US home sellers now hold a record $698B in listings (+20.3% YoY), with $331B stuck unsold for 60+ days. Despite a 1.4% median price bump, demand is weak with homes taking 40 days to sell (vs. 35 last year), and 44% of listings languish.

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Akon - Lonely (Official Music Video)


Akon's "Lonely" is a captivating track that explores the feelings of isolation and regret after a breakup. With its catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics, the song resonates with anyone who has experienced the pain of loneliness, showcasing Akon's unique blend of R&B and hip-hop.

Lyrics:
Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I have nobody for my own
I'm so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I have nobody for my own
I am so lonely

Yo, this one here goes out to all my players out there, man
Ya know, that got that one good girl, Lord
That's always been there, man
Like, took all the bullshit
But then one day, she can't take it no more and decide to leave

Yeah, I woke up in the middle of the night
And I noticed my girl wasn't by my side
Coulda sworn I was dreamin' for her
I was feenin' so I had to take a little ride
Backtracking over these few years
Tryin' ta figure out what I do to make it go bad
'Cause ever since my girl left me
My whole life came crashing and I'm so

Lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I'm so lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I am so lonely

Can't believe I had a girl like you
And I just let you walk right outta my life
After all I put you through
You still stuck around and stayed by my side
What really hurt me is I broke your heart
Baby, you're a good girl and I had no right
I really wanna make things right
'Cause without you in my life girl, I'm so

Lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I'm so lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I am so lonely

Been all about the world, ain't never met a girl
That can take the things that you been through
Never thought the day would come where you'd get up and run
And I would be out chasing you
'Cause ain't nowhere in the globe I'd rather be
Ain't no one in the globe I'd rather see
Than the girl of my dreams that made me be
So happy but now so lonely

Lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I'm so lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I am so lonely

Never thought that I'd be alone
I didn't think you'd be gone this long
I just want you to call my phone
So stop playing girl and come on home
Baby girl, I didn't mean to shout
I want me and you to work it out
I never wished to ever hurt my baby
And it's drivin' me crazy 'cause I'm so

Lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I'm so lonely (so lonely)
I'm Mr. Lonely (Mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)
I am so lonely

So lonely (lonely)
So lonely (so lonely)
Mr. Lonely (lonely)
So lonely (so lonely)
So lonely (lonely)
So lonely (so lonely)
So lonely
Mr. Lonely

Album Artist: #Akon
Album(s): #Trouble
Written by: Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan, Melissa Storwick
Music genre(s): #RnB
Released: #2004
Decade for first release: #2000sMusic
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Adele - Someone Like You (Official Music Video)


Adele's "Someone Like You" is a poignant ballad that captures the essence of heartbreak and longing. With her powerful vocals and emotive lyrics, Adele takes listeners on a journey through the pain of lost love, making it a timeless classic that resonates with many.

Album Artist: #Adele
Album(s): #21
Written by: Adele Adkins, Dan Wilson
Music genre(s): #Pop
Released: #2011
Decade for first release: #2010sMusic
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Adele - Rolling in the Deep (Official Music Video)


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Lyrics:
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch, it's bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare

See how I'll leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling

We could've had it all (you're gonna wish you)
(Never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall)
(Rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside (you're gonna wish you)
Of your hands (never had met me)
And you played it (tears are gonna fall)
To the beat (rolling in the deep)

Baby, I have no story to be told
But I've heard one on you, now I'm gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Make a home down there, as mine sure won't be shared

(You're gonna wish you)
The scars of your love (never had met me)
Remind me of us (tears are gonna fall)
They keep me thinking (rolling in the deep)
That we almost had it all (you're gonna wish you)
The scars of your love (never had met me)
They leave me breathless (tears are gonna fall)
I can't help feeling (rolling in the deep)

We could've had it all (you're gonna wish you)
(Never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall)
(Rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside (you're gonna wish you)
Of your hands (never had met me)
And you played it (tears are gonna fall)
To the beat (rolling in the deep)

We could've had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside of your hand
But you played it with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door (whoa)
Count your blessings to find what you look for (whoa)
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (whoa)
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)
We could've had it all (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could've had it all (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
It all, it all, it all (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could've had it all (you're gonna wish you)
(Never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall)
(Rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside (you're gonna wish you)
Of your hands (never had met me)
And you played it (tears are gonna fall)
To the beat (rolling in the deep)

Could've had it all (you're gonna wish you)
(Never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall)
(Rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside (you're gonna wish you)
Of your hands (never had met me)
But you played it, you played it, you played it
You played it to the beat

Written by: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Paul Richard Epworth

Album Artist: #Adele
Album(s): #21
Written by: writtenByAdeleAdkins, writtenByPaulEpworth
Music genre(s): #Soul #Pop
Released: #2011
Decade for first release: #2010sMusic
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Scripture Reading
Romans 8:14-17

Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God. The spirit you received is not the spirit of slaves bringing fear into your lives again; it is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, ‘Abba, Father!’ The Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God. And if we are children we are heirs as well: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, sharing his sufferings so as to share his glory.

AC⧸DC - Thunderstruck (Official Video)


About the The Razor's Edge:
AC/DC cracked the seal on the '90s with one of the best riffs of their career. That would be "Thunderstruck," the opening track on The Razors Edge. In addition to "Thunderstruck," the band brought out "Moneytalks," probably the closest they ever came to writing a pop song. Then there was "Are You Ready" - one of their fiercest calls to action. The gritty edge and booming chants on this album were a welcome reminder for a new generation that pure, unadulterated rock 'n' roll was alive and well.

Lyrics:

[Intro]Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah
Thunder, ah

[Verse 1]
I was caught
In the middle of a railroad track (Thunder)
I looked 'round
And I knew there was no turning back (Thunder)
My mind raced
And I thought, what could I do? (Thunder)
And I knew
There was no help, no help from you (Thunder)
Sound of the drums
Beating in my heart
The thunder of guns
Tore me apart


[Chorus]You've been - thunderstruck

[Verse 2]
Went down the highway
Broke the limit, we hit the town
Went through to Texas
Yeah, Texas, and we had some fun
We met some girls
Some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules, played all the fools
Yeah-yeah, they, they, they blew our minds

[Pre-Chorus]
I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again please?
Yeah, the ladies were too kind


[Chorus]You've been - thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah-yeah-yeah, thunderstruck
Oh, thunderstruck
Yeah

[Bridge 1]
I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again please?
Yow

[Solo]
[Chorus]Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah-yeah-yeah, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah
Said

[Bridge 2]
Yeah, it's alright
We're doing fine
Yeah, it's alright
We're doing fine, so fine


[Chorus]Thunderstruck, yeah-yeah-yeah
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Whoa, baby, baby (Thunderstruck)
You've been thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
You've been thunderstruck

Album Artist: #ACDC
Album(s): #TheRazorsEdge
Written by: writtenByAngusYoung, writtenByMalcolmYoung
Music genre(s): #HardRock #Rock
Released: #1990
Decade for first release: #1990sMusic
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FOIA reporting made headlines this week. WIRED and 404 Media made those articles free.

We learned that CBP is collecting the DNA of minors and that ICE has a backdoor into surveillance cameras.

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An extremely welcome initiative from the 🇪🇺 #eu:

🔋Phone Batteries must retain 80% capacity after 800 cycles.

📱Phone makers must provide 5 years of updates,

🪛 are banned from discriminating against repair shops,

🔧 and must provide parts for 7 years after EOL

#EUpol #sustainability #tech #smartphones #CircularEconomy

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"[The] core driver and cause of the low standing of the Democratic Party right now is not wokeness or immigration or Joe Biden’s age but the fact that Democrats are simply not effective at advancing the policies they claim to support or protecting the constituencies they claim to defend. Put simply, they are some mix of unable and unwilling to wield power to achieve specific ends." And: "…if your goal is to show that you can address the needs and fears of ordinary citizens, the best way to do that is to try to address those needs and fears, and do so as they exist in this moment." — Democrats’ Ham... mitchw.blog
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This includes activists, podcast hosts, journalists, and writers.

If you feel compelled to say, "that person wouldn't do this, they are a leftist!" I want you to sit and think about how many so-called Men of God (pastors, priests, ministers, etc ...) were supposed to be safe and weren't. Every Sunday (or Saturday) they read a sermon about morals and virtues, and that did not deter them from predating on their own flock.

Most abusers do not think of themselves as abusers.

You do not have some magic sixth sense that is able to detect whether or not someone could be an abuser.

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Corvid Crone

@violetmadder yeah, I'm pretty disappointed in how many people are financially and emotionally supporting one right now, especially as this does not seem to be the first time a partner has sought a restraining order against him.

I want leftists and, especially anarchists, to really think about how they would react if their friend was accused of being abusive behind closed doors, and how that reaction sits with leftist principles.

Literally no one wants to think of their friends and family as potential abusers, yet that is where the majority of abuse originates. We need better systems to address these issues before they escalate.

a common refrain from the new moderators on fosstodon is "I promise to be unbiased"

this is the wrong fucken answer when you're moderating shit on the internet

you need to be biased as hell against hate speech, abuse tactics, etc. you need to have principles and beliefs and the willingness to take measures to defend them by locking out people and groups who do not share them

if you don't, your space will belong to the worst people you weren't willing to stand up to, and the people you were supposed to protect will leave

in reply to khm

While that's true up to a point I think that's a dangerous slippery slope. If someone not unbiased decides they have a ton of hate for a specific group of people, that group of people will in turn not feel welcome either. I know that generally the Fediverse's answer to most things is grab the pitchforks and get very mad at the establishment, or the system, or capitalism, or people who run WIndows/don't use alt text but in this case moderation in all things is very true. Unbiased Maybe not the best approach. "THAT IS THE WRONG FUCKING ANSWER!": maybe not the best approach either. But hey, who am I ...

Trying to run Windows apps on Linux with Wine: Office, Photoshop, Affinity Designer, Autocad


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I tried a few methods for Office. First, I went with Bottles, but it is a flatpak app, and as such is sandboxed, and doesn't have access to some system libraries, including Winbind.

I then moved on to the latest stable version of Wine, version 9.0. I followed a nice tutorial that felt like it could work, I left a link to it in the description.

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But, after about 20 minutes, I got this error, which, looking at it online, seems to affect Windows users too, except I don't have the tools on Linux to fix the error, since it seems to require the windows control panel to fix.

Last thing I tried: installing Office 365 inside a Windows VM, and copying the files over. As expected, pasting all the Office related files in the respective directories in Wine's virtual C Drive didn't do anything, even after adding the few regedit changes mentioned by the online tutorial I found.

Next was Adobe Photoshop. I tried using the PlayOnLinux built-in script, just to see, but it failed immediately, because it couldn't download the file.

I then decided to create a wine prefix to try and install it using basic Wine Stable. Nothing here, the installer never actually displays any window that I could interact with, it's stuck, and the terminal doesn't show any specific error or missing DLL I could try to fix.
Time to install things inside of a Windows VM, and to try copying the files over, because I've been told this can work.

I copied all the directories, and I tried running the photoshop executable from Bottles, and... it didn't work either. DLLs are missing from the install, for some reason or another, and can't be found.

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Now, let's move on to Affinity Software, something a lot of people would love to see on Linux. I tried to run that installer with Wine inside of Bottles, but it fails immediately, apparently something like not having an icon in the installer, a required field not being there or something along those lines.
Trying to run it with Wine gives the same error, and also doesn't work.

Finally, I decided to give a shot to Autocad, another program often cited as a big missing piece for Linux. Trying to run the installer with Bottles failed immediately, a bunch of DLLS are apparently missing from the default Wine install.
app under Linux**

Now, I'm sure someone will mention here that I haven't tried Crossover, the paid tool made by Codeweavers, the biggest contributor to Wine. And that's why I'll mention them here: in their compatibility database, none of these programs are listed as supported either. The only one that could work is Photoshop CC 2019, that has a rating of 3 stars, which means "limited Functionality".

Neither Office 365, the latest Photoshop CC, Autocad 2020, or Affinity Designer or Photo work under Crossover either, and if it there was a single way, even ultra convoluted, to get these working, you know the developers of the PAID option would have built a script to make all the necessary changes, and they'd have advertised it heavily.

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@The Linux Experiment This is really incorrect. Proton isn't translating Windows instructions, in fact there are no "windows instructions", there are Intel / AMD x86 instructions and since these are the same regardless of the operating system, they don't actually need translation. What does is Windows library calls and system calls, these need to be translated to Linux equivalents, and wine actually does this translation, NOT proton, proton only sets up an environment for wine to operate more effectively, making sure all the necessary windows DLLs (library files) are present, etc.
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@nemesis @arcana
> america, protests, etc
remember that the system permits protests as long as they do not affect anything the system cares about (kaczynsky.) they were fine with BLM riots because it embarassed Trump.

when people protested the reverse robinhood policies of shuttering small businesses over covid to take all the capital back to amazon et all, the jackboots came out *immediately.*

neoliberalism is about keeping you in a retarded circle (kaczynsky) because they know you have every right to be upset while they steal and loot your future and they would rather you please not take the financial securities industry to the wall (populist moment)

ICE kicked out of a San Diego neighborhood and forced to retreat in shame. 👏 👏 👏 THIS is how you do it. I am crying right now. This was so amazing to see. God I hope other people have their courage! What a wonderful thing to see. #USpol #Trump #ICE #DHS #CBP #USCIS #refugees #immigrants #deportations #Nazi #Gestapo

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So much has changed since I last visited!


The Grande Dixence dam, the highest gravity dam in the world, is part of a vast complex which includes four pumping stations (Z'Mutt, Stafel, Ferpècle and Arolla) and three production plants (Fionnay, Nendaz and Bieudron), with a total capacity of 2000 MW.


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This is a "notice to remove 'personal property ' from public spaces because homeless people do not have US Constitutional rights in AmeriKKKa.
Guards deployed in DC to round up homeless people
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Still, you don't say anything???

They've been coming for the homeless for decades but your silent because your not homeless.

They've been coming for non-white people for decades but your white so you barely make a whisper.

They've been coming for gay people for decades but your not gay so you barely make a whisper.

Soon, there will be no one left to stand up for you...

WAKE THE FUCK UP before your on the list.

The USA is a terrorist country ran by rich people. Are you rich enough?
#Homeless #Homelessness #AmeriKKKa #USConstitution #Portland #StJohns #PDX

The president of the US has made it #illegal2BHomeless now so what does Portland do? "We will obay our master". Some agency will be rounding up homeless people and helping #ICE now...

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How to run Windows apps on Linux with Bottles


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Wine is basically an almost complete reimplementation of multiple Windows APIs in a format that Linux can understand. So you're not running a virtual machine, or emulating the system, you HAVE a whole windows environment, except it's not developed by Microsoft, and you don't need a copy of windows to use it.

Wine creates a fake C drive inside your home directory, in the .wine hidden folder, and stores everything here.

Do note that Wine does NOT protect you from viruses. Ransomware and other weird malware can still access your fake C drive, and sometimes even the regular folders in your /home directory on Linux, so don't use it to try some weird stuff you downloaded off the internet, cause it's still not safe.

Bottles is a graphical user interface that sits on top of Wine. It lets you handle each program in its own "Bottle", a bottle being a wine prefix, with different rules, dependencies, libraries, and settings, so each app can run optimally without risking breaking the other ones you're using. It also lets you use Proton to run games that aren't available on Steam, for example, or if you have boxed copies of various games.

The first step to install anything will be to create a bottle to run the application in. The "+" button lets you do that, and you'll get a nice graphical window to let you pick between a Gaming focused bottle, which will have a lot of tweaks specifically for running games, an Application Bottle, with improvements for running desktop apps, or a custom one that has no specific tweaks, so you can experiment yourself. Just select the appropriate Bottle type, enter its name, and click the "Create" button that appeared in the top right corner.

Once the Bottle is created, you can either straight up select an executable you'd have downloaded yourself, and run it, or you can go into more detail.

For now, Bottles only has a few installers that are mostly gaming related, but that list can expand, as anyone can contribute one of these, so I'd be surprised if we didn't see a lot of installers appearing pretty soon, especially for the most used windows apps.

These installers all have a rating, from platinum to bronze, letting you know how well the program will run, just like what you could find on protonDB. Platinum means it should run exactly as on Windows, and Bronze means it will run, but expect a few glitches here and there or some performance problems.

If your favorite program doesn't have an automatic installer script yet, you can configure your own Bottle manually. Just create a Custom Bottle, and head over the the details page.

Here, you'll find a ton of stuff you can configure or install.

Link to article about MS Office on Linux: ruados.github.io/articles/2021…

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The big, main reason social media sucks for news is that they were never designed for that. All the big social media platforms have one goal, and one goal only: to keep you there for as long as they can, so they can show ads, and make more money.

On top of that, things you are subscribed to might also never be shown to you.

You can't really go back to older things, search through what you archived, sort it in a specific way, create your own organization system.

RSS works with 2 components: an RSS Feed Reader, and RSS Feeds. Feeds are what you'll subscribe to: they're just a simple file a lot of websites have, that can be read by the Feed Reader, which will aggregate all these feeds in one place. And RSS has TONS of advantages!

First, you'll only ever get what you subscribed to. There is no algorithm, no recommendations, no ads in between posts. And you can add a LOT of sources: websites, video channels, podcasts, social media accounts, and even newsletters.

Second, all feed readers have organization capabilities.

Third, you can sort things. Fourth, you can go back and search through older articles. Fifth, you can navigate super easily from one article to the other. And finally, it's portable: all readers will let you export and import your feed list.

RSS is all about adding sources, or feeds to your reader.

A lot of websites will display a small orange square icon, which is the RSS logo. Clicking the icon will bring you to the feed, or give you a URL you can copy. That's what you want to add to your feed reader.

But some websites don't have an RSS feed, or an icon to access it. No matter, most RSS feed readers will let you add any website URL, and automatically create an RSS feed for you.

If you want to add videos from a youtube channel, let's say a bearded french Linux content creator, most feed readers will also just let you copy paste the channel's URL and add it as a feed. On Peertube, it's even easier, just click the subscribe button, and you get the ability to access the feed.

You can even add social media posts if you really want to. Using rss.app, you can just copy paste a social media profile in there, and it will spit out an RSS feed you can add to your reader. And you can also add podcasts.

If you're really into RSS, you can also add newsletters. Using the website kill-the-newsletter.com, you can generate an email address and a feed.

The first thing you'll need to pick is obviously an RSS Reader.

If you want a single device solution, it's very easy. On Linux, Newsflash is the one I use.
A few web browsers will give you access to an RSS Feed reader built-in, like Opera or Vivaldi, and Thunderbird also has the ability to do that.

If you want the simplest multi-device solution, Feedly is a good bet. You can create a free account, add up to 100 different feeds, create a few folders, and if you want to go over that, they have paid plans. They have mobile apps, and a web interface on PC.

There's also Newsblur, which does the same thing, and is open source, but the free version limits you to 64 feeds.

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Il est temps d'avancer - ou : il est temps de passer à autre chose
It's time to move forward - or: it's time to move on

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