DXVK 2.5.3 Brings Improvements for Far Cry 5, Max Payne 3, and Other Games
DXVK 2.5.3 Brings Improvements for Far Cry 5, Max Payne 3, and Other Games - 9to5Linux
DXVK 2.5.3 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for several games.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars.Keith Bradsher (The New York Times)
Britain’s chemical industry dying out, says Jim Ratcliffe
Britain’s chemical industry dying out, says Jim Ratcliffe
Ineos owner hits out at high energy prices as petrochemicals group shuts down ethanol production at GrangemouthSylvia Pfeifer (Financial Times)
StravaLeaks: Dates of French nuclear submarine patrols revealed by careless crew members
StravaLeaks: Dates of French nuclear submarine patrols revealed by careless crew members
Crew members of France's atomic-armed submarines publicly share their workouts via the Strava app, inadvertently disclosing sensitive information about patrol schedules.Sébastien Bourdon (Le Monde)
Four-day work week success in Germany
Germany’s four-day work week proves to be a massive hit
Germany trialled a new four-day work week with great success, as 73% of companies will continue to only work four days out of the week.Connor Morpurgo (Euro Weekly News)
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Mastodon announces transition to non-profit structure | TechCrunch
Mastodon announces transition to non-profit structure | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network organization Mastodon said Monday that it is planning to create a new non-profit organization in Europe and hand overIvan Mehta (TechCrunch)
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Shein: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company's success
Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
Mastodon announces transition to non-profit structure | TechCrunch
Mastodon announces transition to non-profit structure | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network organization Mastodon said Monday that it is planning to create a new non-profit organization in Europe and hand overIvan Mehta (TechCrunch)
Outgoing CIA Director Says 'No Sign' Iran Developing Nuclear Weapons
Outgoing CIA director says 'no sign' Iran developing nuclear weapons
William Burns stated that the Islamic Republic made a decision in 2003 not to pursure nuclear weapons and has not changed its policythecradle.co
Scientists Discover Lasers Can Block Light And Cast a Shadow
Scientists Discover Lasers Can Block Light And Cast a Shadow : ScienceAlert
Shadows are a natural consequence of opaque walls in an illuminated Universe.Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert)
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It's not the laser beam itself, but more that the laser excites a material in such a way that the material can no longer be transmissive to a second beam (i.e. becomes opaque to the second wavelength).
Assuming this happens fast it could be amazing for optical switches.
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Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed to Be Occurring Undetected in The US
Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed to Be Occurring Undetected in The US : ScienceAlert
Blood samples from 115 dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado reveal cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu have been occurring undetected in humans.Tessa Koumoundouros (ScienceAlert)
Scientists Predict 80% of American Adults Will Be Overweight or Obese by 2050
Scientists Predict 80% of American Adults Will Be Overweight or Obese by 2050 : ScienceAlert
Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the US were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in 2021.The Conversation (ScienceAlert)
First Ice-Free Day in Arctic Ocean Could Arrive This Decade, Study Finds
First Ice-Free Day in Arctic Ocean Could Arrive This Decade, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
The first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could arrive as soon as this decade, warns a new study.Michael Irving (ScienceAlert)
Strange Blobs Found Deep Inside Earth Where No Such Blobs Should Exist
Strange Blobs Found Deep Inside Earth Where No Such Blobs Should Exist : ScienceAlert
Waves that ripple from Earth's centre can be used to sense what it's made of, and where those materials might be found.Jess Cockerill (ScienceAlert)
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What did you call me?!!! Lol
I'll have you know that this basement isn't that deep!!! 😂
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The people should own the town square
The people should own the town square
It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership.Mastodon Blog
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Michael D Higgins says Nato calls for countries to hike defence spending are 'appalling'
Michael D Higgins says Nato calls for countries to hike defence spending are 'appalling'
The president was speaking at the BT Young Scientists exhibition, where he said science practised in the wrong hands 'can produce catastrophic results'Tadgh McNally, Political Reporter (IrishExaminer.com)
On this day 16 years ago, Ubuntu forced a girl to drop out of college.
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On this day 16 years ago some girl learned that you have to actually think about what you buy before actually buying the thing to make sure it does the thing you want it to do.
This girl decided to buy something listed as a "computer" and it is her own fault for not bothering to look into what her money was going towards beyond that.
This is like if I were looking for a new jacket, bought the first thing I saw with "jacket" in the name, and then was pissed off at the jacket because I couldn't use my arms when I wore it because its a straitjacket, not at all intended for the purpose I wanted a jacket for.
Welcome to the New Non-profit on the Fediverse
Mastodon today announced a new non-profit to manage the next steps for the project. From our perspective, this is a great sign of maturation in the social web software space. Best of luck to Eugen and team as they take this next step. We look forward to working with Mastodon towards a bigger, better Fediverse.
The people should own the town square
It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership.Mastodon Blog
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IninewCrow
in reply to NightOwl • • •chaosCruiser
in reply to IninewCrow • • •As long as the government takes care of some basic things, people aren’t constantly reminded that they need to spend every waking minute to fuel the next demonstration, riot, revolution, uprising, resistance, civil war etc. Those governments that don’t do a good job, need to be constantly worried about these things.
When people are happy, they will just spend the extra day with friends and family, fishing, flying a kite, hiking in the woods or whatever. Alternatively, you can totally just play dayz with your friends, and shoot some zombies all day long.
IninewCrow
in reply to chaosCruiser • • •It's even more basic than that. I'm convinced its just a matter of controlling food. Every major revolution in history is most commonly initiated because people were just starving to death. They had no choice, either die starving or die trying to overturn the system ... so many people opted to just try fighting because they knew they were going to die anyways. They literally fought for the next generation of people after them.
The dynamics are the same today but the ruling class know the lessons of the past so they control the food supply. They make food readily available and within the reach of everyone so no one ever truly is able to starve, at the very least no large segments of the population starves. This also isn't to say that everyone eats like kings either ... just enough food is made available and affordable to keep people from rioting. It's also the population at play too ... most of civilization will put up with shitty quality food, lack of food, low food supplies and inadequate food supplies for long periods of time before (or even if) they revolt.
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... show moreIt's even more basic than that. I'm convinced its just a matter of controlling food. Every major revolution in history is most commonly initiated because people were just starving to death. They had no choice, either die starving or die trying to overturn the system ... so many people opted to just try fighting because they knew they were going to die anyways. They literally fought for the next generation of people after them.
The dynamics are the same today but the ruling class know the lessons of the past so they control the food supply. They make food readily available and within the reach of everyone so no one ever truly is able to starve, at the very least no large segments of the population starves. This also isn't to say that everyone eats like kings either ... just enough food is made available and affordable to keep people from rioting. It's also the population at play too ... most of civilization will put up with shitty quality food, lack of food, low food supplies and inadequate food supplies for long periods of time before (or even if) they revolt.
It all doesn't mean that people are happy or content ... they just aren't starving ... as long as you keep them from starving, chances are high that they won't have enough motivation to want anything to change.
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in reply to IninewCrow • • •DarkFuture
in reply to IninewCrow • • •So true.
I've watched multiple family members retire and only then start asking questions about the society they grew up in. But not too hard, cuz they're old and tired and very much set in their ways. My father refuses to believe there's any better way to do things than the way we currently do them, despite me pointing out that at one point it was normal for children to work 12 hour shifts, so obviously things can change for the better.
Both my parents worked from the time they were in high school to the time they retired. Unbroken. Never got to explore. Just plugged into the system the entire time. Neither one of them know what to do with themselves now because they never had hobbies. Go to work. Come home. Take care of kid. Go to sleep. Repeat.
I've been through a few periods of unemployment and I learned so much during those periods. In so many ways. Things I would absolutely not had time for if I was pounding out 40+ hours a week. I remember during a summer I was unemployed and had no money to spare, so every day I would just grab a book and bike to the rive
... show moreSo true.
I've watched multiple family members retire and only then start asking questions about the society they grew up in. But not too hard, cuz they're old and tired and very much set in their ways. My father refuses to believe there's any better way to do things than the way we currently do them, despite me pointing out that at one point it was normal for children to work 12 hour shifts, so obviously things can change for the better.
Both my parents worked from the time they were in high school to the time they retired. Unbroken. Never got to explore. Just plugged into the system the entire time. Neither one of them know what to do with themselves now because they never had hobbies. Go to work. Come home. Take care of kid. Go to sleep. Repeat.
I've been through a few periods of unemployment and I learned so much during those periods. In so many ways. Things I would absolutely not had time for if I was pounding out 40+ hours a week. I remember during a summer I was unemployed and had no money to spare, so every day I would just grab a book and bike to the river and lay on the beach and read. It was amazing. We all need more time for things like that. Or you know, actually raising our kids instead of hoping the system does it for us while we're at work.
TheWolfOfSouthEnd
in reply to DarkFuture • • •Do you reckon this is why many people die not long after retirement…cause they basically shut down and don’t know what to do with themselves?
It’s sad, and should be acknowledged.
TachyonTele
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in reply to NightOwl • • •German firms tested 4-day workweek — here's the outcome
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