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in reply to goferking (he/him)

Rather generous title for the NazIDF pointing a tank barrel directly at the UN troops

Thye're using the UN base as human shield cover now. UN vehicles in blue, IDF in red

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in reply to goferking (he/him)

So does that mean this UN mission has failed then? A quick look suggests they are supposed to be keeping Hezbollah out of the picture and Israeli forces out of Lebanon. All of it wasted, there are over 10000 UN personnel there. Since they first went there in 1978 it seems they've been as much use as a sock on a fish.

in reply to Thavron

It's not a fact about the world but a definition of a somewhat common word. One can say "30 microseconds (30 millionths of a second)" or "hippos are herbivorous (plant-eating)" without a citation because any dictionary will do. In fact, including the citation makes a science journalist seem incompetent as it suggests they needed to look up the word.
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What's your favorite FOSS tools for image editing?


Typically when I'm working with photos, I'm doing graphic design type work. I've been using GIMP for this. GIMP is meant for raster graphics editing.

You could also use Inkscape for vector graphics, or Krita for more digital painting type work. But I know all these tools are very powerful and overlap on some use cases.

Do you use any AI-type tools? I use a image upscaler called Upscayl. It works really well and works entirely locally.

Do you know of any tools that can remove backgrounds? This would help with help with the type of graphic design I do.

What other tools do you like to use as it pertains to images?

in reply to rutrum

remove backgrounds? i think you could find a krita plugin for it, or just use an online website / huggingface space.
in reply to IsusRamzy

I used an ai painting pkugin before...never considered others! I'll take a look.

in reply to Dadifer

This is interesting and important but fun fact, maybe not the first case of 2 billion+ yr old microbes. There were microbial organisms found in a mine in Minnesota coming from 2.6 billion year old rock and they suspected they were coming from water trapped when the rock, banded iron formation, formed in an ancient ocean. IIRC there were two bacteria - one that eats sulfur and excretes iron, and one that eats iron and excretes sulfur.

Soudan Mine in northern Minnesota. Great tour.

twincities.com/2008/12/22/soud…

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in reply to weariedfae

one that eats sulfur and excretes iron, and one that eats iron and excretes sulfur


Thermodynamically, how could these two cycles sustain metabolism? Were there other processes/species in the mix to introduce chemical compounds that had more energy contained within?

in reply to booly

I don't recall as it was mentioned by someone in passing (and stuck with me) but I can tell you that the rocks they were in are exceptionally iron rich, which is why the mine was there.
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in reply to weariedfae

Reminds me of the primordial soup game where each players microbes need to eat to the poop of the other players. And yes it's a German game.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primor…

in reply to weariedfae

So the two bacteria just eating each other's excretions in symbiotic romance?


Matrix v1.12 release


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in reply to unknowing8343

I could be wrong... But I believe it's a big release they've been talking about for a long time but haven't gotten there yet. Like I recall talks about it at least a year ago... But I am not known for my stellar memory 🤷


in reply to schizoidman

Interesting, tempting to seek something like this for my weird ass arthritis but being young and the risk of oncogenesis with this plus the simple fact that we know so little about autoimmune disorders and they are so incredibly heterogenous and individual, it seems there is a lot of room for things to backfire with genetic manipulation. Nonetheless I applaud these efforts and hope it leads to more discovery and relief.
in reply to Imgonnatrythis

I keep an eye on these types of treatments. Type 1 diabetes being autoimmune and all.

So far, I'm putting it in the bucket with all the other "cure is just 5 years away" things we hear about.

It's promising, and neat it's worked in these cases, but I remain skeptical. Twice over as it appears to be research from China, who doesn't have the best track record for robust scientific integrity. We'll see how repeatable this stuff is soon enough.



Victims of Communism memorial faces call to remove over 330 names linked to Nazis, fascists


Perhaps it's more fitting not to erase these names, but rather append swastikas to them, guiding readers towards a plaque that elucidates their heinous crimes as Nazis. In this way, the monument will persist as an enlightening reminder of who exactly the "victims of communism" truly are.


Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris







in reply to freeguru

This Lundluke got seems to be some kind of Qanon person.
in reply to Jeena

@freeguru He really is. He was once a vaguely sane FOSS industry commentator. Then he lost/left his job, and had to monetise his blog & channel. Result: 90% of it is frothing hatred and insanity.

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in reply to Peter Link

What the dems care about is that their donors keep funding them. If they lose the election, then it doesn't actually matter because they'll still get the same money they're getting now. However, if they win the election and piss off the donors then they lose money.


in reply to ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆

The election coverage this year has been really funny, they push debates like its a netflix show. Gotta pump up the viewership numbers for their favorite sports contest.