As The Resolution Foundation (quoted in the Guardian) points out:
'The fall in employment over both the past 12 months & the past five years is entirely accounted for by higher unemployment, not rising economic inactivity as many people assume & young people are bearing the brunt of Britain’s jobs downturn'....
Govt. policy on tackling labour market participation may be focussed on the wrong issue, while young people's opportunities evaporate!
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Labout Market Outlook Q4 2025 • Resolution Foundation
Employment has fallen over the past two years and is substantially lower than it was before the pandemic.Resolution Foundation
Hong Kong - X5826, Extra 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Title: "Sightseeing in Hong Kong" ( Sports Illustrated Assignment)
Date: July 1959
Description: This photograph by Toni Frissell features a scene from Hong Kong, capturing the city's vibrant atmosphere. The image includes people enjoying golf and taking in the harbor views.
People:
Toni Frissell was an American photographer known for her work with Sports Illustrated magazine. She began her career as a photographer at National Geographic Society in 1947 and continued working with various publications until her death in 1988.
Locations: Hong Kong, China
Keywords: Hong Kong, Sports Illustrated, Toni Frissell, Photography
#HongKong-X5826 #HongKong #ToniFrissell #American #SportsIllustrated #hongkong #china #photography
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Le souffle de décembre 1995
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"Lorsque les mouvements sociaux piétinent, que l'austérité budgétaire domine le débat public, qu'un président français et une bureaucratie européenne voient dans le réarmement et la rhétorique guerrière les remèdes à leur folle impopularité, il est bon de se rappeler qu'en novembre-décembre 1995 (…)
/ France, Politique, Idées, Mouvement de contestation, Économie, Libéralisme"
Le souffle de décembre 1995
Lorsque les mouvements sociaux piétinent, que l’austérité budgétaire domine le débat public, qu’un président français et une bureaucratie européenne voient dans le réarmement et la rhétorique guerrière les remèdes à leur folle impopularité, il est bo…Frédéric Lebaron (Le Monde diplomatique)
Pagine, la rassegna stampa di Sky TG24 del 15 dicembre
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Pagine, la rassegna stampa di Sky TG24 del 15 dicembre
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💔 Danya: A 20-Year-Old Sole Provider for 7 People, Excellent Student Who Can't Attend University, 4 Siblings Out of School 🎓👨👩👧👦💪
أنا دانيا، عمري 20 عاماً، من شمال قطاع غزة. أنا المعيلة الوحيدة لعائلتي المكونة من 7 أفراد.Chuffed
Le prime pagine dei quotidiani di oggi 15 dicembre: la rassegna stampa
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Le prime pagine dei quotidiani di oggi 15 dicembre: la rassegna stampa
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Auto a idrogeno, come funzionano? Pro e contro
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Pubblicato su Motori @motori-SkyTG24
Auto a idrogeno, come funzionano? Pro e contro e modelli disponibili
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Multiplayer pubblica oggi un aggiornamento sulla battaglia legale tra gli eredi dello storico marchio #commodore. L'articolo non spiega però come l'italiana Commodore Industries Srl abbia ottenuto il diritto di usare lo storico nome. Penso che non si tratti di un'informazione secondaria dato cha l'avventura per l'acquisto nel marchio da parte di vicenda di Peri Fractic (Commodore International) e la sua community è di pubblico dominio. #C64 #retrocomputing @computer
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Commodore International contrattacca e sostiene che i trademark di Commodore Industries non siano validi
Si infiamma la battaglia legale fra la neonata Commodore International e Commodore Industries, con la prima che sostiene l'invalidità dei trademark registrati dalla compagnia italiana.Giorgio Melani (Multiplayer.it)
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Conferenza ambasciatori, Meloni: Italia rinnova centralità
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Conferenza ambasciatori, Meloni: Italia rinnova centralità
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THE WHITE STRIPES
White Blood Cells
2021 U.S. 20th Anniversary reissue
I haven’t sat down and listened to a White Stripes album front to back in quite some time.
And although I like all of the White Stripes records, I think White Blood Cells will always be my favorite on whole.
Dead Leaves, Hotel Yorba, Fell In Love With A Girl, We’re Going To Be Friends, I Think I Smell A Rat… just so many killer tunes that, when they first hit, came at the right time in my life.
As close to a perfect rock record as you can get.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #alternative #thewhitestripes #jackwhite #whitebloodcells #2000s #2000smusic
Hong Kong, il magnate dei media pro-democrazia Jimmy Lai condannato da Pechino
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Hong Kong, il magnate dei media pro-democrazia Jimmy Lai condannato da Pechino
Metterebbe a rischio la sicurezza nazionale. Per i giudici cinesi avrebbe utilizzato il suo tabloid, ora chiuso, per fare pressioni sulle nazioni straniere aff…La Stampa
Il materiale esplosivo era stato consegnato al ragioniere di Oneglia a Sanremo
Sanremo (IM): l'ex stazione ferroviaria Il Vice questore Comp/le di P.S., Dott. Salan, informava la Divisione Polizia Frontiera e Trasporti,...aspettirivieraschi.blogspot.com
Strage di Hanukkah, Netanyahu attacca l'Australia: “Gettata benzina sul fuoco”
https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/2025/12/15/news/strage_hanukkah_sidney_netanyahu_attacca_australia-15435070/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Strage di Hanukkah, Netanyahu attacca l'Australia: “Gettata benzina sul fuoco”
A Sydney padre e figlio fanno fuoco sulla festa ebraica. Sedici morti, tra cui una bimbaFabiana Magrì (La Stampa)
Elezioni in Cile, Kast è il nuovo presidente. La sinistra di Jara ammette la sconfitta
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Elezioni in Cile, Kast è il nuovo presidente. La sinistra di Jara ammette la sconfitta
Svolta a destra inaspettata: tra le promesse agli elettori il pugno di ferro contro la delinquenza e l’immigrazione illegale. Nel 1988 votò a favore di PinochetLa Stampa
【じゃんけん】最後に何が出るのか予想しよう！ピタゴラスイッチ！#marblerun #dominos #ピタゴラスイッチ #tiktok #as...
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Newport, Wales, 1988.
Photo Martin Parr.
12 min
In the world we live in you’ve got the crazy Nazi types and or people outraged over what’s happening in in Gaza.
Take your pick.
The right wing, the richest men in the world, conservatives are responsible for all of it.
Europe Today: Ukraine peace talks, terror in Australia, and climate change
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Europe Today: Ukraine, terror in Australia, and climate change
Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 15 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day.Euronews.com
Do you know what Milo is?
- Yes (38%, 7 votes)
- No (61%, 11 votes)
Contrast in the canopy: living leaves meet the quiet beauty of the bare branch.
Mannum, South Australia.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.
#photo #photography #australia #southaustralia #BlackAndWhitePhotography #AustralianTrees #Deadwood #trees
"Under the restructuring, vacuum cleaner maker Shenzhen PICEA will receive the entire equity stake in the reorganised company"
How could it happen?
Yet another company "eaten" by chinese…
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Twitter hatte ein paar Dinge, die irgendwann einmal in der Community entstanden sind, von der UI/UX nicht wirklich vorgesehen waren, und lange nur in den Clients und in Third Party apps wirklich Sinn machten. Zum Beispiel die @user Notation, Hashtags, und natürlich Threads.
Threads waren die Community-Antwort auf Twitter's absolut wissenschafts- und diskussionsfeindlichen 280 Zeichen. Mit unter 1000 Zeichen kann keine freundliche Unterhaltung stattfinden, das System förderte Slogans und Proklamation über Daten und menschlichen Umgang miteinander auf Augenhöhe. Dieses eine Ding, die kurzen Statuse, waren (IMHO, aber nicht nur my humble opinion) der Grund für die Verrohung und den Rand-Drift der Plattform.
Sehr lange gab es nur die Nutzung von Drittdiensten wie Tweetlonger oder RiverTweet um das Ganze lesbar zu machen.
Mastodon, die am meisten genutzte Server-Software im Fediverse, hat einige dieser Probleme geerbt: die kurzen Statuse, und die nicht optimale Darstellung von Threads.
Im Fediverse helfen andere Reader-Frontends wie Phanpy oder Elk da extrem, auch einige Smartphone Apps machen das Lesen im Thread einfacher.
Das reichte im Englischen für ein paar schnippische Bemerkungen, aber im Deutschen meist nur für Steno-, Kommandoton oder Beleidigungen.
Ukraine Hints US Guarantees May Substitute NATO Bid
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Nemůžu vědět "jak to je", nemůžu vědět "jak to bude", můžu věřit a věřím, s podporou rozumu, s podporou citu, že "ten náš způsob dělání věcí" je řádově silnější, úspěšnější, vítěznější než systém Módiů, Putinů, Siů a Trumpů. Ukrajina vyhraje. Euro-unijní ukrajinská Koalice ochotných vyhraje. Rusko bude poraženo. Klidně a efektivně na tom pracujme.
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Ist schon ein paar Tage her, aber analoge Fotografie braucht eben ein bisschen Geduld: erster Schnee am Morgen des 24. November.
#ersterSchnee #neuschnee #schnee #snow #freshsnow #analogfotografie #analogphotography #35mm #ishootfilm #shootfilm #nikonf4s #afnikkor50mmf18d #kodakektar100 #kodakfilm
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Hackaday Links: December 14, 2025
Fix stuff, earn big awards? Maybe, if this idea for repair bounties takes off. The group is dubbed the FULU Foundation, for “Freedom from Unethical Limitations on Users,” and was co-founded by right-to-repair activist Kevin O’Reilly and perennial Big Tech thorn-in-the-side Louis Rossman. The operating model works a bit like the bug bounty system, but in reverse: FULU posts cash bounties on consumer-hostile products, like refrigerators that DRM their water filters or bricked thermostats. The bounty starts at $10,000, but can increase based on donations from the public. FULU will match those donations up to $10,000, potentially making a very rich pot for the person or team that fixes the problem.
So far, it looks like FULU has awarded two $14,000 bounties for separate solutions to the bricked Nest thermostats. A second $10,000 bounty, for an air purifier with DRM’d filters, is under review. There’s also a $30,000 bounty outstanding for a solution to the component pairing problem in Xbox Series X gaming consoles. While we love the idea of putting bounties on consumer-unfriendly products and practices, and we celebrate the fixes discovered so far, we can’t help but worry that this could go dramatically wrong for the bounty hunters, if — OK, when — someone at a Big Tech company decides to fight back. When that happens, any bounty they score is going to look like small potatoes compared to a DMCA crackdown.
From the “Interesting times, interesting problems” Department comes this announcement by NASA of a change in vendor for the ground support vehicles for the Artemis program. The US space agency had been all set to use EVs manufactured by Canoo to whisk astronauts on the nine-mile trip from their prep facility to the launch pad, but when the company went belly up earlier this year, things abruptly changed. Now, instead of the tiny electric vans that look the same coming and going, NASA will revert to type and use modified Airstream coaches to do the job. Honestly, we think this will be better for the astronauts. The interior of the Airstream is spacious, allowing for large seats to accommodate bulky spacesuits and even providing enough headroom to stand up, a difficult proposition in the oversized breadloaf form-factor of the Canoo EV. If they’re going to strap you into a couple of million pounds of explosives and blast you to the Moon, the least they can do is make the last few miles on Earth a little more comfortable.
Speaking of space, we stumbled across an interesting story about time on Mars that presented a bit of a “Well, duh!” moment with intriguing implications. The article goes into some of the details about clocks running slower on Mars compared to Earth, thanks to the lower mass of the Red Planet and the reduced gravity. That was the “duh” part for us, as was the “Einstein was right” bit in the title, but we didn’t realize that the difference would be so large — almost half a millisecond. While that might not sound like much, it could have huge implications when considering human exploration of Mars or even eventual colonization. Everything from the Martian equivalent of GPS to a combined Earth-Mars Internet would need to take the differing concept of what a second is into account. Taking things a bit further, would future native-born Martians even want to use units of measurement based on those developed around the processes and parameters of the Old World? Seems like they might prefer a system of time based on their planet’s orbital and rotational characteristics. And why would they measure anything in meters, being based (at least originally) on the distance between the North Pole and the equator on a line passing through Paris — or was it Greenwich? Whatever; it wasn’t Mars, and that’s probably going to become a sticking point someday. And you thought the U.S. versus the metric system war was bad!
Sticking with space news, what does it take to be a U.S. Space Force guardian? Brains and brawn, apparently, as the 2025 “Guardian Arena” competition kicked off this week at Florida’s Space Force Base Patrick. Guardians, as Space Force members are known, compete as teams in both physical and mental challenges, such as pushing Humvees and calculating orbital properties of a satellite. Thirty-five units from across the Space Force compete for the title of Best Unit, with the emphasis on teamwork. It’s not quite the Colonial Marines, but it’s pretty close.
And finally, Canada is getting in on the vintage computer bandwagon with the first-ever VCF Montreal. In just a couple of weeks, Canadian vintage computer buffs will get together at the Royal Military College of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu for an impressive slate of speakers, including our friend “Curious Marc” Verdiell, expounding on his team’s efforts to unlock the secrets of the Apollo program’s digital communications system. Along with the talks, there’s a long list of exhibitors and vendors. The show kicks off on January 24, so get your tickets while you can.
Monts du Bugey, France
Nikon F4 / Nikkor AF-D 50mm f1,4 / Ilford fp4
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Apple Glasses: autonomia e chip S10 al centro del progetto
#Apple #AppleGlass #AppleGlasses #AppleS10 #Autonomia #Batteria #Chip #Leak #Novità #OcchialiIntelligenti #OcchialiSmart #Rumors #SmartGlasses #TechNews #Tecnologia
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Apple Glasses: autonomia e chip S10 al centro del progetto
EBN indica il chip S10 come soluzione per gli Apple Glasses. Il dispositivo promette leggerezza e durata maggiore rispetto ai visori M5 Vision Pro.CeoTech
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Quando l’EDR diventa un cavallo di Troia: Storm-0249 abusa di SentinelOne
Un noto broker di accesso iniziale (IAB) denominato “Storm-0249“, ha modificato le proprie strategie operative, utilizzando campagne di phishing ma anche attacchi altamente mirati, i quali sfruttano proprio gli strumenti di sicurezza pensati per la protezione delle reti come mezzo per raggiungere i propri obiettivi.
Il gruppo utilizza una nuova tecnica allarmante che include un metodo chiamato DLL sideloading. I pacchetti MSI dannosi vengono diffusi da Storm-0249 tramite campagne di phishing, sfruttando spesso tattiche di ingegneria sociale denominate “ClickFix”, le quali spingono gli utenti a eseguire comandi per risolvere presunti problemi tecnici fasulli.
Il ReliaQuest Threat Research Team (dopo che l’analisi era stata in parte sviluppata dagli specialisti di TrendMicro) ha pubblicato un rapporto aggiornato, il quale sottolinea che il gruppo di minaccia sta anche sfruttando indebitamente i processi legittimi di rilevamento e risposta agli endpoint (EDR), soprattutto le componenti SentinelOne, al fine di occultare le proprie tracce e facilitare l’avvio di attacchi del tipo ransomware.
Una volta eseguito con privilegi di SYSTEM, il programma di installazione rilascia una versione legittima e firmata digitalmente di SentinelAgentWorker.exe, un componente fondamentale dell’agente di sicurezza di SentinelOne , nella cartella AppData dell’utente. Insieme a essa, inserisce un file dannoso denominato SentinelAgentCore.dll.
“Quando il file binario SentinelOne portato con sé dall’aggressore viene avviato, carica la DLL dannosa invece di quella legittima che si trova accanto ad essa”, spiega il rapporto.
Questo trasforma di fatto lo strumento di sicurezza in un cavallo di Troia. Per chi si occupa della difesa della rete, l’attività appare come una normale operazione EDR, che consente agli aggressori di aggirare il rilevamento basato sulle firme e stabilire canali di comando e controllo (C2) crittografati mascherati da telemetria legittima.
I difensori dovrebbero monitorare:
- Caricamento laterale anomalo: file binari legittimi che caricano DLL da posizioni insolite come AppData.
- Traffico sospetto: connessioni a domini appena registrati provenienti da processi EDR attendibili.
- Abuso di LoLBin: utilizzo inaspettato di curl.exe o reg.exe da parte degli agenti di sicurezza.
Oltre al sideloading, Storm-0249 abusa anche delle utilità integrate di Windows per eludere il rilevamento. Il gruppo crea domini falsi che imitano gli URL di Microsoft (ad esempio, /us.microsoft.com/) per ingannare gli utenti e i filtri di sicurezza.
ReliaQuest sottolinea che questo non indica una vulnerabilità in SentinelOne in sé. “I processi legittimi all’interno dei comuni strumenti EDR, incluso SentinelOne, non vengono sfruttati, aggirati, elusi o compromessi con le tecniche descritte nel presente documento”. Al contrario, gli aggressori stanno abusando della fiducia riposta nei file binari firmati.
Utilizzano quindi curl.exe, uno strumento standard per il trasferimento dati, per recuperare script dannosi e inviarli direttamente nella memoria di PowerShell. “Invece di salvare lo script su disco, dove l’antivirus potrebbe intercettarlo, il comando invia il contenuto direttamente nella memoria di PowerShell per l’esecuzione immediata”, creando una catena di attacchi “fileless” che lascia prove forensi minime.
L’obiettivo finale di queste intrusioni è vendere l’accesso a gruppi di ransomware come LockBit e ALPHV. Il rapporto sottolinea che Storm-0249 conduce una ricognizione specifica per estrarre il MachineGuid, un identificatore di sistema univoco.
L'articolo Quando l’EDR diventa un cavallo di Troia: Storm-0249 abusa di SentinelOne proviene da Red Hot Cyber.
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in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •Blogged about this subject Nov 2024, from POV of how many looking for work.
Available jobs were 831k, now 723k as of Nov 2025.
Whilst Econ Inactive down since, those in that category who want a job has risen, as has level of discouraged workers.
Unemployment rate is just the claimant count, missing the 2m classed as econ inactive that want a job, which more than doubles it.
Est 9m people in work also looking for work.
New ONS figs due out tomorrow.
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How Many People In The UK Are Looking For Jobs?
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aha, intersting & boosted!
Linux and praxis: part of the resistance 🇵🇸 ☮️
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and lets not forget Torsten Bell
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yes, we've not heard as much about quiet quitting recently (or working to rule as the unions used to call it), but I'd say this is a key issue for productivity.
Most incremental improvements in productivity come through organic worker-led innovation - a disengaged workforce has no interest in handing their bosses yet more money