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La alfombra roja de Azcón a los centros de datos en Aragón la pagan los territorios sacrificados @nocentrosdedatosaragon
arainfo.org/la-muela-villamayo…





Lately I’ve been studying Gnosticism.

To be blunt, most of it reads like total hokum. The cosmology is absurd. And despite what modern Gnostics insist, Nicene Christianity didn’t win solely because of persecution. State backing mattered, but so did the fact that “salvation by faith” is simple, portable, and easy to teach. A maze of demiurges, pleromas, and aeons is not.

And Nicenes weren’t the only critics. Pagans attacked Gnostics too. Plotinus wrote an entire treatise arguing that their “gnosis” was confused and philosophically incoherent—an awkward problem for a movement built on the claim that it possessed superior knowledge.

Neo-Gnostics still say the Church wiped them out. But that’s not quite true.

The Mandaeans still practice. Estimates range from 60,000 to 100,000 worldwide. Their historic homelands are Iraq and Iran, where baptism remains central to their rites, though many members now live in diaspora.

But out of 30+ ancient Gnostic sects, only the Mandaeans remain recognizably Gnostic. Why? Because their system is relatively clear. One God. The power of Light. The immortality of the soul. A cosmology structured in threes—three emanations, three worlds. It’s coherent enough that you can explain the scaffolding without a dissertation.

That clarity helps. So does the fact they’re an ethno-religious community that traditionally rejects conversion and discourages marrying out.

There’s one other “survivor,” though it barely counts: Manichaeism.

It was once a genuine rival to Christianity. Augustine himself spent years as a Manichaean. And a Manichaean temple still exists in China, though most worshippers treat it as a Buddhist site. Syncretism kept it alive by blurring its identity.

That exposes the core problem. Gnosticism begins as syncretism, and syncretism dissolves what makes a religion distinct.

But even that isn’t the whole story. Gnosticism’s real competitor wasn’t Christianity—it was Hermeticism.

Hermeticism also promised salvation through knowledge, but inverted the cosmology. The world wasn’t a trap. The world was good. Ordered. Lawful. Worth studying. Governed by a higher power whose workings could be uncovered.

Hermeticism survived because it was useful. It claimed we perceive reality through altered modes of consciousness, and that these modes can be accessed through repeatable techniques. Alter the state, alter the perception—predictably.

That predictability fed straight into early natural philosophy, back when science and magic were still interwoven.

Gnostics, by contrast, dismissed the material world. When you write off the world, you don’t bother studying it. Hermetic thinkers did. Which is why Hermetic ideas fed into early astronomy, alchemy, and experimental method.

This is why Hermeticism shaped the world, while the only surviving Gnostic sect sits at the margins.



iRobot files for bankruptcy theverge.com/news/844460/irobo…


iRobot ist insolvent, chinesischer Zulieferer Picea übernimmt Geschäft

Der Staubsaugerroboterhersteller iRobot hat Insolvenz angemeldet. Retten soll ihn der chinesische Zulieferer Picea, der das Unternehmen vollständig übernimmt.

heise.de/news/iRobot-ist-insol…

#Insolvenz #Übernahme #Wirtschaft #news



We'd love it if you'd take a few minutes to respond to the 2025 BastilleBSD annual user survey.

Your feedback helps us continue to shape the future of the project and better understand our community.

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Sebago si racconta in un nuovo libro: il Yearbook Vol. III
https://www.esquire.com/it/stile/moda-uomo/a69709043/sebago-libro-yearbook-vol-iii/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Stile @stile-Esquireitalia2



RE: mastodon.social/@touaregtweet/…

What a legend. Waits for the gunman to start changing mag, then jumps him.




Guckt Mal, was ich Nettes im Briefkasten gefunden habe. ✨

Vielen Dank, lieber @wederbrotnochwein!! 😊

#FediKirche

in reply to Alexander Müller

Sieben runde Aufkleber liegen auf einer grünen Oberfläche. Jeder Aufkleber hat einen schwarzen Rand mit der Aufschrift "ANTIFASCHISTISCHE KIRCHEN" in Weiß. In der Mitte jedes Aufklebers befindet sich ein stilisierter roter Faust in einer geballten Hand, die aus einem Hintergrund mit den Farben des Regenbogenbanners ragt. Die Aufkleber sind im Kreis angeordnet, wobei einige überlappen. Oberhalb der Aufkleber steht folgender Text: "IST DAS NEU?". Direkt darunter steht: "Ne, das hab' ich gekauft!".

Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Gemma3:27b

🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.096 Wh





One of the best reports about #Ukraine infantry I’ve seen in a while - long read with many photos and personal accounts that highlights the difference between the technological war we see in the drone videos, and the incredible sacrifice of people who sit in mud holes and cold, ruined cellars for hundreds of days to defend their country.

theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…



Dear friends,
I haven’t received any donations for some time, and I rely mainly on daily support to cover my most basic needs. Living conditions in Gaza are extremely difficult and beyond words.

In addition, my daughter is continuing her university studies online, and we need to pay her tuition fees and provide a laptop to help her continue her education despite all these circumstances.

Any help, no matter how small, means a great deal to us and makes a real difference in our lives ❤️‍🩹

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Tobia cerca casa, il cane dai baffi sottili che sembrano pensieri mai detti
https://www.lastampa.it/la-zampa/dossier/adozioni-cani-gatti-calendario-2026/2025/12/15/news/tobia_cane_cerca_adozione-425040106/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su La Zampa @la-zampa-LaStampa



Thaïlande, le "pays des sourires" - Échappées belles youtube.com/watch?v=bhSuZkeJmm… #voyage #culture #nature #decouverte


I wake up every day just trying to survive, trying to protect my children from hunger, illness, and the rain.
My suffering is not just words—it is a reality I live every single moment.
Please don’t forget us. Your support is the difference between hope and despair 💔🙏

gofund.me/edee2aeb




Empreses catalanes que també volen tapar-ho tot, no fos cas que Catalunya no funcionés com fins ara i no se'n poguessin beneficiar. Ells, no nosaltres.
#PensamentsInterns


Le felpe crema di Vogue Collection sono la (non) tendenza del 2026 che svolterà ogni look
https://www.vogue.it/article/felpe-bianche-crema-panna-colori-tendenza-2025-vogue-collection-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Moda @moda-VogueItalia

@Moda


#gazetadobrasil #jornalismo #noticias #politics Acordo UE-Mercosul: França joga balde de água fria no Brasil gazetabrasil.com.br/mundo/2025…




And Americans wonder why their tourism industry is collapsing.

youtu.be/GPcCYgyPJ0k?si=bjkm3L…



Per 59% degli italiani furto è reato più temuto. L'aiuto degli allarmi
https://tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2025/12/15/furto-sistemi-allarme-casa-migliori?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Cronaca @cronaca-SkyTG24




Banca centrale russa, 'Euroclear risarcisca 200 miliardi di euro' - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2025/12/15/banca-centrale-russa-euroclear-risarcisca-200-miliardi-di-euro_26674ad5-4286-4f25-a3e8-d15c1d2e899d.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ANSA Ultima ora @ansa-ultima-ora-AgenziaAnsa




Truffe ad anziani per 2 milioni e mezzo, misure per 21 persone - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2025/12/15/truffe-ad-anziani-per-2-milioni-e-mezzo-misure-per-21-persone_cde3ca5e-e3cc-46a9-bcf2-1113b874cd47.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ANSA Ultima ora @ansa-ultima-ora-AgenziaAnsa



Poggiali: “Bagnaia ha la forza per rialzarsi. Marquez mi ha sorpreso, vi dico come...”
https://www.gazzetta.it/Moto/moto-GP/15-12-2025/manuel-poggiali-intervista.shtml?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Ciclismo @ciclismo-Gazzetta




Volkswagen's €3bn gamble: Can it win back market share in China?
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/12/15/volkswagens-3bn-gamble-can-it-win-back-market-share-in-china?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe News @europe-news-euronews



Letizia di Spagna non potrà indossare la tiara più preziosa del suo scrigno per qualche mese (ma il cimelio sarà visibile a tutti. Per soli 8 euro)
https://www.vanityfair.it/article/letizia-di-spagna-tiara-piu-preziosa-del-suo-scrigno-vittoria-eugenia?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Stile e Moda @stile-e-moda-VanityFairItaly



“Attivismo e femminismo nero latinoamericano”, il 19 dicembre incontro a Firenze

L'iniziativa è promossa Kibaka Florence African Festival, Elimu, Afrobrix [.....]

firenze.gaiaitalia.com/notizie…



This weekend, we finally painted the walls of the retro computer room to be. I'm quite happy with the result. I can now start building a wide desk on the right and then finally start setting up some machines.



Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025).

Wake Up Dead Man is a Knives Out Mystery through and through. Not as good as the first one, but better than the second. Quite a bit darker and a bit more serious than the previous two films, Wake Up Dead Man’s tone is not not funny, but decidedly less funny. Though, in those occasional moments of levity, they hit hard and garnered a serious laugh.

Much like the previous films, the script by director Rian Johnson is a well-written non-linearly told mystery that has many twists and turns. And like his other Knives Out mysteries, it wraps up logically and cleanly.

Daniel Craig has firmly moved on from James Bond and established himself firmly in the radically different character of Benoit Blanc. While I enjoyed his time as James Bond, it is Benoit Blanc that I will remember him for. Josh Brolin is awesome as Monsignor Wicks an acerbic church leader who uses fear and anger to control his flock. Josh O’Connor shines as a pure at heart Father Jud who gets intwined in a locked room murder. He is perfectly cast and this movie would not work without him. Jeffrey Wright is excellent in his role as the quietly foul mouth Bishop Langstrom. While Wright doesn’t have much screen time, he makes a huge impact.

Rian Johnson continues to impress as a writer and director. Steve Yedlin Captures some beautiful images for the film. There are frames in this movie that have such subtle things in them that I started to look at each scene to see what small things are hidden throughout. I loved how Johnson and Yedlin used the demons on the ceiling — in one scene framing Wicks and the demon perfectly together.

I highly enjoyed Wake Up Dead Man and will watch it again soon to see what I missed in this first watch.

Rated 9 out of 10.

Streamed on Netflix.

#movies #netflix #wakeupdeadman #knivesout #mystery



Ernst gemeinte Frage an alle #RaspberryPi Fanhumans: Wie lange halten eure #SD Karten?

Ich habe für mich privat das Nutzen von Pis längst aufgegeben, weil mir nach 2 bis 3 Jahren die Systeme zuverlässig die Hufe hoch gemacht haben, weil die SD Karten tot waren.

Jetzt ist auch das letzte System ausgefallen.
Lief 3,5 Jahre mit #HomeAssistant. Und jetzt isser einfach tot. Bootet nicht mehr.

Von meinen x86 ThinClients mit normalen Samsung SSDs ist mir noch nie eine ausgefallen...