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US citizens: call on the USPS board of governors not to appoint a postmaster general who has a conflict of interest - being on the board of FEDEX.
URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS
The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General.actionnetwork.org
Stock Traders Unfazed by US Strike on Iran, for Now
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-06-23/stock-traders-unfazed-by-us-strike-on-iran-for-now?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Everything you need to know about the lavish (and controversial) Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez wedding
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/06/23/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-lavish-and-controversial-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-w?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Sci-Tech @sci-tech-euronews
Everything you need to know about the lavish (and controversial) Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez wedding
Already described as the "wedding of the century", the nuptials between Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez takes place this week in Venice, Italy.David Mouriquand (Euronews.com)
In case it interests anyone I imported the St. Louis Urbanists' book club list to bookwyrm, so you can see what we've read (and my reviews of the ones I attended): bookwyrm.social/list/4123/s/st…
Step inside the vegetable garden welcoming immigrants and building community in Montreal
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6804108?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Montreal @montreal-cbcnews
ICC urged to probe Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa
https://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/icc-urged-to-probe-wagner-group-over-promotion-of-atrocities-in-west-africa?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Sci-Tech @sci-tech-euronews
ICC urged to probe Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa
Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.Clea Skopeliti (Euronews.com)
Chiesa di Maria Santissima dei raccomandati
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Iran’s Promise of Payback for US Strikes Puts Global Markets on Edge | Bloomberg The Pulse 06/23
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-06-23/iran-vows-retaliation-for-us-strikes-the-pulse-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Opstand van de gevels van de Nieuwe Doelen en Oude Doelen, Cornelis Pronk, c. 1728 - c. 1732
pen, h 192mm × w 167mm
rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/R…
#rijksmuseum #musea #collection #art #mastodonart #mastoart #random
I wrote a short article on the "sketchy realism" of AI images, that is, the operational mismatch where, due to their photorealism, images meant as sketches or rough prototypes are intuitively perceived as finished products.
silviolorusso.com/publication/…
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Statt Doomscrolling: Roman Klasen blockiert in seinem Heimnetz sämtliche #SocialMedia Dienste. Aber per Knopfdruck kann er sie für 15 Minuten freischalten. Danach sind sie wieder blockiert und er kann den Knopf nicht gleich wieder drücken.
🗨️ Brauchen wir alle so einen Button?
romanklasen.com/blog/beating-b…
Beating Brainrot by Button
Preamble# The internet is the bane of my existence. Ads, distractions, sponsored content, bad news, bad ideas, more ads, social media, antisocial media, even more ads.Roman Klasen | Projects
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Perché l’Europa ha bisogno di un approccio da “coltellino svizzero” alla politica economica estera
Come affrontare le distorsioni economiche della Cina? La risposta di Donald Trump è semplice: infrangere le regole e usare i dazi. A Bruxelles, sta prendendo forma una strategia diversa, che cerca di innovare con nuovi accordi e nuove regole.Tobias Gehrke (EURACTIV)
IRGC uses new Kheibar missile against Israel for the first time
IRGC uses new Kheibar missile against Israel for the first time Rossa Primavera News from the Middle East and Central AsiaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
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Heatherwick Studio | Design & Architecture | Bogota EAN University
A multi-award winning British design and architecture studio - buildings, spaces, master-plans, objects and infrastructure.Heatherwick Studio | Design & Architecture
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Wenn Schuhe erzählen könnten.
#monochromemonday #photography #handyfotografie #schwarzweissfotografie #blackandwhitephotography
Das Bild zeigt eine Reihe von Schuhen, die vor einem Heizkörper auf einem Holzboden liegen. Die Schuhe sind in verschiedenen Stilen und Größen, darunter Sportschuhe, Turnschuhe und Sandalen. Die Schuhe sind in verschiedenen Farben und Materialien, einige scheinen ziemlich abgenutzt zu sein. Der Heizkörper hat vertikale Latten und befindet sich an der Wand, die links und rechts von ihm weiß gestrichen ist. Die Schuhe sind in einer Reihe angeordnet, wobei einige leicht überlappen. Das Bild ist in Schwarz-Weiß gehalten, was die Kontraste und Texturen der Schuhe und des Heizkörpers hervorhebt.
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Show HN: Lego Island Playable in the Browser
Link: isle.pizza
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
LEGO® Island - Online Web Port
Play the classic 1997 PC game LEGO® Island directly in your web browser!LEGO Island Web Port
The Isidore String Quartet plays Mozart, Childs and Beethoven in Maulbronn - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
The Isidore String Quartet plays: MOZART: String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 'Dissonance'. Billy CHILDS: String Quartet No. 3 'Unrequited'. BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127. Recorded 1 June....www.worldconcerthall.com
MSF: “Israele sta soffocando Gaza" - MSF Italia
Gaza isolata: bloccati aiuti e carburante. MSF denuncia un +190% di feriti in 1 settimana e chiede la fine della punizione collettiva.Stage Digital (Medici Senza Frontiere Italia)
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Dopo 6 mesi di 'regno del terrore' possiamo dire che l'immagine del Trump portatore di pace si è rivelata una delle più grandi bufale di inizio secolo.
Spieghiamo il perché
Trump portatore di pace? No: portatore di odio, sopraffazione e guerre
L’immagine di Donald Trump come portatore di pace, coltivata da alcuni sostenitori durante e dopo la sua prima presidenza, si è rivelata non solo infondata, ma palesemente contraddetta dai fatti emersi nei primi sei mesi del suo secondo mandato.globalist (Globalist.it)
Nella nuova puntata del Mondo cultura: un podcast sul Pride di Roma del 2000, la retrospettiva di Rebecca Horn a Torino, cinema ritrovato a Bologna, il balletto a Nervi. Con Alberto Emiletti, Claudio Rossi Marcelli, Leonardo Merlini, Roy Menarini e Maria Luisa Buzzi.
Il Mondo cultura
Un podcast settimanale di Internazionale. Ogni sabato mattina con Daniele Cassandro e Chiara Nielsen. Scegli una prospettiva più ampia sul mondo.Internazionale
(AI Alt-Text)
What I fear Trump will do with his war
Centralize even more power and curtail even more civil libertiesRobert Reich
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Non solo in Italia: a Berlino vogliono togliere le zone 30, perché l'aria è migliorata, grazie alle zone 30.
L'assurdità della proposta è tutta nel titolo, e dimostra quanto la #motonormatività sia diffusa. #Berlino, una città con #trasportoPubblico davvero eccellente, può concedersi tranquillamente zone dove la velocità non la fa da padrone.
rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2025/…
Tempo 30 steht auf Dutzenden Hauptstraßen wieder zur Debatte
Auf Dutzenden Berliner Hauptstraßen wurde wegen schlechter Luftqualität Tempo 30 eingeführt. CDU-Verkehrssenatorin Bonde will dies zurückdrehen. Die SPD befürchtet negative Auswirkungen für Schüler und fordert erst eine ausführliche Prüfung.www.rbb24.de
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🎮 Scopri le migliori sedie gaming in tessuto: comfort, stile e resistenza per le tue lunghe sessioni di gioco. Fatti un regalo! #SedieGaming2025 #ComfortAlTop
🔗 tomshw.it/videogioco/sedie-gam…
Migliori sedie gaming in tessuto (luglio 2025)
Vediamo quali sono le migliori sedie gaming in tessuto attualmente disponibili sul mercato, elencate in una pratica lista.Giulia Serena (Tom's Hardware)
Last month, I gave a talk at the Computer Conservation Society on Lore Harp. Founder of Vector, she was a key figure in early computing.
It's now online. I explore both her incredible story, and how sexism (then and now) has led to her being almost entirely forgotten youtube.com/watch?v=DMVcdbpJFb… #history #technology
- YouTube
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
« Comme un esclave » : L'industrie du Champagne jugée pour traite des êtres humains
basta.media/Comme-un-esclave-i…
"Une affaire de traite des êtres humains, survenue lors des vendanges de 2023, a été jugée jeudi 19 juin à Châlons-en-Champagne. Elle met au jour un système de sous-traitance qui a conduit à une maltraitance des travailleurs banalisée. Reportage.
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Reportages,
Rapports de force,
Conditions de travail,
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Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause
The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached politics and bloody rhetoric widens, says Guardian columnist Nesrine MalikNesrine Malik (The Guardian)
Vera C. Rubin Observatory “First Look” Images
Just a quick note to say that the "first look" images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will be revealed at 11am (Eastern Daylight Time; 4pm local Irish Time). This is the live stream: I understand there will be a watch party at the EAS meeting in Cork, but I will be on the train so I'll miss it. …
telescoper.blog/2025/06/23/ver…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory “First Look” Images
Just a quick note to say that the “first look” images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will be revealed at 11am (Eastern Daylight Time; 4pm local Irish Time). This is the live stream:…In the Dark
A sure sign of summer - the nine spotted moth.
#photography
#PhotoOfTheDay #darktable #italy
#italia #nature #moths #insects #photo
EU rules for durable, energy-efficient and repairable smartphones and tablets
single-market-economy.ec.europ…
#HackerNews #EUrules #durable #smartphones #energyefficiency #repairabletech #sustainability
New EU rules for durable, energy-efficient and repairable smartphones and tablets start applying
Designed to boost the product lifespan, energy efficiency, and ease of repair, the measures will also help consumers make more informed and sustainable purchasing choices.Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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Wildlife crossing
Repost, but an article came up about one in California .
I've seen a few rewilding campaigns in my community (Northeastern US) take shape over the last few years, and it makes me have a little hope. What with everything, all the time, I like when good news slips through.
World’s Largest Wildlife Bridge Spanning 10 Lanes of 101 Freeway Is Nearly Complete
With physical construction done, the project moves to the planting stage. The one-acre habitat bridge will connect long-isolated wildlife areas of the Santa Monica Mountains.Beverly Braga (The Drive)
L’Italia diventa membro effettivo dell’Alleanza Nucleare UE
associazioneitaliananucleare.i…
L’Italia ha ufficialmente aderito, dopo due anni come “membro osservatore”, all’Alleanza UE sul Nucleare. L’Italia si è unita al fronte sempre più nutrito e ormai consolidato di cui fanno parte, oltre a Parigi, anche Belgio, Bulgaria, Croazia, Repubblica Ceca, Finlandia, Ungheria, Paesi Bassi, Polonia,
L’Italia diventa membro effettivo dell’Alleanza Nucleare UE
L'Italia ha ufficialmente aderito, dopo due anni come "membro osservatore", all'Alleanza UE sul Nucleare. L’Italia si è unita al fronte sempre più nutritoAssociazione Italiana Nucleare
Lowe is a heartless bastard? Who knew...
thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyl…
Fury as Rupert Lowe ordered pet labrador to be shot with rifle
There's been a furious reaction to Rupert Lowe's revelation that he had his pet labrador put down with a rifle shot to the back of the head.Bill Curtis (The London Economic)
I've revamped my Blog - cost me a fair amount of money, since i'm totally lost on doing it myself, and had to hire help - but i'm pleased with the result - have a look, here:
I do believe the site, the main site "gonzocaye" as well as the "blog.gonzocaye" - CAME TOGETHER, wrapped up in some synergy!
It's sure better than the initial blog page...just text & titles row-down on white background..
And MUKTA (the guys...but i do belive Mukta is a girl-- but they're a team..) they did a tremendous good job!
Mit einem floralen, fotografischen Gruß, steige ich ein in diesen neuen Tag.
Wünsche euch einen guten Wochenstart. 👋
#lilie #blüte #floral #blossom #nature #naturephotography #wochenstart #flowers #fotografie #photography
@motori
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Scopri la Lexus LFR, la supercar ibrida di lusso con V8 biturbo e design esotico. Debutto previsto nel 2025 per sfidare AMG GT.
motori.it/lexus-lfr-la-rispost…
#motori #auto
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typed in this BASIC game from "More BASIC Computer Games"!
archive.org/details/More_BASIC…
load it with:
brandy -load corral.basi think there is something wrong with the random movement code for the horse symbol
H, so i will look into that.i think now that i have a simple little development environment for typing out BASIC games, i can go through the book, and curate a sample of BASIC games for educational purposes (:
1 PRINT TAB(26);"CORRAL"
2 PRINT TAB(20);"CREATIVE COMPUTING"
3 PRINT TAB(18);"MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY"
4 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT
10 DIM A(21)
40 DIM S(2,9)
50 FOR I=1 TO 2:FOR J=0 TO 9
60 DATA 0,1,2,3,3,2,2,1,0,-1
70 DATA 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1,0
100 PRINT " YOU ARE THE COWBOY. GO CATCH YOUR HORSE IN THE CORRAL!"
110 INPUT "DO YOU WANT FULL INSTRUCTIONS";F$
120 IF LEFT$(F$,1)="N" GOTO 190
130 PRINT "YOU MOVE TOWARD YOUR HORSE 1 TO 5 STEPS AT A TIME."
140 PRINT "IF YOU MORE THAN HALVE THAT SEPARATION HE WILL BOLT!"
150 PRINT "HE MAY ALSO BOLT WHEN HE IS CLOSE TO THE RAIL"
160 PRINT "WHEN YOU COME WITHIN 2 STEPS HE MAY KICK. SO LOOKOUT!!"
180 PRINT
190 PRINT "AFTER `?` TYPE IN DIGIT FROM 1 TO 5 FOR COWBOY`S NEXT MOVE"
200 C=1:L=1:K=0:M=0:N=0:GOSUB 800
220 IF R>5 THEN Q=-Q
225 H=13+Q:GOSUB 810
230 T=2+P:PRINT
300 B$=" "
310 FOR J=1 TO 21:A(J)=32:NEXT J
320 A(C)=67:A(H)=72
330 PRINT N,"I";
333 FOR J=1 TO 21:PRINT CHR$(A(J));:NEXT J
337 PRINT "I",B$;
370 X=ABS(H-C):L=SGN(H-C)
380 N=N+1:IF K>0 GOTO 640
390 IF N>100 THEN 980
395 INPUT D
400 IF D>0 AND D<6 GOTO 450
420 PRINT "ILLEGAL MOVE. TRY AGAIN",;:GOTO 390
450 E=C+L*D:IF E<1 OR E>21 THEN 420
460 C=E:GOSUB 800
510 G=P:H=H+L*G:GOSUB 810
530 IF X<2*D AND D>1 GOTO 570
540 IF H>1 AND H<20 THEN 600
545 GOSUB 800
550 IF R>2 GOTO 600
555 IF X>7 GOTO 300
570 G=9+2*P:H=H-L*G:L=-L:GOSUB 810
580 IF ABS(H-C)>1 THEN 590
585 H=H-3*L:GOSUB 810
590 B$="BOLTED ":GOTO 310
600 IF ABS(H-C)>2 GOTO 300
605 GOSUB 800
610 IF R>3 GOTO 700
615 GOSUB 800
620 K=P+2:M=M+1:H=H-5*L:GOSUB 810
630 B$="KICKED":GOTO 310
640 IF M>T GOTO 900
650 K=K-1:PRINT:GOSUB 800
670 H=H+L*(P+1):GOSUB 810:GOTO 300
700 IF H=C THEN 930
705 GOTO 300
800 R=INT(10*RND(1)):P=S(1,R):Q=S(2,R):RETURN
810 IF H<1 THEN H=1
820 IF H>21 THEN H=21
830 RETURN
900 PRINT:PRINT "THOSE KICKS LANDED YOU IN THE HOSPITAL!"
910 PRINT " GET WELL SOON!!":GOTO 960
930 FOR J=1 TO 21:A(J)=32:NEXT J:A(C)=35
940 PRINT ,"I";
943 FOR J=1 TO 21:PRINT CHR$(A(J));:NEXT J
947 PRINT "I"
950 PRINT:PRINT "YIPPEE! NOW SEE IF YOU CAN CATCH HIM IN FEWER MOVES"
960 INPUT "ANOTHER ROUNDUP";F$
970 IF LEFT$(F$,1)="Y" THEN 200
975 GOTO 999
980 PRINT:PRINT "ENOUGH!! YOU`D DO BETTER AS CAMP COOK!":GOTO 960
999 END
Venerdì scorso hanno rilasciato Mahmoud Khalil dopo oltre 100 giorni di detenzione
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
Mahmoud Khalil released from Ice detention after more than three months
Columbia graduate freed from Louisiana facility after judge ruled he is ‘not a danger to the community – period’Noa Yachot (The Guardian)
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Are you a Free Software developer trying to access hardware or software features under Article 6 of the Digital Markets Act #DMA ? @fsfe would like to hear from you. Share your experience about how gatekeepers are handling your interoperability request with the Free Software Foundation Europe.
The FSFE’s Interoperability Survey aims to collect structured feedback from #FOSS developers about their experience requesting interoperability
Read more & link to the survey: fsfe.org/activities/deviceneut…
DMA Interoperability Survey - FSFE
Are you a Free Software developer trying to access hardware or software features under Article 6(7) of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)? We want to hear from ...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
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#MorningAll & #TZAG G’day Squirrel Fans, hope I find you bright eyed & bushy tailed!
Monday has stormed in past the weekend like a tornado in a glass factory!
Changeable conditions here in deepest, darkest Yorkshire with the temperature back down to a much more comfortable high if 18ºC!
Nothing pressing on today so will take the day as it comes.
Have a cracking day #Today & remember #RuleNo1: Don’t let ‘em Cash-ew ! 😊🫶
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@weirdfolks
#WeirdFolks #SquirrelsOfMastodon #TheMammutMoves
That’s a shame Jon, but I understand it’s a big commitment.
Damn! *puts away groupie paraphernalia for another year* 😜
Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders are now open!
Framework Laptop 12 is a 12.2” convertible with stylus support. Designed for easy customization, upgrades, and repairs.Framework
Developer Mode | Bluefin
The Bluefin Developer Experience (bluefin-dx) is a dedicated developer image with bundled tools. Unlike traditional Linux systems, the operating system and developer environment are explicitly and purposely separated.docs.projectbluefin.io
The image features a woman with dark, curly hair adorned with a colorful flower lei. The lei consists of vibrant flowers in shades of orange, pink, purple, and green, arranged in a circular pattern around her head. She is wearing a matching flower necklace that drapes around her neck. Her hair is wet, suggesting she may have been in water recently. The woman is smiling and looking directly at the camera, with her eyes slightly narrowed, giving her a cheerful expression. The background is slightly blurred, but it appears to be an outdoor setting with a green deck and a white plastic chair visible. The overall atmosphere of the image is festive and tropical.
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"Facebook pages affiliated with RT, Sputnik and other EU sanctioned entities were among Meta’s active partner-publishers for months after being subject to EU financial sanctions. Some of these partnerships remain active as of June 2025."
whattofix.tech/publications/ba…
How Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. May Have Violated EU Sanctions And Channeled Money To RT, Sputnik And Other EU-Sanctioned Entities Via Facebook’s Revenue Redistribution Programs
Facebook pages affiliated with RT, Sputnik and other EU-sanctioned entities were among Meta’s active partner-publishers for months after being subject to EU sanctions. Some of these partnerships remain active as of June 2025.www.whattofix.tech
RADV Driver Lands VK_EXT_shader_float8 Support
The Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" is now the first Mesa in-tree driver supporting 8-bit floating point use within shaders via the new VK_EXT_shader_float8 extension...
phoronix.com/news/RADV-VK_EXT_…
RADV Driver Lands VK_EXT_shader_float8 Support
The Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver 'RADV' is now the first Mesa in-tree driver supporting 8-bit floating point use within shaders via the new VK_EXT_shader_float8 extension.www.phoronix.com
Neues vom @hermes_datenkompetenzzentrum: Umfrage zu Datenkompetenzen in GLAM- und Forschungseinrichtungen.
forschungsdaten.info/nachricht…
#Forschungsdaten #Forschungsdatenmanagement #OpenScience #FDM #RDM
Jak SLAPP-y* wpływają na osoby zaangażowane w działania rzecz klimatu w Polsce? Gdzie szukać informacji o istniejących grupach i koalicjach anty-SLAPP? Jak zaangażować się w ruch na rzecz obrony wolności słowa?
O tym będzie można usłyszeć podczas webinaru organizowanego przez Helsińską Fundację Praw Człowieka i Global Legal Climate Defense. Z naszej strony, w spotkaniu udział weźmie Marzena Błaszczyk. Zapraszamy!
*SLAPP - z ang. Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation to działania prawne podejmowane w celu zablokowania udziału społeczeństwa, w tym dziennikarzy i aktywistów, w debacie publicznej. Ich celem jest uciszenie krytyki działania władzy czy wielkich korporacji.
Więcej informacji na: anti-slapp.pl/news/ochrona-dzi…
Obowiązują zapisy: forms.gle/iTpnAheJsDAbnwSg7
Spotkanie będzie prowadzone w języku polskim.
Ochrona działań na rzecz klimatu w Polsce przed SLAPP-ami
30 czerwca o 14:00 CET* Strategiczne działania prawne zmierzające do stłumienia debaty publicznej(SLAPP) to rodzaj nadużycia prawa mający na celu powstrzymanie krytyki lub protestów związanych z kwestiami leżącymi w interesie publicznym.Google Docs
« Le désarmement de la guérilla kurde doit être une conséquence, pas une condition »
kurdistan-au-feminin.fr/2025/0…
"KURDISTAN – Le professeur Abbas Vali a déclaré que le désarmement ne peut être atteint qu’après des mesures concrètes prises par l’État turc, notamment la libération du chef historique de la guérilla kurde tenu en isolement dans la prison d’Imrali. L’appel historique d’Abdullah Öcalan
#tzipihotovely is saying on skynews to Wilfred Owen that the the IDF achieve a 1:1 kill ratio in #Gaza Meaning for every terrorist Hamas soldier they kill, as collateral, an innocent Palestinian.
Statistical she is saying Hamas is made up of 25,000 soldiers!!
Wilfred Owen is letting her get away with these nonsense figures 🙄
Did I defeat the kaiten sushi or did the sushi defeat me? The world may never know 😅
Hallo, ich bin #neuhier, und neugierig. Denn die Neugier treibt uns dazu an, Fragen zu stellen, zu experimentieren und über den Tellerrand hinauszublicken.
Meine Interessen sind sehr vielseitig, da ich viel Zeit habe. Ein paar davon sind: #KI, #Ukulele, #3DDruck (Ehrenamt im Kindergarten), #Lesen, #Illustrationen, #CAD #Fotografie, #Politik, usw. usw. usw.
Ich kann mir gut vorstellen, dass ich daher im Fediverse gut aufgehoben bin.
PS: Was mich gerade triggert, ist dieser unsägliche Mensch.
Pressereaktion auf US-Luftschlag: "Repressive nahöstliche Regimes anzugreifen, ist traditionell ein Rezept für Chaos"
Israel attackiert den Iran seit mehr als einer Woche. In der Nacht zu Sonntag bombardieren dann auch die USA iranische Atomanlagen. Ausländische Medien bewerten den Angriff kritisch. Das internationale Lob der Presse hält sich in Grenzen.n-tv NACHRICHTEN
#COVIDisnotover #COVIDharmschildren #Cleantheair
abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/chi…
ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Hayley Gleeson (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
MORNING ALL!
Today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit vote.
How do we all think it’s gone so far?
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@Mike Galsworthy 🦣 The question is weirdly phrased by focusing on the vote aspect of Brexit, but I'd guess people still answered about whether it was right or wrong to leave the EU.
If people answered the actual question, it wouldn't say much about their opinion on the leaving aspect itself.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
P.P.S. If you have read this far and still don't get it, this post is SATIRE. Reread it with this in mind.
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@MathieuP @stekopf
Not only that. Energy is also a very important input, which comes back nicely to the gasoline for a car vs digital subscription example.
It's hard to avoid news like these nowadays:
cnbc.com/2025/06/21/why-electr…
or:
npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-51205…
Or even a cursory browse of @gerrymcgovern feed will give you a good idea of how much input the digital world requires.
Why electricity prices are surging for U.S. households
Electricity prices are outstripping the pace of inflation by a wide margin — a trend likely to continue in coming years, experts said.Greg Iacurci (CNBC)
@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
While it is obvious that more energy is needed to move a car than to stream an album over the internet, it becomes much less obvious once the whole system is taken into account. Just like roads have costs, so does the internet infrastructure. Storing and streaming data requires data centers, routers, switches and cables that not only need to be constantly powered, but also periodically replaced.
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@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
In fact, diesel-powered trucks visit data centers every day to replace old and broken equipment.
Given all that, can we be sure that $100 of digital goods requires smaller resource input than $100 of gasoline?
Our world becomes increasingly digitized and yet our resource use is only going up. How would you explain that?
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Firstly, because I have recent lifecycle analysis under my eyes. We are talking differences by one or two orders of magnitude, there.
Secondly, the increase of resources consumption at world level is overwhelmingly the effect of development. In the Western world, resource consumption per capita is stable or decreasing in most countries (the US are, as for health, the embarrassing outlier).
@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
"We are talking differences by one or two orders of magnitude"
Could you share a link to that research?
"In the Western world, resource consumption per capita is stable or decreasing in most countries."
That is surprising. Is this accounting for trade?
For energy use, this chart (not trade adjusted) is a good place to start : ourworldindata.org/grapher/per…
ourworldindata.org/energy-offs…
How much energy do countries consume when we take offshoring into account?
How do energy footprints compare across the world when we adjust for the goods that we import from overseas?Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data)
@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
This is energy only, and the claim was about all inputs.
It may be hard to find good estimates from the production side, so we may as well look at the waste side:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/pla…
Europe went from 2.11m tonnes of plastic waste ending up in the ocean in 2000 to 5.05m tonnes in 2019.
Similarly, according to:
globalewaste.org/statistics/co…
Europe went from 15.6kg of e-waste per capita in 2015 to 17.6kg in 2022.
@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
I live in Europe and wherever I look I see more *stuff*. There's no way we are using less resource inputs per capita than 20 or even 10 years ago.
A current BMW consumes half as much as a 1990's Ford Sierra.
There has also been bounds in energy efficiency of most home appliances and heating devices.
You'll also notice that there is more stuff, but most of it is so much lighter than it used to be.
@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
Yes, but there were less cars when I was young. The playground next to my parents' house has been converted into a parking lot. 🙁
The car sizes also changed drastically. Our family of five drove on vacation in Fiat 126p. Now my two parents drive alone in Toyota RAV4.
The lighter stuff may still have a bigger environmental impact / material input. Just ask yourself: how many kilograms of raw materials must be mined to produce a single cell phone?
@jackofalltrades
A single cell phone? Last time I checked up, it was about 60 - 90 kg of mining waste for that 140 grams of specialness. And about 14,000 liters of water. Not to worry, we've only made and dumped about 16 billion of them since 2007.
@jackofalltrades
Excellent points. Bigger and worse. Lighter and more throwaway. Planned obsolescence and all that. Driven by the corrupted concepts of innovation and efficiency.
There's more materials in a modern tire than there used to be in an entire car. What that means is that tires are toxic time bombs, with a car’s four tires generating one trillion toxic nano particles of dust for every kilometer driven. But, heh, innovation and efficiency!
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@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
No, I'm arguing that deriving a marginal cost for digital goods is not as straightforward as one could wish. Unless we externalise pretty much everything, which would make your original point about "less inputs" moot.
@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
To give an example of what I mean:
If 10 more subscribers to Amazon Prime causes Amazon to run an additional server, is that part of their fixed cost or marginal cost of the new subscriptions?
If 10 more people are streaming movies every day causing the ISP to upgrade their routers is that part of their fixed cost or marginal cost of the new subscribers?
Etc.
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