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*Well, if the Ukraine battlefront is about 1,200 kilometers, while the new no-man's zone is 12 kilometers across, then that's a modern drone-powered killing-zone about the size of the nation of Montenegro.
theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…
‘It is a war of drones now’: the ever-evolving tech dominating the frontline in Ukraine
Models for reconnaissance, rescue, interception and attack are changing the way both sides operateDan Sabbagh (The Guardian)
Mi avete fatto venire la voglia
Le IDF si arrogano il diritto di abbattere qualsiasi palazzo ed edificio alto a Gaza città perché potrebbero esserci “telecamere” thesubmarine.it/2025/09/06/la-…
I always think fountains are akin to fires in a way. They are endlessly changing and fascinating. They always draw my attention, and I can sit and watch them for ages.
Thomas Tyrwhitt, 1921, in Gujerati style
#architecture #photography #monochrome #brighton #ccbysa
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South (Indian) Gate / BN1
Designed by Thomas Tyrwhitt, 1921, in Gujerati style using Bath stone. Inscribed: "This Gateway is the Gift of India in Commemoration of Her Sons Who Stricken in the Great War Were tended in the Pavilion in 1914 and 1915". Grade 2 listed.Flickr
Faux Potentiometers Use Magnets, No Contacts
Ever tear open a potentiometer? If you haven’t, you can still probably guess what’s inside. A streak of resistive material with some kind of contact that moves across it as you rotate the shaft, right? Usually, you’d be right, but [T. K. Hareedran] writes about a different kind of pot: ones that use magnetic sensing.
Why mess with something simple? Simplicity has its price. Traditional units may not be very accurate, can be prone to temperature and contamination effects, and the contact will eventually wear out the resistive strip inside. However, we were a little curious about how a magnetic potentiometer could offer a resistive output. The answer? It doesn’t.
Really, these would be better described as rotary encoders with a voltage output. They aren’t really potentiometers. The SK22B mentioned in the article, for example, requires a 5 V input and outputs somewhere between 10% and 90% of that voltage on the ersatz wiper pin.
That makes the devices much easier to puzzle out. The linearity of a device like that is better than a real pot, and, of course, the life expectancy is greatly increased. On the other hand, we’d rather get one with quadrature or I2C output and read it digitally, but if you need a voltage, these devices are certainly an option.
[T. K.] goes on to show how he fabricated his own non-contact sensor using photosensors and a gray-coded wheel with a single track. You do need to be careful about where you position the sensors, though.
Could you make a real non-contact resistive pot? Seems like you could get close with an FET output stage, but it wouldn’t be as generally applicable as a good old-fashioned smear of carbon. If you have a better idea, drop it in the comments or build it and give us a tip.
Want a 20A-capable device? Build it. Want to see how we like to read encoders?
The Decisioninator Decides Dinner, Saves Marriage
For something non-explosive, this might be the most American project we’ve featured in a while. [Makerinator]’s domestic bliss was apparently threatened by the question “what shall we have for dinner”– that’s probably pretty universal. Deciding that the solution was automation is probably universal to software devs and associated personalities the world over. That the project, aptly called “The Decisioninator” apes a popular game-show mechanic to randomly select a fast-food restaurant? Only people with 100-octanes of freedom running through their veins can truly appreciate its genius.
In form factor, it’s a tiny slot machine which [Makerinator] fabbed up on his laser cutter. The lovely “paintjob” was actually a print out with dye-sublimation ink that was transferred to plywood before laser cutting. Mounted to this are illuminated arcade buttons and a small ISP display. The interface is simplicity itself: the big button spins a virtual “wheel” on the display (with sound effects inspired by The Price is Right) to tell the family what deliciously unhealthy slop they’ll be consuming, while the other button changes decision modes. Of course you can pick more than just dinner with The Decisioninator. You need only decide what spinners to program. Which, uh, that might be a problem.
Luckily [Makerinator] was able to come up with a few modes without recursively creating a The Decisioninator-inator. He’s got the whole thing running on a Pi4, which, with its 1980s supercomputer performance, is hilariously overpowered for the role it plays (in true American fashion). He’s coded the whole thing in the Flame Engine, which is a game engine built on the Flutter UI toolkit by American technology giant Google.
What’s more American than tech giants and fast food? A propane powered plasma cannon, for one thing; or maybe mental gymnastics to translate into freedom units, for another.
Thanks to [Makerinator] for the tip.
Robot da ristorante hackerabili: potevano servire il sushi… a casa dell’attaccante
Uno specialista di sicurezza indipendente, noto con il nickname BobDaHacker, ha scoperto delle falle di sicurezza in Pudu Robotics (il principale fornitore mondiale di robot di servizio commerciali). Le vulnerabilità consentivano agli aggressori di reindirizzare i robot in qualsiasi posizione e costringerli a eseguire comandi arbitrari.
Pudu Robotics è un’azienda cinese produttrice di robot che svolgono compiti che vanno dal servire il cibo nei ristoranti con BellaBot alla gestione di sistemi progettati dall’uomo come gli ascensori con FlashBot. Secondo Frost & Sullivan, l’azienda ha detenuto una quota di mercato del 23% per questi dispositivi lo scorso anno.
BobDaHacker ha scoperto di poter accedere al software di controllo dei bot perché l’accesso amministrativo non era bloccato. Per eseguire questo attacco, l’aggressore aveva bisogno di un token di autorizzazione valido, che poteva essere ottenuto tramite cross-site scripting o semplicemente creando un account di prova, progettato per testare i bot prima di acquistarli.
Dopo l’autenticazione iniziale, non sono stati effettuati ulteriori controlli di sicurezza, consentendo a chiunque di modificare gli ordini, spostare i robot in nuove posizioni e rinominarli per rendere più difficile il ripristino dopo un attacco.
In altre parole, l’aggressore è stato in grado di reindirizzare il cibo ordinato verso destinazioni arbitrarie o persino di disabilitare l’intera flotta di robot da ristorante. Il ricercatore osserva inoltre che gli aggressori potrebbero costringere FlashBot a danneggiare i sistemi dell’ufficio o a rubare proprietà intellettuale.
Quando il ricercatore ha provato a contattare i rappresentanti di Pudu Robotics per informarli del problema, non ha ricevuto risposta. Così, il 12 agosto, BobDaHacker ha inviato le prime e-mail, ma i reparti di assistenza tecnica, supporto e vendite non hanno risposto. Dopo aver atteso fino al 21 agosto, lo specialista ha inviato nuovamente nuove e-mail, contattando più di 50 dipendenti dell’azienda nel tentativo di attirare l’attenzione di almeno qualcuno.
Non avendo ricevuto risposta, il ricercatore ha contattato i clienti dei ristoranti di Pudu Robotics; la catena di ristoranti giapponese Skylark Holdings e la catena Zensho hanno preso sul serio gli avvertimenti.
Circa 48 ore dopo che BobDaHacker aveva contattato i clienti, Pudu Robotics ha finalmente risposto alla sua email. Tuttavia, l’esperto ha scritto che la risposta era chiaramente stata scritta da ChatGPT. “Non si sono nemmeno preoccupati di rimuovere il segnaposto nel modello di ChatGPT. È semplicemente uno sforzo incredibile”, ha affermato l’esperto.
L’azienda ha ringraziato lo specialista per aver scoperto le vulnerabilità con il seguente messaggio: “Grazie per il vostro prezioso contributo alla nostra sicurezza. Se desiderate condividere maggiori dettagli o avete domande, non esitate a contattarmi direttamente”, ha scritto il rappresentante dell’azienda.
Tuttavia, da allora Pudu Robotics ha risolto le vulnerabilità individuate dal ricercatore e ha messo in sicurezza i propri sistemi.
Il 3 settembre, BobDaHacker ha aggiornato il suo post e ha riferito che, a quanto pare, l’azienda non aveva ignorato i suoi messaggi. Le prime email non erano effettivamente arrivate ai destinatari previsti, ma una segnalazione dei problemi era stata successivamente ricevuta tramite altri canali. Successivamente, gli sviluppatori hanno iniziato a lavorare a una soluzione, ma l’azienda ha contattato il ricercatore solo quando la correzione era pronta per essere implementata..
L'articolo Robot da ristorante hackerabili: potevano servire il sushi… a casa dell’attaccante proviene da il blog della sicurezza informatica.
#Belgique - Le Burundi expulse le directeur de la coopération belge au développement .
Cette #news et d'autres sont sur epocinfo.fr/index.php?display=…
50 disco classics to get your feet moving, no.34
Boney M. Daddy Cool
I have a soft spot for cheesy disco megastars Boney M, and Daddy Cool perfectly encapsulates why at their best they're brilliant. With its great rhythm track, bubbling synth bass line, sing-along lyrics/vocal performance & great string/horn punctuation, this remains a pop-disco classic; I defy you not to smile while you're listening to it.... You'll be crazy like a fool
Hola Mastodon!
Ahí va mi #presentacion, soy @EuroFinanciado, funcionario de élite del Nuevo Orden Europeo, me paga Bruselas, me educó Soros y mi género es cohesión territorial. (O eso dice mi Bio)
🔹 Pro-UE 🇪🇺 sin complejos (La de los derechos y USB-C obligatorio).
🔹 Anti-populismos, anti-fakes
🔹 Sarcasmo de calidad (con datos, que no todo va a ser memes).
Si os gusta el debate con estilo, enteraros de alguna noticia sobre la UE el humor afilado y los hilos con sustancia, nos llevaremos bien 😊
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On the night of September 5–6, 2025, #Ukraine repelled a russian attack of 91 drones from five directions, shooting down /suppressing 68 UAVs with a 73.5% success rate
18 hits across 8 locations.
The attack remains ongoing, with several drones still active.
(Report 09:00, Kyiv time)
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Come creare un sito web gratis: guida pratica e facile
https://www.lastampa.it/tecnologia/dossier/tutorial/2025/09/06/news/come_creare_sito_web_gratis_guida_pratica_facile-424830210/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su La Stampa Tecnologia @la-stampa-tecnologia-LaStampa
Come creare un sito web gratis: guida pratica e facile
Scopriamo in poche mosse come creare un sito web gratis, utilizzando gli strumenti disponibili online.La Stampa
"I am ok" 🎁
Until at some point it is no longer ok. Then it is time to take a closer look at the "ok" to see what is really ok and what is not.
#adhd #adhs #mentalhealth #adhdmeme #meme #overthinking #selfsabotage
The video features a person preparing a stuffed pastry in a kitchen setting. The individual is seen holding a piece of dough in one hand and a mixture of minced ingredients, likely a filling, in the other. The filling appears to be a mixture of meat and vegetables, with visible green herbs and possibly other ingredients. The person uses a spatula to carefully place the filling into the dough, ensuring it is well-stuffed. The dough is then skillfully wrapped around the filling, with the person's hands working together to seal the edges. Throughout the video, the text overlay reads, "Stuffing My 103 Anxious Thoughts Into One. 'I'm ok'," which suggests a metaphorical representation of managing anxiety by focusing on a single, simple task. The background shows a metallic surface, likely a kitchen countertop, and the person is wearing a black apron with yellow Chinese characters, indicating a possible cultural context. The video captures the detailed process of making the stuffed pastry, emphasizing the careful and methodical approach to the task.
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Polícia cumpre mandados de busca e apreensão contra Gato Preto; Porsche e celulares são apreendidos - Gazeta
A Polícia Civil de São Paulo realizou, na manhã desta sexta-feira (5), uma operação contra o influenciador Samuel Sant’anna, conhecido como Gato Preto, emGazeta Brasil
Nahost-Liveblog: ++ Israelisches Militär richtet Schutzzone bei Chan Yunis ein ++
Das israelische Militär hat die Menschen im Gazastreifen dazu aufgerufen, sich in einer Schutzzone im Süden des Gebiets in Sicherheit zu bringen. Die USA fordern die Freilassung weiterer Geiseln.
"Schutzzone"? "Humanitäre Zone"? Vor Wochen noch nannten israelische Offizielle das "humanitäre Stadt", so berichtete auch die @tagesschau . In englischsprachigen Medien hingegen war deutlicher von "concentration camps" die Rede.
Natur in Schwarz-Weiß finde ich ja so eine Sache, weil oft viel Information verloren geht, aber wenn die Natur schon schwarz-weiß ist, ...
#holgersfotos #fotovorschlag #photosuggestion #foto #fotografie #photo #photography
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#Ukraine 🇺🇦 pushed back #Russia 🇷🇺 forces near #Kondrativka
🇷🇺 advanced north of #Kupyansk
🇺🇦 UAV hits reduced 🇷🇺 petrol capacity by 21% in August, fuel shortages observed in several 🇷🇺 regions
🇺🇦 president Zelensky met with 🇸🇰 president Fico in Uzhgorod
🇺🇸 will deliver new ERAM missiles to 🇺🇦 in October
🇺🇦 hits on 🇷🇺 #Ryazan oil refinery (repeated), #Luhansk ammunition depot, two S-400 air defense units in #Kaluga
A.A. Jennings—cross-marked and remembered in the hush of April.
Norton Summit Cemetery, Norton Summit, South Australia.
The cemetery was founded in 1882, making it one of the older burial grounds in the region. It spans approximately 1.3 hectares and is located on Church Road, Norton Summit.
The cemetery is set on medium to steep sloping land with a southwesterly aspect, offering views into the surrounding hills.
© All Rights Reserved by Gardens of the Silent.
#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography
Things I almost shared
1. What a cool photo! What a terrible description! Offensively insufficient. Woulda been better to not have alt text at all & let someone else do it.
2. I agree with this post I'll boost it but wait it's from someone else *click* ...wtf Threads? Why didn't the full handle with external site show in the link? Well I won't spread that nonsense!
3.Love that he's on here that's right where he should be follow on Instagram are you kidding me I don't think so nice try.
To turn the above post from social media snark to public service the 3 posts I didn't share:
1. I don't remember which photo but it's happened so many times.
2. The Greenpeace post below. I liked the quote. It's attributed. But that userid goes to Threads! WTF Mastodon fedi links to Threads that way? That is not what I want.
3. Tim Berners-Lee has a new book. He shared a post here & told readers to follow the book on Instagram. Gross lol.





Un mondo all’incontrario o della putrescenza della democrazia borghese l La Città Futura
Fontana, la diplomazia parlamentare è uno strumento prezioso - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2025/09/06/fontana-la-diplomazia-parlamentare-e-uno-strumento-prezioso_8d44336d-910b-4726-bcef-fe58b9453fcb.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Politica @politica-AgenziaAnsa
Fontana, la diplomazia parlamentare è uno strumento prezioso - Notizie - Ansa.it
"La frattura globale tra autoritarismi e libertà riduce gli spazi per il dialogo e rende più difficile l'affermazione della democrazia, con effetti all'interno degli Stati. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Calabria: FI candida madre minore vittima di violenza sessuale - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2025/09/06/calabria-fi-candida-madre-minore-vittima-di-violenza-sessuale_3895d26a-39e4-4566-a4b5-eae33e2015ae.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Politica @politica-AgenziaAnsa
Calabria: FI candida madre minore vittima di violenza sessuale - Notizie - Ansa.it
Gabriella Castelletti, la madre della ragazza vittima nei mesi scorsi di violenza sessuale a Seminara, nel reggino, e poi isolata dai suoi concittadini, é stata candidata da Forza Italia nella circoscrizione sud della Calabria come capolista di Forza…Agenzia ANSA
idem, l'ultimo mondiale poi nemmeno visto na partita, non dimenticare di aggiungere il tag al @calcio questo:
grazie! 😀
Mattarella, forze economia e lavoro sanno che leva Ue decisiva - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2025/09/06/mattarella-forze-economia-e-lavoro-sanno-che-leva-ue-decisiva_bb0949d0-bb64-417f-892b-f0b4be5fe472.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Politica @politica-AgenziaAnsa
Mattarella, forze economia e lavoro sanno che leva Ue decisiva - Notizie - Ansa.it
"Oggi più che mai le forze dell'economia e del lavoro sono consapevoli che la leva europea è decisiva. C'è bisogno di istituzioni europee più forti, di volontà di governi capaci di non arrendersi a pericoli e regressioni che non sono ineluttabili.Agenzia ANSA
Sembra che la storia dell'aereo di von der Leyen sotto attacco di jammer russi sia stata "leggermente" gonfiata.
flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio…
Di smentite, sulle testate principali, se ne sono sentite?
Ursula von der Leyen’s flight to Plovdiv: what the data tells us | Flightradar24 Blog
After claims of circling for hours and paper maps due to GPS jamming, what the data tells about von der Leyen’s flight to PlovdivIan Petchenik (Flightradar24 AB)
#WriteFreely : piattaforma #opensource per creare uno spazio di scrittura sul web
#blogging @diggita @opensource @fediverso
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“EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of a Transfer of Pseudonymized Data to Third Parties”
insideprivacy.com/eu-data-prot…
EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of a Transfer of Pseudonymized Data to Third Parties | Inside Privacy
On September 4, 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU (“Court”) handed down its judgment in case EDPS v SRB C-413/23 P, setting aside the General Court ofDan Cooper (Inside Privacy)
Le Estati romane sono un tema caldo nello scontro politico in vista delle elezioni
La staffetta in Campidoglio fra Argan e Petroselli rinsalda quel controllo del Pci sull’amministrazione capitolina che il ritorno all’opposi...condamina.blogspot.com
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Stavo per caricare questo "meme" Alle donne è stato fatto credere che dovessero temere un futuro alla “Il racconto dell'ancella”, ma non è stato detto loro che questo futuro esiste già in tutto il mondo. Si chiama Sharia e Burqa. E subito mi sono imbattuto in questo: Germania: una donna musulmana, arrabbiata e velata, rimproverava due ragazze per non aver indossato un hijab.
https://www.techtudo.com.br/noticias/2025/09/windows-11-25h2-saiba-as-principais-mudancas-e-ferramentas-removidas-edsoftwares.ghtml?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
“Can pseudonymisation make data anonymous?”
nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/09/04/trump…
Column | Trump en de tech-trawanten
Column: Vijandigheid tegenover de wetenschap staat in een lange traditie in de Amerikaanse Republikeinse partij. Robbert Dijkgraaf ziet een verrassende ontwikkeling.NRC
Smart Glasses in Berlin – mal wasserdicht, mal sylisch, mal mit farbigem Display
TCL zeigt in Berlin bereits ein Modell mit farbiger Projektion, für das man aber wohl recht tief in die Tasche greifen werden muss.
“European Court Backs Transatlantic Data Pact — For Now
A Luxembourg ruling saves US-EU data transfers, even if the reprieve may prove temporary.”
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European Court Backs Transatlantic Data Pact — For Now - CEPA
A Luxembourg court's data privacy ruling saves US-EU data transfers, even if the reprieve may prove temporary.Anda Bologa (CEPA)
Albano Dante:
"PSC + Comuns + ERC
estan tapant la CORRUPCIÓ de la DGAIA.
Pensen que la gent ja s'ha oblidat del tema.
Nosaltres no oblidem.
Per això hem fet aquest vídeo.
Espero que arribi al màxim de telèfons possible.
Bon dia."
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
Trankten
in reply to dansup • • •Big thanks dansup for such a fast reponse adding extra features and bug fixing. 🚀🚀
Really really appreciated and very happy to host our own Loops instance! 🫡🫡💖
dansup
in reply to Trankten • • •Hans van Zijst
in reply to dansup • • •@dansup Discord? 🤔
Would you consider a more ethical and open platform? After all, you are a big name in FOSS, why not extend that to the tools use use.
dansup
in reply to Hans van Zijst • • •@hans We have a matrix channel*, but it's unreliable, I couldn't even access it for a few days this week.
When it comes down to FOSS or reliability, I'll go with reliability.
* - matrix.to/#/#loops:matrix.org
Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication
matrix.toCelinho
in reply to dansup • • •Lin Chiao
in reply to dansup • • •thank you Dan, be good to Trankten, the best admi that you can imagine 😉
if it is needed, ask for help