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Nvidia plans to resume H20 AI chip sales to China after Washington assured shipments will be approved, reversing an earlier Trump administration stance in April (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)

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Nvidia (NVDA) Plans to Resume Sales of H20 AI Chips to China

Nvidia Corp. plans to resume sales of its H20 AI chip to China after securing Washington’s assurances that such shipments would get approved, a dramatic reversal from the Trump administration’s earlier stance.
Mackenzie Hawkins (Bloomberg)

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Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists
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"Animals react to sounds being made by plants, new research suggests, opening up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between them.

In the first ever such evidence, a team at Tel Aviv University found that female moths avoided laying their eggs on tomato plants if they made noises they associated with distress, indicating that they may be unhealthy."

#Nature #Plants #Animals #Communication


Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists

It opens up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between plants and animals.
Pallab Ghosh (BBC News)

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Cabin Comfort and Touchscreen Controls: The Hidden Cost of Self Concrete Mixer Operator Comfort

The gleaming new generation of [self loading mixer concrete](aimixconcretesolution.com/self…

) presents operators with spaceship-worthy cabins featuring orthopedic air-ride seats, multi-zone climate control, and panoramic digital displays. While these amenities dramatically improve working conditions, they introduce complex trade-offs that ripple through equipment budgets, maintenance schedules, and operational efficiency. Beneath the surface of these comfort upgrades lies a web of unintended consequences that savvy fleet managers must navigate to maintain profitability in an increasingly competitive market.

## The Illusion of Increased Productivity
Manufacturers often justify premium-priced comfort packages with promises of enhanced operator productivity. The reality reveals a more nuanced picture. While ergonomic improvements reduce fatigue during extended shifts, the **cognitive load** imposed by multilayer touchscreen interfaces actually slows decision-making in time-critical mixing operations. Studies of mixer crews in Qatar's extreme climates showed operators in basic cabins maintained 7% faster cycle times than those navigating complex control ecosystems.
![Maintenance on self loading mixer](287460)
Modern vibration-damped cabins isolate operators so effectively that they lose tactile feedback about mixture consistency—a sensory connection veteran drivers traditionally relied upon to adjust water content instinctively. Some European contractors now install supplemental vibration actuators in steering wheels to artificially restore this lost feedback channel, creating an ironic solution to an over-engineering problem.
## Maintenance Complexity Behind the Luxury Facade
That sleek 12-inch capacitive touchscreen represents a **single point of failure** more vulnerable to concrete dust infiltration than traditional tactile controls. Repair costs for climate control systems in [mini concrete mixer](aimixconcretesolution.com/conc…) cabins run 300% higher than standard HVAC units, with specialized particulate filters requiring replacement every 250 operating hours in dusty environments. The sealed, pressurized cabins that protect operators from external noise introduce new failure modes—a single damaged door gasket can disable the entire air filtration system.
Electro-hydraulic control systems underpinning these comfort features demand proprietary diagnostic tools unavailable at most rural job sites. A survey of Australian mining operations revealed that mixer downtime increased by 22% after adopting full-comfort models, primarily due to waiting periods for specialized technicians. The very systems designed to improve uptime through operator satisfaction ironically create new dependencies on manufacturer support networks.
![AS 4.0 Cement Mixer Self Loading Machine for Road Widden in El Salvador](287459)
## The Training Gap No One Anticipated
Transitioning veteran operators to these technologically advanced [concrete mixers South Africa](aimixconcretesolution.com/self…) requires surprisingly extensive retraining. The intuitive interfaces prove anything but instinctive for workers accustomed to mechanical levers and analog gauges. One Indonesian contractor documented a 40-hour learning curve before operators achieved their former efficiency levels—a hidden cost rarely factored into procurement decisions.
Younger operators drawn to the high-tech cabins often lack the **material science intuition** developed through years of hands-on mixing. The industry sees growing instances of perfect slump readings on digital displays coinciding with poor field performance, as operators become over-reliant on sensors rather than visual-tactile assessment. Some forward-thinking companies now run parallel training programs teaching both traditional judgment skills and new interface navigation.
The comfort revolution in mixer cabins isn't inherently misguided—it simply demands more thoughtful implementation. Smart fleets balance these upgrades with robust maintenance protocols and hybrid training approaches. Others opt for selectively equipped units, reserving full-comfort models for extreme environments while maintaining simpler machines for routine operations. The most successful operators recognize that true efficiency comes not from chasing every available comfort feature, but from strategically integrating enhancements that genuinely improve outcomes without introducing unsustainable overhead.

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MechaHitler got a job with the Trump administration.

They had to fire a thousand government storm watchers to afford this.

But sure, keep telling me both parties are the same.

Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI - CBS News
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Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI

The announcement comes just days after Grok generated antisemitic responses and praised Hitler, which were later deleted.
Patrick Maguire (CBS News)

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Usual suspects parade some shop-worn wares ahead of a roundtable to nowhere

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/15/productivity-debate-left-right-arguments

Both left and right are peddling the same stale ideas in the 'productivity debate', with the same overheated rhetoric. But the economy isn't at the crisis point they claim. The post Usual suspects parade some shop-worn wares ahead of a roundtable to…


Usual suspects parade some shop-worn wares ahead of a roundtable to nowhere

Bernard Keane (Crikey)

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Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra?

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/15/tasmania-liberal-corflutes-harvard-zachary-rolfe-gambling

Plus The Canberra Times rewrites history. The post Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra? appeared first on Crikey.


Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra?

The Australian government keeps giving money to Harvard, a social media selfie fail, and an absolutely stellar corflute placement.
Cochon Truffier (Crikey)

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Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/15/spotify-military-industrial-complex-daniel-ek-helsing-streaming

Spotify has siphoned a decade's worth of profits from artists into the military tech industry. Is this the death of art? The post Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art appeared first on Crikey.


Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art

Charlie Lewis (Crikey)

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Renowned Microbiologist: mRNA 'Vaccines' 'Destroyed the Brains' of 'Billions of People' - Slay News

A world-renowned microbiologist has issued a chilling warning over the unprecedented damage that Covid mRNA "vaccines" have caused to the brains of people who received the injections.
Frank Bergman (Slay News)

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#GrahamLineham can fuck right off with his gaslighting. Not to be content with the #Nazis having the only #Holocaust, #Netanyahu and his #WarCabinet have created their own 21st Century Holocaust in #Gaza. And for what? So they can steal some beach-front property from #Palestine? ---

Captain Jack Sparrow

2025-07-15 02:51:21

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Ni de gauche, ni de droite, mais bien réac : Pourquoi la technocritique d'Anti-Tech Resistance n'est pas la nôtre
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"Ce texte est issu d'un travail collectif entre des membres des collectifs l'AG Antifa Paris 20e, Extinction Rebellion, Désert'Heureuxses, le Mouton Numérique, la SAMBA (Section Antifasciste Montreuil Bagnolet et Alentours), Soin Collectif Île-de-France, Technopolice Paris Banlieue,

Ni de gauche, ni de droite, mais bien réac : Pourquoi la technocritique d'Anti-Tech Resistance n'est pas la nôtre

Ce texte est issu d'un travail collectif entre des membres des collectifs l'AG Antifa Paris 20e, Extinction Rebellion, Désert'Heureuxses, le Mouton Numérique, la SAMBA (Section Antifasciste Montreuil Bagnolet et Alentours), Soin Collectif Île-de-Fran…
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The United States is now functionally equivalent to Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

As of today there is no more "it's going to happen" - it has now happened, fully and completely. The US government has been taken over by ultranationalist authoritarians intent on ethnic cleansing. That should be the headline of every newspaper and news program. Sound the alarm. Sound all the alarms.

Screenshot of official Homeland Security (@DHSgov, verified) post stating 'Remember your Homeland's Heritage.' Shows painting titled 'New Life in a New Land - Morgan Weistling' depicting a white pioneer family - woman in blue dress holding a baby, man in hat and green shirt - inside a covered wagon. Through the wagon opening, western landscape with mountains and another covered wagon visible. Posted 2:42 PM Jul 14, 2025, 1.2M views.

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A Brest, une ZAD s'installe au Froutven
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"A Brest, dans la nuit du 11 au 12 juillet une zone à défendre d'est installée à Maner Coz sur la zone de construction du futur Arkéa Park. Nous relaions ici le post insta de la zone qui revient sur les raisons de l'occupation et un article de Reporterre, média qui a suivit l'installation de la zone la nuit dernière."

A Brest, une ZAD s’installe au Froutven

A Brest, dans la nuit du 11 au 12 juillet une zone à défendre d’est installée à Maner Coz sur la zone de construction du futur Arkéa Park. Nous relaions ici le post insta de la zone qui revient (...)
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📢 Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is being held under extremely alarming conditions after being detained and taken to an ISR prison in December following a brutal military campaign on the key #gaza hospital

🔹 His lawyer, Ghaida Qasem, detailed Abu Safiya's state, reporting that he had lost 40 kilograms. Dr. Abu Safiya is held in an underground cell with no exposure to sunlight #warcrimes #torture

#palestine

📰 Report Al Mayadeen JUL-14

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Dr. Abu Safiya enduring severe abuse in Israeli prison: Lawyer

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya suffers severe abuse, starvation, and medical neglect in Israeli custody, according to a report by his lawyer, Ghaida Qasem.
Al Mayadeen English (Dr. Abu Safiya enduring severe abuse in Israeli prison: Lawyer)

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With US support from both sides of the aisle, like Democrat Cory Booker, who sometimes raises feeble objections and often does not even do that, to Republican Lindsey Graham, who openly called for the evisceration of Gaza, as well as their respectively moribund political leadership, the dismemberment and starvation of innocent people continue unimpeded.

counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/wh…

#usa #gaza #genocide


When Democrats and Republicans Agree on Foreign Policy, Violence Often Results - CounterPunch.org

Before a multi-course dinner at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented President Donald Trump with a copy of a letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Michael Slager (CounterPunch.org)

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Abolition de la police et de la prison. Réfléchir autrement que par la punition. Pour des organisations collectives et un futur abolitionniste.
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Abolition de la police et de la prison. Réfléchir autrement que par la punition. Pour des organisations collectives et un futur abolitionniste.

Comment imaginer un futur sans prison sans police ? Comment abolir ces institutions qui ne font que rajouter de la violence à la violence ? Hors du système de la punition, de la torture, de la (...)
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François Besse, un flamboyant rebelle si discret
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"Bandit d'honneur, Robin des Bois moderne, nouvel Arsène Lupin, ennemi public n°1 français, Roi de la cavale, Lieutenant de Mesrine, les surnoms et superlatifs n'ont pas manqué pour qualifier François Besse au parcours unique dans le grand banditisme. S'il fait partie des hors-la-loi les plus célèbres du XXe siècle, son parcours, tel qu'il est

François Besse, un flamboyant rebelle si discret

Bandit d’honneur, Robin des Bois moderne, nouvel Arsène Lupin, ennemi public n°1 français, Roi de la cavale, Lieutenant de Mesrine, les surnoms et superlatifs n’ont pas manqué pour qualifier François Besse au parcours unique dans le grand banditisme.
La Grappe

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BREAKING: Through direct action, Palestine Action forces the permanent closure of 'Eagle Strategic Consulting Ltd'.

Owned by Elbit director and former Lieutenant General, the firm was set up by Richard Applegate to consult and lobby for Israel's biggest weapons firm.


--- @Pal_action, on x/twitter

#PalestineAction #Palestine #activism

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Zohran Mamdani Gets Whisked Off Stage by an Aide When Asked to Clarify His Remarks About ‘Globalizing the Intifada’ (VIDEO)

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Zohran Mamdani Gets Whisked Off Stage by an Aide When Asked to Clarify His Remarks About 'Globalizing the Intifada' (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Mike LaChance

           During a campaign event on Monday, New York City communist and Democrat nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani was quickly whisked off camera by an aide when a reporter asked him to clarify his remarks about globalizing the Intifada.
Mike LaChance (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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Journal de bord de Gaza 98
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"Rami Abou Jamous écrit son journal pour Orient XXI. Fondateur de GazaPress, un bureau qui fournissait aide et traduction aux journalistes occidentaux, il a dû quitter en octobre 2023 son appartement de Gaza-ville avec sa femme Sabah, les enfants de celle-ci, et leur fils Walid, trois ans, sous la menace de l'armée israélienne. Réfugiée depuis à Rafah, la famille a dû ensuite se


Journal de bord de Gaza 98 – Ricochets

Rami Abou Jamous écrit son journal pour Orient XXI. Fondateur de GazaPress, un bureau qui fournissait aide et traduction aux journalistes occidentaux, il a dû quitter en octobre 2023 son appartement…
Ricochets

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Public statement on the Australian govt's intention to "adopt a definition of antisemitism that mendaciously defines criticism of Israel as a form of antisemitism."

"The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) calls on the Australian government to remove Special Envoy for Antisemitism Jillian Segal from her position"...

... "following revelations that Segal’s family donated to.. a far-right group that has promoted.. anti-Palestinian racism."

apan.org.au/media-releases/?_a…

#AusPol #Racism .

Public Statement On the Antisemitism Report and the Prime Minister's Response We are deeply alarmed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s embrace of recommendations that would see public funding withheld from universities, media organisations, and arts institutions unless they adopt a deeply contested definition of antisemitism—one that dangerously conflates criticism of Israel \ = with hatred of Jews.

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The teacher didn't do a fucking thing while the monkey was chirping or when he spit. But as soon as a white kid stood up, the teacher ran in... minds.com/newsfeed/17916875646…

The teacher didn't do a fucking thing while the monkey was chirping or when he spit. But as soon as a white kid stood up, the teacher ran in... | Minds

...s chirping or when he spit. But as soon as a white kid stood up, the teacher ran in.... Subscribe to @MuhDindu on Minds
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Why is setting up a new phone such a dystopian fucking nightmare, EVERY DAMN TIME?

Should it REALLY take an hour or more of my time to set up a brand new phone with a brand new number and absolutely nothing special about it?

My youngest is getting his first phone tonight, and I am very grateful that he is my youngest, which hopefully means I'll NEVER have to do this nonsense again.

I'm kidding myself, obviously--he'll need at least one more phone before he leaves the house. Damn it.

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Justice pour Mehdi : une cagnotte pour soutenir la famille face à la condamnation de 18 000 euros
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"Le 24 juin dernier, les proches et la famille de Mehdi, tué par la police six ans plus tôt, apprenaient qu'aucune charge ne serait retenue contre les policiers responsables de son décès.
En plus de cette nouvelle injustice, ils et elles ont été condamnés à verser la

Justice pour Mehdi : une cagnotte pour soutenir la famille face à la condamnation de 18 000 euros

Le 24 juin dernier, les proches et la famille de Mehdi, tué par la police six ans plus tôt, apprenaient qu’aucune charge ne serait retenue contre les policiers responsables de son décès. En (...)
stuut.info

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Noëlle Besse, une illustre bandite pourtant inconnue
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"Une grande partie de l'existence de Noëlle Besse est faite d'évasions, de cambriolages, de lutte dans les prisons et de solidarité. Pourtant, elle est bien moins connue que son frère, François Besse, gangster français légendaire. Paradoxalement, elle incarne à la fois la femme qui va aider, soigner et suivre sans faillir les hommes de sa

Noëlle Besse, une illustre bandite pourtant inconnue

Une grande partie de l’existence de Noëlle Besse est faite d’évasions, de cambriolages, de lutte dans les prisons et de solidarité. Pourtant, elle est bien moins connue que son frère, François Besse, gangster français légendaire.
La Grappe
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Violet Madder

@nazokiyoubinbou
Most of them are probably too depraved to ever comprehend anything beyond their own egos.

All the rest of us really need to learn, honestly, is that we don't need them. We don't need their lies, their toys, or the stupid prizes from their stupid games. The minute people stop feeding their power, it crumbles. That takes finding better things to believe in.

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L'armée tente de coloniser les esprits - Rompre le lien Etat-citoyen pour délier aussi les chaînes Capital-Travail
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L'armée tente de coloniser les esprits - Rompre le lien Etat-citoyen pour délier aussi les chaînes Capital-Travail – Ricochets

Dans la continuité de la guerre économique totale, la mégamachine, par la voix du tyran Macron, s'arme à mort pour accentuer ses guerres et porter la guerre militaire un peu partout en embringuant…
Ricochets

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Beglov describes relations between Russia, Belarus as truly kindred, brotherly eng.belta.by/politics/view/beg…

Beglov describes relations between Russia, Belarus as truly kindred,  brotherly

Relations between Russia and Belarus are truly kindred and brotherly, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Minsk on 14 July.
Belarusian Telegraph Agency
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