Portugal updates cybercrime law to exempt security researchers
Portugal has modified its cybercrime law to establish a legal safe harbor for good-faith security research and to make hacking non-punishable under certain strict conditions.
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Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language
Ruby survives on affection, not utility. Let's move on.
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US | Federal judge orders release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records in Florida
The big question is whether, as another judge suspected, this is just a DOJ distraction.
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Raging at EU fines, Elon Musk pretends to be pro-free speech again
The EU fined Elon Musk over issues which had nothing to do with free speech, and yet he's crying victim again
Judge puts a one-year limit on Google's contracts for default search placement
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Kennedy’s Hand-Picked Vaccine Panel Votes to End Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns
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Despite Progressive Posturing, Newsom Opposes Popular CA Wealth Tax Proposal
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Medicare Advantage Companies Focus on Profits Over Care as Open Enrollment Ends
Even recent feeble reforms have been rolled back when Trump appointees took the reins.
Canada | Alberta judge rules proposed separation referendum would be unconstitutional
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Alberta judge rules proposed separation referendum would be unconstitutional
The Court of King's Bench of Alberta ruled Friday that the proposed referendum to separate the province of Alberta from Canada contravenes the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, and that citizens may no...Derren Chan | JURIST Staff (- JURIST - News)
As Path of Exile 2: The Last of the Druids gears up for release next week, its devs, sort of, delay its 1.0 release date
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FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
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Germany's Merz makes first visit to Israel as chancellor
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz heads to Israel on Saturday for his first visit since taking office, aiming to reaffirm traditionally solid ties that were shaken during the Gaza war.Merz, after stopping in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II, is set to fly on to Israel in the evening before meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday.
The German leader is also expected to visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
Given the dark legacy of Nazi Germany's industrial-scale murder of Jews, German leaders have long seen unflinching support for Israel as a bedrock of the country's foreign policy.
In a speech in September celebrating the reopening of Munich's synagogue, which was severely damaged by the Nazis, Merz visibly struggled to hold back tears, his voice breaking.
But Israeli-German ties were shaken during the Gaza war [...].
Merz, who took power in May this year, has repeatedly criticised Israel's relentless military campaign, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
In August, he also moved to restrict sales of weapons for use in Gaza.
Since a fragile US-backed ceasefire and hostage deal ended full-scale fighting, Germany has lifted those export restrictions.
Despite the ceasefire deal, more than 350 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to local health authorities, as well as three Israeli soldiers.
The UN also warns that Israel is still not allowing enough aid into Gaza.
Before leaving Berlin on Saturday morning, Merz spoke with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas.
A spokesman said Merz underscored German support for a two-state solution but urged Abbas to push through "urgently necessary reforms" of the PA in order to play a "constructive role" in the postwar order.
After the recent strains, Israel expects a "signal of continued support" from Merz, said Michael Rimmel, head of the Jerusalem office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, affiliated with Merz's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU).German-Israeli relations have been strained over the past two years but remain "better than many people think", Rimmel told AFP.
But he said Berlin has little discernible influence on Netanyahu's government, which has pushed on with West Bank settlements despite protests from Berlin and elsewhere, and dismissed calls for a two-state solution.
"Certainly, President Trump and the Americans have greater influence," said Rimmel, noting that the US president was able to pressure Netanyahu into the Gaza ceasefire.
Gil Shohat, head of the Tel Aviv office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, which is affiliated with Germany's far-left Die Linke party, sharply criticised Merz for making the trip.
Shohat argued that Merz is effectively offering political support to Netanyahu and Israel's hard-right government.
"Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal and is under suspicion of corruption," said Shohat. "Going there now and legitimising him is a fatal sign of normalisation in a situation that must not be normalised."
Although Merz's public criticism of Israel was unusual for a German leader, it was measured by international standards.
Merz recently offered Israel full-throated support as European broadcasters weighed whether to exclude the country from the annual Eurovision Song Contest, calling such a possibility "scandalous".
The decision to include Israel in the upcoming Eurovision event, reached on Thursday, was warmly welcomed in Berlin even as it prompted boycotts from Spain, the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Still, despite the close ties, German officials have said there are currently no plans to invite Netanyahu -- who faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza from the International Criminal Court (ICC) -- to Berlin.
Merz, not long after his party's election victory in February, vowed to invite the Israeli leader and told him in a phone call that he would not be arrested.
Any tensions in German-Israeli relations have also not disrupted key military ties. Germany last week put into operation the first phase of the Israeli-made Arrow missile defence shield.
The $4.5 billion deal was reportedly the largest arms export agreement in Israeli history, and Berlin has also turned to Israeli firms for help in drone defence.
The German-Israeli Society -- which said Merz's visit must aim to "repair the damaged German-Israeli relations" -- also pointed out that defence ties "have long since reversed".
"Israel is no longer dependent on German technology, but rather German defence depends on Israeli technology."
In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz flew into Israel Saturday for his first visit since taking office, and reaffirmed Berlin's support after traditionally solid ties between the countries were shaken by the Gaza war.RFI
Syria’s interim president accuses Israel of fighting ‘ghosts’
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s comments came amid airstrikes and incursions by Israeli military into southern Syria
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Syria interim president accuses Israel of fighting ‘ghosts’ and exporting crises
Ahmed al-Sharaa says Israel justifies aggression in the name of security amid airstrikes on southern SyriaPatrick Wintour (The Guardian)
A Prairie alliance of trans advocates and unions should be a national model
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, workers, Muslims, and drug users. Saskatchewan shows how a united front could stop them
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Barts Health NHS discloses data breach after Oracle zero-day hack
Barts Health NHS Trust, a major healthcare provider in England, announced that Clop ransomware actors have stolen files from one of its databases after exploiting a vulnerability in its Oracle E-business Suite software.
Pharma firm Inotiv discloses data breach after ransomware attack
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SteamOS tested on dedicated GPUs: No, it’s not always faster than Windows
Lemmy.zip & Piefed.zip Server Update December 2025
Hello all, Demigodrick here.
I have to let you in on a secret. I've never touched a computer in my life. I don't actually know what the internet is. I write these posts by pinning notes to carrier pigeons and scaring them away. Somehow ~~life~~ these posts... uh... finds a way.
Truth be told, I'm kind of short on time these days. In a bid to bring these posts back on track in a timely manner, I've outsourced this post to a colony of extremely motivated ants. They’ve unionised since, so I’m now contractually obliged to publish whatever they write.
Server Updates
Lemmy.zip
We are still in our Lemmy 1.0 holding pattern, with me too afraid to write any zippy code in case something breaks and I have to go back over that uncommented clusterfuck that I mashed together.
The battle against scrapers continues.
Here's a little screenshot of how much bot traffic we're identifying and challenging vs how many humans get caught up in this:
As you can see, this shows that while some people do get caught up, the rules we've implemented work really well at keeping bots at bay. Mostly.
If you see an error screen it's probably a scraper taking us down 🙁
Piefed.zip
We're still keeping Piefed.zip on the dev branch, but we are considering swapping to the next stable version. If you're a Piefed.zip user, thoughts on this would be much appreciated. Development on Piefed is fast, which means you get new features quicker on the dev branch, but also more bugs and quirks.
Please Don’t Be a Lurker!
If you’re new here - WELCOME! I hope you’re enjoying your time here 😀
Just one small teeny-tiny request. The greatest gift you can give Lemmy.zip and Piefed.zip isn’t money, praise, or interpretive dance (although we would absolutely accept the last one). Its participation.
Upvote the things you like. Start a discussion, debate, or ponder about whether water is wet or merely makes things wet. Make new communities if you don’t see one that fits your oddly specific niche obsession.
(We don’t judge. Well, we try not to judge anyway.)
The fediverse naturally ebbs and flows, tides of people come and go. But if you’ve found yourself oddly attached to this strange little corner of the internet? Wonderful. Help it breathe. Help it grow. Help it be just a tiny bit weirder in the best possible way.
So if you’ve gone to the effort of clicking Sign Up and proving you’re not a robot (unless you are, in which case hello and welcome to our new AI overlords), then please, I beg of you:
Stick around. Add your voice. It really does make this place better.
Donations
DotZip sites only continues to exist because of the generous donations of its users. The operating cost of Lemmy.zip is over 60 euros a month ($60, £50), and Piefed.zip is close to 20 euros a month. This is totally funded by the community, and we're so grateful for all of your support ❤️
This month, I am sharing our finances since DotZip Ltd was set up, covering 1st June 2025 to 31st October 2025. You can see a summary at this link: files.dotzip.ltd/s/znzsAsJkRms…
Want to support us? We have a range of donation options to suit you!
Liberpay (Card, Paypal)
Liberpay is our newest donation method. You can donate with Paypal or with a card. The link is liberapay.com/dotzip
OpenCollective (Card)
Our classic donation option, but only supports card payments. The link is opencollective.com/lemmyzip
If you're enjoying Lemmy.zip or Piefed.zip, please check out the OpenCollective page, we have a selection of one-off or recurring donation options. All funds go directly to hosting the sites and keeping the virtual lights on.
Ko-Fi (Card, Paypal)
We also have our Ko-Fi page if you'd rather use this site, which also supports Paypal and Card payments.
Thank you!
We continue to have some really kind and generous donators and I can't express my thanks enough.
You can see all the kind donators in the Thank You thread - you could get your name in there too!
Please remember, traditional social media is only "free" to you because they sell your data. We don't do that - if you want to support independent social websites like this one and you value your privacy, please consider a small donation. It really does help.
GrAaAahhhhphs
Piefed.zip
These are over the last 7 days
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(yes we have some work to do on caching)
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Unless otherwise stated these are all over 30 days
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And there we have it. Another month has passed. The next time I do this, it will be 2026! I reflected 12 months ago that doing this end of year update for a second year was, and I quote, "fucking nuts". As I now do this third time, I am floored by how much things have changed in the space of 12 months, and yet comforted by how many of you I see around Lemmy and have got to know over all of this time. Since I did that post last year, Lemmy.zip has changed into a real not for profit business. What a learning curve that was but monumental in the longevity of this site. We saw the loss of lemm.ee, but this brought many people over to DotZip who've hopefully found a new home. We set up Piefed.zip, which has been steadily growing all this time too!
I want to put out a genuine thank you to everyone who uses one of our sites. None of us are doing this for any reason other than wanting to create the best space possible, free from advertising and tracking, and all of your efforts, whether creating regular posts, moderating communities, or even just the odd upvote, means so much to me. It still excites me seeing a .zip user in the wild 😀
I hope you have a lovely and restful period over the end of this year, and that you get to spend time with those that you love.
See you all next year!
Demigodrick
We are still in our Lemmy 1.0 holding pattern, with me too afraid to write any zippy code in case something breaks and I have to go back over that uncommented clusterfuck that I mashed together.
What kind of integrations do you have right now, is there any way to see the code? Lemmy 1.0 has a backwards compatible API which can cover some use basic use cases. You may also be interested to write Lemmy plugins (in Webassembly) for your use cases.
Your post also made me wonder if Lemmy should have any builtin functionality against bots.
Good to see this update, well done!
GitHub - Demigodrick/community_bot
Contribute to Demigodrick/community_bot development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in $82.7 Billion Deal
The streaming giant's proposal includes a $5.8 billion breakup fee and promises to maintain Warner Bros. current operations, "including theatrical releases." Theater owners are already speaking out.Georg Szalai (The Hollywood Reporter)
FTC Forces Boeing To Arm Its Arch-Rival Ahead Of Spirit Merger
This was made as a pro-competition move.
29 Hours: China Eastern Begins World's New Longest 1-Stop Route
It has a longer duration and covers more distance than any other one-stop scheduled passenger service.
New Safety Mandate Accelerates Retirement Fears for Boeing 717 Fleet
A recently issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) is forcing deeper maintenance checks on the Boeing 717 aircraft, prompting concerns that the cost and time involved could hasten the type’s withdrawal from service by major operators like Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines.
New Safety Mandate Accelerates Retirement Fears for Boeing 717 Fleet
AviationNews – A recently issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) is forcing deeper maintenance checks on the Boeing 717 aircraft, prompting concerns that the cost and time involved could hasten the t…aviationnews.eu
Saab deepens partnership to modernise air traffic management at Australia’s major airports
Saab and Airservices Australia have signed a new master service agreement that will upgrade tower automation systems at Australia’s four busiest airports—Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth. Under the deal, Saab will supply the latest version of its Integrated Air Traffic Control Suite (I-ATS) and keep it continuously updated. The agreement may later extend to additional airports.
Tallinn Airport launches €75m expansion as passenger growth outpaces capacity
Tallinn Airport is preparing for the largest redevelopment in its history, unveiling a €75 million terminal upgrade designed to accommodate a surge in passenger traffic and redefine the traveller experience at Estonia’s main gateway.
Airbus Faces Year-End Pressure After Weak November Deliveries
Airbus delivered 72 aircraft in November, bringing its total for the year to 657 and leaving the planemaker with an unusually heavy December target to meet its revised annual goal.
Airbus Faces Year-End Pressure After Weak November Deliveries
Aviation News – Airbus delivered 72 aircraft in November, bringing its total for the year to 657 and leaving the planemaker with an unusually heavy December target to meet its revised annual goal.…aviationnews.eu
Democratic governors say the party's midterm strategy must focus on voters' pocketbook concerns
From the playbook of no shit sherlock.
Of course that's not what ineffective democratic leadership will do.
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China’s trade surplus tops $1 trillion for first time
China’s annual trade surplus in goods has topped $1 trillion for the first time, with plunging exports to the United States amid a tariff war more than compensated for by shipments to other markets, new data shows.
Figures released by China’s General Administration of Customs on Monday showed the trade surplus for the first 11 months of the year hit $1.08 trillion in November, as exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year that month, reversing a 1.1 percent decline the month prior.
The leap came despite a continued slump in exports to the US, which fell 28.6 percent to $33.8bn last month, the data showed.
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a bitter trade war involving hefty tariffs during the second administration of US President Donald Trump, forcing Chinese exporters to pivot to other markets – although the leaders of the world’s two largest economies agreed to pause the hostilities during a meeting in South Korea in October.
China trade surplus tops $1tn for first time amid pivot to counter US lull
Chinese exports climb as exporters reroute shipments to other markets amid slump in shipments to the US.Al Jazeera
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Fish hook theory
Left–right political spectrum - ProleWiki
The left–right political spectrum is a diagram intended to categorize political ideologies in 3 distinct categories: left wing, right wing and centrist. The model...ProleWiki
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“Trump’s not their Daddy any more.” Russian paper on Europe, over new US national security strategy
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SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System - John Snow Project
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this.John Snow Project
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Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.Frank Landymore (Futurism)
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This is why I won't buy a Tesla.
Fortunately for me, used cars with manual transmission are dead cheap here in Slovakia. I think I saw one for 3-4K€ on used car reseller website.
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Some non-English(with subs) anime and series' seem to be freely and officially available on youtube and other websites.
Pretty cool.
Noticed that when searching for To Be Hero X
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLra…
To Be Hero X full series (Chinese dub | Eng CC)
Complete series of To Be Hero X Licenced and Distributed by bilibiliYouTube
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