What is chikungunya, the virus now spreading in southern China?
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Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks
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I was kind of surprised to see this article on HackerNews, so I thought I'd ask here; how do you handle your dotfiles and do you share them publicly?
My own dotfiles started from those provided by ArcoLinux, with a bunch of changes over the years I had them. Currently installed using Ansible, because that's more sensible than Bash for this imo.
I love dotfiles and I love sharing. But I have this weird feeling that sharing my dotfiles is too intimate and personal.Juha-Matti Santala
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1048 words (23678 total) on The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to AI (a short book about being a better AI critic, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) #DailyWords
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Thing is, the food is so good for Vegas the longer beard helps save the flavor for later.
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_Democrat DECLARES Zohran Mamdani Is The “DEMOCRATIC MESSAGE,” Dems Are Going FULL SOCIALIST_
They denied being "socialists" for more than a century, then they embraced it.
Then also denied being "communists" for the past few decades. But now they're embracing it.
At least now, they're being honest (sort of, anyway.)
What they are is state supremacists (of the totalitarian variety) who, at a minimum, believe they (collectively, of course) have the right to control whatever aspect of anyone's and/or of everyone's life that they decide is "for the general welfare" and/or is "for the greater good" and/or is "for the children" and/or is "to redress past wrongs" (committed by those no longer alive, against those also no longer alive,) regardless of whether or not they will allow you to have nominal rights to liberty and/or nominal title to whatever property.
Note that what nominal ("in name only") rights they will allow is the major issue that divides one state supremacist from another. Of course, in any state supremacist system, all rights are "in name only," because they can, will, and fully intend to, use the power of the state they control to make you do whatever they want—you know, the same state whose courts decide what the laws (and Constitutional clauses) actually mean, and how those laws (and Constitutional clauses) apply in specific cases.
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CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves faced fresh calls for a wealth tax after a major think tank said that she will likely have to raise taxes to plug a £51 billion black hole in the public finances.Morning Star
A letter from 52 scholars including Tariq Ali, Judith Butler, Angela Davis, Naomi Klein and Avi ShlaimGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
There are now 214,000 parents eligible for Child Benefit but not claiming itAlbert Toth (The Independent)
When the truth about child trafficking and satanic Pedos reaches the masses
It's over!
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@parker there could be open standards like DKIM and SPF for email that don't reveal personal info, but upstream providers could use to validate traffic from an IP address originated from a human.
there are obvious downsides to this though for anonymous VPN users for example cause it requires some form of KYC and could cause anonymous human traffic to be throttled or blocked more easily, so i think we should proceed carefully with anything like this. there are some obvious potential benefits though in terms of blocking bots
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Rookie QB Shedeur Sanders to play in Browns preseason opener against Panthers
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¿está buscando alojamiento en el mismo Bilbao?
Bilbao tiene muy buena comunicación en metro lo que hace que haya muchas poblaciones en un radio de 30min en ese medio de transporte. Y en bus parecido, sobre todo hacia el interior.
Otra cosa es como de lejos de la estación de metro/bus esté el puesto de trabajo o si tiene horarios incompatibles
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In Latest Empty Promise, Apple To Announce Another $100 Billion Investment In US Manufacturing
The reality is manufacturing takes time to set up and develop. China ws a good place for Apple to assemble their phones. I suppose India was an alternate to hedge their China bet. All is good and everyone is happy. Apple stock is doing well.
Now the rules change. It could take a year to build a new plant, presuming you already have the property and logistics worked out.
Panthers CB Jaycee Horn in car accident, missed joint practice with Browns
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They say human behavior is highly predictable. Even at macro level general behaviors can be predicted in a society. But it can be much more accurate the more you know about an individual.
Guvament manufactured crises to provoke the public into accepting planned solutions was bad enuff. Now imagine it done much more efficiently down to the micro, individual level through mass surveillance and AI. Not nice.
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Superman star Dean Cain says he joined ICE ‘to help save America’
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One-time Man of Steel encourages social media followers to join up in video promising ‘great benefits’ and a $50,000 signing-on bonus but is accused of betraying his most celebrated character’s valuesJoe Sommerlad (The Independent)
Runaway Texas Democrat Lawmakers and the Law That Could Theoretically Remove Them from Office
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Texas Democratic lawmakers have fled to Democratic states in order to prevent a quorum necessary to pass legislation they oppose.Antonio Graceffo (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Trump to Announce Additional $100 Billion Apple Investment in U.S.
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Robert Mueller Living in Memory-Care Facility: Report
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Robert Mueller, former FBI Director who was tapped as special counsel to investigate President Trump’s 2016 ‘collusion’ with Russia is reportedly in a memory-care facility.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
WaPo publisher asked fact-checker what they should do ‘to appeal more to Fox News viewers’
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‘But now, working at The Post feels like being on the Titanic after it struck an iceberg — drifting aimlessly as it sank, with not enough lifeboats for everyone,’ Glenn Kessler wrote about his now-former employer.Justin Baragona (The Independent)
I LOVE my Framework laptop but I *hate* not having hardware mouse-buttons; about seventy billions times/day I will accidentally register, say, a middle-click instead of a left or right-click (and vice versa).
Anyone have a recommendation for a small, portable, wireless, battery-powered touchpad with THREE buttons? I've found a bunch of two-button ones, but I am a heavy middle-clicker!
Third Green Dildo Tossed Onto the WNBA Basketball Court — Angry Player Kicks It Off Court (VIDEO)
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In what is now the third sex‑toy disruption in a week, the WNBA saw another neon green dildo hurled into play during a game between the Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks.Jim Hᴏft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Trump gets more sports medals he didn’t earn as his collection grows with Olympic triumphs
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President has often boasted about winning golf championships hosted at his club and displayed various awards and medals he’s receivedAriana Baio (The Independent)
A first-of-its-kind dataset from Japan shows delayed fatal adverse events are real — Masako Ganaha joins to discuss her team’s findings.Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (FOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse))
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Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez (D., Ill.) is locked into a fierce fight with the White House over controversial remarks at the second annual Panamerican Congress held in Mexico, including declaring, “…JONATHAN TURLEY
Tech giants enabling #Gaza_Genocide :
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals.
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The Israeli army’s elite cyber warfare unit is using Microsoft’s cloud servers to store masses of intelligence on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza — information that has been used to plan deadly airstrikes and shape military operations, an investigation by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and the Guardian can reveal.
Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
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BREAKING: Fort Stewart in Georgia on Lockdown After Active Shooter Opens Fire – Casualties Reported
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An active shooter opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday morning.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Rethinking DOM from first principles
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Trump will highlight Apple's plans to invest $100 billion more in US, raising total to $600 billion
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Department of Defense has reportedly pulled its forces from three strategic military installations in Syria and Iraq, according to a quarterly report by the Pentagon's Inspector General.Tasnim News Agency
_BREAKING: Project Veritas: Whistleblower: Former AG Bill Barr and Media Figure Use Burner Phones to Run Illegal Immigration Visa Fraud Scheme for Elites and Billionaires_
Fake visas for sale...
FTA: Project Veritas on Tuesday released a bombshell story from a whistleblower alleging former US Attorney General Bill Barr along with media figure Armstrong Williams is running an illegal immigration visa fraud scheme for elites and billionaires.
Patrícia Lélis, whistleblower, former Brazilian journalist at Howard Stirk Holdings, who is in hiding abroad, told Project Veritas that she was prosecuted after reporting Bill Barr and Armstrong William to the FBI.
“It is way more easy to defraud the immigration system and the government more than people think. And I have proof of that because that’s what Armstrong [Williams] and [Former Attorney General] Bill Barr does,” she said.
Patrícia Lélis alleges wealthy foreigners are obtaining US visas through sham companies and Bill Barr not only knows about it, he is actively participating in the scheme.
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Project Veritas on Tuesday released a bombshell story from a whistleblower alleging former US Attorney General Bill Barr along with media figure Armstrong Williams is running an illegal immigration visa fraud scheme for elites and billionai…Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
From General Flynn
Senator Tom Cotton is leading an effort to gut the Office of the Director of National Intelligence through his bill S.2202, the so-called “Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act of 2025.”
Don’t be fooled by the name. This bill would strip critical oversight powers from the ODNI and hand them back to agencies like the FBI and NSA, which have repeatedly proven they cannot police themselves.
This is not about efficiency. It’s a power grab designed to derail Director Tulsi Gabbard’s work to uncover what really happened during the Barack Obama years, when false intelligence narratives like Russia-gate were weaponized against President Donald J. Trump.
Cotton’s bill is a direct attack on the one office capable of bringing transparency and accountability to a deeply corrupt intelligence establishment.
At the exact moment Director Gabbard begins investigating key Obama-era officials like Clapper, John Brennan, and Rice, Cotton moves to kneecap her. This is no coincidence. His bill even rewrites job titles and chains of command to subtly but effectively insulate entrenched bureaucracies from oversight.
Cotton tries to sell this as a MAGA-friendly reform by tossing in a redundant DEI ban that Gabbard already implemented on day one. It’s political theater meant to bait conservatives while handing the deep state more control.
S.2202 must be stopped.
I break it all down in my latest piece. Please read it, share it, and if this outrages you like it does me, please speak up.
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S.2202 MUST BE DEFEATEDMichael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET) (General Flynn's Substack - Official)
Aztec Batman is being released by DC Comics, once again echoing the view that these human-sacrificing cultures ought to be lionized.Bitchute
UK FALLEN: Tommy Robinson ARRESTED 2nd Time this Week for Posting “F*** Palestine – F*** Hamas – F*** Islam” After Self-Defense Arrest Monday
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UK patriotic activist Tommy Robinson has been arrested for the second time in a week in UK for a post criticizing the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas and their supporters.Collin McMahon (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
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Miss a meeting? Go directly to jail.Jenna McCarthy (Jenna’s Side)
Automerge 3.0
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Automerge is a local-first data sync engine that makes it easy to build collaborative apps. Today we're excited to announce version 3.0 of Automerge!automerge.org
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Canada Bombards Swing States With Ads Explaining How Trump's Tariffs Screw Americans.www.facebook.com
A council which covers Sir Keir Starmer's constituency is poised to go fully vegan.
Labour-led Camden Council commissioned a report which found adopting plant-based catering in full was in line with the north London authority's "food mission", according to campaign group Plant Based Councils.
The plan means all events and meetings of the council would have "100% plant-based catering" so bacon, sausages, steak, chicken and fish would all be off the menu.
Plant Based Councils hailed a council report supporting the move as a "historic win for climate action, publich health and the community".
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Climate campaigners say the move is a 'historic win' but The Countryside Alliance insist on freedom of choice.Jon King (Express.co.uk)
The Ecosystem Approach brought to life.esc (The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.)
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says
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Chinese Yutong Launches Electric Buses for Pakistan’s Climate, tailored models and striking a record 400-bus deal for green transport.News Desk (The Daily Cpec)
»Mehrere Länder - darunter Deutschland - setzen die Hilfe für #Gaza aus der Luft fort. Laut Israel wurden heute insgesamt 107 Tonnen Hilfsgüter abgeworfen.«
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Stoppen Sie diese Verhöhnung der Zivilbevölkerung, @Bundesregierung! Sie wissen genau, was stattdessen zu tun ist.
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in reply to exu • • •What originally started as a git repo for storing backup scripts and a list of GNOME Shell extensions now contains dot files, systemd units, Pipewire and Wireplumber configs, scripts for installing new software from Brew and Flatpak, and a systemd service that pulls and apply the latest changes on session startup.
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GitHub - axeleroy/setup: Various configuration files and scripts to set up and manage my computers.
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in reply to exu • • •Yeah, I've been using scripts to set only the parts I actually want to modify, which is already a pretty good step for reducing the amount of information and knowing what you publish without having to review the dotfiles when you back up your latest configuration changes.
But even with that, there's some info I do not particularly want public.
Like, it starts with the name of my user account showing up in places. On my personal device, I just call it "main" to sidestep this whole problem, but if I want to use those scripts on my work laptop, well, the user name there is a shorthand of my real name, which I do not want to publish.
But there's also lots of things in between.
Like, I make music as a hobby, which isn't really something I care to announce to the world, but decided I don't mind the world knowing either.
On the other hand, I decided against sticking my RSS feeds into there for now, because I want to be able to add any RSS feed without having to think about whether I want that particular interest public.
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in reply to eta • • •Ah yeah, that didn't make a ton of sense. To some degree, I wanted to say that it may show up in various config files, which you're right, I could template with a shell script.
But then I'm using Nix for scripting, which has a concept that everything should be defined in the repo, so you shouldn't have dependencies on external state like
$HOMEor$USER.I'm still working out to what degree that's actually necessary/useful (and I do have a workaround, so I don't need to check in my username). But I'm guessing, it comes partially from the 'proper' thing being NixOS, where you define the whole OS in your configuration, so you would need to type out at some point anyways, what the user should be called, so that it can create it.
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in reply to exu • • •I got into the habit of keeping a ~24 GB VM image that I just clone to fresh systems and have yet to find the motivation to hunt down the config files I've created or modified over the years. I'd probably want to rip a couple personal in-jokes and spicy comments, but that would still be very rare.
Not that it's a dotfile, but much of my customization revolves around the UI, so any potential public repo would include themes, from which I'd remove some more identifying wallpapers. But my desktop config is unique enough IMO that I'm mildly afraid to post screenshots of it on accounts I don't want associated with this one.
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in reply to exu • • •yas-bdsm, but committed to Mercurial and backed up to disk and encrypted cloud.
Never shared. Ever. Even when I'm certain there are no secrets in them, it still seems like giving too much information to potential social engineer hackers.
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in reply to Ŝan • • •Mercurial?
Why? Genuinely asking, I've just never seen someone use it.
Ŝan
in reply to Blisterexe • • •TL;DR, Mercurial is a better VCS. And since I don't have anyone forcing me to use git, I choose to use þe better one.
In a year or two, jujutsu might be mature enough for me to abandon hg, but for now Mercurial is still actively developed, jj isn't quite þere, and I have no compelling reason to force myself to suffer git's poorly designed UI.
As an aside, you don't really see a lot of hg being mentioned, so I get it. Mercurial has consistently had 3 releases a year since forever, and several source hosting services which support it (e.g, Sourcehut). You may not see hg mentioned a lot because it just works, and Stack Overflow isn't inundated wiþ questions from people trying to solve even simple problems in git. But also, git is far more used þan hg, þanks largely to github.
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in reply to Ŝan • • •edit: I'm guessing its to throw a spanner in the works.
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in reply to dustycups • • •Also, a surprising number of people get so irritated by it, þey block me. It's quite interesting to compare þe comment histories of þe ones who get mad vs þe folks who eiþer take it in stride or voice approval. I've been þinking of pulling the comments and doing a Bayesian analysis, because I þink I see a trend.
I'll have to do some reading first. Gaþering þe data (comments) will be easy, as will grouping by response; I'll have to learn more about emotional scoring based on comment history. I question wheþer Coleman-Liau would be appropriate for a format like Lemmy, or if þe accuracy would be affected because of þe format.
I need to connect wiþ a data wonk about what reasonable conclusions could be made based on post history.
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in reply to itslilith • • •That was my biggest issue when I tried nixOS, that for a lot of configs I'd have needed to create my own wrapper.
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in reply to hobbsc • • •Ansible Automation Platform.
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in reply to exu • • •I share my dotfiles, I don't see anything intimate or personal in there. I share them because other Linux enthusiasts have asked about what to use or how I config it.
It's in my GitHub but what I don't do is share my GitHub publicly, mostly cause it links me from my shit posting social media where I'm too open about things, into the work and irl landscape.
I like to keep those things separate.
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in reply to exu • • •I don't share mine. I manage them with gnu stow and my private gitforge on my server (with 3-2-1 backup in place)
I don't have an objection to sharing them. I don't think it's too personal, I just don't use a public facing gitforge.
Edit to add: I have branches for my different machines in my dotfiles repo for variations
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in reply to exu • • •I have embarrassing code and commented lines in mine, so not sharing. (using Awesome and qtile)
If someone has a problem my dots have the solution for, then I might copy paste edited segments.