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Today I used a bash script for the first time. I didn't know what one was but needed to batch convert a bunch of videos via #ffmpeg.

Luckily somebody had a tiny script that did it, and all I had to do was save as .sh and execute.

Answer from 2013, still functional today! askubuntu.com/questions/351593…

Gotta love #OpenSource.




OPEC said it expects oil demand growth in 2024 to increase by about 2.0 million barrels per day, 80,000 barrels less than its prior estimate. The oil alliance also slightly lowered its 2025 growth forecast.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options



Condemnations, calls for better Secret Service protection follow apparent Trump assassination attempt

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New blogpost online!

Read our latest blog post to find out why we think that meta sciences are integral to making research more reproducible and transparent.

reproducibilitynetwork.nl/2024…






Why Biden's multibillion-dollar plan to build America's next tech powerhouses is getting starved (Politico)

politico.com/news/2024/09/16/b…
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I love the fact that @newpipe shows Fediverse replies for #PeerTube videos as comments.
in reply to tallship

@tallship @dheadshot

Holy moly!!! #TIL that #FediLab supports logging into a #PeerTube instance!!! WOW!!

Does it play the video peer-to-peer, though? I wonder.

in reply to R. L. Dane

@tallship It did at one stage, but that was pre-rewrite and it didn't work very well at the time. I don't know now.


Donald Trump and JD Vance Are Attempting Domestic Terrorism by Proxy (Daniel W. Drezner/Drezner's World)

danieldrezner.substack.com/p/d…
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'War on Drugs 2.0': Gavin Newsom's play against a crimefighting initiative (Will McCarthy/Politico)

politico.com/news/2024/09/16/n…
memeorandum.com/240916/p12#a24…



All eyes on Speaker Johnson for next move on government funding (Mychael Schnell/The Hill)

thehill.com/homenews/house/488…
memeorandum.com/240916/p9#a240…




The coalition to save democracy from Donald Trump and fascism grows.
Former Ronald Reagan staffers endorse Kamala Harris for president
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…

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