Hong Kong slips one place to fourth most expensive city for luxury spending as hotel rates take a huge hit from pandemic, Julius Baer report finds
Hong Kong is the fourth most expensive city globally for luxury goods and services, a notch lower than last year, as a dearth of tourists crushed hotel room rates, Swiss private bank Julius Baer says. ⌘ Read more
Coronavirus: New Zealand to eliminate pre-departure Covid-19 tests for incoming passengers
Scrapping the requirement would bring New Zealand into line with a growing number of countries that have done away with Covid tests. ⌘ Read more
China’s economic slowdown moderates slightly as retail sales fall less than expected in May
Industrial production in China rose by 0.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, while retail sales dropped by 6.7 per cent last month, data released on Wednesday showed. ⌘ Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson turns a lamp on… with the power of his MIND?! ⌘ Read more
China refrains from policy rate cut, defying market expectations once again
Economists have said that benign inflation at home, along with the return of capital inflows last month, warranted an interest-rate cut to support economic growth. ⌘ Read more
How China’s belt and road diplomacy could end the Ukraine conflict for good
Ukraine’s integration into the ambitious rail network linking China with Europe, by providing alternative routes bypassing Russia, would be acceptable to the EU and US. And Russia, too, could be open to China taking a lead on brokering a sustainable ceasefire, especially if it means lifting some sanctions. ⌘ Read more
Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers expected to face trial soon
Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were both arrested after attending a meeting to discuss the development of civil society and charged with subverting state power ⌘ Read more
China parenting: rock star Zheng Jun in child abuse scandal claims son’s 1,000 kowtow ‘punishment’ was ‘Buddhist ritual’
A Chinese rock star who punished his son by offering him the choice of sitting in an uncomfortable position for an hour or being physically beaten and then recorded the incident and posted it on social media is under fire for alleged child abuse. ⌘ Read more
India all but sinks WTO sustainable fishing deal; China among contributors to global overfishing
India is seeking broad exemptions for its fishing industry, including a 25-year phase-in period. Fish stocks have plunged as countries spend billions of dollars supporting their fishing fleets around the world – China spends the most according to a 2019 study. ⌘ Read more
Can Sri Lanka tourism recover from ‘triple whammy’ of terrorism, Covid-19 and economic crisis?
The Easter Sunday bombings and the pandemic lashed the sector from 2019-2021. Now, unrest arising from economic duress has further hurt tourism. ⌘ Read more
Bunnings: Australia’s Religion ⌘ Read more
Astronomer Hotline
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Netflix plans Squid Game reality show with US$4.5 million prize, no fatal consequences
Unlike in the fictional series, the worst fate for losers is not death, but missing out on what Netflix claims is the largest lump sum prize in reality TV history. ⌘ Read more
Why Hong Kong may need to discuss whether all its judges should be Chinese nationals ahead of 2047: city’s first chief justice Andrew Li
City needs to be prepared should fewer non-permanent, overseas judges be available to serve in next 10 years, he says. ⌘ Read more
Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg urges US businesses to stay engaged in China market
Evan Greenberg says a full-scale decoupling is ‘an economic impossibility’ that would undermine US global competitiveness. ⌘ Read more
Canada and Denmark settle decades-old ‘whiskey war’ over Arctic island
The two sides agreed to split Hans Island, a tiny uninhabited outcrop, effectively creating the first land border between Canada and Europe. ⌘ Read more
Backlash against Russians living abroad is all too familiar for anxious Chinese expats
The war in Ukraine has prompted a rejection of all things Russian in the US and Europe, with expats now primary targets. Such sentiment is sure to ring alarm bells among Chinese living overseas, for whom the racism endured during the pandemic remains a constant threat. ⌘ Read more
Climate Change: China’s firms lag behind Asia, North America, Europe in net-zero targets with only 4 per cent adherence, study finds
Net zero target disclosure rules have gained significance as global fund managers have started to vote with their US$68 trillion of assets to persuade companies to embrace the climate change agenda. ⌘ Read more
For China’s elite graduates, career dreams take a back seat to stability in coronavirus-hit job market
This year, a record 10.76 million college students are set to graduate, adding pressure to a job market economists are calling the most challenging yet for young Chinese. Many are setting aside career dreams for stability. ⌘ Read more
US drug supply chain alternative to China might run through Canada, Latin America
Centre for Strategic and International Studies panellists from Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia discuss speeding pharmaceutical production and trade with US. ⌘ Read more
UK migrant flight to Rwanda grounded at last minute as European Court steps in
Britain’s plan to deport asylum seekers to the East African nation was put on pause on human rights grounds. ⌘ Read more
Chinese students’ dream device defeats Japan’s most powerful supercomputer in world contest
DepGraph Supernode, started as a training project at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, was nearly twice as fast as nearest competitor. ⌘ Read more
Iran preparing for rocket launch, satellite images suggest amid nuclear tensions
A launch pad is visible at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport, the site of Tehran’s recent failed attempts to put a satellite into orbit. ⌘ Read more
Funny Programming Pictures Part VII
Ok, not all are about programming. Some are just computer-y. Still. Funny. ⌘ Read more
Accelerating GitHub theme creation with color tooling
Learn why the GitHub Design Infrastructure team built a dedicated color tool and how they use it to create new color palettes for GitHub. ⌘ Read more
Jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny abruptly moved to undisclosed location
The Russian opposition leader had recently cast the Kremlin chief as a madman who started a ‘stupid war’ in Ukraine. ⌘ Read more
What Are the Different Earth Orbits? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains… ⌘ Read more
Dozens of countries slam China at UN over Xinjiang abuse allegations
A joint statement from 47 nations also calls for the release of a long-delayed report by UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. ⌘ Read more
How can the United States build its Open Source Software policy?
We share a recap of a recent roundtable event about what a federal open source software policy could look like in the United States. ⌘ Read more
Simon Willison is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his blog. Amazing! ⌘ Read more
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Open Source Monthly: June 2022 Edition
June’s Open Source Monthly features Mondos–a community-focused company building software and hardware that designs digital devices with respect for users’ time, attention, and well-being. ⌘ Read more
My smartphone story
I’ve recently read a few posts where the authors have shared their smartphone stories. Then last week I got my hands on my very first smartphone again (I’m a bit of a hoarder when it comes to that and still own every single one of my smartphones) and figured why not blog about it? So here it is, my smartphone story. ⌘ Read more
RT by @mind_booster: São mais de 100 dias dedicados a causas e valores básicos da humanidade, alguns dados como garantidos, muitos deles sem artigo. Escolham um idioma e criem, traduzam e melhorem artigos dos Dias Internacionais da ONU #WikiInternationalDays @Portugal_UN
São mais de 100 dias dedicados a causas e valores básicos da humanidade, alguns dados como garantidos, muitos deles sem artigo. Escolham um idioma e criem, traduzam e melhorem artigos dos Dias Internacionais da ONU [#WikiInternationalDays](h … ⌘ Read more
**RT by @mind_booster: Exhibition
A century of technology @Europeanaeu
https://www.europeana.eu/en/exhibitions/a-century-of-technology**
Exhibition
A century of technology @Europeanaeu
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**R to @mind_booster: Também em 95 decorreu o congresso Internet’95 :
http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.95/
Repetiu-se anualmente, em…
96: http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.96/
97: http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.97
98: http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.98
99: http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.99
2000: http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.2000
2001: http://www.centroatl.pt/internet.2001
e 2002**
Também em 95 decorreu o congresso Internet’95 :
Repet … ⌘ Read more
“The problem with Marcus’ argument is that the only alternative to statistical AI is spiritual AI“ no what the fuck why would you say this did you even read the sequences i don’t even know where to start with that
at least i’m up to a level where i’m reading a comment on an acx post and someone uses “consciousness” and i’m hella out there real quick
Reminder to myself: Don’t delete the Telegram bot you’re using to auto-post new blog posts to Telegram. 🤦♂️ ⌘ Read more
My current state regarding meal replacements
In my 2019 Year in Review, I wrote the following: ⌘ Read more
**R to @mind_booster: 1998 foi também o ano do lançamento do livro “Estar na Internet” de Manuel Lemos, cujo site ainda se encontra no ar!
http://e-na.net**
1998 foi também o ano do lançamento do livro “Estar na Internet” de Manuel Lemos, cujo site ainda se encontra no ar!
The Science of Outscoring Steph Curry ⌘ Read more
What’s Virtual Memory? - Computerphile ⌘ Read more
A new “Pokemon”-type game for the Command Line
Available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. All written in Python. ⌘ Read more
Implementing a robust digital identity
How can you robustly assert and identify a user’s identity? ⌘ Read more
How we think about browsers
Discover how GitHub thinks about browser support, look at usage patterns, and learn about the tools we use to make sure our customers are getting the best experience. ⌘ Read more
RT by @mind_booster: CNPD manda operadoras destruírem metadados em três dias 😉
#metadados
https://www.publico.pt/2022/06/10/politica/noticia/proteccao-dados-mandou-operadoras-destruirem-metadados-tres-dias-2009624
CNPD manda operadoras destruírem metadados em três dias 😉
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Dependabot Updates hit GA in GHES
Dependabot is generally available in GitHub Enterprise Server 3.5. Here is how to set up Dependabot on your instance. ⌘ Read more
Extraterrestrial Oceans with Neil deGrasse Tyson | StarTalk Live! ⌘ Read more
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Introducing Entitlements: GitHub’s open source Identity and Access Management solution
We’re excited to announce that we’re open sourcing our Identity and Access Management solution: Entitlements. ⌘ Read more
Introducing Achievements: recognizing the many stages of a developer’s coding journey
Available in public beta today, we’re announcing Achievements as a new way to commemorate milestones on GitHub. ⌘ Read more
Prosodical Thoughts: Prosody 0.12.1 released
We are pleased to announce a new minor release from our stable branch.
While the 0.12.0 release has been a huge success, inevitably people found some
aspects that didn’t work quite as intended, or weren’t as polished as they
ought to be. With the appreciation for the help from everyone reporting issues
to us, we’re happy to now release our best version yet - 0.12.1 is here!
Notably, we made a couple of changes that improve compatibility with Jitsi
Meet, we fixed some bugs … ⌘ Read more
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You may not be able to sleep after this one… ⌘ Read more
Is this what they call the “Mandela Effect”?
Seems likely. ⌘ Read more
Sunsetting Atom
We are archiving Atom and all projects under the Atom organization for an official sunset on December 15, 2022. ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: MongooseIM 5.1 Configuration Rework
MongooseIM is a modern messaging server that is designed for scalability and high performance. The use of XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) extensions (XEPs) means it is also highly customisable. Since version 4.0 it has been using the TOML configuration file format, which is much more user-friendly than the previously used Erlang terms. The latest release, MongooseIM 5.1, makes it more developer-friendly as well by … ⌘ Read more
RT by @mind_booster: 1/10 @EU_Commission needs to understand that playing with online privacy & security affects EVERYONE. @edri alongside 70+ civil society & professional organisations urge the withdrawal of the CSA Regulation & call for an alternative that is compatible with EU href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23FundamentalRights👇🏿”>#FundamentalRights👇🏿**
1/10 @EU_Commission needs to understand that playing with online privacy & security affects EVERYONE. @edri alongside 70+ … ⌘ Read more
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Shuttle Skeleton
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One developer’s journey bringing Dependabot to GitHub Enterprise Server
A personal story about building the feature you want and sharing it with the world. ⌘ Read more
People will forget what you said…
And people will forget what you did… ⌘ Read more
Life and Death: A Cosmic Perspective from Neil deGrasse Tyson ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Modern Software Engineering Principles for Fintechs by Daniel Pilon at SumUp
Daniel Pilon is a Software Engineering Manager at SumUp. Since 2007 he has worked across several industries before arriving in the fintech space. He has experience in many programming languages, such as C#, Java and JavaScript but since discovering Elixir and the power of functional programming a few years ago, he hasn’t looked back.
Right now he is building SumUp Bank, a complete digital banking solution … ⌘ Read more
It’s worth buying Logitech devices. Even though they are not exactly cheap, they are of high quality and in case of a warranty claim, you can get a new device as a replacement without any complications. At least that’s my experience (with my MX Master 3). 😌 ⌘ Read more
A 2001 documentary on Linux is available in full for free
Includes video of the 1994 release of Linux 1.0. Definitely worth a watch. ⌘ Read more
Lunduke.Locals.com community hits 4,000 members
And still zero trolls. ⌘ Read more
tgymnich/fork-sync
🔄 Github action to sync your forks
Language: JavaScript
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Migrating away from Cloudflare
Recently I stumbled across two threads regarding Cloudflare that somehow left a bitter taste. I think it’s a big red flag when users have to seek support via public forums because their accounts have been banned from a service, but no help comes via support. ⌘ Read more
Linux is Freaking Weird
Watch now (31 min) | Powering the space ships, flying drones, robotic surf boards, and crock pots of Earth. ⌘ Read more
If you are a Teacher or a non-formal Educator, please consider to take part in this study:
If you are a Teacher or a non-formal Educator, please consider to take part in this study:
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The best terminal emulator for games: Cool-Retro-Term
Because text-mode games deserve a little pizzazz (like emulating the look of CRT monitors of the ‘80s). ⌘ Read more
Introducing GitHub Skills
Today, we’re announcing GitHub Skills, a new learning experience to help you throughout your GitHub journey. ⌘ Read more
RT by @mind_booster: GNUnet 0.17.0 released • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/165681
GNUnet 0.17.0 released • Tux Machines ⇨ tuxmachines.org/node/165681 ⌘ Read more
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Calendar & To-Do lists in the Shell with calcurse
Watch now (11 min) | Web-based calendaring systems are so last year. ⌘ Read more
Re-AOL: A reverse-engineered AOL 3.0 server written in Python
Because… who doesn’t want to use AOL 3.0 for Windows 3.1 in 2022? ⌘ Read more
Foi então hoje, enquadrado no festival literário “Lamego Cidade Poema”, o lançamento da colectânea “Lamego 2022, o Antes e o Depois”, na qual participei com um pequeno conto de Ficção Científica.
Foi então hoje, enquadrado no festival literário “Lamego Cidade Poema”, o lançamento da colectânea “Lamego 2022, o Antes e o Depois”, na qual participei com um pequeno conto de Ficção Científica.
Chaucer on Dynamically Loading Web Pages
The author of “The Canterbury Tales” has thoughts on modern web design. ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter May 2022
Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again! This issue covers the month of May 2022.
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, especially throughout the current situation, please consider saying thanks or help these projects! Interested in supporting the Newsletter team? Read more at the bottom.
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