Small flower farm with big plans
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FiatDemise submits CCS proposal to retroactively fund XMRChat project
FiatDemise1 has submitted their first CCS proposal2 apparently looking to retroactively fund the XMRChat 3 project, partly using unclaimed funds from the Tipxmr.live CCS4:
XMRChat is website that provides content creators with a service, allowing them a way to receive messages and tips in Monero. [..] The tipxmr.live CCS, created 4 years ago, has expired, unclaimed funds. We’d … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 16 December 2024 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 16 2024 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels:
Based on the opinions given here2 I decided to go back to the No Wallet Left Behind Matrix room and IRC channel for the next i.e. coming Monday’s meeting, and to not contiune to hold meetings like the last one in the -dev Matrix room and IRC channel.
This meeting’s c … ⌘ Read more
Did I write here already that the reason why I love Twtxt so much is that it works without having to compile, install anything extra. Just the bin applications that come with 95% of all operating systems and you’re good to read and participate, giving you have a domain name somewhere to host the twtxt.txt file.
Hydroponic Automation Board with Raspberry Pi Zero 2 and STM32 Processor
The RootMaster is a hydroponic automation platform designed to provide precise control over water, and environmental conditions. Designed for developers and enthusiasts, it includes onboard sensors, CAN support, and outputs for controlling up to three pumps and additional peripherals. According to the documentation, the STM32G4 microcontroller is based on the Arm Cortex-M4 32-bit RISC core […] ⌘ Read more
Hungry flying foxes cost SA cherry growers $4million to save Christmas
Flying foxes are in abundance in South Australia and their hunger for local fruit is now impacting cherry growers, resulting in an expensive solution to save your Christmas celebration. ⌘ Read more
ASUS J6412I-EM-A Mini ITX Motherboard Featuring Intel J6412 Quad Core Processor
ASUS recently featured the J6412I-EM-A, a Mini ITX motherboard designed for embedded industrial applications. It features dual GbE ports, multiple display options, and extended storage capabilities to address diverse operational requirements. This motherboard is configured with the Intel Celeron J6412 processor, built on the 10nm Elkhart-Lake platform. Celeron-J6412 — 4C/4T, 2.0 – 2.6 … ⌘ Read more
Apple Store Coming to Saudi Arabia Both Online and In Person Next Year
Apple today announced that its online store will be available in Saudi Arabia starting in summer 2025.
Apple also said that it plans to open several flagship retail stores in Saudi Arabia starting in 2026, including one in Diriyah, a UNES … ⌘ Read more
Company caught up in I-Med privacy scare plots US land grab
One of the hottest health technology start-ups in Australia has hosed down concerns about how patient data is treated to train its AI platform. ⌘ Read more
A short winter bike tour
Yesterday, I watched some cycling videos and that somehow gave me some motivation to do at least one more short bike tour this year. Today, I did a short round around the city and saw some new places. With 5° Celsius and some sun, the temperature wasn’t the best, but at least it didn’t rain. To keep the motivation high, I listened to some music with my new headphones. ⌘ Read more
Editor’s Note – Can You Help
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Stephan:
The news is getting ever bleaker and it is getting more complicated to get fact-based data. I want to thank all who have been sending in monthly contributions or who have sent in support over the past several days. This makes a great deal of difference to me.
I have been doing SR now for 33 years; I give it away freely and don’t permit advertising because I don’t have time to dig out whether a potential advertiser fosters wellbeing. Over the years i … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s ‘Government of Billionaires’ Boasts Combined Wealth Greater Than New Zealand’s GDP
David Gilmour, Staff Writer - msn | MEDIAite
_Stephan: On January 20th we will officially become a government of oligarchs, grifters, and sex offenders, headed by a multiple felon, rapist, and traitor. Welcome to the USA. That may sound like a politically partisan statement, but it isn’t. It is a simple statement of fact. One can only imagine h … ⌘ Read more
‘Dirty and dumb!’ Trump may cancel major government contract
Jessica Corbett, Staff Writer - AlterNet | Common Dreams
Stephan: A first taste of Trump’s new administration’s corruption, further damage to an already deeply wounded postal service, with more sure to follow.
_‘Help!’ Trump panics over mail-in voting in early morning Truth Social post Credit: Gage S … ⌘ Read moreThe deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health care system
Dylan Scott, Editor and Senior Correspondent - VOX
_Stephan: The expense, quality, and social outcome data of America’s illness profit system (IPS) has become so expensive and bad that many apparently see the shooting of United Healthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson as a killing done by someone enflamed with rage by something that happened to them done by the IPS. I think Trump, the oligarchs who serv … ⌘ Read more
There’s only one way to defeat Trump’s billionaires boys club
Thoma Hartmann, Commentator - Raw Story | AlterNet | Commentary
Stephan: I think Thom Hartmann has it right. I have been quite struck by the contrast between how the people of the nations of Georgia and South Korea responded to authoritarianism, and the weakness of the American response. I don’t think most Americans have a clue as to what is about to happen to them.
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[47°09′18″S, 126°43′22″W] Automatic systems disengaged due to heavy rain
Was just catching up on all the LinkedIN garbage that is well umm garbage 🗑️ One was from a candidate I interviewed, so I had to reply to t …
Was just catching up on all the LinkedIN garbage that is well umm garbage 🗑️ One was from a candidate I interviewed, so I had to reply to that 😅 – Anyway…. Saw this random post in my “notifications”:
How do land that job with a Unicorn
First off, you’ll have to define what da fuq a “Unicorn” is! 🤣 My understanding a Unicorn is a mythical creature with … ⌘ Read more
(#skgn6ea) @bender@bender Already planning on going back to the same place again next year 🤣
@bender Already planning on going back to the same place again next year 🤣 ⌘ Read more
AirPods Max Announced Four Years Ago Today
Apple’s AirPods Max were announced four years ago today, marking the company’s first push into the high-end over-ear headphones market under its own brand name.
Rumors about Apple’s work on a pair of high-end headphones, at the time believed to be [called the “AirPods Studio,](https://www.macrumors.com/2020/05/09/apple-o … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 49 2024: 5 PRs, 5 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (4)
monero-project/monero:
b4n6_b4n6 proposes bounties for Stack Wallet bug fixes
b4n6_b4n61 has proposed bounties2’3 for fixing two recently reported Stack Wallet4 issues5:
#1 Add checksum check for mnemonic seed
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)
#2 Diagnose and fix linux crash
Total Bounty: 0.5 XMR (to date)
To start working on the tasks yourself, you should make your intentions public by posting a comment in the bounty threads.
To increase the bounties you can … ⌘ Read more
First impressions with the soundcore AeroFit 2 open-ear headphones
While I skipped the Black Friday deals, I couldn’t resist picking up the soundcore AeroFit 2 headphones a few days later. Being home alone over the weekend gave me the perfect opportunity to spend more than 24 hours testing them thoroughly. Here are my first impressions of these open-ear headphones. ⌘ Read more
MaixCAM-Pro: High-Performance AI Platform with RISC-V Processor, 5MP Camera Support and WiFi6
The MaixCAM-Pro is a hardware platform for developing and deploying AI vision and IoT applications. It supports rapid prototyping and implementation, offering powerful processing, integrated peripherals, and a versatile software ecosystem for both hobbyists and experienced users. The MaixCAM-Pro features upgraded hardware compared to its predecessor, including … ⌘ Read more
Will new competition laws make your digital life cheaper?
The EU-style regime aims to stop big tech locking down their platforms. But we are still a long way from making smartphones a truly open ecosystem, like home computers. ⌘ Read more
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“A minimalist social network powered by plain text files”
My brain keeps shortening this to “a socialist network …” and then jumps to “uhh, large parts of the US won’t like this” … 🤦🤪
Editor’s Note – Can You Help
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Stephan:
The news is getting ever bleaker and it is getting more complicated to get fact-based data. I want to thank all who have been sending in monthly contributions or who have sent in support over the past several days. This makes a great deal of difference to me.
I have been doing SR now for 33 years; I give it away freely and don’t permit advertising because I don’t have time to dig out whether a potential advertiser fosters wellbeing. Over the years i … ⌘ Read more
Donald Trump’s Second Administration Will Be As Women-Hating as Ever
Rebecca Gordon, Lecturer Department of Philosophy - University of San Francisco - The Nation
_Stephan: As I study the trends shaping the United States, it has become clear to me that one of the most central trends is the MAGAt attempt to reimpose on American society a kind of late 19th century genderism, mostly by defining what is acceptable behavior for women. Women are supposed to be … ⌘ Read more
Republican senator prepares ‘DOGE Act’ targeting agencies
Kevin Bogardus, - Politico
_Stephan: Tennessee MAGAt Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn has always been a notably inferior and incompetent member of the Senate, although the people of Tennesse don’t seem to see this. She has also always been a submissive doxy to Trump, and I am not surprised that he chose her to introduce legislation to legalize his previously non-existent DOGE agency that is going to gut d … ⌘ Read more
The Right Has a 150-Page Battle Plan to Shut Down Progressive Civil Society
Negin Owliaei and Maya Schenwar , - truthout
_Stephan: The MAGAt Republicans under Trump’s guidance first with Project 2025 and now with legislation like HR 9495 have made it very clear what they intend, and this is what I think is going to happen to the United States. By March, I think America will have become a plutocracy with Trump as an authoritarian leader. What I w … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 18.2 Coming Soon, iPhone 17 Rumors, and More
2024 is rapidly drawing to a close, but Apple isn’t quite done with releases for the year as iOS 18.2 and related operating system updates are arriving very shortly. Apple Intelligence is a major focus for these updates, but there are some other tweaks and improvements arriving for all users.
Looking toward hardware rumors, discussion continues around Apple … ⌘ Read more
MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 14 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 14th 2024 at 17:00 UTC in the #monerokon 2 Matrix/IRC channels.
The meeting’s discussion topics should be available on agenda.monerokon.org 3.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer4.
_Note that the upcoming event will take place in Prague on June 20-22 20 … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Privacy and Anonymity in Monero
I have a written a blog post on how Monero uses Cryptography (ECDH, Pedersen Commitments, Schnorr Signatures, Ring Signatures etc) to add privacy & anonymity on the blockchain. I have covered most of the cryptography used except for RangeProofs (Bulletproofs) which I plan to cover later in a separate post. Do let me know if you find any mistakes or if something isn’t clear.
Link: https://risencrypto.github.io/Monero/
risensteam0 (at) protonmail (do … ⌘ Read more
(#6qqvh2q) @johanbove You are also welcome to use and/or borrow from twtxt2html 👌
@johanbove @johanbove.info You are also welcome to use and/or borrow from twtxt2html 👌 ⌘ Read more
Added TwtHash hashes to every message on my personal Twtxt HTML renderer. Code is not yet ready for prime-time. Need to work out some kinks still.
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/02 to 12/06 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/06/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
yep, my point is that the txt part is redundant for twtxt
Also a .txt file could be in any format, for example those plans from John Carmak are stored now as .txt -> https://github.com/ESWAT/john-carmack-plan-archive/blob/master/by_day/johnc_plan_19960218.txt
Although being named .plan was expected for them to work, if I recall correctly -> http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/P/plan-file.html
k9s – manage your Kubernetes cluster and it’s objects like a pro!
Community post originally published on Dev.to by Sunny Bhambhani Introductionk9s is a terminal based GUI to manage any Kubernetes(k8s) cluster. Using this single utility, we can manage, traverse, watch all our Kubernetes objects. More information around… ⌘ Read more
Understanding k0s: a lightweight Kubernetes distribution for the community
Ambassador post by Prithvi Raj, CNCF Ambassador and Community Manager at Mirantis As Kubernetes continues to grow as the de-facto orchestration platform for containerized applications and is massively adopted by large, medium as well as small… ⌘ Read more
Compact RISC-V Linux Development Device with USB Form Factor Powered by Rockchip RV1103
The Luckfox Pico WebBee RV1103 is a Linux micro development board powered by the Rockchip RV1103 chip, offering a compact platform for diverse development projects. Encased in an ABS protective shell, it supports applications such as lightweight web servers, USB script tools, and smart home devices. Similar to the Luckfox Pico Mini, this device features […] ⌘ Read more
TikTok Still On Track for January Ban as Appeals Court Upholds Ruling
Popular social network TikTok did not receive a reprieve from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and it is still facing a ban that is set to be enacted in January, reports The Wall Street Journal.
TikTok and several of the social networ … ⌘ Read more
Why I’d never switch to an 🍎 iPhone
Recently, Kev announced he’s switching back to Android, and judging by his first impressions, he seems to be enjoying it. Coincidentally, I came across a video from Linus Tech Tips, where Linus shared his thoughts after using an iPhone for 30 days – and let’s just say, he wasn’t impressed. ⌘ Read more
Editor’s Note – Can You Help
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Stephan:
Two readers wrote me, and my wife told me, I should have left this note up for a couple of more days. And so I do.
First of all, I want to thank all who have been sending in monthly contributions or have sent in support over the past two days. This makes a great deal of difference to me. I am going to run this one more day.
I have been doing SR now for 33 years; I give it away freely and don’t permit advertising because I don’t have time to dig out … ⌘ Read more
This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change
Benji Jones, Environmental Correspondent - Vox
_Stephan: Nothing I see suggests to me that the coming christofascist autocracy is going to do anything substantial about protecting the matrix of life from the devastation of climate change. Here is a sense of what is coming. I urge you to get involved with some citizens’ movement that works to protect democracy and prepare meaningfully to change the … ⌘ Read more
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
Oliver Milman , Environment Reporter - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: I have given you a number of articles about what climate change is doing, and is going to do to the cost of home and business insurance if you can get it at all. The insurance industry, both healthcare and real estate, poured millions of dollars into getting Trump elected, so I doubt he is going to d … ⌘ Read more
Transcript: Expert Stunned as Trump Picks 9th Billionaire for Top Job
Greg Sargent, Contributing Writer - The New Republic
Stephan: When I tell you that the United States is about to become a racist, genderist, christofascist authoritarian nation, that is not a politically partisan statement. It is an emerging factual reality.
_Donald Trump, soon to be the leader of an authorit … ⌘ Read moreEvery Display Upgrade Rumored for Apple’s iPhone 17
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 17 lineup may bring some of the most significant display improvements we’ve seen in recent years. While the iPhone 17 series isn’t expected until late 2025, multiple rumors suggest Apple is working on substantial screen upgrades across its entire smartphone range.
From enhanced refresh rates to advance … ⌘ Read more
(#rbniy5q) > PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by sci …
PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by scientific research and experimentation.
And no, by “research”, I do not mean googling.
Literally the whole point of a scientific PhD is to perform experiments and study to answer a specific research question that no one has looked into yet.
Whilst Chat … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] [CCS] Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP) explainer video released!
Full-Chain Membership Proofs boost sender privacy by expanding the anonymity set from 16 to 100M+, eliminating vulnerabilities in ring signatures. With forward secrecy, transaction chaining, and Outgoing View Keys, Monero remains the most private and fungible cryptocurrency.
Links:
- https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=jc8Kc0WogAI
- [MO report](/vostoemisio-ccs-proposals-animated-videos-fcmps-what- … ⌘ Read more
Kewbit posts second ‘Haveno App’ CCS progress report amidst growing criticism
Kewbit1 has posted a second progress report2 for their CCS proposal to continue development work on the Haveno App 3 project amidst growing criticism4 from the Monero community over various inconsistencies:
I am pleased to confirm that we have reached Milestone 2 (pending further testing) of the Haveno App enhancement project. [..] I respectfully request a 50 … ⌘ Read more
You can select some text from a web page and right/command click and select print… and select To PDF to quickly save snippets for save-keeping or further reading.
RC of MacOS Sequoia 15.2, iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, Released for Testing
Apple has issued the release candidate build for iOS 18.2, MacOS Sequoia 15.2, and iPadOS 18.2, for all users that are involved in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. RC, or Release Candidate builds, are typically the final version of a beta before it gets released to the general public, indicating the final … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/05/rc-of-macos-sequoia-15-2-ios … ⌘ Read more
AirPods 4 With ANC Drop to $139, Beating Black Friday Deals ($40 Off)
Amazon has just significantly dropped the price on Apple’s AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation to $139.00, a $40 discount from their usual $179.00 pricing. This beats Black Friday pricing by around $25, making this a tremendous opportunity to pick up Apple’s latest AirPods a … ⌘ Read more
Can you be addicted to water?! 🤓☝️ Let’s find out ⌘ Read more
Has someone a) found a bug or security hole in GoBlog or b) actually sent well over 5 million requests to my site to like my post about how to export GPX files automatically from Komoot? 🤔 ⌘ Read more
[47°09′31″S, 126°43′38″W] Transponder still failing – switching to analog communication
How to Record Calls on iPhone
One of the potentially most useful newer features on iPhone is available in iOS 18.1 and later, offering a remarkably simple way to record calls on iPhone. Now, iPhone has an easily accessible call record button, available on the same phone screen that you use to toggle speaker phone, mute, and end the call. When … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to generate unit tests with GitHub Copilot: Tips and examples
Learn how to generate unit tests with GitHub Copilot and get specific examples, a tutorial, and best practices.
The post How to generate unit tests with GitHub Copilot: Tips and examples appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Announcing Linkerd 2.17: Egress, rate limiting, and federated services
Project post originally published on the Linkerd blog by William Morgan Today we’re happy to announce the release of Linkerd 2.17, a new version of Linkerd that introduces several major new features to the project: egress… ⌘ Read more
Why we, as knowledge workers, should take care of work-life balance
Community post by Annalisa Gennaro At the beginning of this year, I fell apart. I found myself in pieces, struggling to say a single word without bursting into tears. I had severe sleep issues, suffered from… ⌘ Read more
watchOS 11.2 Lets You Pause iPhone Video With Camera Remote App
In watchOS 11.2, Apple has added a useful new feature that’s designed to allow you to pause video that you’re recording on the iPhone using the Camera Remote app on the Apple Watch.
The Camera Remote app has been available since the Apple Watch initially launched, and while there was an option to start … ⌘ Read more
Billionaire investor with military contracts picked to be No. 2 at Trump’s Pentagon
Sarah K. Burris, Senior Editor - Raw Story
Stephan: Welcome to the christofascist authoritarian oligarchy the United States is about to become.
The Pentagon Credit: ShutterstockPresident-elect Donald Trump has announced that he intends to … ⌘ Read more
Builders have 108,000 unsold homes. Good luck trying to buy one
James Rodriguez, Senior Reporter - msn | Business Insider
_Stephan: Something very strange is happening to the housing market, as this article describes. It is getting very hard for younger first-time buyers to own a property because interest rates are close to 7% if they can find a house and afford the down payment and monthly costs. But even if they can do that finding a home, as described, is … ⌘ Read more
The US supreme court’s trans rights case threatens decades of civil rights precedent, experts say
Sam Levin, - The Guaardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: The MAGAt-controlled Supreme Court, like Republicans in general, don’t seem to understand or even care about the wellbeing and medical reality of children as well as the LGBTQ subpopulation. With Trump in the Presidency, Congress dysfunctional, and the corrupt MAGAt majority dominating … ⌘ Read more
Walmart rolls back DEI programs after right-wing backlash
y Nathaniel Meyersohn, Reporter - CNN
Stephan: As MAGAt world becomes increasingly dominant in the United States the emerging trend is we are becoming an increasingly nasty country, and I predict it is going to get much worse, particularly in states controlled by the Republican MAGAt Party.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, will curb some [diversity, equity … ⌘ Read more
(#p53b4na) I like to think of it like this. It takes approximately five months of power, relatively speaking to power, the human brain vs. multi …
I like to think of it like this. It takes approximately five months of power, relatively speaking to power, the human brain vs. multiple megawatts hell even multiple gigawatts of power to power even some of the most modest and yet surprisingly complex AI models. ⌘ Read more
(#p53b4na) There is something about human intelligence that we don’t quite yet understand, and it isn’t in the complexity or increasing the numb …
There is something about human intelligence that we don’t quite yet understand, and it isn’t in the complexity or increasing the number of parameters to the order of billions 🤣 ⌘ Read more
(#p53b4na) In other words, I don’t think we can realistically even come close to emulating, emotion, depth, and creativity
In other words, I don’t think we can realistically even come close to emulating, emotion, depth, and creativity ⌘ Read more
**(#p53b4na) @movq This random comment from another Slashdot article pretry much sums up my view on so-called “AI”:
Elevator music
Tony Isaac …**
@movq @www.uninformativ.de This random comment from another Slashdot article pretry much sums up my view on so-called “AI”:Elevator music
Tony Isaac 20 minutes ago
If you derive your income from producing “elevator music” you might indeed be in danger of losing that income to AI. Also, bumper musi … ⌘ Read more
Apple Card Savings Account Receives Yet Another Interest Rate Cut
The Apple Card’s high-yield savings account received an interest rate cut overnight, the fourth time it has done so this year.
The Apple Card savings account’s annual percentage yield (APY) dropped from 4.1% to 3.9%. Push notifications regarding the cut were sent to Apple Card users on Tuesday evening. Savings account inte … ⌘ Read more
Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 7 December 2024 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 7th of December 2024 at 16:00 UTC, in the #monero-community 2’3 channels.
Discussions should be focused on community highlights, CCS updates and workgroup reports. plowsof4 will moderate the meeting.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer5.
_This is an ongoing story and … ⌘ Read more
rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23220”>#220**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2202’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers November 28-5 December 2024 news:
Recent News
Upcoming Events
CCS Proposals
Price & Blockchain Stats
Volunteer Opportunities
Support
To support Revuo Monero, you can contribute XMR to the address listed in the footer of each issue and on the Support 4 page.
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter November 2024
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of November 2024.
Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help thes … ⌘ Read more
My 7-year old invented the word guakilijion which is a 1 with a bazillion zeroes following after it. He wants to be a word inventor.
Was on the receiving end of multiple robocalls originating from the UK so now I blocked the whole of the UK from being able to call me on my phone.
Read Mark 10,11.12 in gopher://rbfh.de and turn to Jesus, if you are a sinner!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Gaady Awards
The Gaady Awards are like the Emmy Awards for the field of digital accessibility. And, just like the Emmys, the Gaadys are a reason to celebrate! On November 21, GitHub was honored to roll out the red carpet for the accessibility community at our San Francisco headquarters.
The post [Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Gaady Awards](https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/congratulations-to-the- … ⌘ Read more
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(#xymhn6q) @quark What would happen if I replayed to this twt from the future, when I'm still in it's relative past? 🤔
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@aelaraji@aelaraji.com as you can see, not much. Things continue to work fine (my fake one is cached on Neomutt). :-)
Fluent Bit v3.2: Building on best-in-class performance and efficiency
Member post originally published on Chronosphere’s blog by Carolyn King, Head of Community & Developer at Chronosphere New release: Fluent Bit v3.2 This week Fluent Bit maintainers are excited to announce the launch of Fluent Bit… ⌘ Read more
Today we got to explore the Imperial City of Hue amongst other places.
Today we got to explore the Imperial City of Hue amongst other places. 
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Editor’s Note – Can You Help
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Stephan:
First of all, I want to thank all who have been sending in monthly contributions or have sent in support over the past two days. This makes a great deal of difference to me. I am going to run this one more day.
I have been doing SR now for 33 years; I give it away freely and don’t permit advertising because I don’t have time to dig out whether a potential advertiser fosters wellbeing. Over the years it has taken longer and longer each day to researc … ⌘ Read more
Federal Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Law Banning Interstate Travel for Abortion
Julia Conley , Staff Writer - truthout | Common Dreams
_Stephan: As we enter Trump’s christofascist mafiosa regime Republicans at the state level feel evermore empowered to control women. This court ruling in Idaho by the Federal Ninth Circuit Court will be used in other Republican-controlled states to limit their women from traveling to another state to get he … ⌘ Read more
Activists claim cockfighting rampant in Arkansas, accuse lobbyists of trying to ease animal cruelty law
Amir Mahmoud, - Banner-News (Arkansas)
_Stephan: In the Republican-controlled states the people of America seem to be devolving back into the 19th century, both as how they wish women to be treated, but also, how they treat animals and birds. Cockfighting is a booming trend throughout rural America, particularly in s … ⌘ Read more
Separation of church and state? Religion in public schools is being tested by Christian conservatives
Erik Ortiz, Senior Reporter - NBC News
_Stephan: For the Founders who had either experienced or knew about family that had experienced a culture in which church and state were one, creating a country in which church and state were separated was very important. They did everything they could to wall them off from each othe … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Advent of Code 2024
Welcome to Advent of Code 2024!Like every year, I start the challenge with the best attitude and love of being an Elixir programmer. Although I know that at some point, I will go to the “what is this? I hate it” phase, unlike other years, this time, I am committed to finishing Advent of Code and, more importantly, sharing it with you.
I hope you enjoy this series of December posts, where we will discuss the approach for each exercise. … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′06″S, 126°43′21″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication
**Problem 2: Your SSD-backed database has a usage-pattern that rewards you with a 80% page-cache hit-rate (i.e. 80% of disk reads are served d …**
Problem 2: Your SSD-backed database has a usage-pattern that rewards you with a 80% page-cache hit-rate (i.e. 80% of disk reads are served directly out of memory instead of going to the SSD). The median is 50 distinct disk pages for a query to gather its query results (e.g. InnoDB pages in MySQL). What is the expected average query time from your database?
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Kuo: New HomePod With Smart Home Display Arriving in Late 2025
Apple’s long-rumored HomePod with a display has been delayed again and is now expected to launch after WWDC 2025, likely in the third quarter of the year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. This timeline is a shift from Kuo’s earlier prediction of a [2024 release](https://www.macrumors.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
China is on a collision course with Trump. It just fired a warning shot
China has not wasted any time responding to the latest US attempt to restrain its development of a crucial industry. It was an unusual move and may be a sign of things to come. ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Community communication about the spy node ban list
The Monero Research Lab (MRL) has decided to recommend that all Monero node operators enable a ban list of suspected spy node IP addresses. The spy nodes can reduce the privacy of Monero users. cuprate developer Boog900 discovered these spy nodes and created an IP address ban list. Developers and researchers associated with MRL (list names) have indicated their approval of this list by signing it with their PGP keys.
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SNeedlewoods completes first part-time Monero dev work CCS
SNeedlewoods1 has posted a Monero dev update2 after working part-time on Monero development for 1 month (~65 hours) during their first CCS proposal3:
Thanks for all the support from CCS coordinators, upvoters, donors and dev colleagues. It’s an honor to be able to work with you. [..] Will continue to work on the wallet API and will try to solve review comments ASAP, but since I’ll go take some days off … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] RandomX 5 Year Anniversary
Yes, it’s been 5 years on the same PoW. And the date came and went without much fanfare. For those perhaps trickling into monero because of the pRiCe, you may not be aware of how much of a milestone this is in the context of an industry that is ruthless when it comes to exploiting weak PoW algorithms for profit.
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1h6e4nk/
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Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 11 December 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 11th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.
Generalized Bulletproofs ‘suitable for use’ according to Brandon Goodell security review
Brandon Goodell (aka Surae Noether)1 has concluded2 that Generalized Bulletproofs (GBPs) 3 are suitable for use after completing a review4 of the security proofs5 produced by CypherStack6:
My general results: Overall, GBPs are suitable for use, I think they are secure. [..] If the proofs of security for BPs are up to ind … ⌘ Read more
XMR registers 2.5-year high of $218 after ~31% surge
Monero (XMR/USD1) bulls have managed to essentially wipe all bear progress since May 2022 with an impressive under 9-hour ~31% surge yesterday from $166 to ~$218.
As I am writing this report, the reds are trying to force the price back under the 200 psychological level.
Provided bulls manage to reinforce the 175-185 support zone, we could see another attempt to break the local top. This could leave the next resistance around … ⌘ Read more
While I don’t have a specific favorite genre and generally don’t listen to music much, I sometimes enjoy doing it consciously. And a great way for me to discover new songs is this TikTok-like view in the YouTube Music app, where you can skip through recommendations. 🎧 ⌘ Read more
(#yp3ljla) @movq It’s because Luke the “others”, it’s designed to be a “fast socials media” 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de It’s because Luke the “others”, it’s designed to be a “fast socials media” 🤣 ⌘ Read more
The Quest to Remove My Name From ChatGPT
ChatGPT says Lunduke: is a Trans-Man, has a husband named Evan, has club feet, advocates for DEl policies, and (worst of all) loves Windows 11. ⌘ Read more