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The next stage of #SurveillanceCapitalism is in full swing. I'm somewhat reassured that there are some options that don't (currently) sell our data, but I feel this is one of those crossroads where we either normalise #privacy, or normalise that even if we own a device it is still an avenue to spy on us for the profits of others.

The problem being that we may end up with no privacy first options. I don't think we'll see an #opensource electric car any time soon.

abc.net.au/news/science/2024-1…



#Gaza #Palestine

One year later the flames of genocide still burn, but after decades of persecution and bloodshed we may well be seeing the beginning of the end of the settler-colonial project.

A year of direct Western complicity. A year of continuous media incitement. A year of shameful inaction by international institutions.

How long the rampage can be sustained is an open question. But there will undoubtedly be much more darkness before the dawn.

mondoweiss.net/2024/10/the-beg…

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Oggi così.

"And so we watch the sun come up
From the edge of the deep green sea
And she listens like her head's on fire
Like she wants to believe in me
So I try
Put your hands in the sky
Surrender
Remember

We'll be here forever
And we'll never say goodbye"

youtube.com/watch?v=olNQWNrKxn…




"This morning, the Israeli forces blocked the last remaining escape route for the residents of #Jabalia, trapping hundreds of families inside the camp to face ongoing genocide. They are now enduring relentless killing, bombing, executions, starvation, and thirst."


#aparthied #usa #SaveNorthGaza #Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow @palestine @israel



#Gaza #Palestine

At least seven Palestinians were injured Tuesday in assaults carried out by the Israeli army and illegal settlers in various parts of the occupied West Bank.

A Palestinian woman suffered moderate injuries after illegal Israeli settlers threw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling on the road between Nablus and Jenin.

At least 744 Palestinians have since been killed and over 6,200 others injured by the Israeli army in the occupied territory.

aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/7-pal…

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Off mugimenduaz irakurtzen offm.org/manifesto
(@argia​n irakurrita argia.eus/albistea/mugikorrak-… @iametza​ren "Hodeia ez da existitzen" Telegram kanalaren bidez).

Eta orokorrean ongi, baina bi gauza:

- Ez dute kapitalismoa behin ere aipatzen, ezta sistemaz aldatzea.
- Pare bat derrape dituzte, irudietan ikusten dena adibidez.

Gauza oso interesgarriak daude, baina nahiko poupurri dute eta, beste behin, teknologia ente autonomo bezala tratatzen da batzutan.

Bai, badakit gai konplexua dela 🙃

in reply to txerren 🇵🇸

Bermatzea ez da behartzea 😜 eske ikusten nabil beren artean iruzkinak egiten (ziur ekarpen intereagarriak direla) baina denontzat bakarrik gizonak gauza inutilak esaten 🤷🏻‍♂️ @txerren @miren @birasuegi @anabasa @txo_elurmaluta @desertorea @Torrekua



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#Fediverse

in reply to Colin the Mathmo

40 sec! I had to give up searching for M-O and start searching for N-A (easier since fewer Ns in the grid)


#Gaza #Palestine

At least seven people were killed, including several children, in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building in the Mezzeh neighborhood of Damascus (Syria) late on 8 October.

At least 11 others were injured, as local reports said the attack caused “significant material damage to private property in the surrounding area.”

Officials confirmed none of the casualties were Iranian, as the attack hit near their embassy building.

thecradle.co/articles/several-…

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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮

Once it releases, I'm curious to watch some comparison videos with OBS, I wonder how it stacks up




Today for #WildlifeWednesday we bring you a grey squirrel from Exeter in the UK.

Grey squirrels are famously an invasive species, pushing out the smaller native red squirrels. However, they are thought to be doing worse in some areas now due to a resurgence in pine marten populations: these predators will eat greys in preference to reds, because the larger, heavy grey squirrel has more food on it and is easier to catch. (bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-540603…)

When writing fiction and creating new settings, we often don't think about how these smaller elements and ways in which ecosystem elements balance against one another. Is there more we could do with that?

#Worldbuilding #Ecosystems #WritingCommunity #SFF



#Gaza #Palestine

Israeli authorities shut the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Palestinian Muslims Wednesday for four days to allow illegal settlers to celebrate two Jewish holidays.

“Israeli occupation authorities closed the mosque on Wednesday to celebrate the Sukkot and Yom Kippur holidays," Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, told Anadolu.

The site will be open to Israeli settlers to perform Talmudic rituals and organize celebrations.

aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israe…

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I am SO EXCITED about the new #Python 3.13 REPL. But I wonder if it wasn't a bit rushed...

There's no PEP, close to no docs, it's not intended-feature complete, it has surprising behavior and bugs. That's OK for new software, but is it for a major and mature project like Python?

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Si jamais (par accident) vous passez par twitter, ne manquez pas ce fil de Nicolas Da Silva qui a lu le dernier rapport de la Cour des comptes.

Il explique comment la politique d'évitement du salaire vide les caisses de la Sécu:

x.com/dasilva_p13/status/18437…

in reply to Michaël Zemmour

si la Cour des Comptes continue sur ce ton, ils vont finir par la dissoudre.


Missing #Thunderbirds footage found in British garden shed - theregister.com/2024/10/09/mis… big news...for a small group of people, I suppose