Paris had a moving sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison film captured it (2020)
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Paris Had a Moving Sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison Film Captured It in Action
It's fair to say that few of us now marvel at moving walkways, those standard infrastructural elements of such utilitarian spaces as airport terminals, subway stations, and big-box stores.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
Ceasefire broken again: Israeli drone attack kills four in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed four people and injured three others, violating a ceasefire agreement, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Sunday, Anadolu reported.Tehran Times
Una scossa di magnitudo 6.3 ha colpito domenica sera il nord del Paese, uccidendo almeno venti persone e causando centinaia di feriti - Un altro sisma in agosto ha ucciso 2’200 persone
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Networking Fundamentals and Terminology
What is a LAN? WAN? WLAN? Wi-Fi? Switch? Router? Firewall? Learn all these terms and more, make sense of network terminology.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Anarchist Library: **Rasmus Hästbacka - Six myths about union action**
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Author: Rasmus HästbackaTitle: Six myths about union actionSubtitle: Notes from SwedenDate: April 28, 2021Notes: This article was published in Swedish on April 28, 2021 in the union paper Arbetaren. It has been translated for this library by the author. Therafter published by the Industrial Worker in a slightly different
Six myths about union action
Rasmus Hästbacka Six myths about union action Notes from Sweden April 28, 2021 This article was published in Swedish on April 28, 2021 in the union paper...The Anarchist Library
New Comic found: Blondie by Dean Young for Sat, 01 Nov 2025 arcamax.com/thefunnies/blondie…
Blondie for 11/1/2025
Created by Dean Young, Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead are the quintessential American family: working, raising kids, and pointing out the humor in everyday life. At over seventy years old, Blondie is still going strong.ArcaMax
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A profile of Mark Gubrud, who coined the term AGI in a 1997 research paper, which argued that breakthrough technologies will redefine international conflicts (Steven Levy/Wired)
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A profile of Mark Gubrud, who coined the term AGI in a 1997 research paper, which argued that breakthrough technologies will redefine international conflicts
By Steven Levy / Wired. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
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MAZ delivers eight buses to Russia’s Primorye Territory
Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako presented keys for eight modern MAZ buses to the municipal carrier in Lesozavodsk. The vehicles are scheduled to enter service in the coming days.Belarusian Telegraph Agency
Frank Sinatra wurde mit 10 10-Cent-Münzen beerdigt. 1963 wurde sein Sohn entführt-die Lösegeldverhandlungen wurden per Münztelefon geführt. FS musste immer genug Kleingeld dabei haben. Das behielt er bis zu seinem Tod bei. Andere Grabbeigaben: Whisky, Zigaretten, Feuerzeug
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Trump threatens military action in Africa
US President Donald Trump has accused Nigeria of allowing the killing of Christians by Islamists and threatened military actionRT
Il presidente americano afferma alla CBS che i giorni dell’omologo di Caracas sono contati mentre quest’ultimo chiede aiuto a Mosca e chiama a raccolta il popolo - Opposizione pronta per la “liberazione” del Paese
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Cologne-based Octonomy, which helps companies deploy AI in complex workflows, raised a $20M seed led by Macquarie Capital, bringing its total raised to $25M (Amelia Isaacs/Pathfounders)
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Octonomy raises $20m seed to simplify enterprise support and slash hallucination rates
The German AI startup is trying to tackle one of enterprise AI’s toughest challenges: making assistants that can handle messy, unstructured data and deliver accuracy rates above 90%Amelia Isaacs (Pathfounders)
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Bottles 52.0 Brings Stability Boost, Sandbox Support
Bottles 52.0, a compatibility layer for running Windows apps on Linux, adds Sandbox support and a smoother user experience with refined libadwaita integration.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Inizia oggi il processo nei loro confronti al TPF di Bellinzona: sono in particolare accusati di aver sostenuto un’organizzazione che puntava a destabilizzare una regione del Kosovo
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Newly released recordings of Yitzhak Rabin: Israel wouldn't exist without military might, but the goal is pea
Audio recordings have been newly released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. The former chief of staff and prime minister talks about balancing military might with a diplomatic process, the importance of U.S.Ofer Aderet (Haaretz)
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Eureka! Frage des Tages:
"Raubfisch"
Kategorie: Natur
Schwierigkeit: Mittel
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Lösung als Antwort auf diesen Toot posten, um auf dem wöchentlichen Scoreboard zu landen!
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'Turning Physics into Art - Electric Fields with Geometry Nodes in Blender 4.5' by @mastodon.art/@3dsinghvfx
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Turning Physics into Art - Electric Fields with Geometry Nodes in Blender 4.5
In this detailed tutorial, learn how to create and animate electric field visualizations with Geometry Nodes in Blender 4.5. You’ll explore concepts like field direction, line tracing, parallel loop, and particle flow - all built procedurally.Blender Artists Community
Sayyed al-Houthi Commends Highway Traffic Police for Humanitarian Role
Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi praised Yemen’s Highway Traffic Police for their humanitarian service to travelers.ABNA English
Venus bespied door een sater, Jacob Matham, 1599 - 1602
engraving, h 195mm × w 145mm
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Hydro Tasmania’s hidden crisis
Hydro Tasmania has just posted its worst financial result in recent memory, but you’d have to read between the lines to understand how serious the situation is.Ruth Forrest (RenewEconomy)
Venezuela Repatriates Over 16,000 Migrants, Denounces US Xenophobia and Racism
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela received 573 repatriated migrants from the United States this week aboard two flights that landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
Sources: Pony AI plans to raise $863M in its November 6 Hong Kong IPO by selling 48.3M shares at ~$17.88 each, below its October 31 Nasdaq close at $18.68 (Bloomberg)
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Sources: Pony AI plans to raise $863M in its November 6 Hong Kong IPO by selling 48.3M shares at ~$17.88 each, below its October 31 Nasdaq close at $18.68
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China knows 'consequences' of any attack on Taiwan: Trump
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would not take military action against Taiwan while he is president, as the Chinese leaders "know the consequences."
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#news #taiwan
3 Taiwan airlines ban Bluetooth earbuds, cases from checked bags
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China Airlines advises passengers place Bluethooth earbuds, chargers in carry-on bags
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Taiwan to recycle rare earth elements from waste
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ITRI aims to transfer rare earth recycling technology to private sector by 2026
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#news #taiwan
Entertainment firm, 3 people indicted over death of construction worker
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An entertainment company, its head, and two other people were indicted Monday on manslaughter charges in the case of a worker who fell to his death on a construction site in Taipei last December.
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