
The Supreme Court of Justice upheld the sentence against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) of six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office.Hernán Viudes (CovertAction Magazine)
there's a lot to like about Tiddlywiki but not if you want to use it in a way where you aren't just using some background html file sync between devices. If you want to access it *via a website*, every time you load it you're downloading a minimum of 2MB, much larger depending on how much data you have in there and possibly even file embeds (unless you use the File upload plugin thing and have it dump the files into S3/WebDav)
This sucks big time. If you have spotty data service you won't be able to open your "notes" reliably.
This is a huge red flag for me. If I only cared about using Tiddlywiki from one device it would be a pretty amazing solution though
Study: When experienced open-source developers used current AI tools, work took 19% longer to complete. In spite of which, the developers *thought* they were working *faster.*
It’s just one study, and they don’t claim anything beyond what they observed. Their results are not predictive. Still....
(There must be a name for the psychological trick we play on ourselves to believe we’re being more productive even when we’re considerably less so.)
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Cloud seeding is a controversial practice that involves the modification of weather patterns. It has been linked with various environmental and social impacts, such as depletion of water, erosion o…Corax Foundation
Unrelated, but thought you might want to know. It's really sad.
Breaking down the force of water in the Texas floods
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CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data
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the new-to-me system arrived!
it's a HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Desktop Mini (say that five times fast) with an Intel 9600T processor.
everything looks good so far. however, no power-up test today.
astute readers will have noticed there isn't a power supply in the photos. in fact this system was an excellent deal because it shipped without a power supply or a storage device. I have both of those things on hand, but the power supply is a 100W USB-PD brick.
so, I'm waiting for a HP FlexIO USB-C + PD option board which is shipping from across the country. that board will go where the VGA port is now, and then I can power the machine via USB-PD, which I prefer for space & portability reasons.
Jeffrey Epstein's Private Calendar:
Wall Street Journal beginning to release a treasure-trove of information on Epstein.
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“THE US IS imposing sanctions on a United Nations expert who published a report last month recommending sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel and penalties for companies enabling its human rights violations in Palestine.”
Also, big headlines 2 days ago about genocide-enabling USA hosting genocidal Israeli leaders to discuss possible "truce” in the genocide of an entire people and culture.
Small headlines yesterday to inform us that those talks went nowhere. Quelle surprise.
Boycott the USA.
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According to him, the Armenian prime minister "came to power following a color revolution" and "had neither the means nor the support that his Atlanticist mentors had promised him."Sputnik Africa
My daughter's friend passed away suddenly on the 4th, at just 15 years old. His mother is struggling with funeral expenses; if you are able, please help Braylon's family lay their son to rest without also facing a devastating financial blow. 💔
Discover how one city could be the Cradle of Liberty, site of the first major battle of American Revolution, and home to many who espoused that freedom can be extended to all.www.nps.gov
Hello all. I've recently installed Fedora 42 on my laptop, it's a microsoft surface laptop studio so it's running with the custom surface kernel. The feature matrix on their github page says that everything should be supported for my laptop and that's pretty much been my experience so far but I've been having issues when testing out games.
The laptop has a 3050TI and is more than capable of running most of the games that I usually play on windows, and I've almost gotten it working on Fedora. They'll launch and run just fine, everything even looks pretty decent graphically, but it just has really bad stuttery input lag, even in more lightweight games that I've tested such as balatro and stardew valley.
I'm not sure what would be causing this, as far as I'm aware I'm running the right gpu driver, I've double checked that they're using the dedicated gpu rather than the integrated one with nvidia-smi, but honestly that's about the extent of my knowledge. Does anyone have any thoughts / suggestions? It would be much appreciated.
Linux Kernel for Surface Devices. Contribute to linux-surface/linux-surface development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Two things:
- What input device(s) are you using? Are you using the built-in laptop keyboard, or a gamepad of sorts. (By Balatro, I'd assume it might even be happening with mouse.)
- Are you running these games on a platform like Steam, or are you running another way? (I'm assuming the answer is yes to Steam, by Balatro and Stardew.)
For Steam, try messing around with Steam input settings and see what happens.
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I'm Joe in the UK, I've been in touch with Aseel from the Sehwel family for over a year now and have been following their difficult struggle to afford medication, shelter and food in Gaza.Chuffed
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What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courts
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-supreme-court-next-steps-11ce3a0dfe3a30c0ee1b67b92a322f01?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tom Hayden proved the power of citizen journalism, but ultimately the burdens were too much to bear.Freedom of the Press
The State of #Israel and the #US, today, signed an
MOU on advancing cooperation in energy and artificial intelligence ( #Al).
The signing was held at Blair House, in Washington, with the participation of Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu, US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, together with the ambassadors of both countries -
Mike Huckabee and Yechiel Leiter.
The agreement, which was formulated under the leadership of Energy Secretary Eli Cohen, is designed to advance cooperation in applying Al to strengthening the energy grids in Israel and the US, and to encourage research, innovation and the development of joint policies. Under the agreement, regional projects, including IMEC and the Abraham Accords, will be advanced, and a working group on cooperation regarding standards and optimal practices, as well as safe digital infrastructure for embedding Al in the energy economies.The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure is a party to the agreement along with the Prime Minister's Office and the US Department of Energy, the US Department of the Interior and the White House National Energy Dominance Council.
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"Mr. Secretary, Mr. Secretary, ambassadors, the future belongs to those who innovate. America and Israel are the prime innovation nations on the planet. Al is the thrust of innovation now and will create unbelievable things in the future. It's both challenging, because there could be bad things in it, but there could be unimaginable good things. I think we can lead this. This day will be remembered. Not every signing ceremony is as significant as this. This is very significant.
I want to thank you and President Trump for the incredible cooperation and friendship that has been unmatched and will yield great things for America and Israel. It will make both of us greater, again."
US Secretary of the Interior Burgum:
"Before we begin, I do want to say about this historic agreement. There has been such incredible collaboration between the United States and Israel demonstrated over the last month. The planning, the execution, the world has never seen anything like it, truly eliminating one of the existential threats that was facing the entire world, not just Israel and the United States. So again, congratulations.
This step takes us into the future around collaboration because we know that defense would not be working without Al, but all the incredible technological leadership, the great entrepreneurship, the incredible startup community that's strong and vibrant in Israel, all of this bodes well for the future. The first kind of agreement that Chris and I have signed with any country is this one and we think it's a great place to start."
US Secretary of Energy Wright:
"Honored to partner with you and the tremendous people of Israel, as you say, innovators, technology innovators, cutting-edge business folks and strong, proud country, and been a great American ally for a long time and I think our partnership has never been tighter, never been stronger than it is today."
Prepare for a full week of strategy and tactics as the Slitherine Publisher Sale storms Steam from July 10th to 17th.store.steampowered.com
History rarely announces itself. It creeps in quietly, cloaked in the language of “law and order,” “national security,” and “patriotism.” But every now and then, it screams.Last week, it screamed.Thom Hartmann (Raw Story)
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#email #emails #australia #refugeeswelcome #nobodyisillegal #ausgov #auspol #tasgov #taspol #politas
After more than a decade of enduring cruelty, refugees and people seeking asylum have delivered an honest and urgent call to action that politicians can't ignore. Help us make sure their voices are not just heard, but drive action.ASRC Campaigns
I have spent more time than I'm willing to admit thinking about this and doing web searches, and now I'm desperate to know a solid example of four.
I did come across the "widow skimmer dragonfly", which works if you're willing to stretch: you have to grant that widows and dragons are legitimately animals and take "skimmer" to be the type of bird. It's not entirely satisfying.
Aphantochilus rogersi is a species of arachnids with 76 observationsiNaturalist
Batrochoglanis raninus is a species of ray-finned fishes with 5 observationsiNaturalist
Most readers know that hyphens connect groups of words or numbers whereas dashes set things off. But from there it tends to get a little fuzzy. For example, which key do you press to get the dash? Is there more than one kind of dash? . . .Chicago Manual (CMOS Shop Talk from The Chicago Manual of Style)
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A trial at Liverpool Crown Court has been shown CCTV footage of Amaaz, 20, swinging a punch towards the officer, hitting her in the nose - and today new scenes captured on bodyworn police cameras were revealed showing her distress.
PC Ward, who described herself as 'quite petite, 5ft 2in and 8st', told the court that she was part of the three-officer team going to arrest Amaaz on suspicion of headbutting a man minutes earlier in a Starbucks café.
Constable Lydia Ward, who jurors heard is heavily pregnant, told of being 'terrified' after coming under attack - as new police footage was shown to a court.Aidan Radnedge (Daily Mail)
The unarmed officer said she had gone into a pay station area alongside armed officers Zachary Marsden and Ellie Cook to arrest Amaaz after he had been identified as a suspect on CCTV.
She told how Amaaz punched her after she tried to drag him away from her colleague PC Marsden who was grappling with Amaaz's brother Muhammed Amaad, 26.
The attempted arrest was followed by a brawl involving Amaaz, Amaad and three officers that was filmed and went viral online.
Los Angeles Effluent Outfall Tunnel project:
31 workers trapped underground at Wilmington Los Angeles CA.
US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico
https://apnews.com/article/flesheating-parasite-us-border-cattle-texas-a359daffd6ddfd0bb818225b6865ca13?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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: Boffins outsmart smart contracts with evil automationThomas Claburn (The Register)
If you’re into Macs, you’ll always remember your first. Maybe it was the revolutionary classic of 1984 fame, perhaps it was the adorable G3 iMac in 1998, or even a shiny OS X machine in…Hackaday
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Minecraft creator Markus Persson commented on the Stop Killing Games initiative: 'if buying a game is not a purchase, pirating is not theft'.Wccftech
The European Court of Human Rights has refused to suspend Marine Le Pen’s ban on running for officeRT
‘Nothing Short of Magical’: Scientists Discover a Dinosaur Bone Nearly 800 Feet Beneath a Parking Lot at a Denver Museum
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nothing-short-of-magical-scientists-discover-a-dinosaur-bone-nearly-800-feet-beneath-a-parking-lot-at-a-denver-museum-180986967/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Texas flood survivors captured their terrifying ordeal in photos and video
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Estava devendo um testemunho sobre aluguel de infraestrutura em centro de dados da empresa alemã Contabo, da qual ainda, embora não mais com tanto gosto, sou cliente — assim como #Ayom já tinha passado a ser, pouco antes, por seu fundador e principal mantenedor @pedro@ayom.media .
Atendi a pedidos da própria empresa, aparentemente enviados em massa para clientes brasileiros, para que fizesse uma avaliação do serviço num tal TrustPilot, que parece análogo ao brasileiro ReclameAqui, ou vice-versa. Segue uma cópia adaptada do relato:
⭐️⭐️ Tecnicamente nos conformes, porém enganosa para o consumidorEstou extremamente insatisfeito com a prática comercial da Contabo, em especial em relação a um aumento de 20% na mensalidade que passou de 5.50 dólares para 6.60 com a justificativa de uma suposta descontinuação do suporte à minha máquina virtual. Isso pareceu um estratagema de manipulação que se aproveitou da boa-fé do consumidor e contornou os Termos e Condições do serviço (Cláusula 4-9) para evitar tratar seu potencial abusivo. Embora o serviço tecnicamente funcione, o lapso ético é decepcionante.
Pela legislação europeia, acredito que isso possa ser considerado abusivo por desprezar a boa-fé e criar desequilíbrio entre as partes. No Brasil, provavelmente seria julgado abusivo e nulo de acordo com o Código de Defesa do Consumidor que proíbe tais práticas enganosas.
Acabei mantendo o plano original e depois contratei um novo, até perceber que ambas as máquinas têm infraestrutura idêntica. Isso é revoltante e destaca ainda mais a falta de ética do fornecedor.
Sugestão de melhoria: Para construir confiança, a empresa deve divulgar claramente suas práticas comerciais padrão tais como potenciais aumentos de preço após o primeiro ano e oferecer opções genuínas de continuidade do serviço a fim de não enganar os clientes.
Reposta da empresa:
Obrigado por dedicar tempo para compartilhar sua opinião. Lamento realmente pela sua experiência — nós levamos isso a sério e vamos investigar mais a fundo.
I am extremely dissatisfied with Contabo's business approach, particularly when a 20% fee incre ...Trustpilot
10 July 1902 | Russian Jewish woman Tsipa Gast was born in Chernigov. She emigrated to France.
In July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy with her husband Mozes (Moshe). They did not survive.
In this sweeping episode, Gordon and I are joined by Cynthia Chung (cynthiachung.substack.com) for a masterclass on Iran’s modern history.Matthew Ehret (Matt Ehret's Insights)
The TRACERS mission is a pair of twin satellites that will study how Earth’s magnetic shield — the magnetosphere — protects our planet from the supersonicNASA
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While analysts chase AI fantasies, Moscow quietly expands its industrial and battlefield edge.DD Geopolitics
Used @Vivaldi for the entire day today and I gotta be honest, I got used to the non-Arc-like tabs pretty fast.
Tab stacks are cool, I wish drag and drop was smoother (or at least gave better visual feedback), but overall I think it solves my need for organizing tabs quite well.
I set new tabs to always open in a stack with the current tab (i.e. if I open a link in a page in a new tab, it creates a stack for it) which helps with keeping things tidy when going down a rabbit hole.
I also mapped the Quick Commands dialog to open on cmd+t, mimicking Arc's spotlight-thingy. It is fast and works quite well, especially after configuring it to open links in a new tab as well.
Gonna keep using it, I think. Arc still works and probably will for a while, but I'm preparing for the day its updates cease. Plus, Vivaldi seems to deserve some spotlight, there's obviously a lot of care put into it.
The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives
https://apnews.com/article/nil-college-payments-71c0e114c9feb1e1a9e3651df2149123?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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In the first part of the program, we’re joined by board-certified psychiatrist and writer Dr. Samaiya Mushtaq who details how empathy as a skill requires attention, a commodity in short supply these days. Dr.Kate Horgan (Project Censored)
🚧 20 years. 1 billion dollars. 5000 workers a day. Welcome to the most ambitious construction Egypt has seen since the pyramids. 🏗️🇪🇬A stone’s throw from...YouTube
Senate Republicans block attempt to roll back massive tax hike on professional gamblers
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White House budget director accuses Fed chair of violating building rules in renovation
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Anxiety levels in NYC about to reach new levels
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The shuttering of the Crown Heights clinic represents a milestone in New York’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic — but getting tested will be harder.Samantha Maldonado (THE CITY - NYC News)
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It's been a busy time for us UB-monkeys! We've caught up on the archives, so here are the latest UB RADIO SALON shows have been posted to the Internet Archive, and are now available for streaming/download:
UB Radio Salon 904 - Experimental Sounds... 11 May 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio Salon 905 - Experimental Sounds... 18 May 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 906 - Big City Orchestrae & The Fourth Sunday Players... 25 May 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 907 - live experimental sound session... 1 June 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 908 - live experimental sounds... 8 June 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 909 - live experimental sound session AJ Pinecone + dAs + pxe... 15 June 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 910 - live experimental sounds... 22 June 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 911 - Big City Orchestra Presents: The SquircUbe Chronicles... 29 June 2025 on DFM.nu
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UB Radio 912 - live experimental sounds w/guests Brian Lucas + Kevin Van Yserloo... 6 July 2025 on DFM.nu
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2-hours of live improvised experimental radio sound-art broadcast live from the Chakra Chimp Research Kitchens of Northern California-land. Netcast on...Internet Archive
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Real estate investors are buying a larger share of U.S. homes as high prices and borrowing costs deter traditional buyers.The Seattle Times
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G. #Kuzmanovic . Fréquence Populaire Média
🚨 Vladimir #Poutine a bel et bien participé au sommet des #BRICS2025 à Rio !
📺 À voir ici : youtu.be/s91VEpdsBgs
🐑 Certains répètent comme des moutons que #Poutine n’était pas présent.
👉 Faux ! Il est intervenu depuis Moscou, en visioconférence, lors de la séance plénière officielle, dans un décorum pleinement estampillé #BRICS.
Pour Fréquence Populaire Media, et afin de rendre ce discours accessible à tous pour que chacun puisse se faire sa propre opinion, j’ai traduit son intervention intégrale, que nous vous proposons sous-titrée en français :
💥 Refus de l’hégémonie occidentale et de la globalisation néolibérale.
🌍 Défense d’un monde multipolaire et souverain.
📣 Appel à la refondation des institutions internationales.
💱 Promotion des échanges en monnaies locales, hors du 💲.
👉 Pour information, la délégation russe était la deuxième plus importante du sommet, avec notamment Sergueï #Lavrov et Maxim #Oreshkin, directeur de cabinet de Poutine et pressenti comme l’un de ses successeurs.
🤔 Une fois encore, je suis sidéré par la légèreté avec laquelle la plupart des médias français et des "analystes" traitent ce qui se joue aujourd’hui dans le Sud global.
🇧🇷 On repart sur le terrain : direction RIO pour couvrir le sommet des BRICS.🎯 Soutenez notre reportage indépendant ici 👉 https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/...YouTube
NEW DELHI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- At least nine persons died and over six were injured when their vehiclen.people.cn
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AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets
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It wasn't a prison. You can call it a concentration camp, you can call it mass grave, you can call it anything, but not a prison
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#AnasAbusrour #kidnapping #Palestine #MikoPeled
Anas talks with Miko about his experience in an Israeli prison while in Washington DC on March 20, 2025.YouTube
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