Starting today, I protest the genocide in Gaza by refusing to use Radboud University's central Microsoft Outlook 365 service. If you email me at my official @ru.nl mail address, you will receive the following automatic reply:
This is an automatic reply. To protest the genocide in Gaza, I refuse to read email sent to: djoerd.hiemstra@ru.nl
To contact me, please resend your email to: my@other.email
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This is week 1 of my protest.
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From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump's shift of presidential hero says about his evolving goals
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Ya tengo web. No me lo creo.
Están siendo unas semanas super montaña rusa y entre todos los vaivenes también salió la web.
Aquí podréis ver todos mis trabajos actualizados y ver la tiendita cuando haya stock, aunque aún estoy subiendo cositas y organizando la casita virtual 🥹🫂
#amigurumi #MastoArt #crochet #ganchillo #amigurumidesigner
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Explora la variedad de amigurumis y flores de crochet en nuestra tienda. Artesanía hecha con amor y dedicación.Dinosa Labs
Worlds Largest Neutrino Detector Is Collecting Data In China
To say that neutrinos aren’t the easiest particles to study would be a bit of an understatement. Outside of dark matter, there’s not much in particle physics that is as slippery as the elusive “ghost particles” that are endlessly streaming through you and everything you own. That’s why its exciting news that JUNO is now taking data as the world’s largest detector.
First, in case you’re not a physics geek, let’s go back to basics. Neutrinos are neutral particles (the name was coined by Fermi as “little neutral one”) with very, very little mass and a propensity for slipping in between the more-common particles that make up everyday matter. The fact that neutrinos have mass is kind of weird, in that it’s not part of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Since the Standard Model gets just about everything else right (except for dark matter) down to quite a few decimal points, well… that’s a very interesting kind of weird, hence the worldwide race to unravel the mysteries of the so-called “ghost particle”. We have an explainer article here for anyone who wants more background.
The JUNO vessel from inside the (then empty) water jacket. Note the outwards-facing PMTs.
With JUNO, China is likely to take the lead in that race. JUNO stands for Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, and if you fancy a trip to southern China you can find it 700 metres under Guangdong. With 20,000 tonnes of liquid scintillator (a chemical that lights up when excited by a subatomic particle) and 43,200 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to catch every photon the scintillator gives off, it is the largest of its type in the world.
The liquid scintillator — linear alkyl benzene, for the chemists — is housed within an acrylic sphere surrounded by PMTs, suspended within an extra sixty thousand tonnes of ultra-pure water for radiation shielding. The arrangement is similar to the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, but much larger. More PMTs point outwards to monitor this water jacket to serve as coincidence detectors for things like muons. With all of those PMTs, we can only hope everyone has learned from Super-K, and they don’t all blow up this time.
Assuming no catastrophic failure, JUNO will have great sensitivity in particular to antineutrinos, and will be used not just for astroparticle physics but as part of a beam experiment to study neutrino oscillations from neutrinos emitted by nearby nuclear reactors. (Virtually all nuclear reactions, from fusion to fission to beta decay, involve neutrino emission.) Neutrino oscillation refers to the strange ability neutrinos have to oscillate between their three different ‘flavours’ something related to their anomalous mass.In this schematic diagram of a neutrino detection, PMTs around the detector are coloured according to the photons detected. The neutrino’s path has been recreated as a green line.
While JUNO is the biggest in the world, it won’t be forever. If everything goes according to plan, Japan will take the crown back when HyperKamiokande comes online inside its 258,000 tonne water vessel in 2028. Of course the great thing about scientific competition is that it doesn’t matter who is on top: with openly published results, we all win.
Online safety's day in court
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and this edition marks the one-year anniversary for this newsletter. That's 61 newsletters, roughly 130,000 words and, hopefully, some useful insight into the world of global digital policymaking.
To thank all subscribers for your support, I'm offering a one-year additional paid subscription to someone from your network. Please fill in this form, and I will add one additional subscriber (for Digital Guru subscribers, it will be three additional users) for a 12-month period.
Also, for anyone in Brussels, I'll be in town next week from Sept 8 - 11. Drop me a line if you're free for coffee.
— The outcome to a series of legal challenges to online safety legislation will be made public in the coming weeks. The results may challenge how these laws are implemented.
— We are starting to see the consequences of what happens when policymakers fail to define what "tech sovereignty" actually means.
— The vast amount of money within the semiconductor industry comes from the design, not manufacture, of high-end microchips.
Let's get started:
Primera edició d'aquesta formació sobre comunicació i llenguatge amb perspectiva feminista amb
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Comunicació amb perspectiva de gènere
Vols transformar la manera com comunica la teva organització? La comunicació no és mai neutral. Les paraules que fem servir transmeten valors, idees i, sovint, també desigualtats.Coòpolis, Ateneu Cooperatiu de Barcelona
Inspiré des romans « De la Terre à la Lune » de Jules Verne et « Les Premiers Hommes dans la Lune » de H. G. Wells, il s’agit du premier film de science-fiction de l'histoire du cinéma. #CeJourLà #OnThisDay
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openSUSE Welcome Receiving Makeover
The familiar openSUSE-welcome window that greets millions of desktops is nearing retirement and a new approach will soon take its place. Rather than re-inven...openSUSE News
Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port
https://www.euronews.com/2025/09/01/storm-forces-gaza-aid-flotilla-back-to-barcelona-port?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port
Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla have described it as the largest attempt so far to break the Israeli sea blockade of the Palestinian territory.Gavin Blackburn (Euronews.com)
Merz eröffnet den Herbst des Streits: Wer die Schwächsten ins Visier nimmt, regiert nicht für alle – sondern spaltet das Land.
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This weekend I will be at #Connichi !💖
Find me at T17 in the Artist Alley.
I will have new merch, including my brand new carabiners and the summer prints with me! 🤩
Incidente sul Brennero, atterra l’eliambulanza
Il giovane, 32 anni, ha battuto violentemente la testa
🆕 blog! “A little oddity in the way curl deals with old dates”
For boring technical reasons, computers think the world began on 1st of January 1970. To keep track of the future, they count the number of seconds since that momentous date. So zero seconds represents midnight on that day.
So how do computers deal with dates before The Beatles' Abbey Road was …
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#bug #curl #linux #time
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“No fault evictions” soar under UK Labour government stuffed with landlords - World Socialist Web Site
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“No fault evictions” soar under UK Labour government stuffed with landlords
Labour was elected on the manifesto pledge: “We will immediately abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against, empower them to challenge unreasonable rent increases.”World Socialist Web Site
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Alonso Sound releases Revealed Diva Melodic Leads Vol. 2
The pack contains 70 presets crafted for anthemic leads across Trance, Melodic Techno, Progressive House, Big Room, and more.Ronnie (Rekkerd.org)
Le barche della Global Sumud Flotilla partite domenica da Barcellona sono tornate indietro a causa di una tempesta - Il Post
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Box office, I Puffi volano in testa con 1,2 milioni di euro - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
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Box office, I Puffi volano in testa con 1,2 milioni di euro - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
Molte novità e molte nuove uscite al botteghino delle sale cinematografiche nell'ultimo weekend di agosto. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Today is house meeting day for us at DMI as we find out where the state's budget cuts will land and who will be affected (i.e. made redundant).
Coincidentally, one of our #Ukraine #AntarcticScience centre colleagues has just sent us a draft deliverable report to review.
They apologise for lack of polish (it's actually really good! And very interesting science looking at climate change impacts in Antarctica) and they appended this photo of their apartment block after a visit by a Russian drone last week.
And suddenly, Danish state budget cuts seem much less worse...
And now I am going to find someone to swear at.
China–Türkiye Leaders Pledge Deeper Ties at SCO Summit | The Daily CPEC
Xi Jinping and Erdoğan met in Tianjin, pledging stronger China–Türkiye ties through Belt and Road, trade, and multilateral cooperation.News Desk (The Daily Cpec)
New post! C’era poi una terza corrente che faceva riferimento al pensatore Julius Evola Read more here collasgarba.wordpress.com/2025…
C’era poi una terza corrente che faceva riferimento al pensatore Julius Evola Non è possibile utilizzare la categoria di destra nell’Italia del secondo dopoguerra senza fare i conti con «“l’invasione” del concetto di destra da parte del fascismo» <1. È quella che è stata
Cientistas criam suculentas que brilham no escuro e você também vai querer uma
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GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA: PARTITE LE PRIME BARCHE. ALTRE SE NE AGGIUNGERANNO GIOVEDÌ DA CATANIA
Domenica 31 agosto sono partite, da Genova e da Barcellona, le prime imbarcazioni della Global Sumud Flotilla con l’obiettivo di rompere l’assedio su Gaza e portare aiuti. L'intervento ai microfoni...Radio Onda d`Urto
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"« L’ancien directeur du laboratoire de la Commission de recherche et d’information indépendantes sur la radioactivité (Criirad) publie un livre foisonnant et […]"
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📷 01/09/2025
All'alba, il mare!
✍️Osservare il mare non mi stanca, anzi non mi basta mai, per questo poi fuggo, per non soffrire...
Il mare è un enigma, un'eterna danza tra onde, zampilli, gocce, e le sue innumerevoli creature... È un palcoscenico senza fine in cui si alternano e poi si intrecciano
i pensieri in fuga, le illusioni, le delusioni e si affidano i sogni per farne spettacoli!
Nel suo abbraccio materno e avvolgente ci si abbandona e lì che si annidano le paure di un cuore ferito, di un' anima in pena e di un corpo malato!
Così nella burrasca, tra onde che ci sovrastano, ci confondono, ritroviamo il nostro faro, la speranza, i ricordi passati, la nostra alba!
Nell'azzurro immenso, a volte condiviso col cielo, si intrecciano con voli di gabbiani,
gioie e dolori, perché
il mare ci accoglie, ci rinnova ci infonde speranza! Cosi le onde, come battiti di un cuore antico, nascondono segreti e attraverso le note del suo canto,
ci invitano a sognare, a perderci,
in questa immensità che ci rende finalmente liberi e leggeri.
(By Marty)
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#RSF and #Avaaz launch international media operation: “At the rate #journalists are being killed in #Gaza by the #Israeli #army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed”
Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are waging a campaign calling for the protection of #Palestinian #journalists in Gaza, the emergency evacuation of reporters seeking to leave the Strip, an end to impunity for Israeli crimes against Gaza’s reporters and that foreign press be granted independent access to the territory.
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#PressFreedom #Journalismisnotacrime
RSF and Avaaz launch international media operation: “At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed”
Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are waging a campaign calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the emergency evacuation of reporters seeking to l…rsf.org
WHO declares Kenya free of deadly sleeping sickness after decades
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Apple Hints That iPhone 17 Is to Eliminate the Physical SIM Card
Apple appears to be laying the groundwork to remove the physical SIM card slot from its upcoming iPhone 17 models in more countries, with a significant push anticipated across the European Union.Guru Baran (CybersecurityNews)
Metalhead Wishes Suburban Moms Would Be As Afraid of Him As They Are of Black Family Enjoying a Picnic
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"KENILWORTH, Ill. — Local metalhead Travis Garnette was dejected after failing to scare unsuspecting suburbanites while wandering around Lovelace Park earlier this week, unshaken witnesses…
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Metalhead Wishes Suburban Moms Would Be As Afraid of Him As They Are of Black Family Enjoying a Picnic
Local metalhead Travis Garnette was dejected after failing to scare unsuspecting suburbanites while wandering around Lovelace Park earlier this week.Dan Kozuh (The Hard Times)
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Le guerre, le insurrezioni e la pace nel secolo decimonono.
Opera in due volumi di Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (il link qui sotto è al primo volume), che fu il primo e finora unico italiano insignito del Nobel per la Pace. Si può scaricare gratis, in pdf, da:
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#UnoLibri #libri #letteratura #public_domain #cosediscuola #cultura
Le guerre, le insurrezioni e la pace nel secolo decimo nono
Dall'incipit del libro: Venuta per rinnovare il mondo, fra i tanti mali che la rivoluzione francese voleva distruggere – tirannide, superstizione, privilegi ereditari e di classe – la guerra teneva uno dei primi posti.Liber Liber
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Men with Fangs!
THOIA's Friday Freak-O-Meter has officially gone off the charts with this terrifically illustrated Joe Sinnott terrorama from the December ...thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com
U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel as Trump flexes more power over big business
Trump tweet:
It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future. I negotiated this Deal with Lip-Bu Tan, the Highly Respected Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The United States paid nothing for these Shares, and the Shares are now valued at approximately $11 Billion Dollars. This is a great Deal for America and, also, a great Deal for INTEL. Building leading edge Semiconductors and Chips, which is what INTEL does, is fundamental to the future of our Nation. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel, Trump says
The Trump administration said it had taken a 10% stake in Intel, President Donald Trump’s latest extraordinary move to exert federal control over business.Rob Wile (NBC News)
Von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming
Commission president was on a tour of frontline states when her plane was the target of interference.Pieter Haeck (POLITICO)
Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures
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Wait. The point of the unbelievable amount of telemetry you can't even disable was to collect info in situations like this. Right? Why is there telemetry if they have to ask?
Edit: title of the article is a bit misleading, as I obviously commented before reading the article.
The "another" company they are in contacting is Phison, the manufacturer of thr affected controllers, so it doesn't sound as bad as from the title
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The 2009 Toyota Accelerator Scandal That Wasn’t What It Seemed
And why it matters for understanding our rocky relationship with today’s autonomous vehicles.Manufacturing.net
A buon intenditor, poche parole... e le trovate tutte nell'immagine! 🤩
In bocca al lupo! 🐺
#concorsoletterario #Leggere #Scrittura #Fantascienza #SciFi #StargateFanclubItalia #SGF #ConcorsoAliblu #Aliblu #Scadenza #Racconti #RaccontiBrevi #Autori #Autrici #Scrittori #letteratura #LetteraturaFantascientifica #InvioRacconti
“There’s a lot of big men on campus,” said one investor who is close with some of Meta’s new AI leaders.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/zuc…
At the very core of environmental collapse and the Sixth Great Mass Extinction, is the Great Men / Big Men syndrome. An elite group of men have got totally out of balance with all other nature. Their destructive power threatens to overwhelm all life. Their lust for domination will wreck all before it.
Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
Longtime acolytes are sidelined as CEO directs biggest leadership reorganization in two decades.Financial Times (Ars Technica)
Apple accuses former Apple Watch staffer of conspiring to steal trade secrets for Oppo
I wanted to post this yesterday, but my instance was having issues the entire day. Apologies if this is a repost.
Shi allegedly sent a message to Oppo saying that he was working to “collect as much information as possible” before starting his job. And he searched the internet for terms like “how to wipe out macbook” and “Can somebody see if I’ve opened a file on a shared drive?” from his Apple-issued MacBook before leaving the company.
For someone who is presumably pretty intelligent, this is pretty dumb.
Apple accuses former Apple Watch staffer of conspiring to steal trade secrets for Oppo
Apple is suing a former employee on the Apple Watch team, Dr. Chen Shi, who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets relating to Apple Watch.”Jay Peters (The Verge)
I politely disagree. Apple legal will most certainly make extreme accusations and throw the book at individuals as a deterrent to other staff who may be considering bringing “trade secret” knowledge with them as they leave. Which is basically turns any kind of creative solution to a tech problem into a “trade secret” 🍆in this reality of patents and intellectual property.
I suspect that this person thought they were getting away with something minor and it’s being spun into mustache-twirling supervillains as a warning to staff.
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in reply to Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉 • • •Microsoft directly enables the genocide in Gaza. BDS (the Palestinian movement promoting Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions of Israel) calls Microsoft: "perhaps the most complicit tech company in Israel's illegal apartheid regime and ongoing genocide".
bdsmovement.net/microsoft
Microsoft
BDS MovementDjoerd Hiemstra 🍉
in reply to Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉 • • •The Israeli military relies on Microsoft's cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems for its "targeted" bombardments of Gaza.
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Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war
Harry Davies (The Guardian)