SheffieldR : Hacktoberfest 2024 We kick off this semester’s Sheffield R User Group meetings in October with a series of hackathons to participate in Hacktoberfest 2024.Hacktoberfest 2024Hacktoberfest is an annual “month-long celebration of all things open-source” that runs across GitHub and GitLab which “welcome[s] anyone who is interested in diving in, and everyone who’s already part of the open-
The Palestinian Education Ministry said on 17 September that 11,001 students have been killed and 17,772 injured by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since the start of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians on 7 October.
According to the ministry, 10,888 students have been killed and 17,224 injured by Israel in Gaza.
In the West Bank, Israeli troops have killed 113 students, injured 548, and arrested 429.
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Microplastics can get into brain tissue, study shows.
NBC News reports: "The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell."
Here's the original study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
#Microplastics #Plastic #Brain #Health #Pollution #environment #Science
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I like that apparently some parent had an IEP meeting or some other mundane unpleasant task at the school today and took the Fiat 124 to brighten their day a little.
I respect that.
It is deeply troubling that Israel has been allowed to join the first global treaty on artificial intelligence (AI)—an agreement meant to regulate AI’s responsible use while upholding human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
For 11 consecutive months, Israel has weaponized AI in its genocide in Gaza, deploying AI-driven surveillance and automated targeting systems that have inflicted devastating civilian harm.
mondoweiss.net/2024/09/israel-…
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China held the US responsible for the failure to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as the Israeli war on the besieged Palestinian enclave nears one year, Anadolu Agency reports.
“Had the US not shielded one side time and again, multiple resolutions of this Council would not have been flagrantly rejected and defied,” Chinese Ambassador, Geng Shuang told the UN Security Council on Monday.
middleeastmonitor.com/20240917…
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When @acavan first donated to Mastodon for Harris, the goal tracker was at zero and the target was $1000. He was one of the first three donors. Today, he brought us to $600,000 and beyond.
If you want to donate while the tracker outpaces a target, you have a rare opportunity right now, while I decide upon our next goal. secure.actblue.com/donate/mast…
We are happy to announce our new open-source web template for creating a simple and minimal radio directory - Radiohub! It's powered by the amazing web-component library Shoelace.
Feel free to check it out and let us know your feedback.
github.com/digitalmalayali/rad…
#digitalmalayali #opensource #webtemplate #shoelace #lit #lithtml #webcomponent #radio #radiodirectory
If you don't know about the Nerves project I need to provide a bit of context to explain why it is worth your time. This playlist starts in a forest and gives a lot of that context:
Talking Nerves at you
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#linux #magazin #itprofessionell
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