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Intel axes another 2,400 jobs in Oregon announced Friday.
Even with all those incentive dollars, tax breaks, and innumerable concessions this will always be what happens. Governments are captured by corporate money, power and influence and then governments give away the people's wealth and corporations take.
Intel axes thousands of technicians and engineers in sweeping U.S. layoffs — cutting 4,000 positions in the U.S., 2,392 in Oregon
Despite claims that layoffs target mostly mid-level managers.Anton Shilov (Tom's Hardware)
This new SSD will literally self destruct if you push the big red button it comes with — Team Group posts video of data destruction in action
The ‘H/W Quick Erase’ function, which fries the flash memory, should probably have a more forbidding name.
KDE's Plasma Bigscreen For TV's Still In Development
How many of you knew about this project?
Info
Plasma Bigscreen is a Plasma-based shell (desktop environment) for TVs and other large displays. It is designed to be used with arrow navigation using remotes or controllers.
Links
Diving into Plasma Bigscreen | espidev
I have been a long time Plasma Mobile contributor, but I have always had a keen interest in having Linux on my TV! I have noticed that in the past few months, the Plasma Bigscreen project has had some interest from people wanting to contribute, but t…espi.dev
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no gods no masters only jesus and trump
what does no gods no masters mean?
it means being free from all the liberal elites and fake news media who just want to control us and take away our freedom and tell me what to think and how to live my life and whats safe to eat
trump and jesus DO NOT COUNT
theyre not part of the establishment and theyre not trying to control me okay trump is a rebel and a fighter and jesus is the ultimate rebel and free thinker he went against the establishment and challenged the powers that be like his dad and stuff
i believe in being free and independent and not being controlled by anyone or anything that isnt on my side like for example the mcdonalds corporation what do you think
are you suggesting that the mcdonalds corporation isnt on the side of the american people
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When you buy crisps sometimes there's just.... hardly any seasoning on them?? I'm talking crisps like Doritos or BBQ Beef Hula Hoops. There can be a massive difference with the amount of seasoning between batches and I'm sure they do it on purpose to make you buy more of them so you can get that really well seasoned batch you loved again lol. i don't actually believe this but I'd be interested to know why
As a kid: Saturday morning cartoons.
As a teen: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego the animated series (which was once interrupted by the news to show a plane crashing into a building).
As an adult: I ain't got time for that shit!
I would prefer it if only my decisions affected my life, and not the decisions of other people. Want a well-paying job you're already good at? Better hope that another person decides you deserve it. Same with getting a place to live. It was quite a shock when I learned you had to fucking interview to rent an apartment, and may not be approved even if you have the money.
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Same with getting a place to live. It was quite a shock when I learned you had to fucking interview to rent an apartment, and may not be approved even if you have the money.
Wait what? I've never heard of such a thing in any of the places I've lived. BS like needing 3x the rent or 1st, 2nd and last months rent + deposit yea
But needing to interview‽ That's a new one LMAO
Two French MPs to join new Gaza-bound aid boat
The Handala, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left the port of Syracuse shortly after 12:00 pm local time, according to a journalist of the French press agency AFP, carrying about fifteen activists.Several dozen people, some holding Palestinian flags and others wearing keffiyeh scarves, gathered at the port to cheer the boat's departure with cries of "Free Palestine".
The former Norwegian trawler, loaded with medical supplies, food, children's equipment and medicine, will sail for about a week in the Mediterranean, covering roughly 1,800 kilometres, in the hope of reaching Gaza's coast.
Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a gas station destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Two French MPs to join new Gaza-bound aid boat
A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including members of France's hard-left LFI party, and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel.RFI
Two French MPs to join new Gaza-bound aid boat
The Handala, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left the port of Syracuse shortly after 12:00 pm local time, according to a journalist of the French press agency AFP, carrying about fifteen activists.Several dozen people, some holding Palestinian flags and others wearing keffiyeh scarves, gathered at the port to cheer the boat's departure with cries of "Free Palestine".
The former Norwegian trawler, loaded with medical supplies, food, children's equipment and medicine, will sail for about a week in the Mediterranean, covering roughly 1,800 kilometres, in the hope of reaching Gaza's coast.
Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a gas station destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Two French MPs to join new Gaza-bound aid boat
A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including members of France's hard-left LFI party, and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel.RFI
Risk of Powell ouster is underpriced, Deutsche Bank strategist says
Risk of Powell ouster is underpriced, Deutsche Bank strategist says
"Investors would likely interpret such an event as a direct affront to Fed independence, putting the central bank under extreme institutional duress."Simon Kennedy (Fortune)
Recommend a simple, small cheap laptop < 15" I can chuck in my bag for use in coffee shops!
- I'll buy used, so don't want latest and greatest. It won't be my main laptop.
- to run linux obviously.
- good battery life, light, not too small to use, but large enough to type on (obviously can do without numeric keypad). not too fragile!
- I'll be doing some light python work, perhaps some c/c++ but I'm not after a workhorse, just something for quickly fixing bugs, or making notes on
- sub 200 GBP / 250USD I guess
I'd be interested in hearing recommendations, and also what to avoid!
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Thinkpad Thinkpad T480. Can find many within your price range. Great quality, most of it is replaceable including keyboard and display. Aside from actual hardware failure or damage, the one thing that gets hit long term with laptops, the battery, is super easy to replace and there is both an internal and external if you want really long life
I have recently bought 2 dirt cheap thinkpads, one for me and one for the wife.
T490s - i5 intel
T14s - Ryzen 5 AMD
Both are tick all your requirements except for the numbpad, the T14s is definitely worth the extra money, though. It can even handle some medium gaming.
Both have upgradeable nvme ssds. However the ram is soldered on the "s" versions of these laptops so find one with 16gb or more.
Walmart recalls water bottles after two customers suffer blindness
Walmart recalls 850,000 water bottles after two customers suffer ‘permanent blindness’ from exploding caps
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received three reports of customers being hit in face by bottle lidsGustaf Kilander (The Independent)
US economy poised to slow as Trump's tariffs hit consumers
US economy poised to slow as Trump's tariffs hit consumers
The US economy is expected to slow the rest of the year as tariffs take a bigger toll on consumers and businesses, immigration constraints intensifyPaul Davidson (USA TODAY)
Several people injured in second night of anti-migrant riots in Spanish town
Several people were hurt in a second night of anti-migrant unrest in the town of Torre Pacheco in south-east Spain after a pensioner was beaten up, authorities said.Despite a major police presence, groups armed with batons roamed the streets looking for people with foreign origins, the regional newspaper La Opinión de Murcia reported.
The regional government did not say how many people were injured but stated that at least one person had been arrested over the violence.
The unrest erupted after a 68-year-old man told Spanish media he was beaten up in the street on Wednesday by three young people of north African origin. The attack was filmed and put on social media.
Several people injured in second night of anti-migrant unrest in Spanish town
Authorities say at least one person arrested after disorder broke out in Torre Pacheco over attack on pensionerGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on the EU to “defend European interests resolutely” after Donald Trump threatened to impose 30% tariffs on nearly all imports from the EU.It came as the EU moved to de-escalate tensions after the blunt move by Trump on Saturday. The bloc declared a further pause on €21bn of retaliatory tariffs until 1 August, dovetailing with the US president’s new deal deadline.
At the same time, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Indonesian president, Prabowo Subianto, announced a “political agreement” on a free trade deal on Sunday, ending nine years of negotiations.
Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs
French president says bloc should be ready for trade war after 30% tariff threat but other EU leaders call for calmLisa O'Carroll (The Guardian)
When Britain's 'feminists' cheer for bombs and sneer at Palestinian suffering
A familiar breed of British pundit has resurfaced - loud, self-declared feminists whose outrage is as selective as it is performative, and whose moral compass somehow always aligns with western state power.They remain silent as Gaza burns, but are quick to find their voice to cheer on Israel and its allies as they threaten to flatten Iran - civilian casualties be damned.
During Israel's recent strikes on Iran, the radical feminist journalist and co‑founder of Justice for Women, Julie Bindel, branded leftist anti-war feminists "Team Iran" sympathisers. It was a disingenuous, grotesquely misleading and dangerously ideological accusation, but not a surprising one.
While women in Gaza bleed in silence, these pundits reserve their fury for pro-Palestine protesters - smearing them as extremists, branding solidarity as terrorism, twisting every act of dissent into an endorsement of "jihad" and weaponising antisemitism to crush critique.
When Britain's 'feminists' cheer for bombs and sneer at Palestinian suffering
The UK's most prominent 'feminists' ignore women in Gaza under bombs and siege, but speak up to manufacture consent for western wars or attack the anti-war leftMiddle East Eye
Mac Plus with a mysterious fault taught me a good lesson | Adrian's Digital Basement
It's time for another 68k Mac repair. I thought it would be a quick and easy fix, but this turned out to be a but more mysterious.-- Info
Microbug:
DM (dump memory)
SM (set memory)
Video page:
U15D VIA 6522 PA6 Pin 8 to U4G 74AS253 Pin 4
From microbug, I was writing to
3F A700 Screen Buffer 1
00 0000 - 3F FFFF 0M - 4MB Total address space
00 0000 - 0F FFFF 0M - 1MB
00 0000 - 07 FFFF 0K - 512k
xx FCFF Screen1 memory end
xx A700 Screen1 Memory start
xx 7C7F Screen2 Memory End
xx 2700 Screen2 Memory Start
Mac Plus with a mysterious fault taught me a good lesson
It's time for another 68k Mac repair. I thought it would be a quick and easy fix, but this turned out to be a but more mysterious. -- InfoMicrobug:DM (dump m...YouTube
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Trump’s 50% copper import tariff said to cover refined metal
Trump’s 50% copper import tariff said to cover refined metal - MINING.COM
Refined copper represents the biggest category of the metal that is imported by the US.MINING.COM
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian-American to death, fatally shoot another
By Fayha Shalash in Ramallah, occupied Palestine
Published date: 12 July 2025 15:49 BST"The attack began when a large group of settlers targeted dozens of #Palestinians attempting to access their land between the villages of Sinjil and al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah.
Such assaults have become a regular occurrence, taking place almost every Friday, as part of efforts to intimidate villagers and drive them off land targeted for settlement."
"'Musalat owned a home in the area and died trying to defend it' - Abdul Samad Abdul Aziz, al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya municipality member"
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian-American to death, fatally shoot another
Israeli settlers beat a Palestinian-American man to death and fatally shot another during a coordinated assault on villagers in the occupied West Bank on Friday.Fayha Shalash (Middle East Eye)
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian-American to death, fatally shoot another
By Fayha Shalash in Ramallah, occupied Palestine
Published date: 12 July 2025 15:49 BST"The attack began when a large group of settlers targeted dozens of #Palestinians attempting to access their land between the villages of Sinjil and al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah.
Such assaults have become a regular occurrence, taking place almost every Friday, as part of efforts to intimidate villagers and drive them off land targeted for settlement."
"'Musalat owned a home in the area and died trying to defend it' - Abdul Samad Abdul Aziz, al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya municipality member"
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian-American to death, fatally shoot another
Israeli settlers beat a Palestinian-American man to death and fatally shot another during a coordinated assault on villagers in the occupied West Bank on Friday.Fayha Shalash (Middle East Eye)
Medicaid cuts will pummel NY jobs and health care. The Bronx could take the biggest hit.
Medicaid cuts will pummel NY jobs and health care. The Bronx could take the biggest hit.
More than 100,000 could lose insurance coverage and more than 3,000 could lose jobs.Caroline Lewis (Gothamist)
NYC Council bills pushing for more public bathrooms, drinking fountains become law
NYC Council bills pushing for more public bathrooms, drinking fountains become law
A law that mandates Narcan training for jail guards will also go into effect.Samir Ferdowsi (Gothamist)
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Could Psilocybin Be the Secret To Living Longer? Scientists Think So.
Could Psilocybin Be the Secret To Living Longer? Scientists Think So.
Researchers found that psilocin—the compound your body makes after ingesting psilocybin—helped human cells live longer.Ashley Fike (VICE)
For people who want it to be, I'm sure it's a resounding YES. For actual medical Science and reasonings, no...there's nothing that's going to prolong your life in that way just by consuming it lolz.
I'm about to give up my organic balcony gardening experiment. This is a cry for help.
Cross-post from !balconygardening@slrpnk.net
Okay, just from the pictures, let me say what I think is happening:
1) You're growing too many different kinds of plants in a small space.
2) You're growing Cannabis, which draws literally every sweet-sensing pest.
3) Those things on the underside of the leaves you posted are Ladybug larvae, and they are GOOD.
You clear this up in about a week with a few simple things:
1) Get a clutch of ladybugs from your local nursery or plant stores. This should be available almost everywhere in the US.
2) Although I don't want to advocate for this because I love local pollinators, get a pheromone trap for the stinging insects. They cost about $10, and don't lure honeybees, but WILL kill local carpenter bees and yellow jackets.
3) For the aphids, get a soap-based spray, or make it yourself. It's pretty much just dish soap and water, but there are guides online. Spray EVERY MORNING AND AFTER SUNSET. This plus the ladybug clutch will make quick work of the aphids.
4) I see you have Basil in containers, move that AWAY from the plants that are infested with scale or aphids.
5) Depending on where you live, your nursery's may sell Mantids. Get them. They are beneficial, but ruthless in eating and killing anything in their grasp, including wasps.
6) If you have wasps around, there is a nest nearby. Inspect your building awnings, trees, or under anything shaded and find that nest. It's not two doors over, it's within 100ft of where you got stung. Find it, set a pheromone trap around your plants (not where you think the nest is), then after a lot of them are dead, go find and remove the nests next.
Don't leave standing water around, and make sure that you stay on schedule with the soap spray. Most of this will be cleared in just a week.
Edit: also for the slugs and stuff, you're growing a lot of stuff in a mostly shaded area, so you're just asking for slugs. Line a general area around your plants with Diatomaceous Earth. It's cheap, easy to use, and doesn't harm anything that doesn't crawl. Also, organic.
Double edit: DO NOT spray this black bugs with the striped butts. Those will be ladybugs soon that eat all the aphids. They are good.
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You're growing Cannabis, which draws literally every sweet-sensing pest.
Funnily enough, my weed is pretty much the only thing (and chillis) that isn't much affected.
The willow is the worst one, and the pepino second.
Those things on the underside of the leaves you posted are Ladybug larvae, and they are GOOD.
Those larvae pictures are already a bit older, maybe two weeks?
They probably got killed by the ants or wasps, because I rarely see them around anymore.
I also rarely see any other aphid eating insects anymore, only ants and ants carrying carcasses 🙁
Okay, so why are you coming here with this dire plea, but not giving up to date information?
Makes me think you don't actually care and might be lazy....
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Wasps fly a rather straight pattern back to their nest. Find the nest by using some food they like, such as a sugar drink, and see where they fly to when they leave. Move the container closer until you find the nest.
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I wouldn't say really positive. But it changed a daily slightly negative into a daily slightly positive.
At work I regularly need to take short notes. I like to fill the page to the full. But it gets messier and more complicated aa the day goes on. So I'd strike through and cross out notes I don't need anymore.
The thing is, crossing things out triggers a feeling of making mistakes. So instead of crossing out I started using check-marks (Dutch-style)., which feels like a succes and is also a quick fun flourish to draw. So small annoyances have turned into small victories.
I found a slightly different system online once. You mark your todo list with a dash (-) in front. If it's done, cross it to make a plus sign (+). If it's something that you postponed or moved to another list/page, turn the dash into an arrow (->). I adapted it from the dash-plus system years ago: patrickrhone.net/the-dash-plus…
What is some restful/profoundly relaxing video game music?
Inside the Deku Tree
from Ocarina of Time
Very sonorous
LIMBO and INSIDE are being delisted from GOG on July 17th
Playdead’s classics, Limbo and Inside, leaving GOG.com on July 17th
GOG.com announced on Thursday that both of Playdead's grim but beloved titles, Limbo and Inside, will be leaving the DRM-free platform on July 17th.Delisted Games
Could Psilocybin Be the Secret To Living Longer? Scientists Think So.
Could Psilocybin Be the Secret To Living Longer? Scientists Think So.
Researchers found that psilocin—the compound your body makes after ingesting psilocybin—helped human cells live longer.Ashley Fike (VICE)
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Federal Agents Spray Tear Gas at Protesters, Children During ICE Raids at California Farms
Federal Agents Spray Tear Gas at Protesters, Children During ICE Raids at California Farms
"ICE was conducting a raid using disproportionate displays of force against local farmworkers and our agricultural community," said U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, who was denied entry to one farm where he was attempting to provide oversight.julia-conley (Common Dreams)
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