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North Atlantic’s volcanic secrets – it’s all about being thin


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Volcanic eruption Iceland

Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world, but its seismic nature is part of a much broader geological history.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists, supported by an ESA-funded project, have uncovered the underlying forces that forged the North Atlantic’s fiery volcanic past – shedding light on the vast geological region that spans from Greenland to western Europe, which is home to iconic natural wonders like the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.

#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Publishes RSS/Atom feeds to Diaspora*
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Iran launches a missile attack on the US Al-Udeid base in Qatar in response to the American aggression dailyyemen.net/2025/06/24/iran…

Iran launches a missile attack on the US Al-Udeid base in Qatar in response to the American aggression

The Iranian forces launched a major missile attack on the US Al-Udeid base in Qatar in in response to the recent American aggression that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities.Follow ups – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:Sources reported violent explosions in the
DAILY YEMEN

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Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the “dumbest” people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before. The reason for her “rantings” is all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump Administration. The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again. When we examine her Test Scores, we will find out that she is NOT qualified for office but, nevertheless, far more qualified than Crockett, who is a seriously Low IQ individual, or Ilhan Omar, who does nothing but complain about our Country, yet the Failed Country that she comes from doesn’t have a Government, is drenched in Crime and Poverty, and is rated one of the WORST in the World, if it’s even rated at all. How dare “The Mouse” tells us how to run the United States of America! We’re just now coming back from that Radical Left experiment with Sleepy Joe, Kamala, and “THE AUTOPEN,” in charge. What a disaster it was! AOC should be forced to take the Cognitive Test that I just completed at Walter Reed Medical Center, as part of my Physical. As the Doctor in charge said, “President Trump ACED it,” meaning, I got every answer right. Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she “represents,” and which she never goes to anymore. She better start worrying about her own Primary, before she thinks about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, whose career is definitely on very thin ice! She and her Democrat friends have just hit the Lowest Poll Numbers in Congressional History, so go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!

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🌐 Can you help translate Bonfire into your language?

We’re looking for translators and bilingual folks to help localise Bonfire extensions and UI into as many languages as possible — especially before the 1.0 release!

No coding needed — just a love of words.

🔥 Join here: app.transifex.com/bonfire/bonf…

P.S. You can also help by translating this very message and/or sharing it! The more communities we reach, the more accessible Bonfire becomes. 🌍💬

#Bonfire #Translation #Localization #FOSS #Fediverse


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Join Bonfire project in Transifex, and contribute to the world's largest localization community
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Bonfire

🌐 Puoi aiutarci a tradurre Bonfire?

Cerchiamo traduttori o persone bilingue per localizzare le estensioni e l’interfaccia di Bonfire in quante più lingue possibile — soprattutto prima del rilascio della versione 1.0!

Non serve saper programmare — basta amare le parole.

🔥 Unisciti a noi: app.transifex.com/bonfire/bonf…


The Bonfire translation project on Transifex

Join Bonfire project in Transifex, and contribute to the world's largest localization community
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Puntarella

🌐 Kannst du helfen, Bonfire in deine Sprache zu übersetzen?

Wir sind auf der Suche nach Übersetzenden und zweisprachigen Menschen, die helfen mögen, Erweiterungen und die Benutzer*innen-Oberfläche von Bonfire in so viele Sprachen wie möglich zu übersetzen. Insbesondere vor der Veröffentlichung der Version 1.0!

Keine Programmier-Kenntnisse nötig — nur eine Liebe für Wörter.

🔥 Schliess dich hier an: app.transifex.com/bonfire/bonf…

P.S. Du kannst auch helfen, indem du diese Nachricht übersetzst und/oder teilst. Je mehr Gemeinschaften wir erreichen, desto zugänglicher wird Bonfire. 🌍💬


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O inocente aqui estava animado porque colegas da infraestrutura estavam testando possibilidades — Proxmox entre elas — para substituir #VMware que domina o centro de dados desde sua concepção.

Até que um deles repassa a demais responsáveis, sem qualquer pudor, conversa em que solicita a um fornecedor de software privativo, que já teria fornecido à instituição, há anos, a versão de VMware em execução, quais produtos seriam recomendáveis hoje.

Se perguntar aos envolvidos, vão responder que são favoráveis a software livre: que até gostam de "Ubuntu"! Acrescentam, porém, que, por mais que tenham boa vontade, buscam aderir a supostas "práticas de mercado".

Assim, conclui-se que, perante essa equipe, jamais houve real chance para software livre e dificilmente haverá. No máximo, em algumas partes que sejam convenientes meramente para "reduzir custos".

#ética #softwareLivre #universidade #Brasil

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Rose

I agree, and it's not a new concept. Trump is the new concept & terrorists want him dead. People who have changed are used, the same way Muslims used our Constitution. "You can't do this or that! You'll be just like them!" FALSE! We're nothing like them. It's brainwashing. There aren't even that many keeping the world imprisoned, in fear & violence & destitute. Allowing it is immoral. Regular tribunals for tyrants will help, or we keep warring & end up like the Middle East.

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Well this is friggin cool!

"each text piece changes—adapts—depending on various conditions, like what time of day you access it or how many times you’ve viewed it. Some pieces change every few minutes, while others update every time a user looks at it"

404media.co/queer-online-zine-…


This Queer Online Zine Can Only Be Read Via an Ancient Internet Protocol

New Session publishes poetry via Telnet, rejecting the internet’s fast-paced enshittification.
Janus Rose (404 Media)

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NATO Secretary General Rutte Hypes Ukrainian Importance to Netherlands Summit After Kiev Is Told It Will NOT Be Part of the Alliance, and Zelensky Is Kept Out of Leaders’ Meeting

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/n…


NATO Secretary General Rutte Hypes Ukrainian Importance to Netherlands Summit After Kiev Is Told It Will NOT Be Part of the Alliance, and Zelensky Is Kept Out of Leaders’ Meeting | The Gateway Pundit | by Paul Serran

          As the leaders of the North Alliance Treaty Organization converge to The Hague, in the Netherlands, for today’s Summit, there’s still a side issue creating a lot of confusion: Ukraine.
Paul Serran (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”

~ George Washington
(1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, 'Father of the Country'
(An obvious reference to a Latin phrase, "Si vis paceum, parabellum.")
First Annual Message To Congress, New York City, January 8. 1790

Quotation by George Washington

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." ~ George Washington
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“We must contemplate some extremely unpleasant possibilities, just because we want to avoid them and achieve something better. Nobody, however, likes to think about anything unpleasant, even to avoid it. And so the crucial problem of thermonuclear war is frequently dispatched with the label 'War is unthinkable' -- which, translated freely, means we don't want to think about it.”

~ Albert Wohlstetter
(1913-1997) Professor, nuclear strategist

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America's full of shit and loves violence.

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Iranian women's rights used to justify war again, widely mocked online

A renewed debate around the portrayal of Muslim women, particularly in Iran, has gained traction on social media in recent days, with users critiquing and ridiculing long-standing western narratives that frame women in the region as in need of libera…
MEE staff (Middle East Eye)

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Atomic Agency Gave Diplomatic Cover to War on Iran consortiumnews.com/2025/06/23/…

Atomic Agency Gave Diplomatic Cover to War on Iran

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies call for IAEA chief Rafael Grossi's resignation for letting the agency be used by Israel and the U.S. to manufacture a pretext for attacking Iran. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S.
Consortium News

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I feel like this is the world's nichest tip, but I've recently realized that I much prefer writing the markdown files for my static site in Joplin vs. in a coding editor.

Historically, I've loved writing in a coding editor, but Joplin is a friendly enough interface and so much easier to sync these posts across multiple computers... I can work on a blog post on my personal laptop at night and my work laptop by day and never touch git!!!

[do not reply to tell me to use another version control]

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Lady MountainJay

— we’re all super excited and grateful! And look forward to what the actual church will look like!

Andrew Gould is our building designer:
newworldbyzantine.com/sacred/


Sacred - New World Byzantine

Sacred Projects Holy Ascension, Mount Pleasant, SC Saint John of the Ladder, Greenville, SC Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery, Perrysville, OH Holy Cross Hermitage, Wayne, WV Saint John the Baptist, Beaverton, OR Saint James, Beaufort, SC Saint Maximus…
New World Byzantine
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Lady MountainJay

— ooo, that church looks like it will be beautiful inside! I’m excited for you!

In case you might find it helpful, this series of super short videos has some good introductory info about the services, traditions, theology, etc.

For many Americans, it can be a bit of a culture shock at first. 😆 I know it was for me!

m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…


Welcome to the Orthodox Church

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
YouTube
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Lady MountainJay

-- wow, absolutely gorgeous!

The only place I've ever lived with any density of churches was in Utah, with one every 20 square blocks or so. But those buildings are so plain and utilitarian. 😛

I attended a Unitarian Church off and on in Nebraska in the late nineties, during my "metaphysical spiritual" phase. Whiffs of the coming woke madness were definitely there already. I can totally see a spook running one of those congregations. 😂

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If you're passionate about enjoying the great outdoors without sacrificing...


 If you're passionate about enjoying the great outdoors without sacrificing comfort, then “How to Camp and Stay Comfortable” by Andy Reven is an absolute must-have addition to your collection.

If you're passionate about enjoying the great outdoors without sacrificing comfort, then “How to Camp and Stay Comfortable” by Andy Reven is an absolute must-have addition to your collection.

This outstanding book redefines what it means to experience nature while maintaining a sense of homey ease. From beginners just starting out to seasoned outdoor enthusiasts, this work offers invaluable insights that will transform your approach to camping into an enjoyable, hassle-free adventure.

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Considering all its qualities, “How to Camp and Stay Comfortable” is undeniably a standout publication. Many readers will undoubtedly call it the book of the year for outdoor enthusiasts. Its blend of comprehensive advice, compelling storytelling, and actionable insights sets it apart from other guides. This book will quickly become your go-to resource for all things camping, transforming your outdoor experiences into moments of genuine relaxation and joy.

Don't miss out on this exceptional work. Pick up a copy today and discover how enjoyable camping can truly be when you have the right guidance. You will learn how to turn roughing it into an art form, all while creating memories that last a lifetime. This is more than just a book; it's your new best friend for outdoor adventures. Get ready to be inspired by the expert advice and engaging narration that make this work a true standout.

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Χρησιμοποιησε ανθρωπους σε καταναγκαστικα έργα, τους εβαλε να μενουν σε περιφραγμένα γκέτο, τους δολοφονησε με καθε πιθανό τρόπο, τους εσπρωξε στην πείνα εξοντώνοντας τους με λιμό, τους στερησε νερό και φαρμακα με αποτέλεσμα αρρωστιες που τους ξεπαστρευαν, τους εκλεψε τη γη και τις περιουσίες δηλωνοντας πως χρειαζεται ζωτικο χώρο για ασφαλεια καθώς είναι ο περιούσιος άριος λαός,τους στοχοποίησε ως "υπανθρωπους" και υπεύθυνους για καθε κακό που περνάει..

Δεν ειναι η ναζιστική Γερμανία.

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La loi définit "forte chaleur" à partir de l'alerte jaune canicule de Météo France, jusqu'à l'alerte rouge

- Mise à dispo OBLIGATOIRE d'eau fraîche à proximité du poste de travail

- 3L d'eau fraîche par personne et par jour si pas de point d'eau accessible

- Adaptation des postes de travail pour ne pas faire les tâches les plus dures aux heures les plus chaudes

- Limiter la durée du travail, prévoir plus de pauses

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Travailler sous la chaleur : Nouvelles obligations des employeurs
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STTE42

L'inspection du travail peut intervenir en cas de non mise en place de conditions adaptées au travail sous la chaleur. Si le patron n'a toujours rien fait dans les 8 jours, il risque un PV.

C'est bien mais ça n'est pas assez !

La loi c'est pas magique. C'est un outil mais ce qui compte le plus c'est le rapport de force, c'est nous !

Organisons nous !
En réseaux, en syndicats

Notre pouvoir c'est notre force de travail. Luttons pour notre santé, pour nos droits, pour notre dignité !

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24 juin 2025 – Tribune collective « Ne pas oublier Gaza : les enfants y meurent en silence » publiée dans La tribune du dimanche
ldh-france.org/24-juin-2025-tr…
"Plusieurs responsables associatifs, dont Adeline Hazan, Adrien Taquet ou Nathalie Tehio appellent la France à rompre avec l’inaction et à faire du respect du droit international une priorité absolue"

24 juin 2025 - Tribune collective « Ne pas oublier Gaza : les enfants y meurent en silence » publiée dans La

communication (LDH)

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Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, of the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky, a phenomenal State that I won all three times (by a lot!), keeps talking about how he is going to protect the Constitution, but he is actually very bad for the Constitution, and will probably vote against “THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” that grants the Biggest Tax Cuts in History, secures our Southern Border from Criminal Invasion, funds the Golden Dome, our Great Military and Veterans, protects our Second Amendment, grants NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY (for our Great Seniors!), and so much more. He is against all of the above, and many other incredible things. Why would anyone want to vote for a so-called “Congressman,” a RINO, at best, who wants to raise your Taxes by 68%, which is what will happen if, “THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” doesn’t pass. He votes, “NO!” on everything, because he thinks it makes him cool, but he’s not cool, he’s a LOSER!

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Après une expérimentation illégale de la vidéosurveillance algorithmique avec IBM de 2017 à 2019, la métropole de #Toulouse récidive dans le cadre d'un nouvel appel d'offres. next.ink/188969/toulouse-sequi…

Toulouse s'équipe en vidéosurveillance algorithmique alors qu'elle est encore interdite - Next

Toulouse veut moderniser son système de « vidéo protection » via l’implémentation de « solutions d’analyse algorithmique », et plus particulièrement l’ « intégration de modules d’intelligence artificielle permettant d’identifier en temps réel les com…
Jean-Marc Manach (Next)
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Technopolice

À Toulouse comme ailleurs, #PasDeVSAdansMaVille ! Retrouvez notre page de campagne avec toutes les ressources utiles pour s'opposer à la surveillance automatisée de nos espaces publics urbains !
laquadrature.net/pasdevsadansm…

Pas de VSA dans ma ville

VSA La surveillancebâtit son empire tout sur laVSA kitaffiches et flyers Pas de VSA dans ma ville Pas de VSA dans ma ville ! Marseille, Montpellier, Paris...
La Quadrature du Net

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**The case for a Canadian wealth tax**
By @pluralistic

A major problem with letting billionaires decide how your country is run is that they will back whichever psycho promises the lowest taxes and least regulation, no matter how completely batshit and unfit that person is

pluralistic.net/2025/06/23/bil…

Pluralistic: The case for a Canadian wealth tax (23 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net

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learning a language is so fun. when i was a teen i had too much shame and too many extracurriculars to do much other than the spanish classes in high school, but linguistics in general has been a special interest that i kinda-sorta let go unloved? sorta. for me, tech and linguistics are one single larger interest. i like both for the same reasons. i wanna learn more languages!!!!
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tetris nymph

this leads me to what i hate most about LLMs. not the lies or the ecological evil, but the personal hatred of the field's utter disregard for any actual science of linguistics and languages. techniques of refining models do not represent advancements in processing language or generating useful responses. it's fancy guesswork that lies about being language.

i maintain that the responses generated by LLMs does not qualify as "language".

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Couldn't resist so I gave Rachael's arguments to ChatGPT and I asked it for a rebuttal. It only seemed fair. 😉 ---------- That’s a strong critique, and it deserves a thoughtful response. Here’s a structured rebuttal that addresses the core concerns without dismissing the legitimate points behind them: --- **1. “LLMs aren’t language, they’re fancy guesswork.”** Yes, LLMs are fundamentally statistical pattern matchers. They don’t "understand" language in the way humans do—they model *form*, not *meaning*, by predicting likely word sequences. But this doesn't disqualify them from producing *language*. Language is, at its core, a structured signal system governed by patterns, and LLMs are very good at modeling those patterns. **Counterpoint:** Language as humans use it has always relied on prediction, pattern, and statistical regularity. Children don’t learn language by studying formal grammars—they internalize usage patterns. LLMs mimic this, albeit in a different (and much shallower) way. If a system produces coherent sentences that people interpret meaningfully, denying that it’s “language” becomes a philosophical stance rather than an empirical one. --- **2. “LLMs ignore linguistic science.”** This is partly true. Many LLM architectures, especially early ones, were developed without deep engagement with linguistic theory. They're engineering-first tools. However, recent research increasingly connects LLM behavior with linguistic phenomena—syntax, semantics, pragmatics, etc. **Counterpoint:** While they didn’t emerge *from* linguistics, LLMs now serve as testbeds *for* linguistic hypotheses. They show surprising emergent behaviors (like understanding long-distance dependencies or discourse structure) that align with linguistic theory—even if not perfectly. That’s not to say they're replacements for theory, but they're tools with real utility. --- **3. “Refining LLMs isn’t progress in language processing.”** If your definition of progress is rooted in theoretical understanding of language, you might be disappointed. But if it’s about building tools that produce useful language outputs across translation, summarization, Q\&A, education, etc., then LLMs represent a giant leap forward. **Counterpoint:** Just because LLMs don’t solve *fundamental* questions in linguistics doesn’t mean they aren’t progress. They’re like early planes: they didn’t explain gravity, but they flew. That’s still remarkable engineering. --- **4. “LLMs lie about being language.”** They don’t lie. People do—by overhyping them or anthropomorphizing them. LLMs are tools. They simulate language use without consciousness or intent. The criticism should be aimed at those misusing them or misrepresenting their capabilities, not the models themselves. --- **In summary:** LLMs aren’t replacements for linguistic theory, but they *do* generate language, as defined by usage and comprehension. They’re flawed, impressive, limited, and powerful—sometimes all at once. Dismissing them entirely risks ignoring the genuinely novel linguistic behavior they exhibit, even if that behavior arises from "fancy guesswork." If you're open to it, this isn't a war between real linguistics and AI—it’s a potential collaboration.

tetris nymph

2025-06-24 12:16:31

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this leads me to what i hate most about LLMs. not the lies or the ecological evil, but the personal hatred of the field's utter disregard for any actual science of linguistics and languages. techniques of refining models do not represent advancements in processing language or generating useful responses. it's fancy guesswork that lies about being language.

i maintain that the responses generated by LLMs does not qualify as "language".


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Key Netanyahu ally says October 7 massacre 'saved the people of Israel' haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-0…

Key Netanyahu ally says October 7 massacre 'saved the people of Israel'

Arye Dery, chairman of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, said in an interview on the right-wing Channel 14 that the massacre of October 7, Trump's election, were 'great miracles' that led to Israel's war with Iran
Haaretz
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dfyx

Hard to say. I'm not a historian, so I can only speculate. I would assume that Hitler would eventually select a successor and there is no way of telling how good that person would be at keeping the Reich in order.

comparable to say Soviet communism’s collapse in the real world


As far as I understand it, the fall of the Soviet Union was preceded by at least a decade of economic struggle that was caused by a multitude of factors. Basically the only thing they had to export was oil and weapons and the only nations they could trade with were relatively poor. When their oil production cost kept rising, they just couldn't keep their exports high enough to import enough food and luxury goods to keep their population happy. This was a prime driver for unrest in regions that bordered the west, especially East Germany who of course got news of what life in West Germany was like. The Soviets were eventually forced to open the Berlin Wall and from there, there was nothing they could do to keep people from just leaving and fully collapsing the economy in the process. To this day, 35 years after the reunion, former East Germany is way behind the rest of the country even though on paper they have the same chances as everyone else, just because there has been a massive brain drain.

So overall, the collapse of the Soviet Union was less a failure of communism itself and more a failure to counteract their economic weaknesses as well as a result of their isolationism. The USA didn't win the Cold War because of the inherent superiority of capitalism but because the world drinks Coca Cola, wears jeans, watches Hollywood movies and works with IBM-compatible PCs. If the Soviet Union had pivoted their economy to those kinds of goods and had managed to export them to the west, they might have become what China is today.

So it all comes down to the question if alternate-history Germany manages to do that. With technology advancing slower overall and therefore becoming less of a factor in global markets, and at the same time keeping a lot of top scientists who in the real world left for the other superpowers, they could probably do it.

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I wish there was a way in #Sharkey to either automatically #hide #posts I've #seen before or manually hide/ dismiss posts I've seen before. My #timeline is full of people #reboosting the same posts over and over and over again. Which is fine! I get that! And I'm not complaining about that. But it results in me seeing the same damn posts over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.......

You get the idea.

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"Absolute horror show as FL gets started bldg its own IMM detn cen.🚨🐊 ALCATRAZ to hold human beings in an area surrounded by alligators & snakes in horrific heat & w NO oversight."
-N Gupta

"They'll send ppl to horrific situations with no #dueprocess *direct violation of promises the SG made to the Ct in previous cases.

This greenlights sending ppl to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign C."
-A R-Melnick
#TrumpRegime/R SCJ👿
PROTEST‼️
#Immigrants #USPol
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An aerial view of the land for Alligator Alcatraz:

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Facility Will Apparently Open in July

The facilities (yes, plural) will allegedly hold around 5,000 beds.
Alex DeLuca (Miami New Times)
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Economists praise "price discrimination" as "efficient." That's when a company charges customers different sums based on inferences about their willingness to pay. But when a firm sells you something for $2 that someone else can buy for $1, they're valuing the dollars in your pocket at half the rate of the other guy's.

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2025/06/24/pri…

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A busy 1950s grocery store. The scene has been altered: the massive, menacing, glaring red eye of HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' hovers over the store, shooting red beams into the cash register. The store -- but not the shoppers at its front -- is suffused with red light. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Pluralistic: Surveillance pricing lets corporations decide what your dollar is worth (24 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net
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Cory Doctorow

@tasket @Gargron s

See pluralistic.net/2023/04/16/how… in which I explain my choice of servers, etc, as well as how to filter threads in your timeline.

My threads are CC BY, and available in fulltext RSS. You can remix that feed however you'd like including publishing it on Fediverse in a format you prefer.

I publish in multiple formats and you are more than welcome to unfollow here and get them some other way.

As my bio notes, 'I post long threads.'

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tasket

@Gargron Thanks, but I decided to switch to using RSS for your feed. The issue is that I still want to see "Long threads" emerge in my TL, but only the first 1 or 2 parts.

Mastodon has remained assiduously non-algorithmic in its TL presentation. So in rejecting complex, blackbox algorithms it also rejects ones that could be less than 4 lines of open code yet very beneficial to the users' pursuit of "effective communication" to use Eugen's term.

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Robert Kingett

@tasket @Gargron This is what I do and it actually works wonders for me. I think the chopping up and posting is automated though? But you’ve touched on another reason why I just don’t read threads on here very often. If there’s a thread with like five or six post? I simply won’t read it. Give me a blog post with a three hour estimated reading time and day of the week though and I will sit down and read that whole post in one go!
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Ah! Gotcha! I thought it was automated, so thanks for clearing that up! I wish more instances had giant character limits like mine. It makes posting things like this far easier and with 1 simple CW I don't clog up people's timelines !but to the other person, he usually posts his link in his first post at the top of the thread, so if you see a chunk, go to the first post. For example, this one is pluralistic.net/2025/06/24/pri… @pluralistic @tasket @Gargron

Pluralistic: Surveillance pricing lets corporations decide what your dollar is worth (24 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Ghassan Kanafani’s 'The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine' examines the mass uprisings against Zionism and for independence from British colonialism. A new English translation of the book offer news insights into the pivotal text. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/intervi…

Interview with Hazem Jamjoum on Ghassan Kanafani and ‘The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine&#

Ghassan Kanafani’s ‘The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine’ examines the mass uprisings against Zionism and for independence from British colonialism. A new English translation of the book offer news insights into the pivotal text.
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Putin: Russia is making efforts to assist the Iranian people

Russia is making efforts to assist the Iranian people amid escalation in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi.
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So, the way we're going to solve climate change and save the Amazon is by auctioning off oil sites in the Amazon.

Also, we're having a big conference on saving the Amazon in the Amazon and we're building a huge road, an airport for private jets and some luxury hotels for some very specials VIPs. All in the Amazon! Wow hee!!

Brazil auctions off several Amazon oil sites despite environmentalists and Indigenous protests

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David

The final blow will be that they send a nuclear bomb in a cargo container on a cargo ship to New York.


Interesting. Before the Manhattan Project during WWII, many thought that, probably, a critical mass would be so heavy that nuclear weapons would have to be delivered to ports in ships as you describe.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical…

Manhattan Project research suggested that a critical mass could actually be quite small. The Trinity test proved it. Nuclear weapons can be small enough to be delivered as bombs, torpedo warheads, or missile warheads.

Fortunately, only two nuclear weapons have been used to deliberately kill people, so far.


smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction

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Lavrov Speaks at Primakov Forum: ‘World Order Is Shifting Fast’

Well......Apparently not fast enough for the people of #Gaza

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed global policymakers, diplomats, and academics at the XI Primakov Readings in Moscow, warning that the intern...
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L'Iran a confirmé avoir ciblé lundi une base militaire américaine au Qatar, en représailles aux bombardements dimanche de trois sites nucléaires iraniens, tout en précisant que cela ne posait "aucune menace" au Qatar.
"En réponse à l'action agressive et insolente des États-Unis contre les sites et installations nucléaires iraniens, les puissantes forces armées de la République islamique d'Iran ont frappé il y a quelques heures la base aérienne américaine d'Al-Udeid, au Qatar", a indiqué le Conseil de sécurité nationale iranien dans un communiqué, en ajoutant que le nombre de missiles utilisés "était le même que le nombre de bombes que les États-Unis avaient utilisées pour attaquer les installations nucléaires iraniennes".
"Cette action ne représente aucune menace pour notre pays ami et frère, le Qatar", a-t-il ajouté.


#Iran #qatar #usa #base #AlUdeid

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Jack-O

The quickest path to explode the argument is:

We are told that "gender Identity" & "biological sex" are different things. We are told this by *experts*.

How does mutilating one's biological sex organs "affirm" one's "gender identity" when that pursuit is to mimic the opposite "biological sex"?

It's a fantasy pursuit & tricks on young minds.

I know this well. My niece was deceived at 18 years old and did the top surgery.

That is never to return w/o ARTIFICIAL implants to "reclaim"

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@Java
Yes. Many doctors trained in western medicine are schooled to follow authority and always submit to higher authorities. It's protocol to appeal to authority, to greater *experts*

Being "schooled" is indoctrination. Not the same thing as being "educated". Being educated allows one to leave the reservation via critical thinking and challenging the status quo of what has simply been told to them.

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@JackONeill Good points. My family discusses it a lot. I find that people in my circle have gotten more vocal & learned how to say, "No" to certain medicines, esp statins, will bring up new developments, and aren't afraid to mention alternatives. The doctor of a friend of mine who refused the shot during Covid said to her, "You must be one of those MAGA people." 😆 She said, "I am, and proud of it." @Andre
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Andre

2/2

I propose:

Pseudomorphic Dysmorphilist: Describes those who use a combination of costume and medical interventions in an attempt to resolve dysphoria.

Pseudomorphic Autophilist: Descrises those who use a combination of costume and medical interventions for sexual/fetish purposes.

Pseudomorphic Dysautophilist: Describes those with a combination of the above.

I invite your comments!

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language and localization


Simply use the tag #joborun to post here and have your text seen by the joborun community, otherwise it will be in the chaos of fediverse/diaspora

@alostfella@diasporasocial.net

Anyway, how the heck do you switch languages? I mean, I've tried, fcitx and uim. Both work fine on joborun, but I've some issues, uim is hard af to manage and idk how to get it running on the terminal, any terminal though I use st--and therefore vim. For fcitx, I have made it work. But both kill the system somehow if I press the F keys, as in F5, F6, or XK keys, as in to lower audio or whatever. Maybe you're not the guy I should be sending this to and I'm wasting your time, but idk, any recommendations?


In X the best place for keyboards and languages is /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
Overall system language settings is best set at /etc/locale.conf /etc/locale.gen then run locale-gen to pass the settings
On labwc ~/.config/labwc/environment

What you describe with the F keys is some program remapping key combinations for different power functions, but what you mean about "kill the system" is not very clear. Shutdown, reboot, loose graphical environment and exiting to console?
Runit only allows system going down with the 4 functions in /usr/bin/run/{poweroff,reboot,shutdown,halt} where it is best to only use /usr/bin/run/reboot and /usr/bin/run/reboot -f as root

Not all software are translated to all languages, so it is best to have a 2nd language you are semi-comfortable with as backup when your 1st choice doesn't work.

Also, to keep the installation image small all language and documentation is removed, you may have to reinstall a specific program to get manuals and language specific labels ..etc.

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Oh, sorry, I'm kind of new to the fediverse/diaspora. What I meant is that, whenever I pressed one of those keys, the X environment would keep working, technically, but it would just freeze. So, I couldn't do anything, not even switch between switch to any other TTY. The cause: A deprecated command inside my .xinitrc file:

exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session

Used it as a temporary fix for some program to work, but it's deprecated to have such thing inside xinit.

Still, regarding /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf, it's a great solution for Latin languages such as Deutsch, Portuguese, etc. Though, it's, perhaps just easier to use "setxkbmap" on the run or making a script, but falls short when dealing with languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Extremely annoying, but it seems that the only viable way to make them work is using fcitx, ibus or whatever bloated IME :/. The best solution I've found so far, is getting 'uim', removing all the bloat and then compiling it using musl-gcc or tcc by yourself (possible, but a pain in the ass, plus it may bring a lot of compatibility issues with some programs).

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joborun linux

I have used setxkbmap in menu of a wm to switch instead of shortcut/keybinds before, but I don\t know/understand why it wouldn't work with some valid system languages.

I made this kbd-tapper program that may help in identifying language/kbd settings in your X, it claims to work on wayland, gnome/kde is disabled but the --xkb "layouter " is still needed to be specified
See the manual here kbd-tapper.sourceforge.io/tapp…

I accept total ignorance of E.Asian language keyboards and difficulties, I assume they exist on english dominated computer environment. EN is not our native language either .. but is common and popular among unix/linux users so we have to live with it.

Symbols and symbolism should be seen as what they are, confusing crap coming from a subjective theistic culture of primitive people. We can assign visual and audio symbols to refer to a tree, different in every corner of the world, but the tree in front of us remains the same one tree whatever we call it. Keyboard keys and their combinations send a unique signal by opening closing circuits to a system that wouldn't understand any human language but only its own.

So if I say un, uno, one, ena, uahad, ein, 1 is still a symbol of the concept of 1

I think comrades Mao, Pol Pot, Kim Yong Un, would agree with me up to this point ... we can disagree on many others 😀

If we were in Hollywood land I would have said "god help you" and avoid further investigation ... luckily we are not.

% tapper --xkb --list-layouts

shows which and if defined lang/kbd sets are defined in X, and I believe come from that /etc/x11/...conf file you mention
They must be set right so you can set key combinations to switch between them
So if the above command doesn't show any or only one switching is not possible.

tapper: Keyboard layout switcher for X Window System and Wayland

kbd-tapper.sourceforge.io
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