Ferries, Planes Line up to Purchase ‘Solar Diesel’ a Cutting-Edge Low-Carbon Fuel from Swiss Start-up
Andy Corbley,  Staff Writer  -  Good News Network

Stephan: I spent several hours of my afternoon looking for good news trends, because I wanted to do at least one edition this week that was positive. It wasn’t easy because this is not a happy time in human history. But I was able to find these.

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Today’s EV Batteries May Last Up to 40% Longer Than Expected, Study Finds
Paige Bennett,  Contributing Writer  -  EcoWatch

_Stephan: Here is some good news about EV batteries. If you drive an EV you will find this reassuring that your batteries  will last longer than you were originally told they would which may save you a lot of money. This means that EVs are cheaper than was thought compared to the cost of buying and operating a petroleum-powered vehic … ⌘ Read more

Republicans cry foul with some judges ‘unretiring’ before second Trump term
Anthony Adragna,  Staff Writer  -  Politico

Stephan: The Republicans have been trying to take over the nation’s judiciary for several decades led by Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society. This “unretiring” of Democratic judges, blocks Trump as this article describes. This isn’t getting much media attention, but it is going to have an interesting positive effect.

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New Low-Carbon Concrete Outperforms Today’s Highway Material While Cutting Costs in Minnesota
Andy Corbley,    -  Good News Network

Stephan: Throughout the country the roads need to be rebuilt, and this new technology may provide resurfacing that is cheaper and less polluting, and that is good news.

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next-20241219: linux-next
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お知らせ：インシデント報告Webフォームメンテナンス（2024/12/19）終了のお知らせ ⌘ Read more

お知らせ：JPCERT/CC Eyes「近年の水飲み場攻撃事例パート1」 ⌘ Read more

Apple Released the Original AirPods Eight Years Ago Today
Today marks eight years since Apple launched the original AirPods. Unveiled in September 2016 alongside the iPhone 7, the wireless headphones became available on December 19, 2016, following a slight delay.

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At the time, wireless headphones were already on the market but had not yet reached t … ⌘ Read more

[ANN] PiNodeXMR v6.24.12 update available - (Ban Lists)

Hi all, here at PiNodeXMR we’ve been following along with the MRL ban list discussion and have re-added the function to pull-in a ban list of IPs. In the name of decentralisation/anti-censorship, the ban lists are optional for PiNodeXMR users. You can find the new options in your terminal setup menu under “Extra Network tools”.

Links:

• [https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1hhyn4a/](https://farside.link/libreddit/r/Monero/comments/1hhyn4a/pinodexmr_v62412_u … ⌘ Read more

How to Check Battery Life of iPhone
The iPhone has pretty great battery life, especially when they’re brand new devices, but like all electronic devices that are battery powered, over time and with usage the battery on iPhone will drain down. If you are new to iPhone, you may be wondering how you can check the remaining battery life of iPhone, and … Read More ⌘ Read more

That’s it for work in 2024. Vacation! And next year will (probably) start with an AWS training course. ⌘ Read more

What is Inference Parallelism and how it works
Member post originally published on the InfraCloud blog by Aman Juneja, Principal Solutions Engineer at InfraCloud Technologies In recent years, we’ve witnessed two recurring trends: the release of increasingly powerful GPUs and the introduction of Large… ⌘ Read more

Apple Drops Plans for iPhone Hardware Subscription Service
Apple is no longer planning to launch a hardware subscription service that would let customers “subscribe” to get a new iPhone each year, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

![](https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2024/09/iphone-16-apple-intelligence … ⌘ Read more

Gerrymandering Decided House Control
Michael Li,  Staff Writer  -  Brennan Center for Justice

_Stephan: We are watching the United States democracy being destroyed, and a pseudo-election process being crafted to replace an honest democracy election.  By March, I predict, the United States will no longer be a democracy; it will have become  a larger version of Hungary, Turkey, and Russia. Within a year all the things the oligarchs seek, reduced taxes on the rich, reduced social support fo … ⌘ Read more

How white supremacy prevented America from having single-payer healthcare
Thom Hartmann,  Commentator  -  Raw Story

Stephan: Thom Hartmann is historically and factually correct. Pay attention to the points he makes. You and I are no more than docile chickens herded by billionaires and the illness-profit corporations they control, and no better cared for than those industrially farmed birds

![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/ … ⌘ Read more

Dr. Oz Exposed for Colossal, Multimillion Dollar Conflict of Interest
Edith Olmsted,  Staff Writer  -  The New Republic

_Stephan: Out of half a dozen stories I saw today reporting the organized corruption that constitutes the incoming Trump administration, I picked this one because it is going to directly affect your life if you are a recipient of Medicare of Medicaid. But I thought I should also mention that Elon Musk spent $277 million buying Trump the Pr … ⌘ Read more

Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator.
Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski,  Staff Writers  -  ProPublica

_Stephan: After having tea with my wife, and debriefing with her about how hard it is becoming to do SR every day because of how depressing it is to report on what is happening to the United States, I decided I did need to do this corruption story because, I think it finally settles th … ⌘ Read more

Et à présent, une petite directive européenne sur l’USB-C
La fin de l’année est proche, et petit-à-petit, les peuples se préparent à cette période de retrouvailles, de fêtes et d’instants précieux en famille. La trépidante actualité semble ralentir et les administrations s’assoupir. Toutes les administrations ? Heureusement non : l’Union européenne est toujours sur le qui-vive et – youpi – ces derniers jours de décembre seront […] ⌘ Read more

next-20241218: linux-next
Version:next-20241218 (linux-next)Released:2024-12-18 ⌘ Read more

iPhone 17 Pro Rumored to Stick With ‘Triangular’ Camera Design
Contrary to recent reports, the iPhone 17 Pro will not feature a horizontal camera layout, according to the leaker known as “Instant Digital.”

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In a new post on Weibo, the leaker said that their source has confirmed that while the appearance of the ba … ⌘ Read more

Mist Makes Downloading MacOS Installers & Firmwares Easy
Many Mac users, IT staff, and systems administrators like to have on hand full MacOS installers, for both current and prior versions of MacOS system software. Additionally, many advanced Mac users and IT professionals need to have readily available MacOS IPSW firmware files for performing restores to Apple Silicon Macs, for virtual machines, even for … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/17/mist-download-macos-installer-fir … ⌘ Read more

Beta 1 of iOS 18.3, MacOS Sequoia 15.3, iPadOS 18.3, Released for Testing
Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 18.3, MacOS Sequoia 15.3, and iPadOS 18.3, for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The upcoming updates are now in beta testing, and are expected to focus on bug fixes and security enhancements as usual. Some new features are likely to … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/17/beta-1-of-ios-18-3-macos- … ⌘ Read more

Kubestronaut in Orbit: David Mukuzi
Get to know David This week’s Kubestronaut in Orbit, David Mukuzi, is a DevOps Engineer in Nairobi, Kenya. David is driven by a deep-rooted enthusiasm for continuous learning and exploration of emerging technologies. He enjoys working… ⌘ Read more

iOS 18.2: Everything You Can Do With ChatGPT Integration
With iOS 18.2, Apple introduced ChatGPT integration with Apple Intelligence to expand your iPhone’s AI capabilities in several ways. When enabled, Siri can leverage ChatGPT for complex queries about photos and documents, and the integration also extends to Writing Tools for text and image generation, while Visual Intelligence helps identify objects and places using your iPhone’s camera.

![](https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2024/12/iOS … ⌘ Read more

Managing large-scale Redis clusters on Kubernetes with an operator – Kuaishou’s approach
Member post originally published on KubeBlocks by Yuxing Liu As a popular short-form video application, Kuaishou relies heavily on Redis to deliver low-latency responses to its users. Operating on private cloud infrastructure, automating the management of… ⌘ Read more

Apple Maps on the Web Gains ‘Look Around’ Support
The web version of Apple Maps that Apple first debuted in July has been upgraded with support for Look Around, the feature that is essentially equivalent to Google Street View.

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In supported areas, Look Around provides a high-resolution ground level view of restaurants, retail locations, landma … ⌘ Read more

The Planet’s Largest Iceberg Is on the Loose
Margherita Bassi,  Staff Writer  -  Gizmodo

_Stephan: Climate change is significantly altering the poles. An iceberg bigger than Rhode Island – 1,418-square-miles – has broken free in the Antarctic and is now floating in the Southern Ocean about halfway between the southeast coast of Argentina and the Antarctic continent but more than 1,200 miles east.    It will pass by South Georgia Island a British overseas territory inhabited only … ⌘ Read more

Bernie Sanders Says Defeating Oligarchy Now Most Urgent Issue
Jon Queally,  Managing Editor  -  Common Dreams

_Stephan: I was a Bernie Sanders delegate for the 2020 Presidential election and I wish he had won, we would be a very different much better country if he had. Now he is crying out to get the attention of Americans exclaiming about the demise of democracy in the United States. What surprises me is the docile response of Americans. I have been studying how … ⌘ Read more

UK Government Announces Plan for 95% Green Energy by 2030
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes,  Staff Writer  -  EcoWatch

Stephan: The science on the negative effects of carbon energy on Earth’s wellbeing is irrefutable. But still, the United States under the worst President in the country’s history is preparing to emphasize its commitment to carbon energy. In contrast the rest of the world’s democracies are going in the opposite direction. Here is the latest from the U.K.

![ … ⌘ Read more

As Trump escalates war on facts, scientists warn “we are going to get screwed”
Matthew Rozsa,  Staff Writer  -  Salon

_Stephan: So many Americans, including a large number of Republican Congress members, led by Trump, are so poorly educated that they have become convinced environmental science is some kind of conspiracy, not the actual truth. Every scientist I know, including myself, sees this Trumpian war on facts as an ongoing catastrophe for Amer … ⌘ Read more

next-20241217: linux-next
Version:next-20241217 (linux-next)Released:2024-12-17 ⌘ Read more

PSA: macOS Sequoia 15.2 Breaks SuperDuper Bootable Backups
Apple’s latest macOS Sequoia 15.2 update has introduced a critical bug that prevents the popular backup utility SuperDuper from creating bootable backups, according to the app’s chief developer, Shirt Pocket’s Dave Ninian.

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[ANN] Monero Hackerspace Survey: Yea or Nay

Besides providing a physical space for collaboration, learning, and creativity among like-minded individuals, a privacy-centric hackerspace could serve as an incubator for the development of Monero-related hardware. [..] Note: This is an independent new initiative not related to MoneroKon or Twister Edward z.s.

Link: https://s.42l.fr/XMRhackerspace

#monerohackerspace:matrix.org ⌘ Read more

You know what’s amazing about programming? The power to automate boring or repetitive tasks effortlessly. Renaming hundreds of files, downloading GPX files from Komoot, or updating the visibility of countless statuses on Traewelling – sure, you could do it manually, but why would you, when you can write a quick script to handle it for you? It’s hands down the best life hack I’ve ever discovered! Big thanks to my parents for putting me on this path! ⌘ Read more

How to Disable Mail Categories on iPhone in iOS 18.2 & Return to Old Inbox Style
If you have recently opened the Mail app after updating to iOS 18.2 or iPadOS 18.2, you likely discovered that Mail now defaults to a Mail “Categories” view, showing distinct mail category inboxes; “Primary”, “Transactions”, “Updates”, and “Promotions”. Presumably Apple chose to redesign everyones inbox and enable Mail Categories by default on iPhone and iPad … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/16/disable … ⌘ Read more

Platform Engineering needs Observability: here’s why
Blog post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sri Krishna In the high-stakes environment of Black Friday, e-commerce platforms encounter intense traffic surges that can heavily strain system performance. For example, during Black Friday 2023, online… ⌘ Read more

On my blog: On my blog: Developer Diary, Day of Reconciliation https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/16/reconciliation.html #programming #project

Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Have Subsidized Project 2025 and Climate Denial
Chuck Collins ,  Staff Writer  -  truthout

Stephan: As this report describes, because the bribery of politicians is legal in the United States, and MAGAt billionaires and the corporations they control, have also rigged the nonprofit system, your money and mine is paying for the degradation of our own wellbeing. We are nation defined by corruption.

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Amazon Takes $200 Off M2/M3 MacBook Air, Available From $799
Amazon is discounting Apple’s 13-inch M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and 256GB SSD storage down to $799.00 in every color. This is a $200 discount on the M2 MacBook Air, and Amazon is currently guaranteeing delivery before Christmas for the computer.

![](https://images.macrumors.com/article-n … ⌘ Read more

Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine
,    -  Associated Press | CNN

Stephan: The White male christofascist Republicans that the people of Texas chose to put into office want women to get the message: “You are a subordinate gender that is supposed to be obedient. We control your body, and you better listen and learn that.”

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

Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows
Maya Yang,  Reporter  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: ”Americans spend more time living with diseases than people from other countries, according to a new study.” What more needs to be said?  To quote from the JAMA paper: “Gains in life expectancy across global populations are recognized as a societal achievement.[1](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/ful … ⌘ Read more

UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Annie Waldman,  Staff Writer  -  ProPublica | G

_Stephan: Another horror story about the American illness profit system and the UnitedHealthcare/Optum conglomerate. I understand why Congress does nothing to remedy this abuse; they are mostly whores owned by illness-profit corporations. What I don’t understand is why millions of Americans voted for … ⌘ Read more

La Haute Autorité de Santé veut vous faire payer les transitions de genre d’une minorité bruyante
Ah, enfin : voilà que la Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) nous offre un nouvel exemple de progrès flamboyant de la société occidentale « pour une totale liberté de pensées cosmiques vers un nouvel âge réminiscent » : cet indispensable organisme administratif envisage dans un projet de recommandations (qu’on pourra ici) un accès gratuit à la t … ⌘ Read more

next-20241216: linux-next
Version:next-20241216 (linux-next)Released:2024-12-16 ⌘ Read more

iOS 18.2: Bring Volume Slider Back to iPhone Lock Screen
Apple in iOS 18.2 has reinstated a Lock Screen feature that was unceremoniously nixed from its iPhone OS two years ago, leaving many users wondering why it was taken away in the first place.

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The feature in question is the on-screen volume control slider in the Lock Screen media player interface. Prior to 2022, the volume slider was a familiar pr … ⌘ Read more

6.13-rc3: mainline
Version:6.13-rc3 (mainline)Released:2024-12-15Source:linux-6.13-rc3.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Devils, in Detail https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/15/devils-detail.html #ethics #harm #media #rant

Here’s what happens when the world’s richest man buys the presidency
Sabrina Haake,  Contributing Writer  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: Here is what I think is a very insightful commentary on what is going to happen starting 21 January when the United STates becomes an authoritarian oligarchy instead of a democracy. All the weak-minded Trump voters are about to discover what they have done to themselves as they, and the rest of us, experience the worst and most bia … ⌘ Read more

‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Ian Sample ,  Science Editor  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

Stephan: You’ve probably never heard of “mirror life” microbes. I had heard of them, and read a paper on on this research, but had not understood the threat to all life on Earth they represented. We are about to see if greed trumps the safety of life on this planet.

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Deepfake Pornography Targeting Members of Congress
,    -  American Sunlight Project

_Stephan: The internet has become a sewer, and unbelievably – to me at least – nearly one in six women members of Congress have deepfake pornography images of themselves floating around social media sites.  I have already done several reports on schoolgirls and their classmates discovering fake nude and fake porn images of themselves; it is a particular problem in the 7th and 8th grades. … ⌘ Read more

‘Our big fear’: How Trump’s plan to privatize USPS could have ‘disastrous consequences’
Carl Gibson,  AlterNet Staff Writer  -  Raw Story | AlterNet

_Stephan: Since he took office as Postmaster General, I have been reporting in SR about Louis DeJoy’s destruction of the Postal Service. It is much slower and more expensive than it was when he came into office. I consider it one of the major failures of the Biden administration and the Republica … ⌘ Read more

Living together: Reflections on collective living
[A version of this post was initially published on 2022-05-30 (Setting
Orange, the 4 day of Confusion in the YOLD 3188) in my gemlog at:

gemini://gem.hack.org/log/collectives.gmi

It’s been slightly edited and a few photos added.

Posted on the blog on 2024-12-15 02:33 +0100. Later updated with how
Area 41 ended.]

I dreamt about Dial House last night. I’ve never been there, but it
was like I belonged, like I was meant to be th … ⌘ Read more

Apple ‘Working’ on Redesigned Magic Mouse With a Long-Awaited ‘Fix’
Apple is working on a redesigned Magic Mouse that will address some “longstanding complaints,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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[47°09′02″S, 126°43′12″W] Carrier too weak

It seems like every app is offering a “Spotify Wrapped”-style yearly review these days. One app where I genuinely find the results fascinating is Träwelldroid, which I use to log my public transport journeys on Träwelling. While the average German drives roughly 10k kilometers per year by car, I traveled approximately 9600 kilometers using public transport, spending a total of 4 days and 8 hours in transit. This is particularly noteworthy since I commuted less frequently this year and didn’t do any interrailing. Sad … ⌘ Read more

5.10.231: longterm
Version:5.10.231 (longterm)Released:2024-12-14Source:linux-5.10.231.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.10.231.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.231 ⌘ Read more

5.4.287: longterm
Version:5.4.287 (longterm)Released:2024-12-14Source:linux-5.4.287.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.4.287.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.4.287 ⌘ Read more

Kennedy’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine
Brenda Goodman,  Reporter  -  CNN Health

_Stephan: Former heroin addict Robert Kennedy, Jr. had a worm in his brain, and I think the worm won. Perhaps that explains a level of stupidity, unlike anything I have ever seen in politics. Anti-vaxxer Kenedy and his lawyer Aron Siri have literally killed hundreds of thousands who followed their anti-vaxxerism. And Kennedy is t … ⌘ Read more

‘The next recession starts here’: Trump team weighs abolishing bank regulators
Jake Johnson,  Senior Editor  -  AlterNet

_Stephan: The Trump authoritarian oligarchy is trying to take the United States back to the 1930s before there were government regulations that protected the general population from exploitation by the uber-rich the the corporations they controlled. I would not be surprised to see a recession by next summer, and people losing all … ⌘ Read more

Ontario Threatens to Cut Off U.S. Energy Exports If Trump Makes Good on Tariff Plan
Janna Brancolin,  Staff Writer  -  msn | The Daily Beast

Stephan: I think the U.S. economy will be devastated if the stupidity of Trump’s tariff plan is enacted. Here is an aspect of the Canadian response that neither Trump nor his congressional submissive seems to have even considered.

![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screensh … ⌘ Read more

‘Burdened by diseases’: Study details what’s wrong with American healthcare
Alex Henderson,    -  AlterNet

Stephan: It is interesting to note that the murder of the Healthcare CEO has finally stimulated people to think and talk about our dreadul illness profit system. Here is some very interesting data.

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The murder … ⌘ Read more

iMac Pro Launched Seven Years Ago Today
Apple’s iMac Pro launched seven years ago today, offering a high-end all-in-one desktop machine to bridge the gap between new Mac Pro models.

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In April 2017, Apple uncharacteristically apologised for its a … ⌘ Read more

After 70 years, Dick and Pixie share recipe for long life on the land
Dick and Pixie von Hofe have just celebrated 70 years of marriage, and say hard work, determination and, of course, love are the key ingredients. ⌘ Read more

Cyrix126 releases Gupaxx v1.5.4
Cyrix1261 has released Gupaxx 2 version 1.5.43 with lots of UI improvements and various bugfixes:

[UI] Use fixed size of fonts, do not resize them
[UI] Rework Top/Bottom bar
[UI] Rework widgets/fonts
[UI] Status: human friendly display of hashrate with right metrics
[Internal] Bundle: bump version of XMRig to 6.22.2
[Internal] deprecate support for mac os 12
[Docs] improve grammar and syntax of various doc files
[Fix] when n ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/cyrix126-releases-gupaxx-v1.5.4/)

Kaidan: Kaidan 0.10.1: Media Sharing and New Message Marker Fixes
This release fixes some bugs.
Have a look at the changelog for more details.

Bugfixes:

• Fix displaying files of each message in appropriate message bubble (melvo)
  
• Fix sending fallback messages for clients not supporting XEP-0447: Stateless file sharing (melvo)
  
• Fix margins within message bubbles (melvo)
  
• Fix hiding hidden message part (melvo)
  
• Fix displaying marker for new messages (melvo)
  

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/09 to 12/13 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/13/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week

The country with the best wine that (almost) nobody gets to taste
Travel by cable car up to alpine vineyards so beautiful Prince wrote a song about them, in a place that keeps the best wines all to itself. ⌘ Read more

Rain-hit cherries ‘explode’ in several states, slashing Christmas supply
The country’s two largest cherry producing states lose a third of their fruit due to heavy rain, which could see prices rise. ⌘ Read more

How to Check Battery Cycle Count on iPhone
Some iPhone users may be interested in learning what the battery cycle count is on their iPhone. A battery cycle is counted when a full charge and discharge cycle has completed, and this number can help to determine battery usage, health, as well as longevity. Up until recently and with the latest model iPhone devices, … Read More ⌘ Read more

Reconsidering Kubernetes deployments: when operators are overkill
Member post originally published on the Devtron blog by Prakarsh TL:DR: Kubernetes Operators are powerful but can be overkill for simple deployments. Explore alternatives like Helm, ArgoCD, and Devtron to streamline your Kubernetes deployments without sacrificing… ⌘ Read more

Report: Apple to Stop Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in EU This Month
Apple plans to stop selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE in European Union countries later this month, to comply with a regulation that will soon require newly-sold smartphones with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in those countries, according to [French blog iGeneration](https://www.igen. … ⌘ Read more

Trump’s policies ‘should be turning off farmers’ – why did so many vote for him?
Stephen Starr,  Staff Writer  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: As I read or watch American journalism media I have been struck by the interviews with Trump voters who, if Trump does what he says he will, are going to be severely impacted, but don’t seem to think that will happen to them. It is very weird, but it seems to be the case. So by March, I think we are going to … ⌘ Read more

Bipartisan Plan to “Reform” Energy Permits Is a Brazen Giveaway to Fossil Fuels
Basav Sen ,  Staff Writer  -  truthout

_Stephan: Jennifer M. Granholm, the Secretary of Energy under Biden has done everything she can to  move the United States through its transition out of the Carbon era. She has not always had the support of Biden and others in his administration, because the petroleum industries pour so many millions into the American government t … ⌘ Read more

Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch,  Staff Writers  -  Politico

_Stephan: The transition of the United States into an authoritarian oligarchy is speeding up. By the inauguration which, I think it should be noted, is being paid for with million-dollar donations from billionaires like Musk and Zuckerberg, I think the transition will all be in place. The Republican Party is no longer interested in democracy, and the Democrat Party leade … ⌘ Read more

Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Todd Richmond,  Reporter  -  Associated Press

_Stephan: This is good news about a bad situation. The annual Monarch butterfly migration that has been going on for thousands of years in the past several decades was seriously endangered by human greed and stupidity. But these iconic butterflies have now been placed on the endangered species list and will receive protection as described in this article. … ⌘ Read more

Quelques scories de la crise pandémique
Il y a quelques jours sortait le rapport officiel de la Chambre des Représentants américaine sur la gestion de la pandémie de 2020 et 2021 et alors qu’il contient plus de matière à pop-corn qu’un champ du Middle West en pleine saison de récolte, la presse occidentale fut particulièrement discrète à son sujet. Peu de […] ⌘ Read more

Court fines fruit grower after picker dies in fall from moving trailer
A 70-year-old Afghan national died after falling from a moving trailer on his second shift at Cutri Fruit in 2022. The company pleaded guilty to failing to mitigate safety risks. ⌘ Read more

next-20241213: linux-next
Version:next-20241213 (linux-next)Released:2024-12-13 ⌘ Read more

WhatsApp Rolls Out Calling Updates for Desktop and Mobile
WhatsApp has announced some improvements to its calling features across desktop and mobile platforms ahead of the holiday season, such as the ability to choose participants from group chats, use new effects on calls, and take advantage of higher resolution video.

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The ability to select … ⌘ Read more

rottenwheel publishes ‘Revuo Monero’ Issue href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23221”>#221**
rottenwheel1 has published Issue #2212’3 of the weekly Revuo Monero audience-funded newsletter, which covers December 5-12 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.

Join the Revuo XMPP MUC5 and Matrix … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Relics https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/12/relics.html #scifi #startrek #closereading

How to Lock iPhone / iPad Apps with Face ID or Passcode
A handy app-specific security feature is available for iPhone and iPad that requires authentication with Face ID or a passcode before a chosen app can be launched. Essentially this lets you lock any iPhone or iPad app with Face ID or a passcode, and this lock applies even if your iPhone or iPad is already … Read More ⌘ Read more

Continued security improvements to CNCF projects with OSTIF audits
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc (OSTIF) is thrilled to mark another successful year of helping CNCF projects with security audits. Since this partnership began in 2021, a total of 13 projects have graduated following… ⌘ Read more

Apple Adopting Custom-Designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chip in 2025, Cutting Reliance on Broadcom
Apple is switching over to a new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip that it designed in-house starting in 2025, reports Bloomberg. The combined Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip will replace components from Broadcom, allowing Apple to reduce its reliance on the company.

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Billions of People Could Benefit from This Breakthrough in Desalination That Ensures Freshwater for the World
Andy Corbley,  Staff Writer  -  Good News Network

Stephan: Here is some good news that will positively affect the lives of millions of people worldwide, and give them enough water to drink.

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‘Grim place’: Famed NY Times columnist unleashes blame in bleak farewell column
Adam Nichols,  Editor-in-Chief  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: I have always had great respect for Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, and I share his views about the current situation and what we are becoming. I can’t use his full column because it is behind a paywall. But this will give you his thinking. Every scholar I know who studies the current economics and geopolitics agrees. … ⌘ Read more

Increased Christianity in schools opens the door to Satanic Temple education programs
Lexi Lonas Cochran ,  Staff Writer  -  The Hill

Stephan: I doubt the evangelical MAGAt community as they worked to Christianize public education in the United States anticipated that their parody, the Satanic movement would use the same path they are creating against them. But they are.

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Grape growers at breaking point plead for mandatory code of conduct
Wine grape growers have spoken at a senate inquiry to plead for a mandatory code of conduct to ensure they get fair prices for their produce. ⌘ Read more

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MacOS Sequoia 15.2 Update Released with ChatGPT Siri, Image Playground, Bug Fixes, & More
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.2 as an update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The software update includes new Apple Intelligence features including ChatGPT support for Siri, Image Playground image generation tools, along with some improvements to writing tools AI. Aside from AI, you’ll also find new abilities to share items in … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/11/macos-s … ⌘ Read more

iOS 18.2 Released with ChatGPT Siri, Image Playground, More AI, Bug Fixes, & Security Updates
Apple has released iOS 18.2 for all iPhone users, and iPadOS 18.2 for all iPad users. The new software updates focus primarily on bringing new Apple Intelligence AI features to compatible devices, including support for ChatGPT integration with Siri, Image Playground image generation, along with smaller new AI features throughout various apps and the operating … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/12/11/i … ⌘ Read more

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iOS 18.2 Brings Layered Voice Memo Recordings to iPhone 16 Pro
The iOS 18.2 update that Apple introduced today brings layered Voice Memos recordings to the iPhone 16 Pro and ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max for the first time, making it easier for musicians to flesh out song ideas and experiment with new ideas.

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The great disruption: Climate change provoked migration and its effect on American healthcare
Stephan A. Schwartz,  Editor  -  Schwartzreport

_Stephan: Trump is turning the United States from a democracy into an authoritarian plutocracy. I think most of the uber-rich he has appointed will be confirmed by the Republican Congressional whores. If this does happen I predict that by March the American healthcare system will be turned o … ⌘ Read more

Giant Underground ‘Batteries’ Are Shaping the Future of Renewable Energy Storage
,    -  Gizmodo

Stephan: This is an important development in the transition out of the carbon era, how to store excess electric power until it is needed. Here is some good news that also explains the problem which few Americans, including journalists and politicians seem to understand.

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Weakened US public broadcasters will fight for their lives in 2025
Max Tani,  Staff Writer  -  SEMAFOR

_Stephan: If you watch PBS/NPR, or listen to it on the radio as my wife and I do, I am sure you have noticed a significant increase in time spent on fundraising. This article describes why this is happening, and where it is headed. The Trump autocracy and their Republican servants in Congress, I think, and this article confirms, are going to try and cut off … ⌘ Read more

College enrollment is falling at a ‘concerning’ rate, new data reveals
Erum Salam,  Staff Writer  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

Stephan: The United States population is becoming a notably less educated, and I mean from kindergarten to college. Here is the latest on this trend.

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Le déclin de l’Europe est-il inéluctable ?
Officiellement, l’Union Européenne, « c’est la paix et la prospérité », et c’était peut-être vrai pendant la Guerre Froide. C’était aussi, dans une certaine mesure, probablement exact tant que cette Union se contentait de réduire les différences de normes entre pays européens, et d’abaisser les frontières. Autrement dit, c’était probablement vrai tant qu’il s’agissait de faire du […] ⌘ Read more

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