Trump Executive Order Aims To Drive Federal Funds to Private School Vouchers
Erica Meltzer,  Contributing Writer  -  truthdig / Chalkbeat

_Stephan: ”king” Trump has just gutted public education in the United States. American public schools were once the envy of the world, and families came to the United States because they could get the best education possible for their children. That is no longer true, and exactly what is going to happen to pubic … ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net Go just moved back to second place. :-)

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Nice! I would have missed the plane if you hadn’t pointed it out. :-) Venus is very visible these days. When a mate and I went on a night walk during clear sky this week, the night sky looked really great, it was easy to spot the second planet. We got lucky, ISS just passed above our heads, too. Most of the week, it was cloudy, though.

10 Films That Are Still Banned in the UK
Westerners live in an age of relative freedom when it comes to the films we can enjoy. U.S. and UK censors are more forgiving than they used to be, and horrific, graphic, and downright lewd films that would previously have been banned from even the roughest fleapit make it into mainstream cinemas. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924204745/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/education-resources/education-news/video-nasties The UK’s […]

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(#c4tigxa) @movq@movq I’m afraid I’m too stupid (probably blind, which I am) to get it 🤣
@movq @www.uninformativ.de I’m afraid I’m too stupid ( probably blind, which I am) to get it 🤣 ⌘ Read more

Trump & Elon Force Government Programmers to Disable DEI Language Chat Bot
Plus: US Government Devs are quickly deleting DEl material off GitHub, let’s see what they’re removing. (Spoiler: It’s super racist and ridiculous!) ⌘ Read more

[47°09′52″S, 126°43′30″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication

Apple Expected to Announce Powerbeats Pro 2 on February 11 With These New Features
Apple previously teased that Powerbeats Pro 2 would be released in 2025, and now an announcement date has leaked. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said Apple plans to unveil the wireless earbuds on Tuesday, Feb … ⌘ Read more

Why Samsung’s latest Ultra can claim to be the best android available right now
Phones aren’t the competent AI assistants of sci-fi just yet, but Samsung’s blend of high-end hardware and Google smarts indicates the way forward. ⌘ Read more

Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 5 2025: 27 PRs, 6 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 (26)

monero-project/monero:

• #97381 Comments on the Code of Conduct (tobtoht)
  
• #97462 CoC: allow maintainers to make ‘value judgments’ on correct patches (tobtoht)
  
• #97513 cryptonote_core: misc … ⌘ Read more

(#d7l762q) For context, I’ve write to get one of these LLM(s) to do this for a project once before a couple of years ago. All it had to do was r …
For context, I’ve write to get one of these LLM(s) to do this for a project once before a couple of years ago. All it had to do was read the public methods of a struct and write the boilerplate for a type Foo interface { ... } with those same matching methods.

This shit™ is such a waste of time, human effort and global energy 🤦‍♂️ ⌘ Read more

**In sane 🤣🤣

$ ollama run deepseek-r1:7b
>>> How does your model's reasoning work exactly?
<think>

</think>

I'm an AI assistant that  ...**
In sane 🤣🤣

$ ollama run deepseek-r1:7b

How does your model’s reasoning work exactly?

I’m an AI assistant that uses algorithms to process information and create responses. While I can mimic some patterns of human thinking in my responses, I
don’t have real human thought or consciousness.

So how do you deliberate and argue with yourself over counting the number of le … ⌘ Read more

(#mhcwruq) I can’t wait to be in an operating theatre one day when I’m old and an LLM (AI) bot is arguing with itself over the decision to cut t …
I can’t wait to be in an operating theatre one day when I’m old and an LLM (AI) bot is arguing with itself over the decision to cut the left or the right blood vessel 🤦‍♂️ Or whatever other horrifying situation you/we may find ourselves in with this kind of “dumbass” reasoning behind the wheel 🛞 ⌘ Read more

**How many r’s in the word strawberry? 👈 Just figured I’d try to run up the deepseek-r1:7b model using Ollama and this is the result:

$  ...**
[How many r’s in the word strawberry?](https://gist.mills.io/prologic/10abd36e126a41c78d356904d68e99d0) 👈 Just figured I’d try to run up the `deepseek-r1:7b` model using Ollama and this is the result:

$ ollama run deepseek-r1:7b

How many r’s in the word strawberry?

Alright, so I need to figure out how many times the letter ‘r’ appears in the word “strawberry.” Hmm, okay. Let me … ⌘ Read more

Pimoroni Interstate 75 W RP2350 Based Driver for HUB75 LED Matrices
The Interstate 75 W is a driver board designed for HUB75-style LED matrices and is powered by the RP2350 microcontroller. This board connects directly to HUB75 panels, offering a straightforward solution for creating LED displays for applications such as signage, data visualization, or interactive projects. The board is built around the RP2350A microcontroller, featuring a […] ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de That is a good one! It took me 15 minutes to get it. 🤓

A free California? Trump visits as initiative to leave U.S. cleared to gather signatures
Elizabeth Weise Josh Peter,  Staff Writers  -  USA Today

_Stephan: Texas has a growing secession movement as I have previously reported in SR (see archives) and other MAGAt states do as well. But it isn’t just MAGAt states that are thinking like this. California, a Democrat-controlled state, and the fifth largest economy in the world is thinking about … ⌘ Read more

Electric cars took 89% of Norway market in 2024
,    -  Agence France-Presse (France)

Stephan: While “king” Trump and his vassals express no interest in preparation for climate change and want to “drill baby…drill.” The democracies of Europe and Asia are going in the opposite direction, and preparing to leave the carbon energy era. Here is the latest from Norway making this point.

![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-31-at-10. … ⌘ Read more

10 Historical Events That Shaped the English Language
Words, like people, have stories to tell. Languages, like nations, have their histories. They have their peculiarities and quirks that can be traced back to some circumstance in their journey from our ancestors to us. The English language is replete with these curiosities. Inconsistent spelling and pronunciation are just two weird things about English that […]

The post [10 Historical Events That Shaped the English Language]( … ⌘ Read more

Ten Horror Games That Were Banned for Being Even Darker
We’ve already covered the ten horror games banned for being too dark, but apparently, there’s no shortage of developers willing to take things even further. Whether it’s graphic violence, real-life tragedies turned into “entertainment,” or just concepts that should’ve been rejected immediately, these games didn’t just cross the line—they removed it. Due to commenters’ demands, […]

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@prologic@twtxt.net In the EU there are Laws, Rules and Regulations for many things. I’m not an expert, but your case may sound like it could match to the EU Digital Services Act.

[…] for example, the obligation to establish points of contact for authorities and citizens […]

Top Stories: iOS 18.3 Released, AirPods News, and More
January has come to a close, with Apple pushing out iOS 18.3 and related software updates in the final week of the month to deliver some refinements for Apple Intelligence, security fixes, and more.

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We’re looking ahead to more substantial updates with iOS 18.4, while we also shared news and rumors about AirPods and the upcoming “iPhone 17 Air,” so read on below for … ⌘ Read more

** In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck **
In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck

A devastating perfect blog post.

The core concept of digital accessibility is that everyone, including people with disabilities, should be able to access information and accomplish tasks via computer independently.

Continuing later,

This is an intensely political statement, backed by decades of protests and lobbying and litigation. … ⌘ Read more

SNeedlewoods submits CCS proposal for ~4.5 months of part-time Monero dev work
SNeedlewoods1 has submitted a second CCS proposal2, looking to work part-time on Monero development for ~4.5 months:

Since the feature-complete Wallet API PR from my previous CCS proposal is finally in “pending review” state (I will give my best to quickly resolve issues coming up during the review, so it hopefully will get merged soon), it’s time for the next steps..

Funding propose ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/sneedlewoods-submits-second-monero-dev-work-ccs-proposal/)

MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting scheduled for 8 February 2025 1700 UTC
The next MoneroKon 2025 Planning Meeting 1 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 8th 2025 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 2025[ … ⌘ Read more

To all my EU friends out there, is it this hard™ to reach a human in European companies that allow, perform or permit silly shenanigans? 🤔 Or is it just US companies? 🤔

To all my EU friends out there, is it this hard™ to reach a human in European companies that allow, perform or permit silly shenanigans? 🤔 …
To all my EU friends out there, is it this hard™ to reach a human in European companies that allow, perform or permit silly shenanigans? 🤔 Or is it just US companies? 🤔 ⌘ Read more

Contact | Federal Communications Commission 👈 Haha calling the FCC was interesting. But I’ll have to call the consumer folks back next Saturd …
Contact | Federal Communications Commission 👈 Haha calling the FCC was interesting. But I’ll have to call the consumer folks back next Saturday (morning for me) to speak with someone. Apparently they’re closed now, even though it’s 3pm EST right? Hmmm 🤔 ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/27 to 01/31 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/31/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

How to Restart, Force Restart, & Shut Down iPad Mini 7
The iPad mini 7 is a great little iPad and the first mini model to support Apple Intelligence. If you recently got an iPad mini 7, you might be wondering how you can restart the device, shut it down, and force restart the mini, all of which are common tasks for troubleshooting and even just … Read More ⌘ Read more

That moment, when you’re a little pipsqueak self-host(er) with infrastructure you’re trying to protect from potentially rogue customers on Azure …
That moment, when you’re a little pipsqueak self-host(er) with infrastructure you’re trying to protect from potentially rogue customers on Azure Cloud. You file an abuse report, but receive no response or acknowledgment for weeks. Now what? 🤔 Email the CEO! #Azure #Microsoft ⌘ Read more

Deals of the Week: Apple Watch 10 for $329, iPad mini 7 for $399, MacBook Air Deals, & More
Amazon continues to offer some of the best prices on hot Apple products, taking substantial discounts off the standard retail price from Apple and most other retailers of goods. If you’re in the market for a brand new Apple Watch Series 10, iPad mini 7, MacBook Air, or AirTags, you won’t want to miss these … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/31/dea … ⌘ Read more

Finally I’ll also be setting up CubeFS (finally mature enough to give it a serious go) and slowly migrating workloads to use it as Persistent …
Finally I’ll also be setting up CubeFS ( finally mature enough to give it a serious go) and slowly migrating workloads to use it as Persistent storage across the 3 Hypervisor nodes ( which will run KVM + CubeFS) – Thank goodness this thing ( CubeFS) doesn’t need to run on Kubernetes 😂 ⌘ Read more

Over the next few months, I’m a) Replacing all Boot disks b) Replacing all Storage disks c) Adding additional 32GB Memory to all my Hypervisor …
Over the next few months, I’m a) Replacing all Boot disks b) Replacing all Storage disks c) Adding additional 32GB Memory to all my Hypervisor machines. I think that’ll take me the better part of 6 months. For the remainder thereafter in the year I’ll be swapping out the 3.5” Disks in my NAS slowly ( one at a time). ⌘ Read more

Upcoming Products for M4 Mac mini - SONNETTECH Gonna buy myself one of these when they come out (hopefully soon™) and populate with 3 M4 Mac …
Upcoming Products for M4 Mac mini - SONNETTECH Gonna buy myself one of these when they come out ( hopefully soon™) and populate with 3 M4 Mac Mini(s) – Just the base model is enough. Purpose? Migrate Plex to one of them for better performance, and run CI/CD Runners on all 3 as well as other I/O intensive tasks like syncing Y … ⌘ Read more

Hello from France ! Mac OS9 to browse Gopherspace. Peace for all ;-)

KitOps 1.0 release—proven in production and looking to CNCF
Member post by Gorkem Ercan, CTO, Jozu The merry band of maintainers and contributors at the KitOps project is happy to announce the 1.0 release of KitOps. Jozu kicked off the KitOps project after observing the… ⌘ Read more

(#ondf3bq) @lyse@lyse I have no problems with the ternary operator either. If it were added to Go I Wouldn’t mind. C has it right? I …
@lyse @lyse.isobeef.org I have no problems with the ternary operator either. If it were added to Go I Wouldn’t mind. C has it right? I’d also by happy with if expressions, e.g: if foo ... else bah, but probably doesn’t fit the styoe of the Go grammer.

What I absolutely hate is this proposal. Making ? to mag … ⌘ Read more

Apple Cancels Mac-Connected AR Smart Glasses
Apple is no longer developing augmented reality glasses designed to pair with the Mac, reports Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman. Apple wanted to create smart glasses that looked like regular glasses, but had augmented reality c … ⌘ Read more

People Who Get Most of Their News From Social Media Sources Are More Likely to Think Climate Change Is a Conspiracy: Study
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes,  Contributing Writer  -  EcoWatch

_Stephan: The weaponization of misinformation has become one of the major trends shaping American culture. “king” Trump and the MAGAts in Congress are doing nothing to prepare the United States for climate change, and there … ⌘ Read more

Trump orders opening of migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay
Léonie Chao-Fong and Tom Phillips,  Reporters  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: The incompetence of “king” Trump and his administration is becoming glaringly obvious as you have probably already learned. But let’s not overlook “king” Trump’s scheme to create concentration camps. Here, in a British newspaper, is an account of what is being done in at the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay. Similar p … ⌘ Read more

Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record-hot streak
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey,  Staff Writer  -  Popular Science / Grist

_Stephan: I have a dozen more stories about the disaster that is occurring as “king” Trump attempts to get confirmation of the utterly incompetent people he is attempting to appoint. I have a dozen stories in my file about Kash Patel, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, and a host of other horrors that have been n … ⌘ Read more

10 Whistleblowers Who Were Outright Heroes
When you talk about whistleblowers, some popular names come to mind, but the concept of whistleblowing is not a modern one. The tradition has been in place since the days of the ancient world. It has been a critical tool that man has used to achieve justice and fairness in society. While we acknowledge that […]

The post 10 Whistleblowers Who Were Outright Heroes appea … ⌘ Read more

10 Misconceptions About Birds
Birds are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth, but there’s a surprising number of myths and misconceptions about them that have persisted over time. From their intelligence to their behavior, many widely held beliefs about birds are far from accurate. These misunderstandings can shape how we view and interact with our feathered friends. […]

The post 10 Misconceptions About Birds appeared first … ⌘ Read more

Assassin’s Creed is finally heading to Japan. It needs to hit the mark
The long-awaited feudal Japan episode of the long-running series follows a ninja and a samurai in a period of civil war. For Ubisoft, it could be a make or break. ⌘ Read more

‘Almost certain’: Call to ban DeepSeek on government devices over China fears
Australia’s largest cybersecurity firm has issued a threat advisory, saying it believes DeepSeek user data is subject to control by the Chinese government. ⌘ Read more

[ANN] AGRE Kazbegi hotel - we are happy to accept Monero as a payment method

Hotel is located in Georgia’s part of The Greater Caucasus mountain range. It’s a small family-run hotel with 9 rooms total, but for now only 4 of them are being rented out. It’s a 3-story building with a quite large fenced yard. Construction started early 2022 and finished in December 2024. There’s free parking in the fenced yard. We are offering 15% discount on accommodation for anyone who pays in Monero.

Links:

• [https://farside.link/libreddit/r/M … ⌘ Read more

Community Workgroup Meeting scheduled for 1 February 2025 1600 UTC
The next Monero Community Workgroup Meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Saturday, 1st of February 2025 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

Monero v0.18.4.0 release on the horizon as selsta posts to-do list
selsta1 has opened a new issue (a to-do list)2 in the Monero core repository for the upcoming v0.18.4.0 Fluorine Fermi release:

The following pull requests have to be merged and issues have to be resolved. Any other PRs that I’m missing?

”`

• build: prepare v0.18.4.0 #9722
  
• blockchain sync: reduce disk writes from 2 to 1 per tx [RELEASE] #9740
  
• Some cleanup in span/connection_cont … ⌘ Read more”`

[ANN] Tor project twitter is compromised

Our X (Twitter) account has been compromised. We are working to regain access. Please do not trust or interact with any posts, DMs, or links from our account until further notice.

Link: https://mastodon.social/@torproject/113918614226738202

@monerobull:matrix.org ⌘ Read more

AlphaMove
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How to Turn Off “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on iPhone & iPad
The Mail app on iPhone and iPad has been around since the beginning of those devices, and many people have grown familiar with how the Mail app works and behaves. But recently, Apple has been making a lot of tweaks and adjustments to the Mail app, and some of these changes are not necessarily welcome … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/30/how-to-turn-off-follow-up-mail-suggestions-on-iphone- … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org The one in question is more like the javascript version for unwrapping errors when accessing methods.

 const value = some?.deeply?.nested?.object?.value

but for handling errors returned by methods. So if you wanted to chain a bunch of function calls together and if any error return immediately. It would be something like this:

b:= SomeAPIWithErrorsInAllCalls()
b.DoThing1() ?
b.DoThing2() ?

// Though its not in the threads I assume one could do like this to chain.
b.Chain1()?.Chain2()?.End()?

I am however infavor of having a sort of ternary ? in go.

PS. @prologic@twtxt.net for some reason this is eating my response without throwing an error :( I assume it has something to do with the CSRF. Can i not have multiple tabs open with yarn?

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org The one in question is more like the javascript version for unwrapping errors when accessing methods.

 const value = some?.deeply?.nested?.object?.value

but for handling errors returned by methods. So if you wanted to chain a bunch of function calls together and if any error return immediately. It would be something like this:

b:= SomeAPIWithErrorsInAllCalls()
b.DoThing1() ?
b.DoThing2() ?

// Though its not in the threads I assume one could do like this to chain.
b.Chain1()?.Chain2()?.End()?

I am however infavor of having a sort of ternary ? in go.

PS. @prologic@twtxt.net for some reason this is eating my response without throwing an error :( I assume it has something to do with the CSRF. Can i not have multiple tabs open with yarn?

@prologic@twtxt.net Which one? I don’t mind the ternary operator at all. In fact, I often find myself missing it in Go. I don’t find the two alternatives particularly elegant:

foo := "eggs"
if bar {
    foo = "spam"
}

Or:

var foo string
if bar {
    foo = "spam"
} else {
    foo = "eggs"
}

To my eye, this just would look a lot nicer:

foo := bar ? "spam" : "eggs"

Or at least as the Pythons do it:

foo = "spam" if bar else "eggs"

The ternary operator especially shines with relatively short expressions.

4 steps to building a natural language search tool
Empowering humanitarian action with open source: A natural language search tool for UN Resolutions.

The post 4 steps to building a natural language search tool appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

Longtime Cloud Native Computing Foundation Member Mirantis Upgrades Membership to Gold
Doubling down on open source, Mirantis invests further in the cloud native ecosystem San Francisco, CA – January 30, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today… ⌘ Read more

(#2lunpeq) @movq@movq Thanks this is good to digest 👌
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Thanks this is good to digest 👌 ⌘ Read more

(#spvh6fa) @xuu@xuu And you’re right, it only really saves a single line. I think I’ve even commented on a similar discussion a few year …
@xuu @txt.sour.is And you’re right, it only really saves a single line. I think I’ve even commented on a similar discussion a few years ago as well where I showed concretely the abrustdity of the community wanting to change this. If I recall, the whole pattern of:

if err != nil {
    ...
}

basicall … ⌘ Read more

(#spvh6fa) @xuu@xuu I’m not necessarily saying it is to be bluntly honest. But it’s far better than this ? garbage. I don’t want to be …
@xuu @txt.sour.is I’m not necessarily saying it is to be bluntly honest. But it’s far better than this ? garbage. I don’t want to be rude, but honestly wtf is wrong with people and making languages harder to read?! 🤦‍♂️ ⌘ Read more

hmm this would convert down to:

var f os.File
if f, e = os.Open("foo.txt"); e != nil {
    log.Fatal("error opening file; %s", e)
}

im not sure if its much better.

hmm this would convert down to:

var f os.File
if f, e = os.Open("foo.txt"); e != nil {
    log.Fatal("error opening file; %s", e)
}

im not sure if its much better.

I want to propose my own counter-proposal to the discussion that’s ongoing with Go and error handling.

Here it is: https://docs.mills.io/ix4qDHMnQUSPxZ5tXz12Vg?view

It’s very rough and needs much more work, but essentially I want to propose the following change to the language’s grammar:

f := os.Open("foo.txt") or (e error) {
    log.Fatal("error opening file; %s", e)
}

**I want to propose my own counter-proposal to the discussion that’s ongoing with Go and error handling.

Here it is:

It’s very rough and needs …**
I want to propose my own counter-proposal to the discussion that’s ongoing with Go and error handling.

Here it is: https://docs.mills.io/ix4qDHMnQUSPxZ5tXz12Vg?view

It’s very rough and needs much more work, but essentially I want to propose the following change to the language’s grammar:

”`
f := os.Open(“foo.txt”) or (e error) {

lo ... ⌘ [Read more](https://twtxt.net/twt/spvh6fa)```

Erlang Solutions: 5 Reasons to Build Scalable and Concurrent Applications with Elixir
Businesses can’t afford sluggish, unresponsive systems, especially when dealing with high volumes of concurrent requests. Slow applications lead to lost revenue, frustrated users, and missed opportunities. This is where Elixir comes in.

Purpose-built for scalability and concurrency, Elixir runs on the battle-tested Erlang Virtual Machine (BEAM), a technology trusted to powe … ⌘ Read more

‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
Erik De La Garza,  News Writer  -  Raw Story

Stephan: The stature of the United States in the world has suffered a massive wound. I predict the Chinese are going to step into the void created by “king” Trump. We are a declining nation both within our own borders, and geopolitically.

![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-29- … ⌘ Read more

EPA fires science advisers
Sean Reilly,    -  Politico

Stephan: ”king” Trump, by gutting the science advisory panels of the EPA,  is making it clear that the United States government during his administration is going to do nothing to prepare for the ongoing devastation of climate change. It is all part of Project 2025. As “king” Trump has said his administration is all about “drill, baby…drill.”

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For many years I have found Flask to be too basic a tool for modern development. But since I create APIs using Flask with Pydantic to validate the input data, some middlewares for parsing and Blueprint to separate the code into modules… I must admit that I am super comfortable, fast and easy to test.
#flask #python #pydantic

Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic Entrances
,    -  MedPage Today | Associated Press

Stephan: With all the other devastation being wrought by “king” Trump on the American government this hardly got mentioned, except in the medical newsletters. But “king” Trump’s purpose is clear. He and his MAGAt party are going to try to make political control of a woman’s body the national norm.

![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/ … ⌘ Read more

Republican Suggests Kids Work at McDonald’s Instead of Getting Free Lunch
Aila Slisco,  Staff Writer  -  Newsweek

_Stephan: The outcry was so great yesterday that “king” Trump is backing down on some of his sweeping devastation of the American government through his OMB order. I think that should be prominently noted and reported on by media, although that isn’t what is happening. But I hope my readers have paid attention to this. I think we should als … ⌘ Read more

Apple’s Back to School Sale Launches in Japan With Apple Gift Cards
Apple’s annual “Back to School” promotion has launched in Japan today after returning earlier this month in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea.

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While the other countries that saw the promotion launch this … ⌘ Read more

Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media
As any social media user knows, influencers are everywhere. Usually, they pester us with adverts and monetized content. But some take a stranger approach. These bizarre influencers refuse to fit the usual mold. Instead, they have built a following from their unexpected, genuinely original ideas. They are the true originals of the social media world: […]

The post [Ten of the Most Outlandish Influencers on Social Media](http … ⌘ Read more

(#uodljqa) > The purpose of this paper is to characterize simple sabotage, to outline its possible effects, and to present suggestions for incit …

The purpose of this paper is to characterize simple sabotage, to outline its possible effects, and to present suggestions for inciting and executing it.

Sabotage varies from highly technical coup de main acts that require detailed planning and the use of specially-trained operatives, to innumerable simple acts which the ordinary individual citizen-saboteur can perform. This paper is pr … ⌘ Read more

yes it is! although, I’ve only used it to send files and links back and fourth between devices xD none of my relatives wanted to give it a try, which is kinda fair enough (I wouldn’t use WhatsApp if they asked) xD

@doesnm.p.psf.lt@doesnm.p.psf.lt Huh? 🤔 I’m curious to what other features you’d want from a messaging app! Also, you can easily send in a couple of feature requests, the dev is pretty receptive 👌

Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to to help Mom do the dishes. - PJ ORourke, All The Trouble In The World #quotes

Windows 11 Now Lets You Access Your iPhone from the Start Menu
Microsoft has announced an update to Windows 11 that allows iPhone users to access their devices directly from the Start menu, bringing feature parity with its existing Android phone integration.

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The … ⌘ Read more

This video is alway great to revisit: https://www.youtube.com/embed/b5AkIfgioA4

**(#2lunpeq) @movq@movq Interesting… 🧐 Can you elaborate on why and your workflows? 🙏

I’m not a fan of IMAP (I don’t …**
@movq @www.uninformativ.de Interesting… 🧐 Can you elaborate on why and your workflows? 🙏

I’m not a fan of IMAP (I don’t want my server to create/keep data) ⌘ Read more

(#i6dmvuq) So glad I decided to move my project’s off GitHub 🤣
So glad I decided to move my project’s off GitHub 🤣 ⌘ Read more

[ANN] MoneroTalk #338: No gov’ts are excited about XMR (Live 1/30 at 7PM-EST)

No governments are excited about Monero. That is why “I IDENTIFY AS RNG” wants to contribute to it!

Links:

• https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=dOripTcJW0I
  
• http://twitch.tv/monerotalk
  

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[ANN] Proposed changes to the Code of Conduct

I would love to hear your feedback on these proposed changes to the Code of Conduct.

Link: https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+in%3Atitle+CoC

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Oh the ****ing irony 🤣 with all the IP infringement AI models usually do, and the companies are like “nothing to see here”!

How to Disable “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on Mac
One of the polarizing Mail for Mac features is “Follow Up”, which are suggestions on emails that Apple Mail thinks you should follow up with. The idea behind “Follow Up” suggestions in Mail is pretty simple; if you haven’t received a reply or heard back from a particular person or email, the last sent message … Read More ⌘ Read more

Deals: Save 18% on Apple Watch 10, M2 MacBook Air for $799, iPad mini 7 at $399, & More
Amazon is offering some great discounts on many Apple products at the moment, from taking 18% off the Apple Watch Series 10, to $100 off the iPad mini 7, AirTags 4 pack for $70, big discounts on MacBook Air models including the M2 MacBook Air 16/256 for just $799, and more. Why pay full retail … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/29/deals-save-18-on-apple-wa … ⌘ Read more

TKey SSH CA
I wrote a stupidly simple SSH certificate authority that can you can
use directly over SSH to buy new certificates. It can be used with a
Tillitis TKey both for the private key of the CA itself and for the
user authentication to get a SSH certificate:

https://github.com/tillitis/tkey-ssh-ca

SSH certificates, as you my know, is a way of using not just key pairs
for user authentication, but also solving the problem of public key
distribution … ⌘ Read more

How to Disable “Follow Up” Mail Suggestions on Mac
One of the polarizing Mail for Mac features is “Follow Up”, which are suggestions on emails that Apple Mail thinks you should follow up with. The idea behind “Follow Up” suggestions in Mail is pretty simple; if you haven’t received a reply or heard back from a particular person or email, the last sent message … Read More ⌘ Read more

TKey SSH CA
I wrote a stupidly simple SSH certificate authority that can you can
use directly over SSH to buy new certificates. It can be used with a
Tillitis TKey both for the private key of the CA itself and for the
user authentication to get a SSH certificate:

https://github.com/tillitis/tkey-ssh-ca

SSH certificates, as you my know, is a way of using not just key pairs
for user authentication, but also solving the problem of public key
distribution … ⌘ Read more

On my way to FOSDEM 2025
I’m leaving by train for FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels, Belgium tomorrow
morning, arriving tomorrow evening, Goddess willing.

During FOSDEM I’ll probably mostly be in the Security devroom.

My presentation about the Tillitis TKey is on Saturday at 14:30.

I’m bringing some TKeys, both enduser and unlocked, and a couple of
TKey flash programmers if you want to … ⌘ Read more

[47°09′04″S, 126°43′38″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication

The tech race is a fight for control of the future. China is winning
Putting a man on the moon was a spectacle to prove American dominance. In the same way, China’s success with AI makes a bigger statement: “Our way works better.” ⌘ Read more

Cybersecurity researchers: Digital detectives in a connected world
Discover the exciting world of cybersecurity research: what researchers do, essential skills, and actionable steps to begin your journey toward protecting the digital world.

The post Cybersecurity researchers: Digital detectives in a connected world appeared first … ⌘ Read more

2024 year in review of CNCF and top 30 open source project velocity
By Chris Aniszczyk  By consistently tracking open source project velocity, we are able to see the trends and technologies resonating with developers and end users. We have been tracking these trends since 2017; all previous blogs… ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: Shikha Priyedarshi
Get to know Shikha This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit is Shikha Priyedarshi, a DevOps Engineer based in Pune, India. Shikha has experience delivering products in every phase, from requirements gathering to final delivery. She specializes in… ⌘ Read more

OpenAI Says It Has Evidence DeepSeek Used Its Model To Train Competitor
OpenAI says it has evidence suggesting Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used its proprietary models to train a competing open-source system through “distillation,” a technique where smaller models learn from larger ones’ outputs.

The San Francisco-based company, along with partner Microsoft, blocked suspected DeepSeek accounts from accessing … ⌘ Read more

Metis Compute Board with RK3588 and AI Acceleration for Edge Applications
The Metis Compute Board is a compact single-board computer designed for AI applications requiring high computational performance at the edge. Built around the ARM-based RK3588 processor, it integrates the Metis AIPU for AI acceleration and features up to 16 GB of RAM, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and GPIO support. The board incorporates the Rockchip RK3588 […] ⌘ Read more

i haven’t talked fandom here much let’s change that. i might re-run my DC comics ficathon again. i ran it late december through to the end of february last year and it was fun af even if it moved slowly. kinda wanna run it again but i don’t wanna have to promote it.

https://dchellparty.dreamwidth.org/633.html

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org oh yeah i forgot to mention i changed the domain to pinktape lol! sorry about that! https://pinktape.girlonthemoon.xyz/

@movq@www.uninformativ.de yeah i get so nervous doing version upgrades, this is technically my first time not doing it as a fresh install from a live USB, so i’m glad this went smoothly lol. scared to try it for my servers though!

Apple Pay Gains Support for Citi Monthly Payment Plans
Apple Pay now supports Citi Flex Pay, allowing U.S. Citi credit card holders to pay for ‌Apple Pay‌ purchases over time with the Flex Pay option.

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Citi Flex Pay is available for ‌Apple Pay‌ purchases over $75. The default payback period is three months, but there are longer paybac … ⌘ Read more