Why did the U.S. Department of Defence suddenly give Ukraine “Tomahawk” missiles?
How did the Chinese president acknowledge Trump's weaknesses? Did Beijing dominate the trade war? Abdel Bari Atwan The "CNN" news network revealed yesterday that the U.S. Defence...رأي اليوم
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VBTV cresce in Italia: +46% per la Serie A1 Tigotà e +26% per la SuperLega all’inizio della stagione 2025/2026 | Sport in TV
Non si arresta il trend di crescita della pallavolo in Italia, che si conferma uno degli sport più seguiti anche nello streamingSport in TV
Amazon rolls out Alexa+ on the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android, letting Alexa+ Early Access users request obscure information or complex recommendations (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
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Amazon is building Alexa Plus into its Music app
The AI assistant can make nuanced song recommendations and build you a vibe-based playlist.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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EU approves new €1.8 bn tranche for Ukraine, total aid nears €180 bn
The European Union approves a new €1.8 billion funding tranche for Ukraine under its Ukraine Facility, bringing total EU assistance since 2022 to nearly €180 billion.
Caso Almasri, sì della Giunta alla proposta di sollevare il conflitto d’attribuzione su Bartolozzi
L’assemblea ha votato favorevolmente alla proposta della maggioranza. L'atto verrà trasmesso all'Ufficio di presidenza, che deciderà sul ricorso ... Scopri di più!Domani
AWS says it is developing the Fastnet subsea cable to connect Maryland and Ireland, aiming to launch by 2028 with a capacity of 320Tbps+ and buried ~1.5m deep (Emily Forlini/PCMag)
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AWS says it is developing the Fastnet subsea cable to connect Maryland and Ireland, aiming to launch by 2028 with a capacity of 320Tbps+ and buried ~1.5m deep
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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What is a manifold?
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What Is a Manifold? | Quanta Magazine
In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.Paulina Rowińska (Quanta Magazine)
La Santa Sede chiarisce, con approvazione di Leone, il ruolo della madre di Gesù: centrale nella fede, ma non alla pari di Cristo
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Dall’omicidio di Rabin all’Israele di oggi: trent’anni di smarrimento e radicalizzazione. Un Paese più diviso, più armato, meno libero. La domanda resta sospesa: chi siamo diventati?
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‘Al-Bukhaiti’ reveals dangerous Emirati military plot in Yemen under US-Israeli supervision
SANAA, Nov. 04 (YPA) - Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Political Bureau of Ansarullah in Sanaa on Monday disclosed a serious military plot supervised by American and Israeli officers to train armed Salafist groups loyal to the UAE. The goal isbasheer (Yemen Press Agency)
Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia's "Gaza genocide" page failed to meet its standards of neutrality; the article is listed as "protected" until 21:47 UTC on November 4 (Xander Elliards/The National)
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Wikipedia row erupts as Jimmy Wales intervenes on 'Gaza genocide' page
WIKIPEDIA founder Jimmy Wales has intervened over the platform’s article on Gaza genocide ...Xander Elliards (The National)
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Israeli Attacks on South Lebanon Claim More Martyrs
The Israeli enemy intensified on Monday its violation of the Lebanese sovereignty, carrying out dead...Al-Manar TV Lebanon
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Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump's Foreign Policy (Mark Hertling/The Bulwark)
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Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Meandering on the world stage isn’t leadership, it’s dangerous.Mark Hertling (The Bulwark)
Democrats divided over cutting deal to end shutdown (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
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Democrats divided over cutting deal to end shutdown
By Alexander Bolton / The Hill. View the full context on memeorandum.memeorandum
Un altro giornalista sotto tutela per le minacce della mafia. Solidarietà a Giuseppe Bascietto - Articolo21
Il collega Giuseppe Bascietto sotto tutela per le sue inchieste sulla criminalità organizzata a Vittoria. Il suo impegno sta svelando i crimini mafiosi nell’ipparino.Articolo21
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🎮 "Scopri i migliori monitor gaming di Novembre 2025, perché ogni frame conta!🔝 #GamingGear #TechUpdate2025"
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Migliori monitor gaming (novembre 2025)
Siete alla ricerca del vostro prossimo monitor gaming? In questa guida vi aiuteremo a scegliere quello più adatto al vostro utilizzo!Antonello Buzzi (Tom's Hardware)
The Polish Origins Of Russia’s National Unity Day Are Still Relevant
Russia nowadays believes that Poland has been the most consistent threat to its national unity.Andrew Korybko (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)
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A gentle reminder: much like tech support, moderation is most visible when something goes wrong.
The vast majority of moderation work - unseen, unpaid, and often unacknowledged - quietly contributes to a safer, more welcoming experience for everyone.
There is no justification for careless or irresponsible moderation. At the same time, it is important to recognise that this network is sustained by thousands of volunteers who prevent the most harmful content from ever reaching you.
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- “Local media (radio is most effective in the Local Bay area, followed by print media). Radio and newspaper advertising will include our core positioning message, and the New York-style pizza that we offer, in order to differentiate our service from the competition.”
- “Sales literature. To drive sales initially, Take-Out Pizza, Inc. will utilize a four-color catalog with a different cover including the company logo and contact address. We have developed a price sheet to be enclosed with each catalog.”
- “Direct mail”
- “Grand opening”
- “Industry specific trade shows and other local business events”
- “Internet marketing”
- “Word of mouth”.
The last line of the document states, “All marketing decisions with regard to specific media choices, frequency, size and costs will be conducted on an ongoing basis with careful consideration of results (generated returns)”. The background of the Word document is white, and the text is black. The document is open on a computer screen with the typical Microsoft Word toolbar visible at the top.
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I'm seeing a lot of conversation around usernames and the implementation of reserved words or profanity/harmful language filters.
This ties in to to a soon-to-be-available feature in Mastodon that will enable rules to proactively moderate account usernames.
The IFTAS Community Library has a reserved words resource page at about.iftas.org/library/reserv…
As with all moderation tools, all friction is good friction, nothing is perfect. Used well, reserved word rules are a vital tool in the toolkit.
Reserved Words Resources
Table of Contents
Lists of words considered rude, obscene, inappropriate. These lists could be used by client applications to either restrict or flag content for human review. Account creation workflows could choose to prohibit these usernames, or limit these usernames from interacting publicly until the account has been approved.Resources
- Github repositories tagged “profanity filter”
- IFTAS Reserved Words List
- badwords.json (Darius Kazemi)
- Bluesky slurs list
- Shutterstock List of Dirty, Naughty, Obscene, and Otherwise Bad Words (over 25 languages)
- Public attitudes towards offensive language on TV and Radio: Quick Reference Guide (Ofcom)
- Words That Google Instant Doesn’t Like (2600)
Unintended Consequences
Be cautious when using word filters in any language. Known issues include:
- the Scunthorpe Problem, which describes the unintentional blocking or false positives where acceptable words contain unacceptable text strings e.g. assistance should not become ***istance;
- context concerns, especially where lived experience is being discussed, e.g. compare “you are a Slur” with “I was walking down the street and someone called me a Slur”;
- reappropriation, the cultural process by which a group reclaims words that were previously used to disparage of that group.
Reappropriation
- A Former Slur Is Reclaimed, And Listeners Have Mixed Feelings (NPR)
- The Slants on the Power of Repurposing a Slur (NY Times)
- How to stop baseballer’s name from reading like anti-Jewish slur (Times of Israel)
- Reappropriation (Wikipedia)
Trump believes that the Russian leadership wants to trade with the United States
US President Donald Trump expressed the opinion in an interview with CBS that the Russian leadership wants economic cooperation with Washington. “And I think he (Russian President Vladimir Putin.newsmaker1 newsmaker1 (English News front)
Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
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New comic strip found:
Crabgrass by Tauhid Bondia
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in reply to IFTAS • • •Fediverse admin, moderator and community manager efforts resolve the overwhelming majority of issues before most are even aware of them.
Let's hold moderation to high standards, while also extending the respect and support these volunteers deserve.
Send your mod team some love today. They’ve earned it.
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in reply to IFTAS • • •Much love to the @ohai mods, on my server.
Also to @Curator for making a safe place for diverse neurospicy artists.
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Scary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!
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