"Can you break a curse?"
"Depends," said the witch. "How was it phrased?"
"May you always roll a natural twenty."
"Damn!" The witch was appalled. "What did you do? Nevermind, I already know."
"Please! I can't enjoy the game anymore!"
"No, I can't imagine you could. But I'm not the one to ask."
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“Active perception check. That’s a natural 20, let’s go.”
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Why is the US military building up its presence in the Caribbean?
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/9/4/why-is-the-us-military-building-up-its-presence-in-the-caribbean?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Why is the US military building up its presence in the Caribbean?
The Trump administration recently targeted a Venezuelan boat it said was carrying drugs.Al Jazeera
Florida moves to scrap vaccine mandates
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Florida moves to scrap vaccine mandates
The US state of Florida will move to end all state vaccine mandates, including school requirements.Al Jazeera
Un collectif de dockers de Gênes, qui participe à l’expédition pour #gaza se dit prêt à réagir par tous les moyens de lutte si les bateaux sont interceptés par Israël
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Global Sumud Flotilla : « Si nous perdons le contact avec nos bateaux, nous paralyserons toute l’Europe », préviennent les dockers de Gênes
Un collectif de dockers de Gênes, qui participe à l’expédition pour Gaza, se dit prêt à réagir par tous les moyens de lutte si les bateaux sont interceptés par Israël.Pierre Barbancey (L'Humanité)
StubHub, Netskope to Begin IPO Marketing as Soon as Monday
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/stubhub-netskope-said-to-begin-ipo-marketing-as-soon-as-monday?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Broadcom Gives Upbeat Forecast in Sign AI Demand Remains Strong
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/broadcom-gives-upbeat-forecast-in-sign-ai-demand-remains-strong?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Nuovo no di Mediobanca a Mps ma adesioni superano il 40% - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2025/09/04/nuovo-no-di-mediobanca-a-mps-ma-adesioni-superano-il-40_75f118b2-0979-43d4-be6b-b27ea1b404d9.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Nuovo no di Mediobanca a Mps ma adesioni superano il 40% - Notizie - Ansa.it
Per cda prezzo ancora inadeguato. Attacca Siena sul controllo (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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On today’s What Next: Interpreting 21st century Trumpcore aesthetics.
- l'aumento di entropia accellera con l'aumento della dimensione di un sistema
- per ridurre l'entropia di un sistema serve un'energia crescente (e di conseguenza prima o poi nessuno ne dispone)
- è possibile mantenere bassa l'entropia di un sistema solo mantenendolo "piccolo"
- un architettura che faciliti questo aumento di entropia cresce più rapidamente di uni che la ostacoli;
Non "più utili alla crescita" bensì "più probabili nei sistemi in crescita".
Un altro buon esempio è costituito dai tumori, le cui cellule mutano in modo imprevedibile: il tumore cresce più rapidamente del tessuto ospitante perché svincolato dall'ordine impresso nel DNA originale.
Nota che la crescita di cui parlo non è necessariamente positiva: l'impero romano all'apice della sua estensione era talmente fragile da finire in pezzi sotto la pressione di "barbari"; i sistemi unix hanno raggiunto complessità insostenibili che causano inevitabili vulnerabilità etc...
Allo stesso modo una dimensione ridotta può essere positiva: io per esempio ti sto scrivendo tramite #snac2, un nodo #ActivityPub scritto in C, piccolo ed efficiente.
Un barbuto barboso ☮️🟣🎗🍉🌈 (@incalnero.bsky.social)
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> Vi siete mai chiesti se i vampiri hanno cani? 😌
#Sapevatelo #IncalPerIlSoprannaturale #Leggerezza #Vignette #Cani #MarkParisi (Via Pinterest)
I caught Tennessee exploring today — got the photo before he had a chance to totally run away once he saw my phone come out.
Albo met Trump, but it did nothing for Trump. Behold the ultimate power of mediocrity man!
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Brad Ryan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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The image features a close-up of a gray tabby cat peeking over the edge of a white surface, likely a door or a piece of furniture. The cat's head is turned slightly to the left, with its large, round eyes and prominent whiskers visible. Its ears are perked up, and its fur has a mix of gray and black stripes, typical of a tabby pattern. The cat's paw is resting on the edge of the surface, and a silver knob with a purple accent is visible on the right side of the image. The background is a plain, light-colored wall, providing a neutral backdrop that highlights the cat's features.
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The image features a close-up of a gray tabby cat peeking over the edge of a white door. The cat's large, round eyes are wide open, and its ears are perked up, suggesting curiosity or alertness. The cat's fur is a mix of gray and black stripes, with a lighter underbelly. Its front paw is visible, resting on the door's edge, and a silver door knob is seen on the right side of the door. The background is a plain, light-colored wall, providing a neutral backdrop that highlights the cat's features. The cat's gaze is directed upwards, creating an engaging and playful scene.
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Germany Already Met Its 2028 Goal for Reducing Coal-Fired Power - Slashdot
Germany has already met its 2028 goal for reducing coal-fired power generation, so won't need to order the shutdown of any plants for a second year running, the country's regulator said.news.slashdot.org
Jorina reflects on her work in CRAFT-OA’s WP3, led by @DOAJ , mapping technical standards for Diamond OA journals and creating practical, community-designed training materials—from workshops to self-paced courses. Read here: craft-oa.eu/assessing-challeng…
Trump approaches foreign relations by maximizing chaos and instability—and then hoping he can somehow claim victory by producing an agreement that ramps down tensions.
This is precisely how he approached his career as a (mostly failed) businessman.
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Donald Trump Has Destroyed American Foreign Policy
He really wants the Nobel Peace Prize. He deserves the opposite.The New Republic
Hey, I will write something more later, but we *will* be having @publicvoit on the 8am UTC Sunday #peertube #live #lispyGopherClimate
on the topic of #emacs #orgmode (vs #markdown )
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Comments and questions welcome here (especially if you are in the Americas, and will thus be asleep for the live version).
@jackdaniel I couldn't disagree with that article more.
Java originally didn't have format strings. You have to do things almost exactly like how the article showed it:
String s = "a = " + a + ", b = " + b + "\n";<br>Eventually, people couldn't stand this anymore, and they got a format statement which borrowed a lot from C:
String s = String.format("a = %s, b = %s\n", a, b);<br>Turns out that distinguishing the way you want to format things with the data you want to format is good thing.
He then goes into a strawman showing some really complicated FORMAT patterns, and then write a lot of code that I certainly don't understand (because I didn't learn his API). He didn't need to implement a new library, because if he needed it, WITH-OUTPUT-TO-STRING is right there.
@loke I don't have any strong opinion here, but I find the tone of the essay bad.
I certainly have some issues with format, but they are mostly about extensibility (or rather that it is impractical) and that it poorly composes with the pretty printer.
Another interesting thing I rather miss is interpolation, like in cl-interpol.
Florida to drop all vaccine requirements
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Florida to drop all vaccine requirements
Florida’s surgeon general said ‘all vaccine mandates’ would end because ‘every last one drips… with disdain and slavery’Tom Chivers (www.semafor.com)
Total Lunar Eclipse: Will There Be Blue in the Blood Moon?
Link: timeanddate.com/news/astronomy…
Around 85% of the world’s population has a chance to see a “blood red” total lunar eclipse on September 7–8, 2025. Some of us might get to see a band of blue.
#Moon #Eclipse #LunarEclipse #Astronomy #Telescope #Livestream
🎶 Por isso agora o que eu quero é dançar na chuva
Não quero nem saber de me fazer ou me matar
Eu vou deixar em dia a vida e a minha energia
Sou um castelo de areia na beira do mar 🎵
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🎶 Cuida bem de mim
Então misture tudo dentro de nós
Porque ninguém vai dormir nosso sonho 🎵
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Hackers exploited Sitecore zero-day flaw to deploy backdoors
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#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #Sitecore #ZeroDay #Backdoors
Ouch!
Once in College I reached in to a top drawer to see what was in a bin that was there. I pulled out my finger with a capacitor lead sticking out of it. Look first!
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Ben Jennings on Wes Streeting and free speech – cartoon
The health secretary has weighed in on the row surrounding the arrest of Father Ted creator Graham LinehanBen Jennings (The Guardian)
Chess.com Data Breach – Hackers Breached External System and Gain Internal Access
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#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #Chess #DataBreach
Chess.com Data Breach - Hackers Breached External System and Gained Internal Access
Online chess giant Chess.com has disclosed a data breach that compromised the personal information of 4,541 individuals, according to a filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office.Balaji N (CybersecurityNews)
Il WWF lancia l'allarme: "Dal 5 settembre il mondo supera il limite sostenibile di plastica prodotta".
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#Ambiente #WWF #Inquinamento #PlasticOvershootDay
Il WWF lancia l'allarme per la sostenibilità della plastica
Il WWF lancia l'allarme: "Dal 5 settembre il mondo supera il limite sostenibile di plastica prodotta a livello globale"Redazione on-line (La Notizia - giornale.it)
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El jueves 11 de septiembre la cuenta ciclista a España hará la etapa de contrarreloj en Valladolid. Habrá que hacerles saber qué pensamos de que blanqueen al estado asesino de Israel con el deporte, ¿No?
#Valladolid
#StopGenocidioPalestino
Russian APT28 Deploys "NotDoor" Outlook Backdoor Against Companies in NATO Countries
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#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #Russian #APT28 #NotDoor #Outlook #Backdoor #NATOCountries
Russian APT28 Deploys “NotDoor” Outlook Backdoor Against Companies in NATO Countries
APT28 deploys NotDoor Outlook backdoor via OneDrive DLL side-loading, enabling email-based data theft in NATO firms.The Hacker News
¿Cuántos neutrones tiene el galio 71?
¿Qué son las estrellas del hierro y que tiene especial el hierro 56 y el níquel 62?
¿A qué temperatura se derrite el galio?
Responde poser!
"It would start losing money very quickly."
FYI that's exactly what #bluesky is doing. They are spending VC money and have no business model. As they both stand, #mastodon is sustainable. BS is not. Apples vs oranges. But they have the hype machine coming out of Twitter, hiding/avoiding the decentralization and the VC money enables. Sometimes the "smart people" either are not, live in a bubble or are lying. But sure we're the assholes for correcting the record.
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#Reminder that there are only 100 days remaining before Australia implements its total social media (and website) ban for under 16s requiring people to either enter sensitive documents or undergo a highly unreliable face scan for age assessment.
Please reblog and raise awareness by using tags like #asmb or #australia social media ban
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Air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia, research suggests
Airborne particles cause toxic clumps of proteins in brain that are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, study indicatesIan Sample (The Guardian)
"Led by the economist Francisco Rodriguez at the University of Denver, the study calculates the total number of excess deaths associated with international sanctions from 1970 to 2021.
The results are staggering. In their central estimate, the authors find that unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and EU since 1970 are associated with 38 million deaths. In some years, during the 1990s, more than a million people were killed. In 2021, the most recent year of data, sanctions caused more than 800,000 deaths.
According to these results, several times more people are killed by sanctions each year than are killed as direct casualties of war (on average, about 100,000 people per year). More than half of the victims are children and the elderly, people who are most vulnerable to malnutrition. The study finds that, since 2012 alone, sanctions have killed more than one million children.
Hunger and deprivation are not an accidental by-product of Western sanctions; they are a key objective. This is clear from a State Department memo written in April 1960, which explains the purpose of US sanctions against Cuba. The memo noted that Fidel Castro – and the revolution more broadly – enjoyed widespread popularity in Cuba. It argued that “every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba,” by “denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government”."
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#USA #EU #Sanctions #PoliticalEconomy #Imperialism #Colonialism
US and EU sanctions have killed 38 million people since 1970
Far from a peaceful tool, these measures weaponise hunger and deprivation to enforce Western dominance.Jason Hickel (Al Jazeera)
I'm going to start collecting art....people using hand drawn or written text. Art for the people by the people. I'll find more words for this, but it is not canva and not graphics.
I'm seriously impressed by the Sound Bath guy's pencil and watercolor business card assemblageon the Bulletin board.
Painted public pianos also kinda fit into this. They are public art pianos, not really protected from the elements.
Maybe it's my protest about needing to have everything look like the human element has been erased, and a "Professional look" that is soulless...
#Benicia #noAI #handdrawn #FuckCanva #Canva
Do you know what Ontario's vaccine registry was for the longest time? A little yellow paper card that you took with you.
Sounds like not much has changed. It's time to digitize our vaccine registry!!
@SnowyCA
Those yellow cards were/are hopeless in Ontario.
The system is impossibly dysfunctional and puts the onus on the families to keep the cards up to date and communicate between health practitioners and public health.
Even families that are well resourced and hyper organized could not stay on top and make sure things were recorded. Least resourced families would be in a better situation if there was a single common data base.
The likelihood of actually having the card available to be recorded in when vaccination take place was vanishingly low.
Especially difficult when our kids got some vaccinations at the family practice or children’s hospital ‘just when they’re there’, at the pharmacist or at school vaccination clinics.
There were times for both our kids where we were in an endless loop between public health, the schools, the pediatrician and the family practice trying to figure out whether one gave them had middle school updates or not.
Trump blows up a boat in international waters. The charred remains of evidence that would prove they were a threat, is at the bottom of the ocean. Convenient.
Trump is the judge, jury, and executioner?
Trump lies constantly. Rubio is escalating the rhetoric. Hegseth sent warships to the region. Trump wants regime change in Venezuela.
Is this a distraction from the Epstein files?
Stand up for the victims, not the monsters who had sex with children!
I just purchased and moved into my first home, so now I'm looking to redo my smart home setup. I've been using Home Assistant for the past year, but I wasn't really a fan of it (more tinkering than I'm interested in), so I'd like to go back to native HomeKit.
What are some must-have HomeKit-supported devices I should consider? Also, should I go with smart plugs or smart bulbs for lights (smart outlets and switches aren't in my budget right now, for obvious reasons).
Call to Action! Political Prisoners for Palestine on Hunger Strike From Britain to the U.S.
T. Hoxha is a Palestine activist who has been imprisoned for 9 months without trial in connection with the so-called Filton 24 case. This case is part of the targeting of Palestine Action — including its recent proscription in Britain — the activist group accused of participating in an action against the site of leading Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in Filton in April 2024. Palestine Action has been playing a leading role globally in directly confronting the producers of arms fueling the ongoing Zionist-imperialist genocide against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza.
She has been on hunger strike at Peterborough Prison since August 11. Her demands are that she be able to return to her job at the library and receive all the mail she has not yet received.
Casey Goonan, political prisoner of the student intifada in the United States, is charged with firebombing a cop car at UC Berkeley in response to the police’s brutal and violent treatment of students, who were protesting to demand an end to university complicity in the ongoing genocide. Upon hearing of T. Hoxha’s hunger strike, Casey Goonan and their cellmate have decided to join her in solidarity declaring:
Today I learned about T Hoxha, a Pal Action prisoner in the UK who is on day 16 of their hunger strike at HMP Peterborough. As of 4pm eastern time, August 26, 2025, 2 out of 3 of her demands have been met, but she is still on strike to demand that the prison release the mail they have been withholding from her.
As captives imprisoned for our participation in the Palestinian liberation movement in the west, we have a responsibility to each other across borders to pursue our lives in prison with the same steadfastness as the Palestinian Prisoners movement held captive in ‘Israeli’ prisons.
The states we have been captured by are the enablers of the Zionist entity’s accelerated genocide of Palestinians, as well as the ongoing genocides of black and indigenous people who’s lands they continue to occupy.
As the Western left continues to move from crisis to crisis, avoiding their responsibilities to Palestine, we are all that we have. By we I am referring to people facing repression for their support for Palestine, the people who are truly sacrificing. Such as T Hoxha, who has suffered through 16 days of starvation just to get her mail.
The Palestine solidarity movement in the west cannot abandon people like her who have risked their lives and continue to do so in resistance to the intolerable condition of genocide.
As of today one of my cellmates and I are on hunger strike at Santa Rita jail until her demands are met.
Solidarity with T Hoxha and all prisoners of the Palestine Solidarity movement!
Raze the walls!
Liberate all prisoners of the settler empire!
Casey Goonan
Hoxha’s and Goonan’s hunger strikes must not go unheard. We must make clear as a movement that our prisoners will not be left behind! They are incarcerated for their participation on the front lines of the Palestinian solidarity and liberation movements, because they heard the Palestinian people’s call to escalate, and responded by attacking the structures that enable the Zionist Entity within the imperial core.
Free T. Hoxha, Casey Goonan, The Filton 24, Anan Yaeesh, Elias Rodriguez, Jakhi McCray, Tarek Bazrouk, Ghassan Elashi and Shukri Abu Baker of the Holy Land 5;
Free the Black prisoners resisting the U.S Empire from its interior, free Mumia Abu Jamal, Imam Jamil al-Amin, Joseph Bowen, Fred Burton, Veronza Bowers, Kojo Bomani Sababu, Kamau Sadiki, and all of the prisoners of the Black Liberation Movement;
Free the 16 Lebanese and dozens of Syrian prisoners in Zionist jails, abducted and held hostage to impose Zionist-Imperialist control over Lebanon and Syria;
Free the over 10,800 Palestinian Prisoners who are routinely subjected to physical and sexual assault, psychological torture and abuse, sleep deprivation, starvation and denial of access to food and medical care, who continue to lead, inspire and guide Palestinian, Arab and international Resistance.
FREE THEM ALL!
CALLS TO ACTION TO SUPPORT T. HOXHA
- Email the Prison Governor: ralph.lubkowski@sodexogov.co.uk
- Call HMP Peterborough at +44173217500
Toolkit for T. Hoxha and Casey Goonan
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TOOLKIT FOR T. HOXHA
TOOLKIT FOR T. HOXHA AND CASEY GOONAN 1. Email for Sodexo (Template): To: tony.simpson@sodexo.com, Ian.whiteside@sodexogov.co.uk, karen.reid@sodexogov.co.uk, RALPH.LUBKOWSKI@sodexogov.co.uk, PBFamilyMatters@sodexogov.co.uk Jean.Renton@sodexo.Google Docs
Venice Pickpockets Sue Citizen Watchdogs
Venice Pickpockets File Lawsuits Against Citizen Patrols In the city of canals, where tourists are often targeted by pickpockets, a grassroots group of volunteers calling themselves the “Not Distracted Citizens” has been working to deter theft by fi…Wanted in Milan
Rule 1: Don't ever use an #agentic browser (one that an AI can control).
Rule 2: But, if you do use an agentic browser, only run it inside a virtual machine.
#AI hacking. Downloading images can allow your computer to become hijacked. Here's how.
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Hacking AI Agents—How Malicious Images and Pixel Manipulation Threaten Cybersecurity
Artificial-intelligence agents—touted as AI’s next wave—could be vulnerable to malicious code hidden in innocent-looking images on your computer screenDeni Ellis Béchard (Scientific American)
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This isn’t just about agentic browsers—it’s about how quickly we abandon decades of cybersecurity wisdom when something is slapped with the "AI" label. Agentic browsers are a perfect storm of risk: they execute actions on your behalf, often with little transparency, and—let’s be real—the hype has blinded a lot of people to the dangers.
We’ve spent years learning not to trust unsolicited downloads, not to run random scripts as admin, and to always sandbox untrusted software. Yet here we are, watching folks treat agentic browsers like they’re some kind of magical, harmless assistant. Spoiler: They’re not. Even if we ignore the image-based attack vector (which, by the way, is a glaring red flag), these tools can easily pick up and act on prompts embedded in webpages—even ones invisible to the user. That’s not just a vulnerability; it’s a design flaw waiting to be exploited.
And let’s talk about trust. AI isn’t some benevolent genius—it’s software with extra steps, and like all software, it can be hijacked, manipulated, or turned against you. Running an agentic browser outside a VM is like handing a stranger your laptop and hoping they don’t snoop through your files. The fact that we even need to say "use a VM" is proof of how far the hype has overshadowed common sense.
If you’re experimenting with these tools, ask yourself:
Do I truly need this functionality, or am I just caught up in the novelty?
What’s the worst that could happen if this goes wrong? (Hint: It’s probably worse than you think.)
Am I prepared to deal with the fallout of a compromised system?
Security isn’t optional. It’s not paranoia; it’s basic digital hygiene. The internet has always been a minefield, and AI doesn’t change that—it just gives bad actors new ways to trigger the explosives.
So let’s not let "innovation" become an excuse for recklessness. If you’re going to play with agentic browsers, do it in a locked-down VM, assume it’s compromised, and proceed with caution. Because at the end of the day, convenience shouldn’t come at the cost of control—and the second we forget that, we’re back to square one, repeating the same mistakes with a fresh coat of "AI" paint.
Stay safe, stay skeptical, and never let hype override your better judgment. 💻🔒
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