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Zaporizhzhia reconnects power after Russian strike, gas supply still cut
In Zaporizhzhia, work continues to restore electricity and gas supply after the massive air attack carried out by Russian forces last night. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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There's some important points here, although I do believe that workers' pension funds should direct their investments keeping in mind workers' welfare and interests
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Auto-enrolment: The quiet pension reform that could transform Europe’s economy
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/08/31/auto-enrolment-the-quiet-pension-reform-that-could-transform-europes-economy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypubPosted into Business @business-euronews
Auto-enrolment: The quiet pension reform that could transform Europe’s economy
Auto-enrolment into funded pensions would ensure more retirement contributions are invested, powering Europe’s growth.Una Hajdari (Euronews.com)
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Pig lung transplanted into a human
Link: sciencealert.com/pig-lung-tran…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Pig Lung Transplanted Into a Human in Major Scientific First : ScienceAlert
A genetically modified pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead human patient functioned for nine days in a new achievement that reveals both the promise and significant challenges of xenotransplantation.Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert)
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Housing commissioning in Ukraine declines
From January to June 2025, a total of 4,273 million square meters of residential buildings were commissioned in Ukraine, which is 6.4% less compared to the same period in 2024. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
the view from clover
finds each leaf with gemstone gleam
in trees rich with light
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#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #readingcommunity #haiku #portland #positivity #tragicoptimism #nature #mentalhealth #photography #dailyhaikuprompt #trees #forest
Latvia tightens entry rules for foreigners, including Ukrainians, from Sept 1
Beginning September 1, Latvia is introducing stricter entry requirements for foreign nationals, including citizens of Ukraine, Russia, and other countries outside the EU, NATO, OECD, Switzerland, and Brazil. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Sagre e feste di paese, settembre 2025: le imperdibili da nord a sud
https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/article/sagre-e-feste-di-paese-settembre-2025-le-imperdibili-da-nord-a-sud/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Sagre e feste di paese, settembre 2025: le imperdibili da nord a sud
Il mese della vendemmia, del ritorno delle mandrie dagli alpeggi, e non solo: è lo stesso di alcune tra le celebrazioni enogastronomiche più antiche d'ItaliaFabiana Salsi (La Cucina Italiana)
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A Gaza i giornalisti fanno testamento: la ricerca del futuro tra sfollamenti e bombe
Tutti i cronisti della Striscia sanno che potrebbero essere uccisi in qualsiasi momento. E intanto ci sono più di un milione di persone che si ... Scopri di più!Bianca Senatore (Domani)
Pretty happy with today's result for procedural map: large central island + smaller ones, nice gentle shores, steep cliffs, hills, medium mountains, and huge snow-capped mountains 🥰
Water is temporary ofc, just to give some idea. I don't have actual water implemented yet 😅
And ofc stuff like forests, biomes, etc will happen, but not right now.
Btw, the main island is ~50km in length.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev
The heightmap is based on just several layers of fractal perlin noise. Mountains are fractal ridged noise (= 1 - abs(2 * perlin() - 1)).
All computed with automatic derivatives using dual numbers, which I use to place stone/grass, etc.
“Frankenstein” di Guillermo del Toro e come fare se si vuole frequentare la Mostra di Venezia - Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/podcasts/dicono-che-e-bello-a-venezia/frankenstein-di-guillermo-del-toro-e-come-fare-se-si-vuole-frequentare-la-mostra-di-venezia/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Bei dem #photopicnic der @BlaueAmpel zeige ich heute neue Fotografien zum #GesellschaftlicherWandel
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Gezeiten entstehen durch Mond, Sonne und der Erdrehung.
Zustände ändern sich mit Zeit.
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At the #photopicnic organised by @BlaueAmpel, I am showing new photographs on the theme of #changingsocieties
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Tides are caused by the moon, the sun and the Earth's rotation.
Conditions change over time.
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#photo #photographyisart #photography #exhibition #foto #fotografie
Domenica 31 agosto - Il Post
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TIL that the automatic winding mechanism of analog watches is called
Automatic Quartz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automati…
#Automatic #Quartz #selfwinding #Seiko #Bulova #watch
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The image shows a screenshot of a Wikipedia page about "Automatic quartz," a type of watch movement. At the top, there is a search bar with the text "Search Wikipedia" and a number "15" indicating the number of search results. Below the search bar, there is a close-up image of a watch back, showing the internal components labeled "Pinion," "Gear," and "Pendulum." The watch is made of stainless steel, as indicated by the text "Stainless Steel" on the back. The Wikipedia article explains that automatic quartz movements combine a self-winding rotor mechanism with a piezoelectric quartz crystal to generate electricity, aiming to provide the advantages of quartz without the inconvenience and environmental impact of batteries. The article mentions that several manufacturers employ this technique. At the bottom of the screen, there are navigation options including "Save," "Language," "Find in article," "Theme," and "Contents."
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Piastri aims to stretch his F1 lead over Norris as he starts on pole for Dutch GP
https://apnews.com/article/oscar-piastri-lando-norris-f1-5bf7d64f708d0c06cefff291ec923946?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Second multiparter in the #wss366 hashtag for today's word ("bond") is @stevendbrewer, with a 3-parter. Aimee turns up the heat on Rory, but he's saved by the bell. First part linked below:
wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer/…
Steven D. Brewer 🏳️⚧️ (@stevendbrewer@wandering.shop)
"Is there any more to your story about getting a familiar?" Aimee asked. "What else would there be?" Rory said. She scowled at him. "There's just something odd," she said. "I've been studying how to visualize magical flows.The Wandering Shop
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After Oct 7, the Israelis stopped listening to anyone on the subject of Hamas.
I don't need convincing that Israel has behaved abominably. There's a bit of Genesis 4: The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.
We would like to get past the Hamas death cult and get on to the Israeli genocide - but the Israelis stopped caring on Oct 7. Hamas oppresses the Palestinians, too.
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“ #Socrates said, “The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.” He wasn’t talking about grammar. To misuse language is to use it the way politicians and advertisers do, for profit, without taking responsibility for what the words mean. Language used as a means to get power or make money goes wrong: it lies. Language used as an end in itself, to sing a poem or tell a story, goes right, goes towards the truth. A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls. Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well. And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.”
~ Ursula K. Le Guin
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grammar(n.)
late 14c., "Latin grammar, rules of Latin," from Old French gramaire "grammar; learning," especially Latin and philology, also "(magic) incantation, spells,
mumbo-jumbo" (12c., Modern French grammaire), an "irregular semi-popular adoption" [OED, 2nd ed. 1989] of Latin grammatica "grammar, philology," perhaps via an unrecorded Medieval Latin form *grammaria.
The classical Latin word is from Greek grammatike (tekhnē) "(art) of letters," referring both to philology and to literature in the broadest sense, fem. of grammatikos (adj.) "pertaining to or versed in letters or learning," from gramma "letter" (see -gram). An Old English gloss of it was stæfcræft (see staff (n.)).
A much broader word in Latin and Greek; restriction of the meaning to "systematic account of the rules and usages of language" is a post-classical development.
Until 16c. limited to Latin; in reference to English usage by late 16c., thence "rules of a language to which speakers and writers must conform" (1580s). The meaning "a treatise on grammar" is from 1520s.
For the "magic" sense, compare gramary. The evolution is characteristic of the Dark Ages: "learning in general, knowledge peculiar to the learned classes," which included astrology and magic; hence the secondary meaning of "occult knowledge" (late 15c. in English), which evolved in Scottish into glamour (q.v.).
A grammar-school (late 14c.) originally was a school for learning Latin, which was begun by memorizing the grammar. In U.S. (1842) the term was put to use in the graded system for a school between primary and secondary where English grammar is one of the subjects taught.
The word is attested earlier in surnames (late 12c.) such as Robertus Gramaticus, Richard le Gramarie, whence the modern surname Grammer.
Grammar - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating in late 14c. from Old French gramaire and Latin grammatica, the word means "grammar," especially Latin rules, and also "spells" or incantations.etymonline
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Sfavillio dell'esplosione del carburante per missili ucraini a Pavlograd
Il filmato sui social di Mosca mostra la potente detonazione dell'impianto chimico "Dopo l'arrivo del drone Geran-2 ieri sera"RaiNews
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