said he had made the decision not to use products from Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex, three companies that were heavily criticised in the findings of the Grenfell inquiry published last year and who have continued to deny wrongdoing.
He lives close to the tower block in west London where 72 people were killed by the 2017 blaze which was fuelled by combustible insulation and cladding that did not comply with regulations.
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and CelotexJessica Murray (The Guardian)
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‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war
Inside a dim locker room at the Nablus municipal stadium, in the occupied West Bank, the television rarely goes dark, streaming day and night the relentless news from Gaza. Gathered in front of it are a group of men from Khan Younis. For more than two years, they have lived in this stadium converted into a refugee camp, their lives suspended between exile and the war they watched on a screen.
They are mostly construction workers who were in Israel on the morning of 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched its attack. As Israel rounded up Palestinians from Gaza, they fled to the West Bank, where they remain – cut off from wives and children living in makeshift tents inside the strip. With very few exceptions, civilians are not currently allowed in or out of Gaza.
“They killed my nephew and his two children,” says Baker Majjar, 37, who before the conflict split his time between a month in Gaza and a month working on construction sites in Tamra, in north-eastern Israel. “They were seeking food at an aid distribution point near Khan Younis. I’ve lost more than a hundred people – relatives and friends – to Israeli attacks since the war began. Then I stopped counting.”
‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war
Unable to reunite with their families in Gaza due to the closed border, Palestinian workers have spent two years in a refugee camp at Nablus stadiumAlessio Mamo (The Guardian)
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US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro-Russian points in original plan
European countries proposed a radical alternative Ukraine peace plan on Sunday that omits some of the pro-Russia points made in the original US-backed document and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected.
The counter-proposal emerged as US, Ukrainian and international negotiators met in Switzerland. The 28-point US document leaked last week demands Ukraine hand over territory to Russia, limits the size of its army and agrees not to pursue the Kremlin for alleged war crimes.
Having been blindsided by Washington’s initiative, Ukraine’s European allies published their Kyiv-friendly plan on Sunday. It says negotiations over territory should take place after a ceasefire is agreed and should start from the line of contact – the existing frontline.
It says both parties would agree how any truce would be monitored “under US supervision”. Unlike the White House text, the European alternative does not call for Kyiv to withdraw from cities it controls in eastern Donbas. Nor does it rule out Ukraine’s membership of Nato, but points out there is no consensus over its membership.
US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro-Russian points in original plan
US-Ukraine statement comes hours after European countries propose their own alternative peaceLuke Harding (The Guardian)
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And to be very CLEAR, about the deliberate treason by the Trumptraitor:
- As discussions began in Geneva, Donald Trump said Ukraine had shown “zero gratitude” for US efforts to end the conflict
- Speculation based on the use of language in the plan suggests it may have been written in Russian and later translated into English.
- " A group of US senators said Rubio told them the text was not an American one. It was, they said, a Russian document deliberately leaked by Moscow which the US then passed on to Ukraine.
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to surrender half his country
And Zelensky would probably consider this for peace in a alternate universe, if it wasn't for the 1000% untrustworthy Putin who always breaks treaties and promises.
Also RF "stole" (I don't know what's even the proper name) a minimum of 20K children, and and are momentarily brainwashing them. Some are being trained to fight against Ukraine.
That's probably a pill many find ( too) hard to swallow.
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Kidnapped
Is usually is a term used when asking for a "ransom" they ask money or something, and usually people are taken for a (limited) period of time.
I's more like human trafficking, but still it's not the right term . In a way its a combination of kidnapping, human trafficking and sort of genocidal thing. Or all the above?
#Ed quoting layout
there is no may about it, several people who speak Russian state it is obvious.
Among them Anders Puk Nielsen, a military analyst from Denmark that speaks Russian has expressed it is obvious.
Sorry I don't remember the timestamp, but this guy is among the most trusted analysts on the Ukraine war.
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Why is there a need for "under US supervision"?
That alone tells you how much of a cuck European leaders are. The war is on their doorstep and they're relying on what is a despotic regime aligned with Russia to gauge fairness.
Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months
Israel carried out an airstrike on a southern Beirut suburb on Sunday, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabtabai and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war.
The strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed five people and wounded 25 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said.
Hezbollah did not immediately comment. Earlier, it said the strike, launched almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended that Israel-Hezbollah war, threatened an escalation of attacks — just days before Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit Lebanon on his first foreign trip.
“We will continue to act forcefully to prevent any threat to the residents of the north and the state of Israel,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.
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VTT (Virtual Tabletop)?
I am playing TTRPG remotely. For this, I was using far.app, a js app, which permit to link Game Master and Players in order to share Character sheets, dice roles, some index cards (set up as a "scene").
Would you know an open-source software that I could self-host to basically have a board with multiple users at once.
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Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks
US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro-Russian points in original plan
US-Ukraine statement comes hours after European countries propose their own alternative peaceLuke Harding (The Guardian)
The Gazan doctors still languishing in Israeli prisons
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Simple new engine sucks power from the night sky
Simple new engine sucks power from the night sky
What if you could draw energy from the night sky without effort? That's the question that researchers at the University of California, Davis are trying to answer with a new engine that generates power simply by sitting under the clear starry heavens.David Szondy (New Atlas)
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Dutch mayors expand use of emergency measures that allegedly restrict citizens’ rights [The Netherlands]
#Note title : country tag adedd in brackets for clarity [The Netherlands]
Dutch mayors are increasingly implementing emergency measures that reportedly restrict citizens’ rights, such as preventive searches and bans on gatherings, according to NOS data.
In 2012, seven such measures were active in six municipalities; this year, 77 decisions were recorded across 38 municipalities, including extensions.
Graph: emergency measures per year
Rechten burgers vaker ingeperkt met noodmaatregelen, soms langdurig
Burgemeesters zetten vaker instrumenten in om bijvoorbeeld mensen in bepaalde gebieden preventief te kunnen fouilleren of gebiedsverboden af te kondigen, blijkt uit onderzoek van de NOS.Brian van der Bol (NOS Nieuws)
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Authoritarian creep is a danger to all western democracies.
Exactly.. A danger to people in general. Never came across people who lived under a dictatorship who felt free, happy or without having lost friends & family to the regime.
Sometimes there are apologists though, but that's a imo a trauma induced coping strategy or they were collaborating (often under some life or death threat).
Five claims made in new book about Princess Diana's Panorama interview
Oh for crying out loud... It's been 30 years.
Something tells me the royal family is desperate for any distraction from Andrew and whether he'll be invited by his inbred relatives for Christmas, and if it takes digging up Diana's corpse, they're not above doing it.
Bolsonaro's conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19
There have been more than 700,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Brazil since 2020, the world's second-highest toll after the United States.
In 2021, epidemiologists at the Federal University of Pelotas estimated 4 in 5 of those deaths could have been avoided if the Bolsonaro administration had supported containment measures and accelerated vaccine purchases.
Bolsonaro's government ignored repeated pleas to sign additional vaccine contracts. He publicly questioned the reliability of shots and mocked contract terms, once suggesting Pfizer recipients would have no legal recourse if they "turned into alligators." Brazil faced vaccine shortages and doses were released in phases by age and health risk.
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Canada PM Carney says world can move on without US, stresses new ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world can make progress on a range of issues without the US, and that consensus reached at a Group of 20 (G-20) leaders’ meeting in JohannesburgAt the press conference, he detailed his attempts to strengthen ties with nations ranging from South Africa to India and China.
Canada PM Carney says world can move on without US, stresses new ties
He emphasised that he won’t have his agenda dictated by US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
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Korea to lose chip dominance to China by 2030 as competitiveness at home wanes
Korean companies themselves predict that Chinese memory chipmakers could overtake them within five years. A broader concern is that China could surpass Korea in all 10 of its top export industries — including shipbuilding, information technology, petrochemicals and biotech — by 2030.
Korea to lose chip dominance to China by 2030 as competitiveness at home wanes
Korea is on track to lose chip dominance to China by 2030, according to a industry survey, which found the Korea's competitiveness will fall behind the United States as well.Korea JoongAng Daily
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Netanyahu described the plan as "important and Zionist" and said it would help bolster Israel’s north, a region heavily affected by conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah
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Japanese minister calls Dokdo 'inherent part' of Japan after protests from Seoul over territory
Japanese minister calls Dokdo 'inherent part' of Japan after protests from Seoul over territory
A Japanese Cabinet minister reiterated Tokyo’s territorial claims over Dokdo after Seoul protested the expansion of a Japanese museum promoting the country's sovereignty over the islets.Korea JoongAng Daily
Israeli strike hits Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday targeted a residential apartment in Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs, according to local media reports.The strike came amid continued Israeli attacks across Lebanon. Beirut’s southern suburbs have been hit several times since the ceasefire agreement of 27 November 2024.
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
If anyone has an article with more technical details on what the solar radiation did, and how they're going to patch it, I'd like to read about it 😀
Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October.The JetBlue Airways flight made an emergency landing in Florida after at least 15 people were injured.
The problem identified with A320 aircrafts relates to a piece of computing software which calculates a plane's elevation.
Airbus discovered that, at high altitudes, its data could be corrupted by intense radiation released periodically by the Sun.
The A320 family are what is known as "fly by wire" planes. This means there is no direct mechanical link between the controls in the cockpit and the parts of the aircraft that actually govern flight, with the pilot's actions processed by a computer.
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
If anyone has an article with more technical details on what the solar radiation did, and how they're going to patch it, I'd love to read it :)Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October.The JetBlue Airways flight made an emergency landing in Florida after at least 15 people were injured.
The problem identified with A320 aircrafts relates to a piece of computing software which calculates a plane's elevation.
Airbus discovered that, at high altitudes, its data could be corrupted by intense radiation released periodically by the Sun.
The A320 family are what is known as "fly by wire" planes. This means there is no direct mechanical link between the controls in the cockpit and the parts of the aircraft that actually govern flight, with the pilot's actions processed by a computer.
Airbus requests immediate modifications to thousands of aircraft
About 6,000 plans are thought to be affected, about half the European aerospace giant's global fleet.Theo Leggett (BBC News)
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Technology reshared this.
I think I read that the issue is relatively new thanks to a software update (speculation in another thread, so questionable veracity). So perhaps a change that wasn’t flawed by itself but by bad luck combined with this radiation sensitivity to make the issue significant.
But also solar flares are kind of rare, especially on the stronger end, so easy to imagine bug reliant on them sitting idle for years.
Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
If anyone has an article with more technical details on what the solar radiation did, and how they're going to patch it, I'd love to read it 😀
Airbus said it discovered the issue after an investigation into an incident in which a plane flying between the US and Mexico suddenly lost altitude in October.The JetBlue Airways flight made an emergency landing in Florida after at least 15 people were injured.
The problem identified with A320 aircrafts relates to a piece of computing software which calculates a plane's elevation.
Airbus discovered that, at high altitudes, its data could be corrupted by intense radiation released periodically by the Sun.
The A320 family are what is known as "fly by wire" planes. This means there is no direct mechanical link between the controls in the cockpit and the parts of the aircraft that actually govern flight, with the pilot's actions processed by a computer.
Airbus requests immediate modifications to thousands of aircraft
About 6,000 plans are thought to be affected, about half the European aerospace giant's global fleet.Theo Leggett (BBC News)
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Man who rushed at Ariana Grande deported to Australia, barred from re-entering Singapore: ICA
Man who rushed at Ariana Grande deported to Australia, barred from re-entering Singapore: ICA
Johnson Wen had been given nine days' jail on November 17. Read more at straitstimes.com.Christine Tan (ST)
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Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine, Annotated [gift link]
Trump has said he wants Ukraine to agree to a 28-point peace plan by Thanksgiving. The problem for Kyiv is that many of the points cross their red lines and reflect demands long made by Moscow. The Kremlin has said it wasn’t consulted on the plan.Here’s a breakdown of some of the key points in the plan and how Ukraine and its European allies might respond.
Archive: archive.today/CQyLC
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Airbus A320 – intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical for flight
Airbus update on A320 Family precautionary fleet action
Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical. Read more.Airbus
!@$& Homelab Networking
LOL Not really, but boy it has been a day. Started at 7:00 am and I finally resolved (?) the issue. In fact I've got through every last bit of my network, and at this point in the evening, I actually don't have a solid reason why the issue was present. Something in my VPN settings glitched, or something got triggered on pFsense and got hung up....something, something with Tailscale. It wasn't CLoudflare this time. LOL
You ever do so much to a problem that when you 'fix' it, you have no real idea what the fix truly was? You ever have a problem and find all the shit you cobbled together in the name of 'just get it running and back online'? I did, and decided that I would fix that shit too. It took all flippin' day.
You guys that do this for a living....I salute you! jebus crispies!
ETA: 8 bells and all's well today.
Sometimes the fix has been done but the effect takes a while. For a cache to age out or a change to propogate. It all depends on what you are working with/on.
Or you made a change but forgot to restart a specific service.
Meanwhile even though you did a fix correctly and aren't aware of it, since it doesn't seem to work you change something else and break it again inadvertently.
Air traffic suspended at Netherlands airport after drone sightings
Air traffic at the Eindhoven airport in the south of the Netherlands has resumed after a suspension that lasted several hours due to multiple drone sightings, the Dutch defence minister has said.Traffic resumed around 11pm (22:00 GMT), Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Saturday, two hours after he had first reported the disruption.
Separately on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said the Dutch military opened fire at drones over Volkel Air Base in the east of the country on Friday, but no wreckage was recovered.
Security staff at the base reported the drones between 7pm and 9pm on Friday (between 17:00 and 19:00 GMT), prompting the air force to fire ground-based weapons to take them down, the ministry said in a statement.
Air traffic suspended at Netherlands airport after drone sightings
Drone sightings caused suspension of air traffic at Eindhoven airport, impacting both civilian and military operations.Al Jazeera
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Seeking Volunteer Podcasters for a New Show under Smarter Minds!
Smarter Minds is a decentralized non-profit group on a mission to create an excellent learning environment that fosters critical thinking, creativity, and personal growth. We’re launching a new podcast aimed at smart conversations that raise awareness about AI psychosis — a mental health concern where excessive use of AI chatbots can cause symptoms like delusions or paranoia in vulnerable people. Our goal is to inform listeners simply and clearly while promoting thoughtful dialogue on this emerging topic.
What we’re looking for:
Volunteer podcasters ready to commit to recording up to 4 episodes a month.
Clear speakers who are comfortable hosting interview or discussion-style episodes.
Interest or experience in psychology, technology, creativity, or mental health is a plus.
Reliable communication and a passion for spreading awareness in an engaging way.
What you’ll do:
Collaborate remotely to create compelling episode content.
Help shape the show’s tone and topics focused on mental health, personal growth & history.
Engage listeners with thoughtful conversations that raise awareness about AI psychosis and more.
How to get involved:
Join our Discord and introduce yourself here:
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Please share a bit about your background, podcasting experience if any, and links to past work or recordings if available.
Let’s create something smart, meaningful, and valuable together!
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.Discord
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I agree with all of what your saying, but how is having a podcast not free? All you need is a way to record audio and somewhere to host it. Basically everyone has a phone, and YouTube and other places are readily available. You don't need a shure microphone to spread your ideas.
Other than that, I fully agree, this is a very odd post by OP.
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 - A USB adapter that plugs into your Home Assistant system and opens up a world of smart device options
If anyone bought the previous one, how was it and what do you think about this upgrade?
Excerpts:
The easiest way to start with Zigbee or Thread just got even better, with Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2. This USB adapter plugs into your Home Assistant system and opens up a world of smart device options. Between its precisely tuned antenna and next-generation chip, it’s a big step up for anyone looking to connect Zigbee, Thread, or Matter devices directly to Home Assistant.For all our Zigbee fans, this might be the best upgrade you’ll make all year. We’ve squeezed every inch out of this technology, giving it the best range, speed, and stability possible. The same can be said for our Thread-heads out there (yeah, I just came up with that cool nickname 😎), making Matter or ESPHome Thread
connections rock-solid. Pick whether to dedicate your Connect ZBT-2 to run a Zigbee or Thread network, and it’ll provide the best experience for that protocol (and if all these names just sound like new streaming services to you, check out our explainer below).If you’re one of those people still rocking three different hubs, what are you waiting for… another giant server outage to take down your smart home? Ditch those cloud hubs and take back your privacy today. As an added bonus, your devices will likely get more controls, range, and resilience.
Available today starting at $49 and €45 (that’s the MSRP, and pricing will vary by retailer). Designed and built by Nabu Casa and the Open Home Foundation, every purchase helps fund the development of Home Assistant. For quick specs, details, and where to buy, visit our beautiful Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 page.
Open Design
When we say open, we mean it. In the physical sense, it’s easy to open Connect ZBT-2 as there are no clips or glue, just some lovely standard Phillips head screws. The board has a gorgeous silkscreen, which explains all the chips, exposed pins, and pads.
The bootloader is unlocked, and all the firmware we build is open source and available to modify. We’ve also built a new website
that makes it easy to flash the stock firmware, and in the future, experiment with new firmware. We’ll also be providing the PCB and outer casing files if you want to tinker with those. Openness makes our products better… literally, since our community helps us find and fix bugs.
The best gets better - Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2
We launch our newest hardware that helps connect Zigbee, Thread, or Matter devices to Home Assistant.Home Assistant
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Being misunderstood
I’m not sure if this is an ADHD related thing so I want some feedback.
For the longest time whenever I try to communicate an idea, a process, a plan, a piece of information … I’m oftentimes either not taken serious or people misunderstand me.
I know for myself that I sometimes skip steps in my explanation because I feel they’re too obvious to bother explaining. But sometimes it’s ridiculous to the point where I feel like people are out to dismiss me not on the basis of the information I’m providing.
Does this resonate with anyone?
Edit: thanks for all the feedback! This has given me some material to work with.
Yeah.
I've been working on this, even started to believe I'd gotten good at it.
And still, I'm sitting here this weekend feeling really worthless because I tried to deal with a group of upset people and they took my efforts to help and attacked, judged and rejected me for it.
And I know all of what went on, I know exactly what I'd say to someone who is where I am right now and it doesn't help me today. I hope I feel better tomorrow.
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in reply to Bidah • • •GitHub - LemmyNet/lemmy: 🐀 A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse
GitHubRheumatoidArthritis
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in reply to Bidah • • •Wouldn't this be more appropriate for PeerTube?
Also seconding doing this from your own instance. A lot of these Fediverse setups are donation supported. Don't go wasting those funds for them.
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slazer2au
in reply to Bidah • • •No it won't.
Try making a feature request for peertube to add live streaming.
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in reply to Bidah • • •Lol. I think FIFA demand a pile of money from people integrating the live streams into their platforms. We should start the fundraiser soon.
And I think I'm going to boycott the world cup 2026, so make this the women's world cup in 2027.
camdog2000
in reply to Bidah • • •Ignore the people saying "do this from your own instance."
Peertube needs more content across the board.