Untitled photo, possibly related to: Dumping full sack of picked pears to lug box, which will be trucked to the packinghouse. Note design of picking sack which opens from bottom. Washington, Yakima Valley. See general caption number 34

#Washington #YakimaValley #DorotheaLange #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

loc.gov/pictures/item/20177731…

Does anyone have a copy of the following paper:

doi.org/10.1016/0167-4048(82)9…

Robert H. Courtney, Jr., "A systematic approach to data security", in Computers & Security Volume 1, Issue 2, June 1982 (pgs. 99-112)

I have tried Sci-Hub and Anna's but no luck

(it is paywalled at sciencedirect.com/science/arti… for $30 which seems criminal)

*ID* –> “Synthesizer”
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Very little motivation for this one.
I took some liberties with the set and the clothes but I don't think that's important.

Have a nice week Mastodon.
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this is for illustrationday.com

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gynux.com/v2/lesnews/?p=4342&r…

I libri di saggistica da scoprire a dicembre 2025
https://www.wired.it/gallery/migliori-libri-saggistica-dicembre-2025/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Cultura @cultura-WiredItalia

Borse: l’Asia chiude in calo, si guarda all’economia cinese
https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/principali-borse-asiatiche-tutte-negative-AIztTlP?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Finanza e Mercati - Il Sole 24 ORE @finanza-e-mercati-il-sole-24-ore-IlSole24Ore

Borse, Europa parte cauta nella settimana delle banche centrali. Asia in calo con freno economia ...

(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Le Borse europee cominciano caute la nuova settimana, in attesa delle d ecisioni di politica monetaria che saranno ...

^{Paolo Paronetto (Il Sole 24 ORE)}

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 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

iRobot ist insolvent, chinesischer Zulieferer Picea übernimmt Geschäft

^{Oliver Bünte (heise online)}

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.

Thank you

forms.gle/fWF3A8APyN7wGfc46

#FreeBSD #BastilleBSD

BastilleBSD 2025 User Survey

Bastille wouldn't exist without our community of users. This survey helps us better understand who that community is and how the project is being used.

^{Google Docs}

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

Sebago si racconta in un nuovo libro: il Yearbook Vol. III

Un progetto editoriale, visivo e culturale che esplora l’identità di Sebago tra menswear, cultura americana, heritage sportivo e nuove narrazioni

^{Tiziana Molinu (Esquire)}

RE: mastodon.social/@touaregtweet/…

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

Attentato Sidney, condanna ferma comunità internazionale
https://tg24.sky.it/mondo/video/2025/12/15/attentato-sidney-condanna-ferma-comunita-internazionale-1059799?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Mondo @mondo-SkyTG24

Attentato Sidney, condanna ferma comunità internazionale

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Attentato Sidney, condanna ferma comunità internazionale

^{Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)}

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

Vielen Dank, lieber @wederbrotnochwein!! 😊

#FediKirche

South Korea's ousted president Yoon plotted martial law to eliminate rivals, probe finds
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-martial-law-yoon-unification-church-9633799e697bb2cdb38b43911705f886?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Asia @asia-AssociatedPress

Strage festa Hanukkah a Sydney, 15 morti. Cosa sappiamo
https://tg24.sky.it/mondo/2025/12/15/strage-hanukkah-sydney-cosa-sappiamo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Mondo @mondo-SkyTG24

Strage festa Hanukkah a Sydney, 15 morti. Attentatori erano padre e figlio. Cosa sappiamo

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Strage festa Hanukkah a Sydney, 15 morti. Attentatori erano padre e figlio. Cosa sappiamo

^{Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)}

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

Wolf Witte: Keim wolfwitte.de/keim/

#Blog

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

Furto, per 59% degli italiani è reato più temuto. Da allarmi soluzioni sempre più complete

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Furto, per 59% degli italiani è reato più temuto. Da allarmi soluzioni sempre più complete

^{Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)}

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

Banca centrale russa, 'Euroclear risarcisca 200 miliardi di euro' - Ultima ora - Ansa.it

Nella causa presentata presso il Tribunale arbitrale di Mosca, la Banca centrale russa ha chiesto al fondo belga Euroclear un risarcimento di circa 200 miliardi di euro per il congelamento dei capitali russi deciso dalla Ue. (ANSA)

^{Agenzia ANSA}

I titoli di Sky TG24 del 15 dicembre: edizione delle 8
https://tg24.sky.it/cronaca/video/2025/12/15/i-titoli-di-sky-tg24-del-15-dicembre-edizione-delle-8-1059798?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Cronaca @cronaca-SkyTG24

I titoli di Sky TG24 del 15 dicembre: edizione delle 8

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo I titoli di Sky TG24 del 15 dicembre: edizione delle 8

^{Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)}

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

Truffe ad anziani per 2 milioni e mezzo, misure per 21 persone - Ultima ora - Ansa.it

I Carabinieri del Comando Provinciale di Milano hanno eseguito un'ordinanza applicativa di misure cautelari, emessa dal gip di Milano, a carico, fra gli altri, di 21 persone accusate a vario titolo di associazione a delinquere finalizzata alla commis…

^{Agenzia ANSA}

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

Poggiali: “Bagnaia ha la forza per rialzarsi. Marquez mi ha sorpreso, vi dico come...”

Il coach rider Ducati: “Stagione da incorniciare, sei moto sono finite nei primi otto posti. Alex Marquez ha trovato consapevolezza. Aldeguer ha fatto cose straordinarie”

^{Federico Mariani (La Gazzetta dello Sport)}

Twilio is hiring Staff, Full Stack Software Engineer (L4)

🔧 #javascript #typescript #react #aws #azure #gcp #kafka
🌎 Remote; Colombia
⏰ Full-time
🏢 Twilio

Job details jobsfordevelopers.com/jobs/sta…
#jobalert #jobsearch #hiring

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

Volkswagen's €3bn gamble: Can it win back market share in China?

VW is developing cars tailored to Chinese drivers — vehicles that will likely never be seen on European roads, though they may make their way to markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

^Euronews.com

“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…

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

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

^{Gaiaitalia.com Notizie Firenze}

Cina, vendite di novembre a +1,3%: peggior dato dal Covid
https://tg24.sky.it/economia/2025/12/15/cina-vendite-novembre-calo?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Sky TG24 @sky-tg24-SkyTG24

Cina, a novembre vendite al dettaglio +1,3%: peggior dato dal Covid

Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Cina, a novembre vendite al dettaglio +1,3%: peggior dato dal Covid

^{Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)}

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

“For Israel, The Terrorist Attack At Bondi Is An Opportunity To Push For War With Iran”

by The Dissident on Substack

“Israel Hayom, the mouthpiece of Israel lobbyist and pro-Iran war hawk Miriam #Adelson, published an article quoting an anonymous ‘Israeli security official’ who claimed -without evidence- that ‘there is no doubt that the direction and infrastructure for the attack originated in Tehran’.”

open.substack.com/pub/the307/p…

#Press #Bondi #Massacre #Pretext #Israel #War #Iran #Netanyahu

For Israel, The Terrorist Attack At Bondi Is An Opportunity To Push For War With Iran.

Israel Is Using The Terrorist Attack That Targeted Jews To Manufacture Consent For War With Iran.

^{The Dissident}

#FotoVorschlag 'Adventliches' / Advent

My wife was gifted two #Lego sets. And this was one of it. It fits super cool to the season and into our appartement.

Happy third #advent if you celebrate, and just a nice Sunday if not.