New comic strip found: Flash Gordon by Dan Schkade
Flash Gordon for Sun, 31 Aug 2025 wp.comicskingdom.com/flash-gor…
WhatsApp introdurrà una nuova funzione per gli aggiornamenti di stato, simile a Instagram
✨ Condivisione con una cerchia ristretta di amici.
⚙️ Gestione dalle impostazioni privacy.
🌈 Indicatore colore per contenuti esclusivi.
#WhatsApp #Aggiornamenti #Privacy
Courts are ruling against ICE for illegal actions such as warrantless entry, racial profiling, & detaining U.S. citizens without cause. Abuse of power isn’t just wrong—it’s unconstitutional. Hold ICE accountable. #AbuseOfPower #MeltICE
Nova patente da Intel revela tecnologia que funde núcleos para formar um maior
https://canaltech.com.br/hardware/nova-patente-da-intel-revela-tecnologia-que-funde-nucleos-para-formar-um-maior/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Produtos @produtos-canaltech
Aurora alert! Incoming cannibal solar storm could spark Labor Day northern lights show
A pair of solar eruptions may combine into a powerful "cannibal CME," boosting chances for dazzling auroras over Labor Day.Daisy Dobrijevic (Space)
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Iran’s currency hits new low as ‘snapback’ looms over nuclear programme
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/1/irans-currency-hits-new-low-as-snapback-looms-over-nuclear-programme?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Iran’s currency hits new low as ‘snapback’ looms over nuclear programme
Iran is facing multiple crises at home as Israel’s Western allies pile on the pressure and threaten more sanctions.Maziar Motamedi (Al Jazeera)
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Wolfgang Hammer ist ein Held für mich. Seine Forschungen zu struktureller patriarchales Gewalt, u.a. in familiengerichtlichen Verfahren sind unersetzlich. Und dafür hat er sich viel anhören müssen, selbst von vermeintlich progressiven Stimmen (non mention, still angry).
In diesem Interview gibt er einen aktuellen Einblick in den patriarchalen Wahnsinn unserer Institutionen und warum er müde ist.
taz.de/Soziologe-ueber-Familie…
Hamburger Soziologe über Familien-Justiz: „Müttern wird systematisch Lüge unterstellt“
Wolfgang Hammer hilft seit Jahren Müttern, die man von ihren Kindern trennte. Nun kann er das nicht mehr leisten, will aber politisch weiter kämpfen.Kaija Kutter (taz)
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EU-Kommission: Von der Leyens Signal-Client löscht Nachrichten automatisch
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EU-Kommission: Von der Leyens Signal-Client löscht Nachrichten automatisch
EU-Kommissionschefin von der Leyen kann Messages zwischen ihr und Macron nicht auf Informationsfreiheitsanfragen hin herausgeben. Grund: automatisches Löschen.Stefan Krempl (heise online)
Per quelli della giusta età
#gentediunacertaeta 📻🎶
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Ogni riferimento a @eccosilvia 💐 o a
@AlexPed 😘
oppure a @ALFA 🫂
è per dedica 🙏🏻
Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference
ft.com/content/3c330f87-71c4-4…
When will we act and stop talking?
#eu #vonderleyen #putin #russia
More Glasgow Botanical Gardens.
#Photography #StreetPhotography #Nature #Macro #CloseUp #Olympus #OMDEM5ii #MicroFourThirds #M43 #MFT #OMSystem
Building a Halloween Vending Computer That Talks
Our hacker from [Appalachian Forge Works] wrote in to let us know about their vending machine build: a Halloween vending computer that talks.
He starts by demonstrating the vending process: a backlit vend button is pressed, an animation plays on the screen as a synthetic voice speaks through attached speakers, the vending mechanism rotates until a successful vend is detected with a photoelectric sensor (a photoresistor and an LED) or a timeout of 10 seconds is reached (the timeout is particularly important for cases when the stock of prizes is fully depleted).
For a successful vend the prize will roll out a vending tube and through some ramps, visible via a perspex side panel, into the receptacle, as the spooky voice announces the vend. It’s the photoelectric sensor which triggers the mask to speak.
The vending mechanism is a wheel that spins, the bouncy balls caught in a hole on the wheel, then fall through a vending tube. The cache of prizes are stored in a clear container attached to the top, which is secured with a keyed lock attached to the 3D printed lid. After unlocking the lid can be removed for restocking.
The whole device is built into an old PC case tower. The back panels have been replaced and sealed. The computer in the box is an ASUS CN60 Chromebox running Ubuntu Linux. The power button is obscured on the back of the case to avoid accidental pressing. The monitor is bolted on to the side panel with a perspex screen and connected to the Chromebox via VGA. Inside there are two power supplies, an Arduino Uno microcontroller, and an audio amplifier attached to a pair of speakers.
A 12V DC motor controls the vending prize wheel which feeds a prize into the vending tube. The vending tube has an LED on one side and a photoresistor on the other side that detects the vend. The software, running on Linux, is Python code using the Pygame library.
If you’re interested in vending machines you might also be interested in this one: This Vending Machine Is For The Birds.
youtube.com/embed/XMS0pFVNI_o?…
Thanks to [Adam] for writing in about this one.
Saudis celebrate crown prince's 40th birthday
semafor.com/article/09/01/2025…
Saudis celebrate crown prince’s 40th birthday
The ruler has had a significant impact on the Middle East in a relatively short period of time, and he could have decades more in power.Matthew Martin (www.semafor.com)
Tajani: 'piano Usa per Gaza? Non va agevolata la fuga del popolo' - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2025/09/01/tajani-piano-usa-per-gaza-non-va-agevolata-la-fuga-del-popolo_87464566-ea6b-4f95-9019-147395ec5e66.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tajani: 'piano Usa per Gaza? Non va agevolata la fuga del popolo' - Notizie - Ansa.it
'L'Anp è il nostro interlocutore, Palestina sia senza Hamas'. Il ministro degli Esteri visita in ospedale a Roma i bambini palestinesi ricoverati (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Heldenhaushalt.de: Unser #WIB am 30./31.08.2025 – Tschüss August! heldenhaushalt.de/sari02/index…
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Unser #WIB am 30./31.08.2025 – Tschüss August!
Auch die kommende Woche ist schon gut gefüllt, aber dafür war das #WIB noch recht angenehm überschaubar. Wird sich auch alles wieder ändern.Sari (Heldenhaushalt)
Venezia 82, Emily Blunt racconta 'The smashing machine'
https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/video/2025/09/01/festival-venezia-emily-blunt-the-smashing-machine-1032963?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Venezia 82, Emily Blunt racconta "The smashing machine"
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Venezia 82, Emily Blunt racconta 'The smashing machine'Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
Monaco!
Bandiere gialle!
Strategia cambiata a metà gara!
Forse individuati i nostri avversari diretti!
Inaspettati punti iridati per la VB Racing!
vanblessed.github.io/giochi/go…
(post molto lungo, ma ho spiegato anche molti concetti di base del gioco, vedrò di fare resoconti più brevi dalla prossima gara)
The image shows a field of pumpkins scattered across the ground, with a mix of white and orange pumpkins visible. The pumpkins are of various sizes and are growing in a natural, somewhat wild manner, with some lying on the ground and others still attached to their vines. The ground is covered with dry grass and leaves, indicating a late summer or early autumn setting. The sky is overcast, suggesting a cloudy day. The text overlay reads: "Wild pumpkins drained of their spice by illegal poachers. Please demand ethically sourced pumpkin spice lattes." This text humorously suggests that the pumpkins have been poached for their spice, implying a demand for ethically sourced pumpkin spice lattes.
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Venezia 82, Dwayne Johnson in 'The smashing machine'
https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/video/2025/09/01/venezia-82-dwayne-johnson-the-smashing-machine-1032969?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Spettacolo @spettacolo-SkyTG24
Venezia 82, Dwayne Johnson in "The smashing machine"
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Venezia 82, Dwayne Johnson in 'The smashing machine'Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
Die Damen winken immer schon von Weitem, natürlich wegen dem artigen tollen Hund 😁
Hello World!
I have joined a few days ago but have not had time to write an #introduction post.
I live in Italy, I work in video games, and in my spare time I play tabletop games with my friends (we are well into our forties, but have been playing together ever since we were teenagers), fiddle with bash scripting, and read (currently reading "Thinking, Fast and Slow".
I am interested in off grid living, privacy, the small web, and technology.
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s spy industry connections: Leaked emails show Epstein’s attempts to dabble in security tech—across borders—in the last years of his life.
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Distributed Denial of Secrets Ehud Barak emails Leak Archive.
After his first arrest for sex crimes, Jeffrey Epstein tried to get into a new line of work: surveillance. In 2015, he partnered with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to invest in a security tech startup called Reporty Homeland Security, now known as Carbyne. Leaked emails show that Epstein was using Barak to seek out opportunities in the surveillance industry and build connections with powerful figures around the globe, including American businessman Peter Thiel, the former director of Israeli signals intelligence, and two people in Russian President Vladimir Putin's circle.After he was first caught sexually exploiting teenage girls, Epstein had pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution in 2008; he served a little over a year in detention. Meanwhile, he invested his wealth in bizarre projects, including a ranch to breed women with his DNA and "efforts to identify a mysterious particle that might trigger the feeling that someone is watching you," according to The New York Times.
The leaked emails show that Epstein was also interested in more mundane means of spying on and manipulating people, which overlapped with the technologies governments often pursue. This interest crossed borders.
Barak's email inbox was quietly posted by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a website widely considered to be a successor to WikiLeaks, on a file-sharing platform for verified journalists and researchers in May 2025. The contents came from Handala, a hacker group named for a Palestinian cartoon character that has been leaking files taken from senior Israeli officials for several months.
Although the emails were posted without technical metadata or cryptographic signatures that would allow their authenticity to be verified, they include dozens of images, videos, voice recordings, and scanned documents from Barak and his friends and family that have never been published elsewhere. And they include information that was not publicly known at the time of the email leaks, including a reference to Epstein's birthday book.
The emails below, which have not been published elsewhere, paint a picture of Epstein as a man very eager to be at the nexus between private money and public surveillance. While they were hammering out the Reporty investment, Epstein invited Barak to come to a meeting with Thiel, cofounder of PayPal and the surveillance contractor Palantir, in May 2014. Although Barak couldn't make that meeting, Epstein insisted that Barak "spend real time with peter thiel [sic]" and offered to set up a dinner the following month.
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s spy industry connections
Leaked emails show Epstein’s attempts to dabble in security tech—across borders—in the last years of his life.Matthew Petti (Reason.com)
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#Berlin police investigate after officer punches Irish activist at protest
#acab
theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…
Ireland’s foreign office conveys ‘concern’ about incident that was captured on videos posted on social media
[Vidéo] Pourquoi la France laisse Israël piétiner le droit international
Le génocide en cours à Gaza n’est pas seulement une tragédie humanitaire : pour Israël, il est aussi et surtout un outil de colonisation. Depuis des décennies, l’État hébreu avance méthodiquement, colonie après colonie, expropriation après expropriation.…
blast-info.fr/emissions/2025/p… #International #Justice #MoyenOrient
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Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri indiano ha recentemente respinto le accuse del governo del Bangladesh che ha affermato che Nuova Delhi sostiene il partito politico della deposta Prima ministra bangladese Sheikh Hasina. Definendo l’affermazione fuori luogo, il ministero ha chiarito…
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#Windows11 : cette fonction IA est toujours une catastrophe pour la vie privée, Microsoft n'y arrive pas
lesnumeriques.com/ordinateur-d…
#TheRegister nous dévoile que #Recall, la fonction #IA qui capture automatiquement l'écran du #PC pour effectuer des recherches, est toujours un danger pour la vie privée. #Microsoft avait pourtant promis que les informations comme les numéros de cartes bancaires n'étaient pas screenées, mais des tests montrent le contraire.
Windows 11 : cette fonction IA est toujours une catastrophe pour la vie privée, Microsoft n'y arrive pas
The Register nous dévoile que Recall, la fonction IA qui capture automatiquement l'écran du PC pour effectuer des recherches, est toujours un danger pour la vie privée.Nassim Chentouf (Les Numériques)
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artist: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
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Guilherme Klein Martins (LeedsU) on the four underlying causes of the UK productivity stagnation:
1. Austerity (in the past & ongoing);
2. Political uncertainty (including but not limited to Brexit);
3. Weak industrial strategy, not least because;
4. UK economy is too dominated by financial services (and their interests).
While not entirely a 'silver bullet' I also endorse Martin's suggestion of a large scale green public investment programme!
#politics #productivity
theconversation.com/four-reaso…
Four reasons why the UK lags behind its rivals on productivity
UK workers may feel like they’re working harder than ever – but it’s not showing up in the productivity figures.The Conversation
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While its unlikely it was the only reason, for certain backers of the Leave campaign it was likely a key motivation, I'd agree
If the UK wishes to turn this situation around, an excellent first step would be to reverse the decision to dispose of its stockpiled civil plutonium by burying it.
Wisely used in combination with the UK depleted uranium stockpile, according to the original plans which led to the building of the Dounreay Fast Reactor more than 70 years ago, this fuel will give up more energy than all the fossil fuels ever produced in Britain — but that requires strong, advanced heavy industry.
"Make no mistake, refusing to prosecute those who violate gun laws in the District will have real-world consequences."
The latest from @KristinBrown68, president of @Bradybuzz: wapo.st/461f6MG
transport.ec.europa.eu/news-ev…
Commission welcomes Code of Conduct for reliable online reviews for tourism accommodation
Several stakeholders of the EU tourism ecosystem took an important step to ensure trustworthy and reliable online reviews and ratings of hotels and other types of tourism accommodation, by endorsing the ‘Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews…Mobility and Transport
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Featured story, from @liseolsenauthor: The doomed man condemned the system that was about to kill him, saying, “I’m dying tonight based on testimony, that all parties, me, the man who gave the testimony, the prosecutor he used knew it was a lie.”
texasobserver.org/innocent-exe…
#Death Penalty
The Innocent and the Executed: James Beathard’s Long-Forgotten Story
Beathard was put to death in 1999 for murders that his co-defendant claimed to have committed without him. A new documentary-in-progress seeks to bring his case to light.Lise Olsen (The Texas Observer)
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Contax 137MA - Zeiss Distagon 35mm f2.8 - Portra 800
#35mm #filmisnotdead #shotonfilm #kodakprofessional #contax137MA #reflectaproscan7200 #nimmfilm
Atomlabor: Nintendo DS Lite Gehäuse wechseln: Komplette Anleitung für eXtremeRate Shell Umbau 2025 blog.atomlabor.de/2025/09/nint…
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Call to action! Political Prisoners for Palestine on hunger strike from Britain to the U.S.
T. Hoxha is a Palestine activist who has been imprisoned for 9 months without trial in connection with the so-called Filton 24 case. This case is part of the targeting of Palestine Action — i…Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
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